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FedEx Freight Holding Company: Weathered boat (two warning signs)Weathered boat

FedEx Freight Holding Company $FDXF

Saw revenue fall 1.1% in FY2026 to $8.8 billion, operating margin 6.1% against a 2.4% median for air courier services, equity -7.2% of assets.

Last filing10-Q, 29 Oct 2026

Health watchDirector or officer change ×3 · 26 Jun 2026
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Next year, 80%$6.8B–$10.1B
Growth, on the year−1.1%
Operating margin6.1%
Equity of assets−7.2%
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🫧 Edgar looked up FedEx Freight Holding Company, Inc. ($FDXF). Last filing: 10-Q, 2026-10-29. 9 event filings (8-K) in the past twelve months.

🔖 Exposure: revenue $8.8B (FY2026), total debt $4.5B. Experience: revenue down 1.1% on the year, down 3.4% a year over 2 years; operating margin 6.1%, down from 15.8%. Soundness: equity -7.2% of assets (liabilities exceed assets), payout 7.3% of profit. Credibility: 3 audited years, moderate weight. Range: 80% of past cases like this landed between $6.8B and $10.1B next year (method v3, set from 4,599 SEC company-years; on a year the method never saw, 83% landed inside). A statistical range, not company guidance. Against peers (12 filers, $50M+ revenue, its industry group): operating margin 6.1% against a 2.4% median; growth -1.1% against 3.6%.

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FedEx Freight Holding Company, Inc. against its own record and its peers
Operating marginPeer median 2.4%6.1%Revenue, on the yearPeer median 3.6%-1.1%Equity of assetsPeer median 20.1%-7.2%Payout of profit7.3%Gold tick: the median of 12–12 peers with $50M+ revenue in air courier services
Handed back now, or kept to compound · of each dollar of profit
7.3% paid out92.7% kept

Gold paid out, navy kept. Kept share × return on equity = the growth it can fund itself. Facts from the filings, not a recommendation.

Speed and cash · fiscal 2025

Cash Compass🐂 Steady earner · steady and paying a dividend, with average cash
Inside viewTurns 1.9% of revenue into operating cash; revenue shrinking 1.1% a year over three years; pays a dividend.
Outside viewAmong $1B-10B companies: 9th percentile for cash, 24th for growth. cash growth

Both views must agree for a label · a description, not advice.

Cash flow (op · inv · fin · free)$167M · −$363M · $335M · −$212M
Revenue swing · equity of assets3.3% · —

FedEx Freight Holding Company is growing slower than its size class, with steadier revenue. Its own audited SEC figures.

The figures, as filed

Fiscal year end2026-05-31
Revenue$8.8B
Revenue, on the year−1.1%
Revenue, a year over the record−3.4%
Operating margin6.1%
Operating margin, prior year15.8%
Net margin7.4%
Research and developmentnot filed separately
Total debt$4.5B
Equity of assets−7.2%
Return on equity—
Payout of profit7.3%
Dividend per share—
Earnings per share$4.38
Book value per share$-3.32
Revenue per share$58.83
Shares outstanding149,505,248
Audited years read3

Peers: the median of 12 filers with $50M+ revenue in air courier services.

Classic signals · fiscal 2026Altman Z″ 0.7 distress zone 1968Piotroski F 4 of 9 middling 2000Beneish M not enough filed detail (needs receivables, cost of revenue, PP&E, depreciation, SG&A for two years)Sloan accruals 8.2% modest accruals 1996DuPont ROE 69.1% = margin 7.4% × turns 1.48 × leverage 6.28

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Health HarborFedEx Freight Holding Company sails as: Weathered boat

Health watch · 12 monthsDirector or officer change ×3

Sailing speed follows growth: -1.1% a year crosses the harbor in 83 seconds.

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  • liabilities exceed assets (often from years of share buybacks, not always distress)
  • free cash flow was negative: capital spending outran operating cash (-$212.0M in FY2026)

Boat condition = number of warning signs: a serious warning filing in 12 months; liabilities over assets; slow and jumpy; negative operating cash; an operating loss; negative free cash flow outside regulated utilities; an 80% revenue range of ±25% or wider. A picture of the signs, not a rating and not investment advice.

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