SNDR vs JBHT vs KNX Stock Comparison

Schneider National, Hunt J B Transport Services and Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group

Head to Head

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Hunt J B Transport Services leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Hunt J B Transport Services 7, Schneider National 3, Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSNDRJBHTKNXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.20B $20.81B $9.91B JBHT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 46.6x 31.0x 64.6x JBHT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 26.5x 32.6x 27.3x SNDR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.2% +10.6% +7.0% JBHT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 1.9% 5.1% 1.9% JBHT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 3.9% 15.1% 3.2% JBHT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.1x 0.7x 0.1x KNX
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.33% 0.80% 1.28% SNDR
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +30.8% +34.0% +39.1% KNX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +3.6%/yr +2.5%/yr +1.4%/yr SNDR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 39.8% 35.1% 37.8% JBHT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 45/100 50/100 48/100 JBHT

Percentile Scorecard

SNDRJBHTKNX

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

AxisSNDRJBHTKNX
Valuation 51 #67 of 136 28 #98 of 136 55 #62 of 136
Growth 27 #89 of 122 54 #57 of 122 69 #38 of 122
Profitability 44 #66 of 116 67 #39 of 116 38 #72 of 116
Financial Health 80 #30 of 143 56 #63 of 143 66 #50 of 143
Shareholder Returns 21 #64 of 81 43 #47 of 81 11 #72 of 81
Overall 45 50 48
  • SNDR ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • JBHT ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • KNX ranked among 150 companies in Transportation

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodSNDRJBHTKNXSPY
1 month -6.0%-1.2%-4.2% +0.9%
3 months -15.8%-19.1%-14.3% +5.9%
6 months -2.2%-9.4%-3.9% +8.5%
Year to date +11.9%+14.9%+16.4% +13.3%
1 year +30.8%+34.0%+39.1% +12.4%
3 years +18.7%+34.5%+27.0% +88.1%
3 years, per year +5.9%+10.4%+8.3% +23.5%
5 years +19.1%+13.2%+7.4% +68.2%
5 years, per year +3.6%+2.5%+1.4% +11.0%
10 years —+175.8%+110.9% +263.4%
10 years, per year —+10.7%+7.7% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureSNDRJBHTKNXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 39.8%35.1%37.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 41.1%37.5%32.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.040.771.01 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.770.971.03 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -39.8%-43.0%-39.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -23.4%-25.2%-26.2% -0.9%
52-week high $38.76$298.41$82.45 $779.14
52-week low $20.25$158.92$41.68 $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.

MultipleSNDRJBHTKNX
P/E now vs peer median 46.6xmedian 16.1x 31.0xmedian 16.1x 64.6xmedian 16.1x
P/S now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 0.9x 1.6xmedian 0.9x 1.2xmedian 0.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.5xmedian 8.6x 13.0xmedian 8.6x 8.9xmedian 8.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 25.0xmedian 11.6x 21.5xmedian 11.6x 13.2xmedian 11.6x
P/B now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 1.2x 5.7xmedian 1.2x 1.4xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median -1.33median 0.80 -23.43median 0.80 -2.48median 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 monthsSNDRJBHTKNX
Revenue $5.82B $13.33B $8.00B
Operating income $176.60M $960.11M $338.60M
Net income $111.60M $676.07M $153.25M
Free cash flow $207.80M $966.50M $752.32M
EPS (diluted) $0.63 $7.14 $0.94
Cash & equivalents $292.70M $3.75M $254.16M
Total debt $396.10M $1.12B $347.82M
Shares (diluted) 176.00M 94.65M 163.30M
Enterprise value $4.13B $20.78B $9.03B

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
MetricSNDRJBHTKNX
P/E 46.6x 31.0x 64.6x
P/FCF 25.0x 21.5x 13.2x
P/Operating cash flow 8.2x 13.9x 6.5x
P/S 0.9x 1.6x 1.2x
P/B 1.7x 5.7x 1.4x
P/Tangible book 1.7x 5.7x 1.9x
EV/EBITDA 8.5x 13.0x 8.9x
EV/EBIT 29.9x 22.8x 29.5x
EV/Revenue 0.9x 1.6x 1.2x
EV/FCF 25.4x 22.7x 13.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 8.3x 14.7x 6.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.33 -23.43 -2.48

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSNDRJBHTKNX
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.2% 10.6% 7.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -1.1% 0.4% 4.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -3.3% 16.3% 26.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -29.6% -3.6% -13.5%
Net income growth (1Y) -10.9% 18.1% 7.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -35.3% -4.5% -25.9%
EPS growth (1Y) -11.1% 20.8% 7.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -34.9% -1.3% -26.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -5.7% -7.2% 86.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -7.7% -8.5% 8.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 26.3% 22.4% 1,550%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 66.2% 162.1% 143.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSNDRJBHTKNX
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 10.7% 12.6% 14.1%
Operating margin 3.0% 7.2% 4.2%
Pretax margin 2.6% 6.7% 2.7%
Net margin 1.9% 5.1% 1.9%
FCF margin 3.6% 7.3% 9.4%
Operating cash flow margin 10.9% 11.2% 19.0%
Return on equity 3.7% 18.5% 2.2%
Return on assets 2.3% 8.4% 1.3%
Return on invested capital 3.9% 15.1% 3.2%
Return on capital employed 4.1% 14.9% 3.1%
Asset turnover 1.2x 1.7x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 5.7x 2.2x 9.9x
Stock comp / revenue 0.3% 0.5% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSNDRJBHTKNX
Debt / assets 7.9% 13.9% 2.9%
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.3x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.1x 0.7x 0.1x
Debt / FCF 1.9x 1.2x 0.5x
Liabilities / assets 38.8% 55.1% 41.7%
Equity / assets 61.2% 44.9% 58.3%
Interest coverage 5.6x 14.2x 3.0x
Current ratio 2.0x 1.2x 0.9x
Quick ratio 1.6x 1.0x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.5x 0.0x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 3.50 – 2.22

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSNDRJBHTKNX
Dividend yield 1.3% 0.8% 1.3%
Net buyback yield 0.2% 2.4% -0.1%
Shareholder yield 1.6% 3.2% 1.2%
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.

ConsensusSNDRJBHTKNX
Forward P/E 26.5xFY2026 32.6xFY2026 27.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.12FY2026 $6.85FY2026 $2.23FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +77.8%FY2026 +11.9%FY2026 +77.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +54.5% +36.6% +95.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $6.51BFY2026 $13.43BFY2026 $7.91BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +14.8%FY2026 +11.9%FY2026 +5.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -6.6% +18.0% +6.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSNDRJBHTKNX
Held by institutions 75.6% 76.9% 100.0%
Institutions holding 338 857 628
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.9% +1.8% +1.9%
Institutions buying 193 516 376
Institutions selling 101 233 168
Buyers to sellers 1.91 2.21 2.24

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.

SNDRJBHTKNX
SNDR 1.00 0.74 0.80
JBHT 0.74 1.00 0.78
KNX 0.80 0.78 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SNDR, JBHT and KNX?

Hunt J B Transport Services (JBHT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Schneider National (SNDR) $5.20B, Hunt J B Transport Services (JBHT) $20.81B, Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings (KNX) $9.91B.

Which stock is cheaper, SNDR, JBHT and KNX?

Hunt J B Transport Services (JBHT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Schneider National (SNDR) 46.6x, Hunt J B Transport Services (JBHT) 31.0x, Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings (KNX) 64.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Schneider National (SNDR) is cheapest (Schneider National (SNDR) 26.5x, Hunt J B Transport Services (JBHT) 32.6x, Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings (KNX) 27.3x). 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: Schneider National (SNDR) +6.2%, Hunt J B Transport Services (JBHT) +10.6%, Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings (KNX) +7.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Hunt J B Transport Services (JBHT) has the highest net margin (Schneider National (SNDR) 1.9%, Hunt J B Transport Services (JBHT) 5.1%, Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings (KNX) 1.9%). On return on invested capital, Hunt J B Transport Services (JBHT) leads (Schneider National (SNDR) 3.9%, Hunt J B Transport Services (JBHT) 15.1%, Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings (KNX) 3.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings (KNX) returned the most: Schneider National (SNDR) +30.8%, Hunt J B Transport Services (JBHT) +34.0%, Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings (KNX) +39.1%. Over five years, Schneider National (SNDR) compounded fastest (Schneider National (SNDR) +3.6%/yr, Hunt J B Transport Services (JBHT) +2.5%/yr, Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings (KNX) +1.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Schneider National (SNDR) has the highest dividend yield: Schneider National (SNDR) 1.33%, Hunt J B Transport Services (JBHT) 0.80%, Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings (KNX) 1.28%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Hunt J B Transport Services (JBHT) has been the steadiest (Schneider National (SNDR) 39.8%, Hunt J B Transport Services (JBHT) 35.1%, Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings (KNX) 37.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SNDR, JBHT and KNX?

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 7. 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.