TFII vs JBHT vs ARCB Stock Comparison

TFI International, Hunt J B Transport Services and Arcbest Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ARCB Arcbest Corp /Tx/
$127.01 -3.1% 1M +73.5% 1Y
Market cap
$2.82B
P/E
172.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.20B
Div. yield
0.00%
Trucking Industrials
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Hunt J B Transport Services leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Hunt J B Transport Services 4, TFI International 4, Arcbest 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionTFIIJBHTARCBLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $9.29B $21.02B $2.82B JBHT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 24.2x 31.1x 172.9x TFII
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.6x 32.0x 19.2x ARCB
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -1.7% +10.6% +3.7% JBHT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.7% 5.1% 0.4% JBHT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 18.0% 15.1% 1.5% TFII
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.0x 0.7x 0.2x TFII
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +26.4% +35.6% +73.5% ARCB
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -1.0%/yr +2.9%/yr +7.5%/yr ARCB
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.2% 34.8% 46.5% JBHT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 54/100 50/100 36/100 TFII

Percentile Scorecard

TFIIJBHTARCB

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

AxisTFIIJBHTARCB
Valuation 58 #58 of 136 29 #97 of 136 44 #77 of 136
Growth 22 #96 of 122 56 #54 of 122 16 #103 of 122
Profitability 69 #38 of 119 68 #39 of 119 34 #79 of 119
Financial Health 62 #56 of 147 58 #63 of 147 62 #57 of 147
Shareholder Returns 59 #35 of 84 39 #52 of 84 27 #62 of 84
Overall 54 50 36
  • TFII ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • JBHT 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

PeriodTFIIJBHTARCBSPY
1 month -9.9%-3.7%-3.1% -1.0%
3 months -25.2%-21.6%-17.7% +2.9%
6 months -19.0%-9.1%+3.7% +6.4%
Year to date +8.9%+16.3%+71.2% +11.4%
1 year +26.4%+35.6%+73.5% +13.1%
3 years +5.4%+30.9%+37.3% +79.4%
3 years, per year +1.8%+9.4%+11.2% +21.5%
5 years -4.9%+15.5%+43.7% +67.7%
5 years, per year -1.0%+2.9%+7.5% +10.9%
10 years +463.7%+188.6%+556.4% +255.2%
10 years, per year +18.9%+11.2%+20.7% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureTFIIJBHTARCBSPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.2%34.8%46.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 36.4%37.1%45.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.000.771.19 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.731.021.58 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -54.5%-43.0%-62.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -31.1%-24.3%-26.7% -2.5%
52-week high $163.36$298.41$173.22 $779.14
52-week low $80.71$158.92$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.

MultipleTFIIJBHTARCB
P/E now vs peer median 24.3xmedian 16.0x 31.3xmedian 16.0x 174.2xmedian 16.0x
P/S now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 1.0x 1.6xmedian 1.0x 0.7xmedian 1.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 9.3xmedian 8.7x 13.2xmedian 8.7x 13.9xmedian 8.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 8.1xmedian 11.5x 21.8xmedian 11.5x 15.2xmedian 11.5x
P/B now vs peer median 3.5xmedian 1.2x 5.8xmedian 1.2x 2.2xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median -2.30median 0.82 -23.72median 0.82 -3.02median 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 monthsTFIIJBHTARCB
Revenue $8.12B $13.33B $4.20B
Operating income $597.45M $960.11M $29.18M
Net income $335.80M $676.07M $16.30M
Free cash flow $1.17B $966.50M $187.04M
EPS (diluted) $4.61 $7.14 $0.73
Cash & equivalents $205.45M $3.75M $145.85M
Total debt $3.15B $1.12B $877.16M
Shares (diluted) 83.41M 94.65M 22.35M
Enterprise value $8.65B $20.99B $2.31B

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
MetricTFIIJBHTARCB
P/E 24.3x 31.3x 174.2x
P/FCF 8.1x 21.8x 15.2x
P/Operating cash flow 10.4x 14.1x 10.1x
P/S 1.2x 1.6x 0.7x
P/B 3.5x 5.8x 2.2x
P/Tangible book -4.9x 5.8x 2.3x
EV/EBITDA 9.3x 13.2x 13.9x
EV/EBIT 15.9x 23.1x 98.9x
EV/Revenue 1.2x 1.7x 0.7x
EV/FCF 8.1x 23.0x 15.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 10.4x 14.9x 10.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -2.30 -23.72 -3.02

Growth

14 metrics
MetricTFIIJBHTARCB
Revenue growth (1Y) -1.7% 10.6% 3.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.2% 0.4% -3.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -7.5% 16.3% -86.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -12.6% -3.6% -49.7%
Net income growth (1Y) -8.8% 18.1% -89.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -19.3% -4.5% -59.1%
EPS growth (1Y) -5.2% 20.8% -89.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -10.6% -1.3% -57.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -13.2% -7.2% 22.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -3.5% -8.5% -10.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -14.5% 22.4% 165.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -5.0% 162.1% -3.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricTFIIJBHTARCB
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 12.6% 12.6% 4.9%
Operating margin 7.4% 7.2% 0.7%
Pretax margin 10.1% 6.7% 0.5%
Net margin 4.7% 5.1% 0.4%
FCF margin 14.4% 7.3% 4.4%
Operating cash flow margin 11.3% 11.2% 6.7%
Return on equity 12.4% 18.5% 1.3%
Return on assets 4.5% 8.4% 0.7%
Return on invested capital 18.0% 15.1% 1.5%
Return on capital employed 9.6% 14.9% 1.7%
Asset turnover 1.1x 1.7x 1.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.7x 2.2x 17.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.2% 0.5% 0.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricTFIIJBHTARCB
Debt / assets 3.1% 13.9% 8.8%
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.3x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.0x 0.7x 0.2x
Debt / FCF 0.2x 1.2x 1.2x
Liabilities / assets 63.5% 55.1% 48.3%
Equity / assets 36.5% 44.9% 51.7%
Interest coverage 3.5x 14.2x 2.0x
Current ratio 1.1x 1.2x 1.0x
Quick ratio 1.0x 1.0x 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.0x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 2.91 – 4.02

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricTFIIJBHTARCB
Dividend yield 1.7% 0.8% 0.4%
Net buyback yield 3.8% 2.3% 1.5%
Shareholder yield 5.5% 3.1% 1.9%
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.

ConsensusTFIIJBHTARCB
Forward P/E 19.6xFY2026 32.0xFY2026 19.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.73FY2026 $7.07FY2026 $6.60FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +31.1%FY2026 +15.5%FY2026 +78.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +40.5% +34.1% +49.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.41BFY2026 $13.23BFY2026 $4.39BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +6.7%FY2026 +10.2%FY2026 +9.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1.0% +16.5% +7.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersTFIIJBHTARCB
Held by institutions 69.4% 76.9% 100.0%
Institutions holding 295 856 328
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.2% +1.8% -0.6%
Institutions buying 174 515 179
Institutions selling 90 233 105
Buyers to sellers 1.93 2.21 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.

TFIIJBHTARCB
TFII 1.00 0.73 0.74
JBHT 0.73 1.00 0.70
ARCB 0.74 0.70 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, TFII, JBHT and ARCB?

Hunt J B Transport Services (JBHT) is the largest by market capitalisation: TFI International (TFII) $9.29B, Hunt J B Transport Services (JBHT) $21.02B, Arcbest (ARCB) $2.82B.

Which stock is cheaper, TFII, JBHT and ARCB?

TFI International (TFII) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (TFI International (TFII) 24.2x, Hunt J B Transport Services (JBHT) 31.1x, Arcbest (ARCB) 172.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Arcbest (ARCB) is cheapest (TFI International (TFII) 19.6x, Hunt J B Transport Services (JBHT) 32.0x, Arcbest (ARCB) 19.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Hunt J B Transport Services (JBHT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: TFI International (TFII) -1.7%, Hunt J B Transport Services (JBHT) +10.6%, Arcbest (ARCB) +3.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Hunt J B Transport Services (JBHT) has the highest net margin (TFI International (TFII) 4.7%, Hunt J B Transport Services (JBHT) 5.1%, Arcbest (ARCB) 0.4%). On return on invested capital, TFI International (TFII) leads (TFI International (TFII) 18.0%, Hunt J B Transport Services (JBHT) 15.1%, Arcbest (ARCB) 1.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Arcbest (ARCB) returned the most: TFI International (TFII) +26.4%, Hunt J B Transport Services (JBHT) +35.6%, Arcbest (ARCB) +73.5%. Over five years, Arcbest (ARCB) compounded fastest (TFI International (TFII) -1.0%/yr, Hunt J B Transport Services (JBHT) +2.9%/yr, Arcbest (ARCB) +7.5%/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%, Hunt J B Transport Services (JBHT) 0.00%, Arcbest (ARCB) 0.00%. TFI International (TFII) and Hunt J B Transport Services (JBHT) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Hunt J B Transport Services (JBHT) has been the steadiest (TFI International (TFII) 36.2%, Hunt J B Transport Services (JBHT) 34.8%, Arcbest (ARCB) 46.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, TFII, JBHT 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, Hunt J B Transport Services (JBHT) 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.