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Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings (KNX) FCF Payout Ratio (2016 - 2026)

Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings' quarterly FCF Payout Ratio came in at 2.62 in Q1 2026, up 872.36% year-on-year from 0.27 in Q1 2025, and up 733.63% quarter-over-quarter from 0.41 in Q4 2025.

Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings has reported FCF Payout Ratio for 11 years, with the latest figure at 2.62 in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, FCF Payout Ratio rose 872.36% year-over-year to 2.62; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 0.32 (up 218.26% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 0.25, up 90.68% from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio for Q1 2026 stood at 2.62, up from 0.41 in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for FCF Payout Ratio was 2.62 in Q1 2026, with the low at 0.41 in Q4 2025.
  • Average FCF Payout Ratio over 5 years is 0.2, with a median of 0.07 recorded in 2023.
  • Year-over-year, FCF Payout Ratio tumbled 530.13% in 2025 and jumped 872.36% in 2026.
  • Tracing KNX's FCF Payout Ratio over 5 years: stood at 0.06 in 2022, then plunged by 67.45% to 0.02 in 2023, then jumped by 368.04% to 0.1 in 2024, then sank by 530.13% to 0.41 in 2025, then jumped by 733.63% to 2.62 in 2026.
  • The last three FCF Payout Ratio figures came in at 2.62 (Q1 2026), 0.41 (Q4 2025), and 0.14 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Cover (Qtr)
1 Old Dominion Freight Line 47.65 Bn 47.37 Bn 1.33 Bn 0.19
2 Xpo 25.84 Bn 25.61 Bn 1.67 Bn -
3 Saia 12.92 Bn 12.88 Bn - -
4 Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings 12.67 Bn 12.61 Bn 1.57 Bn 2.62
5 Schneider National 6.38 Bn 6.12 Bn 1.27 Bn 0.31
6 Rxo 4.55 Bn 4.53 Bn 254.00 Mn -
7 Arcbest 3.15 Bn 3.06 Bn 951.93 Mn -2.19
8 Werner Enterprises 2.55 Bn 2.51 Bn 726.17 Mn 0.10
9 Marten Transport 1.43 Bn 1.38 Bn 203.18 Mn 0.82
10 Heartland Express 1.20 Bn 1.16 Bn 167.03 Mn 0.17

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 2.62
Dec 31, 2025 -0.41
Sep 30, 2025 0.14
Jun 30, 2025 0.14
Mar 31, 2025 0.27
Dec 31, 2024 0.10
Sep 30, 2024 0.04
Jun 30, 2024 0.28
Mar 31, 2024 -0.17
Dec 31, 2023 0.02
Sep 30, 2023 -0.03
Jun 30, 2023 0.07
Mar 31, 2023 0.07
Dec 31, 2022 0.06
Sep 30, 2022 0.05
Jun 30, 2022 0.05
Mar 31, 2022 0.07
Dec 31, 2021 0.05
Sep 30, 2021 0.03
Jun 30, 2021 0.99
Mar 31, 2021 0.07
Dec 31, 2020 0.04
Sep 30, 2020 0.03
Jun 30, 2020 1.10
Mar 31, 2020 0.13
Dec 31, 2019 -0.02
Sep 30, 2019 0.04
Jun 30, 2019 0.08
Mar 31, 2019 0.06
Dec 31, 2018 0.01
Sep 30, 2018 -0.04
Jun 30, 2018 0.05
Mar 31, 2018 0.07
Dec 31, 2017 0.05
Sep 30, 2017 -4.30
Jun 30, 2017 0.13
Mar 31, 2017 0.01
Dec 31, 2016 0.19