EPS for Q4 was $2.80, up 5.9% year-over-year and beating guidance by nearly 5%.
Fiscal 2025 achieved record sales, EBITDA, and EPS with full year EPS growth of 4%, exceeding high-end guidance.
Fourth quarter sales increased 5.5% year-over-year, with organic daily sales up 0.2%, reversing prior declines.
Free cash flow reached a record $465 million, up 34% year-over-year, supporting $560 million in capital deployment including acquisitions and share buybacks.
Gross margins expanded nearly 50 basis points, surpassing 30% for the first time in company history.
Net leverage ended at 0.3x EBITDA, slightly higher than prior year but stable.
Reported EBITDA margin declined 73 basis points year-over-year to 12.5%, impacted by higher AR provisioning and LIFO expense.
Service Center segment sales declined 0.4% organically, while Engineered Solutions segment sales grew 1.8% organically.
Cash used by operations improved by $32 million year-over-year to $13 million used in Q2, with $14 million cash provided in the first half of 2025 compared to $97 million used in the prior year.
Consolidated EBITDA was $74 million with an 11.9% margin, slightly down from $89 million and 13.8% margin in Q2 2024, but adjusted EBITDA improved by $1 million year-over-year to $74 million.
Expedited Freight segment EBITDA increased from $18 million in Q4 2024 to $30 million in Q2 2025, with margin improving 500 basis points to 11.6%.
Forward Air reported consolidated revenue of $619 million in Q2 2025, down 3.9% year-over-year primarily due to a decline in the Expedited Freight segment revenue.
Intermodal segment EBITDA remained stable at $9 million, consistent with prior quarters.
Omni Logistics segment revenue grew $16 million year-over-year to $328 million, with EBITDA increasing 47% to $30 million and margin improving to 9%.