covenant logistics - CVLG

CVLG

Close Chg Chg %
27.40 0.60 2.19%

Closed Market

28.00

+0.60 (2.19%)

Volume: 109.67K

Last Updated:

Apr 2, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT

Company Overview: covenant logistics - CVLG

CVLG Key Data

Open

$26.96

Day Range

26.96 - 28.53

52 Week Range

17.46 - 30.43

Market Cap

$706.09M

Shares Outstanding

25.08M

Public Float

15.24M

Beta

1.16

Rev. Per Employee

N/A

P/E Ratio

104.65

EPS

$0.26

Yield

99.47%

Dividend

$0.07

EX-DIVIDEND DATE

Mar 6, 2026

SHORT INTEREST

N/A

AVERAGE VOLUME

134.68K

 

CVLG Performance

1 Week
 
5.91%
 
1 Month
 
6.99%
 
3 Months
 
26.23%
 
1 Year
 
41.74%
 
5 Years
 
169.89%
 

CVLG Analyst Ratings

  • Sell
  • Under
  • Hold
  • Over
  • Buy
Number of Ratings 4
Full Ratings ➔

About covenant logistics - CVLG

Covenant Logistics Group, Inc. is a holding company, which engages in the provision of freight and logistics services. It operates through the following segments: Highway Services and Dedicated Contract Services. The Highway Services Segment includes two separate service offerings: Expedited Services ("Expedited") and Over-the-Road Services ("OTR"), both of which transport one-way freight over non-routine routes. The Dedicated Contract Services Segment provides similar transportation services, but does so pursuant to agreements whereby equipment available to a specific customer for shipments over particular routes at specified times. The company was founded by David Ray Parker in 1986 and is headquartered in Chattanooga, TN.

CVLG At a Glance

Covenant Logistics Group, Inc.
400 Birmingham Highway
Chattanooga, Tennessee 37419
Phone 1-423-821-1212 Revenue 1.16B
Industry Trucking Net Income 7.24M
Sector Transportation 2025 Sales Growth 2.916%
Fiscal Year-end 12 / 2026 Employees 4,700
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CVLG Valuation

P/E Current 104.647
P/E Ratio (with extraordinary items) N/A
P/E Ratio (without extraordinary items) 81.933
Price to Sales Ratio 0.509
Price to Book Ratio 1.368
Price to Cash Flow Ratio 5.22
Enterprise Value to EBITDA 8.188
Enterprise Value to Sales 0.796
Total Debt to Enterprise Value 0.365

CVLG Efficiency

Revenue/Employee 247,760.00
Income Per Employee 1,540.213
Receivables Turnover 6.709
Total Asset Turnover 1.092

CVLG Liquidity

Current Ratio 1.109
Quick Ratio 1.079
Cash Ratio 0.024

CVLG Profitability

Gross Margin 8.571
Operating Margin 1.758
Pretax Margin 0.48
Net Margin 0.622
Return on Assets 0.413
Return on Equity 1.047
Return on Total Capital 0.594
Return on Invested Capital 0.665

CVLG Capital Structure

Total Debt to Total Equity 83.837
Total Debt to Total Capital 45.604
Total Debt to Total Assets 30.838
Long-Term Debt to Equity 64.771
Long-Term Debt to Total Capital 35.233
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Annual Financials for Covenant Logistics - CVLG

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All values USD millions. 2022 2023 2024 2025 5-year trend
Sales/Revenue
1.22B 1.10B 1.13B 1.16B
Sales Growth
+16.33% -9.31% +2.53% +2.92%
Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) incl D&A
1.08B 989.47M 1.00B 1.06B
COGS excluding D&A
- - - -
-
Depreciation & Amortization Expense
57.51M 69.94M 86.53M 92.73M
Depreciation
53.21M 62.44M 77.03M 81.93M
Amortization of Intangibles
4.30M 7.50M 9.50M 10.80M
COGS Growth
+15.35% -8.50% +1.23% +6.29%
Gross Income
135.44M 114.10M 129.80M 99.81M
Gross Income Growth
+24.84% -15.75% +13.76% -23.11%
Gross Profit Margin
+11.13% +10.34% +11.47% +8.57%
2022 2023 2024 2025 5-year trend
SG&A Expense
43.51M 54.46M 71.46M 65.56M
Research & Development
- - - -
-
Other SG&A
43.51M 54.46M 71.46M 65.56M
SGA Growth
+22.34% +25.15% +31.23% -8.25%
Other Operating Expense
11.56M 13.41M 11.95M 13.78M
Unusual Expense
- - - 17.19M
-
EBIT after Unusual Expense
80.36M 46.24M 46.39M 3.27M
Non Operating Income/Expense
65.52M 33.97M 13.08M 14.37M
Non-Operating Interest Income
- - - -
-
Equity in Earnings of Affiliates
25.19M 21.38M 14.71M 14.71M
Interest Expense
3.08M 7.97M 13.58M 12.05M
Interest Expense Growth
+10.46% +158.42% +70.40% -11.20%
Gross Interest Expense
3.08M 7.97M 13.58M 12.05M
Interest Capitalized
- - - -
-
Pretax Income
142.79M 72.24M 45.90M 5.59M
Pretax Income Growth
+80.40% -49.41% -36.47% -87.82%
Pretax Margin
+11.73% +6.55% +4.06% +0.48%
Income Tax
34.86M 17.61M 10.58M 1.18M
Income Tax - Current - Domestic
21.26M 1.44M 8.41M (1.07M)
Income Tax - Current - Foreign
- - - -
-
Income Tax - Deferred - Domestic
13.60M 16.17M 2.17M 2.25M
Income Tax - Deferred - Foreign
- - - -
-
Income Tax Credits
- - - -
-
Equity in Earnings of Affiliates
25.19M 21.38M 14.71M 14.71M
Other After Tax Income (Expense)
- - - -
-
Consolidated Net Income
107.93M 54.63M 35.32M 4.41M
Minority Interest Expense
- - - -
-
Net Income
107.93M 54.63M 35.32M 4.41M
Net Income Growth
+85.48% -49.39% -35.34% -87.51%
Net Margin Growth
+8.87% +4.95% +3.12% +0.38%
Extraordinaries & Discontinued Operations
750.00K 600.00K 600.00K 2.83M
Discontinued Operations
750.00K 600.00K 600.00K 2.83M
Net Income After Extraordinaries
108.68M 55.23M 35.92M 7.24M
Preferred Dividends
- - - -
-
Net Income Available to Common
108.68M 55.23M 35.92M 7.24M
EPS (Basic)
3.6213 2.1164 1.3655 0.2822
EPS (Basic) Growth
+100.38% -41.56% -35.48% -79.33%
Basic Shares Outstanding
30.01M 26.10M 26.31M 25.65M
EPS (Diluted)
3.5004 1.9961 1.2961 0.269
EPS (Diluted) Growth
+96.20% -42.98% -35.07% -79.25%
Diluted Shares Outstanding
31.05M 27.67M 27.71M 26.91M
EBITDA
137.87M 116.18M 132.92M 113.19M
EBITDA Growth
+17.59% -15.73% +14.41% -14.84%
EBITDA Margin
+11.33% +10.53% +11.75% +9.72%

Snapshot

Average Recommendation OVERWEIGHT Average Target Price 31.667
Number of Ratings 4 Current Quarters Estimate 0.449
FY Report Date 06 / 2026 Current Year's Estimate 1.826
Last Quarter’s Earnings 0.342 Median PE on CY Estimate N/A
Year Ago Earnings 1.53 Next Fiscal Year Estimate 2.469
Median PE on Next FY Estimate N/A

Earnings Per Share

This Quarter Next Quarter This Fiscal Next Fiscal
# of Estimates 4 4 4 4
Mean Estimate 0.45 0.51 1.83 2.47
High Estimates 0.47 0.53 1.94 2.70
Low Estimate 0.42 0.49 1.70 2.10
Coefficient of Variance 4.53 2.99 6.51 10.51

Analysts Recommendations

Current 1 Month Ago 3 Months Ago
BUY 3 3 3
OVERWEIGHT 0 0 0
HOLD 1 1 1
UNDERWEIGHT 0 0 0
SELL 0 0 0
MEAN Overweight Overweight Overweight

Insider Actions for Covenant Logistics - CVLG

Date Name Shares Transaction Value
Jan 7, 2026 M. Paul Bunn President 154,697 Payment of exercise price or tax liability by delivering/withholding secs incident to the receipt/exercise/vesting pursuant to Rule 16b-3 Non-derivative transaction at $22.04 per share 3,409,521.88
Jan 7, 2026 James S. Grant EVP and CFO 48,819 Payment of exercise price or tax liability by delivering/withholding secs incident to the receipt/exercise/vesting pursuant to Rule 16b-3 Non-derivative transaction at $22.04 per share 1,075,970.76
Jan 7, 2026 Joey Ballard EVP, Chief People & Safety Off 30,665 Payment of exercise price or tax liability by delivering/withholding secs incident to the receipt/exercise/vesting pursuant to Rule 16b-3 Non-derivative transaction at $22.04 per share 675,856.60

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