JBHT vs KNX
Hunt J B Transport Services Inc. and Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc., side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | JBHT | KNX |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $12.0B | $7.5B |
| Net income | $598.3M | $65.9M |
| Gross margin | · | · |
| Net margin | 5.0% | 0.9% |
| Return on equity | 15.8% | 0.9% |
| Diluted EPS | $6.12 | $0.41 |
| Dividend / share | $0.44 | $0.72 |
| Payout ratio | 28.6% | 178.1% |
| Free cash flow | $947.6M | · |
| Equity | $3.6B | $7.1B |
| Net debt / equity | 0.41× | 0.22× |
| Current ratio | 0.83× | 0.86× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 4.5% | 9.8% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | 3.4% | −30.6% |
JBHT bills 1.6× the revenue of KNX, and keeps more of each dollar of revenue as profit (5.0% against 0.9%).
The stronger figure of the pair is set in bold. That is arithmetic, not a recommendation — this page does not pick a winner. "·" marks a figure not available in our data.
10 years side by side
| Fiscal year | JBHT | KNX |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $12.0B | $7.5B |
| FY2024 | $12.1B | $7.4B |
| FY2023 | $12.8B | $7.1B |
| FY2022 | $14.8B | $7.4B |
| FY2021 | $12.2B | $6.0B |
| FY2020 | $9.6B | $4.7B |
| FY2019 | $9.2B | $4.8B |
| FY2018 | $8.6B | $5.3B |
| FY2017 | $7.2B | $2.4B |
| FY2016 | $6.6B | $1.1B |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | JBHT | KNX |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $598.3M | $65.9M |
| FY2024 | $570.9M | $117.6M |
| FY2023 | $728.3M | $217.1M |
| FY2022 | $969.4M | $771.3M |
| FY2021 | $760.8M | $743.4M |
| FY2020 | $506.0M | $410.0M |
| FY2019 | $516.3M | $309.2M |
| FY2018 | $489.6M | $419.3M |
| FY2017 | $686.3M | $484.3M |
| FY2016 | $432.1M | $93.9M |
17 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | +$4,529,407,000 | JBHT |
| FY2024 | +$4,677,126,000 | JBHT |
| FY2023 | +$5,687,899,000 | JBHT |
| FY2022 | +$7,385,417,000 | JBHT |
| FY2021 | +$6,170,283,000 | JBHT |
| FY2020 | +$4,962,710,000 | JBHT |
| FY2019 | +$4,321,308,000 | JBHT |
| FY2018 | +$3,270,808,000 | JBHT |
| FY2017 | +$4,764,115,000 | JBHT |
| FY2016 | +$5,437,425,000 | JBHT |
| FY2015 | +$5,004,682,000 | JBHT |
| FY2014 | +$1,866,717,000 | JBHT |
| FY2013 | +$1,466,376,000 | JBHT |
| FY2012 | +$1,078,895,000 | JBHT |
| FY2011 | +$747,879,000 | JBHT |
| FY2010 | +$863,762,000 | JBHT |
| FY2009 | +$631,968,000 | JBHT |
JBHT has reported the higher revenue in every one of these 17 fiscal years. The gap has widened since the earliest year compared.
17 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
17 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | +4.1 pp | JBHT |
| FY2024 | +3.2 pp | JBHT |
| FY2023 | +2.7 pp | JBHT |
| FY2022 | −3.8 pp | KNX |
| FY2021 | −6.1 pp | KNX |
| FY2020 | −3.5 pp | KNX |
| FY2019 | −0.8 pp | KNX |
| FY2018 | −2.2 pp | KNX |
| FY2017 | −10.5 pp | KNX |
| FY2016 | −1.9 pp | KNX |
| FY2015 | −3.1 pp | KNX |
| FY2014 | +2.3 pp | JBHT |
| FY2013 | +2.4 pp | JBHT |
| FY2012 | +2.6 pp | JBHT |
| FY2011 | +3.0 pp | JBHT |
| FY2010 | +9.5 pp | JBHT |
| FY2009 | +21.2 pp | JBHT |
The higher net margin has changed hands between JBHT and KNX over this period.
17 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
KNX's net margin has been more volatile than JBHT's over the 17 comparable fiscal years — 7.6 percentage points of standard deviation against 1.1.
17 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
The lead in net margin changed hands between JBHT and KNX over these 17 fiscal years — JBHT led in 9 and KNX in 8.
17 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
KNX's return on equity has been more volatile than JBHT's over the 14 comparable fiscal years — 18.6 percentage points of standard deviation against 9.3.
14 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
The lead in return on equity changed hands between JBHT and KNX over these 14 fiscal years — JBHT led in 12 and KNX in 2.
14 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.