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How Universal Logistics Holdings (ULH) makes money

Universal Logistics Holdings (ULH) made $394M of revenue in the third quarter 2026 (Q3 2026), -0.7% from a year earlier. Value-added services brought in $183M (46%); Dedicated services brought in $88.8M (23%); Intermodal services brought in $52.1M (13%). Of every dollar of revenue, 8¢ was left as operating profit, 5¢ was left as net earnings.

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Universal Logistics Holdings revenue by segment, Q3 2026Universal Logistics Holdings revenue by segment, Q3 2026Value-added services$183MDedicated services$88.8MIntermodal services$52.1MTruckload services$48.9MBrokerage services$21.1M
Universal Logistics Holdings: revenue by line, Q1 2025 to Q3 2026Universal Logistics Holdings: revenue by line, Q1 2025 to Q3 2026Value Added ServicesDedicated servicesIntermodal servicesTruckload servicesValue-added servicesBrokerage servicesValue Added Services: $0 latestDedicated services: $88.8M latest$88.8MIntermodal services: $52.1M latest$52.1MTruckload services: $48.9M latest$48.9MValue-added services: $183M latest$183MBrokerage services: $21.1M latestQ1 2025Q2 2025Q3 2025Q4 2025Q1 2026Q2 2026Q3 2026
Intermodal services went from 18% of revenue in Q1 2025 to 13% in Q3 2026, the largest shift in the mix.
Universal Logistics Holdings revenue by quarterUniversal Logistics Holdings revenue by quarter$382MQ1 2025$394MQ2 2025$397MQ3 2025$385MQ4 2025$368MQ1 2026$379MQ2 2026$394MQ3 2026
Universal Logistics Holdings: where each dollar of revenue goesUniversal Logistics Holdings: where each dollar of revenue goesOperating profit8¢Income tax1¢Net earnings5¢

Revenue by segment, Q3 2026

SegmentRevenueShareQ/QY/Y
Value-added services$183M46.5%—+3%
Dedicated services$88.8M22.5%—+3%
Intermodal services$52.1M13.2%—-19%
Truckload services$48.9M12.4%—-3%
Brokerage services$21.1M5.4%—+17%

Where each dollar of revenue goes

LineQ3 2026% of revenue
Revenue$394M100.0%
Operating profit$32.8M8.3%
Income tax$5.9M1.5%
Net earnings$18.1M4.6%

Revenue, quarter by quarter

QuarterRevenueY/Y
Q3 2026$394M-0.7%
Q2 2026$379M—
Q1 2026$368M-4%
Q4 2025$385M-17%
Q3 2025$397M-7%
Q2 2025$394M-15%
Q1 2025$382M-22%

From Universal Logistics Holdings' 8-K filed Oct 29, 2026 (on EDGAR).

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How does Universal Logistics Holdings make money?

Universal Logistics Holdings (ULH) made $394M of revenue in the third quarter 2026 (Q3 2026), -0.7% from a year earlier. Value-added services brought in $183M (46%); Dedicated services brought in $88.8M (23%); Intermodal services brought in $52.1M (13%). Of every dollar of revenue, 8¢ was left as operating profit, 5¢ was left as net earnings.

What is Universal Logistics Holdings' biggest business?

Value-added services: $183M in the third quarter 2026, 46% of revenue, +3% from a year earlier.

What is Universal Logistics Holdings' profit margin?

Net earnings were $18.1M, 4.6% of revenue, in the third quarter 2026; the operating margin was 8.3%.

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Updated Nov 8, 2026. Read automatically from SEC filings and public data; errors are possible. Not investment advice.