TFII vs ARCB vs SAIA Stock Comparison

TFI International, Arcbest and Saia Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ARCB Arcbest Corp /Tx/
$125.81 -1.0% 1M +71.5% 1Y
Market cap
$2.80B
P/E
171.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.20B
Div. yield
0.00%
Trucking Industrials
3 wins
SAIA Saia Inc
$324.62 -1.7% 1M +14.2% 1Y
Market cap
$8.97B
P/E
32.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.39B
Div. yield
–
Trucking Industrials
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

TFI International leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (TFI International 5, Arcbest 3, Saia 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionTFIIARCBSAIALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $9.25B $2.80B $8.97B TFII
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 24.1x 171.7x 32.3x TFII
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.6x 19.1x 30.5x ARCB
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -1.7% +3.7% +4.8% SAIA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.7% 0.4% 8.2% SAIA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 18.0% 1.5% 10.2% TFII
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.0x 0.2x 0.0x SAIA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +27.3% +71.5% +14.2% ARCB
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +0.2%/yr +7.0%/yr +0.8%/yr ARCB
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.2% 46.6% 46.7% TFII
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 54/100 36/100 44/100 TFII

Percentile Scorecard

TFIIARCBSAIA

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

AxisTFIIARCBSAIA
Valuation 56 #61 of 136 44 #77 of 136 22 #106 of 136
Growth 20 #98 of 122 15 #104 of 122 50 #62 of 122
Profitability 68 #38 of 116 32 #79 of 116 58 #49 of 116
Financial Health 61 #56 of 143 60 #58 of 143 87 #20 of 143
Shareholder Returns 64 #30 of 81 28 #59 of 81 3 #79 of 81
Overall 54 36 44
  • TFII ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • ARCB ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • SAIA ranked among 150 companies in Transportation

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodTFIIARCBSAIASPY
1 month -8.3%-1.0%-1.7% +0.9%
3 months -20.6%-11.1%-17.7% +5.9%
6 months -20.3%-1.0%-23.1% +8.5%
Year to date +8.5%+69.6%-0.6% +13.3%
1 year +27.3%+71.5%+14.2% +12.4%
3 years +4.2%+23.0%-5.7% +88.1%
3 years, per year +1.4%+7.2%-1.9% +23.5%
5 years +1.1%+40.0%+3.8% +68.2%
5 years, per year +0.2%+7.0%+0.8% +11.0%
10 years +407.2%+546.8%+814.4% +263.4%
10 years, per year +17.6%+20.5%+24.8% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureTFIIARCBSAIASPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.2%46.6%46.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 36.4%45.3%47.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.011.191.35 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.751.530.30 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -54.5%-62.6%-60.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -31.4%-27.4%-33.4% -0.9%
52-week high $163.36$173.22$487.14 $779.14
52-week low $80.71$59.62$250.48 $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.

MultipleTFIIARCBSAIA
P/E now vs peer median 24.2xmedian 16.1x 172.5xmedian 16.1x 31.3xmedian 16.1x
P/S now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 0.9x 0.7xmedian 0.9x 2.6xmedian 0.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 9.3xmedian 8.6x 13.8xmedian 8.6x 13.8xmedian 8.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 8.1xmedian 11.6x 15.0xmedian 11.6x 33.9xmedian 11.6x
P/B now vs peer median 3.5xmedian 1.2x 2.2xmedian 1.2x 3.2xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median -2.29median 0.80 -2.99median 0.80 -5.00median 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 monthsTFIIARCBSAIA
Revenue $8.12B $4.20B $3.39B
Operating income $597.45M $29.18M $374.65M
Net income $335.80M $16.30M $277.96M
Free cash flow $1.17B $187.04M $255.23M
EPS (diluted) $4.61 $0.73 $10.36
Cash & equivalents $205.45M $145.85M $84.01M
Total debt $235.56M $215.55M $100.12M
Shares (diluted) 83.41M 22.35M 26.83M
Enterprise value $8.62B $2.29B $8.79B

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
MetricTFIIARCBSAIA
P/E 24.2x 172.5x 31.3x
P/FCF 8.1x 15.0x 33.9x
P/Operating cash flow 10.3x 10.0x 14.3x
P/S 1.2x 0.7x 2.6x
P/B 3.5x 2.2x 3.2x
P/Tangible book -4.9x 2.3x 3.2x
EV/EBITDA 9.3x 13.8x 13.8x
EV/EBIT 15.9x 98.0x 23.2x
EV/Revenue 1.2x 0.7x 2.6x
EV/FCF 8.1x 15.3x 34.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 10.4x 10.1x 14.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -2.29 -2.99 -5.00

Growth

14 metrics
MetricTFIIARCBSAIA
Revenue growth (1Y) -1.7% 3.7% 4.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.2% -3.3% 7.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -7.5% -86.6% -5.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -12.6% -49.7% -5.3%
Net income growth (1Y) -8.8% -89.7% -4.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -19.3% -59.1% -6.1%
EPS growth (1Y) -5.2% -89.4% -4.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -10.6% -57.7% -6.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -13.2% 22.3% -3.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -3.5% -10.2% 2.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -14.5% 165.4% 326.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -5.0% -3.5% 29.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricTFIIARCBSAIA
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 12.6% 4.9% 18.5%
Operating margin 7.4% 0.7% 11.0%
Pretax margin 10.1% 0.5% 10.8%
Net margin 4.7% 0.4% 8.2%
FCF margin 14.4% 4.4% 7.5%
Operating cash flow margin 11.3% 6.7% 17.9%
Return on equity 12.4% 1.3% 5.4%
Return on assets 4.5% 0.7% 4.0%
Return on invested capital 18.0% 1.5% 10.2%
Return on capital employed 9.6% 1.7% 11.4%
Asset turnover 1.1x 1.7x 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.7x 17.3x 2.2x
Stock comp / revenue 0.2% 0.2% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricTFIIARCBSAIA
Debt / assets 3.1% 8.8% 2.7%
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.2x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.0x 0.2x 0.0x
Debt / FCF 0.2x 1.2x 0.4x
Liabilities / assets 63.5% 48.3% 26.8%
Equity / assets 36.5% 51.7% 73.2%
Interest coverage 3.5x 2.0x 31.1x
Current ratio 1.1x 1.0x 1.6x
Quick ratio 1.0x 0.9x 1.4x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.2x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 2.91 4.00 7.43

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricTFIIARCBSAIA
Dividend yield 1.7% 0.4% –
Net buyback yield 3.8% 1.5% 0.0%
Shareholder yield 5.5% 1.9% 0.0%
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.

ConsensusTFIIARCBSAIA
Forward P/E 19.6xFY2026 19.1xFY2026 30.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.73FY2026 $6.60FY2026 $10.63FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +31.1%FY2026 +78.4%FY2026 +16.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +40.5% +49.8% +28.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.41BFY2026 $4.39BFY2026 $3.87BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +6.7%FY2026 +9.5%FY2026 +19.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1.0% +7.9% -5.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersTFIIARCBSAIA
Held by institutions 69.4% 100.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 295 328 513
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.2% -0.6% +1.0%
Institutions buying 174 179 292
Institutions selling 90 105 152
Buyers to sellers 1.93 1.70 1.92

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.

TFIIARCBSAIA
TFII 1.00 0.74 0.74
ARCB 0.74 1.00 0.71
SAIA 0.74 0.71 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, TFII, ARCB and SAIA?

TFI International (TFII) is the largest by market capitalisation: TFI International (TFII) $9.25B, Arcbest (ARCB) $2.80B, Saia (SAIA) $8.97B.

Which stock is cheaper, TFII, ARCB and SAIA?

TFI International (TFII) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (TFI International (TFII) 24.1x, Arcbest (ARCB) 171.7x, Saia (SAIA) 32.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Arcbest (ARCB) is cheapest (TFI International (TFII) 19.6x, Arcbest (ARCB) 19.1x, Saia (SAIA) 30.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Saia (SAIA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: TFI International (TFII) -1.7%, Arcbest (ARCB) +3.7%, Saia (SAIA) +4.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Saia (SAIA) has the highest net margin (TFI International (TFII) 4.7%, Arcbest (ARCB) 0.4%, Saia (SAIA) 8.2%). On return on invested capital, TFI International (TFII) leads (TFI International (TFII) 18.0%, Arcbest (ARCB) 1.5%, Saia (SAIA) 10.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Arcbest (ARCB) returned the most: TFI International (TFII) +27.3%, Arcbest (ARCB) +71.5%, Saia (SAIA) +14.2%. Over five years, Arcbest (ARCB) compounded fastest (TFI International (TFII) +0.2%/yr, Arcbest (ARCB) +7.0%/yr, Saia (SAIA) +0.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: TFI International (TFII) 0.00%, Arcbest (ARCB) 0.00%, Saia (SAIA) 0.00%. TFI International (TFII) and Saia (SAIA) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, TFI International (TFII) has been the steadiest (TFI International (TFII) 36.2%, Arcbest (ARCB) 46.6%, Saia (SAIA) 46.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 5. 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.