COVENANT LOGISTICS GROUP INC (CVLG) Stock Fundamental Analysis

NYSE:CVLG • US22284P1057

29.51 USD
+0.11 (+0.37%)
At close: Feb 20, 2026
29.51 USD
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After Hours: 2/20/2026, 8:26:12 PM
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Fundamental Rating

4

We assign a fundamental rating of 4 out of 10 to CVLG. CVLG was compared to 42 industry peers in the Ground Transportation industry. CVLG has a medium profitability rating, but doesn't score so well on its financial health evaluation. CVLG has a correct valuation and a medium growth rate.


Dividend Valuation Growth Profitability Health

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1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

  • CVLG had positive earnings in the past year.
  • CVLG had a positive operating cash flow in the past year.
  • Each year in the past 5 years CVLG has been profitable.
  • CVLG had a positive operating cash flow in 4 of the past 5 years.
CVLG Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFCVLG Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFYearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCF 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 50M -50M 100M -100M 150M

1.2 Ratios

  • CVLG's Return On Assets of 3.14% is in line compared to the rest of the industry. CVLG outperforms 57.14% of its industry peers.
  • CVLG has a Return On Equity of 7.60%. This is comparable to the rest of the industry: CVLG outperforms 57.14% of its industry peers.
  • CVLG has a Return On Invested Capital (3.34%) which is comparable to the rest of the industry.
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA 3.14%
ROE 7.6%
ROIC 3.34%
ROA(3y)N/A
ROA(5y)N/A
ROE(3y)N/A
ROE(5y)N/A
ROIC(3y)N/A
ROIC(5y)N/A
CVLG Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICCVLG Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICYearly ROA, ROE, ROIC 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 10 -10 20

1.3 Margins

  • CVLG has a Profit Margin (2.81%) which is in line with its industry peers.
  • CVLG's Profit Margin has declined in the last couple of years.
  • CVLG has a Operating Margin (3.12%) which is comparable to the rest of the industry.
  • CVLG's Operating Margin has been stable in the last couple of years.
  • The Gross Margin of CVLG (66.86%) is better than 80.95% of its industry peers.
  • In the last couple of years the Gross Margin of CVLG has remained more or less at the same level.
Industry RankSector Rank
OM 3.12%
PM (TTM) 2.81%
GM 66.86%
OM growth 3Y-43.36%
OM growth 5Y-1.2%
PM growth 3Y-58.87%
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y3.34%
GM growth 5Y0.44%
CVLG Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsCVLG Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsYearly Profit, Operating, Gross Margins 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 20 40 60

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

  • With a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) below the Cost of Capital (WACC), CVLG is destroying value.
  • CVLG has no outstanding debt. Therefor its Debt/Equity and Debt/FCF ratios are 0 and belong to the best of the industry.
CVLG Yearly Shares OutstandingCVLG Yearly Shares OutstandingYearly Shares Outstanding 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 10M 20M 30M
CVLG Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsCVLG Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsYearly Total Debt VS Total Assets 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 200M 400M 600M 800M

2.2 Solvency

  • An Altman-Z score of 2.38 indicates that CVLG is not a great score, but indicates only limited risk for bankruptcy at the moment.
  • CVLG has a Altman-Z score (2.38) which is comparable to the rest of the industry.
  • A Debt/Equity ratio of 0.49 indicates that CVLG is not too dependend on debt financing.
  • CVLG has a Debt to Equity ratio (0.49) which is in line with its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 0.49
Debt/FCF N/A
Altman-Z 2.38
ROIC/WACC0.35
WACC9.67%
CVLG Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFCVLG Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFYearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCF 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 100M -100M 200M 300M 400M

2.3 Liquidity

  • A Current Ratio of 1.01 indicates that CVLG should not have too much problems paying its short term obligations.
  • The Current ratio of CVLG (1.01) is worse than 61.90% of its industry peers.
  • CVLG has a Quick Ratio of 1.01. This is a bad value and indicates that CVLG is not financially healthy enough and could expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
  • Looking at the Quick ratio, with a value of 0.98, CVLG is doing worse than 64.29% of the companies in the same industry.
Industry RankSector Rank
Current Ratio 1.01
Quick Ratio 0.98
CVLG Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesCVLG Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesYearly Current Assets VS Current Liabilites 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 50M 100M 150M 200M 250M

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

  • The earnings per share for CVLG have decreased strongly by -23.04% in the last year.
  • Measured over the past years, CVLG shows a very strong growth in Earnings Per Share. The EPS has been growing by 22.32% on average per year.
  • CVLG shows a small growth in Revenue. In the last year, the Revenue has grown by 2.92%.
  • Measured over the past years, CVLG shows a small growth in Revenue. The Revenue has been growing by 6.79% on average per year.
EPS 1Y (TTM)-23.04%
EPS 3Y-19.69%
EPS 5Y22.32%
EPS Q2Q%-36.73%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)2.92%
Revenue growth 3Y-1.46%
Revenue growth 5Y6.79%
Sales Q2Q%6.51%

3.2 Future

  • CVLG is expected to show a strong growth in Earnings Per Share. In the coming years, the EPS will grow by 28.74% yearly.
  • The Revenue is expected to grow by 6.55% on average over the next years.
EPS Next Y22.47%
EPS Next 2Y28.74%
EPS Next 3YN/A
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue Next Year5.58%
Revenue Next 2Y6.55%
Revenue Next 3YN/A
Revenue Next 5YN/A

3.3 Evolution

  • The EPS growth rate is accelerating: in the next years the growth will be better than in the last years.
  • When comparing the Revenue growth rate of the last years to the growth rate of the upcoming years, we see that the growth is stable.
CVLG Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesCVLG Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesYearly Revenue VS Estimates 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 200M 400M 600M 800M 1B
CVLG Yearly EPS VS EstimatesCVLG Yearly EPS VS EstimatesYearly EPS VS Estimates 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 1 2 3

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

  • The Price/Earnings ratio is 19.41, which indicates a rather expensive current valuation of CVLG.
  • 85.71% of the companies in the same industry are more expensive than CVLG, based on the Price/Earnings ratio.
  • When comparing the Price/Earnings ratio of CVLG to the average of the S&P500 Index (26.99), we can say CVLG is valued slightly cheaper.
  • CVLG is valuated correctly with a Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 15.85.
  • Compared to the rest of the industry, the Price/Forward Earnings ratio of CVLG indicates a rather cheap valuation: CVLG is cheaper than 88.10% of the companies listed in the same industry.
  • CVLG's Price/Forward Earnings ratio indicates a valuation a bit cheaper than the S&P500 average which is at 28.06.
Industry RankSector Rank
PE 19.41
Fwd PE 15.85
CVLG Price Earnings VS Forward Price EarningsCVLG Price Earnings VS Forward Price Earnings ChartPrice Earnings - Forward Price Earnings PE FPE 50 100 150

4.2 Price Multiples

  • Based on the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio, CVLG is valued cheaply inside the industry as 85.71% of the companies are valued more expensively.
Industry RankSector Rank
P/FCF N/A
EV/EBITDA 7.99
CVLG Per share dataCVLG EPS, Sales, OCF, FCF, BookValue per sharePer Share Data Per Share 0 10 20 30 40

4.3 Compensation for Growth

  • CVLG's low PEG Ratio(NY), which compensates the Price/Earnings for growth, indicates a rather cheap valuation of the company.
  • CVLG's earnings are expected to grow with 28.74% in the coming years. This may justify a more expensive valuation.
PEG (NY)0.86
PEG (5Y)0.87
EPS Next 2Y28.74%
EPS Next 3YN/A

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

  • CVLG has a yearly dividend return of 1.00%, which is pretty low.
  • Compared to an average industry Dividend Yield of 0.67, CVLG pays a bit more dividend than its industry peers.
  • Compared to an average S&P500 Dividend Yield of 1.81, CVLG's dividend is way lower than the S&P500 average.
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 1%

5.2 History

  • CVLG has paid a dividend for less than 5 years, so there is no long track record yet.
Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A
Div Incr Years0
Div Non Decr Years2
CVLG Yearly Dividends per shareCVLG Yearly Dividends per shareYearly Dividends per share 2022 2023 2024 2025 0.05 0.1 0.15 0.2 0.25

5.3 Sustainability

  • CVLG pays out 21.30% of its income as dividend. This is a sustainable payout ratio.
DP21.3%
EPS Next 2Y28.74%
EPS Next 3YN/A
CVLG Yearly Income VS Free CF VS DividendCVLG Yearly Income VS Free CF VS DividendYearly Income VS Free CF VS Dividend 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 50M -50M 100M -100M
CVLG Dividend Payout.CVLG Dividend Payout, showing the Payout Ratio.CVLG Dividend Payout.PayoutRetained Earnings

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COVENANT LOGISTICS GROUP INC

NYSE:CVLG (2/20/2026, 8:26:12 PM)

After market: 29.51 0 (0%)

29.51

+0.11 (+0.37%)

Chartmill FA Rating
GICS SectorIndustrials
GICS IndustryGroupTransportation
GICS IndustryGround Transportation
Earnings (Last)01-29
Earnings (Next)04-21
Inst Owners68.78%
Inst Owner ChangeN/A
Ins Owners27.43%
Ins Owner Change-14.26%
Market Cap739.23M
Revenue(TTM)1.16B
Net Income(TTM)32.22M
Analysts82
Price Target32.3 (9.45%)
Short Float %3.11%
Short Ratio2.83
Dividend
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 1%
Yearly Dividend0.23
Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A
DP21.3%
Div Incr Years0
Div Non Decr Years2
Ex-DateN/A
Surprises & Revisions
EPS beat(2)1
Avg EPS beat(2)-0.47%
Min EPS beat(2)-4.14%
Max EPS beat(2)3.2%
EPS beat(4)1
Avg EPS beat(4)-2.3%
Min EPS beat(4)-5.65%
Max EPS beat(4)3.2%
EPS beat(8)4
Avg EPS beat(8)-0.04%
EPS beat(12)6
Avg EPS beat(12)1.31%
EPS beat(16)10
Avg EPS beat(16)6.26%
Revenue beat(2)1
Avg Revenue beat(2)1.53%
Min Revenue beat(2)-0.27%
Max Revenue beat(2)3.33%
Revenue beat(4)1
Avg Revenue beat(4)-1.79%
Min Revenue beat(4)-5.67%
Max Revenue beat(4)3.33%
Revenue beat(8)2
Avg Revenue beat(8)-1.96%
Revenue beat(12)3
Avg Revenue beat(12)-1.58%
Revenue beat(16)7
Avg Revenue beat(16)0.44%
PT rev (1m)2.15%
PT rev (3m)6.74%
EPS NQ rev (1m)0%
EPS NQ rev (3m)-4.67%
EPS NY rev (1m)-9.65%
EPS NY rev (3m)-12.15%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)0%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)1.2%
Revenue NY rev (1m)0%
Revenue NY rev (3m)0%
Valuation
Industry RankSector Rank
PE 19.41
Fwd PE 15.85
P/S 0.64
P/FCF N/A
P/OCF 6.72
P/B 1.74
P/tB 2.94
EV/EBITDA 7.99
EPS(TTM)1.52
EY5.15%
EPS(NY)1.86
Fwd EY6.31%
FCF(TTM)-1.22
FCFYN/A
OCF(TTM)4.39
OCFY14.88%
SpS45.77
BVpS16.91
TBVpS10.03
PEG (NY)0.86
PEG (5Y)0.87
Graham Number24.05
Profitability
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA 3.14%
ROE 7.6%
ROCE 4.29%
ROIC 3.34%
ROICexc 3.36%
ROICexgc 4.24%
OM 3.12%
PM (TTM) 2.81%
GM 66.86%
FCFM N/A
ROA(3y)N/A
ROA(5y)N/A
ROE(3y)N/A
ROE(5y)N/A
ROIC(3y)N/A
ROIC(5y)N/A
ROICexc(3y)N/A
ROICexc(5y)N/A
ROICexgc(3y)N/A
ROICexgc(5y)N/A
ROCE(3y)N/A
ROCE(5y)N/A
ROICexgc growth 3YN/A
ROICexgc growth 5YN/A
ROICexc growth 3YN/A
ROICexc growth 5YN/A
OM growth 3Y-43.36%
OM growth 5Y-1.2%
PM growth 3Y-58.87%
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y3.34%
GM growth 5Y0.44%
F-Score5
Asset Turnover1.12
Health
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 0.49
Debt/FCF N/A
Debt/EBITDA 1.64
Cap/Depr 156.23%
Cap/Sales 12.26%
Interest Coverage 250
Cash Conversion 87.55%
Profit Quality N/A
Current Ratio 1.01
Quick Ratio 0.98
Altman-Z 2.38
F-Score5
WACC9.67%
ROIC/WACC0.35
Cap/Depr(3y)N/A
Cap/Depr(5y)N/A
Cap/Sales(3y)N/A
Cap/Sales(5y)N/A
Profit Quality(3y)N/A
Profit Quality(5y)N/A
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)-23.04%
EPS 3Y-19.69%
EPS 5Y22.32%
EPS Q2Q%-36.73%
EPS Next Y22.47%
EPS Next 2Y28.74%
EPS Next 3YN/A
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue 1Y (TTM)2.92%
Revenue growth 3Y-1.46%
Revenue growth 5Y6.79%
Sales Q2Q%6.51%
Revenue Next Year5.58%
Revenue Next 2Y6.55%
Revenue Next 3YN/A
Revenue Next 5YN/A
EBIT growth 1Y-31.2%
EBIT growth 3Y-44.19%
EBIT growth 5Y5.5%
EBIT Next Year152.93%
EBIT Next 3YN/A
EBIT Next 5YN/A
FCF growth 1Y70.76%
FCF growth 3YN/A
FCF growth 5YN/A
OCF growth 1Y-17.16%
OCF growth 3YN/A
OCF growth 5YN/A

COVENANT LOGISTICS GROUP INC / CVLG FAQ

Can you provide the ChartMill fundamental rating for COVENANT LOGISTICS GROUP INC?

ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 4 / 10 to CVLG.


What is the valuation status of COVENANT LOGISTICS GROUP INC (CVLG) stock?

ChartMill assigns a valuation rating of 5 / 10 to COVENANT LOGISTICS GROUP INC (CVLG). This can be considered as Fairly Valued.


Can you provide the profitability details for COVENANT LOGISTICS GROUP INC?

COVENANT LOGISTICS GROUP INC (CVLG) has a profitability rating of 4 / 10.


What is the expected EPS growth for COVENANT LOGISTICS GROUP INC (CVLG) stock?

The Earnings per Share (EPS) of COVENANT LOGISTICS GROUP INC (CVLG) is expected to grow by 22.47% in the next year.


Is the dividend of COVENANT LOGISTICS GROUP INC sustainable?

The dividend rating of COVENANT LOGISTICS GROUP INC (CVLG) is 3 / 10 and the dividend payout ratio is 21.3%.