KNX vs FDXF vs WERN Stock Comparison

Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings, FedEx Freight Holding Company and Werner Enterprises Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings 5, FedEx Freight Holding Company 2, Werner Enterprises 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionKNXFDXFWERNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $9.88B $16.30B $1.71B FDXF
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 243.2x 25.0x -37.0x FDXF
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 28.0x — 37.3x KNX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +7.0% — +9.6% WERN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — — -1.4% –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — -1.1% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 2.7x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.02% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +33.3% — +2.3% KNX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +2.0%/yr — -9.5%/yr KNX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 37.6% 61.0% 41.0% KNX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 52/100 — 31/100 KNX

Percentile Scorecard

KNXFDXFWERN

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

AxisKNXFDXFWERN
Valuation 68 #44 of 136 34 #90 of 136 50 #69 of 136
Growth 74 #33 of 122 – 27 #89 of 122
Profitability – – 24 #88 of 116
Financial Health – 9 #131 of 144 35 #94 of 144
Shareholder Returns 14 #71 of 82 – 17 #68 of 82
Overall 52 – 31
  • KNX ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • FDXF 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

PeriodKNXFDXFWERNSPY
1 month -5.1%-3.3%-13.9% -0.8%
3 months -14.6%-27.2%-29.9% +3.5%
6 months -6.6%—-17.0% +7.0%
Year to date +15.6%—-5.6% +12.2%
1 year +33.3%—+2.3% +13.0%
3 years +26.1%—-22.1% +86.3%
3 years, per year +8.0%—-8.0% +23.1%
5 years +10.4%—-39.3% +68.6%
5 years, per year +2.0%—-9.5% +11.0%
10 years +116.6%—+17.3% +258.0%
10 years, per year +8.0%—+1.6% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureKNXFDXFWERNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 37.6%61.0%41.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 32.8%54.2%43.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.000.150.86 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.88—0.06 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -39.6%-42.7%-53.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -26.7%-41.9%-40.1% -1.8%
52-week high $82.45$188.46$47.29 $779.14
52-week low $41.68$107.94$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.

MultipleKNXFDXFWERN
P/E now vs peer median 243.2xmedian 16.1x 25.0xmedian 16.1x -36.7xmedian 16.1x
P/S now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 1.0x 1.9xmedian 1.0x 0.5xmedian 1.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 8.7x —median 8.7x 8.9xmedian 8.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 19.2xmedian 11.5x -77.2xmedian 11.5x 31.8xmedian 11.5x
P/B now vs peer median —median 1.2x -32.9xmedian 1.2x 1.3xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.81 —median 0.81 1.17median 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 monthsKNXFDXFWERN
Revenue $8.00B – $3.25B
Operating income $338.60M – -$27.92M
Net income – – -$55.58M
Free cash flow – – $53.37M
EPS (diluted) – – $-0.77
Cash & equivalents – – $57.02M
Total debt – $4.53B $793.00M
Shares (diluted) 163.28M 149.51M 60.24M
Enterprise value $9.88B $16.30B $1.48B

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
MetricKNXFDXFWERN
P/E 243.2x 25.0x -36.7x
P/FCF 19.2x -77.2x 31.8x
P/Operating cash flow 6.5x – 6.2x
P/S 1.2x 1.9x 0.5x
P/B – -32.9x 1.3x
P/Tangible book – -32.9x 1.3x
EV/EBITDA – – 8.9x
EV/EBIT – – -87.2x
EV/Revenue 1.2x – 0.7x
EV/FCF – – 45.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 6.5x – 8.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – – 1.17

Growth

14 metrics
MetricKNXFDXFWERN
Revenue growth (1Y) 7.0% – 9.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.8% – -0.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 26.6% – -130.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -13.5% – -28.2%
Net income growth (1Y) – – -206.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – – -32.1%
EPS growth (1Y) – – -189.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – – -31.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 86.3% – 31.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 8.0% – -16.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – – 144.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 32.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricKNXFDXFWERN
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – – 8.4%
Operating margin – – -0.9%
Pretax margin – – -2.0%
Net margin – – -1.4%
FCF margin – – 1.6%
Operating cash flow margin 19.0% – 8.4%
Return on equity – – -4.1%
Return on assets – – -1.7%
Return on invested capital – – -1.1%
Return on capital employed – – -1.0%
Asset turnover – – 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – – -4.9x
Stock comp / revenue – – 0.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricKNXFDXFWERN
Debt / assets – 65.8% 25.1%
Debt / equity – -9.1x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 2.7x
Debt / FCF – – 14.9x
Liabilities / assets – 107.2% 57.1%
Equity / assets – -7.2% 42.9%
Interest coverage – – -0.6x
Current ratio – 1.5x 1.4x
Quick ratio – – 1.2x
Cash ratio – – 0.1x
Altman Z-score – – 2.48

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricKNXFDXFWERN
Dividend yield 1.3% – 2.0%
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield 1.3% – 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.

ConsensusKNXFDXFWERN
Forward P/E 28.0xFY2026 – 37.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.16FY2026 – $0.76FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +71.4%FY2026 – –
EPS growth, the year after +99.1% – +165.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.83BFY2026 – $3.42BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +4.9%FY2026 – +15.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +6.2% – +11.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersKNXFDXFWERN
Held by institutions 100.0% 60.8% 100.0%
Institutions holding 628 1,121 271
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.9% – +5.6%
Institutions buying 376 1,121 168
Institutions selling 168 0 73
Buyers to sellers 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.

KNXFDXFWERN
KNX 1.00 0.31 0.75
FDXF 0.31 1.00 0.30
WERN 0.75 0.30 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, KNX, FDXF and WERN?

FedEx Freight Holding Company (FDXF) is the largest by market capitalisation: Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings (KNX) $9.88B, FedEx Freight Holding Company (FDXF) $16.30B, Werner Enterprises (WERN) $1.71B.

Which stock is cheaper, KNX, FDXF and WERN?

FedEx Freight Holding Company (FDXF) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings (KNX) 243.2x, FedEx Freight Holding Company (FDXF) 25.0x, Werner Enterprises (WERN) -37.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings (KNX) is cheapest (Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings (KNX) 28.0x, Werner Enterprises (WERN) 37.3x). 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: Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings (KNX) +7.0%, Werner Enterprises (WERN) +9.6%.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings (KNX) returned the most: Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings (KNX) +33.3%, Werner Enterprises (WERN) +2.3%. Over five years, Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings (KNX) compounded fastest (Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings (KNX) +2.0%/yr, Werner Enterprises (WERN) -9.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings (KNX) 0.00%, FedEx Freight Holding Company (FDXF) 0.00%, Werner Enterprises (WERN) 0.02%. Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings (KNX) and FedEx Freight Holding Company (FDXF) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings (KNX) has been the steadiest (Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings (KNX) 37.6%, FedEx Freight Holding Company (FDXF) 61.0%, Werner Enterprises (WERN) 41.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, KNX, FDXF 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, Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings (KNX) 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.