TFII vs XPO vs KNX Stock Comparison

TFI International, Xpo and Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
XPO XPO, Inc.
$182.95 +3.1% 1M +46.7% 1Y
Market cap
$22.84B
P/E
45.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.84B
Div. yield
–
Trucking Industrials
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

TFI International leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (TFI International 6, Xpo 5). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionTFIIXPOKNXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $7.96B $22.84B $10.16B XPO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 18.8x 45.4x 66.3x TFII
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.6x 31.0x 27.4x TFII
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +4.2% +9.5% +7.0% XPO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 5.0% 5.7% 1.9% XPO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 17.6% 12.7% 3.2% TFII
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.0x 2.0x 0.1x TFII
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +26.0% +46.7% +37.4% XPO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +0.3%/yr +29.1%/yr +1.5%/yr XPO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.2% 42.2% 37.8% TFII
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 58/100 50/100 48/100 TFII

Percentile Scorecard

TFIIXPOKNX

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

AxisTFIIXPOKNX
Valuation 62 #53 of 136 19 #110 of 136 54 #63 of 136
Growth 35 #79 of 121 90 #13 of 121 68 #40 of 121
Profitability 66 #39 of 112 65 #40 of 112 39 #69 of 112
Financial Health 63 #53 of 140 26 #104 of 140 66 #49 of 140
Shareholder Returns 66 #28 of 80 49 #41 of 80 13 #70 of 80
Overall 58 50 48
  • TFII ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • XPO ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • KNX ranked among 150 companies in Transportation

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodTFIIXPOKNXSPY
1 month -7.8%+3.1%-4.8% +0.7%
3 months -16.3%-8.1%-12.4% +3.7%
6 months -21.5%-16.9%-5.8% +7.1%
Year to date +8.8%+34.6%+17.0% +12.8%
1 year +26.0%+46.7%+37.4% +11.9%
3 years +1.9%+136.1%+24.6% +85.2%
3 years, per year +0.6%+33.2%+7.6% +22.8%
5 years +1.5%+258.9%+7.9% +67.6%
5 years, per year +0.3%+29.1%+1.5% +10.9%
10 years +408.9%+1,506.2%+111.8% +262.0%
10 years, per year +17.7%+32.0%+7.8% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureTFIIXPOKNXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.2%42.2%37.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 36.4%39.7%32.9% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.011.191.01 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.721.110.99 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -54.5%-51.3%-39.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -31.2%-19.9%-25.8% -1.2%
52-week high $163.36$228.37$82.45 $779.14
52-week low $80.71$124.75$41.68 $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.

MultipleTFIIXPOKNX
P/E now vs peer median 22.1xmedian 16.5x 42.6xmedian 16.5x 64.9xmedian 16.5x
P/S now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 0.9x 2.4xmedian 0.9x 1.2xmedian 0.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 9.1xmedian 8.8x 17.2xmedian 8.8x 8.9xmedian 8.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 7.8xmedian 11.9x 32.6xmedian 11.9x 13.2xmedian 11.9x
P/B now vs peer median 3.4xmedian 1.2x 10.8xmedian 1.2x 1.4xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median -4.23median 0.84 0.31median 0.84 -2.49median 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 monthsTFIIXPOKNX
Revenue $8.39B $8.84B $8.00B
Operating income $624.12M $876.00M $338.60M
Net income $356.83M $503.00M $153.25M
Free cash flow $1.21B $657.00M $752.32M
EPS (diluted) $5.07 $4.26 $0.94
Cash & equivalents $187.49M $260.00M $254.16M
Total debt $186.52M $3.12B $347.82M
Shares (diluted) 83.41M 118.00M 163.30M
Enterprise value $7.17B $21.74B $9.28B

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
MetricTFIIXPOKNX
P/E 22.1x 42.6x 64.9x
P/FCF 7.8x 32.6x 13.2x
P/Operating cash flow 10.6x 18.9x 6.5x
P/S 1.1x 2.4x 1.2x
P/B 3.4x 10.8x 1.4x
P/Tangible book -5.0x 12.5x 1.9x
EV/EBITDA 9.1x 17.2x 8.9x
EV/EBIT 15.2x 27.7x 29.7x
EV/Revenue 1.1x 2.7x 1.3x
EV/FCF 7.8x 36.9x 13.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 10.6x 21.4x 6.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -4.23 0.31 -2.49

Growth

14 metrics
MetricTFIIXPOKNX
Revenue growth (1Y) 4.2% 9.5% 7.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.7% 5.0% 4.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 4.3% 32.3% 26.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -7.0% 39.5% -13.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 9.1% 51.5% 7.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -12.2% 138.7% -25.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 14.5% 54.1% 7.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -5.2% 139.3% -26.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -6.6% 19.3% 86.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -2.3% 21.0% 8.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -0.9% 183.2% 1,550%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -3.6% 217.0% 143.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricTFIIXPOKNX
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 12.4% 15.9% 14.1%
Operating margin 7.4% 9.9% 4.2%
Pretax margin 7.8% 7.6% 2.7%
Net margin 5.0% 5.7% 1.9%
FCF margin 14.4% 7.4% 9.4%
Operating cash flow margin 10.7% 12.8% 19.0%
Return on equity 12.9% 25.5% 2.2%
Return on assets 4.8% 6.0% 1.3%
Return on invested capital 17.6% 12.7% 3.2%
Return on capital employed 10.0% 13.4% 3.1%
Asset turnover 1.1x 1.1x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.5x 2.3x 9.9x
Stock comp / revenue 0.2% 0.9% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricTFIIXPOKNX
Debt / assets 2.5% 37.6% 2.9%
Debt / equity 0.1x 1.6x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.0x 2.0x 0.1x
Debt / FCF 0.2x 4.8x 0.5x
Liabilities / assets 62.6% 76.3% 41.7%
Equity / assets 37.4% 23.7% 58.3%
Interest coverage 3.7x 4.2x 3.0x
Current ratio 1.1x 1.0x 0.9x
Quick ratio 1.0x 0.8x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.1x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 2.98 3.66 2.23

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricTFIIXPOKNX
Dividend yield 1.7% – 1.3%
Net buyback yield 4.5% 1.5% -0.1%
Shareholder yield 6.2% 1.5% 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.

ConsensusTFIIXPOKNX
Forward P/E 19.6xFY2026 31.0xFY2026 27.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.73FY2026 $5.91FY2026 $2.23FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +31.1%FY2026 +58.4%FY2026 +77.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +40.5% +6.3% +95.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.41BFY2026 $9.30BFY2026 $7.91BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +6.7%FY2026 +13.9%FY2026 +5.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1.0% +5.4% +6.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersTFIIXPOKNX
Held by institutions 69.4% 100.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 296 751 629
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.2% +2.2% +1.9%
Institutions buying 175 433 376
Institutions selling 90 211 168
Buyers to sellers 1.94 2.05 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.

TFIIXPOKNX
TFII 1.00 0.70 0.71
XPO 0.70 1.00 0.70
KNX 0.71 0.70 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, TFII, XPO and KNX?

Xpo (XPO) is the largest by market capitalisation: TFI International (TFII) $7.96B, Xpo (XPO) $22.84B, Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings (KNX) $10.16B.

Which stock is cheaper, TFII, XPO and KNX?

TFI International (TFII) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (TFI International (TFII) 18.8x, Xpo (XPO) 45.4x, Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings (KNX) 66.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, TFI International (TFII) is cheapest (TFI International (TFII) 19.6x, Xpo (XPO) 31.0x, 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?

Xpo (XPO) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: TFI International (TFII) +4.2%, Xpo (XPO) +9.5%, Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings (KNX) +7.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Xpo (XPO) has the highest net margin (TFI International (TFII) 5.0%, Xpo (XPO) 5.7%, Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings (KNX) 1.9%). On return on invested capital, TFI International (TFII) leads (TFI International (TFII) 17.6%, Xpo (XPO) 12.7%, Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings (KNX) 3.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Xpo (XPO) returned the most: TFI International (TFII) +26.0%, Xpo (XPO) +46.7%, Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings (KNX) +37.4%. Over five years, Xpo (XPO) compounded fastest (TFI International (TFII) +0.3%/yr, Xpo (XPO) +29.1%/yr, Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings (KNX) +1.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, TFI International (TFII) has been the steadiest (TFI International (TFII) 36.2%, Xpo (XPO) 42.2%, Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings (KNX) 37.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.