JBHT vs UPS vs ODFL Stock Comparison

Hunt J B Transport Services, United Parcel Service and Old Dominion Freight Line Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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UPS United Parcel Service Inc
$107.31 +14.2% 1M +10.2% 1Y
Market cap
$80.41B
P/E
20.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$89.93B
Div. yield
6.11%
Parcel Delivery Industrials
6 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

United Parcel Service leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (United Parcel Service 6, Hunt J B Transport Services 6). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionJBHTUPSODFLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $20.70B $80.41B $35.76B UPS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 30.8x 20.0x 33.8x UPS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 32.4x 15.9x 28.1x UPS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.6% -0.4% +3.8% JBHT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 5.1% 5.1% — UPS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 15.1% 12.9% — JBHT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.7x 1.9x — JBHT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.81% 6.11% 0.67% UPS
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +31.5% +10.2% +26.6% JBHT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +2.4%/yr -12.9%/yr +0.2%/yr JBHT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 35.1% 30.1% 38.5% UPS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 50/100 43/100 47/100 JBHT

Percentile Scorecard

JBHTUPSODFL

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

AxisJBHTUPSODFL
Valuation 29 #97 of 136 42 #79 of 136 4 #130 of 136
Growth 53 #57 of 121 20 #97 of 121 34 #80 of 121
Profitability 67 #38 of 112 69 #36 of 112 100 #1 of 112
Financial Health 56 #62 of 140 33 #94 of 140 92 #12 of 140
Shareholder Returns 43 #46 of 80 53 #38 of 80 5 #76 of 80
Overall 50 43 47
  • JBHT ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • UPS ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • ODFL ranked among 150 companies in Transportation

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodJBHTUPSODFLSPY
1 month -3.1%+14.2%-2.9% +0.7%
3 months -17.5%+2.0%-18.9% +3.7%
6 months -11.7%-1.4%-18.9% +7.1%
Year to date +14.3%+8.2%+9.9% +12.8%
1 year +31.5%+10.2%+26.6% +11.9%
3 years +30.8%-22.7%-9.1% +85.2%
3 years, per year +9.4%-8.2%-3.1% +22.8%
5 years +12.6%-49.7%+1.0% +67.6%
5 years, per year +2.4%-12.9%+0.2% +10.9%
10 years +174.4%-0.4%+587.4% +262.0%
10 years, per year +10.6%0.0%+21.3% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureJBHTUPSODFLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 35.1%30.1%38.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 37.3%33.4%39.2% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.770.710.93 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.900.340.69 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -43.0%-64.4%-45.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -25.6%-10.6%-30.7% -1.2%
52-week high $298.41$120.00$248.73 $779.14
52-week low $158.92$90.87$126.29 $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.

MultipleJBHTUPSODFL
P/E now vs peer median 30.8xmedian 16.5x 20.0xmedian 16.5x 33.8xmedian 16.5x
P/S now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 0.9x 0.9xmedian 0.9x 6.2xmedian 0.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.0xmedian 8.8x 9.6xmedian 8.8x —median 8.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 21.4xmedian 11.9x 14.7xmedian 11.9x 33.0xmedian 11.9x
P/B now vs peer median 5.7xmedian 1.2x 5.3xmedian 1.2x 7.7xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median -23.30median 0.84 -0.88median 0.84 —median 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 monthsJBHTUPSODFL
Revenue $13.33B $89.93B $5.79B
Operating income $960.11M $6.58B $1.54B
Net income $676.07M $4.57B –
Free cash flow $966.50M $5.46B –
EPS (diluted) $7.14 $5.37 –
Cash & equivalents $3.75M $4.65B $466.22M
Total debt $1.12B $24.48B –
Shares (diluted) 94.65M 851.00M 208.72M
Enterprise value $20.67B $57.34B $35.76B

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
MetricJBHTUPSODFL
P/E 30.8x 20.0x 33.8x
P/FCF 21.4x 14.7x 33.0x
P/Operating cash flow 13.9x 9.1x –
P/S 1.6x 0.9x 6.2x
P/B 5.7x 5.3x 7.7x
P/Tangible book 5.7x 7.2x 7.7x
EV/EBITDA 13.0x 9.6x –
EV/EBIT 22.7x 15.2x –
EV/Revenue 1.6x 1.1x 6.2x
EV/FCF 22.6x 18.4x –
EV/Operating cash flow 14.6x 11.3x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -23.30 -0.88 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricJBHTUPSODFL
Revenue growth (1Y) 10.6% -0.4% 3.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 0.4% -2.2% -0.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 16.3% -21.7% 10.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -3.6% -17.3% -2.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 18.1% -20.2% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) -4.5% -23.0% –
EPS growth (1Y) 20.8% -20.6% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) -1.3% -22.7% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -7.2% 18.6% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -8.5% -8.0% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 22.4% 54.2% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 162.1% -4.2% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricJBHTUPSODFL
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 12.6% 11.6% –
Operating margin 7.2% 7.3% –
Pretax margin 6.7% 6.5% –
Net margin 5.1% 5.1% –
FCF margin 7.3% 6.1% –
Operating cash flow margin 11.2% 9.9% –
Return on equity 18.5% 29.6% 25.2%
Return on assets 8.4% 6.4% 20.0%
Return on invested capital 15.1% 12.9% –
Return on capital employed 14.9% 11.6% –
Asset turnover 1.7x 1.3x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.2x 1.9x –
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% 0.1% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricJBHTUPSODFL
Debt / assets 13.9% 34.4% –
Debt / equity 0.3x 1.6x –
Net debt / EBITDA 0.7x 1.9x –
Debt / FCF 1.2x 4.5x –
Liabilities / assets 55.1% 78.8% 20.7%
Equity / assets 44.9% 21.2% 79.3%
Interest coverage 14.2x 6.0x –
Current ratio 1.2x 1.2x 2.0x
Quick ratio 1.0x 1.0x –
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.3x –
Altman Z-score – 2.84 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricJBHTUPSODFL
Dividend yield 0.8% 6.1% 0.7%
Net buyback yield 2.4% -0.1% –
Shareholder yield 3.2% 6.0% 0.7%
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.

ConsensusJBHTUPSODFL
Forward P/E 32.4xFY2026 15.9xFY2026 28.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $6.85FY2026 $6.75FY2026 $6.13FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +11.9%FY2026 -5.7%FY2026 +26.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +36.6% +26.7% +3.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $13.43BFY2026 $87.80BFY2026 $6.39BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +11.9%FY2026 -1.0%FY2026 +16.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +18.0% +14.6% -5.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersJBHTUPSODFL
Held by institutions 76.9% 70.9% 79.6%
Institutions holding 858 2,139 1,026
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.8% +6.0% +2.2%
Institutions buying 516 1,090 544
Institutions selling 234 809 341
Buyers to sellers 2.21 1.35 1.60

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.

JBHTUPSODFL
JBHT 1.00 0.46 0.76
UPS 0.46 1.00 0.50
ODFL 0.76 0.50 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, JBHT, UPS and ODFL?

United Parcel Service (UPS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Hunt J B Transport Services (JBHT) $20.70B, United Parcel Service (UPS) $80.41B, Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL) $35.76B.

Which stock is cheaper, JBHT, UPS and ODFL?

United Parcel Service (UPS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Hunt J B Transport Services (JBHT) 30.8x, United Parcel Service (UPS) 20.0x, Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL) 33.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, United Parcel Service (UPS) is cheapest (Hunt J B Transport Services (JBHT) 32.4x, United Parcel Service (UPS) 15.9x, Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL) 28.1x). 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%, United Parcel Service (UPS) -0.4%, Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL) +3.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

United Parcel Service (UPS) has the highest net margin (Hunt J B Transport Services (JBHT) 5.1%, United Parcel Service (UPS) 5.1%). On return on invested capital, Hunt J B Transport Services (JBHT) leads (Hunt J B Transport Services (JBHT) 15.1%, United Parcel Service (UPS) 12.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Hunt J B Transport Services (JBHT) returned the most: Hunt J B Transport Services (JBHT) +31.5%, United Parcel Service (UPS) +10.2%, Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL) +26.6%. Over five years, Hunt J B Transport Services (JBHT) compounded fastest (Hunt J B Transport Services (JBHT) +2.4%/yr, United Parcel Service (UPS) -12.9%/yr, Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL) +0.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

United Parcel Service (UPS) has the highest dividend yield: Hunt J B Transport Services (JBHT) 0.81%, United Parcel Service (UPS) 6.11%, Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL) 0.67%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, United Parcel Service (UPS) has been the steadiest (Hunt J B Transport Services (JBHT) 35.1%, United Parcel Service (UPS) 30.1%, Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL) 38.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, JBHT, UPS and ODFL?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, United Parcel Service (UPS) 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.