ARCB vs TFII vs JBHT Stock Comparison

Arcbest, TFI International and Hunt J B Transport Services Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ARCB Arcbest Corp /Tx/
$130.34 +4.1% 1M +73.7% 1Y
Market cap
$2.91B
P/E
178.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.20B
Div. yield
0.37%
Trucking Industrials
3 wins
TFII TFI International Inc.
$114.45 -5.4% 1M +28.0% 1Y
Market cap
$9.66B
P/E
24.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.12B
Div. yield
1.64%
Trucking Industrials
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

TFI International leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (TFI International 5, Hunt J B Transport Services 4, Arcbest 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionARCBTFIIJBHTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.91B $9.66B $21.62B JBHT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 178.7x 24.7x 32.2x TFII
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.7x 20.0x 33.9x ARCB
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +3.7% -1.7% +10.6% JBHT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 0.4% 4.7% 5.1% JBHT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 1.5% 18.0% 15.1% TFII
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.2x 0.0x 0.7x TFII
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.37% 1.64% 0.77% TFII
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +73.7% +28.0% +38.3% ARCB
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +7.1%/yr -1.0%/yr +3.2%/yr ARCB
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 46.5% 36.2% 34.9% JBHT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 35/100 53/100 49/100 TFII

Percentile Scorecard

ARCBTFIIJBHT

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

AxisARCBTFIIJBHT
Valuation 42 #80 of 136 56 #60 of 136 28 #98 of 136
Growth 15 #103 of 121 19 #98 of 121 54 #56 of 121
Profitability 32 #79 of 115 68 #38 of 115 67 #39 of 115
Financial Health 63 #53 of 143 63 #54 of 143 59 #60 of 143
Shareholder Returns 25 #62 of 82 61 #33 of 82 36 #53 of 82
Overall 35 53 49
  • ARCB ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • TFII ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • JBHT ranked among 150 companies in Transportation

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodARCBTFIIJBHTSPY
1 month +4.1%-5.4%+2.9% -0.2%
3 months -12.8%-22.6%-16.5% +3.9%
6 months +2.0%-21.0%-7.7% +8.2%
Year to date +75.7%+10.7%+19.4% +12.9%
1 year +73.7%+28.0%+38.3% +12.3%
3 years +27.5%+6.4%+39.7% +87.4%
3 years, per year +8.4%+2.1%+11.8% +23.3%
5 years +40.6%-4.8%+17.1% +67.9%
5 years, per year +7.1%-1.0%+3.2% +10.9%
10 years +537.4%+470.0%+186.3% +261.1%
10 years, per year +20.4%+19.0%+11.1% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureARCBTFIIJBHTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 46.5%36.2%34.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 45.1%36.3%37.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.201.020.77 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.580.771.10 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -62.6%-54.5%-43.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -24.8%-29.9%-22.3% -1.2%
52-week high $173.22$163.36$298.41 $779.14
52-week low $59.62$80.71$158.92 $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.

MultipleARCBTFIIJBHT
P/E now vs peer median 178.7xmedian 16.3x 24.7xmedian 16.3x 32.2xmedian 16.3x
P/S now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 1.0x 1.2xmedian 1.0x 1.6xmedian 1.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 14.3xmedian 8.7x 9.5xmedian 8.7x 13.5xmedian 8.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 15.6xmedian 11.4x 8.3xmedian 11.4x 22.4xmedian 11.4x
P/B now vs peer median 2.3xmedian 1.2x 3.5xmedian 1.2x 6.0xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median -3.10median 0.82 -2.34median 0.82 -24.34median 0.82

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 monthsARCBTFIIJBHT
Revenue $4.20B $8.12B $13.33B
Operating income $29.18M $597.45M $960.11M
Net income $16.30M $335.80M $676.07M
Free cash flow $187.04M $1.17B $966.50M
EPS (diluted) $0.73 $4.61 $7.14
Cash & equivalents $145.85M $205.45M $3.75M
Total debt $215.55M $3.15B $1.12B
Shares (diluted) 22.35M 83.41M 94.65M
Enterprise value $2.40B $9.03B $21.59B

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
MetricARCBTFIIJBHT
P/E 178.7x 24.7x 32.2x
P/FCF 15.6x 8.3x 22.4x
P/Operating cash flow 10.3x 10.6x 14.5x
P/S 0.7x 1.2x 1.6x
P/B 2.3x 3.5x 6.0x
P/Tangible book 2.4x -5.0x 6.0x
EV/EBITDA 14.3x 9.5x 13.5x
EV/EBIT 101.5x 16.2x 23.7x
EV/Revenue 0.7x 1.2x 1.7x
EV/FCF 15.8x 8.3x 23.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 10.5x 10.6x 15.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -3.10 -2.34 -24.34

Growth

14 metrics
MetricARCBTFIIJBHT
Revenue growth (1Y) 3.7% -1.7% 10.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -3.3% 1.2% 0.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -86.6% -7.5% 16.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -49.7% -12.6% -3.6%
Net income growth (1Y) -89.7% -8.8% 18.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -59.1% -19.3% -4.5%
EPS growth (1Y) -89.4% -5.2% 20.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -57.7% -10.6% -1.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 22.3% -13.2% -7.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -10.2% -3.5% -8.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 165.4% -14.5% 22.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -3.5% -5.0% 162.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricARCBTFIIJBHT
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 4.9% 12.6% 12.6%
Operating margin 0.7% 7.4% 7.2%
Pretax margin 0.5% 10.1% 6.7%
Net margin 0.4% 4.7% 5.1%
FCF margin 4.4% 14.4% 7.3%
Operating cash flow margin 6.7% 11.3% 11.2%
Return on equity 1.3% 12.4% 18.5%
Return on assets 0.7% 4.5% 8.4%
Return on invested capital 1.5% 18.0% 15.1%
Return on capital employed 1.7% 9.6% 14.9%
Asset turnover 1.7x 1.1x 1.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 17.3x 2.7x 2.2x
Stock comp / revenue 0.2% 0.2% 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricARCBTFIIJBHT
Debt / assets 8.8% 3.1% 13.9%
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.1x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.2x 0.0x 0.7x
Debt / FCF 1.2x 0.2x 1.2x
Liabilities / assets 48.3% 63.5% 55.1%
Equity / assets 51.7% 36.5% 44.9%
Interest coverage 2.0x 3.5x 14.2x
Current ratio 1.0x 1.1x 1.2x
Quick ratio 0.9x 1.0x 1.0x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.2x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 4.05 2.93 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricARCBTFIIJBHT
Dividend yield 0.4% 1.6% 0.8%
Net buyback yield 1.4% 3.8% 2.3%
Shareholder yield 1.8% 5.4% 3.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) 66.2% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 5.8% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) -3.6% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -2.7% – –

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.

ConsensusARCBTFIIJBHT
Forward P/E 19.7xFY2026 20.0xFY2026 33.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $6.60FY2026 $5.73FY2026 $6.85FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +78.4%FY2026 +31.1%FY2026 +11.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +49.8% +40.5% +36.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.39BFY2026 $8.41BFY2026 $13.43BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +9.5%FY2026 +6.7%FY2026 +11.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +7.9% +1.0% +18.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersARCBTFIIJBHT
Held by institutions 100.0% 69.4% 76.9%
Institutions holding 328 295 857
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.6% +1.2% +1.8%
Institutions buying 179 174 516
Institutions selling 105 90 233
Buyers to sellers 1.70 1.93 2.21

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.

ARCBTFIIJBHT
ARCB 1.00 0.74 0.70
TFII 0.74 1.00 0.73
JBHT 0.70 0.73 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ARCB, TFII and JBHT?

Hunt J B Transport Services (JBHT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Arcbest (ARCB) $2.91B, TFI International (TFII) $9.66B, Hunt J B Transport Services (JBHT) $21.62B.

Which stock is cheaper, ARCB, TFII and JBHT?

TFI International (TFII) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Arcbest (ARCB) 178.7x, TFI International (TFII) 24.7x, Hunt J B Transport Services (JBHT) 32.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Arcbest (ARCB) is cheapest (Arcbest (ARCB) 19.7x, TFI International (TFII) 20.0x, Hunt J B Transport Services (JBHT) 33.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Hunt J B Transport Services (JBHT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Arcbest (ARCB) +3.7%, TFI International (TFII) -1.7%, Hunt J B Transport Services (JBHT) +10.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Hunt J B Transport Services (JBHT) has the highest net margin (Arcbest (ARCB) 0.4%, TFI International (TFII) 4.7%, Hunt J B Transport Services (JBHT) 5.1%). On return on invested capital, TFI International (TFII) leads (Arcbest (ARCB) 1.5%, TFI International (TFII) 18.0%, Hunt J B Transport Services (JBHT) 15.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Arcbest (ARCB) returned the most: Arcbest (ARCB) +73.7%, TFI International (TFII) +28.0%, Hunt J B Transport Services (JBHT) +38.3%. Over five years, Arcbest (ARCB) compounded fastest (Arcbest (ARCB) +7.1%/yr, TFI International (TFII) -1.0%/yr, Hunt J B Transport Services (JBHT) +3.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

TFI International (TFII) has the highest dividend yield: Arcbest (ARCB) 0.37%, TFI International (TFII) 1.64%, Hunt J B Transport Services (JBHT) 0.77%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Hunt J B Transport Services (JBHT) has been the steadiest (Arcbest (ARCB) 46.5%, TFI International (TFII) 36.2%, Hunt J B Transport Services (JBHT) 34.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 5. 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.