JBHT vs KNX vs WERN Stock Comparison

Hunt J B Transport Services, Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings and Werner Enterprises Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Hunt J B Transport Services leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Hunt J B Transport Services 4, Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings 3, Werner Enterprises 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionJBHTKNXWERNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $20.90B $9.93B $1.66B JBHT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 30.9x 243.2x -44.1x JBHT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 33.9x 28.3x 38.7x KNX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.6% +7.0% +14.7% WERN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 5.1% — — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 15.1% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.7x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +38.3% +39.7% +7.0% KNX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +3.2%/yr +2.2%/yr -9.3%/yr JBHT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 34.9% 37.8% 41.1% JBHT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 49/100 51/100 36/100 KNX

Percentile Scorecard

JBHTKNXWERN

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

AxisJBHTKNXWERN
Valuation 28 #98 of 136 66 #47 of 136 56 #61 of 136
Growth 54 #56 of 121 73 #33 of 121 18 #100 of 121
Profitability 67 #39 of 115 – 33 #77 of 115
Financial Health 59 #60 of 143 – 46 #78 of 143
Shareholder Returns 36 #53 of 82 12 #72 of 82 27 #60 of 82
Overall 49 51 36
  • JBHT ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • KNX 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

PeriodJBHTKNXWERNSPY
1 month +2.9%-1.0%-10.7% -0.2%
3 months -16.5%-10.2%-23.3% +3.9%
6 months -7.7%-3.8%-14.6% +8.2%
Year to date +19.4%+20.5%-2.1% +12.9%
1 year +38.3%+39.7%+7.0% +12.3%
3 years +39.7%+31.5%-19.2% +87.4%
3 years, per year +11.8%+9.6%-6.9% +23.3%
5 years +17.1%+11.4%-38.6% +67.9%
5 years, per year +3.2%+2.2%-9.3% +10.9%
10 years +186.3%+117.6%+19.7% +261.1%
10 years, per year +11.1%+8.1%+1.8% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureJBHTKNXWERNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 34.9%37.8%41.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 37.1%32.8%43.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.771.010.87 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.101.050.17 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -43.0%-39.6%-53.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -22.3%-23.6%-37.9% -1.2%
52-week high $298.41$82.45$47.29 $779.14
52-week low $158.92$41.68$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.

MultipleJBHTKNXWERN
P/E now vs peer median 32.2xmedian 16.3x 243.2xmedian 16.3x -44.1xmedian 16.3x
P/S now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 1.0x 1.3xmedian 1.0x 0.5xmedian 1.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.5xmedian 8.7x —median 8.7x —median 8.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 22.4xmedian 11.4x 19.2xmedian 11.4x 38.3xmedian 11.4x
P/B now vs peer median 6.0xmedian 1.2x —median 1.2x 1.3xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median -24.34median 0.82 —median 0.82 —median 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 monthsJBHTKNXWERN
Revenue $13.33B $8.00B $3.43B
Operating income $960.11M $338.60M $2.09M
Net income $676.07M – –
Free cash flow $966.50M – –
EPS (diluted) $7.14 – –
Cash & equivalents $3.75M – $39.20M
Total debt $1.12B – –
Shares (diluted) 94.65M 163.28M 60.24M
Enterprise value $20.87B $9.93B $1.66B

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
MetricJBHTKNXWERN
P/E 32.2x 243.2x -44.1x
P/FCF 22.4x 19.2x 38.3x
P/Operating cash flow 14.5x 6.7x –
P/S 1.6x 1.3x 0.5x
P/B 6.0x – 1.3x
P/Tangible book 6.0x – 1.4x
EV/EBITDA 13.5x – –
EV/EBIT 23.7x – –
EV/Revenue 1.7x 1.3x 0.5x
EV/FCF 23.5x – –
EV/Operating cash flow 15.2x 6.7x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -24.34 – –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricJBHTKNXWERN
Revenue growth (1Y) 10.6% 7.0% 14.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 0.4% 4.8% 1.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 16.3% 26.6% -96.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -3.6% -13.5% -79.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 18.1% – –
Net income CAGR (3Y) -4.5% – –
EPS growth (1Y) 20.8% – –
EPS CAGR (3Y) -1.3% – –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -7.2% 86.3% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -8.5% 8.0% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 22.4% – –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 162.1% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricJBHTKNXWERN
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 12.6% – –
Operating margin 7.2% – –
Pretax margin 6.7% – –
Net margin 5.1% – –
FCF margin 7.3% – –
Operating cash flow margin 11.2% 19.0% –
Return on equity 18.5% – -2.1%
Return on assets 8.4% – -0.9%
Return on invested capital 15.1% – –
Return on capital employed 14.9% – –
Asset turnover 1.7x – 1.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.2x – –
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricJBHTKNXWERN
Debt / assets 13.9% – –
Debt / equity 0.3x – –
Net debt / EBITDA 0.7x – –
Debt / FCF 1.2x – –
Liabilities / assets 55.1% – 57.6%
Equity / assets 44.9% – 42.4%
Interest coverage 14.2x – –
Current ratio 1.2x – 1.4x
Quick ratio 1.0x – –
Cash ratio 0.0x – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricJBHTKNXWERN
Dividend yield 0.8% 1.2% 1.9%
Net buyback yield 2.3% – –
Shareholder yield 3.0% 1.2% 1.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

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.

ConsensusJBHTKNXWERN
Forward P/E 33.9xFY2026 28.3xFY2026 38.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $6.85FY2026 $2.23FY2026 $0.76FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +11.9%FY2026 +77.0%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +36.6% +95.5% +165.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $13.43BFY2026 $7.91BFY2026 $3.42BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +11.9%FY2026 +5.9%FY2026 +15.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +18.0% +6.7% +11.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersJBHTKNXWERN
Held by institutions 76.9% 100.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 857 628 271
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.8% +1.9% +5.6%
Institutions buying 516 376 168
Institutions selling 233 168 73
Buyers to sellers 2.21 2.24 2.30

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.

JBHTKNXWERN
JBHT 1.00 0.77 0.71
KNX 0.77 1.00 0.76
WERN 0.71 0.76 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, JBHT, KNX and WERN?

Hunt J B Transport Services (JBHT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Hunt J B Transport Services (JBHT) $20.90B, Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings (KNX) $9.93B, Werner Enterprises (WERN) $1.66B.

Which stock is cheaper, JBHT, KNX and WERN?

Hunt J B Transport Services (JBHT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Hunt J B Transport Services (JBHT) 30.9x, Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings (KNX) 243.2x, Werner Enterprises (WERN) -44.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings (KNX) is cheapest (Hunt J B Transport Services (JBHT) 33.9x, Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings (KNX) 28.3x, Werner Enterprises (WERN) 38.7x). 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: Hunt J B Transport Services (JBHT) +10.6%, Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings (KNX) +7.0%, Werner Enterprises (WERN) +14.7%.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings (KNX) returned the most: Hunt J B Transport Services (JBHT) +38.3%, Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings (KNX) +39.7%, Werner Enterprises (WERN) +7.0%. Over five years, Hunt J B Transport Services (JBHT) compounded fastest (Hunt J B Transport Services (JBHT) +3.2%/yr, Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings (KNX) +2.2%/yr, Werner Enterprises (WERN) -9.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Hunt J B Transport Services (JBHT) has been the steadiest (Hunt J B Transport Services (JBHT) 34.9%, Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings (KNX) 37.8%, Werner Enterprises (WERN) 41.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, JBHT, KNX 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, Hunt J B Transport Services (JBHT) leads on 4. 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.