Landstar System, Inc. (LSTR) is a publicly traded company in the Industrials — Integrated Freight & Logistics industry listed on NASDAQ. This overview shows the latest price, key valuation ratios, profitability metrics and financial-health indicators used by fundamental investors.
Landstar System, Inc. delivers comprehensive logistics and transportation solutions, operating across North America (U.S., Canada, and Mexico) and globally. The company's operations are divided into two main divisions: Transportation Logistics and Insurance. The core Transportation Logistics segment offers an extensive range of freight movement options.
Is Landstar System, Inc. stock overvalued or undervalued in 2026?
Landstar System, Inc. (LSTR) trades at 36.6× earnings (P/E), above the median of the 297 industrials companies over $2bn in Kaplio's universe. At the decade median (24.6×) $95 (-33 %); at its sector median (25.8×) $100 (-30 %).
Kaplio overview: Landstar System, Inc.
Market cap $5B · 52 weeks $122 – $225 (38 % below the high) · P/E 36.6× · 2027 expected P/E 18.4× · Dividend 2.6 % · 6 years rising · Next earnings January 27, 2027 · expected EPS $1.67 · Closing price, Oct 29 · accounts published Oct 27.
- Valuation: P/E 36.6× (expensive).
- Business: ROIC 14 % (fair).
- Balance sheet: Net cash/EBITDA 1.3× (solid).
- Earnings: 2 of 8 (disappointing).
What would it be worth at its usual multiples?
At the decade median (24.6×) $95 (-33 %); at its sector median (25.8×) $100 (-30 %). Implied price from applying the reference multiples to today's earnings (or book value, or FFO) per share. Not a fair value: it is where the stock would trade at its usual multiples.
P/E calculated by Kaplio with 12-month GAAP earnings; the data provider reports 30.0×.
What matters in industrials: 4 of 10 pass
- 5y revenue growth 5.0 %, fails.
- Operating margin 3.6 %, fails.
- Capex / Revenue 0.2 %, fails.
- P/E vs own 10y history 36.6×, fails.
- Cycle-adjusted EV/EBITDA 18.0×, fails.
- ROIC 13.8 %, borderline.
- FCF conversion 186.9 %, passes.
- Net debt / EBITDA −1.3×, passes.
- Altman Z-Score 9.7, passes.
- Piotroski F-Score 5 de 9, passes.
Against its peers (reference peers) — Landstar System, Inc.: P/E 36.6×; EV/EBITDA 18.0×; ROIC 13.8 %; $4.8B. C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. (P/E 24.3×; EV/EBITDA 17.7×; ROIC 19.0 %; $14.7B), J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. (P/E 31.2×; EV/EBITDA 13.4×; ROIC 11.1 %; $20.9B), Schneider National, Inc. (P/E 46.0×; EV/EBITDA 8.9×; ROIC 4.5 %; $5.2B).
Expensive or cheap against its last ten years?
P/E at each close: today 36.6× · median 24.6× · minimum 13.6× · maximum 58.1× · cheap below 18.4× · expensive above 30.5×. It has been cheaper than today 94% of the time over its last ten years.
Dividend
fragile · Yield 2.6 % ($3.59 per share in 2025) · Years raising it 6 · 5-year growth +5 % a year · Free cash flow coverage 2.3× · With $1,000 invested today you'd collect $25.70 a year ($2.14 a month).
Profitability
| Return on Equity | 19.67% |
| Return on Invested Capital | 13.84% |
| Return on Assets | 8.87% |
| Gross Margin | 12.71% |
| Operating Margin | 3.94% |
| Net Margin | 3.03% |
Financial Health
| Debt / Equity | 0.18 |
| Current Ratio | 1.79 |
| Piotroski F-Score | 5 |
| Altman Z-Score | 9.69 |
Price Performance
| 1 month | -17.70% |
| 3 months | -20.58% |
| Year-to-date | -3.41% |
| 1 year | +10.73% |
| 3 years | -15.77% |
| 5 years | -21.05% |
| 10 years | +95.08% |
Dividend History
Paid in the last 12 months: $3.6400 per share in 5 payments.
| Date | Amount |
|---|---|
| 2026-08-18 | $0.4400 |
| 2026-05-19 | $0.4000 |
| 2026-02-18 | $0.4000 |
| 2026-01-06 | $2.0000 |
| 2025-11-18 | $0.4000 |
| 2025-08-19 | $0.4000 |
| 2025-06-05 | $0.4000 |
| 2025-02-18 | $0.3600 |
| 2025-01-07 | $2.0000 |
| 2024-11-19 | $0.3600 |
Amounts adjusted for stock splits.
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