FDXF vs SAIA vs WERN Stock Comparison

FedEx Freight Holding Company, Saia and Werner Enterprises Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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SAIA Saia Inc
$335.17 -1.9% 1M +18.5% 1Y
Market cap
$8.94B
P/E
31.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.54B
Div. yield
–
Trucking Industrials
7 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Saia leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Saia 7, FedEx Freight Holding Company 2, Werner Enterprises 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionFDXFSAIAWERNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $18.70B $8.94B $1.68B FDXF
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 28.5x 31.7x -36.2x FDXF
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 31.1x 44.4x SAIA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +9.3% +9.6% WERN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 8.0% -1.4% SAIA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 10.0% -1.1% SAIA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -0.2x 2.7x SAIA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — 2.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months — +18.5% +5.0% SAIA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -0.5%/yr -9.4%/yr SAIA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 63.1% 47.5% 41.7% WERN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 48/100 32/100 SAIA

Percentile Scorecard

FDXFSAIAWERN

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

AxisFDXFSAIAWERN
Valuation 27 #101 of 137 23 #106 of 137 52 #66 of 137
Growth – 56 #57 of 127 22 #99 of 127
Profitability – 61 #49 of 125 25 #94 of 125
Financial Health 8 #135 of 147 92 #13 of 147 36 #94 of 147
Shareholder Returns – 9 #82 of 90 24 #69 of 90
Overall – 48 32
  • FDXF ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • SAIA ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • WERN ranked among 150 companies in Transportation

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodFDXFSAIAWERNSPY
1 month +11.2%-1.9%-14.8% -5.9%
3 months -14.8%-7.4%-24.2% -4.6%
6 months —-25.3%-23.1% +0.2%
Year to date —+2.6%-6.8% +7.5%
1 year —+18.5%+5.0% +8.2%
3 years —-12.5%-24.8% +68.3%
3 years, per year —-4.4%-9.1% +19.0%
5 years —-2.2%-39.0% +56.5%
5 years, per year —-0.5%-9.4% +9.4%
10 years —+860.4%+15.8% +251.5%
10 years, per year —+25.4%+1.5% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureFDXFSAIAWERNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 63.1%47.5%41.7% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 52.7%48.2%44.7% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.061.380.85 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y —0.390.12 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -42.7%-60.9%-53.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -33.8%-31.2%-40.9% -5.9%
52-week high $188.46$487.14$47.29 $779.14
52-week low $107.94$250.48$23.15 $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.

MultipleFDXFSAIAWERN
P/E now vs peer median 28.5xmedian 14.1x 31.7xmedian 14.1x -36.2xmedian 14.1x
P/S now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 0.9x 2.5xmedian 0.9x 0.5xmedian 0.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 7.8x 14.0xmedian 7.8x 8.9xmedian 7.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median -88.2xmedian 11.7x 32.1xmedian 11.7x 31.4xmedian 11.7x
P/B now vs peer median -37.6xmedian 1.2x 3.2xmedian 1.2x 1.2xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.68 -5.62median 0.68 1.15median 0.68

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 monthsFDXFSAIAWERN
Revenue – $3.54B $3.25B
Operating income – $378.33M -$27.92M
Net income – $283.09M -$55.58M
Free cash flow – $278.80M $53.37M
EPS (diluted) – $10.56 $-0.77
Cash & equivalents – $202.52M $57.02M
Total debt $4.53B $100.00M $793.00M
Shares (diluted) 149.51M 26.82M 60.24M
Enterprise value $18.70B $8.60B $1.47B

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
MetricFDXFSAIAWERN
P/E 28.5x 31.7x -36.2x
P/FCF -88.2x 32.1x 31.4x
P/Operating cash flow – 14.5x 6.1x
P/S 2.1x 2.5x 0.5x
P/B -37.6x 3.2x 1.2x
P/Tangible book -37.6x 3.2x 1.3x
EV/EBITDA – 14.0x 8.9x
EV/EBIT – 23.4x -86.4x
EV/Revenue – 2.5x 0.7x
EV/FCF – 31.7x 45.2x
EV/Operating cash flow – 14.3x 8.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – -5.62 1.15

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFDXFSAIAWERN
Revenue growth (1Y) – 9.3% 9.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 8.3% -0.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – -2.9% -130.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -4.9% -28.2%
Net income growth (1Y) – -0.2% -206.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -5.6% -32.1%
EPS growth (1Y) – -0.3% -189.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -5.6% -31.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -0.7% 31.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 4.3% -16.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 2,140% 144.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 33.8% 32.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFDXFSAIAWERN
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – 17.9% 8.4%
Operating margin – 10.7% -0.9%
Pretax margin – 10.6% -2.0%
Net margin – 8.0% -1.4%
FCF margin – 7.9% 1.6%
Operating cash flow margin – 17.5% 8.4%
Return on equity – 8.5% -4.1%
Return on assets – 6.2% -1.7%
Return on invested capital – 10.0% -1.1%
Return on capital employed – 11.1% -1.0%
Asset turnover – 0.9x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 2.2x -4.9x
Stock comp / revenue – – 0.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFDXFSAIAWERN
Debt / assets 65.8% 2.6% 25.1%
Debt / equity -9.1x 0.0x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA – -0.2x 2.7x
Debt / FCF – 0.4x 14.9x
Liabilities / assets 107.2% 26.7% 57.1%
Equity / assets -7.2% 73.3% 42.9%
Interest coverage – 39.5x -0.6x
Current ratio 1.5x 1.8x 1.4x
Quick ratio – 1.7x 1.2x
Cash ratio – 0.5x 0.1x
Altman Z-score – 7.47 2.48

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFDXFSAIAWERN
Dividend yield – – 2.0%
Net buyback yield – 0.0% –
Shareholder yield – 0.0% 2.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – -60.3%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 62.8%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – -3.2%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 0.6%

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.

ConsensusFDXFSAIAWERN
Forward P/E – 31.1xFY2026 44.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $10.76FY2026 $0.63FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +18.1%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after – +27.5% +192.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $3.91BFY2026 $3.42BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +20.9%FY2026 +15.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – -5.1% +12.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFDXFSAIAWERN
Held by institutions 60.8% 100.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 1,123 516 272
Change in shares held, QoQ – +1.1% +5.6%
Institutions buying 1,123 293 169
Institutions selling 0 152 73
Buyers to sellers – 1.93 2.32

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.

FDXFSAIAWERN
FDXF 1.00 0.34 0.29
SAIA 0.34 1.00 0.67
WERN 0.29 0.67 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FDXF, SAIA and WERN?

FedEx Freight Holding Company (FDXF) is the largest by market capitalisation: FedEx Freight Holding Company (FDXF) $18.70B, Saia (SAIA) $8.94B, Werner Enterprises (WERN) $1.68B.

Which stock is cheaper, FDXF, SAIA and WERN?

FedEx Freight Holding Company (FDXF) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (FedEx Freight Holding Company (FDXF) 28.5x, Saia (SAIA) 31.7x, Werner Enterprises (WERN) -36.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Saia (SAIA) is cheapest (Saia (SAIA) 31.1x, Werner Enterprises (WERN) 44.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Werner Enterprises (WERN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Saia (SAIA) +9.3%, Werner Enterprises (WERN) +9.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Saia (SAIA) has the highest net margin (Saia (SAIA) 8.0%, Werner Enterprises (WERN) -1.4%). On return on invested capital, Saia (SAIA) leads (Saia (SAIA) 10.0%, Werner Enterprises (WERN) -1.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Saia (SAIA) returned the most: Saia (SAIA) +18.5%, Werner Enterprises (WERN) +5.0%. Over five years, Saia (SAIA) compounded fastest (Saia (SAIA) -0.5%/yr, Werner Enterprises (WERN) -9.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Werner Enterprises (WERN) 2.00%. FedEx Freight Holding Company (FDXF) and Saia (SAIA) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Werner Enterprises (WERN) has been the steadiest (FedEx Freight Holding Company (FDXF) 63.1%, Saia (SAIA) 47.5%, Werner Enterprises (WERN) 41.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, FDXF, SAIA and WERN?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Saia (SAIA) leads on 7. 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.