Old Dominion Freight Line (Nasdaq: ODFL) reported earnings on Oct. 25. Here are the numbers you need to know.

The 10-second takeaway
 For the quarter ended Sep. 30 (Q3), Old Dominion Freight Line met expectations on revenues and beat expectations on earnings per share.

Compared to the prior-year quarter, revenue expanded and GAAP earnings per share increased significantly.

Margins grew across the board.

Revenue details
 Old Dominion Freight Line tallied revenue of $544.5 million. The 13 analysts polled by S&P Capital IQ foresaw revenue of $543.9 million on the same basis. GAAP reported sales were 10% higher than the prior-year quarter's $494.5 million.

Source: S&P Capital IQ. Quarterly periods. Dollar amounts in millions. Non-GAAP figures may vary to maintain comparability with estimates.

EPS details
 EPS came in at $0.59. The 17 earnings estimates compiled by S&P Capital IQ predicted $0.54 per share. GAAP EPS of $0.59 for Q3 were 31% higher than the prior-year quarter's $0.45 per share.

Source: S&P Capital IQ. Quarterly periods. Non-GAAP figures may vary to maintain comparability with estimates.

Margin details
 For the quarter, gross margin was 28.0%, 140 basis points better than the prior-year quarter. Operating margin was 14.9%, 110 basis points better than the prior-year quarter. Net margin was 9.4%, 160 basis points better than the prior-year quarter.

Looking ahead
 Next quarter's average estimate for revenue is $533.6 million. On the bottom line, the average EPS estimate is $0.49.

Next year's average estimate for revenue is $2.12 billion. The average EPS estimate is $1.95.

Investor sentiment
 The stock has a three-star rating (out of five) at Motley Fool CAPS, with 101 members out of 121 rating the stock outperform, and 20 members rating it underperform. Among 42 CAPS All-Star picks (recommendations by the highest-ranked CAPS members), 32 give Old Dominion Freight Line a green thumbs-up, and 10 give it a red thumbs-down.

Of Wall Street recommendations tracked by S&P Capital IQ, the average opinion on Old Dominion Freight Line is outperform, with an average price target of $34.52.