TFII vs SAIA vs ARCB Stock Comparison

TFI International, Saia and Arcbest 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
6 wins
SAIA Saia Inc
$343.07 +2.0% 1M +23.7% 1Y
Market cap
$9.15B
P/E
32.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.54B
Div. yield
–
Trucking Industrials
3 wins
ARCB Arcbest Corp /Tx/
$126.41 -1.9% 1M +74.8% 1Y
Market cap
$2.83B
P/E
173.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.20B
Div. yield
0.38%
Trucking Industrials
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionTFIISAIAARCBLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $9.49B $9.15B $2.83B TFII
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 22.1x 32.5x 173.4x TFII
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.6x 32.3x 19.2x ARCB
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +4.2% +9.3% +3.7% SAIA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 5.0% 8.0% 0.4% SAIA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 17.6% 10.0% 1.5% TFII
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.0x -0.2x 0.2x SAIA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.67% — 0.38% TFII
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +26.0% +23.7% +74.8% ARCB
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +0.3%/yr +1.9%/yr +7.1%/yr ARCB
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.2% 47.0% 46.6% TFII
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 58/100 47/100 36/100 TFII

Percentile Scorecard

TFIISAIAARCB

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

AxisTFIISAIAARCB
Valuation 62 #53 of 136 24 #104 of 136 44 #77 of 136
Growth 35 #79 of 121 58 #52 of 121 17 #101 of 121
Profitability 66 #39 of 112 60 #45 of 112 32 #76 of 112
Financial Health 63 #53 of 140 91 #13 of 140 60 #56 of 140
Shareholder Returns 66 #28 of 80 4 #77 of 80 28 #58 of 80
Overall 58 47 36
  • TFII ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • SAIA 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

PeriodTFIISAIAARCBSPY
1 month -7.8%+2.0%-1.9% +0.7%
3 months -16.3%-2.2%-11.0% +3.7%
6 months -21.5%-23.6%-0.9% +7.1%
Year to date +8.8%+5.1%+70.4% +12.8%
1 year +26.0%+23.7%+74.8% +11.9%
3 years +1.9%-4.0%+14.0% +85.2%
3 years, per year +0.6%-1.3%+4.5% +22.8%
5 years +1.5%+9.7%+40.7% +67.6%
5 years, per year +0.3%+1.9%+7.1% +10.9%
10 years +408.9%+866.4%+549.9% +262.0%
10 years, per year +17.7%+25.5%+20.6% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureTFIISAIAARCBSPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.2%47.0%46.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 36.4%47.1%45.5% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.011.331.19 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.720.501.61 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -54.5%-60.9%-62.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -31.2%-29.6%-27.0% -1.2%
52-week high $163.36$487.14$173.22 $779.14
52-week low $80.71$250.48$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.

MultipleTFIISAIAARCB
P/E now vs peer median 22.1xmedian 16.5x 32.5xmedian 16.5x 173.4xmedian 16.5x
P/S now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 0.9x 2.6xmedian 0.9x 0.7xmedian 0.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 9.1xmedian 8.8x 14.3xmedian 8.8x 13.8xmedian 8.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 7.8xmedian 11.9x 32.8xmedian 11.9x 15.1xmedian 11.9x
P/B now vs peer median 3.4xmedian 1.2x 3.2xmedian 1.2x 2.2xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median -4.23median 0.84 -5.76median 0.84 -3.00median 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 monthsTFIISAIAARCB
Revenue $8.39B $3.54B $4.20B
Operating income $624.12M $378.33M $29.18M
Net income $356.83M $283.09M $16.30M
Free cash flow $1.21B $278.80M $187.04M
EPS (diluted) $5.07 $10.56 $0.73
Cash & equivalents $187.49M $202.52M $145.85M
Total debt $186.52M $100.00M $215.55M
Shares (diluted) 83.41M 26.82M 22.35M
Enterprise value $8.70B $8.81B $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
MetricTFIISAIAARCB
P/E 22.1x 32.5x 173.4x
P/FCF 7.8x 32.8x 15.1x
P/Operating cash flow 10.6x 14.8x 10.0x
P/S 1.1x 2.6x 0.7x
P/B 3.4x 3.2x 2.2x
P/Tangible book -5.0x 3.2x 2.3x
EV/EBITDA 9.1x 14.3x 13.8x
EV/EBIT 15.2x 23.9x 98.5x
EV/Revenue 1.1x 2.6x 0.7x
EV/FCF 7.8x 32.5x 15.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 10.6x 14.6x 10.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -4.23 -5.76 -3.00

Growth

14 metrics
MetricTFIISAIAARCB
Revenue growth (1Y) 4.2% 9.3% 3.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.7% 8.3% -3.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 4.3% -2.9% -86.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -7.0% -4.9% -49.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 9.1% -0.2% -89.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -12.2% -5.6% -59.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 14.5% -0.3% -89.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -5.2% -5.6% -57.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -6.6% -0.7% 22.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -2.3% 4.3% -10.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -0.9% 2,140% 165.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -3.6% 33.8% -3.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricTFIISAIAARCB
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 12.4% 17.9% 4.9%
Operating margin 7.4% 10.7% 0.7%
Pretax margin 7.8% 10.6% 0.5%
Net margin 5.0% 8.0% 0.4%
FCF margin 14.4% 7.9% 4.4%
Operating cash flow margin 10.7% 17.5% 6.7%
Return on equity 12.9% 8.5% 1.3%
Return on assets 4.8% 6.2% 0.7%
Return on invested capital 17.6% 10.0% 1.5%
Return on capital employed 10.0% 11.1% 1.7%
Asset turnover 1.1x 0.9x 1.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.5x 2.2x 17.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.2% – 0.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricTFIISAIAARCB
Debt / assets 2.5% 2.6% 8.8%
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.0x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.0x -0.2x 0.2x
Debt / FCF 0.2x 0.4x 1.2x
Liabilities / assets 62.6% 26.7% 48.3%
Equity / assets 37.4% 73.3% 51.7%
Interest coverage 3.7x 39.5x 2.0x
Current ratio 1.1x 1.8x 1.0x
Quick ratio 1.0x 1.7x 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.5x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 2.98 7.60 4.01

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricTFIISAIAARCB
Dividend yield 1.7% – 0.4%
Net buyback yield 4.5% 0.0% 1.5%
Shareholder yield 6.2% 0.0% 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.

ConsensusTFIISAIAARCB
Forward P/E 19.6xFY2026 32.3xFY2026 19.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.73FY2026 $10.63FY2026 $6.60FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +31.1%FY2026 +16.7%FY2026 +78.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +40.5% +28.5% +49.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.41BFY2026 $3.87BFY2026 $4.39BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +6.7%FY2026 +19.9%FY2026 +9.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1.0% -5.5% +7.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersTFIISAIAARCB
Held by institutions 69.4% 100.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 296 514 328
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.2% +1.0% -0.6%
Institutions buying 175 292 179
Institutions selling 90 152 105
Buyers to sellers 1.94 1.92 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.

TFIISAIAARCB
TFII 1.00 0.74 0.74
SAIA 0.74 1.00 0.71
ARCB 0.74 0.71 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, TFII, SAIA and ARCB?

TFI International (TFII) is the largest by market capitalisation: TFI International (TFII) $9.49B, Saia (SAIA) $9.15B, Arcbest (ARCB) $2.83B.

Which stock is cheaper, TFII, SAIA and ARCB?

TFI International (TFII) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (TFI International (TFII) 22.1x, Saia (SAIA) 32.5x, Arcbest (ARCB) 173.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Arcbest (ARCB) is cheapest (TFI International (TFII) 19.6x, Saia (SAIA) 32.3x, 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?

Saia (SAIA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: TFI International (TFII) +4.2%, Saia (SAIA) +9.3%, Arcbest (ARCB) +3.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Saia (SAIA) has the highest net margin (TFI International (TFII) 5.0%, Saia (SAIA) 8.0%, Arcbest (ARCB) 0.4%). On return on invested capital, TFI International (TFII) leads (TFI International (TFII) 17.6%, Saia (SAIA) 10.0%, Arcbest (ARCB) 1.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Arcbest (ARCB) returned the most: TFI International (TFII) +26.0%, Saia (SAIA) +23.7%, Arcbest (ARCB) +74.8%. Over five years, Arcbest (ARCB) compounded fastest (TFI International (TFII) +0.3%/yr, Saia (SAIA) +1.9%/yr, Arcbest (ARCB) +7.1%/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%, Arcbest (ARCB) 0.38%. 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%, Saia (SAIA) 47.0%, Arcbest (ARCB) 46.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, TFII, SAIA 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.