ODFL vs SNDR vs ARCB Stock Comparison

Old Dominion Freight Line, Schneider National and Arcbest Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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ARCB Arcbest Corp /Tx/
$126.41 -1.9% 1M +74.8% 1Y
Market cap
$2.78B
P/E
170.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.20B
Div. yield
0.00%
Trucking Industrials
3 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Old Dominion Freight Line leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Old Dominion Freight Line 4, Arcbest 3, Schneider National 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionODFLSNDRARCBLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $35.82B $5.11B $2.78B ODFL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 33.8x 36.0x 170.4x ODFL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 28.1x 26.3x 19.2x ARCB
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +3.8% +6.0% +3.7% SNDR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — — 0.4% –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 1.5% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 0.2x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +26.6% +30.0% +74.8% ARCB
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +0.2%/yr +3.4%/yr +7.1%/yr ARCB
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 38.5% 39.8% 46.6% ODFL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 47/100 32/100 36/100 ODFL

Percentile Scorecard

ODFLSNDRARCB

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

AxisODFLSNDRARCB
Valuation 4 #130 of 136 53 #65 of 136 44 #77 of 136
Growth 34 #80 of 121 28 #87 of 121 17 #101 of 121
Profitability 100 #1 of 112 – 32 #76 of 112
Financial Health 92 #12 of 140 – 60 #56 of 140
Shareholder Returns 5 #76 of 80 17 #67 of 80 28 #58 of 80
Overall 47 32 36
  • ODFL ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • SNDR ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • ARCB ranked among 150 companies in Transportation

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodODFLSNDRARCBSPY
1 month -2.9%-8.0%-1.9% +0.7%
3 months -18.9%-13.8%-11.0% +3.7%
6 months -18.9%-5.4%-0.9% +7.1%
Year to date +9.9%+10.9%+70.4% +12.8%
1 year +26.6%+30.0%+74.8% +11.9%
3 years -9.1%+15.5%+14.0% +85.2%
3 years, per year -3.1%+4.9%+4.5% +22.8%
5 years +1.0%+18.0%+40.7% +67.6%
5 years, per year +0.2%+3.4%+7.1% +10.9%
10 years +587.4%—+549.9% +262.0%
10 years, per year +21.3%—+20.6% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureODFLSNDRARCBSPY
Volatility, 1Y 38.5%39.8%46.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 39.2%41.1%45.5% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.931.041.19 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.690.751.61 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -45.5%-39.8%-62.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -30.7%-24.1%-27.0% -1.2%
52-week high $248.73$38.76$173.22 $779.14
52-week low $126.29$20.25$59.62 $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.

MultipleODFLSNDRARCB
P/E now vs peer median 33.8xmedian 16.5x 36.4xmedian 16.5x 173.4xmedian 16.5x
P/S now vs peer median 6.2xmedian 0.9x 0.9xmedian 0.9x 0.7xmedian 0.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 8.8x —median 8.8x 13.8xmedian 8.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 33.0xmedian 11.9x 27.0xmedian 11.9x 15.1xmedian 11.9x
P/B now vs peer median 7.7xmedian 1.2x 1.7xmedian 1.2x 2.2xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.84 -1.54median 0.84 -3.00median 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 monthsODFLSNDRARCB
Revenue $5.79B $5.95B $4.20B
Operating income $1.54B $203.40M $29.18M
Net income – – $16.30M
Free cash flow – – $187.04M
EPS (diluted) – $0.81 $0.73
Cash & equivalents $466.22M $326.20M $145.85M
Total debt – – $215.55M
Shares (diluted) 208.72M 176.00M 22.35M
Enterprise value $35.82B $5.11B $2.27B

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
MetricODFLSNDRARCB
P/E 33.8x 36.4x 173.4x
P/FCF 33.0x 27.0x 15.1x
P/Operating cash flow – 8.7x 10.0x
P/S 6.2x 0.9x 0.7x
P/B 7.7x 1.7x 2.2x
P/Tangible book 7.7x 1.7x 2.3x
EV/EBITDA – – 13.8x
EV/EBIT – – 98.5x
EV/Revenue 6.2x 0.9x 0.7x
EV/FCF – – 15.4x
EV/Operating cash flow – 8.7x 10.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – -1.54 -3.00

Growth

14 metrics
MetricODFLSNDRARCB
Revenue growth (1Y) 3.8% 6.0% 3.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -0.4% 1.5% -3.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 10.7% 16.4% -86.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -2.3% -20.7% -49.7%
Net income growth (1Y) – – -89.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – – -59.1%
EPS growth (1Y) – 24.1% -89.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -23.6% -57.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -9.5% 22.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -8.3% -10.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – – 165.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – -3.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricODFLSNDRARCB
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – – 4.9%
Operating margin – – 0.7%
Pretax margin – – 0.5%
Net margin – – 0.4%
FCF margin – – 4.4%
Operating cash flow margin – 9.9% 6.7%
Return on equity 25.2% – 1.3%
Return on assets 20.0% – 0.7%
Return on invested capital – – 1.5%
Return on capital employed – – 1.7%
Asset turnover 1.0x 1.2x 1.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – – 17.3x
Stock comp / revenue – – 0.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricODFLSNDRARCB
Debt / assets – – 8.8%
Debt / equity – – 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 0.2x
Debt / FCF – – 1.2x
Liabilities / assets 20.7% – 48.3%
Equity / assets 79.3% 62.0% 51.7%
Interest coverage – – 2.0x
Current ratio 2.0x – 1.0x
Quick ratio – – 0.9x
Cash ratio – – 0.2x
Altman Z-score – – 4.01

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricODFLSNDRARCB
Dividend yield 0.7% 1.3% 0.4%
Net buyback yield – – 1.5%
Shareholder yield 0.7% 1.3% 1.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 66.2%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 5.8%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – -3.6%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – -2.7%

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.

ConsensusODFLSNDRARCB
Forward P/E 28.1xFY2026 26.3xFY2026 19.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $6.13FY2026 $1.12FY2026 $6.60FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +26.7%FY2026 +77.8%FY2026 +78.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +3.8% +54.5% +49.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $6.39BFY2026 $6.51BFY2026 $4.39BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +16.1%FY2026 +14.8%FY2026 +9.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -5.2% -6.6% +7.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersODFLSNDRARCB
Held by institutions 79.6% 75.6% 100.0%
Institutions holding 1,026 339 328
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.2% -0.9% -0.6%
Institutions buying 544 194 179
Institutions selling 341 101 105
Buyers to sellers 1.60 1.92 1.70

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.

ODFLSNDRARCB
ODFL 1.00 0.73 0.77
SNDR 0.73 1.00 0.71
ARCB 0.77 0.71 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ODFL, SNDR and ARCB?

Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL) $35.82B, Schneider National (SNDR) $5.11B, Arcbest (ARCB) $2.78B.

Which stock is cheaper, ODFL, SNDR and ARCB?

Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL) 33.8x, Schneider National (SNDR) 36.0x, Arcbest (ARCB) 170.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Arcbest (ARCB) is cheapest (Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL) 28.1x, Schneider National (SNDR) 26.3x, Arcbest (ARCB) 19.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Schneider National (SNDR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL) +3.8%, Schneider National (SNDR) +6.0%, Arcbest (ARCB) +3.7%.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Arcbest (ARCB) returned the most: Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL) +26.6%, Schneider National (SNDR) +30.0%, Arcbest (ARCB) +74.8%. Over five years, Arcbest (ARCB) compounded fastest (Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL) +0.2%/yr, Schneider National (SNDR) +3.4%/yr, Arcbest (ARCB) +7.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL) 0.00%, Schneider National (SNDR) 0.00%, Arcbest (ARCB) 0.00%. Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL) and Schneider National (SNDR) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL) has been the steadiest (Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL) 38.5%, Schneider National (SNDR) 39.8%, Arcbest (ARCB) 46.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ODFL, SNDR and ARCB?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL) 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.