JBHT vs KNX vs XPO Stock Comparison

Hunt J B Transport Services, Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings and Xpo Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
XPO XPO, Inc.
$182.95 +3.1% 1M +46.7% 1Y
Market cap
$21.41B
P/E
42.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.84B
Div. yield
–
Trucking Industrials
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionJBHTKNXXPOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $20.70B $9.95B $21.41B XPO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 30.8x 64.9x 42.6x JBHT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 32.4x 27.4x 31.0x KNX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.6% +7.0% +9.5% JBHT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 5.1% 1.9% 5.7% XPO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 15.1% 3.2% 12.7% JBHT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.7x 0.1x 2.0x KNX
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.81% 1.28% — KNX
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +31.5% +37.4% +46.7% XPO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +2.4%/yr +1.5%/yr +29.1%/yr XPO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 35.1% 37.8% 42.2% JBHT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 50/100 48/100 50/100 XPO

Percentile Scorecard

JBHTKNXXPO

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

AxisJBHTKNXXPO
Valuation 29 #97 of 136 54 #63 of 136 19 #110 of 136
Growth 53 #57 of 121 68 #40 of 121 90 #13 of 121
Profitability 67 #38 of 112 39 #69 of 112 65 #40 of 112
Financial Health 56 #62 of 140 66 #49 of 140 26 #104 of 140
Shareholder Returns 43 #46 of 80 13 #70 of 80 49 #41 of 80
Overall 50 48 50
  • JBHT ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • KNX ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • XPO ranked among 150 companies in Transportation

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodJBHTKNXXPOSPY
1 month -3.1%-4.8%+3.1% +0.7%
3 months -17.5%-12.4%-8.1% +3.7%
6 months -11.7%-5.8%-16.9% +7.1%
Year to date +14.3%+17.0%+34.6% +12.8%
1 year +31.5%+37.4%+46.7% +11.9%
3 years +30.8%+24.6%+136.1% +85.2%
3 years, per year +9.4%+7.6%+33.2% +22.8%
5 years +12.6%+7.9%+258.9% +67.6%
5 years, per year +2.4%+1.5%+29.1% +10.9%
10 years +174.4%+111.8%+1,506.2% +262.0%
10 years, per year +10.6%+7.8%+32.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureJBHTKNXXPOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 35.1%37.8%42.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 37.3%32.9%39.7% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.771.011.19 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.900.991.11 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -43.0%-39.6%-51.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -25.6%-25.8%-19.9% -1.2%
52-week high $298.41$82.45$228.37 $779.14
52-week low $158.92$41.68$124.75 $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.

MultipleJBHTKNXXPO
P/E now vs peer median 30.8xmedian 16.5x 64.9xmedian 16.5x 42.6xmedian 16.5x
P/S now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 0.9x 1.2xmedian 0.9x 2.4xmedian 0.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.0xmedian 8.8x 8.9xmedian 8.8x 17.2xmedian 8.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 21.4xmedian 11.9x 13.2xmedian 11.9x 32.6xmedian 11.9x
P/B now vs peer median 5.7xmedian 1.2x 1.4xmedian 1.2x 10.8xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median -23.30median 0.84 -2.49median 0.84 0.31median 0.84

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 monthsJBHTKNXXPO
Revenue $13.33B $8.00B $8.84B
Operating income $960.11M $338.60M $876.00M
Net income $676.07M $153.25M $503.00M
Free cash flow $966.50M $752.32M $657.00M
EPS (diluted) $7.14 $0.94 $4.26
Cash & equivalents $3.75M $254.16M $260.00M
Total debt $1.12B $347.82M $3.12B
Shares (diluted) 94.65M 163.30M 118.00M
Enterprise value $20.67B $9.08B $20.30B

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
MetricJBHTKNXXPO
P/E 30.8x 64.9x 42.6x
P/FCF 21.4x 13.2x 32.6x
P/Operating cash flow 13.9x 6.5x 18.9x
P/S 1.6x 1.2x 2.4x
P/B 5.7x 1.4x 10.8x
P/Tangible book 5.7x 1.9x 12.5x
EV/EBITDA 13.0x 8.9x 17.2x
EV/EBIT 22.7x 29.7x 27.7x
EV/Revenue 1.6x 1.3x 2.7x
EV/FCF 22.6x 13.4x 36.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 14.6x 6.6x 21.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -23.30 -2.49 0.31

Growth

14 metrics
MetricJBHTKNXXPO
Revenue growth (1Y) 10.6% 7.0% 9.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 0.4% 4.8% 5.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 16.3% 26.6% 32.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -3.6% -13.5% 39.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 18.1% 7.4% 51.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -4.5% -25.9% 138.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 20.8% 7.4% 54.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -1.3% -26.1% 139.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -7.2% 86.3% 19.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -8.5% 8.0% 21.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 22.4% 1,550% 183.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 162.1% 143.2% 217.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricJBHTKNXXPO
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 12.6% 14.1% 15.9%
Operating margin 7.2% 4.2% 9.9%
Pretax margin 6.7% 2.7% 7.6%
Net margin 5.1% 1.9% 5.7%
FCF margin 7.3% 9.4% 7.4%
Operating cash flow margin 11.2% 19.0% 12.8%
Return on equity 18.5% 2.2% 25.5%
Return on assets 8.4% 1.3% 6.0%
Return on invested capital 15.1% 3.2% 12.7%
Return on capital employed 14.9% 3.1% 13.4%
Asset turnover 1.7x 0.7x 1.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.2x 9.9x 2.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% – 0.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricJBHTKNXXPO
Debt / assets 13.9% 2.9% 37.6%
Debt / equity 0.3x 0.0x 1.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.7x 0.1x 2.0x
Debt / FCF 1.2x 0.5x 4.8x
Liabilities / assets 55.1% 41.7% 76.3%
Equity / assets 44.9% 58.3% 23.7%
Interest coverage 14.2x 3.0x 4.2x
Current ratio 1.2x 0.9x 1.0x
Quick ratio 1.0x 0.6x 0.8x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.2x 0.1x
Altman Z-score – 2.23 3.66

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricJBHTKNXXPO
Dividend yield 0.8% 1.3% –
Net buyback yield 2.4% -0.1% 1.5%
Shareholder yield 3.2% 1.2% 1.5%
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.

ConsensusJBHTKNXXPO
Forward P/E 32.4xFY2026 27.4xFY2026 31.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $6.85FY2026 $2.23FY2026 $5.91FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +11.9%FY2026 +77.0%FY2026 +58.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +36.6% +95.5% +6.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $13.43BFY2026 $7.91BFY2026 $9.30BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +11.9%FY2026 +5.9%FY2026 +13.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +18.0% +6.7% +5.4%
JBHT estimates →KNX estimates →XPO estimates →

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersJBHTKNXXPO
Held by institutions 76.9% 100.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 858 629 751
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.8% +1.9% +2.2%
Institutions buying 516 376 433
Institutions selling 234 168 211
Buyers to sellers 2.21 2.24 2.05
JBHT holders →KNX holders →XPO holders →

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.

JBHTKNXXPO
JBHT 1.00 0.78 0.70
KNX 0.78 1.00 0.70
XPO 0.70 0.70 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, JBHT, KNX and XPO?

Xpo (XPO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Hunt J B Transport Services (JBHT) $20.70B, Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings (KNX) $9.95B, Xpo (XPO) $21.41B.

Which stock is cheaper, JBHT, KNX and XPO?

Hunt J B Transport Services (JBHT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Hunt J B Transport Services (JBHT) 30.8x, Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings (KNX) 64.9x, Xpo (XPO) 42.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings (KNX) is cheapest (Hunt J B Transport Services (JBHT) 32.4x, Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings (KNX) 27.4x, Xpo (XPO) 31.0x). 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: Hunt J B Transport Services (JBHT) +10.6%, Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings (KNX) +7.0%, Xpo (XPO) +9.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Xpo (XPO) has the highest net margin (Hunt J B Transport Services (JBHT) 5.1%, Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings (KNX) 1.9%, Xpo (XPO) 5.7%). On return on invested capital, Hunt J B Transport Services (JBHT) leads (Hunt J B Transport Services (JBHT) 15.1%, Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings (KNX) 3.2%, Xpo (XPO) 12.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Xpo (XPO) returned the most: Hunt J B Transport Services (JBHT) +31.5%, Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings (KNX) +37.4%, Xpo (XPO) +46.7%. Over five years, Xpo (XPO) compounded fastest (Hunt J B Transport Services (JBHT) +2.4%/yr, Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings (KNX) +1.5%/yr, Xpo (XPO) +29.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings (KNX) has the highest dividend yield: Hunt J B Transport Services (JBHT) 0.81%, Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings (KNX) 1.28%. Xpo (XPO) pays no regular dividend.

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) 35.1%, Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings (KNX) 37.8%, Xpo (XPO) 42.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.