Echo Global Logistics Inc's Competitiveness
A competitive positioning analysis and financial ratio benchmarking of Echo Global Logistics Inc (ECHO) against its publicly traded competitors: sales growth, net income, profitability, valuation and market share, plus each peer's market capitalization, revenue, income and employees. Free below: the top 5 peers. Subscriber access adds the full competitor list and CSV downloads.
Key Findings: Echo Global Logistics Inc vs Its Competitors
- TTM: Trailing 12-month revenue of 3,475M vs 129,261M combined for tracked competitors (2.6% combined share).
- Trending: Latest-quarter revenue run-rate is accelerating (+13.4% annualized vs trailing 12 months), vs decelerating (-22.7%) for its tracked peer group.
- Growth: Echo Global Logistics Inc generated 42.5% revenue growth year over year in Q3 2021, vs 38.8% for its tracked competitors combined.
- Profitability: Its 1.9% net margin compares with -4.0% for the peer group.
- Peer revenue share: Echo Global Logistics Inc accounted for 3.8% of combined revenue among its tracked peer group, up from 3.7% a year earlier.
- Peer differentiation: Revenue per employee of $1.48M compares with $0.60M for the peer group (2.5x).
Every figure above is sourced and cited in detail further down this page (Market Structure, Profitability & Cost Structure, Productivity vs Peers).
ECHO Sales vs. its Competitors, Q3 2021
Echo Global Logistics Inc reported revenue growth of 42.53 % year on year in Q3 2021, above its competitors' combined revenue growth of 38.76 %.
With a net margin of 1.92 %, Echo Global Logistics Inc achieved higher profitability than its competitors (-3.98 %).
Echo Global Logistics Inc generated 3.80 % of the combined sales of its peer group, up from 3.70 % a year earlier.
Echo Global Logistics Inc vs. its Competitors, Q3 2021
Revenue growth, year on year
Net margin
Revenue run-rate vs trailing 12 months
TTM net margin
TTM = trailing twelve months. Run-rate annualizes the latest quarter (×4) and compares it to TTM. In millions of $. High-Confidence Competitors are named as a competitor directly in an SEC filing; Similar-Size Competitors are the closest peers by market-cap rank within the same industry; Similar Growth & Profitability Competitors are the closest peers by combined revenue growth, operating margin and ROIC, all independent of the competitor list.
TTM revenue, latest-quarter run-rate and net income/margin benchmarked across Echo Global Logistics Inc and its 4 competitor groupings. Available under Commercial License.
| Entity | TTM Revenue | Rev Run-rate vs TTM |
|---|---|---|
| Echo Global Logistics inc | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
| Competitors combined | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
| High-Confidence Competitors (1) | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
| Similar Growth & Profitability (7) | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
TTM revenue, run-rate and net margin benchmarking across Echo Global Logistics Inc's competitor groups requires a Commercial License.
For context: the Marine Transportation industry grew revenue 2.3% year over year, combined, vs 42.5% for Echo Global Logistics Inc. Echo Global Logistics Inc's share of combined industry revenue moved from 1.59% to 2.21%, a gain of 0.62 percentage points.
Echo Global Logistics Inc's Competitor Quality Breadth
Share of each group, trailing 12 months: profitable (net margin > 0), expanding (revenue growth > 0), growing faster than the industry's own median, and financially distressed (Piotroski F-Score of 2 or below).
| Entity | Profitable | Expanding | Above Industry Growth | Distressed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Echo Global Logistics inc | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Competitors combined (19) | ||||
| High-Confidence Competitors (2) | ||||
| Similar Growth & Profitability (8) | 87.50 % (7 of 8) | 100.00 % (8 of 8) | 100.00 % (8 of 8) | 0.00 % (0 of 6) |
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. Altman Z-Score is not shown here: it is not populated in the underlying data for any company. Percentages are of companies in each group that report the relevant metric, not of the full group size.
ECHO Stock Performance relative to its Competitors
ECHO Stock Performance relative to High-Confidence Competitors
ECHO Stock Performance relative to Similar Growth & Profitability Competitors
5 Best-Performing Tracked Competitors, Trailing 12 Months
| # | Competitor | TTM Share Price Return | vs U.S.A. 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gran Tierra Energy Inc | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 2 | Arcbest Corporation | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 3 | J b Hunt Transport Services Inc | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 4 | Covenant Logistics Group Inc | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 5 | Knight swift Transportation Holdings Inc | 282.9% | Outperformed |
TTM share price return and U.S.A. 500 outperformance for Echo Global Logistics Inc's best-performing tracked competitors requires a Commercial License.
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months.
Echo Global Logistics Inc's Comment on Competition and Industry Peers
We believe we compete for business on the basis of service, reliability and price. Some of our competitors may have more clients, larger clients, more resources, and possibly greater expertise in a single transportation mode. We compete successfully with these companies by delivering a multi-modal solution using advanced technology combined with excellent client service, competitive pricing and highly customized transportation solutions.
Our clients may choose not to outsource their transportation business to us in the future by performing formerly outsourced services for themselves, either in-house or through external partnerships or other arrangements. We believe our key advantage over in-house operations is our ability to simplify the transportation process for our clients by delivering volume-based pricing and service superior to what our clients can secure independent of Echo. In short, we provide companies the opportunity to focus on their core operations by providing our transportation buying power and expertise.
Publicly Traded Peers of Echo Global Logistics inc
Revenue and income for trailing 12 months, in millions of $, except employees| Company | Market Cap | Revenues |
|---|---|---|
| Echo Global Logistics inc | 1,302.53 | 3,475.17 |
| Uber Technologies Inc | 139,743.34 | 55,227.00 |
| Old Dominion Freight Line Inc | 36,911.25 | 5,602.51 |
| J b Hunt Transport Services Inc | 21,463.99 | 12,701.31 |
| C h Robinson Worldwide Inc | 17,751.89 | 16,996.51 |
| Knight swift Transportation Holdings Inc | 10,367.23 | 7,495.55 |
| SUBTOTAL | 251,052.38 | 132,736.16 |
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Sources: Echo Global Logistics inc's official press releases and regulatory filings; CSIMarket.com's market research; and the financial filings and press releases of the other companies cited.
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Echo Global Logistics Inc's Competitors Named by the Company
Competitive relationships identified from SEC filings and corroborating sources, each with a basis and confidence.| Competitor | Basis | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| MPLN | Named by the company | 85% |
| Tfi International Inc | Named by the company | 85% |
| Claritev Corporation | Named by the company | 85% |
| Uber Technologies Inc | Named by the company | 85% |
Filing basis, confidence, active dates and source counts for Echo Global Logistics Inc's named competitors require a Commercial License.
Methodology: relationships are extracted from SEC filings (named-competitor disclosures) and corroborating sources. Named by the company = explicitly disclosed as a competitor; Inferred = derived from corroborating signals. Confidence reflects evidence strength.
Echo Global Logistics Inc's Business Segment Mix vs Peers
Revenue by operating segment or division, as named and reported by each company. Segment names are the filer's own and are not standardized across companies. Do not assume a same-named or similarly-named segment is defined identically between two companies. Shares are of each company's own total revenue and are not required to sum to 100% (intersegment revenue, unallocated items).| Company | Largest Segment |
|---|---|
| Uber Technologies Inc | Mobility 51.49 % |
| J b Hunt Transport Services Inc | JBI 49.23 % |
| C h Robinson Worldwide Inc | North American Service Transportation (nast) 72.83 % |
| Knight swift Transportation Holdings Inc | Trucking 65.20 % |
| Schneider National Inc | Truckload 50.57 % |
Source: operating segment revenue as reported in each company's SEC filings (10-K/10-Q), via the CSIMarket API, leaf-level reportable segments only (parent roll-up segments are excluded where sub-segments are separately disclosed).
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Echo Global Logistics Inc's Productivity vs Peers Comparison
Revenue and income per employee, trailing 12 months, in $; market cap in millions of $| Company | Market Cap | Revenue / Employee | Income / Employee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Echo Global Logistics inc | 1,303 | 1,478,795 | 24,887 |
| Uber Technologies Inc | 139,743 | 1,624,324 | 284,324 |
| Old Dominion Freight Line Inc | 36,911 | 272,085 | 52,901 |
| J b Hunt Transport Services Inc | 21,464 | 400,041 | 21,244 |
| C h Robinson Worldwide Inc | 17,752 | 1,433,700 | 53,423 |
| Knight swift Transportation Holdings Inc | 10,367 | 202,036 | 914 |
| PEERS TOTAL | 249,750 | 595,892 | 56,803 |
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Echo Global Logistics Inc's Geographic Revenue Exposure vs Peers
Revenue by country/region as reported in each company's most recent filing. Disclosure granularity varies by filer (some report by country, others by broad region) and is shown as disclosed.| Company | Largest Market |
|---|---|
| Uber Technologies Inc | United States and Canada 53.99 % |
| Werner Enterprises Inc | United States 95.43 % |
| Radiant Logistics Inc | United States and Other Countries 88.08 % |
| Hub Group Inc | US 96.93 % |
Source: revenue geography as reported in each company's SEC filings (10-K/10-Q), via the CSIMarket API. Percentages are of that company's own total consolidated revenue for its most recent reported period.
Echo Global Logistics Inc's Profitability & Cost Structure
Trailing 12-month margins from SEC-filed financials. Operating margin is compared to the Marine Transportation industry median; gross margin, EBITDA margin and capital intensity are compared to the live industry average (65 companies).| Metric | Company | Industry | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin | 14.68 % | 47.92 % (avg) | -33.2 pp |
| Operating Margin | 2.34 % | industry median | -2.4 pp |
| EBITDA Margin | 3.33 % | 22.53 % (avg) | -19.2 pp |
| Capital Intensity (Capex / Revenue) | 0.82 % | 15.33 % (avg) | -14.5 pp |
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. SG&A and R&D as a share of revenue have limited coverage as this data is backfilled and appear only where reported. Higher capital intensity is not inherently negative; it reflects the industry's asset requirements.
Echo Global Logistics Inc's Valuation vs Competitive Position
Valuation multiples vs the Marine Transportation industry average (65 companies, excluding loss-making/negative-equity outliers), alongside returns on capital for context on whether a premium or discount lines up with measurably stronger or weaker returns.| Metric | Company | Industry Average | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| P/E | 18.7x | 11.0x | +7.7x |
| EV / EBITDA | 10.2x | 7.1x | +3.1x |
| P/B | 2.6x | 1.2x | +1.4x |
| Return on Equity | 13.78 % | industry aggregate | -9.45 % |
| Return on Invested Capital | 7.74 % | 4.43 % (avg) | 3.31 % |
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. A valuation premium or discount is not, by itself, a judgment of over- or under-valuation. Compare it against the return and growth context shown elsewhere on this page.
Echo Global Logistics Inc's Multi-Year Financial Trajectory
Fiscal-year revenue growth, operating margin, return on invested capital and P/E, as reported in SEC filings.| Metric | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue Growth | 19.13 % | 30.00 % | 28.88 % | 13.48 % | 13.22 % | 25.56 % | -10.44 % | 14.94 % |
| Operating Margin | 0.93 % | 2.35 % | 1.51 % | 0.91 % | 0.98 % | 2.20 % | 1.58 % | 1.17 % |
| Return on Invested Capital | 2.71 % | 7.86 % | 3.31 % | 1.61 % | 2.01 % | 5.33 % | 3.50 % | 2.97 % |
| P/E | - | - | 78.6x | 272.4x | 68.9x | 22.6x | 37.4x | 46.6x |
Source: CSIMarket API, fiscal-year figures. P/E is this company's own historical ratio at each fiscal year end and can swing sharply around an earnings trough: that is real, not a data error.
Echo Global Logistics Inc's Strategic Group Map
Every company in Echo Global Logistics Inc's industry and named-competitor list, plotted by trailing 12-month revenue growth and operating margin. Echo Global Logistics Inc is shown in red; its closest peers by combined growth, margin and ROIC (the Similar Growth & Profitability group above) are labeled.
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. Extreme outlier values (from near-zero-revenue companies) are excluded from the plotted cloud but never from the highlighted company or its labeled peers.
Echo Global Logistics Inc's Competitive Forces (Porter's Five Forces)
Only the forces this data can support honestly are shown; the other three are marked as such rather than guessed.| Force | Assessment | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| Barriers to Entry | Lower than typical for the industry | Capital intensity (capex / revenue) of 0.82 % vs industry average 15.33 % (see Profitability & Cost Structure above) |
| Supplier Power | Not covered on this page | See Echo Global Logistics Inc's dedicated suppliers page for concentration and dependency data |
| Buyer Power | Not covered on this page | See Echo Global Logistics Inc's dedicated customers page for concentration and dependency data |
| Threat of Substitutes | - | No systematic data source for cross-product substitution exists in this system; not estimated |
Note: this is a partial, data-grounded application of the framework, not a complete strategic assessment. Rivalry and barriers-to-entry readings are mechanical translations of the HHI and capital-intensity figures shown elsewhere on this page, not independent judgments.
Echo Global Logistics Inc's Industry Attractiveness & Competitive Strength
A CSIMarket composite, not a standard field: each axis is an equal-weighted average of three factors already shown elsewhere on this page (industry growth, industry profitability and rivalry for attractiveness; relative market share, profitability and growth vs industry for strength). Disclosed as a designed methodology, not a precision measurement.
Echo Global Logistics Inc falls in the Medium attractiveness / Medium strength cell: Selective.
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. Each axis score is a simple 1(low)/2(medium)/3(high) average across its three inputs -- a transparent, disclosed simplification, not a validated academic scoring model.
Echo Global Logistics Inc's SWOT
Every point below is a fixed rule applied to a metric already shown elsewhere on this page (Market Structure, Profitability, Valuation, Run-Rate, Stock Performance, Quality Breadth) not an independent strategic assessment. A blank quadrant means no rule was met, not that none apply.Strengths
- Latest-quarter revenue run-rate is accelerating (+13.4% annualized vs trailing 12 months).
Weaknesses
- Return on equity 9.5 points below the industry aggregate.
Opportunities
No rule matched.
Threats
- Tracked peer group's revenue run-rate is broadly decelerating (-22.7% annualized).
Methodology: mechanical, rule-based SWOT. Each bullet reuses a figure already sourced and cited elsewhere on this page; nothing here is generated narrative or independent analyst judgment.
Echo Global Logistics Inc's Financial Strength vs Peers Comparison
Quick ratio, working capital, debt to equity and asset turnover, trailing 12 months| Company | Quick Ratio | Working Capital | Debt / Equity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Echo Global Logistics inc | 0.12 | 1.30 | 0.29 |
| Uber Technologies Inc | 0.54 | 1.04 | 0.42 |
| Old Dominion Freight Line Inc | 0.34 | 1.52 | 0.01 |
| J b Hunt Transport Services Inc | 0.01 | 1.02 | 0.38 |
| C h Robinson Worldwide Inc | 0.08 | 1.57 | 0.75 |
| Knight swift Transportation Holdings Inc | 0.24 | 0.93 | 0.12 |
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Quick ratio = cash / current liabilities; working capital ratio = current assets / current liabilities; asset turnover = revenue / total assets. Peers in the Blank Checks industry are excluded.
Echo Global Logistics Inc's Revenue and Income Growth vs Peers
Quarterly revenue and net income growth, year over year and quarter over quarter| Company | Period | Revenue Y/Y | Income Y/Y |
|---|---|---|---|
| Echo Global Logistics inc | Q3 2021 | +42.5 % | +177.6 % |
| Uber Technologies Inc | Q2 2026 | +12.2 % | +79.0 % |
| Old Dominion Freight Line Inc | Q2 2026 | +10.4 % | +30.5 % |
| J b Hunt Transport Services Inc | Q2 2026 | +19.4 % | +40.7 % |
| C h Robinson Worldwide Inc | Q2 2026 | +19.3 % | +22.5 % |
| Knight swift Transportation Holdings Inc | Q1 2026 | +1.4 % | - |
| PEERS TOTAL | +12.0 % | +52.4 % |
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Growth is shown only where both periods are positive. Peers in the Blank Checks industry are excluded.
Echo Global Logistics Inc's Peers' Costs of Sales and Capital Expenditures
Context for revenue growth: peer costs and capex, year over year and quarter over quarter| Company | Period | Costs Y/Y | Capex Y/Y |
|---|---|---|---|
| Echo Global Logistics inc | Q3 2021 | +43.2 % | +69.0 % |
| Uber Technologies Inc | Q2 2026 | +2.7 % | -21.3 % |
| Old Dominion Freight Line Inc | Q2 2026 | +14.2 % | -58.8 % |
| J b Hunt Transport Services Inc | Q2 2026 | +37.7 % | -46.0 % |
| C h Robinson Worldwide Inc | Q2 2026 | - | -9.5 % |
| Knight swift Transportation Holdings Inc | Q1 2026 | +13.2 % | +6.3 % |
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Echo Global Logistics Inc's Returns and Turnover vs Peers
ROA, ROI and ROE (trailing 12 months), receivables and inventory turnover| Company | ROA | ROI | ROE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Echo Global Logistics inc | 5.57% | 9.33% | 13.78% |
| Uber Technologies Inc | 15.42% | 18.91% | 34.91% |
| Old Dominion Freight Line Inc | 19.47% | 19.93% | 24.87% |
| J b Hunt Transport Services Inc | 8.46% | 11.85% | 18.75% |
| C h Robinson Worldwide Inc | 11.86% | 17.42% | 36.01% |
| Knight swift Transportation Holdings Inc | 0.28% | 0.28% | 0.48% |
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ROA = net income / total assets; ROI = net income / investments; ROE = net income / equity; turnover ratios use trailing 12 month revenue (receivables) and cost of sales (inventory).
Echo Global Logistics Inc's Valuation vs Peers
P/E, price to sales, PEG, price to cash flow and price to book| Company | P/E | Price / Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Echo Global Logistics inc | 22.03 | 0.37 |
| Uber Technologies Inc | 15.01 | 2.53 |
| Old Dominion Freight Line Inc | 34.14 | 6.59 |
| J b Hunt Transport Services Inc | 32.25 | 1.69 |
| C h Robinson Worldwide Inc | 28.30 | 1.04 |
| Knight swift Transportation Holdings Inc | 305.01 | 1.38 |
| PEERS AVERAGE | 20.28 | 1.89 |
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P/E = price / diluted EPS (trailing 12 months); PEG = P/E divided by EPS growth; the average row divides the peers' combined market cap by their combined income, sales, cash flow and equity.