TFII vs KNX vs FDXF Stock Comparison

TFI International, Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings and FedEx Freight Holding Company Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
TFII TFI International Inc.
$112.46 -7.8% 1M +26.0% 1Y
Market cap
$9.49B
P/E
22.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.39B
Div. yield
1.67%
Trucking Industrials
8 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

TFI International leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (TFI International 8, Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings 3, FedEx Freight Holding Company 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionTFIIKNXFDXFLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $9.49B $9.95B $16.48B FDXF
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 22.1x 64.9x 25.1x TFII
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.6x 27.4x — TFII
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +4.2% +7.0% — KNX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 5.0% 1.9% — TFII
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 17.6% 3.2% — TFII
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.0x 0.1x — TFII
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.67% 1.28% — TFII
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +26.0% +37.4% — KNX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +0.3%/yr +1.5%/yr — KNX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.2% 37.8% 60.2% TFII
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 58/100 48/100 — TFII

Percentile Scorecard

TFIIKNXFDXF

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

AxisTFIIKNXFDXF
Valuation 62 #53 of 136 54 #63 of 136 33 #91 of 136
Growth 35 #79 of 121 68 #40 of 121 –
Profitability 66 #39 of 112 39 #69 of 112 –
Financial Health 63 #53 of 140 66 #49 of 140 9 #127 of 140
Shareholder Returns 66 #28 of 80 13 #70 of 80 –
Overall 58 48 –
  • TFII ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • KNX ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • FDXF ranked among 150 companies in Transportation

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodTFIIKNXFDXFSPY
1 month -7.8%-4.8%-2.0% +0.7%
3 months -16.3%-12.4%-20.1% +3.7%
6 months -21.5%-5.8%— +7.1%
Year to date +8.8%+17.0%— +12.8%
1 year +26.0%+37.4%— +11.9%
3 years +1.9%+24.6%— +85.2%
3 years, per year +0.6%+7.6%— +22.8%
5 years +1.5%+7.9%— +67.6%
5 years, per year +0.3%+1.5%— +10.9%
10 years +408.9%+111.8%— +262.0%
10 years, per year +17.7%+7.8%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureTFIIKNXFDXFSPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.2%37.8%60.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 36.4%32.9%53.4% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.011.010.13 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.720.99— 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -54.5%-39.6%-42.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -31.2%-25.8%-41.7% -1.2%
52-week high $163.36$82.45$188.46 $779.14
52-week low $80.71$41.68$107.94 $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.

MultipleTFIIKNXFDXF
P/E now vs peer median 22.1xmedian 16.5x 64.9xmedian 16.5x 25.1xmedian 16.5x
P/S now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 0.9x 1.2xmedian 0.9x 1.9xmedian 0.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 9.1xmedian 8.8x 8.9xmedian 8.8x —median 8.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 7.8xmedian 11.9x 13.2xmedian 11.9x -77.7xmedian 11.9x
P/B now vs peer median 3.4xmedian 1.2x 1.4xmedian 1.2x -33.2xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median -4.23median 0.84 -2.49median 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 monthsTFIIKNXFDXF
Revenue $8.39B $8.00B –
Operating income $624.12M $338.60M –
Net income $356.83M $153.25M –
Free cash flow $1.21B $752.32M –
EPS (diluted) $5.07 $0.94 –
Cash & equivalents $187.49M $254.16M –
Total debt $186.52M $347.82M $4.53B
Shares (diluted) 83.41M 163.30M 149.51M
Enterprise value $8.70B $9.08B $16.48B

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
MetricTFIIKNXFDXF
P/E 22.1x 64.9x 25.1x
P/FCF 7.8x 13.2x -77.7x
P/Operating cash flow 10.6x 6.5x –
P/S 1.1x 1.2x 1.9x
P/B 3.4x 1.4x -33.2x
P/Tangible book -5.0x 1.9x -33.2x
EV/EBITDA 9.1x 8.9x –
EV/EBIT 15.2x 29.7x –
EV/Revenue 1.1x 1.3x –
EV/FCF 7.8x 13.4x –
EV/Operating cash flow 10.6x 6.6x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -4.23 -2.49 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricTFIIKNXFDXF
Revenue growth (1Y) 4.2% 7.0% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.7% 4.8% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 4.3% 26.6% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -7.0% -13.5% –
Net income growth (1Y) 9.1% 7.4% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) -12.2% -25.9% –
EPS growth (1Y) 14.5% 7.4% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) -5.2% -26.1% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -6.6% 86.3% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -2.3% 8.0% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -0.9% 1,550% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -3.6% 143.2% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricTFIIKNXFDXF
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 12.4% 14.1% –
Operating margin 7.4% 4.2% –
Pretax margin 7.8% 2.7% –
Net margin 5.0% 1.9% –
FCF margin 14.4% 9.4% –
Operating cash flow margin 10.7% 19.0% –
Return on equity 12.9% 2.2% –
Return on assets 4.8% 1.3% –
Return on invested capital 17.6% 3.2% –
Return on capital employed 10.0% 3.1% –
Asset turnover 1.1x 0.7x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.5x 9.9x –
Stock comp / revenue 0.2% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricTFIIKNXFDXF
Debt / assets 2.5% 2.9% 65.8%
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.0x -9.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.0x 0.1x –
Debt / FCF 0.2x 0.5x –
Liabilities / assets 62.6% 41.7% 107.2%
Equity / assets 37.4% 58.3% -7.2%
Interest coverage 3.7x 3.0x –
Current ratio 1.1x 0.9x 1.5x
Quick ratio 1.0x 0.6x –
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.2x –
Altman Z-score 2.98 2.23 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricTFIIKNXFDXF
Dividend yield 1.7% 1.3% –
Net buyback yield 4.5% -0.1% –
Shareholder yield 6.2% 1.2% –
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.

ConsensusTFIIKNXFDXF
Forward P/E 19.6xFY2026 27.4xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $5.73FY2026 $2.23FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY +31.1%FY2026 +77.0%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +40.5% +95.5% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.41BFY2026 $7.91BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +6.7%FY2026 +5.9%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +1.0% +6.7% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersTFIIKNXFDXF
Held by institutions 69.4% 100.0% 60.8%
Institutions holding 296 629 1,122
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.2% +1.9% –
Institutions buying 175 376 1,122
Institutions selling 90 168 0
Buyers to sellers 1.94 2.24 –

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.

TFIIKNXFDXF
TFII 1.00 0.71 0.38
KNX 0.71 1.00 0.30
FDXF 0.38 0.30 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, TFII, KNX and FDXF?

FedEx Freight Holding Company (FDXF) is the largest by market capitalisation: TFI International (TFII) $9.49B, Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings (KNX) $9.95B, FedEx Freight Holding Company (FDXF) $16.48B.

Which stock is cheaper, TFII, KNX and FDXF?

TFI International (TFII) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (TFI International (TFII) 22.1x, Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings (KNX) 64.9x, FedEx Freight Holding Company (FDXF) 25.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, TFI International (TFII) is cheapest (TFI International (TFII) 19.6x, Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings (KNX) 27.4x). 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) +4.2%, Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings (KNX) +7.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

TFI International (TFII) has the highest net margin (TFI International (TFII) 5.0%, Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings (KNX) 1.9%). On return on invested capital, TFI International (TFII) leads (TFI International (TFII) 17.6%, Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings (KNX) 3.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings (KNX) returned the most: TFI International (TFII) +26.0%, Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings (KNX) +37.4%. Over five years, Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings (KNX) compounded fastest (TFI International (TFII) +0.3%/yr, Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings (KNX) +1.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

TFI International (TFII) has the highest dividend yield: TFI International (TFII) 1.67%, Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings (KNX) 1.28%. FedEx Freight Holding Company (FDXF) 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%, FedEx Freight Holding Company (FDXF) 60.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, TFII, KNX and FDXF?

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 8. 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.