SNDR vs XPO vs WERN Stock Comparison

Schneider National, Xpo and Werner Enterprises Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
XPO XPO, Inc.
$191.75 +3.1% 1M +33.3% 1Y
Market cap
$22.30B
P/E
44.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.84B
Div. yield
–
Trucking Industrials
3 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Schneider National leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Schneider National 4, Xpo 3, Werner Enterprises 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSNDRXPOWERNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.18B $22.30B $1.72B XPO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 36.6x 44.3x -37.1x SNDR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 26.4x 32.4x 37.7x SNDR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.0% +9.5% +14.7% WERN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 5.7% — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 12.7% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 2.0x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.02% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +38.4% +33.3% +9.3% SNDR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +2.7%/yr +32.2%/yr -9.3%/yr XPO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 37.9% 41.0% 41.5% SNDR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 32/100 50/100 38/100 XPO

Percentile Scorecard

SNDRXPOWERN

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

AxisSNDRXPOWERN
Valuation 53 #65 of 136 19 #110 of 136 59 #56 of 136
Growth 28 #87 of 121 90 #13 of 121 18 #100 of 121
Profitability – 65 #40 of 112 33 #75 of 112
Financial Health – 26 #104 of 140 45 #78 of 140
Shareholder Returns 17 #67 of 80 49 #41 of 80 37 #51 of 80
Overall 32 50 38
  • SNDR ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • XPO ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • WERN ranked among 150 companies in Transportation

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodSNDRXPOWERNSPY
1 month -10.1%+3.1%-19.0% -2.3%
3 months -15.3%-2.7%-22.9% -0.7%
6 months -1.3%-4.1%-16.7% +4.8%
Year to date +11.5%+41.1%-4.6% +10.3%
1 year +38.4%+33.3%+9.3% +10.3%
3 years +33.6%+141.1%-22.4% +73.0%
3 years, per year +10.1%+34.1%-8.1% +20.1%
5 years +14.0%+302.9%-38.7% +61.9%
5 years, per year +2.7%+32.2%-9.3% +10.1%
10 years —+1,601.4%+18.8% +258.6%
10 years, per year —+32.8%+1.7% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureSNDRXPOWERNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 37.9%41.0%41.5% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 37.6%39.4%44.5% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.941.190.79 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.010.810.22 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -39.8%-48.4%-53.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -23.7%-16.0%-39.5% -3.5%
52-week high $38.76$228.37$47.29 $779.14
52-week low $20.62$125.64$23.15 $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.

MultipleSNDRXPOWERN
P/E now vs peer median 36.4xmedian 16.5x 42.6xmedian 16.5x -44.1xmedian 16.5x
P/S now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 0.9x 2.4xmedian 0.9x 0.5xmedian 0.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 8.8x 17.2xmedian 8.8x —median 8.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 27.0xmedian 11.9x 32.6xmedian 11.9x 38.3xmedian 11.9x
P/B now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 1.2x 10.8xmedian 1.2x 1.2xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median -1.54median 0.84 0.31median 0.84 —median 0.84

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 monthsSNDRXPOWERN
Revenue $5.95B $8.84B $3.25B
Operating income $203.40M $876.00M -$27.92M
Net income $141.70M $503.00M -$55.58M
Free cash flow $179.00M $657.00M $53.37M
EPS (diluted) $0.81 $4.26 $-0.77
Cash & equivalents $326.20M $260.00M $57.02M
Total debt $393.20M $3.12B $793.00M
Shares (diluted) 176.00M 118.00M 60.24M
Enterprise value $3.99B $21.20B $1.49B

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
MetricSNDRXPOWERN
P/E 36.4x 42.6x -44.1x
P/FCF 27.0x 32.6x 38.3x
P/Operating cash flow 8.7x 18.9x –
P/S 0.9x 2.4x 0.5x
P/B 1.7x 10.8x 1.2x
P/Tangible book 1.7x 12.5x 1.3x
EV/EBITDA – 17.2x –
EV/EBIT – 27.7x –
EV/Revenue 0.9x 2.7x 0.5x
EV/FCF – 36.9x –
EV/Operating cash flow 8.7x 21.4x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.54 0.31 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSNDRXPOWERN
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.0% 9.5% 14.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.5% 5.0% 1.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 16.4% 32.3% -96.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -20.7% 39.5% -79.0%
Net income growth (1Y) – 51.5% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 138.7% –
EPS growth (1Y) 24.1% 54.1% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) -23.6% 139.3% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -9.5% 19.3% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -8.3% 21.0% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 183.2% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 217.0% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSNDRXPOWERN
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – 15.9% –
Operating margin – 9.9% –
Pretax margin – 7.6% –
Net margin – 5.7% –
FCF margin – 7.4% –
Operating cash flow margin 9.9% 12.8% –
Return on equity – 25.5% -2.1%
Return on assets – 6.0% -0.9%
Return on invested capital – 12.7% –
Return on capital employed – 13.4% –
Asset turnover 1.2x 1.1x 1.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 2.3x –
Stock comp / revenue – 0.9% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSNDRXPOWERN
Debt / assets – 37.6% –
Debt / equity – 1.6x –
Net debt / EBITDA – 2.0x –
Debt / FCF – 4.8x –
Liabilities / assets – 76.3% 57.6%
Equity / assets 62.0% 23.7% 42.4%
Interest coverage – 4.2x –
Current ratio – 1.0x 1.4x
Quick ratio – 0.8x –
Cash ratio – 0.1x –
Altman Z-score – 3.66 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSNDRXPOWERN
Dividend yield 1.3% – 2.0%
Net buyback yield – 1.5% –
Shareholder yield 1.3% 1.5% 2.0%
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.

ConsensusSNDRXPOWERN
Forward P/E 26.4xFY2026 32.4xFY2026 37.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.12FY2026 $5.91FY2026 $0.76FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +77.8%FY2026 +58.4%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +54.5% +6.3% +165.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $6.51BFY2026 $9.30BFY2026 $3.42BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +14.8%FY2026 +13.9%FY2026 +15.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -6.6% +5.4% +11.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSNDRXPOWERN
Held by institutions 75.6% 100.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 339 751 272
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.9% +2.2% +5.6%
Institutions buying 194 433 169
Institutions selling 101 211 73
Buyers to sellers 1.92 2.05 2.32

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.

SNDRXPOWERN
SNDR 1.00 0.69 0.80
XPO 0.69 1.00 0.60
WERN 0.80 0.60 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SNDR, XPO and WERN?

Xpo (XPO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Schneider National (SNDR) $5.18B, Xpo (XPO) $22.30B, Werner Enterprises (WERN) $1.72B.

Which stock is cheaper, SNDR, XPO and WERN?

Schneider National (SNDR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Schneider National (SNDR) 36.6x, Xpo (XPO) 44.3x, Werner Enterprises (WERN) -37.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Schneider National (SNDR) is cheapest (Schneider National (SNDR) 26.4x, Xpo (XPO) 32.4x, Werner Enterprises (WERN) 37.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Werner Enterprises (WERN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Schneider National (SNDR) +6.0%, Xpo (XPO) +9.5%, Werner Enterprises (WERN) +14.7%.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Schneider National (SNDR) returned the most: Schneider National (SNDR) +38.4%, Xpo (XPO) +33.3%, Werner Enterprises (WERN) +9.3%. Over five years, Xpo (XPO) compounded fastest (Schneider National (SNDR) +2.7%/yr, Xpo (XPO) +32.2%/yr, Werner Enterprises (WERN) -9.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Schneider National (SNDR) 0.00%, Xpo (XPO) 0.00%, Werner Enterprises (WERN) 0.02%. Schneider National (SNDR) and Xpo (XPO) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Schneider National (SNDR) has been the steadiest (Schneider National (SNDR) 37.9%, Xpo (XPO) 41.0%, Werner Enterprises (WERN) 41.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SNDR, XPO and WERN?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Schneider National (SNDR) leads on 4. 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.