FedEx Corporation (FDX) vs J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. (JBHT)

FedEx Corporation and J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. are both Integrated Freight & Logistics companies. FedEx Corporation is the larger, with a market value of $70.0B against $22.1B — 3.2× the size. FedEx Corporation trades at the lower P/E: 15.8× against 32.4×. FedEx Corporation grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 7.73% against 5.28%. J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. has the higher net margin (5.31% vs 4.68%) and the higher return on invested capital (12.5% vs 7.75%). Both pay a dividend; FedEx Corporation yields more (1.82% vs 0.78%). Across the 23 metrics below, FedEx Corporation leads on 15 and J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. on 8.

Valuation

Metric FDX JBHT Integrated Freight & Logistics median
P/E 15.75 32.41 22.48
P/S 0.73 1.70 0.73
P/B 2.19 6.04 1.91
Price to free cash flow 9.18 16.89 13.24
EV/EBITDA 6.69 13.96 9.43
EV/Sales 0.86 1.84 1.10
Earnings yield 6.35% 3.09% (1.27%)
Free cash flow yield 10.90% 5.92% 0.00%

Profitability

Metric FDX JBHT Integrated Freight & Logistics median
Gross margin 70.79% 44.24% 27.04%
Operating margin 5.77% 7.52% 0.92%
Net margin 4.68% 5.31% (0.14%)
Free cash flow margin 7.97% 10.04% 0.00%
Return on equity 14.85% 0.00% 0.00%
Return on assets 10.12% 8.33% 0.00%
Return on invested capital 7.75% 12.45% 0.00%

Growth

Metric FDX JBHT Integrated Freight & Logistics median
Revenue growth (TTM) 7.73% 5.28% 6.03%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 10.15% 10.07% 7.70%
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 2.44% 4.48% 2.88%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR (3.26%) 3.41% 0.00%

Health

Metric FDX JBHT Integrated Freight & Logistics median
Debt to equity 0.81 0.31 0.14
Current ratio 1.48 1.26 1.58
Net debt to EBITDA 1.26 0.92 0.41

Dividend

Metric FDX JBHT Integrated Freight & Logistics median
Dividend yield 1.82% 0.78% 1.89%
Payout ratio 0.29 0.25 0.29

Size

Metric FDX JBHT Integrated Freight & Logistics median
Market cap 69.95b 22.10b 65.37m

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