CHRW vs LSTR vs NCEW Stock Comparison

C. H. Robinson Worldwide, Landstar System and New Century Logistics (BVI) Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
LSTR Landstar System Inc
$168.78 +3.1% 1M +30.3% 1Y
Market cap
$4.72B
P/E
42.2x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Logistics Industrials
1 win

Head to Head

6 decided of 12

C. H. Robinson Worldwide leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (C. H. Robinson Worldwide 4, New Century Logistics (BVI) 1, Landstar System 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCHRWLSTRNCEWLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $15.06B $4.72B $54.91M CHRW
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 23.8x 42.2x — CHRW
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 23.5x 27.4x — CHRW
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -0.1% — — –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 3.7% — — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 21.4% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.6x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +11.3% +30.3% +296.6% NCEW
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +7.9%/yr -0.6%/yr — CHRW
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 46.9% 35.1% 83.2% LSTR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 41/100 — — –

Percentile Scorecard

CHRWLSTRNCEW

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

AxisCHRWLSTRNCEW
Valuation 22 #106 of 136 18 #112 of 136 –
Growth 29 #86 of 121 – –
Profitability 52 #56 of 115 – –
Financial Health 44 #81 of 143 – 40 #86 of 143
Shareholder Returns 57 #36 of 82 40 #50 of 82 –
Overall 41 – –
  • CHRW ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • LSTR ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • NCEW ranked among 150 companies in Transportation

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCHRWLSTRNCEWSPY
1 month -2.4%+3.1%-2.7% -0.2%
3 months -15.2%-8.9%+2.1% +3.9%
6 months -23.6%-7.5%+7.3% +8.2%
Year to date -10.7%+17.5%+192.8% +12.9%
1 year +11.3%+30.3%+296.6% +12.3%
3 years +76.7%+3.8%— +87.4%
3 years, per year +20.9%+1.2%— +23.3%
5 years +46.3%-2.7%— +67.9%
5 years, per year +7.9%-0.6%— +10.9%
10 years +112.9%+137.4%— +261.1%
10 years, per year +7.9%+9.0%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCHRWLSTRNCEWSPY
Volatility, 1Y 46.9%35.1%83.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 50.6%37.1%81.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.570.71-0.41 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.240.863.57 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -43.2%-41.2%-85.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -31.4%-25.1%-17.1% -1.2%
52-week high $209.42$225.37$20.70 $779.14
52-week low $128.07$121.51$3.01 $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.

MultipleCHRWLSTRNCEW
P/E now vs peer median 26.9xmedian 16.3x 42.2xmedian 16.3x —median 16.3x
P/S now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 1.0x 1.1xmedian 1.0x —median 1.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 19.7xmedian 8.7x —median 8.7x —median 8.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 25.1xmedian 11.4x 31.6xmedian 11.4x —median 11.4x
P/B now vs peer median 10.3xmedian 1.2x 6.9xmedian 1.2x 11.3xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 4.59median 0.82 —median 0.82 —median 0.82

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 monthsCHRWLSTRNCEW
Revenue $17.00B – –
Gross profit $2.76B – –
Operating income $833.62M – –
Net income $633.33M – –
Free cash flow $668.76M – –
EPS (diluted) $5.29 – –
Cash & equivalents $154.59M $297.32M $62.32K
Total debt $1.69B – $10.49M
Shares (diluted) 119.75M 33.94M 2.88M
Enterprise value $14.45B $4.72B $52.84M

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
MetricCHRWLSTRNCEW
P/E 26.9x 42.2x –
P/FCF 25.1x 31.6x –
P/Operating cash flow 24.5x – –
P/S 1.0x 1.1x –
P/B 10.3x 6.9x 11.3x
P/Tangible book 10.6x 6.9x 11.3x
EV/EBITDA 19.7x – –
EV/EBIT 22.0x – –
EV/Revenue 1.1x – –
EV/FCF 27.4x – –
EV/Operating cash flow 26.8x – –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 4.59 – –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCHRWLSTRNCEW
Revenue growth (1Y) -0.1% – –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -5.5% – –
Gross profit growth (1Y) -0.9% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -2.8% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 10.2% – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 3.8% – –
Net income growth (1Y) 18.5% – –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 5.8% – –
EPS growth (1Y) 19.8% – –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 5.9% – –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -3.4% – –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -28.5% – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -3.3% – –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -28.5% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCHRWLSTRNCEW
Gross margin 16.2% – –
EBITDA margin 5.5% – –
Operating margin 4.9% – –
Pretax margin 4.6% – –
Net margin 3.7% – –
FCF margin 3.9% – –
Operating cash flow margin 4.0% – –
Return on equity 38.0% – –
Return on assets 11.4% – –
Return on invested capital 21.4% – –
Return on capital employed 25.4% – –
Asset turnover 3.1x – –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x – –
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCHRWLSTRNCEW
Debt / assets 28.8% – 23.8%
Debt / equity 1.0x – 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.6x – –
Debt / FCF 2.5x – –
Liabilities / assets 72.1% – 59.7%
Equity / assets 27.9% 45.9% 40.3%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 1.6x 1.8x 1.6x
Quick ratio 1.5x – 1.2x
Cash ratio 0.1x – 0.0x
Altman Z-score 7.54 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCHRWLSTRNCEW
Dividend yield 1.8% 2.2% –
Net buyback yield 2.8% – –
Shareholder yield 4.6% 2.2% –
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.

ConsensusCHRWLSTRNCEW
Forward P/E 23.5xFY2026 27.4xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $6.12FY2026 $6.15FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY +20.2%FY2026 +85.8%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +19.0% +27.8% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $18.98BFY2026 $5.45BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +16.9%FY2026 +15.1%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +1.5% +17.6% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCHRWLSTRNCEW
Held by institutions 100.0% 100.0% –
Institutions holding 891 543 –
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.7% -2.8% –
Institutions buying 445 296 –
Institutions selling 318 153 –
Buyers to sellers 1.40 1.93 –

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.

CHRWLSTRNCEW
CHRW 1.00 0.58 0.09
LSTR 0.58 1.00 0.11
NCEW 0.09 0.11 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CHRW, LSTR and NCEW?

C. H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) is the largest by market capitalisation: C. H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) $15.06B, Landstar System (LSTR) $4.72B, New Century Logistics (BVI) (NCEW) $54.91M.

Which stock is cheaper, CHRW, LSTR and NCEW?

C. H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (C. H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) 23.8x, Landstar System (LSTR) 42.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, C. H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) is cheapest (C. H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) 23.5x, Landstar System (LSTR) 27.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year New Century Logistics (BVI) (NCEW) returned the most: C. H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) +11.3%, Landstar System (LSTR) +30.3%, New Century Logistics (BVI) (NCEW) +296.6%. Over five years, C. H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) compounded fastest (C. H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) +7.9%/yr, Landstar System (LSTR) -0.6%/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) 46.9%, Landstar System (LSTR) 35.1%, New Century Logistics (BVI) (NCEW) 83.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 4. 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.