Knight-Swift Transportation (NYSE:KNX) Releases Q3 2026 Earnings Guidance

Knight-Swift Transportation (NYSE:KNX) issued an update on its third quarter 2026 earnings guidance on Wednesday. The company provided EPS guidance of 0.710-0.770 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of 0.670. The company issued revenue guidance of -.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several brokerages recently issued reports on KNX. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of Knight-Swift Transportation in a report on Monday, July 13th. Benchmark boosted their price objective on Knight-Swift Transportation from $75.00 to $90.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 9th. Robert W. Baird upped their target price on Knight-Swift Transportation from $62.00 to $70.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 23rd. Wells Fargo & Company increased their target price on Knight-Swift Transportation from $65.00 to $86.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, June 5th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their target price on Knight-Swift Transportation from $70.00 to $77.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, July 10th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have assigned a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $80.44.

Knight-Swift Transportation Stock Down 0.9%

NYSE:KNX traded down $0.68 on Wednesday, reaching $76.03. The stock had a trading volume of 2,507,228 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,702,674. The company has a 50-day moving average of $75.13 and a 200 day moving average of $64.61. The company has a current ratio of 0.70, a quick ratio of 0.70 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.26. The stock has a market cap of $12.35 billion, a P/E ratio of 362.06, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.84 and a beta of 1.18. Knight-Swift Transportation has a 12-month low of $38.63 and a 12-month high of $82.86.

Knight-Swift Transportation (NYSE:KNX) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 22nd. The transportation company reported $0.63 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.51 by $0.12. The business had revenue of $2.10 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.05 billion. Knight-Swift Transportation had a return on equity of 2.94% and a net margin of 0.45%.Knight-Swift Transportation has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.710-0.770 EPS. On average, research analysts predict that Knight-Swift Transportation will post 2.21 earnings per share for the current year.

Knight-Swift Transportation Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 22nd. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 8th were paid a dividend of $0.20 per share. This represents a $0.80 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.1%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, June 8th. Knight-Swift Transportation’s dividend payout ratio is 380.95%.

Institutional Trading of Knight-Swift Transportation

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC grew its holdings in Knight-Swift Transportation by 23.3% during the 1st quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC now owns 5,948 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $259,000 after acquiring an additional 1,124 shares in the last quarter. Focus Partners Wealth acquired a new stake in shares of Knight-Swift Transportation in the 1st quarter valued at about $451,000. Cetera Investment Advisers lifted its position in shares of Knight-Swift Transportation by 6.9% during the second quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 13,724 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $607,000 after purchasing an additional 882 shares during the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. lifted its position in shares of Knight-Swift Transportation by 57.7% during the second quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 1,087,719 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $48,110,000 after purchasing an additional 398,116 shares during the last quarter. Finally, First Trust Advisors LP grew its stake in Knight-Swift Transportation by 54.3% in the second quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 491,702 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $21,748,000 after purchasing an additional 172,956 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 88.77% of the company’s stock.

Knight-Swift Transportation Company Profile

Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc (NYSE: KNX) is one of North America’s largest asset-based truckload carriers, offering a wide range of transportation and logistics services. The company was formed in 2017 through the merger of Knight Transportation and Swift Transportation, each with decades of experience in long-haul dry van and refrigerated freight. Since the merger, Knight-Swift has pursued a growth strategy that includes fleet expansions, targeted acquisitions, and investments in technology to enhance service reliability and network efficiency.

The company’s core business activities include full truckload operations for dry van, temperature-controlled and flatbed shipments.