ARCB vs XPO vs KNX Stock Comparison

Arcbest, Xpo and Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ARCB Arcbest Corp /Tx/
$126.35 +1.0% 1M +69.5% 1Y
Market cap
$2.86B
P/E
175.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.20B
Div. yield
0.00%
Trucking Industrials
3 wins
XPO XPO, Inc.
$182.32 +5.3% 1M +45.0% 1Y
Market cap
$21.33B
P/E
52.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.57B
Div. yield
–
Trucking Industrials
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Xpo leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Xpo 6, Arcbest 3, Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionARCBXPOKNXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.86B $21.33B $9.89B XPO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 175.7x 52.8x 243.2x XPO
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.1x 30.8x 28.0x ARCB
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +3.7% +7.0% +7.0% XPO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 0.4% 4.7% — XPO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 1.5% 10.8% — XPO
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.2x 2.3x — ARCB
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% — 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +69.5% +45.0% +33.3% ARCB
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +7.8%/yr +29.4%/yr +2.0%/yr XPO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 46.5% 42.0% 37.6% KNX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 36/100 42/100 52/100 KNX

Percentile Scorecard

ARCBXPOKNX

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

AxisARCBXPOKNX
Valuation 44 #77 of 136 14 #117 of 136 68 #44 of 136
Growth 16 #103 of 122 86 #18 of 122 74 #33 of 122
Profitability 32 #79 of 116 60 #47 of 116 –
Financial Health 63 #54 of 144 24 #110 of 144 –
Shareholder Returns 25 #62 of 82 28 #59 of 82 14 #71 of 82
Overall 36 42 52
  • ARCB ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • XPO ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • KNX ranked among 150 companies in Transportation

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodARCBXPOKNXSPY
1 month +1.0%+5.3%-5.1% -0.8%
3 months -15.1%-12.4%-14.6% +3.5%
6 months -0.3%-17.1%-6.6% +7.0%
Year to date +70.3%+34.1%+15.6% +12.2%
1 year +69.5%+45.0%+33.3% +13.0%
3 years +23.6%+170.8%+26.1% +86.3%
3 years, per year +7.3%+39.4%+8.0% +23.1%
5 years +45.3%+262.0%+10.4% +68.6%
5 years, per year +7.8%+29.4%+2.0% +11.0%
10 years +525.5%+1,430.8%+116.6% +258.0%
10 years, per year +20.1%+31.4%+8.0% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureARCBXPOKNXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 46.5%42.0%37.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 45.1%39.4%32.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.191.201.00 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.491.070.88 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -62.6%-51.3%-39.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -27.1%-20.2%-26.7% -1.8%
52-week high $173.22$228.37$82.45 $779.14
52-week low $59.62$123.66$41.68 $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.

MultipleARCBXPOKNX
P/E now vs peer median 173.3xmedian 16.1x 52.8xmedian 16.1x 243.2xmedian 16.1x
P/S now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 1.0x 2.5xmedian 1.0x 1.2xmedian 1.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.8xmedian 8.7x 18.9xmedian 8.7x —median 8.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 15.1xmedian 11.5x 36.3xmedian 11.5x 19.2xmedian 11.5x
P/B now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 1.2x 10.9xmedian 1.2x —median 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median -3.00median 0.81 0.77median 0.81 —median 0.81

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 monthsARCBXPOKNX
Revenue $4.20B $8.57B $8.00B
Operating income $29.18M $752.00M $338.60M
Net income $16.30M $404.00M –
Free cash flow $187.04M $588.00M –
EPS (diluted) $0.73 $3.42 –
Cash & equivalents $145.85M $298.00M –
Total debt $215.55M $3.21B –
Shares (diluted) 22.35M 118.00M 163.28M
Enterprise value $2.35B $20.15B $9.89B

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
MetricARCBXPOKNX
P/E 173.3x 52.8x 243.2x
P/FCF 15.1x 36.3x 19.2x
P/Operating cash flow 10.0x 19.6x 6.5x
P/S 0.7x 2.5x 1.2x
P/B 2.2x 10.9x –
P/Tangible book 2.3x 12.7x –
EV/EBITDA 13.8x 18.9x –
EV/EBIT 98.4x 32.2x –
EV/Revenue 0.7x 2.8x 1.2x
EV/FCF 15.4x 41.2x –
EV/Operating cash flow 10.2x 22.3x 6.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -3.00 0.77 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricARCBXPOKNX
Revenue growth (1Y) 3.7% 7.0% 7.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -3.3% 4.1% 4.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -86.6% 11.6% 26.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -49.7% 34.7% -13.5%
Net income growth (1Y) -89.7% 17.1% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) -59.1% 68.8% –
EPS growth (1Y) -89.4% 18.1% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) -57.7% 68.8% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 22.3% 29.2% 86.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -10.2% 17.3% 8.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 165.4% 281.8% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -3.5% 145.0% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricARCBXPOKNX
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 4.9% 15.0% –
Operating margin 0.7% 8.8% –
Pretax margin 0.5% 6.4% –
Net margin 0.4% 4.7% –
FCF margin 4.4% 6.9% –
Operating cash flow margin 6.7% 12.7% 19.0%
Return on equity 1.3% 21.2% –
Return on assets 0.7% 4.9% –
Return on invested capital 1.5% 10.8% –
Return on capital employed 1.7% 11.6% –
Asset turnover 1.7x 1.0x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 17.3x 2.7x –
Stock comp / revenue 0.2% 0.9% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricARCBXPOKNX
Debt / assets 8.8% 38.5% –
Debt / equity 0.2x 1.6x –
Net debt / EBITDA 0.2x 2.3x –
Debt / FCF 1.2x 5.5x –
Liabilities / assets 48.3% 76.5% –
Equity / assets 51.7% 23.5% –
Interest coverage 2.0x 3.6x –
Current ratio 1.0x 1.0x –
Quick ratio 0.9x 0.9x –
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.2x –
Altman Z-score 4.01 3.53 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricARCBXPOKNX
Dividend yield 0.4% – 1.3%
Net buyback yield 1.5% 1.0% –
Shareholder yield 1.9% 1.0% 1.3%
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.

ConsensusARCBXPOKNX
Forward P/E 19.1xFY2026 30.8xFY2026 28.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $6.60FY2026 $5.91FY2026 $2.16FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +78.4%FY2026 +58.4%FY2026 +71.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +49.8% +6.3% +99.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.39BFY2026 $9.30BFY2026 $7.83BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +9.5%FY2026 +13.9%FY2026 +4.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +7.9% +5.4% +6.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersARCBXPOKNX
Held by institutions 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 328 749 628
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.6% +2.2% +1.9%
Institutions buying 179 431 376
Institutions selling 105 211 168
Buyers to sellers 1.70 2.04 2.24

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.

ARCBXPOKNX
ARCB 1.00 0.73 0.72
XPO 0.73 1.00 0.67
KNX 0.72 0.67 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ARCB, XPO and KNX?

Xpo (XPO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Arcbest (ARCB) $2.86B, Xpo (XPO) $21.33B, Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings (KNX) $9.89B.

Which stock is cheaper, ARCB, XPO and KNX?

Xpo (XPO) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Arcbest (ARCB) 175.7x, Xpo (XPO) 52.8x, Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings (KNX) 243.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Arcbest (ARCB) is cheapest (Arcbest (ARCB) 19.1x, Xpo (XPO) 30.8x, Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings (KNX) 28.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Xpo (XPO) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Arcbest (ARCB) +3.7%, Xpo (XPO) +7.0%, Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings (KNX) +7.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Xpo (XPO) has the highest net margin (Arcbest (ARCB) 0.4%, Xpo (XPO) 4.7%). On return on invested capital, Xpo (XPO) leads (Arcbest (ARCB) 1.5%, Xpo (XPO) 10.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Arcbest (ARCB) returned the most: Arcbest (ARCB) +69.5%, Xpo (XPO) +45.0%, Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings (KNX) +33.3%. Over five years, Xpo (XPO) compounded fastest (Arcbest (ARCB) +7.8%/yr, Xpo (XPO) +29.4%/yr, Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings (KNX) +2.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Arcbest (ARCB) 0.00%, Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings (KNX) 0.00%. Xpo (XPO) and Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings (KNX) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings (KNX) has been the steadiest (Arcbest (ARCB) 46.5%, Xpo (XPO) 42.0%, Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings (KNX) 37.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ARCB, XPO and KNX?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Xpo (XPO) leads on 6. 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.