FedEx Freight vs Old Dominion Freight Line
FDXF and ODFL side by side. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How FDXF and ODFL compare
Old Dominion Freight Line is the larger company, worth 1.8 times as much as FedEx Freight ($36.2B against $20.0B).
On earnings, FedEx Freight is cheaper: it trades at 30.6× trailing earnings, against 31.4× for Old Dominion Freight Line.
Old Dominion Freight Line grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (3.8% versus −1.1% for FedEx Freight).
Old Dominion Freight Line keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 20.1% compared with 7.4% at FedEx Freight.
Old Dominion Freight Line pays a dividend yielding 0.66%; FedEx Freight does not pay one.
Old Dominion Freight Line scores higher on the StockData Score (19 against 6 for FedEx Freight), 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 | FDXF | ODFL |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $20.0B | $36.2B |
| Share price | $133.93 | $174.54 |
| Change, 1 year | – | 25.7% |
| Change, 5 years | – | −0.78% |
| Beta (5Y) | – | 1.12 |
| Employees | 40K | 21K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 6 | 19 (better) |
| Valuation score | 0 | 3 (better) |
| Growth score | 0 | 2 (better) |
| Performance score | 3 | 5 (better) |
| Health score | 3 | 5 (better) |
| Dividend score | 0 | 4 (better) |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 30.6× (better) | 31.4× |
| P/S | 2.3× (better) | 6.3× |
| P/B | – | 7.7× |
| EV/EBITDA | 22.9× | 18.7× (better) |
| P/FCF | – | 30.8× |
| FCF yield | −1.1% | 3.2% (better) |
| Fair value | $54.61 | $147.96 |
| Margin of safety | −145% | −18.0% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | −1.1% | 3.8% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | – | 6.5% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | −51.3% | 9.9% (better) |
| EPS growth (TTM) | −51.3% | 11.9% (better) |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | – | 11.3% |
| Profitability | ||
| Operating margin | 6.1% | 26.6% (better) |
| Net margin | 7.4% | 20.1% (better) |
| FCF margin | −2.4% | 20.3% (better) |
| Return on equity | 61.2% (better) | 26.0% |
| Return on invested capital | 13.0% | 27.2% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | – | 0.00 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 3.83 (better) | −0.23 |
| Interest coverage | 9.5× | – |
| Current ratio | 1.63 | 2.04 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 3.14 | 20.78 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 4 | 6 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | – | 0.66% |
| Payout ratio | 7.3% | 20.6% |
| Years of dividend growth | – | 9 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | – | 30.1% |
| Buyback yield | – | 1.5% |
| Shareholder yield | 0.00% | 2.1% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 60.9% | 79.8% |
| Held by insiders | 40.1% | 8.2% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | – | −$26.2M |
| Superinvestors holding | 3 (better) | 2 |
| Short interest, % of float | 6.6% | 4.8% |
Go deeper
- FDXF stock overview
- FDXF income statement
- FDXF valuation and score
- ODFL stock overview
- ODFL income statement
- ODFL valuation and score
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