(KNX) Knight Transportation - Overview
Stock: Truckload, LTL, Logistics, Intermodal
EPS (Earnings per Share)
Revenue
Dividends
| Dividend Yield | 1.56% |
| Yield on Cost 5y | 1.82% |
| Yield CAGR 5y | 17.32% |
| Payout Consistency | 90.2% |
| Payout Ratio | 57.1% |
| Risk 5d forecast | |
|---|---|
| Volatility | 37.0% |
| Relative Tail Risk | -7.86% |
| Reward TTM | |
|---|---|
| Sharpe Ratio | 0.35 |
| Alpha | -8.03 |
| Character TTM | |
|---|---|
| Beta | 1.116 |
| Beta Downside | 1.081 |
| Drawdowns 3y | |
|---|---|
| Max DD | 35.85% |
| CAGR/Max DD | 0.05 |
Description: KNX Knight Transportation January 07, 2026
Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings (KNX) operates a diversified freight business across the United States and Mexico, organized into four segments: Truckload, Less-than-Truckload (LTL), Logistics, and Intermodal.
The Truckload segment runs roughly 22,800 tractors (≈ 20,600 company-owned and 2,150 independent-contractor units) and 92,800 trailers, offering services that range from refrigerated and flatbed to cross-border and expedited shipments.
The LTL network comprises about 170 service centers with 3,570 tractors and 9,560 trailers, while the Intermodal segment manages 615 tractors and more than 12,500 containers for rail-based drayage and container moves.
In Q4 2023 the company reported revenue of $2.1 billion and an operating ratio of 93.5%, reflecting modest margin compression as diesel prices rose 12% year-over-year; its truckload revenue grew 4% YoY, driven by sustained e-commerce demand and a tight capacity market.
Key macro drivers include U.S. GDP growth (which historically correlates with a 0.6% lift in freight volumes per 1% GDP change), ongoing driver shortages that pressure labor costs, and the Fed-driven interest-rate environment that influences shippers’ inventory strategies and, consequently, freight demand.
For a deeper, data-rich view of KNX’s valuation dynamics, you may want to explore the analyst tools on ValueRay.
Piotroski VR‑10 (Strict, 0-10) 5.0
| Net Income: 65.9m TTM > 0 and > 6% of Revenue |
| FCF/TA: 0.10 > 0.02 and ΔFCF/TA 10.00 > 1.0 |
| NWC/Revenue: -1.92% < 20% (prev -3.48%; Δ 1.56% < -1%) |
| CFO/TA 0.11 > 3% & CFO 1.27b > Net Income 65.9m |
| Net Debt (2.59b) to EBITDA (1.01b): 2.56 < 3 |
| Current Ratio: 0.86 > 1.5 & < 3 |
| Outstanding Shares: last quarter (162.9m) vs 12m ago 0.30% < -2% |
| Gross Margin: 28.30% > 18% (prev 0.24%; Δ 2806 % > 0.5%) |
| Asset Turnover: 59.69% > 50% (prev 56.68%; Δ 3.01% > 0%) |
| Interest Coverage Ratio: 1.38 > 6 (EBITDA TTM 1.01b / Interest Expense TTM 161.8m) |
Altman Z'' 1.31
| A: -0.01 (Total Current Assets 887.5m - Total Current Liabilities 1.03b) / Total Assets 11.96b |
| B: 0.22 (Retained Earnings 2.60b / Total Assets 11.96b) |
| C: 0.02 (EBIT TTM 223.3m / Avg Total Assets 12.52b) |
| D: 0.53 (Book Value of Equity 2.60b / Total Liabilities 4.86b) |
| Altman-Z'' Score: 1.31 = BB |
Beneish M -3.72
| DSRI: 0.42 (Receivables 360.9m/848.2m, Revenue 7.47b/7.41b) |
| GMI: 0.86 (GM 28.30% / 24.34%) |
| AQI: 1.01 (AQ_t 0.50 / AQ_t-1 0.50) |
| SGI: 1.01 (Revenue 7.47b / 7.41b) |
| TATA: -0.10 (NI 65.9m - CFO 1.27b) / TA 11.96b) |
| Beneish M-Score: -3.72 (Cap -4..+1) = AAA |
What is the price of KNX shares?
Over the past week, the price has changed by +9.20%, over one month by +9.32%, over three months by +36.18% and over the past year by +10.49%.
Is KNX a buy, sell or hold?
- StrongBuy: 9
- Buy: 2
- Hold: 10
- Sell: 0
- StrongSell: 0
What are the forecasts/targets for the KNX price?
| Issuer | Target | Up/Down from current |
|---|---|---|
| Wallstreet Target Price | 63.1 | 4.9% |
| Analysts Target Price | 63.1 | 4.9% |
| ValueRay Target Price | 61.4 | 2.1% |
KNX Fundamental Data Overview February 07, 2026
P/E Forward = 33.4448
P/S = 1.2857
P/B = 1.3789
P/EG = 0.8314
Revenue TTM = 7.47b USD
EBIT TTM = 223.3m USD
EBITDA TTM = 1.01b USD
Long Term Debt = 1.65b USD (from longTermDebt, last quarter)
Short Term Debt = 321.9m USD (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 2.89b USD (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter)
Net Debt = 2.59b USD (from netDebt column, last quarter)
Enterprise Value = 12.28b USD (9.60b + Debt 2.89b - CCE 220.4m)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 1.38 (Ebit TTM 223.3m / Interest Expense TTM 161.8m)
EV/FCF = 10.43x (Enterprise Value 12.28b / FCF TTM 1.18b)
FCF Yield = 9.58% (FCF TTM 1.18b / Enterprise Value 12.28b)
FCF Margin = 15.75% (FCF TTM 1.18b / Revenue TTM 7.47b)
Net Margin = 0.88% (Net Income TTM 65.9m / Revenue TTM 7.47b)
Gross Margin = 28.30% ((Revenue TTM 7.47b - Cost of Revenue TTM 5.36b) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 72.65% (prev 10.81%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 1.03 (Enterprise Value 12.28b / Total Assets 11.96b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 1.37% (Interest Expense 39.8m / Debt 2.89b)
Taxrate = 31.23% (29.8m / 95.3m)
NOPAT = 153.6m (EBIT 223.3m * (1 - 31.23%))
Current Ratio = 0.86 (Total Current Assets 887.5m / Total Current Liabilities 1.03b)
Debt / Equity = 0.41 (Debt 2.89b / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 7.08b)
Debt / EBITDA = 2.56 (Net Debt 2.59b / EBITDA 1.01b)
Debt / FCF = 2.20 (Net Debt 2.59b / FCF TTM 1.18b)
Total Stockholder Equity = 7.11b (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = 0.53% (Net Income 65.9m / Total Assets 11.96b)
RoE = 0.93% (Net Income TTM 65.9m / Total Stockholder Equity 7.11b)
RoCE = 2.55% (EBIT 223.3m / Capital Employed (Equity 7.11b + L.T.Debt 1.65b))
RoIC = 1.66% (NOPAT 153.6m / Invested Capital 9.27b)
WACC = 7.93% (E(9.60b)/V(12.50b) * Re(10.03%) + D(2.89b)/V(12.50b) * Rd(1.37%) * (1-Tc(0.31)))
Discount Rate = 10.03% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares Correlation 3-Years: 100.0 | Cagr: 0.47%
[DCF Debug] Terminal Value 70.56% ; FCFF base≈1.18b ; Y1≈772.4m ; Y5≈352.4m
Fair Price DCF = 27.05 (EV 6.98b - Net Debt 2.59b = Equity 4.39b / Shares 162.3m; r=7.93% [WACC]; 5y FCF grow -40.0% → 2.90% )
EPS Correlation: -64.96 | EPS CAGR: -32.45% | SUE: -0.60 | # QB: 0
Revenue Correlation: 18.75 | Revenue CAGR: 0.43% | SUE: -1.74 | # QB: 0
EPS next Quarter (2026-03-31): EPS=0.29 | Chg30d=-0.043 | Revisions Net=-9 | Analysts=18
EPS current Year (2026-12-31): EPS=1.90 | Chg30d=-0.128 | Revisions Net=-12 | Growth EPS=+51.0% | Growth Revenue=+4.9%
EPS next Year (2027-12-31): EPS=2.95 | Chg30d=-0.054 | Revisions Net=-3 | Growth EPS=+54.8% | Growth Revenue=+7.8%