SNDR vs TFII vs ARCB Stock Comparison

Schneider National, TFI International and Arcbest Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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TFII TFI International Inc.
$96.69 -15.1% 1M +8.8% 1Y
Market cap
$8.16B
P/E
19.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.39B
Div. yield
1.94%
Trucking Industrials
7 wins
ARCB Arcbest Corp /Tx/
$133.57 +4.2% 1M +88.8% 1Y
Market cap
$2.95B
P/E
103.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.37B
Div. yield
0.36%
Trucking Industrials
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

TFI International leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (TFI International 7, Arcbest 4, Schneider National 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSNDRTFIIARCBLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.95B $8.16B $2.95B TFII
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 34.9x 19.0x 103.9x TFII
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 25.4x 17.8x 20.2x TFII
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.0% +4.2% +8.1% ARCB
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.4% 5.0% 0.7% TFII
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 4.4% 17.7% 2.4% TFII
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.1x 0.0x -0.1x ARCB
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.40% 1.94% 0.36% TFII
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +26.2% +8.8% +88.8% ARCB
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +2.3%/yr -3.3%/yr +4.0%/yr ARCB
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 38.1% 41.1% 46.8% SNDR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 49/100 62/100 41/100 TFII

Percentile Scorecard

SNDRTFIIARCB

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

AxisSNDRTFIIARCB
Valuation 53 #65 of 137 68 #44 of 137 47 #73 of 137
Growth 43 #73 of 127 34 #84 of 127 27 #93 of 127
Profitability 39 #77 of 125 65 #44 of 125 32 #85 of 125
Financial Health 82 #28 of 147 62 #56 of 147 67 #49 of 147
Shareholder Returns 27 #66 of 90 78 #21 of 90 34 #60 of 90
Overall 49 62 41
  • SNDR ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • TFII 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

PeriodSNDRTFIIARCBSPY
1 month -10.5%-15.1%+4.2% -5.9%
3 months -19.9%-29.7%-1.2% -4.6%
6 months -7.9%-30.1%+9.7% +0.2%
Year to date +6.4%-6.4%+80.0% +7.5%
1 year +26.2%+8.8%+88.8% +8.2%
3 years +28.5%-14.4%+12.9% +68.3%
3 years, per year +8.7%-5.0%+4.1% +19.0%
5 years +11.8%-15.5%+21.4% +56.5%
5 years, per year +2.3%-3.3%+4.0% +9.4%
10 years —+328.8%+496.3% +251.5%
10 years, per year —+15.7%+19.6% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureSNDRTFIIARCBSPY
Volatility, 1Y 38.1%41.1%46.8% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 38.1%45.7%45.9% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.991.171.16 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.690.211.90 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -39.8%-54.5%-62.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -27.1%-40.8%-22.9% -5.9%
52-week high $38.76$163.36$173.22 $779.14
52-week low $20.62$80.71$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.

MultipleSNDRTFIIARCB
P/E now vs peer median 34.9xmedian 14.1x 19.0xmedian 14.1x 103.9xmedian 14.1x
P/S now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 0.9x 1.0xmedian 0.9x 0.7xmedian 0.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.8xmedian 7.8x 7.9xmedian 7.8x 13.0xmedian 7.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 27.7xmedian 11.7x 6.7xmedian 11.7x 11.5xmedian 11.7x
P/B now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 1.2x 2.9xmedian 1.2x 2.3xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median -1.48median 0.68 -3.63median 0.68 -2.33median 0.68

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 monthsSNDRTFIIARCB
Revenue $5.95B $8.39B $4.37B
Operating income $203.40M $624.12M $47.88M
Net income $141.70M $356.83M $28.68M
Free cash flow $179.00M $1.21B $256.12M
EPS (diluted) $0.81 $5.07 $1.28
Cash & equivalents $326.20M $187.49M $184.92M
Total debt $393.20M $186.52M $194.52M
Shares (diluted) 176.00M 83.41M 22.43M
Enterprise value $3.75B $7.37B $2.36B

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
MetricSNDRTFIIARCB
P/E 34.9x 19.0x 103.9x
P/FCF 27.7x 6.7x 11.5x
P/Operating cash flow 8.4x 9.1x 9.8x
P/S 0.8x 1.0x 0.7x
P/B 1.6x 2.9x 2.3x
P/Tangible book 1.6x -4.3x 2.3x
EV/EBITDA 7.8x 7.9x 13.0x
EV/EBIT 24.5x 13.1x 61.3x
EV/Revenue 0.8x 1.0x 0.7x
EV/FCF 27.8x 6.7x 11.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 8.5x 9.1x 9.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.48 -3.63 -2.33

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSNDRTFIIARCB
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.0% 4.2% 8.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.5% 3.7% -1.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 16.4% 4.3% -65.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -20.7% -7.0% -32.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 24.2% 9.1% -70.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -23.9% -12.2% -46.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 24.1% 14.5% -70.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -23.6% -5.2% -44.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -9.5% -6.6% 24.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -8.3% -2.3% -1.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 57.0% -0.9% 216.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 51.9% -3.6% 31.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSNDRTFIIARCB
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 10.8% 12.4% 5.2%
Operating margin 3.4% 7.4% 1.1%
Pretax margin 3.2% 7.8% 0.9%
Net margin 2.4% 5.0% 0.7%
FCF margin 3.0% 14.4% 5.9%
Operating cash flow margin 9.9% 10.7% 6.9%
Return on equity 4.6% 12.9% 2.2%
Return on assets 2.8% 4.8% 1.2%
Return on invested capital 4.4% 17.7% 2.4%
Return on capital employed 4.7% 10.0% 2.8%
Asset turnover 1.2x 1.1x 1.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 4.2x 2.5x 10.5x
Stock comp / revenue 0.3% 0.2% 0.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSNDRTFIIARCB
Debt / assets 7.9% 2.5% 7.9%
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.1x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.1x 0.0x -0.1x
Debt / FCF 2.2x 0.2x 0.8x
Liabilities / assets 38.0% 62.6% 47.8%
Equity / assets 62.0% 37.4% 52.2%
Interest coverage 10.2x 3.7x 3.4x
Current ratio 2.1x 1.1x 1.0x
Quick ratio 1.7x 1.0x 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.5x 0.1x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 3.51 2.81 4.18

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSNDRTFIIARCB
Dividend yield 1.4% 1.9% 0.4%
Net buyback yield 0.2% 5.3% 1.8%
Shareholder yield 1.6% 7.2% 2.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 37.5%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 4.2%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – -3.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – -2.6%

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.

ConsensusSNDRTFIIARCB
Forward P/E 25.4xFY2026 17.8xFY2026 20.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.11FY2026 $5.43FY2026 $6.60FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +76.2%FY2026 +24.3%FY2026 +78.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +54.1% +33.0% +49.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $6.51BFY2026 $8.43BFY2026 $4.39BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +14.8%FY2026 +7.0%FY2026 +9.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -6.8% -0.5% +7.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSNDRTFIIARCB
Held by institutions 75.6% 69.4% 100.0%
Institutions holding 340 296 328
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.9% +1.2% -0.6%
Institutions buying 194 175 179
Institutions selling 102 90 105
Buyers to sellers 1.90 1.94 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.

SNDRTFIIARCB
SNDR 1.00 0.68 0.72
TFII 0.68 1.00 0.67
ARCB 0.72 0.67 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SNDR, TFII and ARCB?

TFI International (TFII) is the largest by market capitalisation: Schneider National (SNDR) $4.95B, TFI International (TFII) $8.16B, Arcbest (ARCB) $2.95B.

Which stock is cheaper, SNDR, TFII and ARCB?

TFI International (TFII) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Schneider National (SNDR) 34.9x, TFI International (TFII) 19.0x, Arcbest (ARCB) 103.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, TFI International (TFII) is cheapest (Schneider National (SNDR) 25.4x, TFI International (TFII) 17.8x, Arcbest (ARCB) 20.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Arcbest (ARCB) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Schneider National (SNDR) +6.0%, TFI International (TFII) +4.2%, Arcbest (ARCB) +8.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

TFI International (TFII) has the highest net margin (Schneider National (SNDR) 2.4%, TFI International (TFII) 5.0%, Arcbest (ARCB) 0.7%). On return on invested capital, TFI International (TFII) leads (Schneider National (SNDR) 4.4%, TFI International (TFII) 17.7%, Arcbest (ARCB) 2.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Arcbest (ARCB) returned the most: Schneider National (SNDR) +26.2%, TFI International (TFII) +8.8%, Arcbest (ARCB) +88.8%. Over five years, Arcbest (ARCB) compounded fastest (Schneider National (SNDR) +2.3%/yr, TFI International (TFII) -3.3%/yr, Arcbest (ARCB) +4.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

TFI International (TFII) has the highest dividend yield: Schneider National (SNDR) 1.40%, TFI International (TFII) 1.94%, Arcbest (ARCB) 0.36%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Schneider National (SNDR) has been the steadiest (Schneider National (SNDR) 38.1%, TFI International (TFII) 41.1%, Arcbest (ARCB) 46.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SNDR, TFII 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, TFI International (TFII) 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.