ODFL Stock — Old Dominion Freight Line Inc.

Old Dominion Freight Line Inc. (ODFL)

Updated October 16, 2026.

ODFL is a Stock. its distribution rate is 0.62%, its trailing-12-month yield is 0.61%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 95/100 (Safe). Total return is 34369.3% over the past 35 years.

Old Dominion Freight Line operates as a less-than-truckload motor carrier providing regional, inter-regional, and national transportation services throughout the United States and North America, along with value-added services including container drayage, truckload brokerage, and supply chain consulting. The company distributes a modest dividend on a quarterly basis. This business appeals to income investors seeking exposure to the transportation and logistics sector.

ODFL performance

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 34369.3% over the past 35 years. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 36.8%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 30.3%.

ODFL key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

95 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

0.59%

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

10/24/1991

Distribution rate

0.62%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

0.61%

5-year average yield

0.43

Last close

$187.72 (stale; as of 2026-10-16)

Market cap

$39,039,806,085

Average volume

1681300.0

Dividend

$0.29

Ex-dividend date

09/02/2026

Payment date

09/16/2026

Beta

1.203

Payout ratio

22.2%

P/E ratio

36.1

Forward P/E

27.3224

EPS

$5.20

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (0.62%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (0.61%) is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

ODFL risks and drawbacks

ODFL's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Payments are quarterly, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 30.3%.

Who may consider ODFL — and who may not

ODFL may suit someone looking for a high Distribution Safety Score. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (ODFL pays quarterly); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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