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LANDSTAR SYSTEM INC LSTR

Nasdaq · stock · Trucking (No Local) · website · IPO 1993-03-05 · LEI

LANDSTAR SYSTEM INC statistics & valuation

Market cap$7.1B
P / E61.7×
P / S1.5×
P / B8.9×
P / FCF33.0×
Dividend yield1.76%
Net margin2.4%
Return on equity14.5%
FCF margin4.5%
Net cash$396.7M
Net debt / EBITDA-2×
Enterprise value USD$6.7B
EV / EBITDA33.9×
Earnings yield EBIT/EV2.3%
Return on capital16.1%
Graham number -77.8%$41.31

Market cap as of 2026-06-29. Multiples are price-derived and refreshed daily; everything else from the latest financial reports. The Graham number is Benjamin Graham's rough maximum fair value ($41.31); a green figure means the price is below it.

Profitability & efficiency

Net margin (%)
4.30% 4.90% 5.50% 5.60% 4.60% 5.80% 5.80% 5.00% 4.10% 2.40% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Gross margin (%)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Operating margin (%)
7.00% 6.70% 7.20% 7.30% 6.10% 7.70% 7.70% 6.50% 5.20% 3.20% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on equity (%)
25.30% 27.10% 37.00% 31.60% 27.80% 44.30% 48.60% 26.90% 20.10% 14.50% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Shares outstanding
42.2M 42.0M 41.3M 39.8M 38.6M 38.2M 36.6M 35.9M 35.5M 34.7M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Net debt ($)
-$178.9M -$242.4M -$199.7M -$319.5M -$249.4M -$215.5M -$339.6M -$481.0M -$515.0M -$396.7M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Share buybacks ($)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on assets (%)
12.50% 13.10% 18.50% 16.00% 11.60% 18.70% 22.30% 14.70% 10.80% 7.00% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Free cash flow margin (%)
5.30% 3.40% 6.20% 7.10% 4.40% 3.90% 8.00% 6.90% 5.30% 4.50% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Debt / equity (×)
0.00× 0.00× 0.00× 0.00× 0.00× 0.00× 0.00× 0.00× 0.00× 0.00× 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
EPS ($)
$3.25 $4.21 $6.18 $5.72 $4.98 $9.98 $11.76 $7.36 $5.51 $3.31 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025

Margins and returns computed from annual filings. Falling shares outstanding = buybacks; rising = dilution. Net debt = debt − cash (negative = net cash).

P / E vs its own history

LANDSTAR SYSTEM INC trades at about 56.1× earnings — above its 10-year norm (10-year range 14.7×–45.1×, median 26×).

14.7× 56.1×

Shaded band = 10-year range (14.7×–45.1×); dot = today's 56.1×.

Historical P/E = month-end price near each fiscal year-end ÷ that year's EPS. A read on whether the stock is cheap or dear relative to how it has typically been valued — not a forecast.

Key ratios (by fiscal year)

RatioFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Operating margin3.2%5.2%6.5%7.7%7.7%6.1%7.3%7.2%6.7%7.0%
Net margin2.4%4.1%5.0%5.8%5.8%4.6%5.6%5.5%4.9%4.3%
FCF margin4.5%5.3%6.9%8.0%3.9%4.4%7.1%6.2%3.4%5.3%
Return on assets7.0%10.8%14.7%22.3%18.7%11.6%16.0%18.5%13.1%12.5%
Return on equity14.5%20.1%26.9%48.6%44.3%27.8%31.6%37.0%27.1%25.3%
Debt / equity0.00×0.00×0.00×0.00×0.00×0.00×0.00×0.00×0.00×0.00×
Current ratio1.751.962.001.641.511.501.801.811.751.94

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-27. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.