CHRW vs RBA vs LSTR Stock Comparison

C. H. Robinson Worldwide, Rb Global and Landstar System Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
RBA Rb Global Inc.
$84.40 +4.5% 1M -18.2% 1Y
Market cap
$15.62B
P/E
35.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.85B
Div. yield
1.49%
Logistics Industrials
4 wins
LSTR Landstar System Inc
$138.80 -16.1% 1M +7.3% 1Y
Market cap
$4.68B
P/E
29.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.29B
Div. yield
2.62%
Logistics Industrials
6 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Landstar System leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Landstar System 6, Rb Global 4, C. H. Robinson Worldwide 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCHRWRBALSTRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $14.94B $15.62B $4.68B RBA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 22.6x 35.9x 29.3x CHRW
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 20.8x 20.2x 22.6x RBA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.4% +9.7% +10.7% LSTR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 9.0% 3.0% RBA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 7.4% 17.9% LSTR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.8x -1.1x LSTR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.97% 1.49% 2.62% LSTR
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -0.4% -18.2% +7.3% LSTR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +5.6%/yr +4.3%/yr -4.6%/yr CHRW
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 48.4% 33.8% 40.3% RBA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 34/100 43/100 51/100 LSTR

Percentile Scorecard

CHRWRBALSTR

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

AxisCHRWRBALSTR
Valuation 26 #101 of 136 22 #107 of 136 27 #100 of 136
Growth 53 #58 of 122 74 #33 of 122 25 #92 of 122
Profitability 37 #73 of 116 46 #63 of 116 57 #51 of 116
Financial Health 21 #113 of 143 48 #75 of 143 86 #21 of 143
Shareholder Returns 34 #54 of 81 26 #60 of 81 63 #31 of 81
Overall 34 43 51
  • CHRW ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • RBA 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

PeriodCHRWRBALSTRSPY
1 month -13.9%+4.5%-16.1% +0.9%
3 months -26.6%-26.7%-21.9% +5.9%
6 months -31.6%-19.8%-24.8% +8.5%
Year to date -20.6%-18.0%-3.4% +13.3%
1 year -0.4%-18.2%+7.3% +12.4%
3 years +57.0%+35.6%-14.7% +88.1%
3 years, per year +16.2%+10.7%-5.1% +23.5%
5 years +31.6%+23.5%-21.1% +68.2%
5 years, per year +5.6%+4.3%-4.6% +11.0%
10 years +88.8%+144.8%+96.9% +263.4%
10 years, per year +6.6%+9.4%+7.0% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureCHRWRBALSTRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 48.4%33.8%40.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 53.3%40.5%46.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.550.780.68 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.01-0.540.18 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -43.2%-33.0%-41.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -39.1%-29.2%-38.4% -0.9%
52-week high $209.42$119.14$225.37 $779.14
52-week low $127.60$79.80$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.

MultipleCHRWRBALSTR
P/E now vs peer median 22.6xmedian 16.1x 35.9xmedian 16.1x 29.3xmedian 16.1x
P/S now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 0.9x 3.2xmedian 0.9x 0.9xmedian 0.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 8.6x 13.9xmedian 8.6x 17.2xmedian 8.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 26.2xmedian 11.6x 25.6xmedian 11.6x 29.7xmedian 11.6x
P/B now vs peer median 9.5xmedian 1.2x 2.8xmedian 1.2x 5.6xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 1.15median 0.80 0.75median 0.80 -1.71median 0.80

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 monthsCHRWRBALSTR
Revenue $18.22B $4.85B $5.29B
Gross profit – $1.18B –
Operating income $884.59M $777.60M $214.56M
Net income $668.81M $484.40M $160.38M
Free cash flow – $611.20M $157.62M
EPS (diluted) $5.58 $2.33 $4.73
Cash & equivalents $193.13M $524.90M $297.32M
Total debt – $2.90B $68.71M
Shares (diluted) 119.75M 186.90M 33.87M
Enterprise value $14.94B $13.22B $3.12B

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
MetricCHRWRBALSTR
P/E 22.6x 35.9x 29.3x
P/FCF 26.2x 25.6x 29.7x
P/Operating cash flow 28.0x 18.2x 27.3x
P/S 0.8x 3.2x 0.9x
P/B 9.5x 2.8x 5.6x
P/Tangible book 9.5x 4.9x 5.6x
EV/EBITDA – 13.9x 17.2x
EV/EBIT – 23.2x 20.5x
EV/Revenue 0.8x 3.7x 0.8x
EV/FCF – 29.5x 27.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 28.0x 20.9x 25.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.15 0.75 -1.71

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCHRWRBALSTR
Revenue growth (1Y) 10.4% 9.7% 10.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -0.4% 25.1% -2.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – -41.7% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – -2.8% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 10.9% 5.3% 19.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 15.7% 39.9% -18.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 11.5% 15.9% 16.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 19.7% 48.8% -18.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 12.9% 15.5% 19.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 19.7% 48.1% -17.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -39.1% -9.7% -19.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -28.5% 39.8% -29.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -15.2% -20.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 46.3% -30.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCHRWRBALSTR
Gross margin – 24.3% –
EBITDA margin – 26.6% 4.8%
Operating margin – 16.0% 4.1%
Pretax margin – 12.5% 4.0%
Net margin – 9.0% 3.0%
FCF margin – 12.6% 3.0%
Operating cash flow margin 2.9% 17.8% 3.2%
Return on equity – 8.6% 19.2%
Return on assets – 3.9% 9.0%
Return on invested capital – 7.4% 17.9%
Return on capital employed – 7.1% 21.3%
Asset turnover 3.0x 0.4x 3.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.8x 1.8x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% 1.2% 0.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCHRWRBALSTR
Debt / assets – 23.3% 3.8%
Debt / equity – 0.5x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.8x -1.1x
Debt / FCF – 4.8x 0.4x
Liabilities / assets 75.3% 55.4% 54.1%
Equity / assets 24.7% 44.6% 45.9%
Interest coverage – 4.3x 111.1x
Current ratio 1.3x 1.3x 1.8x
Quick ratio – 1.0x 1.7x
Cash ratio – 0.4x 0.5x
Altman Z-score – 2.15 8.87

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCHRWRBALSTR
Dividend yield 2.0% 1.5% 2.6%
Net buyback yield – 0.6% 2.2%
Shareholder yield 2.0% 2.1% 4.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 55.0% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 43.6% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 0.3% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 0.9% –

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.

ConsensusCHRWRBALSTR
Forward P/E 20.8xFY2026 20.2xFY2026 22.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $6.12FY2026 $4.17FY2026 $6.15FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +20.2%FY2026 +4.8%FY2026 +85.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +19.0% +22.1% +27.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $18.98BFY2026 $5.33BFY2026 $5.45BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +16.9%FY2026 +16.7%FY2026 +15.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1.5% -6.9% +17.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCHRWRBALSTR
Held by institutions 100.0% 96.6% 100.0%
Institutions holding 891 556 543
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.7% +2.6% -2.8%
Institutions buying 445 276 296
Institutions selling 318 185 153
Buyers to sellers 1.40 1.49 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.

CHRWRBALSTR
CHRW 1.00 0.30 0.61
RBA 0.30 1.00 0.31
LSTR 0.61 0.31 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CHRW, RBA and LSTR?

Rb Global (RBA) is the largest by market capitalisation: C. H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) $14.94B, Rb Global (RBA) $15.62B, Landstar System (LSTR) $4.68B.

Which stock is cheaper, CHRW, RBA and LSTR?

C. H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (C. H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) 22.6x, Rb Global (RBA) 35.9x, Landstar System (LSTR) 29.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Rb Global (RBA) is cheapest (C. H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) 20.8x, Rb Global (RBA) 20.2x, Landstar System (LSTR) 22.6x). 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%, Rb Global (RBA) +9.7%, Landstar System (LSTR) +10.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Rb Global (RBA) has the highest net margin (Rb Global (RBA) 9.0%, Landstar System (LSTR) 3.0%). On return on invested capital, Landstar System (LSTR) leads (Rb Global (RBA) 7.4%, 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) -0.4%, Rb Global (RBA) -18.2%, Landstar System (LSTR) +7.3%. Over five years, C. H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) compounded fastest (C. H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) +5.6%/yr, Rb Global (RBA) +4.3%/yr, Landstar System (LSTR) -4.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Landstar System (LSTR) has the highest dividend yield: C. H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) 1.97%, Rb Global (RBA) 1.49%, Landstar System (LSTR) 2.62%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Rb Global (RBA) has been the steadiest (C. H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) 48.4%, Rb Global (RBA) 33.8%, Landstar System (LSTR) 40.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CHRW, RBA 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, Landstar System (LSTR) leads on 6. 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.