ODFL vs SNDR vs WERN Stock Comparison

Old Dominion Freight Line, Schneider National and Werner Enterprises Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Old Dominion Freight Line leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Old Dominion Freight Line 4, Schneider National 3, Werner Enterprises 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionODFLSNDRWERNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $35.96B $5.20B $1.63B ODFL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 33.8x 46.6x -44.1x ODFL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 28.3x 26.5x 35.7x SNDR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +3.8% +6.2% +14.7% WERN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 1.9% — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 3.9% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.1x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.66% 1.33% 2.06% WERN
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +27.4% +30.8% -0.4% SNDR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +0.3%/yr +3.6%/yr -9.8%/yr SNDR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 38.4% 39.8% 41.9% ODFL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 48/100 45/100 39/100 ODFL

Percentile Scorecard

ODFLSNDRWERN

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

AxisODFLSNDRWERN
Valuation 5 #129 of 136 51 #67 of 136 62 #53 of 136
Growth 37 #77 of 122 27 #89 of 122 18 #100 of 122
Profitability 100 #1 of 116 44 #66 of 116 33 #78 of 116
Financial Health 92 #12 of 143 80 #30 of 143 45 #79 of 143
Shareholder Returns 5 #77 of 81 21 #64 of 81 38 #51 of 81
Overall 48 45 39
  • ODFL ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • SNDR 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

PeriodODFLSNDRWERNSPY
1 month -2.0%-6.0%-19.1% +0.9%
3 months -22.2%-15.8%-26.0% +5.9%
6 months -17.2%-2.2%-25.4% +8.5%
Year to date +10.5%+11.9%-9.6% +13.3%
1 year +27.4%+30.8%-0.4% +12.4%
3 years -5.9%+18.7%-25.4% +88.1%
3 years, per year -2.0%+5.9%-9.3% +23.5%
5 years +1.5%+19.1%-40.1% +68.2%
5 years, per year +0.3%+3.6%-9.8% +11.0%
10 years +591.3%—+12.6% +263.4%
10 years, per year +21.3%—+1.2% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureODFLSNDRWERNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 38.4%39.8%41.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 39.4%41.1%44.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.931.040.86 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.710.77-0.01 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -45.5%-39.8%-53.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -30.3%-23.4%-42.6% -0.9%
52-week high $248.73$38.76$47.29 $779.14
52-week low $126.29$20.25$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.

MultipleODFLSNDRWERN
P/E now vs peer median 33.8xmedian 16.1x 46.6xmedian 16.1x -44.1xmedian 16.1x
P/S now vs peer median 6.2xmedian 0.9x 0.9xmedian 0.9x 0.5xmedian 0.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 8.6x 8.5xmedian 8.6x —median 8.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 33.0xmedian 11.6x 25.0xmedian 11.6x 38.3xmedian 11.6x
P/B now vs peer median 7.7xmedian 1.2x 1.7xmedian 1.2x 1.2xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.80 -1.33median 0.80 —median 0.80

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 monthsODFLSNDRWERN
Revenue $5.79B $5.82B $3.43B
Operating income $1.54B $176.60M $2.09M
Net income – $111.60M –
Free cash flow – $207.80M –
EPS (diluted) – $0.63 –
Cash & equivalents $466.22M $292.70M $39.20M
Total debt – $396.10M –
Shares (diluted) 208.72M 176.00M 60.24M
Enterprise value $35.96B $4.13B $1.63B

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
MetricODFLSNDRWERN
P/E 33.8x 46.6x -44.1x
P/FCF 33.0x 25.0x 38.3x
P/Operating cash flow – 8.2x –
P/S 6.2x 0.9x 0.5x
P/B 7.7x 1.7x 1.2x
P/Tangible book 7.7x 1.7x 1.3x
EV/EBITDA – 8.5x –
EV/EBIT – 29.9x –
EV/Revenue 6.2x 0.9x 0.5x
EV/FCF – 25.4x –
EV/Operating cash flow – 8.3x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – -1.33 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricODFLSNDRWERN
Revenue growth (1Y) 3.8% 6.2% 14.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -0.4% -1.1% 1.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 10.7% -3.3% -96.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -2.3% -29.6% -79.0%
Net income growth (1Y) – -10.9% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -35.3% –
EPS growth (1Y) – -11.1% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -34.9% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -5.7% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -7.7% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 26.3% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 66.2% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricODFLSNDRWERN
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – 10.7% –
Operating margin – 3.0% –
Pretax margin – 2.6% –
Net margin – 1.9% –
FCF margin – 3.6% –
Operating cash flow margin – 10.9% –
Return on equity 25.2% 3.7% -2.1%
Return on assets 20.0% 2.3% -0.9%
Return on invested capital – 3.9% –
Return on capital employed – 4.1% –
Asset turnover 1.0x 1.2x 1.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 5.7x –
Stock comp / revenue – 0.3% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricODFLSNDRWERN
Debt / assets – 7.9% –
Debt / equity – 0.1x –
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.1x –
Debt / FCF – 1.9x –
Liabilities / assets 20.7% 38.8% 57.6%
Equity / assets 79.3% 61.2% 42.4%
Interest coverage – 5.6x –
Current ratio 2.0x 2.0x 1.4x
Quick ratio – 1.6x –
Cash ratio – 0.5x –
Altman Z-score – 3.50 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricODFLSNDRWERN
Dividend yield 0.7% 1.3% 2.1%
Net buyback yield – 0.2% –
Shareholder yield 0.7% 1.6% 2.1%
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.

ConsensusODFLSNDRWERN
Forward P/E 28.3xFY2026 26.5xFY2026 35.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $6.13FY2026 $1.12FY2026 $0.76FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +26.7%FY2026 +77.8%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +3.8% +54.5% +165.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $6.39BFY2026 $6.51BFY2026 $3.42BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +16.1%FY2026 +14.8%FY2026 +15.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -5.2% -6.6% +11.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersODFLSNDRWERN
Held by institutions 79.6% 75.6% 100.0%
Institutions holding 1,025 338 271
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.2% -0.9% +5.6%
Institutions buying 543 193 168
Institutions selling 341 101 73
Buyers to sellers 1.59 1.91 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.

ODFLSNDRWERN
ODFL 1.00 0.69 0.65
SNDR 0.69 1.00 0.80
WERN 0.65 0.80 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ODFL, SNDR and WERN?

Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL) $35.96B, Schneider National (SNDR) $5.20B, Werner Enterprises (WERN) $1.63B.

Which stock is cheaper, ODFL, SNDR and WERN?

Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL) 33.8x, Schneider National (SNDR) 46.6x, Werner Enterprises (WERN) -44.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Schneider National (SNDR) is cheapest (Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL) 28.3x, Schneider National (SNDR) 26.5x, Werner Enterprises (WERN) 35.7x). 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: Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL) +3.8%, Schneider National (SNDR) +6.2%, Werner Enterprises (WERN) +14.7%.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Schneider National (SNDR) returned the most: Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL) +27.4%, Schneider National (SNDR) +30.8%, Werner Enterprises (WERN) -0.4%. Over five years, Schneider National (SNDR) compounded fastest (Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL) +0.3%/yr, Schneider National (SNDR) +3.6%/yr, Werner Enterprises (WERN) -9.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Werner Enterprises (WERN) has the highest dividend yield: Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL) 0.66%, Schneider National (SNDR) 1.33%, Werner Enterprises (WERN) 2.06%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL) has been the steadiest (Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL) 38.4%, Schneider National (SNDR) 39.8%, Werner Enterprises (WERN) 41.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ODFL, SNDR 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, 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.