TFII vs R vs ARCB Stock Comparison

TFI International, Ryder System and Arcbest Prices as of Nov 3, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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R Ryder System Inc
$281.99 +18.9% 1M +67.4% 1Y
Market cap
$10.82B
P/E
20.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.08B
Div. yield
0.01%
Logistics Industrials
4 wins
ARCB Arcbest Corp /Tx/
$134.48 +1.4% 1M +87.5% 1Y
Market cap
$3.08B
P/E
188.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.20B
Div. yield
0.00%
Trucking Industrials
1 win

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

TFI International leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (TFI International 7, Ryder System 4, Arcbest 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionTFIIRARCBLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $8.30B $10.82B $3.08B R
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 19.6x 20.8x 188.9x TFII
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 16.8x 19.5x 20.4x TFII
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +4.2% +3.2% +3.7% TFII
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 5.0% 4.0% 0.4% TFII
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 17.7% 7.9% 1.5% TFII
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.0x 2.5x 0.2x TFII
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% R
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +7.9% +67.4% +87.5% ARCB
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -3.3%/yr +26.4%/yr +3.4%/yr R
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 40.8% 32.2% 46.5% R
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 64/100 52/100 35/100 TFII

Percentile Scorecard

TFIIRARCB

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

AxisTFIIRARCB
Valuation 73 #38 of 137 57 #59 of 137 41 #81 of 137
Growth 40 #77 of 127 64 #46 of 127 15 #108 of 127
Profitability 67 #42 of 125 52 #61 of 125 32 #85 of 125
Financial Health 63 #55 of 147 14 #126 of 147 60 #59 of 147
Shareholder Returns 78 #20 of 87 72 #25 of 87 28 #63 of 87
Overall 64 52 35
  • TFII ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • R 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

PeriodTFIIRARCBSPY
1 month -19.0%+18.9%+1.4% -2.0%
3 months -32.0%+5.0%-6.8% -2.2%
6 months -28.9%+17.3%+13.8% +4.2%
Year to date -6.8%+47.3%+81.3% +10.6%
1 year +7.9%+67.4%+87.5% +10.4%
3 years -15.5%+179.8%+12.1% +73.6%
3 years, per year -5.5%+40.9%+3.9% +20.2%
5 years -15.4%+222.6%+18.1% +61.6%
5 years, per year -3.3%+26.4%+3.4% +10.1%
10 years +317.1%+308.6%+512.7% +261.3%
10 years, per year +15.4%+15.1%+19.9% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureTFIIRARCBSPY
Volatility, 1Y 40.8%32.2%46.5% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 45.4%29.2%45.3% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.190.981.16 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.192.091.88 0.81
Max drawdown, 5Y -54.5%-28.4%-62.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -41.0%-1.3%-22.4% -3.2%
52-week high $163.36$285.61$173.22 $779.14
52-week low $80.71$162.50$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.

MultipleTFIIRARCB
P/E now vs peer median 18.9xmedian 15.1x 20.7xmedian 15.1x 184.4xmedian 15.1x
P/S now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 1.0x 0.8xmedian 1.0x 0.7xmedian 1.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.8xmedian 8.2x 6.3xmedian 8.2x 14.7xmedian 8.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 6.7xmedian 12.7x 11.3xmedian 12.7x 16.1xmedian 12.7x
P/B now vs peer median 2.9xmedian 1.2x 3.6xmedian 1.2x 2.4xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median -3.62median 0.68 2.49median 0.68 -3.20median 0.68

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 monthsTFIIRARCB
Revenue $8.39B $13.08B $4.20B
Gross profit – $2.56B –
Operating income $624.12M $1.10B $29.18M
Net income $356.83M $520.00M $16.30M
Free cash flow $1.21B $954.00M $187.04M
EPS (diluted) $5.07 $13.41 $0.73
Cash & equivalents $187.49M $198.00M $145.85M
Total debt $186.52M $7.21B $215.55M
Shares (diluted) 83.41M 38.79M 22.35M
Enterprise value $7.51B $10.03B $2.57B

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
MetricTFIIRARCB
P/E 18.9x 20.7x 184.4x
P/FCF 6.7x 11.3x 16.1x
P/Operating cash flow 9.1x 3.9x 10.7x
P/S 1.0x 0.8x 0.7x
P/B 2.9x 3.6x 2.4x
P/Tangible book -4.3x 4.1x 2.4x
EV/EBITDA 7.8x 6.3x 14.7x
EV/EBIT 13.0x 16.2x 104.6x
EV/Revenue 1.0x 1.4x 0.7x
EV/FCF 6.7x 18.6x 16.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 9.1x 6.5x 10.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -3.62 2.49 -3.20

Growth

14 metrics
MetricTFIIRARCB
Revenue growth (1Y) 4.2% 3.2% 3.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.7% 3.4% -3.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – -0.4% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 3.6% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 4.3% 0.3% -86.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -7.0% 2.3% -49.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 9.1% 3.6% -89.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -12.2% 2.1% -59.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 14.5% 11.2% -89.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -5.2% 8.3% -57.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -6.6% 13.8% 22.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -2.3% 4.9% -10.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -0.9% 1,184% 165.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -3.6% 47.1% -3.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricTFIIRARCB
Gross margin – 19.6% –
EBITDA margin 12.4% 21.4% 4.9%
Operating margin 7.4% 8.4% 0.7%
Pretax margin 7.8% 5.4% 0.5%
Net margin 5.0% 4.0% 0.4%
FCF margin 14.4% 7.3% 4.4%
Operating cash flow margin 10.7% 20.9% 6.7%
Return on equity 12.9% 17.8% 1.3%
Return on assets 4.8% 3.2% 0.7%
Return on invested capital 17.7% 7.9% 1.5%
Return on capital employed 10.0% 8.9% 1.7%
Asset turnover 1.1x 0.8x 1.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.5x 5.3x 17.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.2% – 0.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricTFIIRARCB
Debt / assets 2.5% 44.6% 8.8%
Debt / equity 0.1x 2.4x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.0x 2.5x 0.2x
Debt / FCF 0.2x 7.6x 1.2x
Liabilities / assets 62.6% 81.6% 48.3%
Equity / assets 37.4% 18.4% 51.7%
Interest coverage 3.7x 2.8x 2.0x
Current ratio 1.1x 0.7x 1.0x
Quick ratio 1.0x 0.6x 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.1x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 2.81 1.65 4.10

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricTFIIRARCB
Dividend yield 2.0% 1.3% 0.4%
Net buyback yield 5.3% 5.1% 1.4%
Shareholder yield 7.3% 6.4% 1.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 28.8% 66.2%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 15.7% 5.8%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 5.6% -3.6%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 6.3% -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.

ConsensusTFIIRARCB
Forward P/E 16.8xFY2026 19.5xFY2026 20.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.73FY2026 $14.45FY2026 $6.60FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +31.1%FY2026 +11.8%FY2026 +78.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +40.5% +30.6% +49.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.41BFY2026 $14.12BFY2026 $4.39BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +6.7%FY2026 +11.5%FY2026 +9.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1.0% +2.3% +7.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersTFIIRARCB
Held by institutions 69.4% 90.8% 100.0%
Institutions holding 296 581 328
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.2% -0.6% -0.6%
Institutions buying 175 309 179
Institutions selling 90 177 105
Buyers to sellers 1.94 1.75 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.

TFIIRARCB
TFII 1.00 0.49 0.67
R 0.49 1.00 0.57
ARCB 0.67 0.57 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, TFII, R and ARCB?

Ryder System (R) is the largest by market capitalisation: TFI International (TFII) $8.30B, Ryder System (R) $10.82B, Arcbest (ARCB) $3.08B.

Which stock is cheaper, TFII, R and ARCB?

TFI International (TFII) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (TFI International (TFII) 19.6x, Ryder System (R) 20.8x, Arcbest (ARCB) 188.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, TFI International (TFII) is cheapest (TFI International (TFII) 16.8x, Ryder System (R) 19.5x, Arcbest (ARCB) 20.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

TFI International (TFII) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: TFI International (TFII) +4.2%, Ryder System (R) +3.2%, Arcbest (ARCB) +3.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

TFI International (TFII) has the highest net margin (TFI International (TFII) 5.0%, Ryder System (R) 4.0%, Arcbest (ARCB) 0.4%). On return on invested capital, TFI International (TFII) leads (TFI International (TFII) 17.7%, Ryder System (R) 7.9%, Arcbest (ARCB) 1.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Arcbest (ARCB) returned the most: TFI International (TFII) +7.9%, Ryder System (R) +67.4%, Arcbest (ARCB) +87.5%. Over five years, Ryder System (R) compounded fastest (TFI International (TFII) -3.3%/yr, Ryder System (R) +26.4%/yr, Arcbest (ARCB) +3.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Ryder System (R) has the highest dividend yield: TFI International (TFII) 0.00%, Ryder System (R) 0.01%, Arcbest (ARCB) 0.00%. TFI International (TFII) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ryder System (R) has been the steadiest (TFI International (TFII) 40.8%, Ryder System (R) 32.2%, Arcbest (ARCB) 46.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, TFII, R 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 7. 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.