CHRW vs FLX vs LSTR Stock Comparison

C. H. Robinson Worldwide, BingEx and Landstar System Prices as of Nov 3, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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FLX BingEx Ltd
$1.50 +6.4% 1M -58.7% 1Y
Market cap
$104.24M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$558.59M
Div. yield
–
Logistics Industrials
2 wins
LSTR Landstar System Inc
$151.06 -12.9% 1M +20.1% 1Y
Market cap
$5.11B
P/E
31.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.29B
Div. yield
–
Logistics Industrials
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

C. H. Robinson Worldwide leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (C. H. Robinson Worldwide 5, Landstar System 4, BingEx 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCHRWFLXLSTRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $15.89B $104.24M $5.11B CHRW
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 23.8x -56.8x 31.9x CHRW
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 21.8x 3.5x 24.6x FLX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.4% -3.8% +10.7% LSTR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 3.7% -0.3% 3.0% CHRW
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 21.3% — 17.9% CHRW
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.7x — -1.1x LSTR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -12.3% -58.7% +20.1% LSTR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +6.8%/yr — -4.1%/yr CHRW
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 45.2% 98.8% 40.2% LSTR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 44/100 60/100 50/100 FLX

Percentile Scorecard

CHRWFLXLSTR

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisCHRWFLXLSTR
Valuation 26 #102 of 137 69 #43 of 137 24 #105 of 137
Growth 43 #73 of 127 54 #59 of 127 24 #97 of 127
Profitability 49 #64 of 125 27 #92 of 125 57 #54 of 125
Financial Health 40 #89 of 147 89 #17 of 147 87 #20 of 147
Shareholder Returns 63 #33 of 87 – 59 #36 of 87
Overall 44 60 50
  • CHRW ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • FLX ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • LSTR ranked among 150 companies in Transportation

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodCHRWFLXLSTRSPY
1 month -15.3%+6.4%-12.9% -2.0%
3 months -13.7%-31.2%-16.8% -2.2%
6 months -20.1%-43.6%-16.2% +4.2%
Year to date -17.0%-52.8%+5.1% +10.6%
1 year -12.3%-58.7%+20.1% +10.4%
3 years +63.4%—-11.2% +73.6%
3 years, per year +17.8%—-3.9% +20.2%
5 years +39.0%—-18.8% +61.6%
5 years, per year +6.8%—-4.1% +10.1%
10 years +93.7%—+109.2% +261.3%
10 years, per year +6.8%—+7.7% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCHRWFLXLSTRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 45.2%98.8%40.2% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 53.4%113.7%46.5% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.690.940.65 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.27-0.590.50 0.81
Max drawdown, 5Y -43.2%-95.6%-41.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -36.2%-63.9%-33.0% -3.2%
52-week high $209.42$4.16$225.37 $779.14
52-week low $124.61$0.80$121.51 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleCHRWFLXLSTR
P/E now vs peer median 23.7xmedian 15.1x -56.4xmedian 15.1x 31.9xmedian 15.1x
P/S now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 1.0x 0.2xmedian 1.0x 1.0xmedian 1.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 17.5xmedian 8.2x —median 8.2x 18.8xmedian 8.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 29.8xmedian 12.7x —median 12.7x 32.3xmedian 12.7x
P/B now vs peer median 9.8xmedian 1.2x 1.0xmedian 1.2x 6.1xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 1.20median 0.68 —median 0.68 -1.86median 0.68

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsCHRWFLXLSTR
Revenue $18.22B $558.59M $5.29B
Gross profit $2.86B $60.56M –
Operating income $884.59M $5.06M $214.56M
Net income $668.81M -$1.71M $160.38M
Free cash flow $519.78M – $157.62M
R&D – $9.48M –
EPS (diluted) $5.58 $-0.03 $4.73
Cash & equivalents $193.13M $84.66M $297.32M
Total debt $1.87B – $68.71M
Shares (diluted) 119.75M 69.52M 33.87M
Enterprise value $15.22B -$280.67M $3.55B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricCHRWFLXLSTR
P/E 23.7x -56.4x 31.9x
P/FCF 29.8x – 32.3x
P/Operating cash flow 29.0x – 29.7x
P/S 0.8x 0.2x 1.0x
P/B 9.8x 1.0x 6.1x
P/Tangible book 10.0x 1.0x 6.1x
EV/EBITDA 17.5x – 18.8x
EV/EBIT 19.4x -3.2x 22.4x
EV/Revenue 0.9x 0.0x 0.9x
EV/FCF 33.0x – 30.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 32.1x – 28.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.20 – -1.86

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCHRWFLXLSTR
Revenue growth (1Y) 10.4% -3.8% 10.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -0.4% – -2.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 3.9% -10.0% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 1.3% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 10.9% 149.3% 19.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 15.7% – -18.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 11.5% 94.4% 16.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 19.7% – -18.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 12.9% 96.5% 19.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 19.7% – -17.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -39.1% – -19.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -28.5% – -29.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -39.4% – -20.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -28.5% – -30.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCHRWFLXLSTR
Gross margin 15.7% 10.8% –
EBITDA margin 5.4% – 4.8%
Operating margin 4.9% 0.9% 4.1%
Pretax margin 4.5% -0.3% 4.0%
Net margin 3.7% -0.3% 3.0%
FCF margin 2.9% – 3.0%
Operating cash flow margin 2.9% – 3.2%
Return on equity 41.7% -1.5% 19.2%
Return on assets 10.9% -1.0% 9.0%
Return on invested capital 21.3% – 17.9%
Return on capital employed 29.2% 4.5% 21.3%
Asset turnover 3.0x 3.3x 3.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.8x – 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% – 0.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCHRWFLXLSTR
Debt / assets 29.3% – 3.8%
Debt / equity 1.2x – 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.7x – -1.1x
Debt / FCF 3.6x – 0.4x
Liabilities / assets 75.3% 35.0% 54.1%
Equity / assets 24.7% 65.0% 45.9%
Interest coverage – – 111.1x
Current ratio 1.3x 2.4x 1.8x
Quick ratio 1.3x 2.3x 1.7x
Cash ratio 0.1x 2.2x 0.5x
Altman Z-score 6.83 – 9.13

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCHRWFLXLSTR
Dividend yield 1.9% – 2.4%
Net buyback yield 4.2% – 2.0%
Shareholder yield 6.0% – 4.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusCHRWFLXLSTR
Forward P/E 21.8xFY2026 3.5xFY2026 24.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $6.12FY2026 $0.43FY2026 $6.15FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +20.2%FY2026 +514.3%FY2026 +85.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +19.0% +7.0% +27.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $18.98BFY2026 $648.80MFY2026 $5.45BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +16.9%FY2026 +13.7%FY2026 +15.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1.5% +2.6% +17.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCHRWFLXLSTR
Held by institutions 100.0% – 100.0%
Institutions holding 893 – 545
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.7% – -2.8%
Institutions buying 446 – 298
Institutions selling 319 – 153
Buyers to sellers 1.40 – 1.95

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

CHRWFLXLSTR
CHRW 1.00 -0.02 0.66
FLX -0.02 1.00 -0.04
LSTR 0.66 -0.04 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CHRW, FLX and LSTR?

C. H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) is the largest by market capitalisation: C. H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) $15.89B, BingEx (FLX) $104.24M, Landstar System (LSTR) $5.11B.

Which stock is cheaper, CHRW, FLX and LSTR?

C. H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (C. H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) 23.8x, BingEx (FLX) -56.8x, Landstar System (LSTR) 31.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, BingEx (FLX) is cheapest (C. H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) 21.8x, BingEx (FLX) 3.5x, Landstar System (LSTR) 24.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Landstar System (LSTR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: C. H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) +10.4%, BingEx (FLX) -3.8%, Landstar System (LSTR) +10.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

C. H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) has the highest net margin (C. H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) 3.7%, BingEx (FLX) -0.3%, Landstar System (LSTR) 3.0%). On return on invested capital, C. H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) leads (C. H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) 21.3%, Landstar System (LSTR) 17.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Landstar System (LSTR) returned the most: C. H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) -12.3%, BingEx (FLX) -58.7%, Landstar System (LSTR) +20.1%. Over five years, C. H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) compounded fastest (C. H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) +6.8%/yr, Landstar System (LSTR) -4.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Landstar System (LSTR) has been the steadiest (C. H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) 45.2%, BingEx (FLX) 98.8%, Landstar System (LSTR) 40.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CHRW, FLX and LSTR?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, C. H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) leads on 5. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.