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Item 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED SHAREHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES
Our common stock is traded on the NASDAQ Global Select Market (NASDAQ) under the symbol “JBHT.” At December 31, 2025, we were authorized to issue up to 1 billion shares of our common stock, and 167.1 million shares were issued. We had 94.6 million and 100.6 million shares outstanding as of December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. On February 17, 2026, we had 855 shareholders of record of our common stock.
Dividend Policy
Our dividend policy is subject to review and revision by the Board of Directors, and payments are dependent upon our financial condition, liquidity, earnings, capital requirements, and any other factors the Board of Directors may deem relevant. On January 22, 2026, we announced an increase in our quarterly cash dividend from $0.44 to $0.45 per share, which was paid February 20, 2026, to shareholders of record on February 6, 2026. We currently intend to continue paying cash dividends on a quarterly basis. However, no assurance can be given that future dividends will be paid.
Purchases of Equity Securities
The following table summarizes purchases of our common stock during the three months ended December 31, 2025:
| Period | Total Number of Common Shares Purchased | Average Price Paid Per Common Share Purchased | Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of a Publicly Announced Plan (1) | Maximum Dollar Amount of Shares That May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plan (in millions) (1) | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 1 through October 31, 2025 | 215,115 | $ | 167.49 | 215,115 | $ | 1,070 | ||||||||||
| November 1 through November 30, 2025 | 627,757 | 165.51 | 627,757 | 968 | ||||||||||||
| December 1 through December 31, 2025 | - | - | - | 968 | ||||||||||||
| Total | 842,872 | $ | 166.02 | 842,872 | $ | 968 |
| (1) | On August 16, 2024, our Board of Directors authorized the purchase of up to $1 billion of our common stock. On October 22, 2025, our Board of Directors authorized the purchase of up to an additional $1 billion of our common stock to be effective upon exhausting the 2024 authorization, which occurred in November 2025. This current stock repurchase program has no expiration date. |
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Stock Performance Graph
The following graph compares the cumulative 5-year total return of shareholders of our common stock with the cumulative total returns of the S&P 500 index, Nasdaq Transportation index, and two customized peer groups. The peer group labeled “2024 Peer Group” consists of 13 companies: CH Robinson Worldwide, Inc., CSX Corporation, Expeditors International Of Washington, Inc., Hub Group, Inc., Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings, Inc., Norfolk Southern Corporation, Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc., Republic Services, Inc., Ryder System, Inc., Schneider National, Inc., Union Pacific Corporation, Waste Management, Inc. and XPO, Inc. The peer group labeled “2025 Peer Group” consists of 14 companies: CH Robinson Worldwide, Inc., CSX Corporation, Expeditors International Of Washington, Inc., Hub Group, Inc., Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings, Inc., Norfolk Southern Corporation, Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc., Republic Services, Inc., Ryder System, Inc., Schneider National, Inc., Union Pacific Corporation, United Rentals, Inc., Waste Management, Inc. and XPO, Inc. The graph assumes the value of the investment in our common stock, in the two indexes, and in each of the peer groups (including reinvestment of dividends) was $100 on December 31, 2020 and tracks it through December 31, 2025. The stock price performance included in this graph is not necessarily indicative of future stock price performance.
| Years Ended December 31, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||
| J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. | $ | 100.00 | $ | 150.63 | $ | 129.65 | $ | 149.87 | $ | 129.26 | $ | 148.91 | ||||||||||||
| S&P 500 | 100.00 | 128.71 | 105.40 | 133.10 | 166.40 | 196.16 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Nasdaq Transportation | 100.00 | 113.28 | 91.78 | 123.12 | 125.85 | 138.77 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2024 Peer Group | 100.00 | 132.85 | 114.23 | 136.40 | 140.00 | 154.19 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2025 Peer Group | 100.00 | 133.25 | 115.77 | 140.98 | 146.86 | 162.46 |
ITEM 6. [Reserved]
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