J.B. Hunt vs Knight-Swift
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KIRA’s take AI analyst
I put J.B. Hunt and Knight-Swift side by side, using each one’s latest annual report. Here is what stands out:
- J.B. Hunt is the larger business, with $12.0B of revenue in fiscal 2025 against $7.5B for Knight-Swift, about 1.6 times as much.
- Knight-Swift grew revenue faster (0.8%, against −0.7%).
- J.B. Hunt kept more of each dollar of sales as operating profit (7.2% operating margin, against 2.9%).
- Knight-Swift turned more of its sales into free cash flow (16.9% FCF margin, against 7.9%).
- J.B. Hunt earned a higher return on the capital invested in it (13.1%, against 1.6%).
Who comes out ahead
Of the 10 measures where higher (or lower) is clearly better, how many each company leads.
J.B. Hunt
JBHT
6/10
Operating marginNet marginReturn on capitalReturn on equityNet debt / EBITDAShare count change
Knight-Swift
KNX
3/10
Revenue growth5-year growthFCF margin
Side by side
Best in the row
| Latest fiscal year | JBHT FY25 | KNX FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| Market cap | $21.2B | $9.9B |
| Revenue | $12.0B | $7.5B |
| Free cash flow | $948M | $1.3B |
| Net income | $598M | $65.9M |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth | −0.7% | 0.8% |
| 5-year growth | 4.5% | 9.8% |
| Share count change | −4.9% | 0.3% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | — | — |
| Operating margin | 7.2% | 2.9% |
| Net margin | 5.0% | 0.9% |
| FCF margin | 7.9% | 16.9% |
| Return on capital | 13.1% | 1.6% |
| Return on equity | 15.8% | 0.9% |
| Balance sheet | ||
| Net debt | $1.4B | $2.1B |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 0.9x | 2.1x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $1.1B | $117M |
| Valuation & quality | ||
| P/E | 31.6x | — |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 | 6 |
Ten years
Revenue
Operating margin
Free cash flow
Return on capital
Each company's latest fiscal year; fiscal years end in different months. The best value in each row is highlighted where higher (or lower) is clearly better. Not investment advice.