| Metric | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 | FY2019 | FY2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and cash equivalents | $220.4M+1.0% | $218.3M+29.5% | $168.5M-14.3% | $196.8M-24.6% | $261.0M+66.6% | $156.7M-1.9% | $159.7M+93.6% | $82.5M |
| Cash and cash equivalents – restricted | $82.4M-44.2% | $147.7M-50.3% | $297.3M+60.0% | $185.8M+113.0% | $87.2M+121.8% | $39.3M-4.8% | $41.3M-11.9% | $46.9M |
| Trade receivables, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $30,647 and $37,797, respectively | $305.3M-62.0% | $803.7M-9.6% | $888.6M+5.5% | $842.3M-7.6% | $911.3M+57.5% | $578.5M+11.6% | $518.5M-13.8% | $601.2M |
| Contract balance – revenue in transit | $9.6M+33.2% | $7.2M-40.9% | $12.2M-22.8% | $15.9M-30.9% | $22.9M+57.5% | $14.6M+14.7% | $12.7M-18.6% | $15.6M |
| Prepaid expenses | $114.0M-7.4% | $123.1M-17.2% | $148.7M+37.6% | $108.1M+19.4% | $90.5M+26.3% | $71.6M+15.3% | $62.2M-7.2% | $67.0M |
| Assets held for sale | $73.0M-12.1% | $83.0M-0.4% | $83.4M+105.3% | $40.6M+397.2% | $8.2M-72.6% | $29.8M-28.8% | $41.8M+4.6% | $40.0M |
| Income tax receivable | $45.9M+23.2% | $37.3M-43.4% | $65.8M+11.6% | $59.0M+6387.8% | $909K-68.7% | $2.9M-82.9% | $17.0M+145.2% | $6.9M |
| Other current assets | $36.9M+29.4% | $28.5M-35.1% | $43.9M+15.6% | $38.0M+44.5% | $26.3M+25.4% | $21.0M-24.6% | $27.8M-6.3% | $29.7M |
| Total current assets | $887.5M-38.7% | $1.45B-15.2% | $1.71B+14.4% | $1.49B+5.6% | $1.41B+53.2% | $923.4M+3.7% | $890.0M-1.9% | $907.2M |
| Revenue equipment | $5.57B+3.9% | $5.36B+3.9% | $5.15B+16.4% | $4.43B+10.9% | $3.99B+16.9% | $3.42B+13.6% | $3.01B+14.9% | $2.62B |
| Land and land improvements | $456.2M-1.0% | $460.6M+8.0% | $426.6M+13.3% | $376.6M+15.2% | $326.7M+38.1% | $236.5M+3.5% | $228.5M+0.4% | $227.6M |
| Buildings and building improvements | $1.02B+4.2% | $976.4M+13.4% | $861.2M+18.6% | $726.4M+13.5% | $640.0M+39.6% | $458.5M+12.9% | $406.1M+8.2% | $375.4M |
| Furniture and fixtures | $201.5M+16.8% | $172.5M+9.9% | $156.9M+19.0% | $131.9M+35.8% | $97.1M+40.2% | $69.3M+12.5% | $61.6M+19.3% | $51.6M |
| Shop and service equipment | $95.0M-4.2% | $99.3M+18.1% | $84.0M+40.5% | $59.8M+28.3% | $46.6M+60.6% | $29.0M+9.9% | $26.4M+16.0% | $22.8M |
| Leasehold improvements | $42.2M+7.6% | $39.2M+5.3% | $37.2M+124.4% | $16.6M+19.2% | $13.9M+8.0% | $12.9M+4.5% | $12.3M+16.9% | $10.5M |
| Gross property and equipment | $7.38B+3.9% | $7.10B+5.7% | $6.72B+17.1% | $5.74B+12.1% | $5.12B+21.2% | $4.22B+12.8% | $3.74B+13.2% | $3.31B |
| Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization | -$2.66B-10.9% | -$2.40B-14.1% | -$2.10B-10.4% | -$1.91B-21.9% | -$1.56B-27.0% | -$1.23B-38.0% | -$892.0M-28.7% | -$693.1M |
| Property and equipment, net | $4.72B+0.3% | $4.70B+1.9% | $4.62B+20.4% | $3.84B+7.9% | $3.56B+18.8% | $2.99B+5.0% | $2.85B+9.1% | $2.61B |
| Operating lease right-of-use-assets | $314.6M-15.6% | $372.8M-23.1% | $484.8M+152.0% | $192.4M+30.4% | $147.5M+30.2% | $113.3M-33.1% | $169.4M | $0 |
| Goodwill | $3.93B-0.7% | $3.96B+2.9% | $3.85B+9.4% | $3.52B+0.1% | $3.52B+20.3% | $2.92B+0.1% | $2.92B-0.0% | $2.92B |
| Intangible assets, net | $1.94B-5.9% | $2.06B-0.1% | $2.06B+15.9% | $1.78B-3.0% | $1.83B+31.8% | $1.39B+0.7% | $1.38B-2.9% | $1.42B |
| Other long-term assets | $165.2M+7.0% | $154.4M+1.0% | $152.8M+13.4% | $134.8M-29.8% | $192.1M+51.9% | $126.5M+73.0% | $73.1M+41.4% | $51.7M |
| Total assets | $11.96B-5.9% | $12.70B-1.3% | $12.87B+17.5% | $10.95B+2.8% | $10.66B+25.8% | $8.47B+2.2% | $8.28B+4.7% | $7.91B |
| Accounts payable | $200.8M-39.1% | $329.7M-7.2% | $355.2M+60.8% | $220.8M-1.8% | $224.8M+122.6% | $101.0M+1.8% | $99.2M-15.9% | $117.9M |
| Accrued payroll and purchased transportation | $194.9M+0.0% | $194.9M+18.2% | $164.9M-3.8% | $171.4M-21.1% | $217.1M+34.9% | $160.9M+46.2% | $110.1M-13.0% | $126.5M |
| Accrued liabilities | $66.6M+4.0% | $64.1M-70.9% | $220.3M+170.3% | $81.5M-36.6% | $128.5M+44.6% | $88.9M-49.3% | $175.2M+15.7% | $151.5M |
| Claims accruals – current portion | $246.9M-1.2% | $250.0M-47.9% | $480.2M+54.0% | $311.8M+50.9% | $206.6M+18.1% | $174.9M+16.0% | $150.8M-5.8% | $160.0M |
| Finance lease liabilities and long-term debt – current portion | $194.4M-32.6% | $288.4M-37.3% | $459.8M+543.3% | $71.5M-72.8% | $262.4M+399.1% | $52.6M-86.1% | $377.7M+543.7% | $58.7M |
| Operating lease liabilities – current portion | $127.5M+5.7% | $120.7M-16.7% | $144.9M+292.1% | $37.0M+4.6% | $35.3M-25.6% | $47.5M-40.7% | $80.1M | $0 |
| Accounts receivable securitization – current portion | $0-100.0% | $459.0M | $0 | — | — | $213.9M | $0 | — |
| Total current liabilities | $1.03B-39.6% | $1.71B-6.5% | $1.83B+104.2% | $894.0M-16.8% | $1.07B+28.0% | $839.7M-15.4% | $993.0M+61.6% | $614.6M |
| Revolving line of credit | $626.0M+169.8% | $232.0M+246.3% | $67.0M+55.8% | $43.0M-83.5% | $260.0M+23.8% | $210.0M-24.7% | $279.0M+43.1% | $195.0M |
| Long-term debt – less current portion | $1.03B-28.9% | $1.45B+18.2% | $1.22B+19.4% | $1.02B-1.2% | $1.04B+247.1% | $298.9M | $0-100.0% | $364.6M |
| Finance lease liabilities – less current portion | $502.0M+9.8% | $457.3M+12.3% | $407.1M+18.2% | $344.4M+34.4% | $256.2M+85.3% | $138.2M+140.9% | $57.4M-19.5% | $71.2M |
| Operating lease liabilities – less current portion | $207.8M-24.3% | $274.5M-26.1% | $371.4M+147.6% | $150.0M+39.4% | $107.6M+54.1% | $69.9M-27.4% | $96.2M | $0 |
| Claims accruals – less current portion | $359.5M+7.0% | $335.9M+6.5% | $315.5M+56.3% | $201.8M-4.2% | $210.7M+20.5% | $174.8M-11.2% | $196.9M-2.2% | $201.3M |
| Deferred tax liabilities | $904.1M-1.7% | $919.8M-3.4% | $951.7M+4.8% | $907.9M+3.8% | $874.9M+7.2% | $815.9M+5.7% | $771.7M+4.4% | $739.5M |
| Other long-term liabilities | $205.1M-2.4% | $210.1M+165.7% | $79.1M+556.4% | $12.0M+1.9% | $11.8M-75.6% | $48.5M+235.5% | $14.5M-37.9% | $23.3M |
| Total liabilities | $4.86B-12.9% | $5.58B-3.2% | $5.77B+44.3% | $4.00B-2.8% | $4.11B+58.4% | $2.60B-0.7% | $2.61B+6.7% | $2.45B |
| Preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share; 10,000 shares authorized; none issued | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Preferred stock, par value | $10+0.0% | $10+0.0% | $10+0.0% | $10+0.0% | $10+0.0% | $10+0.0% | $10 | — |
| Preferred stock, shares authorized | $10.0M+0.0% | $10.0M+0.0% | $10.0M+0.0% | $10.0M+0.0% | $10.0M+0.0% | $10.0M+0.0% | $10.0M | — |
| Common stock, par value $0.01 per share; 500,000 shares authorized; 162,339 and 161,896 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. | $1623000.00+0.2% | $1619000.00+0.4% | $1613000.00+0.4% | $1607000.00-3.2% | $1660000.00-0.3% | $1665000.00-2.5% | $1707000.00-1.2% | $1728000.00 |
| Common stock, par value | $10+0.0% | $10+0.0% | $10+0.0% | $10+0.0% | $10+0.0% | $10+0.0% | $10 | — |
| Common stock, shares authorized | $500.0M+0.0% | $500.0M+0.0% | $500.0M+0.0% | $500.0M+0.0% | $500.0M+0.0% | $500.0M+0.0% | $500.0M | — |
| Beginning balance, shares | $162.3M+0.3% | $161.9M+0.3% | $161.4M+0.4% | $160.7M-3.2% | $166.0M-0.3% | $166.6M-2.4% | $170.7M | — |
| Common stock, shares issued | $162.3M+0.3% | $161.9M+0.3% | $161.4M+0.4% | $160.7M-3.2% | $166.0M | — | — | — |
| Additional paid-in capital | $4.48B+0.8% | $4.45B+0.4% | $4.43B+0.8% | $4.39B+1.0% | $4.35B+1.2% | $4.30B+0.8% | $4.27B+0.6% | $4.24B |
| Accumulated other comprehensive loss | -$716K-62.0% | -$442K+46.7% | -$830K+65.9% | -$2.4M-332.7% | -$563K | $0 | — | — |
| Retained earnings | $2.60B-2.3% | $2.66B+0.0% | $2.66B+4.2% | $2.55B+17.1% | $2.18B+39.2% | $1.57B+12.3% | $1.40B+14.7% | $1.22B |
| Total Knight-Swift stockholders' equity | $7.08B-0.4% | $7.11B+0.3% | $7.09B+2.1% | $6.95B+6.3% | $6.53B+11.3% | $5.87B+3.6% | $5.67B+3.8% | $5.46B |
| Noncontrolling interest | $9.4M+20.1% | $7.8M-53.0% | $16.7M+62.4% | $10.3M-0.2% | $10.3M+369.8% | $2.2M+5.0% | $2.1M+18.0% | $1.8M |
| Total stockholders’ equity | $7.09B-0.4% | $7.12B+0.2% | $7.10B+2.1% | $6.96B+6.3% | $6.54B+11.4% | $5.87B+3.6% | $5.67B+3.8% | $5.46B |
| Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity | $11.96B-5.9% | $12.70B-1.3% | $12.87B+17.5% | $10.95B+2.8% | $10.66B+25.8% | $8.47B+2.2% | $8.28B+4.7% | $7.91B |
| Common Stock [Member] | ||||||||
Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL. % change vs prior period shown where available.
Source: SEC EDGAR 10-K and 10-Q filings. Up to 10 years annual / 16 quarters shown.