TFII vs ARCB vs ODFL Stock Comparison

TFI International, Arcbest and Old Dominion Freight Line Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
TFII TFI International Inc.
$114.45 -5.4% 1M +28.0% 1Y
Market cap
$9.66B
P/E
24.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.12B
Div. yield
1.64%
Trucking Industrials
4 wins
ARCB Arcbest Corp /Tx/
$130.34 +4.1% 1M +73.7% 1Y
Market cap
$2.91B
P/E
178.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.20B
Div. yield
0.37%
Trucking Industrials
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionTFIIARCBODFLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $9.66B $2.91B $38.80B ODFL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 24.7x 178.7x 35.7x TFII
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 20.0x 19.7x 30.5x ARCB
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -1.7% +3.7% -0.6% ARCB
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.7% 0.4% 19.4% ODFL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 18.0% 1.5% 24.1% ODFL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.0x 0.2x -0.1x ODFL
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.64% 0.37% 0.61% TFII
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +28.0% +73.7% +36.8% ARCB
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -1.0%/yr +7.1%/yr +2.2%/yr ARCB
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.2% 46.5% 37.7% TFII
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 53/100 35/100 49/100 TFII

Percentile Scorecard

TFIIARCBODFL

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

AxisTFIIARCBODFL
Valuation 56 #60 of 136 42 #80 of 136 6 #128 of 136
Growth 19 #98 of 121 15 #103 of 121 33 #81 of 121
Profitability 68 #38 of 115 32 #79 of 115 86 #17 of 115
Financial Health 63 #54 of 143 63 #53 of 143 94 #10 of 143
Shareholder Returns 61 #33 of 82 25 #62 of 82 26 #61 of 82
Overall 53 35 49
  • TFII ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • ARCB ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • ODFL ranked among 150 companies in Transportation

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodTFIIARCBODFLSPY
1 month -5.4%+4.1%+7.9% -0.2%
3 months -22.6%-12.8%-17.3% +3.9%
6 months -21.0%+2.0%-15.7% +8.2%
Year to date +10.7%+75.7%+19.3% +12.9%
1 year +28.0%+73.7%+36.8% +12.3%
3 years +6.4%+27.5%+1.5% +87.4%
3 years, per year +2.1%+8.4%+0.5% +23.3%
5 years -4.8%+40.6%+11.7% +67.9%
5 years, per year -1.0%+7.1%+2.2% +10.9%
10 years +470.0%+537.4%+631.8% +261.1%
10 years, per year +19.0%+20.4%+22.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureTFIIARCBODFLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.2%46.5%37.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 36.3%45.1%37.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.021.200.94 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.771.580.98 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -54.5%-62.6%-45.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -29.9%-24.8%-24.8% -1.2%
52-week high $163.36$173.22$248.73 $779.14
52-week low $80.71$59.62$126.29 $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.

MultipleTFIIARCBODFL
P/E now vs peer median 24.7xmedian 16.3x 178.7xmedian 16.3x 35.7xmedian 16.3x
P/S now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 1.0x 0.7xmedian 1.0x 6.9xmedian 1.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 9.5xmedian 8.7x 14.3xmedian 8.7x 21.2xmedian 8.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 8.3xmedian 11.4x 15.6xmedian 11.4x 34.8xmedian 11.4x
P/B now vs peer median 3.5xmedian 1.2x 2.3xmedian 1.2x 8.5xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median -2.34median 0.82 -3.10median 0.82 -10.28median 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 monthsTFIIARCBODFL
Revenue $8.12B $4.20B $5.60B
Operating income $597.45M $29.18M $1.45B
Net income $335.80M $16.30M $1.09B
Free cash flow $1.17B $187.04M $1.11B
EPS (diluted) $4.61 $0.73 $5.22
Cash & equivalents $205.45M $145.85M $283.94M
Total debt $3.15B $215.55M $20.00M
Shares (diluted) 83.41M 22.35M 208.72M
Enterprise value $9.03B $2.40B $38.06B

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
MetricTFIIARCBODFL
P/E 24.7x 178.7x 35.7x
P/FCF 8.3x 15.6x 34.8x
P/Operating cash flow 10.6x 10.3x 27.8x
P/S 1.2x 0.7x 6.9x
P/B 3.5x 2.3x 8.5x
P/Tangible book -5.0x 2.4x 8.5x
EV/EBITDA 9.5x 14.3x 21.2x
EV/EBIT 16.2x 101.5x 26.6x
EV/Revenue 1.2x 0.7x 6.9x
EV/FCF 8.3x 15.8x 34.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 10.6x 10.5x 27.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -2.34 -3.10 -10.28

Growth

14 metrics
MetricTFIIARCBODFL
Revenue growth (1Y) -1.7% 3.7% -0.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.2% -3.3% -2.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -7.5% -86.6% 1.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -12.6% -49.7% -5.2%
Net income growth (1Y) -8.8% -89.7% -0.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -19.3% -59.1% -5.2%
EPS growth (1Y) -5.2% -89.4% 1.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -10.6% -57.7% -3.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -13.2% 22.3% -5.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -3.5% -10.2% -4.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -14.5% 165.4% 42.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -5.0% -3.5% 19.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricTFIIARCBODFL
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 12.6% 4.9% 32.4%
Operating margin 7.4% 0.7% 25.8%
Pretax margin 10.1% 0.5% 25.9%
Net margin 4.7% 0.4% 19.4%
FCF margin 14.4% 4.4% 19.9%
Operating cash flow margin 11.3% 6.7% 24.9%
Return on equity 12.4% 1.3% 24.3%
Return on assets 4.5% 0.7% 19.1%
Return on invested capital 18.0% 1.5% 24.1%
Return on capital employed 9.6% 1.7% 28.0%
Asset turnover 1.1x 1.7x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.7x 17.3x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.2% 0.2% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricTFIIARCBODFL
Debt / assets 3.1% 8.8% 0.3%
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.2x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.0x 0.2x -0.1x
Debt / FCF 0.2x 1.2x 0.0x
Liabilities / assets 63.5% 48.3% 20.7%
Equity / assets 36.5% 51.7% 79.3%
Interest coverage 3.5x 2.0x 2,184x
Current ratio 1.1x 1.0x 1.9x
Quick ratio 1.0x 0.9x 1.7x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.2x 0.5x
Altman Z-score 2.93 4.05 22.55

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricTFIIARCBODFL
Dividend yield 1.6% 0.4% 0.6%
Net buyback yield 3.8% 1.4% 1.4%
Shareholder yield 5.4% 1.8% 2.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 66.2% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 5.8% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – -3.6% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -2.7% –

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.

ConsensusTFIIARCBODFL
Forward P/E 20.0xFY2026 19.7xFY2026 30.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.73FY2026 $6.60FY2026 $6.13FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +31.1%FY2026 +78.4%FY2026 +26.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +40.5% +49.8% +3.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.41BFY2026 $4.39BFY2026 $6.39BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +6.7%FY2026 +9.5%FY2026 +16.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1.0% +7.9% -5.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersTFIIARCBODFL
Held by institutions 69.4% 100.0% 79.6%
Institutions holding 295 328 1,025
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.2% -0.6% +2.2%
Institutions buying 174 179 543
Institutions selling 90 105 341
Buyers to sellers 1.93 1.70 1.59

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.

TFIIARCBODFL
TFII 1.00 0.74 0.74
ARCB 0.74 1.00 0.77
ODFL 0.74 0.77 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, TFII, ARCB and ODFL?

Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL) is the largest by market capitalisation: TFI International (TFII) $9.66B, Arcbest (ARCB) $2.91B, Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL) $38.80B.

Which stock is cheaper, TFII, ARCB and ODFL?

TFI International (TFII) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (TFI International (TFII) 24.7x, Arcbest (ARCB) 178.7x, Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL) 35.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Arcbest (ARCB) is cheapest (TFI International (TFII) 20.0x, Arcbest (ARCB) 19.7x, Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL) 30.5x). 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: TFI International (TFII) -1.7%, Arcbest (ARCB) +3.7%, Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL) -0.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL) has the highest net margin (TFI International (TFII) 4.7%, Arcbest (ARCB) 0.4%, Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL) 19.4%). On return on invested capital, Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL) leads (TFI International (TFII) 18.0%, Arcbest (ARCB) 1.5%, Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL) 24.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Arcbest (ARCB) returned the most: TFI International (TFII) +28.0%, Arcbest (ARCB) +73.7%, Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL) +36.8%. Over five years, Arcbest (ARCB) compounded fastest (TFI International (TFII) -1.0%/yr, Arcbest (ARCB) +7.1%/yr, Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL) +2.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

TFI International (TFII) has the highest dividend yield: TFI International (TFII) 1.64%, Arcbest (ARCB) 0.37%, Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL) 0.61%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, TFI International (TFII) has been the steadiest (TFI International (TFII) 36.2%, Arcbest (ARCB) 46.5%, Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL) 37.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, TFII, ARCB and ODFL?

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 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.