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PACCAR Pricing Spineometer: 2 of 5 Vertebrae

By Tim J. Smith, PhD May 16, 2025

PACCAR, a multinational truck, parts, and financing company, had a negative 2024. Examining PACCAR’s Truck, Parts, and Other business specifically, revenue fell 5% to $31 billion and earnings before interest and taxes fell 17% to $4.5 billion over the last year. (This article excludes PACCAR’s financial services business and makes no comments regarding how pricing should be managed in that line of business.) A review of PACCAR’s 28 January 2025 earnings call…

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Expeditors Pricing Spineometer: 5 of 5 Vertebrae

By Tim J. Smith, PhD February 7, 2025

Expeditors International of Washington, a third-party logistics services company, had a positive Q3 2024. Revenue rose 37% to $3.0 billion and earnings…

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Howmet Aerospace Pricing Spineometer: 2 of 5 Vertebrae

By Tim J. Smith, PhD February 7, 2025

Howmet Aerospace, a global provider of advanced engineered solutions for the aerospace and transportation industries, had a positive Q3 2024. Revenue rose…

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Jacobs Solutions Pricing Spineometer: 4 of 5 Vertebrae

By Tim J. Smith, PhD February 7, 2025

Jacob Solutions, an infrastructure development company, had a positive 2024. Revenue rose 6% to $11.5 billion and earnings before interest and taxes…

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Quanta Services Pricing Spineometer: 2 of 5 Vertebrae

By Tim J. Smith, PhD February 7, 2025

Quanta Services, Inc., a provider of infrastructure solutions for electric and gas utilities, renewable energy, communications, and pipelines, had a positive Q3…

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