TFI International

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$96.89
+$2.56 (+2.71%)Today 1M −17.35%
After hours$96.890.00%

Updated Nov 11, 4:00 PM ET · Regular session · May be delayed

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$94.33
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$94.25–$96.89
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374.0K
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$80.63–$167.69
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Understand the Business

Why the Stock Moved

Period-matched expectations history is not yet available. Current metrics are not a substitute for a historical explanation.

The core investment thesis

Own TFII if its acquisition-led trucking and courier model keeps converting cyclical freight assets into durable cash flow faster than leverage and freight-cycle pressure erode margins.

TFII price history

Latest price$96.89Today+$2.56 (+2.71%)
TFII -14.42%S&P 500 -2.42%Since first plotted close
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Investment thesis

What must happen next

5 MATERIAL PROPOSITIONS
  • TFI’s acquisition-and-integration model must keep turning a fragmented trucking and courier market into cash, not just a larger asset base.StrengtheningMateriality: High

    IFRS annual operating cash flow was $977.8 million in FY2025, only modestly below $1.063 billion in FY2024 despite weaker earnings. If this holds, TFII can compound through cycles by buying and improving transport assets; if it breaks, growth becomes capital-intensive roll-up activity with weak returns.

    Watch: TFI overpays for acquisitions because strategic buyers or private-equity-backed transport consolidators bid up trucking and courier assets.

    Supporting sources

    Source notes are factual paraphrases; read the original disclosures below.

    IFRS annual operating cash flow was $977.8 million in FY2025, only modestly below $1.063 billion in FY2024 despite weaker earnings.

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  • TFI’s pricing and cost discipline must prove strong enough to restore transport margins when freight demand normalizes.WeakeningMateriality: High

    TFI remained profitable in FY2025 with IFRS annual operating income of $565.3 million. Margin recovery would make the downturn an earnings trough; sustained price/cost pressure would make the lower earnings base structural.

    Watch: Prolonged North American trucking overcapacity keeps spot and contract rates under pressure before reported margins recover.

    Supporting sources

    Source notes are factual paraphrases; read the original disclosures below.

    TFI remained profitable in FY2025 with IFRS annual operating income of $565.3 million.

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  • TFI’s customer demand must remain cyclical rather than structurally impaired, with shippers continuing to need its trucking and courier network as freight activity recovers.HoldingMateriality: Medium

    IFRS annual revenue was $7.885 billion in FY2025, still above FY2021 revenue of $7.220 billion. If demand is cyclical, revenue can rebound with freight markets; if customers permanently shift volumes away, the company loses operating leverage and acquisition capacity.

    Watch: Major shippers consolidate freight with integrated parcel and LTL networks such as UPS, FedEx, or Amazon Logistics, reducing TFII lane density before revenue rolls over further.

    Supporting sources

    Source notes are factual paraphrases; read the original disclosures below.

    IFRS annual revenue was $7.885 billion in FY2025, still above FY2021 revenue of $7.220 billion.

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  • TFI’s balance sheet must leave enough flexibility to keep acquiring and optimizing assets without letting leverage dictate strategy.HoldingMateriality: Medium

    TFI still had IFRS equity of $2.678 billion at FY2025 year-end, broadly stable versus $2.673 billion at FY2024 year-end. Financial flexibility is central to a consolidator; if liabilities constrain capital allocation, TFII loses the ability to exploit downturn opportunities.

    Watch: Debt-funded acquisitions continue while freight earnings remain depressed, raising refinancing or covenant risk before earnings recover.

    Supporting sources

    Source notes are factual paraphrases; read the original disclosures below.

    TFI still had IFRS equity of $2.678 billion at FY2025 year-end, broadly stable versus $2.673 billion at FY2024 year-end.

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  • Per-share value creation must come from disciplined capital allocation that offsets freight cyclicality, rather than from revenue scale alone.WeakeningMateriality: Medium

    IFRS diluted EPS has remained positive in every annual period shown from FY2021 through FY2025. Owners are paid on per-share earnings and cash returns; if acquisitions and reinvestment do not lift per-share economics, the business can grow while shareholders do not.

    Watch: Management issues equity or accepts dilution to fund acquisitions without commensurate returns.

    Supporting sources

    Source notes are factual paraphrases; read the original disclosures below.

    IFRS diluted EPS has remained positive in every annual period shown from FY2021 through FY2025.

    Open source ↗
Full investment case & evidence

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Original research

TFI’s acquisition-and-integration model must keep turning a fragmented trucking and courier market into cash, not just a larger asset base. If this holds, TFII can compound through cycles by buying and improving transport assets; if it breaks, growth becomes capital-intensive roll-up activity with weak returns.

TFI’s pricing and cost discipline must prove strong enough to restore transport margins when freight demand normalizes. Margin recovery would make the downturn an earnings trough; sustained price/cost pressure would make the lower earnings base structural.

TFI’s customer demand must remain cyclical rather than structurally impaired, with shippers continuing to need its trucking and courier network as freight activity recovers. If demand is cyclical, revenue can rebound with freight markets; if customers permanently shift volumes away, the company loses operating leverage and acquisition capacity.

TFI’s balance sheet must leave enough flexibility to keep acquiring and optimizing assets without letting leverage dictate strategy. Financial flexibility is central to a consolidator; if liabilities constrain capital allocation, TFII loses the ability to exploit downturn opportunities.

Per-share value creation must come from disciplined capital allocation that offsets freight cyclicality, rather than from revenue scale alone. Owners are paid on per-share earnings and cash returns; if acquisitions and reinvestment do not lift per-share economics, the business can grow while shareholders do not.

All standing thesis claims
Original report summary

its acquisition-led trucking and courier model keeps converting cyclical freight assets into durable cash flow faster than leverage and freight-cycle pressure erode margins.

Evidence assessed Oct 15, 2026. Expand each conclusion for its evidence and what would change it. Thesis evidence—not a buy or sell recommendation.

Bull case and bear case

Bull case and bear case for TFI International

Where the evidence on TFI International disagrees: Mixed on the latest evidence (Oct 15, 2026). Of its 5 thesis points, 1 strengthening, 2 holding and 2 weakening.

Bull case: what the evidence supports

  • TFI’s acquisition-and-integration model must keep turning a fragmented trucking and courier market into cash, not just a larger asset base.

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  • TFI’s customer demand must remain cyclical rather than structurally impaired, with shippers continuing to need its trucking and courier network as freight activity recovers.

    sec.gov ↗

  • TFI’s balance sheet must leave enough flexibility to keep acquiring and optimizing assets without letting leverage dictate strategy.

    sec.gov ↗

Bear case: what the evidence questions

  • TFI’s pricing and cost discipline must prove strong enough to restore transport margins when freight demand normalizes.

    sec.gov ↗

  • Per-share value creation must come from disciplined capital allocation that offsets freight cyclicality, rather than from revenue scale alone.

    sec.gov ↗

Thesis-Break Engine

What has broken in TFI International’s thesis

Each break OptimistFi flagged on TFI International, dated — with what has historically followed the same kind of break across the market, not a forecast for TFI International.

peers+18%-17%+1%12 mo agonow+6 mo
Daily price, then where similar breaks led across the market: the typical +1% path vs comparable companies over six months, inside the middle-half range (+18% to -17%). A base rate, not a forecast.
  • Sharp drawdowncondition set before this filing

    Across all companies, this kind of break has happened 15,428 times before. Those stocks beat comparable companies by a median of 1% over the next six months, and 33% of them trailed it by 10 points or more.

How the Thesis-Break Engine works →Historical outcomes are measured against comparable companies after past breaks of the same kind, across all companies. Not a prediction.

MARKET + FINANCIAL SNAPSHOT

The numbers behind the thesis

Sourced from filings and market data

What Changed

  1. Mixed
    Foreign issuer material report (6-K).

    TFI International filed an SEC report on 2026-10-01: Foreign issuer material report (6-K). It is a dated development that tests the current thesis.

  2. Mixed
    Foreign issuer material report (6-K).

    TFI International filed an SEC report on 2026-09-17: Foreign issuer material report (6-K). It is a dated development that tests the current thesis.

  3. Mixed
    Foreign issuer material report (6-K).

    TFI International filed an SEC report on 2026-09-15: Foreign issuer material report (6-K). It is a dated development that tests the current thesis.

Risks / falsifiers

What could break the thesis

  • TFI overpays for acquisitions because strategic buyers or private-equity-backed transport consolidators bid up trucking and courier assets.
  • Prolonged North American trucking overcapacity keeps spot and contract rates under pressure before reported margins recover.
  • Major shippers consolidate freight with integrated parcel and LTL networks such as UPS, FedEx, or Amazon Logistics, reducing TFII lane density before revenue rolls over further.
  • Debt-funded acquisitions continue while freight earnings remain depressed, raising refinancing or covenant risk before earnings recover.
  • Management issues equity or accepts dilution to fund acquisitions without commensurate returns.

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Financial statements

TFII income statement

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TFII: quick answers

What is TFII's short interest?
As of October 30, 2026, 2.0M TFII shares were sold short, up 6.0% from the count before. At the stock's average daily volume that is 5.0 days to cover. FINRA publishes the count twice a month. TFII short interest history
Which well-known investors own TFII?
1 of the 37 well-known funds tracked here reported TFII shares in their latest 13F filing. By share of the fund's portfolio: Maverick Capital, 0.0%. Fund portfolios

TFII in well-known investors’ portfolios

1 of 37 funds reported TFII shares in their latest 13F filing. A 13F shows quarter-end positions and arrives up to 45 days later.

FundOf its portfolioValueChangeQuarter
Maverick Capital0.02%$1.9M−3.4%Q2 2026

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