Dividend Power Score
A single, comprehensive score designed to measure the true strength of a company’s dividend.
This score combines three essential pillars of dividend quality:
Consistency – Measures how reliable the dividend has been over time, focusing on payment history, stability, and the absence of cuts or suspensions.
Payability – Assesses the company’s financial ability to sustain its dividend, taking into account cash flow, earnings coverage, balance sheet strength, and overall financial health.
Growth – Evaluates the long-term growth of both the dividend and the company’s share price, highlighting businesses that consistently increase payouts while creating shareholder value.
Higher scores identify companies that have historically delivered dependable income alongside sustained dividend growth and long-term capital appreciation.
Company Overview
Hub Group, Inc. is a North American transportation management company providing integrated, multimodal logistics solutions. The company operates primarily in the transportation and logistics industry, with a focus on coordinating freight movements rather than owning significant transportation assets. Hub Group’s core offering is the management of intermodal, truck brokerage, and logistics services for shippers seeking cost-efficient and scalable supply chain solutions.
Founded in 1971 as a drayage provider supporting rail intermodal service, Hub Group evolved into a publicly traded company in 1998 and expanded steadily through organic growth and acquisitions. Its strategic positioning centers on being a technology-enabled logistics intermediary with strong relationships across railroads, trucking carriers, and warehousing providers, allowing it to offer flexible and asset-light transportation solutions to large enterprise customers.
Business Operations
Hub Group generates revenue through multiple operating segments, primarily Intermodal Transportation, Truck Brokerage, and Logistics services. The intermodal segment, historically the largest contributor, coordinates rail-based container transportation combined with truck drayage, leveraging long-term relationships with major North American railroads. Truck brokerage focuses on sourcing truckload and less-than-truckload capacity from third-party carriers, while logistics services include warehousing, fulfillment, and dedicated transportation solutions.
Operations are conducted across domestic and cross-border North American markets, supported by proprietary transportation management systems and data analytics platforms. Hub Group operates through several subsidiaries, including Hub Group Trucking, Hub Group Logistics, and NonstopDelivery, which enable it to provide last-mile, temperature-controlled, and value-added logistics services without significant asset ownership.
Strategic Position & Investments
The company’s strategic direction emphasizes growth through service diversification, technology investment, and selective acquisitions that expand logistics capabilities. Hub Group has invested heavily in digital freight platforms, real-time shipment visibility, and automation to improve carrier matching and operational efficiency. These initiatives are intended to enhance customer retention and margins while maintaining an asset-light business model.
Notable acquisitions include NonstopDelivery, which strengthened last-mile and final-mile delivery capabilities, and DG Macpherson, expanding temperature-controlled intermodal services. Hub Group continues to prioritize investments in e-commerce fulfillment, intermodal efficiency, and data-driven logistics solutions as part of its long-term growth strategy.
Geographic Footprint
Hub Group is headquartered in North America, with its corporate headquarters located in Oak Brook, Illinois. The company maintains an extensive operational presence across the United States, supported by regional offices, rail ramps, and logistics facilities in major freight corridors. Its intermodal network is closely integrated with Class I railroads, enabling coast-to-coast service coverage.
Internationally, Hub Group has a limited but strategically important footprint in Canada and Mexico, supporting cross-border trade flows. While the company does not operate globally at the scale of large multinational freight forwarders, its North American reach positions it as a key logistics provider for companies with regional and cross-border supply chains.
Leadership & Governance
Hub Group is led by an experienced executive team focused on disciplined capital allocation, operational efficiency, and long-term shareholder value. Leadership emphasizes a customer-centric, technology-enabled approach to logistics management, with governance practices aligned to public company standards and regulatory requirements.
Key executives include:
- Phil Yeager – Chief Executive Officer
- Tim Murphy – Chief Financial Officer
- Jim Kinneary – Chief Operating Officer
- Kim K. Feil – Chief Human Resources Officer
- Brian O’Connell – Chief Information Officer