XPO vs R vs ODFL Stock Comparison

Xpo, Ryder System and Old Dominion Freight Line Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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XPO XPO, Inc.
$176.47 -3.8% 1M +27.6% 1Y
Market cap
$20.68B
P/E
41.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.84B
Div. yield
–
Trucking Industrials
2 wins
R Ryder System Inc
$269.86 +14.3% 1M +61.1% 1Y
Market cap
$10.28B
P/E
19.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.08B
Div. yield
0.01%
Logistics Industrials
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Old Dominion Freight Line leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Old Dominion Freight Line 5, Ryder System 4, Xpo 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionXPORODFLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $20.68B $10.28B $34.55B ODFL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 41.1x 19.8x 29.7x R
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 28.6x 18.7x 27.5x R
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +9.5% +3.2% +3.8% XPO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 5.7% 4.0% 20.1% ODFL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 12.7% 7.9% 25.0% ODFL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.0x 2.5x -0.2x ODFL
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +27.6% +61.1% +21.2% R
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +30.5%/yr +25.4%/yr -0.4%/yr XPO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 41.4% 32.6% 38.6% R
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 50/100 51/100 53/100 ODFL

Percentile Scorecard

XPORODFL

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

AxisXPORODFL
Valuation 18 #112 of 137 58 #58 of 137 7 #128 of 137
Growth 90 #14 of 127 61 #50 of 127 48 #67 of 127
Profitability 67 #42 of 125 51 #62 of 125 89 #15 of 125
Financial Health 26 #109 of 147 14 #126 of 147 94 #10 of 147
Shareholder Returns 47 #48 of 90 72 #26 of 90 28 #65 of 90
Overall 50 51 53
  • XPO ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • R ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • ODFL ranked among 150 companies in Transportation

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodXPORODFLSPY
1 month -3.8%+14.3%-4.2% -5.9%
3 months -10.1%+2.9%-19.3% -4.6%
6 months -14.7%+11.6%-13.9% +0.2%
Year to date +29.8%+41.0%+8.8% +7.5%
1 year +27.6%+61.1%+21.2% +8.2%
3 years +122.0%+168.5%-13.4% +68.3%
3 years, per year +30.5%+39.0%-4.7% +19.0%
5 years +277.9%+209.9%-2.2% +56.5%
5 years, per year +30.5%+25.4%-0.4% +9.4%
10 years +1,371.8%+291.3%+600.7% +251.5%
10 years, per year +30.9%+14.6%+21.5% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureXPORODFLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 41.4%32.6%38.6% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 40.2%30.1%39.9% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.210.980.96 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.671.870.55 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -47.0%-28.4%-45.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -22.7%-5.5%-31.4% -5.9%
52-week high $228.37$285.61$248.73 $779.14
52-week low $125.64$162.50$126.29 $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.

MultipleXPORODFL
P/E now vs peer median 41.0xmedian 14.1x 19.9xmedian 14.1x 30.4xmedian 14.1x
P/S now vs peer median 2.3xmedian 0.9x 0.8xmedian 0.9x 6.1xmedian 0.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 16.7xmedian 7.8x 6.2xmedian 7.8x 18.3xmedian 7.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 31.4xmedian 11.7x 10.8xmedian 11.7x 30.0xmedian 11.7x
P/B now vs peer median 10.5xmedian 1.2x 3.5xmedian 1.2x 7.5xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.29median 0.68 2.39median 0.68 -80.16median 0.68

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 monthsXPORODFL
Revenue $8.84B $13.08B $5.79B
Gross profit – $2.56B –
Operating income $876.00M $1.10B $1.54B
Net income $503.00M $520.00M $1.16B
Free cash flow $657.00M $954.00M $1.17B
EPS (diluted) $4.26 $13.41 $5.58
Cash & equivalents $260.00M $198.00M $466.22M
Total debt $3.12B $7.21B $20.00M
Shares (diluted) 118.00M 38.79M 208.12M
Enterprise value $19.57B $9.49B $33.39B

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
MetricXPORODFL
P/E 41.0x 19.9x 30.4x
P/FCF 31.4x 10.8x 30.0x
P/Operating cash flow 18.2x 3.8x 24.7x
P/S 2.3x 0.8x 6.1x
P/B 10.5x 3.5x 7.5x
P/Tangible book 12.1x 4.0x 7.5x
EV/EBITDA 16.7x 6.2x 18.3x
EV/EBIT 26.8x 15.8x 22.6x
EV/Revenue 2.7x 1.3x 6.0x
EV/FCF 35.8x 18.2x 29.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 20.8x 6.3x 24.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.29 2.39 -80.16

Growth

14 metrics
MetricXPORODFL
Revenue growth (1Y) 9.5% 3.2% 3.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.0% 3.4% -0.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – -0.4% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 3.6% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 32.3% 0.3% 10.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 39.5% 2.3% -2.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 51.5% 3.6% 9.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 138.7% 2.1% -2.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 54.1% 11.2% 11.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 139.3% 8.3% -0.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 19.3% 13.8% -2.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 21.0% 4.9% -1.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 183.2% 1,184% 27.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 217.0% 47.1% 27.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricXPORODFL
Gross margin – 19.6% –
EBITDA margin 15.9% 21.4% 32.9%
Operating margin 9.9% 8.4% 26.6%
Pretax margin 7.6% 5.4% 26.7%
Net margin 5.7% 4.0% 20.1%
FCF margin 7.4% 7.3% 20.3%
Operating cash flow margin 12.8% 20.9% 24.6%
Return on equity 25.5% 17.8% 25.2%
Return on assets 6.0% 3.2% 20.0%
Return on invested capital 12.7% 7.9% 25.0%
Return on capital employed 13.4% 8.9% 29.4%
Asset turnover 1.1x 0.8x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.3x 5.3x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 0.9% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricXPORODFL
Debt / assets 37.6% 44.6% 0.3%
Debt / equity 1.6x 2.4x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.0x 2.5x -0.2x
Debt / FCF 4.8x 7.6x 0.0x
Liabilities / assets 76.3% 81.6% 20.7%
Equity / assets 23.7% 18.4% 79.3%
Interest coverage 4.2x 2.8x 2,228x
Current ratio 1.0x 0.7x 2.0x
Quick ratio 0.8x 0.6x 1.9x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.1x 0.8x
Altman Z-score 3.59 1.62 20.32

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricXPORODFL
Dividend yield – 1.4% 0.7%
Net buyback yield 1.5% 5.3% 1.5%
Shareholder yield 1.5% 6.7% 2.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 28.8% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 15.7% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 5.6% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 6.3% –

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.

ConsensusXPORODFL
Forward P/E 28.6xFY2026 18.7xFY2026 27.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $6.18FY2026 $14.45FY2026 $6.21FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +65.7%FY2026 +11.8%FY2026 +28.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +4.7% +30.6% +2.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $9.34BFY2026 $14.12BFY2026 $6.45BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +14.4%FY2026 +11.5%FY2026 +17.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +5.8% +2.3% -5.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersXPORODFL
Held by institutions 100.0% 90.8% 79.6%
Institutions holding 753 581 1,029
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.2% -0.6% +2.2%
Institutions buying 434 309 546
Institutions selling 211 177 342
Buyers to sellers 2.06 1.75 1.60

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.

XPORODFL
XPO 1.00 0.63 0.76
R 0.63 1.00 0.60
ODFL 0.76 0.60 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, XPO, R and ODFL?

Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Xpo (XPO) $20.68B, Ryder System (R) $10.28B, Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL) $34.55B.

Which stock is cheaper, XPO, R and ODFL?

Ryder System (R) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Xpo (XPO) 41.1x, Ryder System (R) 19.8x, Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL) 29.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Ryder System (R) is cheapest (Xpo (XPO) 28.6x, Ryder System (R) 18.7x, Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL) 27.5x). 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: Xpo (XPO) +9.5%, Ryder System (R) +3.2%, Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL) +3.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL) has the highest net margin (Xpo (XPO) 5.7%, Ryder System (R) 4.0%, Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL) 20.1%). On return on invested capital, Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL) leads (Xpo (XPO) 12.7%, Ryder System (R) 7.9%, Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL) 25.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ryder System (R) returned the most: Xpo (XPO) +27.6%, Ryder System (R) +61.1%, Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL) +21.2%. Over five years, Xpo (XPO) compounded fastest (Xpo (XPO) +30.5%/yr, Ryder System (R) +25.4%/yr, Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL) -0.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Xpo (XPO) 0.00%, Ryder System (R) 0.01%, Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL) 0.00%. Xpo (XPO) and Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ryder System (R) has been the steadiest (Xpo (XPO) 41.4%, Ryder System (R) 32.6%, Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL) 38.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, XPO, R and ODFL?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL) leads on 5. 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.