ARCB vs R vs TFII Stock Comparison

Arcbest, Ryder System and TFI International Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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ARCB Arcbest Corp /Tx/
$130.96 -1.2% 1M +76.2% 1Y
Market cap
$2.93B
P/E
179.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.20B
Div. yield
0.37%
Trucking Industrials
1 win
R Ryder System Inc
$285.61 +20.5% 1M +68.8% 1Y
Market cap
$10.92B
P/E
21.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.08B
Div. yield
1.31%
Logistics Industrials
3 wins
TFII TFI International Inc.
$95.77 -19.4% 1M +6.7% 1Y
Market cap
$8.08B
P/E
18.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.39B
Div. yield
1.96%
Trucking Industrials
8 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

TFI International leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (TFI International 8, Ryder System 3, Arcbest 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionARCBRTFIILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.93B $10.92B $8.08B R
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 179.6x 21.0x 18.8x TFII
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.8x 19.8x 16.7x TFII
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +3.7% +3.2% +4.2% TFII
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 0.4% 4.0% 5.0% TFII
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 1.5% 7.9% 17.7% TFII
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.2x 2.5x 0.0x TFII
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.37% 1.31% 1.96% TFII
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +76.2% +68.8% +6.7% ARCB
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +3.5%/yr +26.4%/yr -2.9%/yr R
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 46.5% 32.2% 40.9% R
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 35/100 52/100 63/100 TFII

Percentile Scorecard

ARCBRTFII

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisARCBRTFII
Valuation 43 #79 of 137 57 #59 of 137 71 #40 of 137
Growth 15 #105 of 124 66 #43 of 124 39 #76 of 124
Profitability 30 #86 of 122 52 #59 of 122 66 #42 of 122
Financial Health 61 #58 of 147 14 #127 of 147 63 #55 of 147
Shareholder Returns 27 #62 of 85 69 #27 of 85 77 #20 of 85
Overall 35 52 63
  • ARCB ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • R ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • TFII ranked among 150 companies in Transportation

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodARCBRTFIISPY
1 month -1.2%+20.5%-19.4% -2.3%
3 months -4.8%+8.9%-28.9% -0.7%
6 months +13.2%+22.6%-28.9% +4.8%
Year to date +76.5%+49.2%-7.3% +10.3%
1 year +76.2%+68.8%+6.7% +10.3%
3 years +9.1%+183.3%-16.0% +73.0%
3 years, per year +3.0%+41.5%-5.7% +20.1%
5 years +18.6%+222.7%-13.5% +61.9%
5 years, per year +3.5%+26.4%-2.9% +10.1%
10 years +548.3%+315.3%+314.6% +258.6%
10 years, per year +20.6%+15.3%+15.3% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureARCBRTFIISPY
Volatility, 1Y 46.5%32.2%40.9% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 45.3%29.3%45.4% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.150.981.19 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.642.130.16 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -62.6%-28.8%-54.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -24.4%0.0%-41.4% -3.5%
52-week high $173.22$285.61$163.36 $779.14
52-week low $59.62$162.50$80.71 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleARCBRTFII
P/E now vs peer median 179.6xmedian 16.1x 21.0xmedian 16.1x 18.8xmedian 16.1x
P/S now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 0.9x 0.8xmedian 0.9x 1.0xmedian 0.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 14.3xmedian 8.1x 6.4xmedian 8.1x 7.8xmedian 8.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 15.6xmedian 11.4x 11.4xmedian 11.4x 6.7xmedian 11.4x
P/B now vs peer median 2.3xmedian 1.2x 3.7xmedian 1.2x 2.9xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median -3.11median 0.75 2.52median 0.75 -3.60median 0.75

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsARCBRTFII
Revenue $4.20B $13.08B $8.39B
Gross profit – $2.56B –
Operating income $29.18M $1.10B $624.12M
Net income $16.30M $520.00M $356.83M
Free cash flow $187.04M $954.00M $1.21B
EPS (diluted) $0.73 $13.41 $5.07
Cash & equivalents $145.85M $198.00M $187.49M
Total debt $215.55M $7.21B $186.52M
Shares (diluted) 22.35M 38.79M 83.41M
Enterprise value $2.42B $10.12B $7.29B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricARCBRTFII
P/E 179.6x 21.0x 18.8x
P/FCF 15.6x 11.4x 6.7x
P/Operating cash flow 10.4x 4.0x 9.0x
P/S 0.7x 0.8x 1.0x
P/B 2.3x 3.7x 2.9x
P/Tangible book 2.4x 4.2x -4.2x
EV/EBITDA 14.3x 6.4x 7.8x
EV/EBIT 101.9x 16.4x 13.0x
EV/Revenue 0.7x 1.4x 1.0x
EV/FCF 15.9x 18.8x 6.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 10.5x 6.6x 9.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -3.11 2.52 -3.60

Growth

14 metrics
MetricARCBRTFII
Revenue growth (1Y) 3.7% 3.2% 4.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -3.3% 3.4% 3.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – -0.4% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 3.6% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -86.6% 0.3% 4.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -49.7% 2.3% -7.0%
Net income growth (1Y) -89.7% 3.6% 9.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -59.1% 2.1% -12.2%
EPS growth (1Y) -89.4% 11.2% 14.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -57.7% 8.3% -5.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 22.3% 13.8% -6.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -10.2% 4.9% -2.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 165.4% 1,184% -0.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -3.5% 47.1% -3.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricARCBRTFII
Gross margin – 19.6% –
EBITDA margin 4.9% 21.4% 12.4%
Operating margin 0.7% 8.4% 7.4%
Pretax margin 0.5% 5.4% 7.8%
Net margin 0.4% 4.0% 5.0%
FCF margin 4.4% 7.3% 14.4%
Operating cash flow margin 6.7% 20.9% 10.7%
Return on equity 1.3% 17.8% 12.9%
Return on assets 0.7% 3.2% 4.8%
Return on invested capital 1.5% 7.9% 17.7%
Return on capital employed 1.7% 8.9% 10.0%
Asset turnover 1.7x 0.8x 1.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 17.3x 5.3x 2.5x
Stock comp / revenue 0.2% – 0.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricARCBRTFII
Debt / assets 8.8% 44.6% 2.5%
Debt / equity 0.2x 2.4x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.2x 2.5x 0.0x
Debt / FCF 1.2x 7.6x 0.2x
Liabilities / assets 48.3% 81.6% 62.6%
Equity / assets 51.7% 18.4% 37.4%
Interest coverage 2.0x 2.8x 3.7x
Current ratio 1.0x 0.7x 1.1x
Quick ratio 0.9x 0.6x 1.0x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.1x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 4.06 1.65 2.80

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricARCBRTFII
Dividend yield 0.4% 1.3% 2.0%
Net buyback yield 1.4% 5.0% 5.3%
Shareholder yield 1.8% 6.4% 7.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) 66.2% 28.8% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 5.8% 15.7% –
Dividend growth (1Y) -3.6% 5.6% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -2.7% 6.3% –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusARCBRTFII
Forward P/E 19.8xFY2026 19.8xFY2026 16.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $6.60FY2026 $14.45FY2026 $5.73FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +78.4%FY2026 +11.8%FY2026 +31.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +49.8% +30.6% +40.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.39BFY2026 $14.12BFY2026 $8.41BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +9.5%FY2026 +11.5%FY2026 +6.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +7.9% +2.3% +1.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersARCBRTFII
Held by institutions 100.0% 90.8% 69.4%
Institutions holding 328 581 296
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.6% -0.6% +1.2%
Institutions buying 179 309 175
Institutions selling 105 177 90
Buyers to sellers 1.70 1.75 1.94

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

ARCBRTFII
ARCB 1.00 0.58 0.67
R 0.58 1.00 0.49
TFII 0.67 0.49 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ARCB, R and TFII?

Ryder System (R) is the largest by market capitalisation: Arcbest (ARCB) $2.93B, Ryder System (R) $10.92B, TFI International (TFII) $8.08B.

Which stock is cheaper, ARCB, R and TFII?

TFI International (TFII) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Arcbest (ARCB) 179.6x, Ryder System (R) 21.0x, TFI International (TFII) 18.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, TFI International (TFII) is cheapest (Arcbest (ARCB) 19.8x, Ryder System (R) 19.8x, TFI International (TFII) 16.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

TFI International (TFII) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Arcbest (ARCB) +3.7%, Ryder System (R) +3.2%, TFI International (TFII) +4.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

TFI International (TFII) has the highest net margin (Arcbest (ARCB) 0.4%, Ryder System (R) 4.0%, TFI International (TFII) 5.0%). On return on invested capital, TFI International (TFII) leads (Arcbest (ARCB) 1.5%, Ryder System (R) 7.9%, TFI International (TFII) 17.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Arcbest (ARCB) returned the most: Arcbest (ARCB) +76.2%, Ryder System (R) +68.8%, TFI International (TFII) +6.7%. Over five years, Ryder System (R) compounded fastest (Arcbest (ARCB) +3.5%/yr, Ryder System (R) +26.4%/yr, TFI International (TFII) -2.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

TFI International (TFII) has the highest dividend yield: Arcbest (ARCB) 0.37%, Ryder System (R) 1.31%, TFI International (TFII) 1.96%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ryder System (R) has been the steadiest (Arcbest (ARCB) 46.5%, Ryder System (R) 32.2%, TFI International (TFII) 40.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ARCB, R and TFII?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, TFI International (TFII) leads on 8. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.