ODFL vs TFII vs JBHT Stock Comparison

Old Dominion Freight Line, TFI International and Hunt J B Transport Services Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group

Head to Head

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Old Dominion Freight Line leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Old Dominion Freight Line 4, Hunt J B Transport Services 4, TFI International 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionODFLTFIIJBHTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $37.87B $9.29B $21.02B ODFL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 34.8x 24.2x 31.1x TFII
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 29.8x 19.6x 32.0x TFII
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -0.6% -1.7% +10.6% JBHT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 19.4% 4.7% 5.1% ODFL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 24.1% 18.0% 15.1% ODFL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.1x 0.0x 0.7x ODFL
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +34.5% +26.4% +35.6% JBHT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +2.6%/yr -1.0%/yr +2.9%/yr JBHT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 37.6% 36.2% 34.8% JBHT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 50/100 54/100 50/100 TFII

Percentile Scorecard

ODFLTFIIJBHT

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

AxisODFLTFIIJBHT
Valuation 7 #126 of 136 58 #58 of 136 29 #97 of 136
Growth 35 #80 of 122 22 #96 of 122 56 #54 of 122
Profitability 87 #16 of 119 69 #38 of 119 68 #39 of 119
Financial Health 94 #10 of 147 62 #56 of 147 58 #63 of 147
Shareholder Returns 28 #61 of 84 59 #35 of 84 39 #52 of 84
Overall 50 54 50
  • ODFL ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • TFII ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • JBHT ranked among 150 companies in Transportation

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodODFLTFIIJBHTSPY
1 month +2.8%-9.9%-3.7% -1.0%
3 months -21.6%-25.2%-21.6% +2.9%
6 months -16.9%-19.0%-9.1% +6.4%
Year to date +16.5%+8.9%+16.3% +11.4%
1 year +34.5%+26.4%+35.6% +13.1%
3 years -5.3%+5.4%+30.9% +79.4%
3 years, per year -1.8%+1.8%+9.4% +21.5%
5 years +13.6%-4.9%+15.5% +67.7%
5 years, per year +2.6%-1.0%+2.9% +10.9%
10 years +682.0%+463.7%+188.6% +255.2%
10 years, per year +22.8%+18.9%+11.2% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureODFLTFIIJBHTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 37.6%36.2%34.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 37.9%36.4%37.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.931.000.77 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.920.731.02 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -45.5%-54.5%-43.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -26.5%-31.1%-24.3% -2.5%
52-week high $248.73$163.36$298.41 $779.14
52-week low $126.29$80.71$158.92 $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.

MultipleODFLTFIIJBHT
P/E now vs peer median 34.8xmedian 16.0x 24.3xmedian 16.0x 31.3xmedian 16.0x
P/S now vs peer median 6.8xmedian 1.0x 1.2xmedian 1.0x 1.6xmedian 1.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 20.7xmedian 8.7x 9.3xmedian 8.7x 13.2xmedian 8.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 34.0xmedian 11.5x 8.1xmedian 11.5x 21.8xmedian 11.5x
P/B now vs peer median 8.3xmedian 1.2x 3.5xmedian 1.2x 5.8xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median -10.04median 0.82 -2.30median 0.82 -23.72median 0.82

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 monthsODFLTFIIJBHT
Revenue $5.60B $8.12B $13.33B
Operating income $1.45B $597.45M $960.11M
Net income $1.09B $335.80M $676.07M
Free cash flow $1.11B $1.17B $966.50M
EPS (diluted) $5.22 $4.61 $7.14
Cash & equivalents $283.94M $205.45M $3.75M
Total debt $184.98M $3.15B $1.12B
Shares (diluted) 208.72M 83.41M 94.65M
Enterprise value $37.14B $8.65B $20.99B

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
MetricODFLTFIIJBHT
P/E 34.8x 24.3x 31.3x
P/FCF 34.0x 8.1x 21.8x
P/Operating cash flow 27.2x 10.4x 14.1x
P/S 6.8x 1.2x 1.6x
P/B 8.3x 3.5x 5.8x
P/Tangible book 8.3x -4.9x 5.8x
EV/EBITDA 20.7x 9.3x 13.2x
EV/EBIT 26.0x 15.9x 23.1x
EV/Revenue 6.7x 1.2x 1.7x
EV/FCF 33.8x 8.1x 23.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 27.0x 10.4x 14.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -10.04 -2.30 -23.72

Growth

14 metrics
MetricODFLTFIIJBHT
Revenue growth (1Y) -0.6% -1.7% 10.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -2.0% 1.2% 0.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 1.1% -7.5% 16.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -5.2% -12.6% -3.6%
Net income growth (1Y) -0.5% -8.8% 18.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -5.2% -19.3% -4.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 1.1% -5.2% 20.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -3.5% -10.6% -1.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -5.2% -13.2% -7.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -4.1% -3.5% -8.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 42.8% -14.5% 22.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 19.9% -5.0% 162.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricODFLTFIIJBHT
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 32.4% 12.6% 12.6%
Operating margin 25.8% 7.4% 7.2%
Pretax margin 25.9% 10.1% 6.7%
Net margin 19.4% 4.7% 5.1%
FCF margin 19.9% 14.4% 7.3%
Operating cash flow margin 24.9% 11.3% 11.2%
Return on equity 24.3% 12.4% 18.5%
Return on assets 19.1% 4.5% 8.4%
Return on invested capital 24.1% 18.0% 15.1%
Return on capital employed 28.0% 9.6% 14.9%
Asset turnover 1.0x 1.1x 1.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 2.7x 2.2x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.2% 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricODFLTFIIJBHT
Debt / assets 0.3% 3.1% 13.9%
Debt / equity 0.0x 0.1x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.1x 0.0x 0.7x
Debt / FCF 0.0x 0.2x 1.2x
Liabilities / assets 20.7% 63.5% 55.1%
Equity / assets 79.3% 36.5% 44.9%
Interest coverage 2,184x 3.5x 14.2x
Current ratio 1.9x 1.1x 1.2x
Quick ratio 1.7x 1.0x 1.0x
Cash ratio 0.5x 0.2x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 22.10 2.91 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricODFLTFIIJBHT
Dividend yield 0.6% 1.7% 0.8%
Net buyback yield 1.4% 3.8% 2.3%
Shareholder yield 2.1% 5.5% 3.1%
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.

ConsensusODFLTFIIJBHT
Forward P/E 29.8xFY2026 19.6xFY2026 32.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $6.13FY2026 $5.73FY2026 $7.07FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +26.7%FY2026 +31.1%FY2026 +15.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +3.6% +40.5% +34.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $6.39BFY2026 $8.41BFY2026 $13.23BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +16.1%FY2026 +6.7%FY2026 +10.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -5.2% +1.0% +16.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersODFLTFIIJBHT
Held by institutions 79.6% 69.4% 76.9%
Institutions holding 1,025 295 856
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.2% +1.2% +1.8%
Institutions buying 543 174 515
Institutions selling 341 90 233
Buyers to sellers 1.59 1.93 2.21

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.

ODFLTFIIJBHT
ODFL 1.00 0.74 0.75
TFII 0.74 1.00 0.73
JBHT 0.75 0.73 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ODFL, TFII and JBHT?

Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL) $37.87B, TFI International (TFII) $9.29B, Hunt J B Transport Services (JBHT) $21.02B.

Which stock is cheaper, ODFL, TFII and JBHT?

TFI International (TFII) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL) 34.8x, TFI International (TFII) 24.2x, Hunt J B Transport Services (JBHT) 31.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, TFI International (TFII) is cheapest (Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL) 29.8x, TFI International (TFII) 19.6x, Hunt J B Transport Services (JBHT) 32.0x). 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: Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL) -0.6%, TFI International (TFII) -1.7%, Hunt J B Transport Services (JBHT) +10.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL) has the highest net margin (Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL) 19.4%, TFI International (TFII) 4.7%, Hunt J B Transport Services (JBHT) 5.1%). On return on invested capital, Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL) leads (Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL) 24.1%, TFI International (TFII) 18.0%, Hunt J B Transport Services (JBHT) 15.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Hunt J B Transport Services (JBHT) returned the most: Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL) +34.5%, TFI International (TFII) +26.4%, Hunt J B Transport Services (JBHT) +35.6%. Over five years, Hunt J B Transport Services (JBHT) compounded fastest (Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL) +2.6%/yr, TFI International (TFII) -1.0%/yr, Hunt J B Transport Services (JBHT) +2.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Hunt J B Transport Services (JBHT) has been the steadiest (Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL) 37.6%, TFI International (TFII) 36.2%, Hunt J B Transport Services (JBHT) 34.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.