TFII vs UPS vs XPO Stock Comparison

TFI International, United Parcel Service and Xpo Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
UPS United Parcel Service Inc
$107.31 +14.2% 1M +10.2% 1Y
Market cap
$92.16B
P/E
20.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$89.93B
Div. yield
–
Parcel Delivery Industrials
3 wins
XPO XPO, Inc.
$182.95 +3.1% 1M +46.7% 1Y
Market cap
$22.09B
P/E
43.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.84B
Div. yield
–
Trucking Industrials
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

TFI International leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (TFI International 4, Xpo 4, United Parcel Service 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionTFIIUPSXPOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $7.75B $92.16B $22.09B UPS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 18.3x 20.2x 43.9x TFII
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.6x 15.9x 31.0x UPS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +4.2% -0.4% +9.5% XPO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 5.0% 5.1% 5.7% XPO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 17.6% 12.9% 12.7% TFII
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.0x 1.9x 2.0x TFII
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +26.0% +10.2% +46.7% XPO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +0.3%/yr -12.9%/yr +29.1%/yr XPO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.2% 30.1% 42.2% UPS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 58/100 43/100 50/100 TFII

Percentile Scorecard

TFIIUPSXPO

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

AxisTFIIUPSXPO
Valuation 62 #53 of 136 42 #79 of 136 19 #110 of 136
Growth 35 #79 of 121 20 #97 of 121 90 #13 of 121
Profitability 66 #39 of 112 69 #36 of 112 65 #40 of 112
Financial Health 63 #53 of 140 33 #94 of 140 26 #104 of 140
Shareholder Returns 66 #28 of 80 53 #38 of 80 49 #41 of 80
Overall 58 43 50
  • TFII ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • UPS ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • XPO ranked among 150 companies in Transportation

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodTFIIUPSXPOSPY
1 month -7.8%+14.2%+3.1% +0.7%
3 months -16.3%+2.0%-8.1% +3.7%
6 months -21.5%-1.4%-16.9% +7.1%
Year to date +8.8%+8.2%+34.6% +12.8%
1 year +26.0%+10.2%+46.7% +11.9%
3 years +1.9%-22.7%+136.1% +85.2%
3 years, per year +0.6%-8.2%+33.2% +22.8%
5 years +1.5%-49.7%+258.9% +67.6%
5 years, per year +0.3%-12.9%+29.1% +10.9%
10 years +408.9%-0.4%+1,506.2% +262.0%
10 years, per year +17.7%0.0%+32.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureTFIIUPSXPOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.2%30.1%42.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 36.4%33.4%39.7% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.010.711.19 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.720.341.11 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -54.5%-64.4%-51.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -31.2%-10.6%-19.9% -1.2%
52-week high $163.36$120.00$228.37 $779.14
52-week low $80.71$90.87$124.75 $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.

MultipleTFIIUPSXPO
P/E now vs peer median 22.1xmedian 16.5x 20.0xmedian 16.5x 42.6xmedian 16.5x
P/S now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 0.9x 0.9xmedian 0.9x 2.4xmedian 0.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 9.1xmedian 8.8x 9.6xmedian 8.8x 17.2xmedian 8.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 7.8xmedian 11.9x 14.7xmedian 11.9x 32.6xmedian 11.9x
P/B now vs peer median 3.4xmedian 1.2x 5.3xmedian 1.2x 10.8xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median -4.23median 0.84 -0.88median 0.84 0.31median 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 monthsTFIIUPSXPO
Revenue $8.39B $89.93B $8.84B
Operating income $624.12M $6.58B $876.00M
Net income $356.83M $4.57B $503.00M
Free cash flow $1.21B $5.46B $657.00M
EPS (diluted) $5.07 $5.37 $4.26
Cash & equivalents $187.49M $4.65B $260.00M
Total debt $186.52M $24.48B $3.12B
Shares (diluted) 83.41M 851.00M 118.00M
Enterprise value $6.96B $69.05B $20.99B

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
MetricTFIIUPSXPO
P/E 22.1x 20.0x 42.6x
P/FCF 7.8x 14.7x 32.6x
P/Operating cash flow 10.6x 9.1x 18.9x
P/S 1.1x 0.9x 2.4x
P/B 3.4x 5.3x 10.8x
P/Tangible book -5.0x 7.2x 12.5x
EV/EBITDA 9.1x 9.6x 17.2x
EV/EBIT 15.2x 15.2x 27.7x
EV/Revenue 1.1x 1.1x 2.7x
EV/FCF 7.8x 18.4x 36.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 10.6x 11.3x 21.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -4.23 -0.88 0.31

Growth

14 metrics
MetricTFIIUPSXPO
Revenue growth (1Y) 4.2% -0.4% 9.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.7% -2.2% 5.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 4.3% -21.7% 32.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -7.0% -17.3% 39.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 9.1% -20.2% 51.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -12.2% -23.0% 138.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 14.5% -20.6% 54.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -5.2% -22.7% 139.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -6.6% 18.6% 19.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -2.3% -8.0% 21.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -0.9% 54.2% 183.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -3.6% -4.2% 217.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricTFIIUPSXPO
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 12.4% 11.6% 15.9%
Operating margin 7.4% 7.3% 9.9%
Pretax margin 7.8% 6.5% 7.6%
Net margin 5.0% 5.1% 5.7%
FCF margin 14.4% 6.1% 7.4%
Operating cash flow margin 10.7% 9.9% 12.8%
Return on equity 12.9% 29.6% 25.5%
Return on assets 4.8% 6.4% 6.0%
Return on invested capital 17.6% 12.9% 12.7%
Return on capital employed 10.0% 11.6% 13.4%
Asset turnover 1.1x 1.3x 1.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.5x 1.9x 2.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.2% 0.1% 0.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricTFIIUPSXPO
Debt / assets 2.5% 34.4% 37.6%
Debt / equity 0.1x 1.6x 1.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.0x 1.9x 2.0x
Debt / FCF 0.2x 4.5x 4.8x
Liabilities / assets 62.6% 78.8% 76.3%
Equity / assets 37.4% 21.2% 23.7%
Interest coverage 3.7x 6.0x 4.2x
Current ratio 1.1x 1.2x 1.0x
Quick ratio 1.0x 1.0x 0.8x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.3x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 2.98 2.84 3.66

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricTFIIUPSXPO
Dividend yield 1.7% 6.1% –
Net buyback yield 4.5% -0.1% 1.5%
Shareholder yield 6.2% 6.0% 1.5%
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.

ConsensusTFIIUPSXPO
Forward P/E 19.6xFY2026 15.9xFY2026 31.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.73FY2026 $6.75FY2026 $5.91FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +31.1%FY2026 -5.7%FY2026 +58.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +40.5% +26.7% +6.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.41BFY2026 $87.80BFY2026 $9.30BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +6.7%FY2026 -1.0%FY2026 +13.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1.0% +14.6% +5.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersTFIIUPSXPO
Held by institutions 69.4% 70.9% 100.0%
Institutions holding 296 2,139 751
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.2% +6.0% +2.2%
Institutions buying 175 1,090 433
Institutions selling 90 809 211
Buyers to sellers 1.94 1.35 2.05

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.

TFIIUPSXPO
TFII 1.00 0.47 0.70
UPS 0.47 1.00 0.51
XPO 0.70 0.51 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, TFII, UPS and XPO?

United Parcel Service (UPS) is the largest by market capitalisation: TFI International (TFII) $7.75B, United Parcel Service (UPS) $92.16B, Xpo (XPO) $22.09B.

Which stock is cheaper, TFII, UPS and XPO?

TFI International (TFII) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (TFI International (TFII) 18.3x, United Parcel Service (UPS) 20.2x, Xpo (XPO) 43.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, United Parcel Service (UPS) is cheapest (TFI International (TFII) 19.6x, United Parcel Service (UPS) 15.9x, Xpo (XPO) 31.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Xpo (XPO) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: TFI International (TFII) +4.2%, United Parcel Service (UPS) -0.4%, Xpo (XPO) +9.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Xpo (XPO) has the highest net margin (TFI International (TFII) 5.0%, United Parcel Service (UPS) 5.1%, Xpo (XPO) 5.7%). On return on invested capital, TFI International (TFII) leads (TFI International (TFII) 17.6%, United Parcel Service (UPS) 12.9%, Xpo (XPO) 12.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Xpo (XPO) returned the most: TFI International (TFII) +26.0%, United Parcel Service (UPS) +10.2%, Xpo (XPO) +46.7%. Over five years, Xpo (XPO) compounded fastest (TFI International (TFII) +0.3%/yr, United Parcel Service (UPS) -12.9%/yr, Xpo (XPO) +29.1%/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) 30.1%, Xpo (XPO) 42.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 4. 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.