The short version

From the latest prices and each company's SEC filings. Who's ahead on each measure, not which to buy.

  • Schneider National is the larger company, worth $6.3B, about 2.0 times ArcBest.
  • ArcBest grew revenue faster over the last year (+15.9% vs +10.4%).
  • Schneider National keeps more of each dollar of revenue as operating profit (3.0% vs 0.7%).
  • On earnings, ArcBest is the cheaper stock (58.4x vs 64.2x).
  • ArcBest's price assumes faster free cash flow growth: about 11% a year, against 6% for Schneider National (reverse DCF).

Side by side

The stronger figure is shaded where higher (or, for valuation multiples, lower) reads as better. How the implied growth works.

MeasureARCBSNDR
Market cap$3.2B$6.3B
Share price$129.36$31.50
Revenue (last fiscal year)$4.0B$5.7B
Free cash flow (last fiscal year)$101M$285M
Revenue growth, last year+15.9%+10.4%
Revenue growth per year, last 5 fiscal years+1.6%+0.3%
Operating margin0.69%3.0%
Net margin0.39%1.9%
Return on equity1.3%3.6%
P/E (trailing)58.4x64.2x
Price / free cash flow27.8x18.1x
EV / EBITDA16.4x10.3x
FCF growth the price implies10.9%6.3%
Dividend yield0.34%1.1%
Debt / equity0.93x0.63x
Fundamental gradeDC
Superinvestors holding it23
Insider purchases, last 12 months00

Results from SEC filings

Revenue and free cash flow by fiscal year, from each company's 10-K filings.

ArcBest

YearRevenueFree cash flowOp. margin
2021$3.8B$245M7.4%
2022$5.0B$305M7.8%
2023$4.4B$90M3.9%
2024$4.2B$46M5.8%
2025$4.0B$101M2.3%

Schneider National

YearRevenueFree cash flowOp. margin
2021$5.6B$167M9.5%
2022$6.6B$321M9.1%
2023$5.5B$20M5.4%
2024$5.3B$272M3.1%
2025$5.7B$285M3.0%

Where the revenue comes from

ArcBest · by segments, 2025

Asset-Based$2.7B66%
Asset-Light$1.4B34%

Schneider National · by segments, 2020

Truckload$1.9B47%
Logistics$1.1B29%
Intermodal$975M25%
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Questions

Which is bigger, ArcBest or Schneider National?

Schneider National (SNDR), at $6.3B against $3.2B.

Is ARCB or SNDR cheaper?

By trailing P/E, ArcBest (58.4x) is cheaper than Schneider National (64.2x). A lower multiple can also mean the market expects less growth.

Which grows faster, ARCB or SNDR?

ArcBest: revenue grew +15.9% over the last year, against +10.4%.

Prices and ratios as of the last daily update; statements from SEC filings. Information only, not investment advice.