Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings
Financial ratios & Valuation

Forward Multiples (2025 – 2026)

20252026
Price/Earnings ratio
17.4811.94
Price/Sales ratio
0.870.81
Earnings per Share (EPS)
$2.48$3.64

Historical Multiples (2014 – 2023)

2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 TTM Median
Valuation Ratios
Price/Earnings ratio
19.0716.9128.299.9810.5819.8817.3113.5911.0242.79231.4710.58
Price/Sales ratio
1.771.662.371.990.831.261.511.681.141.301.160.83
Price/Book Value ratio
2.892.673.370.920.811.081.201.541.221.311.220.81
Price/Cash Flow ratio
11.079.5910.9115.185.037.327.718.495.927.9910.675.03
Price/Free Cash Flow ratio
-23.57-124.2229.92-70.5035.22639.2817.8015.4013.38103.1725.16639.28
Price/Earnings Growth ratio
0.41-0.90-1.550.03-0.23-0.820.500.151.82-0.59-14.43-0.82
Dividend Yield
1.00%1.00%0.73%0.52%0.96%0.67%0.76%0.62%0.92%0.98%1.19%0.96%
Profitability Indicator Ratios
Gross Profit Margin
20.34%21.75%20.40%17.40%17.97%17.40%20.73%23.55%23.88%17.55%10.37%17.40%
Operating Profit Margin
14.76%15.04%13.28%8.27%10.64%-0.33%1.63%6.97%5.55%4.73%2.61%-0.33%
Pretax Profit Margin
15.58%15.76%13.66%7.98%10.32%8.54%11.98%16.24%13.73%3.78%0.79%8.54%
Net Profit Margin
9.33%9.86%8.39%19.96%7.84%6.38%8.77%12.39%10.38%3.04%0.50%6.38%
Effective Tax Rate
39.46%36.48%37.68%-150.59%23.80%25.07%26.71%23.68%24.43%20.26%39.56%23.80%
Return on Assets
9.67%10.41%8.70%6.30%5.29%3.73%4.84%6.97%7.04%1.68%0.29%3.73%
Return On Equity
15.17%15.80%11.93%9.24%7.67%5.45%6.98%11.37%11.10%3.06%0.53%5.45%
Return on Capital Employed
16.84%17.11%14.84%2.83%7.79%-0.22%1%4.36%4.09%3.06%1.71%-0.22%
Liquidity Ratios
Current Ratio
2.573.052.411.511.470.891.09N/AN/AN/A1.000.89
Quick Ratio
2.052.822.201.211.190.740.921.131.280.931.000.74
Cash ratio
0.170.100.100.120.130.160.180.240.220.250.110.16
Days of Sales Outstanding
47.5253.8549.3386.4142.1240.0346.3157.0242.1649.4043.5642.12
Days of Inventory outstanding
7.897.266.8232.7114.2614.0614.7515.2622.05N/AN/A14.06
Operating Cycle
55.4261.1256.16119.1356.3954.0961.0672.2864.2249.4043.5654.09
Days of Payables Outstanding
7.945.847.3821.849.819.049.9517.8914.2522.0115.979.81
Cash Conversion Cycle
47.4755.2848.7797.2946.5745.0451.1154.3849.9627.3827.5945.04
Debt Ratios
Debt Ratio
0.120.090.010.100.100.030.080.120.130.100.170.10
Debt Equity Ratio
0.190.150.020.160.150.040.120.190.210.180.300.15
Long-term Debt to Capitalization
0.160.130.020.130.120.040.070.160.170.150.230.12
Total Debt to Capitalization
0.160.130.020.130.130.040.100.160.170.150.230.13
Interest Coverage Ratio
222.90178.35165.5226.9318.9514.6432.91N/AN/AN/A1.1714.64
Cash Flow to Debt Ratio
1.311.8313.510.371.023.001.270.910.960.900.373.00
Company Equity Multiplier
1.561.511.371.461.441.461.441.631.571.811.811.44
Cash Flow Ratios
Operating Cash Flow / Sales Ratio
0.160.170.210.130.160.170.190.190.190.160.100.17
Free Cash Flow / Operating Cash Flow Ratio
-0.46-0.070.36-0.210.140.010.430.550.440.070.420.14
Cash Flow Coverage Ratio
1.311.8313.510.371.023.001.270.910.960.900.373.00
Short Term Coverage Ratio
N/AN/AN/A6.5015.03N/A4.29N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Dividend Payout Ratio
19.10%17.03%20.87%5.25%10.20%13.39%13.32%8.54%10.15%41.97%269.13%10.20%