ARCB
ArcBest Corporation
ARCB has lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
RDW
Redwire Corporation
RDW has the edge over ARCB overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger fundamentals.
ARCB Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| Strong |
ARCB's revenue, cash flow and balance sheet are currently healthy, and its profitability is stable.
RDW Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Under pressure | |
| Under pressure | |
| Unavailable |
RDW's revenue is currently healthy, but its profitability and cash flow are under pressure. There isn't enough data to rate its balance sheet.
ARCB PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 8.3x | $10.60 | -92% |
| Forward | 14x | $135 | — |
| Fair | 15x | $18.93 | -86% |
| Expensive | 28x | $35.29 | -74% |
| Current | 105x | $135 | — |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
ARCB's PE is in its expensive range at 105x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 14x next year's earnings, in its fair range.
RDW PE Valuation
RDW has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
ARCB Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for ARCB, with profitability improving.
RDW Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Losses shrinking | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect RDW's losses to shrink, with revenue growing.
ARCB Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $9.38 | +633% |
| Q3 2026 | $1.28 | -69% |
| Q2 2026 | $0.70 | -90% |
| Q1 2026 | $2.44 | -68% |
| Q4 2025 | $2.62 | -64% |
| Q3 2025 | $4.18 | -49% |
| Q2 2025 | $6.69 | +26% |
| Q1 2025 | $7.53 | +51% |
| Q4 2024 | $7.30 | -7.9% |
ARCB has the edge over RDW on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
RDW Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$1.17 | +$2.01 |
| Q2 2026 | -$1.37 | +$1.89 |
| Q1 2026 | -$2.59 | -$0.32 |
| Q4 2025 | -$2.28 | +$0.07 |
| Q3 2025 | -$3.18 | -$1.97 |
| Q2 2025 | -$3.26 | -$2.28 |
| Q1 2025 | -$2.27 | -$1.55 |
| Q4 2024 | -$2.35 | -$1.62 |
RDW is still losing money, but far less than before: $1.17 per share over the past year, against $3.26 at its worst in mid-2025.
ARCB Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.2B | +15% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.2B | +16% |
| Q1 2026 | $998.8M | +3.3% |
| Q4 2025 | $972.7M | -2.9% |
| Q3 2025 | $1B | -1.4% |
| Q2 2025 | $1B | -5.2% |
| Q1 2025 | $967.1M | -6.7% |
| Q4 2024 | $1B | -8.1% |
ARCB's revenue is growing: $1.2B last quarter, up 15% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 6.1% | +0.8 points |
| Q2 2026 | -1.7% | -5.4 points |
| Q1 2026 | 0.3% | -0.3 points |
| Q4 2025 | -0.8% | -4.7 points |
| Q3 2025 | 5.2% | -7.5 points |
| Q2 2025 | 3.6% | -0.9 points |
| Q1 2025 | 0.7% | -1.5 points |
| Q4 2024 | 3.8% | -2.1 points |
ARCB has the edge over RDW on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
RDW Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $109M | +5.4% |
| Q2 2026 | $117.1M | +90% |
| Q1 2026 | $97M | +58% |
| Q4 2025 | $108.8M | +56% |
| Q3 2025 | $103.4M | +51% |
| Q2 2025 | $61.8M | -21% |
| Q1 2025 | $61.4M | -30% |
| Q4 2024 | $69.6M | +9.6% |
RDW has the edge over ARCB on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -24% | +16 points |
| Q2 2026 | -19% | +130 points |
| Q1 2026 | -72% | -49 points |
| Q4 2025 | -75% | -48 points |
| Q3 2025 | -40% | -22 points |
| Q2 2025 | -149% | -140 points |
| Q1 2025 | -23% | -19 points |
| Q4 2024 | -27% | -17 points |
RDW's operating margin was −24% last quarter, up 16 points from the same quarter a year ago.
ARCB Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $103.3M | +211% |
| Q2 2026 | $117.1M | +45% |
| Q1 2026 | -$1.2M | +$35.6M |
| Q4 2025 | $36.9M | +944% |
| Q3 2025 | $33.2M | +39% |
| Q2 2025 | $80.9M | -3.5% |
| Q1 2025 | -$36.8M | +$11.7M |
| Q4 2024 | $3.5M | -91% |
ARCB has the edge over RDW on cash generation, producing positive trailing cash flow while its opponent burns cash.
RDW Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$65.3M | -$38.5M |
| Q2 2026 | -$33.5M | +$57.2M |
| Q1 2026 | -$11.4M | +$35.5M |
| Q4 2025 | -$26.5M | -659% |
| Q3 2025 | -$26.9M | -$7.6M |
| Q2 2025 | -$90.6M | -$80.2M |
| Q1 2025 | -$46.9M | -3996% |
| Q4 2024 | $4.7M | -65% |
RDW has burned cash in most quarters: −$137M over the past year, against −$160M the year before.
ARCB Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.4% | +79.5K shares |
| 1 year | -1.7% | -383K shares |
| 3 years | -8.6% | -2.1M shares |
| 5 years | -16% | -4.3M shares |
| Available history | -12% | -3.1M shares |
ARCB has the edge over RDW on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $26.6M |
| Q2 2026 | $749,000 |
| Q1 2026 | $7.4M |
| Q4 2025 | $17.4M |
| Q3 2025 | $16.4M |
| Q2 2025 | $19.7M |
| Q1 2025 | $22M |
| Q4 2024 | $19.1M |
ARCB spent $52M buying back its own shares over the past year, down 32% from the year before.
RDW Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +13% | +29.6M shares |
| 1 year | +179% | +160M shares |
| 3 years | +289% | +186M shares |
| 5 years | +319% | +190M shares |
RDW has 250M diluted shares, up 179% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2020 | — |
| Q2 2020 | — |
| Q1 2020 | — |
ARCB Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 0.0x | Very low |
| Q2 2026 | 0.3x | Very low |
| Q1 2026 | 0.6x | Very low |
| Q4 2025 | 0.5x | Very low |
| Q3 2025 | 0.3x | Very low |
| Q2 2025 | 0.3x | Very low |
| Q1 2025 | 0.4x | Very low |
| Q4 2024 | 0.2x | Very low |
ARCB's net debt is less than a year of its operating earnings (EBITDA).
RDW Net Leverage
RDW's operating earnings (EBITDA) were negative over the past year, so its debt can't be measured against them.
ARCB Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 53.2 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 24.0 | Neutral |
ARCB's weekly RSI is 53 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 24 (neutral).
RDW Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 42.3 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 16.1 | Oversold |
RDW's weekly RSI is 42 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 16 (oversold).
ARCB PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | ARCB | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 105x | 24x | 337% above |
| PE % | 96 | 58 | 38 pts above |
ARCB is trading at 105x earnings, a 337% premium to the Industrials sector's median of 24x.
RDW PE vs Industrials Sector
RDW has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
ARCB Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $129.0 | 4.3% above |
| 20 week MA | $137.0 | 1.8% below |
| 50 week MA | $119.2 | 13% above |
| 100 week MA | $97.1 | 39% above |
| 200 week MA | $102.9 | 31% above |
ARCB has the edge over RDW on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
RDW Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $9.06 | 11% below |
| 20 week MA | $10.1 | 20% below |
| 50 week MA | $10.6 | 24% below |
| 100 week MA | $11.6 | 31% below |
| 200 week MA | $8.07 | 0.5% below |
RDW is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 0.5% below its 200-week average.
ARCB Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $27.4 | $43.3 | +58% |
| 2021 | $43.3 | $111.6 | +158% |
| 2022 | $111.6 | $71.5 | -36% |
| 2023 | $71.5 | $120.2 | +68% |
| 2024 | $120.2 | $93.6 | -22% |
| 2025 | $93.6 | $77.3 | -17% |
| 2026 YTD | $77.3 | $134.6 | +74% |
ARCB has the edge over RDW on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
RDW Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $10.2 | $7.34 | -28% |
| 2022 | $7.34 | $1.92 | -74% |
| 2023 | $1.92 | $2.85 | +48% |
| 2024 | $2.85 | $17.1 | +501% |
| 2025 | $17.1 | $7.15 | -58% |
| 2026 YTD | $7.15 | $8.03 | +12% |
RDW's yearly returns have swung widely, from +501% in 2024 to −74% in 2022. It's up 12% so far in 2026.