SFWL vs JBHT vs ARCB Stock Comparison

Shengfeng Development, Hunt J B Transport Services and Arcbest Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ARCB Arcbest Corp /Tx/
$130.34 +4.1% 1M +73.7% 1Y
Market cap
$2.91B
P/E
178.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.20B
Div. yield
0.37%
Trucking Industrials
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Hunt J B Transport Services leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Hunt J B Transport Services 8, Arcbest 3, Shengfeng Development 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSFWLJBHTARCBLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $68.20M $21.62B $2.91B JBHT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only — 32.2x 178.7x JBHT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 33.9x 19.7x ARCB
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +10.6% +3.7% JBHT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 5.1% 0.4% JBHT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 15.1% 1.5% JBHT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.7x 0.2x ARCB
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.77% 0.37% JBHT
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +553.3% +38.3% +73.7% SFWL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +3.2%/yr +7.1%/yr ARCB
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 270.0% 34.9% 46.5% JBHT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 49/100 35/100 JBHT

Percentile Scorecard

SFWLJBHTARCB

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

AxisSFWLJBHTARCB
Valuation – 28 #98 of 136 42 #80 of 136
Growth – 54 #56 of 121 15 #103 of 121
Profitability – 67 #39 of 115 32 #79 of 115
Financial Health 44 #80 of 143 59 #60 of 143 63 #53 of 143
Shareholder Returns – 36 #53 of 82 25 #62 of 82
Overall – 49 35
  • SFWL ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • JBHT 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

PeriodSFWLJBHTARCBSPY
1 month -34.4%+2.9%+4.1% -0.2%
3 months +638.1%-16.5%-12.8% +3.9%
6 months +596.6%-7.7%+2.0% +8.2%
Year to date +552.6%+19.4%+75.7% +12.9%
1 year +553.3%+38.3%+73.7% +12.3%
3 years -51.8%+39.7%+27.5% +87.4%
3 years, per year -21.6%+11.8%+8.4% +23.3%
5 years —+17.1%+40.6% +67.9%
5 years, per year —+3.2%+7.1% +10.9%
10 years —+186.3%+537.4% +261.1%
10 years, per year —+11.1%+20.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureSFWLJBHTARCBSPY
Volatility, 1Y 270.0%34.9%46.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 82.1%37.1%45.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.930.771.20 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.051.101.58 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -95.9%-43.0%-62.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -45.7%-22.3%-24.8% -1.2%
52-week high $11.43$298.41$173.22 $779.14
52-week low $0.69$158.92$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.

MultipleSFWLJBHTARCB
P/E now vs peer median —median 16.3x 32.2xmedian 16.3x 178.7xmedian 16.3x
P/S now vs peer median —median 1.0x 1.6xmedian 1.0x 0.7xmedian 1.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 8.7x 13.5xmedian 8.7x 14.3xmedian 8.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 11.4x 22.4xmedian 11.4x 15.6xmedian 11.4x
P/B now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 1.2x 6.0xmedian 1.2x 2.3xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.82 -24.34median 0.82 -3.10median 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 monthsSFWLJBHTARCB
Revenue – $13.33B $4.20B
Operating income – $960.11M $29.18M
Net income – $676.07M $16.30M
Free cash flow – $966.50M $187.04M
EPS (diluted) – $7.14 $0.73
Cash & equivalents $16.90M $3.75M $145.85M
Total debt $212.66M $1.12B $215.55M
Shares (diluted) 5.50M 94.65M 22.35M
Enterprise value -$65.11M $21.59B $2.40B

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
MetricSFWLJBHTARCB
P/E – 32.2x 178.7x
P/FCF – 22.4x 15.6x
P/Operating cash flow – 14.5x 10.3x
P/S – 1.6x 0.7x
P/B 0.5x 6.0x 2.3x
P/Tangible book 0.5x 6.0x 2.4x
EV/EBITDA – 13.5x 14.3x
EV/EBIT – 23.7x 101.5x
EV/Revenue – 1.7x 0.7x
EV/FCF – 23.5x 15.8x
EV/Operating cash flow – 15.2x 10.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – -24.34 -3.10

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSFWLJBHTARCB
Revenue growth (1Y) – 10.6% 3.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 0.4% -3.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – 16.3% -86.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -3.6% -49.7%
Net income growth (1Y) – 18.1% -89.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -4.5% -59.1%
EPS growth (1Y) – 20.8% -89.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -1.3% -57.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -7.2% 22.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -8.5% -10.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 22.4% 165.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 162.1% -3.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSFWLJBHTARCB
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – 12.6% 4.9%
Operating margin – 7.2% 0.7%
Pretax margin – 6.7% 0.5%
Net margin – 5.1% 0.4%
FCF margin – 7.3% 4.4%
Operating cash flow margin – 11.2% 6.7%
Return on equity – 18.5% 1.3%
Return on assets – 8.4% 0.7%
Return on invested capital – 15.1% 1.5%
Return on capital employed – 14.9% 1.7%
Asset turnover – 1.7x 1.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 2.2x 17.3x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.5% 0.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSFWLJBHTARCB
Debt / assets 23.6% 13.9% 8.8%
Debt / equity 0.6x 0.3x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.7x 0.2x
Debt / FCF – 1.2x 1.2x
Liabilities / assets 57.4% 55.1% 48.3%
Equity / assets 42.6% 44.9% 51.7%
Interest coverage – 14.2x 2.0x
Current ratio 1.3x 1.2x 1.0x
Quick ratio 1.1x 1.0x 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.0x 0.2x
Altman Z-score – – 4.05

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSFWLJBHTARCB
Dividend yield – 0.8% 0.4%
Net buyback yield – 2.3% 1.4%
Shareholder yield – 3.0% 1.8%
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.

ConsensusSFWLJBHTARCB
Forward P/E – 33.9xFY2026 19.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $6.85FY2026 $6.60FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +11.9%FY2026 +78.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +36.6% +49.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $13.43BFY2026 $4.39BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +11.9%FY2026 +9.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +18.0% +7.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSFWLJBHTARCB
Held by institutions – 76.9% 100.0%
Institutions holding – 857 328
Change in shares held, QoQ – +1.8% -0.6%
Institutions buying – 516 179
Institutions selling – 233 105
Buyers to sellers – 2.21 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.

SFWLJBHTARCB
SFWL 1.00 -0.01 -0.03
JBHT -0.01 1.00 0.70
ARCB -0.03 0.70 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SFWL, JBHT and ARCB?

Hunt J B Transport Services (JBHT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Shengfeng Development (SFWL) $68.20M, Hunt J B Transport Services (JBHT) $21.62B, Arcbest (ARCB) $2.91B.

Which stock is cheaper, SFWL, JBHT and ARCB?

Hunt J B Transport Services (JBHT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Hunt J B Transport Services (JBHT) 32.2x, Arcbest (ARCB) 178.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Arcbest (ARCB) is cheapest (Hunt J B Transport Services (JBHT) 33.9x, Arcbest (ARCB) 19.7x). 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: Hunt J B Transport Services (JBHT) +10.6%, Arcbest (ARCB) +3.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Hunt J B Transport Services (JBHT) has the highest net margin (Hunt J B Transport Services (JBHT) 5.1%, Arcbest (ARCB) 0.4%). On return on invested capital, Hunt J B Transport Services (JBHT) leads (Hunt J B Transport Services (JBHT) 15.1%, Arcbest (ARCB) 1.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Shengfeng Development (SFWL) returned the most: Shengfeng Development (SFWL) +553.3%, Hunt J B Transport Services (JBHT) +38.3%, Arcbest (ARCB) +73.7%. Over five years, Arcbest (ARCB) compounded fastest (Hunt J B Transport Services (JBHT) +3.2%/yr, Arcbest (ARCB) +7.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Hunt J B Transport Services (JBHT) has the highest dividend yield: Hunt J B Transport Services (JBHT) 0.77%, Arcbest (ARCB) 0.37%. Shengfeng Development (SFWL) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Hunt J B Transport Services (JBHT) has been the steadiest (Shengfeng Development (SFWL) 270.0%, Hunt J B Transport Services (JBHT) 34.9%, Arcbest (ARCB) 46.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SFWL, JBHT 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, Hunt J B Transport Services (JBHT) leads on 8. 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.