UPS vs FRO vs TFII Stock Comparison

United Parcel Service, Frontline and TFI International Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
UPS United Parcel Service Inc
$107.31 +14.2% 1M +10.2% 1Y
Market cap
$80.41B
P/E
20.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$89.93B
Div. yield
6.11%
Parcel Delivery Industrials
2 wins
FRO Frontline plc
$56.54 +15.6% 1M +128.4% 1Y
Market cap
$12.59B
P/E
8.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.71B
Div. yield
6.31%
Marine Shipping Industrials
9 wins
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
1 win

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Frontline leads on 9 of the 12 questions below (Frontline 9, United Parcel Service 2, TFI International 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionUPSFROTFIILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $80.41B $12.59B $9.49B UPS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 20.0x 8.5x 22.1x FRO
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 15.9x 5.7x 19.6x FRO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -0.4% +48.8% +4.2% FRO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 5.1% 54.8% 5.0% FRO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 12.9% 29.5% 17.6% FRO
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.9x — 0.0x TFII
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 6.11% 6.31% 1.67% FRO
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +10.2% +128.4% +26.0% FRO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -12.9%/yr +45.1%/yr +0.3%/yr FRO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 30.1% 44.8% 36.2% UPS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 43/100 79/100 58/100 FRO

Percentile Scorecard

UPSFROTFII

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

AxisUPSFROTFII
Valuation 42 #79 of 136 47 #72 of 136 62 #53 of 136
Growth 20 #97 of 121 97 #5 of 121 35 #79 of 121
Profitability 69 #36 of 112 98 #3 of 112 66 #39 of 112
Financial Health 33 #94 of 140 67 #47 of 140 63 #53 of 140
Shareholder Returns 53 #38 of 80 87 #11 of 80 66 #28 of 80
Overall 43 79 58
  • UPS ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • FRO ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • TFII ranked among 150 companies in Transportation

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodUPSFROTFIISPY
1 month +14.2%+15.6%-7.8% +0.7%
3 months +2.0%+44.6%-16.3% +3.7%
6 months -1.4%+54.9%-21.5% +7.1%
Year to date +8.2%+159.1%+8.8% +12.8%
1 year +10.2%+128.4%+26.0% +11.9%
3 years -22.7%+158.8%+1.9% +85.2%
3 years, per year -8.2%+37.3%+0.6% +22.8%
5 years -49.7%+541.8%+1.5% +67.6%
5 years, per year -12.9%+45.1%+0.3% +10.9%
10 years -0.4%+663.0%+408.9% +262.0%
10 years, per year 0.0%+22.5%+17.7% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureUPSFROTFIISPY
Volatility, 1Y 30.1%44.8%36.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 33.4%45.2%36.4% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.710.501.01 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.342.870.72 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -64.4%-56.1%-54.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -10.6%-4.5%-31.2% -1.2%
52-week high $120.00$59.22$163.36 $779.14
52-week low $90.87$20.58$80.71 $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.

MultipleUPSFROTFII
P/E now vs peer median 20.0xmedian 16.5x 8.5xmedian 16.5x 22.1xmedian 16.5x
P/S now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 0.9x 4.6xmedian 0.9x 1.1xmedian 0.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 9.6xmedian 8.8x —median 8.8x 9.1xmedian 8.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 14.7xmedian 11.9x 6.2xmedian 11.9x 7.8xmedian 11.9x
P/B now vs peer median 5.3xmedian 1.2x 4.0xmedian 1.2x 3.4xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median -0.88median 0.84 0.45median 0.84 -4.23median 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 monthsUPSFROTFII
Revenue $89.93B $2.71B $8.39B
Operating income $6.58B $1.63B $624.12M
Net income $4.57B $1.49B $356.83M
Free cash flow $5.46B $2.02B $1.21B
EPS (diluted) $5.37 $6.68 $5.07
Cash & equivalents $4.65B $321.42M $187.49M
Total debt $24.48B $2.43B $186.52M
Shares (diluted) 851.00M 222.62M 83.41M
Enterprise value $57.34B $11.35B $8.70B

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
MetricUPSFROTFII
P/E 20.0x 8.5x 22.1x
P/FCF 14.7x 6.2x 7.8x
P/Operating cash flow 9.1x 9.3x 10.6x
P/S 0.9x 4.6x 1.1x
P/B 5.3x 4.0x 3.4x
P/Tangible book 7.2x 4.0x -5.0x
EV/EBITDA 9.6x – 9.1x
EV/EBIT 15.2x 9.0x 15.2x
EV/Revenue 1.1x 5.4x 1.1x
EV/FCF 18.4x 7.3x 7.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 11.3x 10.9x 10.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.88 0.45 -4.23

Growth

14 metrics
MetricUPSFROTFII
Revenue growth (1Y) -0.4% 48.8% 4.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -2.2% 12.2% 3.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -21.7% 226.3% 4.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -17.3% 24.1% -7.0%
Net income growth (1Y) -20.2% 524.5% 9.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -23.0% 21.7% -12.2%
EPS growth (1Y) -20.6% 524.5% 14.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -22.7% 19.0% -5.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 18.6% 116.9% -6.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -8.0% 17.1% -2.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 54.2% 218.6% -0.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -4.2% 20.5% -3.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricUPSFROTFII
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 11.6% – 12.4%
Operating margin 7.3% 60.1% 7.4%
Pretax margin 6.5% 54.9% 7.8%
Net margin 5.1% 54.8% 5.0%
FCF margin 6.1% 74.3% 14.4%
Operating cash flow margin 9.9% 49.8% 10.7%
Return on equity 29.6% 49.6% 12.9%
Return on assets 6.4% 25.9% 4.8%
Return on invested capital 12.9% 29.5% 17.6%
Return on capital employed 11.6% 31.0% 10.0%
Asset turnover 1.3x 0.5x 1.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.9x 0.9x 2.5x
Stock comp / revenue 0.1% – 0.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricUPSFROTFII
Debt / assets 34.4% 41.9% 2.5%
Debt / equity 1.6x 0.8x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.9x – 0.0x
Debt / FCF 4.5x 1.2x 0.2x
Liabilities / assets 78.8% 45.7% 62.6%
Equity / assets 21.2% 54.3% 37.4%
Interest coverage 6.0x 8.8x 3.7x
Current ratio 1.2x 1.9x 1.1x
Quick ratio 1.0x 1.4x 1.0x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.7x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 2.84 4.64 2.98

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricUPSFROTFII
Dividend yield 6.1% 6.3% 1.7%
Net buyback yield -0.1% – 4.5%
Shareholder yield 6.0% 6.3% 6.2%
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.

ConsensusUPSFROTFII
Forward P/E 15.9xFY2026 5.7xFY2026 19.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $6.75FY2026 $9.98FY2026 $5.73FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -5.7%FY2026 +487.1%FY2026 +31.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +26.7% -49.8% +40.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $87.80BFY2026 $2.52BFY2026 $8.41BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -1.0%FY2026 +110.2%FY2026 +6.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +14.6% -18.3% +1.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersUPSFROTFII
Held by institutions 70.9% 33.6% 69.4%
Institutions holding 2,139 262 296
Change in shares held, QoQ +6.0% +36.6% +1.2%
Institutions buying 1,090 152 175
Institutions selling 809 75 90
Buyers to sellers 1.35 2.03 1.94

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.

UPSFROTFII
UPS 1.00 0.04 0.47
FRO 0.04 1.00 0.04
TFII 0.47 0.04 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, UPS, FRO and TFII?

United Parcel Service (UPS) is the largest by market capitalisation: United Parcel Service (UPS) $80.41B, Frontline (FRO) $12.59B, TFI International (TFII) $9.49B.

Which stock is cheaper, UPS, FRO and TFII?

Frontline (FRO) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (United Parcel Service (UPS) 20.0x, Frontline (FRO) 8.5x, TFI International (TFII) 22.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Frontline (FRO) is cheapest (United Parcel Service (UPS) 15.9x, Frontline (FRO) 5.7x, TFI International (TFII) 19.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Frontline (FRO) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: United Parcel Service (UPS) -0.4%, Frontline (FRO) +48.8%, TFI International (TFII) +4.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Frontline (FRO) has the highest net margin (United Parcel Service (UPS) 5.1%, Frontline (FRO) 54.8%, TFI International (TFII) 5.0%). On return on invested capital, Frontline (FRO) leads (United Parcel Service (UPS) 12.9%, Frontline (FRO) 29.5%, TFI International (TFII) 17.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Frontline (FRO) returned the most: United Parcel Service (UPS) +10.2%, Frontline (FRO) +128.4%, TFI International (TFII) +26.0%. Over five years, Frontline (FRO) compounded fastest (United Parcel Service (UPS) -12.9%/yr, Frontline (FRO) +45.1%/yr, TFI International (TFII) +0.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Frontline (FRO) has the highest dividend yield: United Parcel Service (UPS) 6.11%, Frontline (FRO) 6.31%, TFI International (TFII) 1.67%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, United Parcel Service (UPS) has been the steadiest (United Parcel Service (UPS) 30.1%, Frontline (FRO) 44.8%, TFI International (TFII) 36.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Frontline (FRO) leads on 9. 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.