ODFL vs TFII vs UPS Stock Comparison

Old Dominion Freight Line, TFI International and United Parcel Service Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
UPS United Parcel Service Inc
$101.03 +5.5% 1M +16.1% 1Y
Market cap
$85.15B
P/E
18.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$89.93B
Div. yield
–
Parcel Delivery Industrials
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

United Parcel Service leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (United Parcel Service 5, Old Dominion Freight Line 5, TFI International 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionODFLTFIIUPSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $37.87B $9.29B $85.15B UPS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 34.8x 24.2x 18.6x UPS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 29.8x 19.6x 15.0x UPS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -0.6% -1.7% -0.4% UPS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 19.4% 4.7% 5.1% ODFL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 24.1% 18.0% 12.9% ODFL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.1x 0.0x 1.9x ODFL
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +34.5% +26.4% +16.1% ODFL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +2.6%/yr -1.0%/yr -13.1%/yr ODFL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 37.6% 36.2% 30.6% UPS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 50/100 54/100 44/100 TFII

Percentile Scorecard

ODFLTFIIUPS

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

AxisODFLTFIIUPS
Valuation 7 #126 of 136 58 #58 of 136 45 #75 of 136
Growth 35 #80 of 122 22 #96 of 122 23 #94 of 122
Profitability 87 #16 of 119 69 #38 of 119 70 #36 of 119
Financial Health 94 #10 of 147 62 #56 of 147 33 #99 of 147
Shareholder Returns 28 #61 of 84 59 #35 of 84 51 #42 of 84
Overall 50 54 44
  • ODFL ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • TFII ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • UPS ranked among 150 companies in Transportation

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodODFLTFIIUPSSPY
1 month +2.8%-9.9%+5.5% -1.0%
3 months -21.6%-25.2%-12.0% +2.9%
6 months -16.9%-19.0%-5.6% +6.4%
Year to date +16.5%+8.9%+1.9% +11.4%
1 year +34.5%+26.4%+16.1% +13.1%
3 years -5.3%+5.4%-32.3% +79.4%
3 years, per year -1.8%+1.8%-12.2% +21.5%
5 years +13.6%-4.9%-50.4% +67.7%
5 years, per year +2.6%-1.0%-13.1% +10.9%
10 years +682.0%+463.7%-5.7% +255.2%
10 years, per year +22.8%+18.9%-0.6% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureODFLTFIIUPSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 37.6%36.2%30.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 37.9%36.4%33.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.931.000.72 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.920.730.53 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -45.5%-54.5%-64.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -26.5%-31.1%-15.8% -2.5%
52-week high $248.73$163.36$120.00 $779.14
52-week low $126.29$80.71$87.03 $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.

MultipleODFLTFIIUPS
P/E now vs peer median 34.8xmedian 16.0x 24.3xmedian 16.0x 18.8xmedian 16.0x
P/S now vs peer median 6.8xmedian 1.0x 1.2xmedian 1.0x 0.8xmedian 1.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 20.7xmedian 8.7x 9.3xmedian 8.7x 9.2xmedian 8.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 34.0xmedian 11.5x 8.1xmedian 11.5x 13.9xmedian 11.5x
P/B now vs peer median 8.3xmedian 1.2x 3.5xmedian 1.2x 5.0xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median -10.04median 0.82 -2.30median 0.82 -0.83median 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 monthsODFLTFIIUPS
Revenue $5.60B $8.12B $89.93B
Operating income $1.45B $597.45M $6.58B
Net income $1.09B $335.80M $4.57B
Free cash flow $1.11B $1.17B $5.46B
EPS (diluted) $5.22 $4.61 $5.37
Cash & equivalents $283.94M $205.45M $4.65B
Total debt $184.98M $3.15B $24.48B
Shares (diluted) 208.72M 83.41M 851.00M
Enterprise value $37.14B $8.65B $62.05B

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
MetricODFLTFIIUPS
P/E 34.8x 24.3x 18.8x
P/FCF 34.0x 8.1x 13.9x
P/Operating cash flow 27.2x 10.4x 8.5x
P/S 6.8x 1.2x 0.8x
P/B 8.3x 3.5x 5.0x
P/Tangible book 8.3x -4.9x 6.8x
EV/EBITDA 20.7x 9.3x 9.2x
EV/EBIT 26.0x 15.9x 14.5x
EV/Revenue 6.7x 1.2x 1.1x
EV/FCF 33.8x 8.1x 17.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 27.0x 10.4x 10.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -10.04 -2.30 -0.83

Growth

14 metrics
MetricODFLTFIIUPS
Revenue growth (1Y) -0.6% -1.7% -0.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -2.0% 1.2% -2.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 1.1% -7.5% -21.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -5.2% -12.6% -17.3%
Net income growth (1Y) -0.5% -8.8% -20.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -5.2% -19.3% -23.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 1.1% -5.2% -20.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -3.5% -10.6% -22.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -5.2% -13.2% 18.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -4.1% -3.5% -8.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 42.8% -14.5% 54.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 19.9% -5.0% -4.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricODFLTFIIUPS
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 32.4% 12.6% 11.6%
Operating margin 25.8% 7.4% 7.3%
Pretax margin 25.9% 10.1% 6.5%
Net margin 19.4% 4.7% 5.1%
FCF margin 19.9% 14.4% 6.1%
Operating cash flow margin 24.9% 11.3% 9.9%
Return on equity 24.3% 12.4% 29.6%
Return on assets 19.1% 4.5% 6.4%
Return on invested capital 24.1% 18.0% 12.9%
Return on capital employed 28.0% 9.6% 11.6%
Asset turnover 1.0x 1.1x 1.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 2.7x 1.9x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.2% 0.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricODFLTFIIUPS
Debt / assets 0.3% 3.1% 34.4%
Debt / equity 0.0x 0.1x 1.6x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.1x 0.0x 1.9x
Debt / FCF 0.0x 0.2x 4.5x
Liabilities / assets 20.7% 63.5% 78.8%
Equity / assets 79.3% 36.5% 21.2%
Interest coverage 2,184x 3.5x 6.0x
Current ratio 1.9x 1.1x 1.2x
Quick ratio 1.7x 1.0x 1.0x
Cash ratio 0.5x 0.2x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 22.10 2.91 2.79

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricODFLTFIIUPS
Dividend yield 0.6% 1.7% 6.5%
Net buyback yield 1.4% 3.8% -0.2%
Shareholder yield 2.1% 5.5% 6.3%
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.

ConsensusODFLTFIIUPS
Forward P/E 29.8xFY2026 19.6xFY2026 15.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $6.13FY2026 $5.73FY2026 $6.74FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +26.7%FY2026 +31.1%FY2026 -5.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +3.6% +40.5% +26.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $6.39BFY2026 $8.41BFY2026 $87.62BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +16.1%FY2026 +6.7%FY2026 -1.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -5.2% +1.0% +14.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersODFLTFIIUPS
Held by institutions 79.6% 69.4% 70.9%
Institutions holding 1,025 295 2,137
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.2% +1.2% +6.0%
Institutions buying 543 174 1,088
Institutions selling 341 90 809
Buyers to sellers 1.59 1.93 1.34

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.

ODFLTFIIUPS
ODFL 1.00 0.74 0.49
TFII 0.74 1.00 0.44
UPS 0.49 0.44 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ODFL, TFII and UPS?

United Parcel Service (UPS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL) $37.87B, TFI International (TFII) $9.29B, United Parcel Service (UPS) $85.15B.

Which stock is cheaper, ODFL, TFII and UPS?

United Parcel Service (UPS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL) 34.8x, TFI International (TFII) 24.2x, United Parcel Service (UPS) 18.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, United Parcel Service (UPS) is cheapest (Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL) 29.8x, TFI International (TFII) 19.6x, United Parcel Service (UPS) 15.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

United Parcel Service (UPS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL) -0.6%, TFI International (TFII) -1.7%, United Parcel Service (UPS) -0.4%.

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%, United Parcel Service (UPS) 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%, United Parcel Service (UPS) 12.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL) returned the most: Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL) +34.5%, TFI International (TFII) +26.4%, United Parcel Service (UPS) +16.1%. Over five years, Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL) compounded fastest (Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL) +2.6%/yr, TFI International (TFII) -1.0%/yr, United Parcel Service (UPS) -13.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, United Parcel Service (UPS) has been the steadiest (Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL) 37.6%, TFI International (TFII) 36.2%, United Parcel Service (UPS) 30.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, United Parcel Service (UPS) 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.