(KNX) Knight Transportation - Overview
Sector: Industrials | Industry: Trucking | Exchange: NYSE (USA) | Market Cap: 11.110m USD | Total Return: 63.7% in 12m
Avg Turnover: 225M
EPS Trend: -56.1%
Qual. Beats: -1
Rev. Trend: 74.9%
Qual. Beats: 0
Warnings
P/E ratio 325.6
Tailwinds
No distinct edge detected
Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc. (NYSE: KNX) is a diversified freight transportation provider operating across the United States and Mexico. The company manages four primary segments: Truckload, Less-Than-Truckload (LTL), Logistics, and Intermodal. Its service capabilities range from refrigerated and expedited shipping to brokerage and rail-based freight movement.
The company operates within the Cargo Ground Transportation sub-industry, a sector characterized by high capital intensity and sensitivity to industrial production cycles. Unlike pure-play carriers, Knight-Swift utilizes a multimodal business model that combines asset-heavy operations, such as its proprietary fleet and trailer manufacturing, with asset-light logistics services to manage fluctuating freight demand.
In addition to core hauling, the firm provides secondary services including equipment leasing, insurance, and driver training. Investors can examine detailed valuation metrics and historical performance trends for KNX on ValueRay. Knight-Swift serves a broad client base spanning the retail, automotive, and consumer goods sectors from its headquarters in Phoenix, Arizona.
- Freight market cycle fluctuations impact truckload spot rates and volume
- Integration of acquisitions strengthens regional less-than-truckload network density
- Diesel fuel price volatility affects operating margins and fuel surcharge revenue
- Driver labor costs and availability influence fleet utilization and profitability
- Intermodal rail service reliability determines competitive positioning against highway transport
| Net Income: 34.0m TTM > 0 and > 6% of Revenue |
| FCF/TA: 0.10 > 0.02 and ΔFCF/TA 9.46 > 1.0 |
| NWC/Revenue: -5.39% < 20% (prev -2.61%; Δ -2.78% < -1%) |
| CFO/TA 0.11 > 3% & CFO 1.30b > Net Income 34.0m |
| Net Debt (3.67b) to EBITDA (993.5m): 3.69 < 3 |
| Current Ratio: 0.70 > 1.5 & < 3 |
| Outstanding Shares: last quarter (163.1m) vs 12m ago 0.42% < -2% |
| Gross Margin: 24.77% > 18% (prev 0.24%; Δ 2.45k% > 0.5%) |
| Asset Turnover: 61.06% > 50% (prev 58.80%; Δ 2.26% > 0%) |
| Interest Coverage Ratio: 1.36 > 6 (EBITDA TTM 993.5m / Interest Expense TTM 152.3m) |
| A: -0.03 (Total Current Assets 954.9m - Total Current Liabilities 1.36b) / Total Assets 11.9b |
| B: 0.21 (Retained Earnings 2.56b / Total Assets 11.9b) |
| C: 0.02 (EBIT TTM 206.4m / Avg Total Assets 12.3b) |
| D: 0.53 (Book Value of Equity 2.56b / Total Liabilities 4.88b) |
| Altman-Z'' = 1.14 = BB |
| DSRI: 0.53 (Receivables 474.3m/889.9m, Revenue 7.50b/7.41b) |
| GMI: 0.98 (GM 24.77% / 24.28%) |
| AQI: 1.03 (AQ_t 0.50 / AQ_t-1 0.49) |
| SGI: 1.01 (Revenue 7.50b / 7.41b) |
| TATA: -0.11 (NI 34.0m - CFO 1.30b) / TA 11.9b) |
| Beneish M = -3.52 (Cap -4..+1) = AAA |
As of May 24, 2026, the stock is trading at USD 70.25 with a total of 4,654,365 shares traded.
Over the past week, the price has changed by +1.53%,
over one month by +9.60%,
over three months by +18.84% and
over the past year by +63.66%.
Knight Transportation has received a consensus analysts rating of 3.95. Therefore, it is recommended to buy KNX.
- StrongBuy: 9
- Buy: 2
- Hold: 10
- Sell: 0
- StrongSell: 0
| Analysts Target Price | 70.8 | 0.7% |
P/E Forward = 36.4964
P/S = 1.4822
P/B = 1.5909
P/EG = 0.6146
Revenue TTM = 7.50b USD
EBIT TTM = 206.4m USD
EBITDA TTM = 993.5m USD
Long Term Debt = 1.36b USD (from longTermDebt, last quarter)
Short Term Debt = 610.2m USD (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 3.96b USD (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter) + Leases 1.30b
Net Debt = 3.67b USD (calculated: Debt 3.96b - CCE 293.2m)
Enterprise Value = 14.8b USD (11.1b + Debt 3.96b - CCE 293.2m)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 1.36 (Ebit TTM 206.4m / Interest Expense TTM 152.3m)
EV/FCF = 11.86x (Enterprise Value 14.8b / FCF TTM 1.25b)
FCF Yield = 8.43% (FCF TTM 1.25b / Enterprise Value 14.8b)
FCF Margin = 16.63% (FCF TTM 1.25b / Revenue TTM 7.50b)
Net Margin = 0.45% (Net Income TTM 34.0m / Revenue TTM 7.50b)
Gross Margin = 24.77% ((Revenue TTM 7.50b - Cost of Revenue TTM 5.64b) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 9.63% (prev 72.65%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 1.24 (Enterprise Value 14.8b / Total Assets 11.9b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 3.85% (Interest Expense 152.3m / Debt 3.96b)
Taxrate = 31.23% (29.8m / 95.3m)
NOPAT = 142.0m (EBIT 206.4m * (1 - 31.23%))
Current Ratio = 0.70 (Total Current Assets 954.9m / Total Current Liabilities 1.36b)
Debt / Equity = 0.56 (Debt 3.96b / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 7.05b)
Debt / EBITDA = 3.69 (Net Debt 3.67b / EBITDA 993.5m)
Debt / FCF = 2.94 (Net Debt 3.67b / FCF TTM 1.25b)
Total Stockholder Equity = 7.09b (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = 0.28% (Net Income 34.0m / Total Assets 11.9b)
RoE = 0.48% (Net Income TTM 34.0m / Total Stockholder Equity 7.09b)
RoCE = 2.44% (EBIT 206.4m / Capital Employed (Equity 7.09b + L.T.Debt 1.36b))
RoIC = 1.28% (NOPAT 142.0m / Invested Capital 11.1b)
WACC = 7.79% (E(11.1b)/V(15.1b) * Re(9.63%) + D(3.96b)/V(15.1b) * Rd(3.85%) * (1-Tc(0.31)))
Discount Rate = 9.63% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares (quarterly) Correlation: 100.00 | Cagr: 0.48%
[DCF] Terminal Value 77.97% ; FCFF base≈796.5m ; Y1≈913.1m ; Y5≈1.34b
[DCF] Fair Price = 101.9 (EV 20.2b - Net Debt 3.67b = Equity 16.6b / Shares 162.5m; r=8.35% [WACC [floored]]; 5y FCF grow 15.0% → 2.50% )
EPS Correlation: -56.15 | EPS CAGR: -23.64% | SUE: -4.0 | # QB: -1
Revenue Correlation: 74.89 | Revenue CAGR: 2.78% | SUE: -0.25 | # QB: 0
EPS current Quarter (2026-06-30): EPS=0.47 | Chg30d=-0.23% | Revisions=+7% | Analysts=16
EPS next Quarter (2026-09-30): EPS=0.61 | Chg30d=+7.60% | Revisions=+50% | Analysts=16
EPS current Year (2026-12-31): EPS=1.85 | Chg30d=-2.76% | Revisions=-44% | GrowthEPS=+46.8% | GrowthRev=+7.4%
EPS next Year (2027-12-31): EPS=3.23 | Chg30d=+7.41% | Revisions=+56% | GrowthEPS=+74.6% | GrowthRev=+7.3%
[Analyst] Revisions Ratio: +56%