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LSTR Landstar System Inc

NASDAQ
Industrials
Road & Rail

$170.42

▼ 1.2%

Updated Oct 16, 2:25 PM ET

Report Card

LSTR at a glance — five pillars scored 0–100 from real filed financials.

How the 0–100 rating is calculated
Value
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Growth
—
Profitability
60
Health
85
Dividends
—

Overall: not rated yet. This stock's fundamentals ratios aren't loaded, so only the pillars its filings support are scored.

Key Metrics

Market Cap

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P/E

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Forward P/E (est.)

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ROE

—

Revenue Growth

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EPS Growth

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Profit Margin

—

FCF Yield

—

Debt / Equity

—

ROIC

15.0%

Interest Coverage

27.14x

Current Ratio

1.88x

Dividend Yield

—

Implied Growth (rev. DCF)

—

Rating Score

Not rated

Business Overview

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Landstar System Inc (LSTR) is a NASDAQ-listed company in the Road & Rail industry, within the Industrials sector.

In its latest reported year it generated about $4.74B in revenue and $115.01M in net profit.

Our model hasn't rated LSTR yet because its fundamentals ratios (P/E, margins, returns on capital, leverage) aren't loaded. Any financial history below comes straight from its SEC filings and refreshes automatically.

Economic Moat

Evidence of durable competitive advantage in the filed financials (10 years of history).

Profit margins and economic moats, explained
Narrow moat signalsMoat evidence score: 46/100

Some durable-advantage evidence, but not across the board — dig into which ingredient is weak and whether it's cyclical or structural.

Operating margin level0/100

4.9% average over the last 3 years

Operating margin stability84/100

±1.3 pts around 6.5% across 10 years

Revenue durability28/100

grew in 5 of the last 9 year-over-year periods

Free-cash-flow consistency100/100

positive in 10 of 10 years

Return on invested capital50/100

15.0% latest fiscal year

A moat can't be proven by numbers alone — this scores the evidence a durable advantage leaves behind (pricing power, consistency, returns on capital), computed the same way for every stock. Pair it with the business overview before concluding anything.

Revenue Growth

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How to read an income statement

4Y CAGR

-7.7%

Revenue moved from $3.17B in 2016 to $4.74B in 2025, a 4.6% compound annual growth rate. The most recent year was roughly steady year over year. Slower, mature growth is common for established businesses.

1/1 checks passedROIC above 10%

Gross Margin

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Operating Margin

3.2%

Net Margin

2.4%

ROE

—

Debt Analysis

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2/2 checks passedInterest covered 3×+Short-term bills covered

Total Debt

$0.00

Net Debt

-$353.25M

Net cash position

Net Debt / EBITDA

-2.33x

Debt / Equity

—

Leverage: debt-to-equity is n/a, and operating profit covers interest about 27.1x, with a current ratio of 1.9x. Detailed balance-sheet leverage is limited for this name. It carries roughly $0.00 of total debt against $353.25M of cash.

Cash Flow Analysis

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Operating CF

$224.88M

Free Cash Flow

$215.00M

FCF Margin

4.5%

In the latest year Landstar System Inc produced about $224.88M of operating cash flow and $215.00M of free cash flow after capital spending. Cash flow is what ultimately pays shareholders, so it is worth tracking over time.

Dividend Safety

Can the payout survive a bad year? Scored from filed cash flow, earnings coverage, and the raise/cut record.

What to look for in a dividend stock
BorderlineSafety score: 47/100

The dividend is being paid, but coverage or consistency is thinner than an income investor should rely on without a closer look.

Per share (latest FY)

$3.56

Total paid (latest FY)

$124.76M

History on record

10 years

Free-cash-flow coverage70/100

dividend uses 58% of free cash flow

Earnings payout ratio0/100

108% of net income paid out

Raise streak75/100

total dividends increased 6 years in a row

Cut history0/100

payout was cut at least once in the last 10 years

Coverage uses the latest fiscal year as filed with the SEC; the streak counts total dollars paid (per-share figures can carry split artifacts). Educational information, not income advice.

Valuation Analysis

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What is a reasonable P/E ratio?
0/1 checks passedTrading below DCF fair value

P/E

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P/S

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P/B

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EV / EBITDA

—

LSTR trades at n/a trailing earnings. Its valuation ratios aren't loaded yet, so there is no P/E to judge here.

DCF Fair Value (Educational)

A two-stage discounted cash flow on real SEC-filed free cash flow — the intrinsic-value anchor professional analysts triangulate from.

How this DCF estimate is calculated

DCF fair value / share

$108.80

Current price

$170.42

-36% · Above fair-value estimate

Starting FCF (latest 10-K)

$215.00M

Growth, years 1–5

4.0%

Fade to terminal, years 6–10

2.5%

Discount rate

9.0%

PV of 10-yr free cash flow$1.66B
PV of terminal value$2.03B
Estimated equity value$3.69B
Shares outstanding34M

Cash flows grow at the stage-1 rate (trailing revenue growth, capped at 20%) for five years, fade to 2.5% by year 10, and continue at that rate forever (Gordon terminal value), all discounted at 9.0%. Small changes in assumptions move the result a lot — treat this as one reference point, not a target price. Educational only, not investment advice.

Metrics vs. Sector Range

Where LSTR sits versus the Industrials companies we cover.

TTM P/E
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Forward P/E
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P/S ratio
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Revenue growth
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EPS growth
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Gross margin
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Net margin
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ROE
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Bands show the middle half (25th–75th percentile) of the 144 Industrials companies in our coverage that have fundamentals data — the peer-relative anchor professional comps analysis uses. Context only — not investment advice.

Sector Peer Comparison

How LSTR stacks up against its Industrials peers — valuation, profitability, and growth versus the sector median.

LSTR doesn't have a model rating yet (its fundamentals ratios aren't loaded), so it isn't ranked against the 142 rated Industrials companies we cover.

P/E vs sector

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median 30.5x

ROE vs sector

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median 18.1%

Growth vs sector

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median 6.0%

Sector rank

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not rated yet

CompanyP/ERev Gr.Rating
LSTRThis stock——Not rated
R18.4x-0.1%Neutral· 42
UHAL141.5x3.6%Weak· 24
TFII38.4x-7.3%Weak· 31
KNX—1.1%Weak· 29
XPO60.9x3.6%Weak· 21
CNI22.2x0.5%Favorable· 65
CP27.1x1.1%Neutral· 56
Industrials median30.5x6.0%50/100

Valuation vs. quality map

sector medianRUHALTFIIXPOCNICPP/E — cheaper ←→ pricierROE — more profitable ↑

The sweet spot is upper-left: more profitable (higher ROE) for a lower P/E. Dashed lines mark the sector median.

Compare side by side

Peers are the closest Industrials companies by sub-industry and size, preferring ones with full data. Sector medians and rank use the 142 rated companies among the 273 Industrials stocks we cover. Educational, not a recommendation.

5-Year Projection Model

Project revenue → earnings → price. Edit the assumptions to build your own case.

What drives this projection, and its limits

2030 scenario price range (Base Case)

$73.96 – $123.26

vs. $170.42 today · implied CAGR -15% – -6%

Metric20262027202820292030
Revenue$5.12B$5.53B$5.98B$6.45B$6.97B
Net income$153.70M$165.99M$179.27M$193.61M$209.10M
EPS$4.53$4.89$5.28$5.71$6.16
Share price (low)$54.36$58.71$63.41$68.48$73.96
Share price (high)$90.60$97.85$105.68$114.13$123.26
CAGR (low–high)-68% / -47%-41% / -24%-28% / -15%-20% / -10%-15% / -6%

Educational scenario model, not a forecast or investment advice. It starts from the latest annual revenue in SEC filings. By default, growth is trailing revenue growth (held between 3% and 45% a year), the net margin is the latest one (held between 3% and 50%, so a loss-making company is modeled with a small profit), and the Base case P/E runs from 60% to 100% of today's. Carrying recent growth forward five years can miss badly in either direction. Outputs are only as good as the assumptions. Growth, margin or P/E data is missing for this stock, so some starting values above are placeholders rather than measurements.

Key Risks

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Market risk — sector rotation, the economic cycle, and broad sentiment move the stock regardless of fundamentals.

Analyst Ratings

What 24 Wall Street analysts covering LSTR recommend (September 2026). Consensus is a useful sanity check — not a substitute for your own homework.

Hold
consensus · score 3.5 / 5 across 24 analysts
Strong Buy 5Buy 4Hold 13Sell 2Strong Sell 0

Analysts have turned more positive over the last three months (+7 pts of buy ratings).

Latest SEC Filings

LSTR's most recent filings, straight from SEC EDGAR. Annual and quarterly reports are the deep dives; 8-Ks flag material events the moment they happen. How to read a 10-K

LSTR — frequently asked questions

Is LSTR a good stock to buy?

We don't give buy or sell advice. Review Landstar System Inc's fundamentals, valuation, and 5-year financials on this page, then make your own decision — and consider a licensed professional.

Where does LSTR's data come from?

Live price data plus the annual financials in Landstar System Inc's SEC filings, refreshed automatically. Its fundamentals ratios aren't loaded yet, which is why it has no model rating.

How is the 5-year projection for LSTR calculated?

It's a scenario model. It starts from the latest annual revenue and net margin in SEC filings, grows revenue at an assumed rate (trailing revenue growth by default), and applies a P/E range built around today's multiple to show the resulting share-price range. When a stock has no growth or P/E data, the starting values are placeholders. It's a tool for thinking, not a prediction.

Is this LSTR analysis financial advice?

No. Everything on this page is educational research, not financial advice or a recommendation to buy or sell LSTR. Always do your own research and consider a licensed professional.

Data notice. Fundamentals and financial statements are sourced from company filings (SEC EDGAR) and market-data providers; prices and market caps refresh on trading days and may be delayed. Ratings, projections, technical signals, and written summaries are model- or rule-generated for education and may simplify or lag the latest filings.

Not advice. Nothing on this page is investment advice or a recommendation to buy, hold, or sell any security. Do your own research and consult a licensed financial professional before investing.