ODFL Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. — dividend yield, history & ex-dividend dates
Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. (ODFL) serves as a prominent less-than-truckload (LTL) freight carrier operating across the United States and North America. The company's offerings include LTL shipping solutions at regional, inter-regional, and national levels, often featuring expedited delivery options. Furthermore, ODFL provides a variety of supplementary services, such as container drayage, truckload brokerage, and supply chain consultancy. As of December 31, 2021, its extensive infrastructure comprised 10,403 tractors, 27,917 linehaul trailers, and 13,303 pickup and delivery trailers, supported by 3 fleet maintenance centers and 251 service facilities. Founded in 1934, Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. has its corporate headquarters situated in Thomasville, North Carolina.
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Research Scores
Scores describe this security's published financial data on a 0–100 scale using the formulas on our methodology pages. They are the same for every reader, are not a probability or a forecast, and are not a recommendation. Past dividend growth does not guarantee future increases. Report a data error.
How the Dividend Safety Score is built for ODFL
| Input | Value | Points | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Earnings payout ratio | Earnings payout ratio 22% (TTM to Jun 30, 2026) | 100 | 20% |
| FCF payout ratio | FCF payout ratio 21% (TTM to Jun 30, 2026) | 100 | 25% |
| Net debt / EBITDA | N/A (not used) | N/A | 15% |
| Interest coverage | Interest coverage 2,182.1x (TTM to Jun 30, 2026) | 100 | 10% |
| Dividend record | 9 years of uninterrupted regular payments | 66 | 20% |
| Earnings stability | Net income positive in 5 of the last 5 fiscal years (FY2021–FY2025) | 100 | 10% |
Inputs that are not available are left out and the remaining weights are scaled up. Profile: ordinary company. Formula version 2026-10-19.4.
How the Dividend Growth Score is built for ODFL
| Input | Value | Points | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5-year dividend growth | 5-year dividend CAGR 30.0% (2020–2025) | 100 | 25% |
| Consecutive annual increases | 8 consecutive annual increases (through 2025) | 72 | 20% |
| Payout headroom | Headroom from the earnings payout ratio 22% (TTM to Jun 30, 2026) | 100 | 20% |
| Earnings per share growth (3 years) | EPS CAGR -7.4% (FY2022–FY2025) | 8 | 15% |
| Revenue growth (3 years) | Revenue CAGR -4.2% (FY2022–FY2025) | 14 | 10% |
| 10-year dividend growth | N/A (not used) | N/A | 10% |
Inputs that are not available are left out and the remaining weights are scaled up. Profile: ordinary company. Formula version 2026-10-19.4.
How the Dividend Value Score is built for ODFL
| Input | Value | Points | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yield vs own history | Current yield at the 89th percentile of its 105 month-end yields | 89 | 40% |
| P/E vs own 5-year median | P/E 35.2 is 1.08x its 5-year median of 32.5 | 40 | 25% |
| FCF yield | FCF yield 3.1% (TTM to Jun 30, 2026) | 42 | 20% |
| P/E vs peers | P/E 35.2 vs peer median 25.7 (1.37x; 145 corporation / Industrials securities) | 16 | 15% |
Inputs that are not available are left out and the remaining weights are scaled up. Profile: ordinary company. Formula version 2026-10-19.4.
Key Metrics
Current Yield
0.67%
At the Oct 30, 2026 price
The annual dividend as a percentage of the share price. A 3% yield is about $3 of dividends a year for every $100 invested at today's price.Annualized Dividend
$1.1600
Declared Oct 22, 2026
The latest declared regular dividend scaled to a full year by how often it's paid (for semi-annual payers, the latest two payments), adjusted for stock splits. A $0.25 quarterly dividend annualizes to $1.00. Special dividends are excluded.Frequency
Q Quarterly
How often the dividend is paid, read from the dates of recent payments: Q = quarterly (4x a year), M = monthly, S = semi-annual, A = annual.RSI (14)
36
As of Oct 30, 2026
Relative Strength Index (0-100), a price-momentum gauge. Above 70 is often called 'overbought', below 30 'oversold'. A technical signal, not a dividend metric.52-Week Range
$126.29 – $248.73
Closes through Oct 23, 2026
The lowest and highest price over the past year, showing where today's price sits in its recent range.Payout Ratio (TTM)
21.83%
12 months to Jun 30, 2026 (Q2 FY2026)
The share of earnings paid out as dividends over the trailing twelve months (TTM): dividends paid divided by net income across the company's four most recent reported quarters, dated by the latest quarter end. A fiscal-year tag such as FY2025 means only annual figures were available. Lower leaves more cushion; above 100% means paying out more than the company earned. It shows n/a for funds and when net income over the period was negative; for REITs and BDCs it is marked EPS-based, since they are judged on FFO/AFFO or net investment income instead.Years Paying
9
How many years of payments we have on record. This can understate very long histories where our data doesn't reach far enough back.Price / Book (TTM)
8.39
Price as of Oct 25, 2026; latest reported book value
Price-to-book ratio: the share price on the date shown divided by the latest reported book value per share. A rough valuation gauge, most useful for asset-heavy sectors like REITs, banks and insurers.S.A.F.E. Dividend Read
Quote & Key Data
Dividend Growth
Why the Yield Moved (90 Days)
ODFL's dividend yield rose from 0.55% to 0.67% over the past ~90 days (+0.12 pp). Of that move, +0.00 pp came from changes in the dividend rate and +0.12 pp from the share price ($211.52 on Aug 03, 2026 → $172.35 on Oct 30, 2026). A yield that rises because the price fell is not an improvement in the payout itself.
Yield vs Its Own History
Across 272 daily observations over the past 13 months (through Oct 23, 2026), ODFL's current yield is higher than approximately 74% of them. Our stored price history for ODFL covers the past 13 months; 3- and 5-year averages are not yet computable from it and are deliberately not shown.
Adjusted Price History
Dividend History
Dividend Payment History
Ex-dividend calendar →| Amount | Type | Declared | Ex-Date | Record | Pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $0.2900 Q | Regular upcoming, declared | Oct 22, 2026 | Dec 02, 2026 | Dec 02, 2026 | Dec 16, 2026 |
| $0.2900 Q | Regular | Jul 23, 2026 | Sep 02, 2026 | Sep 02, 2026 | Sep 16, 2026 |
| $0.2900 Q | Regular | May 21, 2026 | Jun 03, 2026 | Jun 03, 2026 | Jun 17, 2026 |
| $0.2900 Q | Regular | Feb 04, 2026 | Mar 04, 2026 | Mar 04, 2026 | Mar 18, 2026 |
| $0.2800 Q | Regular | Oct 23, 2025 | Dec 03, 2025 | Dec 03, 2025 | Dec 17, 2025 |
| $0.2800 Q | Regular | Jul 24, 2025 | Sep 03, 2025 | Sep 03, 2025 | Sep 17, 2025 |
| $0.2800 Q | Regular | May 22, 2025 | Jun 04, 2025 | Jun 04, 2025 | Jun 18, 2025 |
| $0.2800 Q | Regular | Feb 05, 2025 | Mar 05, 2025 | Mar 05, 2025 | Mar 19, 2025 |
| $0.2600 Q | Regular | Oct 17, 2024 | Dec 04, 2024 | Dec 04, 2024 | Dec 18, 2024 |
| $0.2600 Q | Regular | Jul 18, 2024 | Sep 04, 2024 | Sep 04, 2024 | Sep 18, 2024 |
| $0.2600 Q | Regular | May 20, 2024 | Jun 05, 2024 | Jun 05, 2024 | Jun 19, 2024 |
| $0.5200 Q | Regular | Jan 31, 2024 | Mar 05, 2024 | Mar 06, 2024 | Mar 20, 2024 |
| $0.4000 Q | Regular | Oct 19, 2023 | Dec 05, 2023 | Dec 06, 2023 | Dec 20, 2023 |
| $0.4000 Q | Regular | Jul 20, 2023 | Sep 05, 2023 | Sep 06, 2023 | Sep 20, 2023 |
| $0.4000 Q | Regular | May 18, 2023 | Jun 06, 2023 | Jun 07, 2023 | Jun 21, 2023 |
| $0.4000 Q | Regular | Feb 01, 2023 | Feb 28, 2023 | Mar 01, 2023 | Mar 15, 2023 |
| $0.3000 Q | Regular | Oct 20, 2022 | Dec 06, 2022 | Dec 07, 2022 | Dec 21, 2022 |
| $0.3000 Q | Regular | Jul 21, 2022 | Sep 06, 2022 | Sep 07, 2022 | Sep 21, 2022 |
| $0.3000 Q | Regular | May 19, 2022 | May 31, 2022 | Jun 01, 2022 | Jun 15, 2022 |
| $0.3000 Q | Regular | Feb 02, 2022 | Mar 01, 2022 | Mar 02, 2022 | Mar 16, 2022 |
| $0.2000 Q | Regular | Oct 21, 2021 | Nov 30, 2021 | Dec 01, 2021 | Dec 15, 2021 |
| $0.2000 Q | Regular | Jul 22, 2021 | Aug 31, 2021 | Sep 01, 2021 | Sep 15, 2021 |
| $0.2000 Q | Regular | May 20, 2021 | Jun 01, 2021 | Jun 02, 2021 | Jun 16, 2021 |
| $0.2000 Q | Regular | Feb 04, 2021 | Mar 02, 2021 | Mar 03, 2021 | Mar 17, 2021 |
| $0.1500 Q | Regular | Oct 23, 2020 | Dec 01, 2020 | Dec 02, 2020 | Dec 16, 2020 |
| $0.1500 Q | Regular | Jul 23, 2020 | Sep 01, 2020 | Sep 02, 2020 | Sep 16, 2020 |
| $0.1500 Q | Regular | May 21, 2020 | Jun 02, 2020 | Jun 03, 2020 | Jun 17, 2020 |
| $0.2300 Q | Regular | Feb 06, 2020 | Mar 03, 2020 | Mar 04, 2020 | Mar 18, 2020 |
| $0.1700 Q | Regular | Oct 17, 2019 | Dec 03, 2019 | Dec 04, 2019 | Dec 18, 2019 |
| $0.1700 Q | Regular | Jul 17, 2019 | Sep 03, 2019 | Sep 04, 2019 | Sep 18, 2019 |
| $0.1700 Q | Regular | May 15, 2019 | Jun 04, 2019 | Jun 05, 2019 | Jun 19, 2019 |
| $0.1700 Q | Regular | Jan 30, 2019 | Mar 05, 2019 | Mar 06, 2019 | Mar 20, 2019 |
| $0.1300 Q | Regular | Nov 01, 2018 | Dec 06, 2018 | Dec 06, 2018 | Dec 20, 2018 |
| $0.1300 Q | Regular | Jul 18, 2018 | Sep 05, 2018 | Sep 06, 2018 | Sep 20, 2018 |
| $0.1300 Q | Regular | May 16, 2018 | Jun 05, 2018 | Jun 06, 2018 | Jun 20, 2018 |
| $0.1300 Q | Regular | Jan 31, 2018 | Mar 05, 2018 | Mar 06, 2018 | Mar 20, 2018 |
| $0.1000 Q | Regular | Oct 18, 2017 | Dec 05, 2017 | Dec 06, 2017 | Dec 20, 2017 |
| $0.1000 Q | Regular | Aug 01, 2017 | Sep 01, 2017 | Sep 06, 2017 | Sep 20, 2017 |
| $0.1000 Q | Regular | May 18, 2017 | Jun 02, 2017 | Jun 06, 2017 | Jun 20, 2017 |
| $0.1000 Q | Regular | Feb 06, 2017 | Mar 02, 2017 | Mar 06, 2017 | Mar 20, 2017 |
Peer Comparison
Selected Trucking dividend payers we cover, strongest DividendRank first — for context, not a recommendation.
| Ticker | Name | Yield | 5-Yr Growth | Streak | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TFII | TFI International Inc. | 1.67% | 17.8% | 10 yrs | 78 |
| SEOTF | Seino Holdings Co., Ltd. | 4.15% | 13.5% | 3 yrs | 77 |
| TFII.TO | TFI International Inc. | 1.70% | 18.8% | 0 yrs | 68 |
| SNDR | Schneider National, Inc. | 1.36% | 7.9% | 0 yrs | 59 |
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ODFL dividend — frequently asked questions
Does Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. pay a dividend?
Yes. Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. (ODFL) currently pays a dividend. The annualized dividend is about $1.16 per share, a yield of approximately 0.67%.
What is Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.'s dividend yield?
Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.'s dividend yield is approximately 0.67%, based on the most recent regular payment annualized against the current share price. Yields move as the share price changes.
How often does Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. pay dividends?
Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. pays dividends quarterly — 4 times per year.
When is Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.'s next ex-dividend date?
The next declared ex-dividend date for Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. is December 2, 2026. The associated payment is $0.2900 per share; you must own the shares before the ex-dividend date to receive it.
How long has Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. paid dividends?
Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. has 9 years of dividend payments on record, and has increased its dividend for 8 consecutive years.
Data updated Oct 30, 2026. This research page is generated from Dividendly's structured market and dividend dataset using the approach described on our methodology and data sources pages. Data is automatically validated using defined rules and may also be periodically reviewed. Research only, not investment advice. Spotted a data error? Report it.