FWRD
Forward Air Corporation
FWRD trails on the overall score without a compensating advantage in the available component scores.
RDW
Redwire Corporation
RDW has the edge over FWRD overall, supported by stronger fundamentals.
FWRD Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Weak | |
| Stable | |
| Weak |
FWRD's revenue is currently healthy, and its cash flow is stable, but its profitability and balance sheet are weak.
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.
FWRD PE Valuation
FWRD has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year. If it returns to profit as analysts expect, today's price would be 60x next year's earnings.
RDW PE Valuation
RDW has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
FWRD Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Returning to profit | |
| Growth | |
| Weakening | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect FWRD to return to profit, with revenue growing. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
RDW Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Losses shrinking | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
RDW has the edge over FWRD on the outlook, with more favorable profitability expectations.
FWRD Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $0.29 | — |
| Q3 2026 | -$8.03 | -$4.18 |
| Q2 2026 | -$8.89 | -$2.90 |
| Q1 2026 | -$2.92 | +$26.13 |
| Q4 2025 | -$3.51 | +$26.67 |
| Q3 2025 | -$3.85 | +$21.16 |
| Q2 2025 | -$5.99 | +$16.00 |
| Q1 2025 | -$29.05 | -1397% |
| Q4 2024 | -$30.18 | -570% |
FWRD has the edge over RDW on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
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.
FWRD Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $673.9M | +6.7% |
| Q2 2026 | $673M | +8.8% |
| Q1 2026 | $582M | -5.1% |
| Q4 2025 | $631.2M | -0.3% |
| Q3 2025 | $631.8M | -3.7% |
| Q2 2025 | $618.8M | -3.9% |
| Q1 2025 | $613.3M | +13% |
| Q4 2024 | $632.8M | +87% |
FWRD's revenue grew through 2024 and has held roughly level since: $674M last quarter, up 6.7% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 6.5% | +4.1 points |
| Q2 2026 | -30% | -33 points |
| Q1 2026 | 3.5% | +2.7 points |
| Q4 2025 | -0.5% | -12 points |
| Q3 2025 | 2.4% | -1.1 points |
| Q2 2025 | 3.1% | +173 points |
| Q1 2025 | 0.8% | +13 points |
| Q4 2024 | 12% | +14 points |
FWRD 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 FWRD 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.
FWRD Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $32.2M | -34% |
| Q2 2026 | -$8.1M | +$9.9M |
| Q1 2026 | $38.8M | +147% |
| Q4 2025 | -$31.1M | -$584K |
| Q3 2025 | $48.6M | +19% |
| Q2 2025 | -$18M | +$41.7M |
| Q1 2025 | $15.7M | +$72.4M |
| Q4 2024 | -$30.5M | -194% |
FWRD 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.
FWRD Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.1% | +44K shares |
| 1 year | +5% | +1.6M shares |
| 3 years | +26% | +6.8M shares |
| 5 years | +20% | +5.4M shares |
| Available history | +15% | +4.2M shares |
FWRD has the edge over RDW on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2024 | — |
| Q3 2024 | — |
| Q2 2024 | — |
| Q1 2024 | — |
| Q4 2023 | — |
| Q3 2023 | $14M |
| Q2 2023 | $29.3M |
| Q1 2023 | $50.5M |
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 | — |
FWRD Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 99.4x | High |
| Q1 2026 | 7.5x | High |
| Q4 2025 | 8.4x | High |
| Q3 2025 | 5.9x | High |
| Q2 2025 | 6.2x | High |
| Q1 2024 | 32.1x | High |
| Q4 2023 | -0.8x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2023 | 0.5x | Very low |
FWRD's net debt is more than 20 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up from 6.2 years a year ago.
RDW Net Leverage
RDW's operating earnings (EBITDA) were negative over the past year, so its debt can't be measured against them.
FWRD Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 51.9 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 47.8 | Neutral |
FWRD's weekly RSI is 52 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 48 (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).
FWRD PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | FWRD | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 24x | — |
FWRD has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
RDW PE vs Industrials Sector
RDW has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
FWRD Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $16.0 | 7.3% above |
| 20 week MA | $16.0 | 7% above |
| 50 week MA | $18.6 | 7.9% below |
| 100 week MA | $21.5 | 20% below |
| 200 week MA | $41.0 | 58% below |
FWRD 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.
FWRD Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $69.3 | $76.1 | +9.8% |
| 2021 | $76.1 | $116.6 | +53% |
| 2022 | $116.6 | $105.4 | -9.6% |
| 2023 | $105.4 | $62.9 | -40% |
| 2024 | $62.9 | $30.1 | -52% |
| 2025 | $30.1 | $25.5 | -15% |
| 2026 YTD | $25.5 | $17.2 | -33% |
FWRD has finished four years in a row lower, and it's down 33% so far in 2026.
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 has the edge over FWRD on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.