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Knight-Swift Transportation

NYQ:KNX · US4990491049
Transportation InfrastructureLarge

360

73
EV / EBIT21
Price / Owner Earnings1
Owner Earnings Yield37
Dividend Yield63
Price/Sales42
EV / Gross Profit48
Price/Book64
Return on Capital10
Cash Return on Capital39
Return on Equity4
EBIT Margin13
Gross Profitability66
Cash Conversion100
Accruals95
Owner Earnings Margin39
Sales growth61
Profit Growth61
Long-Term EPS Growth94
Owner Earnings Growth6
Reinvestment79
Price momentum76
Debt load72
Refinancing41
Debt Payback10
Liquidity25
Analyst ratings78
Opinion Changes25
Price Target Upside21
Market mood36
Value Creation8/20creating some value
  • Creates more value than its capital costs
  • Owner earnings growing
  • Owner earnings per share growing
  • Reinvests at strong returns
  • Solid earnings base

What this means

Knight-Swift Transportation clears its cost of capital, but the record is mixed across the five tests. Real value creation, just not yet consistent.

Profile

CountryUSA
IndustryTransportation Infrastructure
SizeLarge
TypePublic Company
ExchangeNYSE
Founded1989
Employees217
Websiteknight-swift.com
ISINUS4990491049
Last UpdateApr 2, 2026
Indices
S&P MIDCAP (USA)
Themes
Freight ServiceFleet ManagementLogisticsTransportation

Description

Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc. (Knight-Swift) operates as a freight transportation company, providing multiple full truckload, LTL, intermodal, and other complementary services in North America. Knight-Swift uses a nationwide network of b…

Analysis

Hope premium

Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc. carries what we call a hope premium: an average business trading at an ambitious price.

The price is expensive. You pay 789.8× its owner earnings: the cash an owner could take out each year, which is in the historically expensive zone. At today's price, the market is assuming roughly 59% yearly growth; analysts expect 37%. The market is pricing in far more than analysts expect: heroic expectations.

The trajectory is solid and the balance sheet is sturdy. The company scores 8/20 on our value-creation score: creating some value. Analysts lean positive.

What to watch: The financial cushion is thinner than comfortable. As always: this describes the company's numbers; it is not a recommendation.

360° rank · history

1007550250
71
2023202420252026

All-time high

96

Jan 2023

All-time low

36

Jan 2026

Average rank

71

across all years

Detailed & Historical Ranks

Deep dive into 15 detailed ranks and 3 years of history.

Current202520242023
Price/Sales
42
40
47
47
Price/Earnings
19
23
37
68
Price/Book
64
76
75
78
Dividend Yield
63
61
48
50
Value (overall)
51
52
59
69

Cells are coloured by rank band (red weak → green strong). Sentiment & 360° history begins 2023.

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Make Sense of the Ranks

Every rank runs 1–100 against true peers. Higher is always better.

360° View
1 · Watch OutGood· 100
Value
1 · ExpensiveGood Value· 100
Quality
1 · Weak FundamentalsHigh Quality· 100
Growth
1 · Tough TimesHigh Growth· 100
Safety
1 · High LeverageWell-Financed· 100
Sentiment
1 · SkepticismPositive· 100
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