SNDR vs KNX vs JBHT Stock Comparison

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

QuestionSNDRKNXJBHTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.12B $9.92B $20.76B JBHT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 45.9x 64.7x 30.7x JBHT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 26.5x 27.3x 32.6x SNDR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.2% +7.0% +10.6% JBHT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 1.9% 1.9% 5.1% JBHT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 3.9% 3.2% 15.1% JBHT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.1x 0.1x 0.7x KNX
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +30.8% +39.1% +34.0% KNX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +3.6%/yr +1.4%/yr +2.5%/yr SNDR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 39.8% 37.8% 35.1% JBHT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 45/100 48/100 50/100 JBHT

Percentile Scorecard

SNDRKNXJBHT

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

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

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

Risk

MeasureSNDRKNXJBHTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 39.8%37.8%35.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 41.1%32.9%37.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.041.010.77 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.771.030.97 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -39.8%-39.6%-43.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -23.4%-26.2%-25.2% -0.9%
52-week high $38.76$82.45$298.41 $779.14
52-week low $20.25$41.68$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.

MultipleSNDRKNXJBHT
P/E now vs peer median 46.6xmedian 16.1x 64.6xmedian 16.1x 31.0xmedian 16.1x
P/S now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 0.9x 1.2xmedian 0.9x 1.6xmedian 0.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.5xmedian 8.6x 8.9xmedian 8.6x 13.0xmedian 8.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 25.0xmedian 11.6x 13.2xmedian 11.6x 21.5xmedian 11.6x
P/B now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 1.2x 1.4xmedian 1.2x 5.7xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median -1.33median 0.80 -2.48median 0.80 -23.43median 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 monthsSNDRKNXJBHT
Revenue $5.82B $8.00B $13.33B
Operating income $176.60M $338.60M $960.11M
Net income $111.60M $153.25M $676.07M
Free cash flow $207.80M $752.32M $966.50M
EPS (diluted) $0.63 $0.94 $7.14
Cash & equivalents $292.70M $254.16M $3.75M
Total debt $396.10M $347.82M $1.12B
Shares (diluted) 176.00M 163.30M 94.65M
Enterprise value $4.05B $9.04B $20.73B

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

Growth

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

Profitability

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

Financial Health

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

Shareholder Returns

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

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

Institutional Ownership

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

SNDRKNXJBHT
SNDR 1.00 0.81 0.76
KNX 0.81 1.00 0.78
JBHT 0.76 0.78 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SNDR, KNX and JBHT?

Hunt J B Transport Services (JBHT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Schneider National (SNDR) $5.12B, Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings (KNX) $9.92B, Hunt J B Transport Services (JBHT) $20.76B.

Which stock is cheaper, SNDR, KNX and JBHT?

Hunt J B Transport Services (JBHT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Schneider National (SNDR) 45.9x, Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings (KNX) 64.7x, Hunt J B Transport Services (JBHT) 30.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Schneider National (SNDR) is cheapest (Schneider National (SNDR) 26.5x, Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings (KNX) 27.3x, Hunt J B Transport Services (JBHT) 32.6x). 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%, Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings (KNX) +7.0%, Hunt J B Transport Services (JBHT) +10.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

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

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings (KNX) returned the most: Schneider National (SNDR) +30.8%, Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings (KNX) +39.1%, Hunt J B Transport Services (JBHT) +34.0%. Over five years, Schneider National (SNDR) compounded fastest (Schneider National (SNDR) +3.6%/yr, Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings (KNX) +1.4%/yr, Hunt J B Transport Services (JBHT) +2.5%/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 (Schneider National (SNDR) 39.8%, Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings (KNX) 37.8%, Hunt J B Transport Services (JBHT) 35.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SNDR, KNX 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, 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.