Old Dominion Freight Line vs Schneider National
ODFL and SNDR side by side, both in trucking and courier services, except air. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How ODFL and SNDR compare
Old Dominion Freight Line is the larger company, worth 7.0 times as much as Schneider National ($35.8B against $5.1B).
On earnings, Old Dominion Freight Line is cheaper: it trades at 33.2× trailing earnings, against 36.1× for Schneider National.
Schneider National grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (6.0% versus −0.64% for Old Dominion Freight Line).
Old Dominion Freight Line keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 19.4% compared with 2.4% at Schneider National.
Both pay dividends: Old Dominion Freight Line yields 0.67% and Schneider National 1.4%.
Old Dominion Freight Line scores higher on the StockData Score (17 against 16 for Schneider National), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | ODFL | SNDR |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $35.8B | $5.1B |
| Share price | $172.56 | $29.23 |
| Change, 1 year | 26.8% | 29.2% |
| Change, 5 years | −1.1% | 15.7% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.10 | 0.65 |
| Employees | 21K | 19K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 17 (better) | 16 |
| Valuation score | 2 | 2 |
| Growth score | 1 | 3 (better) |
| Performance score | 5 (better) | 2 |
| Health score | 5 | 6 (better) |
| Dividend score | 4 (better) | 3 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 33.2× (better) | 36.1× |
| P/S | 6.4× | 0.9× (better) |
| P/B | 7.9× | 1.7× (better) |
| EV/EBITDA | 19.6× | 8.0× (better) |
| P/FCF | 32.1× | 19.8× (better) |
| FCF yield | 3.1% | 5.0% (better) |
| Fair value | $143.75 | $27.36 |
| Margin of safety | −20.0% | −6.8% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | −0.64% | 6.0% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 6.5% (better) | 4.5% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | −0.52% | 24.2% (better) |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 1.4% | 24.6% (better) |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 11.3% (better) | −13.1% |
| Profitability | ||
| Operating margin | 25.8% (better) | 3.4% |
| Net margin | 19.4% (better) | 2.4% |
| FCF margin | 19.9% (better) | 4.3% |
| Return on equity | 24.8% (better) | 4.6% |
| Return on invested capital | 25.1% (better) | 4.8% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.00 (better) | 0.13 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | −0.15 | 0.05 (better) |
| Interest coverage | – | 10.2× |
| Current ratio | 1.89 | 2.06 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 21.02 (better) | 3.56 |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 | 6 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 0.67% | 1.4% (better) |
| Payout ratio | 21.8% | 48.6% |
| Years of dividend growth | 9 (better) | 0 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 30.1% (better) | −30.0% |
| Buyback yield | 1.5% (better) | 0.22% |
| Shareholder yield | 2.2% (better) | 1.6% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 79.8% | 39.8% |
| Held by insiders | 8.3% | – |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$26.2M | −$4.4M (better) |
| Superinvestors holding | 2 | – |
| Short interest, % of float | 4.7% | – |
Go deeper
- ODFL stock overview
- ODFL income statement
- ODFL valuation and score
- SNDR stock overview
- SNDR income statement
- SNDR valuation and score
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