KNX vs UPS
Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc. and United Parcel Service Inc., side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | KNX | UPS |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $7.5B | $88.7B |
| Net income | $65.9M | $5.6B |
| Gross margin | · | · |
| Net margin | 0.9% | 6.3% |
| Return on equity | 0.9% | 33.8% |
| Diluted EPS | $0.41 | $6.56 |
| Dividend / share | $0.72 | $6.56 |
| Payout ratio | 178.1% | 96.9% |
| Free cash flow | · | $4.8B |
| Equity | $7.1B | $16.2B |
| Net debt / equity | 0.22× | 1.13× |
| Current ratio | 0.86× | 1.22× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 9.8% | 0.9% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | −30.6% | 32.9% |
UPS bills 11.9× the revenue of KNX, and keeps more of each dollar of revenue as profit (6.3% 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 | KNX | UPS |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $7.5B | $88.7B |
| FY2024 | $7.4B | $91.1B |
| FY2023 | $7.1B | $91.0B |
| FY2022 | $7.4B | $100.3B |
| FY2021 | $6.0B | $97.3B |
| FY2020 | $4.7B | $84.6B |
| FY2019 | $4.8B | $74.1B |
| FY2018 | $5.3B | $71.9B |
| FY2017 | $2.4B | $66.6B |
| FY2016 | $1.1B | $61.6B |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | KNX | UPS |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $65.9M | $5.6B |
| FY2024 | $117.6M | $5.8B |
| FY2023 | $217.1M | $6.7B |
| FY2022 | $771.3M | $11.5B |
| FY2021 | $743.4M | $12.9B |
| FY2020 | $410.0M | $1.3B |
| FY2019 | $309.2M | $4.4B |
| FY2018 | $419.3M | $4.8B |
| FY2017 | $484.3M | $4.9B |
| FY2016 | $93.9M | $3.4B |
17 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −$81,191,311,000 | UPS |
| FY2024 | −$83,659,922,000 | UPS |
| FY2023 | −$83,816,234,000 | UPS |
| FY2022 | −$92,909,418,000 | UPS |
| FY2021 | −$91,288,981,000 | UPS |
| FY2020 | −$79,954,137,000 | UPS |
| FY2019 | −$69,250,050,000 | UPS |
| FY2018 | −$66,516,934,000 | UPS |
| FY2017 | −$64,159,547,000 | UPS |
| FY2016 | −$60,491,966,000 | UPS |
| FY2015 | −$57,180,036,000 | UPS |
| FY2014 | −$53,933,276,000 | UPS |
| FY2013 | −$51,319,805,000 | UPS |
| FY2012 | −$50,150,915,000 | UPS |
| FY2011 | −$49,326,037,000 | UPS |
| FY2010 | −$46,615,277,000 | UPS |
| FY2009 | −$42,725,647,000 | UPS |
UPS has reported the higher revenue in every one of these 17 fiscal years. The gap has widened since the earliest year compared.
17 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
17 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −5.4 pp | UPS |
| FY2024 | −4.8 pp | UPS |
| FY2023 | −4.4 pp | UPS |
| FY2022 | −1.1 pp | UPS |
| FY2021 | −0.8 pp | UPS |
| FY2020 | +7.2 pp | KNX |
| FY2019 | +0.4 pp | KNX |
| FY2018 | +1.2 pp | KNX |
| FY2017 | +12.6 pp | KNX |
| FY2016 | +3.0 pp | KNX |
| FY2015 | +1.7 pp | KNX |
| FY2014 | −1.5 pp | UPS |
| FY2013 | −4.1 pp | UPS |
| FY2012 | +2.0 pp | KNX |
| FY2011 | −4.4 pp | UPS |
| FY2010 | −11.0 pp | UPS |
| FY2009 | −21.3 pp | UPS |
The higher net margin has changed hands between KNX and UPS over this period.
17 of 19 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 UPS's over the 17 comparable fiscal years — 7.6 percentage points of standard deviation against 2.8.
17 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
The lead in net margin changed hands between KNX and UPS over these 17 fiscal years — KNX led in 7 and UPS in 10.
17 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
UPS's return on equity has been more volatile than KNX's over the 14 comparable fiscal years — 170.5 percentage points of standard deviation against 18.6.
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 KNX and UPS over these 14 fiscal years — KNX led in 1 and UPS in 13.
14 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.