KNX vs SAIA vs TFII Stock Comparison

Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings, Saia and TFI International Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
SAIA Saia Inc
$343.07 +2.0% 1M +23.7% 1Y
Market cap
$9.20B
P/E
32.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.54B
Div. yield
–
Trucking Industrials
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

TFI International leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (TFI International 5, Saia 4, Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionKNXSAIATFIILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $9.83B $9.20B $7.75B KNX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 64.1x 32.5x 18.3x TFII
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 27.4x 32.3x 19.6x TFII
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +7.0% +9.3% +4.2% SAIA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 1.9% 8.0% 5.0% SAIA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 3.2% 10.0% 17.6% TFII
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.1x -0.2x 0.0x SAIA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +37.4% +23.7% +26.0% KNX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +1.5%/yr +1.9%/yr +0.3%/yr SAIA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 37.8% 47.0% 36.2% TFII
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 48/100 47/100 58/100 TFII

Percentile Scorecard

KNXSAIATFII

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

AxisKNXSAIATFII
Valuation 54 #63 of 136 24 #104 of 136 62 #53 of 136
Growth 68 #40 of 121 58 #52 of 121 35 #79 of 121
Profitability 39 #69 of 112 60 #45 of 112 66 #39 of 112
Financial Health 66 #49 of 140 91 #13 of 140 63 #53 of 140
Shareholder Returns 13 #70 of 80 4 #77 of 80 66 #28 of 80
Overall 48 47 58
  • KNX ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • SAIA ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • TFII ranked among 150 companies in Transportation

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodKNXSAIATFIISPY
1 month -4.8%+2.0%-7.8% +0.7%
3 months -12.4%-2.2%-16.3% +3.7%
6 months -5.8%-23.6%-21.5% +7.1%
Year to date +17.0%+5.1%+8.8% +12.8%
1 year +37.4%+23.7%+26.0% +11.9%
3 years +24.6%-4.0%+1.9% +85.2%
3 years, per year +7.6%-1.3%+0.6% +22.8%
5 years +7.9%+9.7%+1.5% +67.6%
5 years, per year +1.5%+1.9%+0.3% +10.9%
10 years +111.8%+866.4%+408.9% +262.0%
10 years, per year +7.8%+25.5%+17.7% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureKNXSAIATFIISPY
Volatility, 1Y 37.8%47.0%36.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 32.9%47.1%36.4% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.011.331.01 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.990.500.72 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -39.6%-60.9%-54.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -25.8%-29.6%-31.2% -1.2%
52-week high $82.45$487.14$163.36 $779.14
52-week low $41.68$250.48$80.71 $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.

MultipleKNXSAIATFII
P/E now vs peer median 64.9xmedian 16.5x 32.5xmedian 16.5x 22.1xmedian 16.5x
P/S now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 0.9x 2.6xmedian 0.9x 1.1xmedian 0.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.9xmedian 8.8x 14.3xmedian 8.8x 9.1xmedian 8.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 13.2xmedian 11.9x 32.8xmedian 11.9x 7.8xmedian 11.9x
P/B now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 1.2x 3.2xmedian 1.2x 3.4xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median -2.49median 0.84 -5.76median 0.84 -4.23median 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 monthsKNXSAIATFII
Revenue $8.00B $3.54B $8.39B
Operating income $338.60M $378.33M $624.12M
Net income $153.25M $283.09M $356.83M
Free cash flow $752.32M $278.80M $1.21B
EPS (diluted) $0.94 $10.56 $5.07
Cash & equivalents $254.16M $202.52M $187.49M
Total debt $347.82M $100.00M $186.52M
Shares (diluted) 163.30M 26.82M 83.41M
Enterprise value $8.95B $8.86B $6.96B

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
MetricKNXSAIATFII
P/E 64.9x 32.5x 22.1x
P/FCF 13.2x 32.8x 7.8x
P/Operating cash flow 6.5x 14.8x 10.6x
P/S 1.2x 2.6x 1.1x
P/B 1.4x 3.2x 3.4x
P/Tangible book 1.9x 3.2x -5.0x
EV/EBITDA 8.9x 14.3x 9.1x
EV/EBIT 29.7x 23.9x 15.2x
EV/Revenue 1.3x 2.6x 1.1x
EV/FCF 13.4x 32.5x 7.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 6.6x 14.6x 10.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -2.49 -5.76 -4.23

Growth

14 metrics
MetricKNXSAIATFII
Revenue growth (1Y) 7.0% 9.3% 4.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.8% 8.3% 3.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 26.6% -2.9% 4.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -13.5% -4.9% -7.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 7.4% -0.2% 9.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -25.9% -5.6% -12.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 7.4% -0.3% 14.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -26.1% -5.6% -5.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 86.3% -0.7% -6.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 8.0% 4.3% -2.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 1,550% 2,140% -0.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 143.2% 33.8% -3.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricKNXSAIATFII
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 14.1% 17.9% 12.4%
Operating margin 4.2% 10.7% 7.4%
Pretax margin 2.7% 10.6% 7.8%
Net margin 1.9% 8.0% 5.0%
FCF margin 9.4% 7.9% 14.4%
Operating cash flow margin 19.0% 17.5% 10.7%
Return on equity 2.2% 8.5% 12.9%
Return on assets 1.3% 6.2% 4.8%
Return on invested capital 3.2% 10.0% 17.6%
Return on capital employed 3.1% 11.1% 10.0%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.9x 1.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 9.9x 2.2x 2.5x
Stock comp / revenue – – 0.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricKNXSAIATFII
Debt / assets 2.9% 2.6% 2.5%
Debt / equity 0.0x 0.0x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.1x -0.2x 0.0x
Debt / FCF 0.5x 0.4x 0.2x
Liabilities / assets 41.7% 26.7% 62.6%
Equity / assets 58.3% 73.3% 37.4%
Interest coverage 3.0x 39.5x 3.7x
Current ratio 0.9x 1.8x 1.1x
Quick ratio 0.6x 1.7x 1.0x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.5x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 2.23 7.60 2.98

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricKNXSAIATFII
Dividend yield 1.3% – 1.7%
Net buyback yield -0.1% 0.0% 4.5%
Shareholder yield 1.2% 0.0% 6.2%
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.

ConsensusKNXSAIATFII
Forward P/E 27.4xFY2026 32.3xFY2026 19.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.23FY2026 $10.63FY2026 $5.73FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +77.0%FY2026 +16.7%FY2026 +31.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +95.5% +28.5% +40.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.91BFY2026 $3.87BFY2026 $8.41BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +5.9%FY2026 +19.9%FY2026 +6.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +6.7% -5.5% +1.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersKNXSAIATFII
Held by institutions 100.0% 100.0% 69.4%
Institutions holding 629 514 296
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.9% +1.0% +1.2%
Institutions buying 376 292 175
Institutions selling 168 152 90
Buyers to sellers 2.24 1.92 1.94

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.

KNXSAIATFII
KNX 1.00 0.74 0.71
SAIA 0.74 1.00 0.74
TFII 0.71 0.74 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, KNX, SAIA and TFII?

Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings (KNX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings (KNX) $9.83B, Saia (SAIA) $9.20B, TFI International (TFII) $7.75B.

Which stock is cheaper, KNX, SAIA and TFII?

TFI International (TFII) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings (KNX) 64.1x, Saia (SAIA) 32.5x, TFI International (TFII) 18.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, TFI International (TFII) is cheapest (Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings (KNX) 27.4x, Saia (SAIA) 32.3x, TFI International (TFII) 19.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Saia (SAIA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings (KNX) +7.0%, Saia (SAIA) +9.3%, TFI International (TFII) +4.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Saia (SAIA) has the highest net margin (Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings (KNX) 1.9%, Saia (SAIA) 8.0%, TFI International (TFII) 5.0%). On return on invested capital, TFI International (TFII) leads (Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings (KNX) 3.2%, Saia (SAIA) 10.0%, TFI International (TFII) 17.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings (KNX) returned the most: Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings (KNX) +37.4%, Saia (SAIA) +23.7%, TFI International (TFII) +26.0%. Over five years, Saia (SAIA) compounded fastest (Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings (KNX) +1.5%/yr, Saia (SAIA) +1.9%/yr, TFI International (TFII) +0.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, TFI International (TFII) has been the steadiest (Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings (KNX) 37.8%, Saia (SAIA) 47.0%, TFI International (TFII) 36.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, KNX, SAIA and TFII?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, TFI International (TFII) 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.