SNDR vs ODFL vs KNX Stock Comparison

Schneider National, Old Dominion Freight Line and Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Old Dominion Freight Line leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Old Dominion Freight Line 6, Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings 3, Schneider National 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSNDRODFLKNXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.24B $36.76B $9.86B ODFL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 46.9x 33.7x 243.2x ODFL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 27.8x 30.5x 28.3x SNDR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.2% -0.6% +7.0% KNX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 1.9% 19.4% — ODFL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 3.9% 24.1% — ODFL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.1x -0.1x — ODFL
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +35.0% +36.8% +39.7% KNX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +4.6%/yr +2.2%/yr +2.2%/yr SNDR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 39.6% 37.7% 37.8% ODFL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 43/100 49/100 51/100 KNX

Percentile Scorecard

SNDRODFLKNX

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

AxisSNDRODFLKNX
Valuation 47 #73 of 136 6 #128 of 136 66 #47 of 136
Growth 27 #89 of 121 33 #81 of 121 73 #33 of 121
Profitability 40 #69 of 115 86 #17 of 115 –
Financial Health 80 #29 of 143 94 #10 of 143 –
Shareholder Returns 19 #67 of 82 26 #61 of 82 12 #72 of 82
Overall 43 49 51
  • SNDR ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • ODFL 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

PeriodSNDRODFLKNXSPY
1 month -0.4%+7.9%-1.0% -0.2%
3 months -14.1%-17.3%-10.2% +3.9%
6 months +0.8%-15.7%-3.8% +8.2%
Year to date +17.2%+19.3%+20.5% +12.9%
1 year +35.0%+36.8%+39.7% +12.3%
3 years +24.3%+1.5%+31.5% +87.4%
3 years, per year +7.5%+0.5%+9.6% +23.3%
5 years +25.4%+11.7%+11.4% +67.9%
5 years, per year +4.6%+2.2%+2.2% +10.9%
10 years —+631.8%+117.6% +261.1%
10 years, per year —+22.0%+8.1% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureSNDRODFLKNXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 39.6%37.7%37.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 40.6%37.7%32.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.050.941.01 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.890.981.05 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -39.8%-45.5%-39.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -19.8%-24.8%-23.6% -1.2%
52-week high $38.76$248.73$82.45 $779.14
52-week low $20.25$126.29$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.

MultipleSNDRODFLKNX
P/E now vs peer median 48.8xmedian 16.3x 35.7xmedian 16.3x 243.2xmedian 16.3x
P/S now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 1.0x 6.9xmedian 1.0x 1.3xmedian 1.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.9xmedian 8.7x 21.2xmedian 8.7x —median 8.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 26.2xmedian 11.4x 34.8xmedian 11.4x 19.2xmedian 11.4x
P/B now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 1.2x 8.5xmedian 1.2x —median 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median -1.40median 0.82 -10.28median 0.82 —median 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 monthsSNDRODFLKNX
Revenue $5.82B $5.60B $8.00B
Operating income $176.60M $1.45B $338.60M
Net income $111.60M $1.09B –
Free cash flow $207.80M $1.11B –
EPS (diluted) $0.63 $5.22 –
Cash & equivalents $292.70M $283.94M –
Total debt $396.10M $20.00M –
Shares (diluted) 176.00M 208.72M 163.28M
Enterprise value $4.17B $36.02B $9.86B

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
MetricSNDRODFLKNX
P/E 48.8x 35.7x 243.2x
P/FCF 26.2x 34.8x 19.2x
P/Operating cash flow 8.6x 27.8x 6.7x
P/S 0.9x 6.9x 1.3x
P/B 1.8x 8.5x –
P/Tangible book 1.8x 8.5x –
EV/EBITDA 8.9x 21.2x –
EV/EBIT 31.2x 26.6x –
EV/Revenue 0.9x 6.9x 1.3x
EV/FCF 26.6x 34.6x –
EV/Operating cash flow 8.7x 27.6x 6.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.40 -10.28 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSNDRODFLKNX
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.2% -0.6% 7.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -1.1% -2.0% 4.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -3.3% 1.1% 26.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -29.6% -5.2% -13.5%
Net income growth (1Y) -10.9% -0.5% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) -35.3% -5.2% –
EPS growth (1Y) -11.1% 1.1% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) -34.9% -3.5% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -5.7% -5.2% 86.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -7.7% -4.1% 8.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 26.3% 42.8% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 66.2% 19.9% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSNDRODFLKNX
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 10.7% 32.4% –
Operating margin 3.0% 25.8% –
Pretax margin 2.6% 25.9% –
Net margin 1.9% 19.4% –
FCF margin 3.6% 19.9% –
Operating cash flow margin 10.9% 24.9% 19.0%
Return on equity 3.7% 24.3% –
Return on assets 2.3% 19.1% –
Return on invested capital 3.9% 24.1% –
Return on capital employed 4.1% 28.0% –
Asset turnover 1.2x 1.0x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 5.7x 1.3x –
Stock comp / revenue 0.3% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSNDRODFLKNX
Debt / assets 7.9% 0.3% –
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.0x –
Net debt / EBITDA 0.1x -0.1x –
Debt / FCF 1.9x 0.0x –
Liabilities / assets 38.8% 20.7% –
Equity / assets 61.2% 79.3% –
Interest coverage 5.6x 2,184x –
Current ratio 2.0x 1.9x –
Quick ratio 1.6x 1.7x –
Cash ratio 0.5x 0.5x –
Altman Z-score 3.58 22.55 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSNDRODFLKNX
Dividend yield 1.3% 0.6% 1.2%
Net buyback yield 0.2% 1.4% –
Shareholder yield 1.5% 2.0% 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.

ConsensusSNDRODFLKNX
Forward P/E 27.8xFY2026 30.5xFY2026 28.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.12FY2026 $6.13FY2026 $2.23FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +77.8%FY2026 +26.7%FY2026 +77.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +54.5% +3.8% +95.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $6.51BFY2026 $6.39BFY2026 $7.91BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +14.8%FY2026 +16.1%FY2026 +5.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -6.6% -5.2% +6.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSNDRODFLKNX
Held by institutions 75.6% 79.6% 100.0%
Institutions holding 338 1,025 628
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.9% +2.2% +1.9%
Institutions buying 193 543 376
Institutions selling 101 341 168
Buyers to sellers 1.91 1.59 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.

SNDRODFLKNX
SNDR 1.00 0.69 0.79
ODFL 0.69 1.00 0.74
KNX 0.79 0.74 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SNDR, ODFL and KNX?

Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Schneider National (SNDR) $5.24B, Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL) $36.76B, Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings (KNX) $9.86B.

Which stock is cheaper, SNDR, ODFL and KNX?

Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Schneider National (SNDR) 46.9x, Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL) 33.7x, Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings (KNX) 243.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Schneider National (SNDR) is cheapest (Schneider National (SNDR) 27.8x, Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL) 30.5x, Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings (KNX) 28.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings (KNX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Schneider National (SNDR) +6.2%, Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL) -0.6%, Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings (KNX) +7.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL) has the highest net margin (Schneider National (SNDR) 1.9%, Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL) 19.4%). On return on invested capital, Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL) leads (Schneider National (SNDR) 3.9%, Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL) 24.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings (KNX) returned the most: Schneider National (SNDR) +35.0%, Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL) +36.8%, Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings (KNX) +39.7%. Over five years, Schneider National (SNDR) compounded fastest (Schneider National (SNDR) +4.6%/yr, Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL) +2.2%/yr, Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings (KNX) +2.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL) has been the steadiest (Schneider National (SNDR) 39.6%, Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL) 37.7%, 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, ODFL 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, Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL) leads on 6. 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.