Yellow's Competitiveness
A competitive positioning analysis and financial ratio benchmarking of Yellow (YELL) 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: Yellow vs Its Competitors
- TTM: Trailing 12-month revenue of 4,846M vs 67,764M combined for tracked competitors (6.7% combined share).
- Trending: Latest-quarter revenue run-rate is decelerating (-7.0% annualized vs trailing 12 months), vs holding steady (-0.5%) for its tracked peer group.
- Growth: Yellow generated -20.9% revenue growth year over year in Q2 2023, vs -23.1% for its tracked competitors combined.
- Profitability: Its -1.3% net margin compares with 5.8% for the peer group.
- Peer revenue share: Yellow accounted for 6.3% of combined revenue among its tracked peer group, up from 6.1% a year earlier.
Every figure above is sourced and cited in detail further down this page (Market Structure, Profitability & Cost Structure, Productivity vs Peers).
YELL Sales vs. its Competitors, Q2 2023
Yellow reported revenue contraction of 20.85 % year on year in Q2 2023, above its competitors' combined revenue change of -23.06 %.
With a net margin of -1.30 %, Yellow reported lower profitability than its competitors (5.82 %).
Yellow generated 6.26 % of the combined sales of its peer group, up from 6.10 % a year earlier.
Yellow vs. its Competitors, Q2 2023
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 Yellow and its 4 competitor groupings. Available under Commercial License.
| Entity | TTM Revenue | Rev Run-rate vs TTM |
|---|---|---|
| Yellow Corporation | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
| Competitors combined | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
| Similar Growth & Profitability (5) | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
TTM revenue, run-rate and net margin benchmarking across Yellow's competitor groups requires a Commercial License.
For context: the Transport & Logistics industry grew revenue 7.9% year over year, combined, vs -20.9% for Yellow. Yellow's share of combined industry revenue moved from 1.84% to 1.35%, a loss of 0.49 percentage points.
Yellow'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yellow Corporation | No | No | No | Yes |
| Competitors combined (16) | ||||
| Similar Growth & Profitability (8) | 87.50 % (7 of 8) | 12.50 % (1 of 8) | 0.00 % (0 of 8) | 75.00 % (6 of 8) |
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.
YELL Stock Performance relative to its Competitors
YELL 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 | Arcbest Corporation | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 2 | J b Hunt Transport Services Inc | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 3 | Covenant Logistics Group Inc | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 4 | Knight swift Transportation Holdings Inc | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 5 | Schneider National Inc | 282.9% | Outperformed |
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Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months.
Publicly Traded Peers of Yellow Corporation
Revenue and income for trailing 12 months, in millions of $, except employees| Company | Market Cap | Revenues |
|---|---|---|
| Yellow Corporation | 57.21 | 4,846.00 |
| 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 |
| Saia Inc | 8,861.60 | 3,392.32 |
| SUBTOTAL | 109,665.21 | 73,395.18 |
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Sources: Yellow Corporation'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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Yellow'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 |
|---|---|
| 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 % |
| Werner Enterprises Inc | Truckload Transportation Services 75.23 % |
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).
Yellow'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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yellow Corporation | 57 | - | - |
| 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 |
| Saia Inc | 8,862 | 233,953 | 19,170 |
| PEERS TOTAL | 109,608 | 375,583 | 16,383 |
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Yellow'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 |
|---|---|
| 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.
Yellow's Profitability & Cost Structure
Trailing 12-month margins from SEC-filed financials. Operating margin is compared to the Transport & Logistics industry median; gross margin, EBITDA margin and capital intensity are compared to the live industry average (24 companies).| Metric | Company | Industry | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin | 97.04 % | 67.99 % (avg) | +29.0 pp |
| Operating Margin | 2.46 % | industry median | -6.0 pp |
| EBITDA Margin | 3.18 % | 10.81 % (avg) | -7.6 pp |
| Capital Intensity (Capex / Revenue) | 3.40 % | 6.32 % (avg) | -2.9 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.
Yellow's Valuation vs Competitive Position
Valuation multiples vs the Transport & Logistics industry average (24 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 | - | 26.1x | - |
| EV / EBITDA | 8.9x | 15.7x | -6.8x |
| P/B | -0.2x | 3.1x | -3.2x |
| Return on Equity | 19.98 % | industry aggregate | -6.64 % |
| Return on Invested Capital | 16.14 % | 4.30 % (avg) | 11.84 % |
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.
Yellow's Multi-Year Financial Trajectory
Fiscal-year revenue growth, operating margin, return on invested capital and P/E, as reported in SEC filings.| Metric | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue Growth | -4.66 % | -2.79 % | 4.12 % | 4.11 % | -4.34 % | -10.94 % | 13.47 % | 2.40 % |
| Operating Margin | 1.92 % | 2.65 % | 2.01 % | 2.81 % | 0.33 % | 0.96 % | 2.02 % | 3.77 % |
| Return on Invested Capital | 10.17 % | 13.94 % | 13.64 % | 20.65 % | 1.70 % | 3.42 % | 6.29 % | 14.99 % |
| P/E | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.5x |
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.
Yellow's Strategic Group Map
Every company in Yellow's industry and named-competitor list, plotted by trailing 12-month revenue growth and operating margin. Yellow 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.
Yellow'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 3.40 % vs industry average 6.32 % (see Profitability & Cost Structure above) |
| Supplier Power | Not covered on this page | See Yellow's dedicated suppliers page for concentration and dependency data |
| Buyer Power | Not covered on this page | See Yellow'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.
Yellow'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.
Yellow falls in the Low attractiveness / Low strength cell: Harvest / Divest.
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.
Yellow'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
No rule matched.
Weaknesses
- Operating margin 6.0 points below the industry median.
- Return on equity 6.6 points below the industry aggregate.
- Latest-quarter revenue run-rate is decelerating (-7.0% annualized vs trailing 12 months).
- Piotroski F-Score of 2 or below, the standard financial-distress signal.
Opportunities
No rule matched.
Threats
No rule matched.
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.
Yellow'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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yellow Corporation | 0.20 | 0.88 | - |
| 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 |
| Saia Inc | 0.14 | 1.60 | 0.06 |
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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.
Yellow'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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yellow Corporation | Q2 2023 | -20.9 % | - |
| 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 % | - |
| Saia Inc | Q2 2026 | +17.1 % | +32.0 % |
| PEERS TOTAL | +10.6 % | +4.5 % |
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Growth is shown only where both periods are positive. Peers in the Blank Checks industry are excluded.
Yellow'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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yellow Corporation | Q2 2023 | +0.8 % | -55.8 % |
| 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 % |
| Saia Inc | Q2 2026 | +105.2 % | -45.6 % |
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Yellow's Returns and Turnover vs Peers
ROA, ROI and ROE (trailing 12 months), receivables and inventory turnover| Company | ROA | ROI | ROE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yellow Corporation | - | - | - |
| 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% |
| Saia Inc | 7.79% | 9.60% | 10.63% |
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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).
Yellow's Valuation vs Peers
P/E, price to sales, PEG, price to cash flow and price to book| Company | P/E | Price / Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Yellow Corporation | - | 0.01 |
| 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 |
| Saia Inc | 31.86 | 2.61 |
| PEERS AVERAGE | 37.69 | 1.49 |
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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.