JBHT J B Hunt Transport Services dividend history, payout ratio & dates

Last dividend date: May 8, 2026

Dividend yield: 0.65%

Payout ratio: 25.1%

J B Hunt Transport Services's most recent dividend payment of $0.45 per share was made to shareholders on record before May 8, 2026. The payout stands at $1.78 per share annually, which works out to a dividend yield of 0.66%.

JBHT has a dividend yield of 0.66% which is below the Industrials sector, the industry and its peers average. If we compare it with its Industrials sector average of 1.5%, J B Hunt Transport Services's dividend yield is 56% lower. The historical 5-year average of JBHT's dividend yield is 0.9%, which is more than the current yield.

J B Hunt Transport Services has a dividend history dating as far as 1991, but lately the company has been paying dividends for the last 22 consecutive years. According to our data JBHT has issued four quarterly dividends in the last twelve months. The annualized DPS marks an increase of 2.3% for the last year. However since the stock price has gone up by 95% from a year ago, the dividend yield has decreased by 47%.

J B Hunt Transport Services Dividend history chart

Payout ratio

JBHT has a payout ratio of 25.1% which is lower than the Industrials sector, the industry and its peers average. In comparison with the Industrials sector average of 32.4%, J B Hunt Transport Services's payout ratio is 23% lower.

Total amount of dividends paid per financial year (from cash flow)