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(KNX) Knight Transportation - Ratings and Ratios

Exchange: NYSE • Country: United States • Currency: USD • Type: Common Stock • ISIN: US4990491049

Truckload, LTL, Logistics, Intermodal

Cargo Ground Transportation
Market Cap in USD: 8,935m

IPO / Inception: 1994-10-25
Return 12m vs S&P 500: -8.35%

EPS (Earnings per Share)

EPS CAGR: -35.00%
EPS Trend: -72.3%

Last SUE: -0.53
Qual. Beats: 0

Revenue

Rev. CAGR: 1.58%
Rev. Trend: 18.5%

Last SUE: 0.54
Qual. Beats: 0

Dividends

Dividend Yield	1.27%
Yield on Cost 5y	1.78%
Yield CAGR 5y	17.32%
Payout Consistency	90.2%
Payout Ratio	55.0%

Risk via 5d forecast
Volatility	34.2%
Value at Risk 5%th	52.4%
Relative Tail Risk	-6.92%

Reward TTM
Sharpe Ratio	0.28
Alpha	-12.17
CAGR/Max DD	0.07

Character TTM
Hurst Exponent	0.562
Beta	1.087
Beta Downside	1.053

Drawdowns 3y
Max DD	38.04%
Mean DD	17.30%
Median DD	15.58%

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) 4.0

Net Income (142.2m TTM) > 0 and > 6% of Revenue (6% = 448.7m TTM)

FCFTA 0.03 (>2.0%) and ΔFCFTA 2.77pp (YES ≥ +1.0pp, WARN ≥ +0.5pp)

NWC/Revenue 4.86% (prev 0.11%; Δ 4.75pp) (YES ≤20% & Δ≤-1pp; WARN ≤25% & Δ≤0 oder ≤40% & Δ≤-3pp)

CFO/TA 0.06 (>3.0%) and CFO 817.8m > Net Income 142.2m (YES >=105%, WARN >=100%)

Net Debt (2.47b) to EBITDA (1.06b) ratio: 2.34 <= 3.0 (WARN <= 3.5)

Current Ratio 1.33 (target 1.5–3.0; WARN 1.2–<1.5 or >3.0–5.0; CFO/TA gate active)

Outstanding Shares last Quarter (162.6m) change vs 12m ago 0.26% (target <= -2.0% for YES)

Gross Margin 16.39% (prev 24.21%; Δ -7.82pp) >=18% & Δ>=+0.5pp (WARN >=15% & Δ>=0)

Asset Turnover 58.78% (prev 58.31%; Δ 0.47pp) >=50% & Δ>=+2pp (WARN >=35% & Δ>=0)

Interest Coverage Ratio 1.60 (EBITDA TTM 1.06b / Interest Expense TTM 167.1m) >= 6 (WARN >= 3)

Altman Z'' 1.52

(A) 0.03 = (Total Current Assets 1.47b - Total Current Liabilities 1.11b) / Total Assets 12.62b

(B) 0.21 = Retained Earnings (Balance) 2.64b / Total Assets 12.62b

(D) 0.48 = Book Value of Equity 2.64b / Total Liabilities 5.50b

Total Rating: 1.52 = (6.56 * A) + (3.26 * B) + (6.72 * C) + (1.05 * D)

ValueRay F-Score (Strict, 0-100) 43.54

1. Piotroski 4.0pt

2. FCF Yield 3.06%

3. FCF Margin 4.71%

4. Debt/Equity 0.39

5. Debt/Ebitda 2.34

6. ROIC - WACC (= -6.31)%

7. RoE 2.00%

8. Rev. Trend 18.53%

9. EPS Trend -72.30%

What is the price of KNX shares?

As of January 10, 2026, the stock is trading at USD 57.18 with a total of 3,780,684 shares traded.
Over the past week, the price has changed by +9.48%, over one month by +14.87%, over three months by +28.20% and over the past year by +10.87%.

Is KNX a buy, sell or hold?

Knight Transportation has received a consensus analysts rating of 3.95. Therefore, it is recommended to buy KNX.

Strong Buy: 9
Buy: 2
Hold: 10
Sell: 0
Strong Sell: 0

What are the forecasts/targets for the KNX price?

Issuer	Target	Up/Down from current
Wallstreet Target Price	56.2	-1.8%
Analysts Target Price	56.2	-1.8%
ValueRay Target Price	57.6	0.8%

KNX Fundamental Data Overview January 08, 2026

P/E Trailing = 62.5455
P/E Forward = 26.3158
P/S = 1.1949
P/B = 1.2564
P/EG = 0.6551
Beta = 1.161
Revenue TTM = 7.48b USD
EBIT TTM = 267.6m USD
EBITDA TTM = 1.06b USD
Long Term Debt = 2.22b USD (from longTermDebt, last quarter)
Short Term Debt = 312.7m USD (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 2.76b USD (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter)
Net Debt = 2.47b USD (from netDebt column, last quarter)
Enterprise Value = 11.50b USD (8.94b + Debt 2.76b - CCE 192.7m)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 1.60 (Ebit TTM 267.6m / Interest Expense TTM 167.1m)
FCF Yield = 3.06% (FCF TTM 352.4m / Enterprise Value 11.50b)
FCF Margin = 4.71% (FCF TTM 352.4m / Revenue TTM 7.48b)
Net Margin = 1.90% (Net Income TTM 142.2m / Revenue TTM 7.48b)
Gross Margin = 16.39% ((Revenue TTM 7.48b - Cost of Revenue TTM 6.25b) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 10.81% (prev 6.52%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 0.91 (Enterprise Value 11.50b / Total Assets 12.62b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 1.48% (Interest Expense 40.9m / Debt 2.76b)
Taxrate = 47.00% (7.39m / 15.7m)
NOPAT = 141.8m (EBIT 267.6m * (1 - 47.00%))
Current Ratio = 1.33 (Total Current Assets 1.47b / Total Current Liabilities 1.11b)
Debt / Equity = 0.39 (Debt 2.76b / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 7.11b)
Debt / EBITDA = 2.34 (Net Debt 2.47b / EBITDA 1.06b)
Debt / FCF = 7.00 (Net Debt 2.47b / FCF TTM 352.4m)
Total Stockholder Equity = 7.12b (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = 1.12% (Net Income 142.2m / Total Assets 12.62b)
RoE = 2.00% (Net Income TTM 142.2m / Total Stockholder Equity 7.12b)
RoCE = 2.87% (EBIT 267.6m / Capital Employed (Equity 7.12b + L.T.Debt 2.22b))
RoIC = 1.53% (NOPAT 141.8m / Invested Capital 9.27b)
WACC = 7.84% (E(8.94b)/V(11.70b) * Re(10.02%) + D(2.76b)/V(11.70b) * Rd(1.48%) * (1-Tc(0.47)))
Discount Rate = 10.02% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares Correlation 3-Years: 100.0 | Cagr: 0.39%
[DCF Debug] Terminal Value 71.44% ; FCFF base≈212.4m ; Y1≈139.5m ; Y5≈63.8m
Fair Price DCF = N/A (negative equity: EV 1.30b - Net Debt 2.47b = -1.17b; debt exceeds intrinsic value)
[DCF Warning] FCF declining rapidly (-40.0%), DCF may be unreliable
EPS Correlation: -72.30 | EPS CAGR: -35.00% | SUE: -0.53 | # QB: 0
Revenue Correlation: 18.53 | Revenue CAGR: 1.58% | SUE: 0.54 | # QB: 0
EPS next Quarter (2026-03-31): EPS=0.33 | Chg30d=-0.005 | Revisions Net=-1 | Analysts=12
EPS next Year (2026-12-31): EPS=2.03 | Chg30d=-0.056 | Revisions Net=-2 | Growth EPS=+51.5% | Growth Revenue=+5.3%

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