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    Knight Transportation Inc (KNX)

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    INDUSTRIALS • TRUCKING • NYSE

    $65.28
    +2.07 (+3.27%)

    Market Cap: $10.55B

    Last updated: Oct 16, 2026 at 5:00 PM ET

    Earnings

    Performance (10Y)

    Beat Rate
    67%(26/39)
    Avg Surprise
    +2.34%
    Streak
    1 Q

    Upcoming Estimates

    Period ending Sep 30, 2026
    EPS Consensus$0.76
    Range$0.71 - $0.81
    18 analysts
    EPS RevisionsNo revisions (7d)
    0
    1
    30d
    EPS Estimate DriftChange to current
    90d ago$0.70+8.8%
    60d ago$0.76-0.6%
    30d ago$0.76-0.6%
    7d ago$0.76-0.7%
    Current$0.76
    Revenue Consensus
    $2.2B
    Range$2.1B - $2.2B
    15 analysts
    Period ending Dec 31, 2026
    EPS Consensus$0.87
    Range$0.76 - $1.05
    20 analysts
    Revenue Consensus
    $2.2B
    Range$2.0B - $2.3B
    18 analysts
    PeriodReportedEst.SurpriseB/MYoY
    Dec 26EST
    		-$0.87---
    Sep 26EST
    		-$0.76---
    Jun 26
    Reported Jul 22
    		$0.63$0.49+28.57%Beat+80.0%
    Mar 26
    Reported Apr 22
    		$0.09$0.16-43.75%Miss-67.9%
    Dec 25
    Reported Jan 21
    		$0.31$0.35-11.43%Miss-13.9%
    Sep 25
    Reported Oct 22
    		$0.32$0.37-13.51%Miss-5.9%
    Jun 25
    Reported Jul 23
    		$0.35$0.33+6.06%Beat+45.8%
    Mar 25
    Reported Apr 23
    		$0.28$0.24+16.67%Beat+133.3%
    Dec 24
    Reported Jan 22
    		$0.36$0.33+9.09%Beat+300.0%
    Sep 24
    Reported Oct 23
    		$0.34$0.32+6.25%Beat-17.1%
    Jun 24
    Reported Jul 24
    		$0.24$0.27-11.11%Miss-51.0%
    Mar 24
    Reported Apr 24
    		$0.12$0.19-36.84%Miss-83.6%
    Dec 23
    Reported Jan 24
    		$0.09N/A-79.55%Miss-91.0%
    Sep 23
    Reported Oct 19
    		$0.41$0.36+13.89%Beat-67.7%
    Jun 23
    Reported Jul 20
    		$0.49$0.54-9.26%Miss-65.2%
    Mar 23
    Reported Apr 20
    		$0.73$0.81-9.88%Miss-45.9%
    Dec 22
    Reported Jan 26
    		$1.00$1.11-9.91%Miss-37.9%
    Sep 22
    Reported Oct 19
    		$1.27$1.32-3.79%Miss-2.3%
    Jun 22
    Reported Jul 20
    		$1.41$1.35+4.44%Beat+43.9%
    Mar 22
    Reported Apr 20
    		$1.35$1.27+6.30%Beat+62.7%
    Dec 21
    Reported Jan 26
    		$1.61$1.43+12.59%Beat+71.3%
    Sep 21
    Reported Oct 20
    		$1.30$1.07+21.50%Beat+64.6%
    Jun 21
    Reported Jul 21
    		$0.98$0.88+11.36%Beat+71.9%
    Mar 21
    Reported Apr 21
    		$0.83$0.70+18.57%Beat+88.6%
    Dec 20
    Reported Jan 27
    		$0.94$0.91+3.30%Beat+70.9%
    Sep 20
    Reported Oct 21
    		$0.79$0.64+23.44%Beat+64.6%
    Jun 20
    Reported Jul 22
    		$0.57$0.35+62.86%Beat-1.7%
    Mar 20
    Reported Apr 22
    		$0.44$0.35+25.71%Beat-20.0%
    Dec 19
    Reported Jan 29
    		$0.55$0.51+7.84%Beat-40.9%
    Sep 19
    Reported Oct 23
    		$0.48$0.48+0.00%Beat-26.2%
    Jun 19
    Reported Jul 24
    		$0.58$0.57+1.75%Beat+3.6%
    Mar 19
    Reported Apr 24
    		$0.55$0.52+5.77%Beat+25.0%
    Dec 18
    Reported Jan 29
    		$0.93$0.92+1.09%Beat+78.8%
    Sep 18
    Reported Oct 24
    		$0.65$0.58+12.07%Beat+160.0%
    Jun 18
    Reported Jul 25
    		$0.56$0.57-1.75%Miss+124.0%
    Mar 18
    Reported Apr 25
    		$0.44$0.40+10.00%Beat+144.4%
    Dec 17
    Reported Jan 30
    		$0.52$0.39+33.33%Beat+79.3%
    Sep 17
    Reported Nov 6
    		$0.25$0.29-13.79%Miss-
    Jun 17
    Reported Jul 24
    		$0.25$0.25+0.00%Beat-
    Mar 17
    Reported Apr 24
    		$0.18$0.18+0.00%Beat-
    Dec 16
    Reported Jan 26
    		$0.29$0.31-6.45%Miss-

    Dividends

    Dividend Metrics

    Forward Yield1.23%
    Forward Annual Dividend$0.80
    Payout Ratio9.12%
    FrequencyQuarterly
    Pay MonthsMar, Jun, Sep, Dec

    Growth

    3Y CAGR+14.47%
    5Y CAGR+17.61%
    KNX dividend history and ex-dividend datesRun KNX in the free DRIP calculator

    Key Metrics

    Valuation
    P/E Ratio48.36EV/EBITDA12.99x
    Price/FCF19.46xFCF Yield5.14%
    Profitability
    Profit Margin0.56%Operating Margin5.18%
    ROE0.61%ROIC1.37%
    Financial Health
    Debt/Equity0.34xInterest Coverage1.46x
    Current Ratio0.88xQuick Ratio0.88x
    Trading Statistics
    Beta1.21Avg Volume3.71M
    52-Week High$82.6252-Week Low$40.74

    Technical Indicators Dashboard

    Moving Averages

    SMA 10$64.58
    SMA 20$64.96
    SMA 50$67.53
    SMA 200$65.39
    EMA 10$64.46
    EMA 20$65.16
    EMA 50$67.13
    EMA 200$64.35

    MACD

    Line: -1.03Signal: -1.14Hist: 0.11

    ADX

    ADX: 21.1+DI: 21.1-DI: 25.3

    Aroon & PSAR

    Aroon Up4.0
    Aroon Down96.0
    PSAR$65.73

    Bollinger Bands

    Upper Band$67.65
    Lower Band$62.27
    %B Position828%(Upper)
    Band Width0.56

    RSI (14-Day)

    Neutral
    48.5

    Momentum Oscillators

    Stoch %K33.9
    Stoch %D24.9
    Williams %R-36.8
    ROC (10d)-0.2%
    Momentum-0.13
    CCI (20d)-19.9
    MFI (14d)51.1

    Volatility Measures

    ATR (14d)$2.04(3.1%)
    StdDev (20d)1.35
    Hist Vol28.1%(Moderate)

    Volume Flow

    VWAP$64.71
    OBV6.6M
    AD Line-385.0M
    CMF (20d)-0.049

    Volume Metrics

    Avg Vol (20d)3.3M
    Vol Ratio1.2x
    VWMA (20d)$64.99

    Pivot Points

    R3$65.42
    R2$64.48
    R1$63.84
    Pivot Point$62.90
    S1$62.26
    S2$61.32
    S3$60.68

    Advanced Oscillators

    TSI-14.50
    Ultimate Osc52.1
    KST-55.63

    Financial Data

    QuarterJun 2026Mar 2026Dec 2025Sep 2025Jun 2025Mar 2025Dec 2024Sep 2024Jun 2024Mar 2024Dec 2023Sep 2023
    Total Revenue$2.10B$1.85B$1.86B$1.93B$1.86B$1.82B$1.86B$1.88B$1.85B$1.82B$1.93B$2.02B
    Cost of Revenue$1.58B$1.41B$864.76M$1.45B$1.41B$1.38B$1.41B$1.42B$1.20B$1.38B$1.51B$1.31B
    Gross Profit$517.08M$438.03M$991.57M$481.50M$454.90M$442.93M$456.91M$456.83M$645.43M$440.08M$419.89M$706.33M
    Operating Expenses$412.23M$409.45M$965.11M$431.18M$382.29M$376.26M$378.95M$375.41M$581.98M$419.53M$401.61M$625.28M
    R&D$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
    SG&A$80.33M$66.31M$50.98M$48.33M$56.11M$52.92M$49.01M$58.15M$60.71M$61.37M$50.25M$57.07M
    Operating Income$104.85M$28.58M$26.46M$50.33M$72.62M$66.66M$77.95M$81.42M$63.46M$20.55M$18.28M$81.06M
    Interest Income$1.82M$1.81M$2.15M$2.69M$3.04M$3.03M$3.71M$4.00M$3.82M$5.02M$5.48M$5.54M
    Interest Expense$23.25M$30.73M$39.78M$40.93M$40.88M$40.20M$45.04M$44.40M$40.48M$41.24M$40.30M$39.35M
    Income Before Tax$65.50M$-1,520,000$-8,854,000$15.72M$47.92M$40.53M$79.83M$44.20M$31.68M$-6,667,000$-9,699,000$58.68M
    Income Tax Expense$22.36M$-107,000$-1,916,000$7.39M$13.99M$10.30M$10.71M$14.14M$11.79M$-3,674,000$1.29M$-1,220,000
    Net Income$43.15M$-1,413,000$-6,938,000$8.33M$33.93M$30.23M$69.13M$30.06M$19.89M$-2,993,000$-10,993,000$59.90M
    EBITDA$283.93M$223.11M$226.04M$252.25M$281.55M$274.43M$318.64M$282.11M$265.74M$229.96M$219.67M$288.01M
    EBIT$86.93M$27.40M$28.78M$53.96M$85.77M$77.70M$121.16M$84.59M$68.35M$29.55M$25.12M$92.49M
    * Some calculated fields are derived from available data when not provided by source

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    News

    Carriers limit outsourcing amid shortage of drayage drivers

    Major carriers like J.B. Hunt, Schneider National, and Knight-Swift Transportation are limiting their reliance on third-party drayage services due to a persistent shortage of drayage drivers. This strategy helps them...

    Trucking Dive•8/31/26•Somewhat-Bullish

    Knight-Swift CEO Reid Dove sells $12.3m in company stock

    Reid Dove, CEO of AAA Cooper Transportation and a Director at Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:KNX)...

    Investing.com•8/15/26•Neutral

    Knight-Swift Director Reid Dove Sells 169,154 Shares Held via Foundation in August 2026

    Knight-Swift Director Reid Dove sold a total of 169,154 shares of Class A Common Stock held indirectly through a foundation over two trading days, August 12 and 13...

    Kalkine Media•8/14/26•Somewhat-Bearish

    Knight-Swift (KNX) director’s foundation sells 169,154 KNX shares over two days

    A foundation associated with Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc. director and officer Dove Reid reported indirect sales of 169,154 Class A Common Stock shares over two days. On August 12, 2026...

    Stock Titan•8/14/26•Bearish

    Knight-Swift director David Vander Ploeg sells $115k in company stock

    Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc. director David Vander Ploeg sold 2,200 shares of the company's Class A Common Stock for $115,126 on August 12...

    Investing.com•8/13/26•Neutral

    KNX Valuation and Fair Value

    P/E
    48.4x
    Forward P/E
    15.6x
    EV/EBITDA
    13.0x
    P/FCF
    19.5x
    PEG
    0.3x
    P/B
    1.5x
    See GNG's fair value

    KNX Profitability: Margins, ROIC and FCF

    Gross margin
    31.4%
    Operating margin
    5.2%
    Net margin
    0.6%
    ROIC
    1.4%
    ROE
    0.6%
    FCF margin
    7.1%
    FCF yield
    5.1%

    KNX Competitors

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    Sector: Industrials

    KNX Analyst Ratings

    Consensus
    Buy
    Analysts
    21
    Strong Buy
    3
    Buy
    15
    Hold
    2
    Sell
    1
    Strong Sell
    0

    KNX Bull Case vs Bear Case

    Bull case

    • KNX grew quarterly revenue 12.6% year over year.
    • 85.7% of KNX's analyst ratings are Buy or Strong Buy.

    Bear case

    • KNX trades at 48.4x trailing earnings.

    KNX Earnings: Beat Rate and Next Report

    Beat rate
    5 of 8 quarters (62.5%)
    Average surprise
    -0.3%
    EPS estimate (fiscal period ending Sep 30, 2026)
    $0.76
    Estimate revisions (30 days, fiscal period ending Sep 30, 2026)
    0 up, 1 down

    KNX Dividend

    Forward yield
    1.2%
    Payout ratio
    9.1%
    3Y DPS growth
    14.5%
    5Y DPS growth
    17.6%
    Pay months
    Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec
    KNX dividend history

    Frequently Asked Questions About KNX

    What is KNX's current dividend yield?

    Knight Transportation Inc (KNX) has a forward dividend yield of 1.23%.

    Does KNX pay dividends?

    Yes, Knight Transportation Inc pays dividends with a forward dividend yield of 1.23%.

    What is KNX's P/E ratio?

    Knight Transportation Inc has a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 48.36.

    What is KNX's market cap?

    Knight Transportation Inc (KNX) has a market capitalization of $10.55B with a current stock price of $65.28.

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