COVENANT LOGISTICS GROUP, INC.
Business
Covenant Logistics Group provides truckload transportation and logistics services across the continental United States, operating approximately 2,300 tractors and 6,600 trailers. The company offers expedited and dedicated truckload services, freight brokerage, transportation management services, and warehouse management through four reportable segments. Covenant serves diverse customers including manufacturers, retailers, food & beverage shippers, parcel forwarders, and the U.S. government, with a fleet averaging 2.0 years in age and equipped with modern safety and operational technologies.
Summary from 10-K filed 2026-02-27
Financials
Consolidated Statement of Income
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 1,164 | 1,131 | 1,104 | 1,217 | 1,046 | |
| Salaries, wages, and related expenses | 433 | 423 | 400 | 402 | 350 | |
| Fuel expense | 112 | 116 | 133 | 166 | 104 | |
| Operations and maintenance | 70 | 62 | 64 | 79 | 59 | |
| Revenue equipment rentals and purchased transportation | 287 | 254 | 272 | 326 | 332 | |
| Operating taxes and licenses | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | |
| Insurance and claims | 70 | 60 | 50 | 51 | 39 | |
| Communications and utilities | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
| Other Cost and Expense, Operating | 59 | 66 | 49 | 38 | 30 | |
| Depreciation and amortization | 93 | 87 | 70 | 58 | 54 | |
| Write-down of held-for-sale assets | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | |
| Loss (gain) on disposition of property and equipment, net | 300,000 | 2 | −13 | −40 | −4 | |
| Impairment of goodwill | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Total operating expenses | 1,162 | 1,087 | 1,045 | 1,096 | 979 | |
| Operating income | 3 | 45 | 59 | 121 | 67 | |
| Interest expense, net | 12 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | |
| Income from equity method investment | −15 | −15 | −21 | −25 | −15 | |
| Income before income taxes | 6 | 46 | 72 | 143 | 79 | |
| Income tax expense | 1 | 11 | 18 | 35 | 21 | |
| Income from continuing operations | 4 | 35 | 55 | 108 | 58 | |
| Income from discontinued operations, net of tax | 3 | 600,000 | 600,000 | 750,000 | 3 | |
| Net income | 7 | 36 | 55 | 109 | 61 | |
| Income from continuing operations (in dollars per share) | 0.17 | 1.35 | 2.09 | 3.6 | 3.46 | |
| Income from discontinued operations (in dollars per share) | 0.11 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.15 | |
| Net income per basic share(1) (in dollars per share) | 0.28 | 1.37 | 2.12 | 3.62 | 3.61 | |
| Income from continuing operations (in dollars per share) | 0.16 | 1.28 | 1.97 | 3.48 | 3.42 | |
| Income from discontinued operations (in dollars per share) | 0.11 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.15 | |
| Net income per diluted share (in dollars per share) | 0.27 | 1.3 | 2 | 3.5 | 3.57 | |
| Basic weighted average shares outstanding (in shares) | 26 | 26 | 26 | 30 | 17 | |
| Diluted weighted average shares outstanding (in shares) | 27 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 17 |
Consolidated Balance Sheet
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and cash equivalents | 5 | 36 | 2 | 69 | 8 | |
| Accounts receivable, net of allowance of $2,780 in 2025 and $2,360 in 2024 | 152 | 142 | 143 | 120 | 142 | |
| Drivers' advances and other receivables, net of allowance of $584 in 2025 and $593 in 2024 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | |
| Inventory and supplies | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | |
| Prepaid expenses | 22 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 13 | |
| Assets held for sale | 26 | 132,000 | 7 | 6 | 3 | |
| Income taxes receivable | 12 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 10 | |
| Other short-term assets | 240,000 | 343,000 | 531,000 | 367,000 | 0 | |
| Total current assets | 233 | 214 | 186 | 223 | 189 | |
| Property and equipment, at cost | 754 | 729 | — | — | — | |
| Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization | −241 | −205 | — | — | — | |
| Net property and equipment | 513 | 525 | — | — | — | |
| Goodwill | 81 | 79 | 76 | 58 | 43 | |
| Other intangibles, net | 106 | 90 | 100 | 48 | 20 | |
| Other receivables | 17 | 3 | — | — | — | |
| Other assets, net | 97 | 86 | 78 | 59 | 52 | |
| Noncurrent assets from discontinued operations | 0 | 209,000 | 409,000 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total assets | 1,046 | 998 | 954 | 797 | 652 | |
| Accounts payable | 45 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 30 | |
| Accrued expenses | 62 | 51 | 59 | 59 | 38 | |
| Current maturities of long-term debt | 64 | 64 | 48 | 19 | 6 | |
| Current portion of finance lease obligations | 840,000 | 751,000 | 781,000 | 5 | 7 | |
| Current portion of operating lease obligations | 12 | 10 | 12 | 18 | 16 | |
| Current portion of insurance and claims accrual | 25 | 23 | 18 | 21 | 21 | |
| Total current liabilities | 210 | 181 | 170 | 156 | 143 | |
| Long-term debt | 234 | 187 | 197 | 90 | 20 | |
| Long-term portion of finance lease obligations | 2 | 3 | 5 | 432,000 | 4 | |
| Long-term portion of operating lease obligations | 25 | 31 | 31 | 46 | 22 | |
| Insurance and claims accrual | 36 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 21 | |
| Deferred income taxes | 120 | 118 | 116 | 99 | 85 | |
| Other long-term liabilities | 14 | 19 | 14 | 7 | 2 | |
| Other long-term liabilities of discontinued operations | 0 | 835,000 | 2 | 4 | 5 | |
| Total liabilities | 642 | 559 | 551 | 420 | 302 | |
| Commitments and contingencies | — | — | — | — | 0 | |
| Additional paid-in-capital | 159 | 159 | 156 | 153 | 149 | |
| Treasury stock at cost; 1,485,517 and no shares as of December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively | −35 | 0 | −132 | −107 | — | |
| Accumulated other comprehensive income | 612,000 | 1 | 816,000 | 1 | −1 | |
| Retained earnings | 278 | 278 | 379 | 329 | 225 | |
| Total stockholders' equity | 404 | 438 | 403 | 377 | 350 | |
| Total liabilities and stockholders' equity | 1,046 | 998 | 954 | 797 | 652 |
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reversal of losses on accounts receivable | −157,000 | −23,000 | −258,000 | 367,000 | 1 | |
| Reversal of gain on sales to equity method investee, net | −12,000 | −40,000 | −16,000 | −39,000 | 52,000 | |
| Depreciation and amortization | 93 | 87 | 70 | 58 | 54 | |
| Deferred income tax benefit | 3 | 4 | 19 | 14 | 18 | |
| Income tax expense arising from restricted share vesting and stock options exercised | −348,000 | −1 | −2 | −526,000 | −334,000 | |
| Stock-based compensation expense | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 9 | |
| Return on investment in affiliated company | 7 | 4 | 10 | 15 | — | |
| (Loss) gain on disposition of property and equipment | −3 | 2 | −13 | −40 | −4 | |
| Receivables and advances | −10 | 3 | −22 | 39 | −37 | |
| Prepaid expenses and other assets | −3 | −3 | −4 | −4 | −710,000 | |
| Inventory and supplies | −678,000 | −800,000 | −317,000 | −193,000 | −204,000 | |
| Insurance and claims accrual | 6 | 8 | −4 | −6 | −32 | |
| Accounts payable and accrued expenses | 9 | −4 | −9 | −6 | 13 | |
| Net cash flows provided by operating activities | 114 | 123 | 85 | 159 | 73 | |
| Acquisitions, net of cash acquired | −27 | −5 | −108 | −39 | 0 | |
| Other investments | −956,000 | −597,000 | −2 | −241,000 | −13,000 | |
| Acquisition of property and equipment | −148 | −153 | −218 | −100 | −35 | |
| Proceeds from disposition of property and equipment | 36 | 50 | 92 | 53 | 44 | |
| Net cash flows used by investing activities | −140 | −108 | −236 | −86 | 10 | |
| Cash dividend | −7 | −6 | −6 | −4 | 0 | |
| Proceeds from issuance of notes payable | 101 | 119 | 154 | 95 | 0 | |
| Proceeds from exercise of stock options | 400,000 | 2 | 200,000 | 384,000 | 0 | |
| Repayments of notes payable | −85 | −75 | −30 | −12 | −14 | |
| Repayments of finance lease obligations | −750,000 | −3 | −6 | −6 | −6 | |
| Proceeds under revolving credit facility | 109 | 57 | 140 | 60 | 645 | |
| Repayments under revolving credit facility | −79 | −69 | −128 | −60 | −696 | |
| Payment of minimum tax withholdings on stock compensation | −1 | −900,000 | −5 | −2 | −1 | |
| Payment of contingent liability | −5 | −7 | −9 | 0 | 0 | |
| Common stock repurchased | −37 | 0 | −25 | −85 | −10 | |
| Net cash flows (used in) provided by financing activities | −4 | 18 | 85 | −13 | −84 | |
| Net change in cash and cash equivalents | −31 | 33 | −66 | 60 | 5,000 | |
| Interest, net of capitalized interest | 13 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | |
| Income taxes | 5 | 7 | 4 | 17 | 10 | |
| Equipment acquired under finance leases | 0 | 815,000 | 6 | 458,000 | 0 | |
| Equipment acquired under operating leases | 7 | 14 | 4 | 49 | 16 | |
| Contingent consideration associated with acquisitions | 5 | 0 | 12 | 16 | 0 | |
| Non-cash debt reduction | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Insurance and claims accrual | 14 | 635,000 | 1 | — | — | |
| Other contingent liabilities | −835,000 | −800,000 | −800,000 | −1 | −3 |
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What is COVENANT LOGISTICS GROUP, INC.'s CIK number?
COVENANT LOGISTICS GROUP, INC.'s SEC CIK number is 0000928658 (928658). The CIK (Central Index Key) is the permanent identifier the SEC assigns to every EDGAR filer — unlike a ticker symbol, it never changes.
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When did COVENANT LOGISTICS GROUP, INC. last report earnings?
COVENANT LOGISTICS GROUP, INC. (CVLG) most recently filed an earnings 8-K with the SEC on Apr 23, 2026, furnishing its results under Item 2.02 (Results of Operations and Financial Condition). The earnings press release is attached to that filing (accession 0001008886-26-000101). This is COVENANT LOGISTICS GROUP, INC.'s most recent earnings filing of record — not a forecast of its next earnings date.
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