XPO vs SAIA vs ODFL Stock Comparison

Xpo, Saia and Old Dominion Freight Line Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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
5 wins
SAIA Saia Inc
$343.07 +2.0% 1M +23.7% 1Y
Market cap
$9.20B
P/E
32.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.54B
Div. yield
–
Trucking Industrials
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Xpo leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Xpo 5, Old Dominion Freight Line 3, Saia 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionXPOSAIAODFLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $22.09B $9.20B $35.82B ODFL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 43.9x 32.5x 33.8x SAIA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 31.0x 32.3x 28.1x ODFL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +9.5% +9.3% +3.8% XPO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 5.7% 8.0% — SAIA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 12.7% 10.0% — XPO
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.0x -0.2x — SAIA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +46.7% +23.7% +26.6% XPO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +29.1%/yr +1.9%/yr +0.2%/yr XPO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 42.2% 47.0% 38.5% ODFL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 50/100 47/100 47/100 XPO

Percentile Scorecard

XPOSAIAODFL

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

AxisXPOSAIAODFL
Valuation 19 #110 of 136 24 #104 of 136 4 #130 of 136
Growth 90 #13 of 121 58 #52 of 121 34 #80 of 121
Profitability 65 #40 of 112 60 #45 of 112 100 #1 of 112
Financial Health 26 #104 of 140 91 #13 of 140 92 #12 of 140
Shareholder Returns 49 #41 of 80 4 #77 of 80 5 #76 of 80
Overall 50 47 47
  • XPO ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • SAIA 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

PeriodXPOSAIAODFLSPY
1 month +3.1%+2.0%-2.9% +0.7%
3 months -8.1%-2.2%-18.9% +3.7%
6 months -16.9%-23.6%-18.9% +7.1%
Year to date +34.6%+5.1%+9.9% +12.8%
1 year +46.7%+23.7%+26.6% +11.9%
3 years +136.1%-4.0%-9.1% +85.2%
3 years, per year +33.2%-1.3%-3.1% +22.8%
5 years +258.9%+9.7%+1.0% +67.6%
5 years, per year +29.1%+1.9%+0.2% +10.9%
10 years +1,506.2%+866.4%+587.4% +262.0%
10 years, per year +32.0%+25.5%+21.3% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureXPOSAIAODFLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 42.2%47.0%38.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 39.7%47.1%39.2% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.191.330.93 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.110.500.69 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -51.3%-60.9%-45.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -19.9%-29.6%-30.7% -1.2%
52-week high $228.37$487.14$248.73 $779.14
52-week low $124.75$250.48$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.

MultipleXPOSAIAODFL
P/E now vs peer median 42.6xmedian 16.5x 32.5xmedian 16.5x 33.8xmedian 16.5x
P/S now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 0.9x 2.6xmedian 0.9x 6.2xmedian 0.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 17.2xmedian 8.8x 14.3xmedian 8.8x —median 8.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 32.6xmedian 11.9x 32.8xmedian 11.9x 33.0xmedian 11.9x
P/B now vs peer median 10.8xmedian 1.2x 3.2xmedian 1.2x 7.7xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.31median 0.84 -5.76median 0.84 —median 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 monthsXPOSAIAODFL
Revenue $8.84B $3.54B $5.79B
Operating income $876.00M $378.33M $1.54B
Net income $503.00M $283.09M –
Free cash flow $657.00M $278.80M –
EPS (diluted) $4.26 $10.56 –
Cash & equivalents $260.00M $202.52M $466.22M
Total debt $3.12B $100.00M –
Shares (diluted) 118.00M 26.82M 208.72M
Enterprise value $20.99B $8.86B $35.82B

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
MetricXPOSAIAODFL
P/E 42.6x 32.5x 33.8x
P/FCF 32.6x 32.8x 33.0x
P/Operating cash flow 18.9x 14.8x –
P/S 2.4x 2.6x 6.2x
P/B 10.8x 3.2x 7.7x
P/Tangible book 12.5x 3.2x 7.7x
EV/EBITDA 17.2x 14.3x –
EV/EBIT 27.7x 23.9x –
EV/Revenue 2.7x 2.6x 6.2x
EV/FCF 36.9x 32.5x –
EV/Operating cash flow 21.4x 14.6x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.31 -5.76 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricXPOSAIAODFL
Revenue growth (1Y) 9.5% 9.3% 3.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.0% 8.3% -0.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 32.3% -2.9% 10.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 39.5% -4.9% -2.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 51.5% -0.2% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 138.7% -5.6% –
EPS growth (1Y) 54.1% -0.3% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 139.3% -5.6% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 19.3% -0.7% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 21.0% 4.3% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 183.2% 2,140% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 217.0% 33.8% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricXPOSAIAODFL
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 15.9% 17.9% –
Operating margin 9.9% 10.7% –
Pretax margin 7.6% 10.6% –
Net margin 5.7% 8.0% –
FCF margin 7.4% 7.9% –
Operating cash flow margin 12.8% 17.5% –
Return on equity 25.5% 8.5% 25.2%
Return on assets 6.0% 6.2% 20.0%
Return on invested capital 12.7% 10.0% –
Return on capital employed 13.4% 11.1% –
Asset turnover 1.1x 0.9x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.3x 2.2x –
Stock comp / revenue 0.9% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricXPOSAIAODFL
Debt / assets 37.6% 2.6% –
Debt / equity 1.6x 0.0x –
Net debt / EBITDA 2.0x -0.2x –
Debt / FCF 4.8x 0.4x –
Liabilities / assets 76.3% 26.7% 20.7%
Equity / assets 23.7% 73.3% 79.3%
Interest coverage 4.2x 39.5x –
Current ratio 1.0x 1.8x 2.0x
Quick ratio 0.8x 1.7x –
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.5x –
Altman Z-score 3.66 7.60 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricXPOSAIAODFL
Dividend yield – – 0.7%
Net buyback yield 1.5% 0.0% –
Shareholder yield 1.5% 0.0% 0.7%
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.

ConsensusXPOSAIAODFL
Forward P/E 31.0xFY2026 32.3xFY2026 28.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.91FY2026 $10.63FY2026 $6.13FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +58.4%FY2026 +16.7%FY2026 +26.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +6.3% +28.5% +3.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $9.30BFY2026 $3.87BFY2026 $6.39BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +13.9%FY2026 +19.9%FY2026 +16.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +5.4% -5.5% -5.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersXPOSAIAODFL
Held by institutions 100.0% 100.0% 79.6%
Institutions holding 751 514 1,026
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.2% +1.0% +2.2%
Institutions buying 433 292 544
Institutions selling 211 152 341
Buyers to sellers 2.05 1.92 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.

XPOSAIAODFL
XPO 1.00 0.74 0.76
SAIA 0.74 1.00 0.82
ODFL 0.76 0.82 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, XPO, SAIA and ODFL?

Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Xpo (XPO) $22.09B, Saia (SAIA) $9.20B, Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL) $35.82B.

Which stock is cheaper, XPO, SAIA and ODFL?

Saia (SAIA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Xpo (XPO) 43.9x, Saia (SAIA) 32.5x, Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL) 33.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL) is cheapest (Xpo (XPO) 31.0x, Saia (SAIA) 32.3x, Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL) 28.1x). 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%, Saia (SAIA) +9.3%, Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL) +3.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Saia (SAIA) has the highest net margin (Xpo (XPO) 5.7%, Saia (SAIA) 8.0%). On return on invested capital, Xpo (XPO) leads (Xpo (XPO) 12.7%, Saia (SAIA) 10.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Xpo (XPO) returned the most: Xpo (XPO) +46.7%, Saia (SAIA) +23.7%, Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL) +26.6%. Over five years, Xpo (XPO) compounded fastest (Xpo (XPO) +29.1%/yr, Saia (SAIA) +1.9%/yr, Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL) +0.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL) has been the steadiest (Xpo (XPO) 42.2%, Saia (SAIA) 47.0%, Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL) 38.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, XPO, SAIA 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, Xpo (XPO) 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.