Schneider National Raises 2026 EPS Outlook 18% After Q2 Beats on $1.57 Billion Revenue
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Updated · FreightWaves · Jul 31
Schneider National Raises 2026 EPS Outlook 18% After Q2 Beats on $1.57 Billion Revenue
1 articles · Updated · FreightWaves · Jul 31
Summary
Schneider lifted its 2026 adjusted EPS outlook to 90 cents-$1.10 after posting Q2 adjusted EPS of 29 cents, topping consensus by 6 cents, on revenue of $1.57 billion that beat the $1.52 billion estimate.
A tightening truckload market drove the upgrade: the one-way fleet won double-digit contract rate increases, mini-bid activity accelerated, and June spot conditions resembled March 2021, the prior cycle peak.
Truckload revenue rose 1% to $628 million as a 5% gain in revenue per truck offset a 4% drop in average trucks in service; the one-way fleet's revenue per truck per week jumped 16% and the unit's operating ratio improved 180 basis points to 91.8%.
A large dedicated-customer loss will pressure Q3, but Schneider said that headwind is already built into guidance and may be partly offset by new dedicated contracts and shifting some trucks into the one-way fleet.
The results reinforce Schneider's bellwether status for freight markets, with management saying non-compliant capacity is exiting faster than expected and rate recovery is still in its early stages.