TFII vs TLSS vs UPS Stock Comparison

TFI International, Transportation & Logistics Systems and United Parcel Service Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
UPS United Parcel Service Inc
$100.20 +6.7% 1M +14.9% 1Y
Market cap
$87.59B
P/E
19.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$89.93B
Div. yield
–
Parcel Delivery Industrials
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

United Parcel Service leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (United Parcel Service 6, TFI International 3, Transportation & Logistics Systems 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionTFIITLSSUPSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $9.42B $471.15M $87.59B UPS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 24.5x 368.6x 19.2x UPS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.5x — 14.8x UPS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -1.7% — -0.4% UPS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.7% — 5.1% UPS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 18.0% — 12.9% TFII
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.0x — 1.9x TFII
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% — 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +23.1% +700.0% +14.9% TLSS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -0.6%/yr +32.0%/yr -13.9%/yr TLSS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.2% — 30.6% UPS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 54/100 32/100 45/100 TFII

Percentile Scorecard

TFIITLSSUPS

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

AxisTFIITLSSUPS
Valuation 56 #60 of 136 4 #131 of 136 46 #74 of 136
Growth 21 #97 of 122 93 #9 of 122 23 #94 of 122
Profitability 67 #39 of 116 – 70 #36 of 116
Financial Health 62 #55 of 144 0 #144 of 144 33 #97 of 144
Shareholder Returns 63 #31 of 82 – 56 #37 of 82
Overall 54 32 45
  • TFII ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • TLSS ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • UPS ranked among 150 companies in Transportation

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodTFIITLSSUPSSPY
1 month -7.7%+700.0%+6.7% -0.8%
3 months -23.5%+700.0%-11.2% +3.5%
6 months -19.2%+700.0%-7.4% +7.0%
Year to date +8.1%+700.0%+1.0% +12.2%
1 year +23.1%+700.0%+14.9% +13.0%
3 years +3.9%+700.0%-25.7% +86.3%
3 years, per year +1.3%+100.1%-9.4% +23.1%
5 years -3.2%+300.0%-52.8% +68.6%
5 years, per year -0.6%+32.0%-13.9% +11.0%
10 years +456.4%-99.2%-7.7% +258.0%
10 years, per year +18.7%-38.5%-0.8% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureTFIITLSSUPSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.2%—30.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 36.3%—33.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.01—0.71 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.64—0.49 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -54.5%-92.5%-64.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -31.6%-90.0%-16.5% -1.8%
52-week high $163.36$0.80$120.00 $779.14
52-week low $80.71$0.01$89.22 $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.

MultipleTFIITLSSUPS
P/E now vs peer median 24.1xmedian 16.1x 368.6xmedian 16.1x 18.7xmedian 16.1x
P/S now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 1.0x —median 1.0x 0.8xmedian 1.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 9.3xmedian 8.7x —median 8.7x 9.1xmedian 8.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 8.1xmedian 11.5x —median 11.5x 13.8xmedian 11.5x
P/B now vs peer median 3.4xmedian 1.2x -22.1xmedian 1.2x 5.0xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median -2.28median 0.81 13.33median 0.81 -0.82median 0.81

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 monthsTFIITLSSUPS
Revenue $8.12B – $89.93B
Operating income $597.45M -$1.30M $6.58B
Net income $335.80M $211.13K $4.57B
Free cash flow $1.17B – $5.46B
EPS (diluted) $4.61 $0.00 $5.37
Cash & equivalents $205.45M $29.08K $4.65B
Total debt $3.15B $175.00K $24.48B
Shares (diluted) 83.41M 5.89B 851.00M
Enterprise value $8.79B $471.00M $64.49B

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
MetricTFIITLSSUPS
P/E 24.1x 368.6x 18.7x
P/FCF 8.1x – 13.8x
P/Operating cash flow 10.3x – 8.5x
P/S 1.2x – 0.8x
P/B 3.4x -22.1x 5.0x
P/Tangible book -4.9x -22.1x 6.7x
EV/EBITDA 9.3x – 9.1x
EV/EBIT 15.8x -361.7x 14.4x
EV/Revenue 1.2x – 1.1x
EV/FCF 8.1x – 17.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 10.3x – 10.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -2.28 13.33 -0.82

Growth

14 metrics
MetricTFIITLSSUPS
Revenue growth (1Y) -1.7% – -0.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.2% – -2.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -7.5% 14.7% -21.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -12.6% 28.0% -17.3%
Net income growth (1Y) -8.8% 128.6% -20.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -19.3% 26.5% -23.0%
EPS growth (1Y) -5.2% 514.0% -20.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -10.6% 27.7% -22.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -13.2% – 18.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -3.5% – -8.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -14.5% – 54.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -5.0% – -4.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricTFIITLSSUPS
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 12.6% – 11.6%
Operating margin 7.4% – 7.3%
Pretax margin 10.1% – 6.5%
Net margin 4.7% – 5.1%
FCF margin 14.4% – 6.1%
Operating cash flow margin 11.3% – 9.9%
Return on equity 12.4% – 29.6%
Return on assets 4.5% 881.2% 6.4%
Return on invested capital 18.0% – 12.9%
Return on capital employed 9.6% – 11.6%
Asset turnover 1.1x – 1.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.7x – 1.9x
Stock comp / revenue 0.2% – 0.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricTFIITLSSUPS
Debt / assets 3.1% 572.2% 34.4%
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.0x 1.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.0x – 1.9x
Debt / FCF 0.2x – 4.5x
Liabilities / assets 63.5% 69,686% 78.8%
Equity / assets 36.5% -69,586% 21.2%
Interest coverage 3.5x -18.2x 6.0x
Current ratio 1.1x 0.0x 1.2x
Quick ratio 1.0x 0.0x 1.0x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.0x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 2.90 – 2.78

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricTFIITLSSUPS
Dividend yield 1.7% – 6.5%
Net buyback yield 3.9% – -0.2%
Shareholder yield 5.5% – 6.4%
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.

ConsensusTFIITLSSUPS
Forward P/E 19.5xFY2026 – 14.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.73FY2026 $0.00FY2023 $6.75FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +31.1%FY2026 – -5.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +40.5% – +26.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.41BFY2026 $31.69MFY2023 $87.80BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +6.7%FY2026 – -1.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1.0% +288.2% +14.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersTFIITLSSUPS
Held by institutions 69.4% – 70.9%
Institutions holding 295 – 2,137
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.2% – +6.0%
Institutions buying 174 – 1,088
Institutions selling 90 – 809
Buyers to sellers 1.93 – 1.34

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.

TFIITLSSUPS
TFII 1.00 – 0.44
TLSS – – –
UPS 0.44 – 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, TFII, TLSS and UPS?

United Parcel Service (UPS) is the largest by market capitalisation: TFI International (TFII) $9.42B, Transportation & Logistics Systems (TLSS) $471.15M, United Parcel Service (UPS) $87.59B.

Which stock is cheaper, TFII, TLSS and UPS?

United Parcel Service (UPS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (TFI International (TFII) 24.5x, Transportation & Logistics Systems (TLSS) 368.6x, United Parcel Service (UPS) 19.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, United Parcel Service (UPS) is cheapest (TFI International (TFII) 19.5x, United Parcel Service (UPS) 14.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

United Parcel Service (UPS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: TFI International (TFII) -1.7%, United Parcel Service (UPS) -0.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

United Parcel Service (UPS) has the highest net margin (TFI International (TFII) 4.7%, United Parcel Service (UPS) 5.1%). On return on invested capital, TFI International (TFII) leads (TFI International (TFII) 18.0%, United Parcel Service (UPS) 12.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Transportation & Logistics Systems (TLSS) returned the most: TFI International (TFII) +23.1%, Transportation & Logistics Systems (TLSS) +700.0%, United Parcel Service (UPS) +14.9%. Over five years, Transportation & Logistics Systems (TLSS) compounded fastest (TFI International (TFII) -0.6%/yr, Transportation & Logistics Systems (TLSS) +32.0%/yr, United Parcel Service (UPS) -13.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, United Parcel Service (UPS) has been the steadiest (TFI International (TFII) 36.2%, United Parcel Service (UPS) 30.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, TFII, TLSS and UPS?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, United Parcel Service (UPS) 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.