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Data last updated: Oct 19, 2026
Snapshot (as of Oct 19, 2026): J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. (JBHT) pays a $1.79 annual dividend ($0.45 quarterly), yielding 0.79% at $228.78/share. Next ex-dividend date 2026-08-07. 12 consecutive years of dividend growth. Source: Yahoo Finance, aggregated by MerryDiv.
Dividend Yield: 0.79%
Annual Dividend: $1.79 per share
Payout Ratio: 25.3%
Ex-Dividend Date: 2026-08-07
Dividend Frequency: quarterly
Sector: Industrials
Years of Dividend History: 39
J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. dividend reflects a freight and logistics business built across five segments, including Intermodal, Dedicated Contract Services, and Final Mile Services. The current yield is 0.78%, with trailing twelve-month payments of $1.78 per share paid quarterly. The next ex-dividend date is August 7, 2026, with the last declared payment of $0.45 per share. JBHT stock carries a beta of 1.311, meaning it moves more than the broader market, which suits growth-and-income investors comfortable with some price volatility in exchange for a dividend that has grown for 12 consecutive years.
J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. pays out 25.3% of earnings as dividends, a payout ratio classified as conservative (below 40%). That low retention of earnings means the company keeps the vast majority of profits available to reinvest in its fleet of over 124,000 trailing equipment pieces and 5,880 company-owned tractors, leaving ample room to sustain the current payment. J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. dividend safety faces its most direct pressure from the cyclical nature of freight demand, where volume swings across its Intermodal and Truckload segments can compress earnings without warning.
J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. dividend history shows a CAGR of 9.0% per year from 2010 to 2025. The per-share annual dividend grew from $0.48 to $1.76 over that period (2026 data is partial and excluded from the growth calculation). The smallest annual increase in the window was 2.3% in 2025, which is a meaningful step down from the 36.5% jump recorded in 2012.
| Period | CAGR | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-Year | +3.2% | $1.60 (2022) | $1.76 (2025) |
| 5-Year | +10.3% | $1.08 (2020) | $1.76 (2025) |
| 10-Year | +7.7% | $0.84 (2015) | $1.76 (2025) |
JBHT stock fits growth-and-income investors who want dividend expansion over current income. The yield is low (below 2%), sitting at 0.78% today versus a 5-year average of 0.86%, so this is not a stock for investors who need immediate cash flow. What the data does show is 12 consecutive years of increases and a 9.0% annual growth rate over 15 years, backed by a payout ratio of just 25.3%. The trade-off is clear: investors accept a thin yield and above-market price volatility (beta of 1.311) in exchange for a dividend that has compounded meaningfully over time.
| Payment Date | Amount per Share |
|---|---|
| 2026-08-07 | $0.4500 |
| 2026-05-08 | $0.4500 |
| 2026-02-06 | $0.4500 |
| 2025-11-07 | $0.4400 |
| 2025-08-08 | $0.4400 |
| 2025-05-09 | $0.4400 |
| 2025-02-07 | $0.4400 |
| 2024-11-08 | $0.4300 |
| 2024-08-02 | $0.4300 |
| 2024-05-09 | $0.4300 |
| Year | Total Dividends |
|---|---|
| 2026 | $1.3500 |
| 2025 | $1.7600 |
| 2024 | $1.7200 |
| 2023 | $1.6800 |
| 2022 | $1.6000 |
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