TFII vs KNX vs ARCB Stock Comparison

TFI International, Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings and Arcbest Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ARCB Arcbest Corp /Tx/
$130.34 +4.1% 1M +73.7% 1Y
Market cap
$2.81B
P/E
172.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.20B
Div. yield
0.00%
Trucking Industrials
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

TFI International leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (TFI International 6, Arcbest 3, Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionTFIIKNXARCBLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $9.31B $9.93B $2.81B KNX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 24.2x 243.2x 172.2x TFII
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 20.0x 28.3x 19.7x ARCB
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -1.7% +7.0% +3.7% KNX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.7% — 0.4% TFII
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 18.0% — 1.5% TFII
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.0x — 0.2x TFII
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +28.0% +39.7% +73.7% ARCB
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -1.0%/yr +2.2%/yr +7.1%/yr ARCB
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.2% 37.8% 46.5% TFII
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 53/100 51/100 35/100 TFII

Percentile Scorecard

TFIIKNXARCB

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

AxisTFIIKNXARCB
Valuation 56 #60 of 136 66 #47 of 136 42 #80 of 136
Growth 19 #98 of 121 73 #33 of 121 15 #103 of 121
Profitability 68 #38 of 115 – 32 #79 of 115
Financial Health 63 #54 of 143 – 63 #53 of 143
Shareholder Returns 61 #33 of 82 12 #72 of 82 25 #62 of 82
Overall 53 51 35
  • TFII ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • KNX 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

PeriodTFIIKNXARCBSPY
1 month -5.4%-1.0%+4.1% -0.2%
3 months -22.6%-10.2%-12.8% +3.9%
6 months -21.0%-3.8%+2.0% +8.2%
Year to date +10.7%+20.5%+75.7% +12.9%
1 year +28.0%+39.7%+73.7% +12.3%
3 years +6.4%+31.5%+27.5% +87.4%
3 years, per year +2.1%+9.6%+8.4% +23.3%
5 years -4.8%+11.4%+40.6% +67.9%
5 years, per year -1.0%+2.2%+7.1% +10.9%
10 years +470.0%+117.6%+537.4% +261.1%
10 years, per year +19.0%+8.1%+20.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureTFIIKNXARCBSPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.2%37.8%46.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 36.3%32.8%45.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.021.011.20 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.771.051.58 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -54.5%-39.6%-62.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -29.9%-23.6%-24.8% -1.2%
52-week high $163.36$82.45$173.22 $779.14
52-week low $80.71$41.68$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.

MultipleTFIIKNXARCB
P/E now vs peer median 24.7xmedian 16.3x 243.2xmedian 16.3x 178.7xmedian 16.3x
P/S now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 1.0x 1.3xmedian 1.0x 0.7xmedian 1.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 9.5xmedian 8.7x —median 8.7x 14.3xmedian 8.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 8.3xmedian 11.4x 19.2xmedian 11.4x 15.6xmedian 11.4x
P/B now vs peer median 3.5xmedian 1.2x —median 1.2x 2.3xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median -2.34median 0.82 —median 0.82 -3.10median 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 monthsTFIIKNXARCB
Revenue $8.12B $8.00B $4.20B
Operating income $597.45M $338.60M $29.18M
Net income $335.80M – $16.30M
Free cash flow $1.17B – $187.04M
EPS (diluted) $4.61 – $0.73
Cash & equivalents $205.45M – $145.85M
Total debt $3.15B – $215.55M
Shares (diluted) 83.41M 163.28M 22.35M
Enterprise value $8.68B $9.93B $2.29B

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
MetricTFIIKNXARCB
P/E 24.7x 243.2x 178.7x
P/FCF 8.3x 19.2x 15.6x
P/Operating cash flow 10.6x 6.7x 10.3x
P/S 1.2x 1.3x 0.7x
P/B 3.5x – 2.3x
P/Tangible book -5.0x – 2.4x
EV/EBITDA 9.5x – 14.3x
EV/EBIT 16.2x – 101.5x
EV/Revenue 1.2x 1.3x 0.7x
EV/FCF 8.3x – 15.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 10.6x 6.7x 10.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -2.34 – -3.10

Growth

14 metrics
MetricTFIIKNXARCB
Revenue growth (1Y) -1.7% 7.0% 3.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.2% 4.8% -3.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -7.5% 26.6% -86.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -12.6% -13.5% -49.7%
Net income growth (1Y) -8.8% – -89.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -19.3% – -59.1%
EPS growth (1Y) -5.2% – -89.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -10.6% – -57.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -13.2% 86.3% 22.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -3.5% 8.0% -10.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -14.5% – 165.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -5.0% – -3.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricTFIIKNXARCB
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 12.6% – 4.9%
Operating margin 7.4% – 0.7%
Pretax margin 10.1% – 0.5%
Net margin 4.7% – 0.4%
FCF margin 14.4% – 4.4%
Operating cash flow margin 11.3% 19.0% 6.7%
Return on equity 12.4% – 1.3%
Return on assets 4.5% – 0.7%
Return on invested capital 18.0% – 1.5%
Return on capital employed 9.6% – 1.7%
Asset turnover 1.1x – 1.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.7x – 17.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.2% – 0.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricTFIIKNXARCB
Debt / assets 3.1% – 8.8%
Debt / equity 0.1x – 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.0x – 0.2x
Debt / FCF 0.2x – 1.2x
Liabilities / assets 63.5% – 48.3%
Equity / assets 36.5% – 51.7%
Interest coverage 3.5x – 2.0x
Current ratio 1.1x – 1.0x
Quick ratio 1.0x – 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.2x – 0.2x
Altman Z-score 2.93 – 4.05

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricTFIIKNXARCB
Dividend yield 1.6% 1.2% 0.4%
Net buyback yield 3.8% – 1.4%
Shareholder yield 5.4% 1.2% 1.8%
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.

ConsensusTFIIKNXARCB
Forward P/E 20.0xFY2026 28.3xFY2026 19.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.73FY2026 $2.23FY2026 $6.60FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +31.1%FY2026 +77.0%FY2026 +78.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +40.5% +95.5% +49.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.41BFY2026 $7.91BFY2026 $4.39BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +6.7%FY2026 +5.9%FY2026 +9.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1.0% +6.7% +7.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersTFIIKNXARCB
Held by institutions 69.4% 100.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 295 628 328
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.2% +1.9% -0.6%
Institutions buying 174 376 179
Institutions selling 90 168 105
Buyers to sellers 1.93 2.24 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.

TFIIKNXARCB
TFII 1.00 0.71 0.74
KNX 0.71 1.00 0.73
ARCB 0.74 0.73 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, TFII, KNX and ARCB?

Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings (KNX) is the largest by market capitalisation: TFI International (TFII) $9.31B, Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings (KNX) $9.93B, Arcbest (ARCB) $2.81B.

Which stock is cheaper, TFII, KNX and ARCB?

TFI International (TFII) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (TFI International (TFII) 24.2x, Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings (KNX) 243.2x, Arcbest (ARCB) 172.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Arcbest (ARCB) is cheapest (TFI International (TFII) 20.0x, Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings (KNX) 28.3x, Arcbest (ARCB) 19.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings (KNX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: TFI International (TFII) -1.7%, Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings (KNX) +7.0%, Arcbest (ARCB) +3.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

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

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Arcbest (ARCB) returned the most: TFI International (TFII) +28.0%, Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings (KNX) +39.7%, Arcbest (ARCB) +73.7%. Over five years, Arcbest (ARCB) compounded fastest (TFI International (TFII) -1.0%/yr, Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings (KNX) +2.2%/yr, Arcbest (ARCB) +7.1%/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%, Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings (KNX) 0.00%, Arcbest (ARCB) 0.00%. TFI International (TFII) and Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings (KNX) 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%, Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings (KNX) 37.8%, Arcbest (ARCB) 46.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, TFII, KNX 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 6. 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.