Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings (KNX) Return on Sales [ROS] (2010 - 2026)
Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings (KNX) posted Return on Sales [ROS] of 5.00% for Q2 2026, up 1.10 percentage points from 3.90% a year earlier and up 3.46 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings (KNX) Return on Sales [ROS] (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jun 30, 2026, Return on Sales [ROS] at Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings was 2.72%, down 1.30 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 2.89%, down 0.39 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Sales [ROS] has declined for four consecutive years, with a five-year change of -9.18 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings' Return on Sales [ROS] was 3.28% in FY2024 (-1.45 pp), 4.73% in FY2023 (-9.96 pp), 14.70% in FY2022 (-1.40 pp) and 16.10% in FY2021 (+4.02 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure stands as the highest quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] since Q2 2023.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Sales [ROS] increased in five of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.13 percentage points.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Sales [ROS] in the past five years was Q4 2021, with a gain of 3.60 percentage points; the weakest was Q4 2023, with a drop of 10.67 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Sales [ROS] for the three prior quarters was 1.54% (Q1 2026), 1.43% (Q4 2025) and 2.61% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 163.83 Bn | 158.36 Bn | - | 40.25% |
| 2 | Csx | 87.05 Bn | 83.25 Bn | - | 38.27% |
| 3 | United Parcel Service | 79.39 Bn | 56.28 Bn | - | 4.07% |
| 4 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 74.55 Bn | 73.55 Bn | - | 35.35% |
| 5 | Norfolk Southern | 70.71 Bn | 65.35 Bn | - | 32.44% |
| 6 | Fedex | 68.56 Bn | 34.51 Bn | - | 6.20% |
| 7 | Delta Air Lines | 54.02 Bn | 36.20 Bn | - | 9.43% |
| 8 | Old Dominion Freight Line | 37.04 Bn | 36.30 Bn | - | 29.94% |
| 9 | United Airlines Holdings | 35.47 Bn | -20.90 Bn | - | 6.20% |
| 10 | Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings | 10.41 Bn | 9.59 Bn | - | 5.00% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 5.00% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 1.54% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.43% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 2.61% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 3.90% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 3.65% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 4.18% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 4.34% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 3.44% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 1.13% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.95% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 4.01% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 6.05% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 8.85% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 11.62% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 13.99% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 16.61% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 16.32% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 18.84% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 16.44% |
Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Return on Sales [ROS] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=KNX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "ticker": "KNX", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=KNX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();