CPRT vs EXPD vs LSTR Stock Comparison

Copart, Expeditors International Of Washington and Landstar System Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CPRT Copart Inc
$29.00 +0.5% 1M -35.1% 1Y
Market cap
$27.71B
P/E
18.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.67B
Div. yield
–
Logistics Industrials
5 wins
LSTR Landstar System Inc
$165.79 -0.7% 1M +27.6% 1Y
Market cap
$5.61B
P/E
42.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.98B
Div. yield
–
Logistics Industrials

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Copart leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Copart 5, Expeditors International Of Washington 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCPRTEXPDLSTRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $27.71B $25.70B $5.61B CPRT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 18.7x 28.0x 42.6x CPRT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.5x 26.6x 27.0x CPRT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +0.4% +6.8% +4.1% EXPD
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 31.8% 7.6% 2.6% CPRT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 15.1% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — -1.3x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -35.1% +65.6% +27.6% EXPD
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -5.3%/yr +9.8%/yr -1.0%/yr EXPD
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 32.8% 30.9% 35.0% EXPD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 66/100 43/100 44/100 CPRT

Percentile Scorecard

CPRTEXPDLSTR

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

AxisCPRTEXPDLSTR
Valuation 27 #100 of 136 15 #116 of 136 19 #111 of 136
Growth 49 #63 of 122 36 #79 of 122 9 #111 of 122
Profitability 75 #30 of 119 64 #44 of 119 54 #55 of 119
Financial Health 95 #8 of 147 60 #59 of 147 86 #21 of 147
Shareholder Returns 83 #15 of 84 42 #49 of 84 53 #40 of 84
Overall 66 43 44
  • CPRT ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • EXPD 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

PeriodCPRTEXPDLSTRSPY
1 month +0.5%+4.4%-0.7% -1.0%
3 months +3.8%+12.0%-17.2% +2.9%
6 months -12.3%+33.0%-7.4% +6.4%
Year to date -25.9%+31.7%+15.4% +11.4%
1 year -35.1%+65.6%+27.6% +13.1%
3 years -34.9%+74.9%-1.0% +79.4%
3 years, per year -13.3%+20.5%-0.3% +21.5%
5 years -23.8%+59.5%-5.0% +67.7%
5 years, per year -5.3%+9.8%-1.0% +10.9%
10 years +333.6%+294.0%+134.7% +255.2%
10 years, per year +15.8%+14.7%+8.9% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureCPRTEXPDLSTRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 32.8%30.9%35.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 33.2%33.0%37.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.060.490.70 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.072.120.79 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -58.9%-36.0%-41.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -35.1%-1.2%-26.4% -2.5%
52-week high $44.67$198.58$225.37 $779.14
52-week low $26.27$117.57$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.

MultipleCPRTEXPDLSTR
P/E now vs peer median 18.6xmedian 16.0x 28.0xmedian 16.0x 42.7xmedian 16.0x
P/S now vs peer median 5.8xmedian 1.0x 2.1xmedian 1.0x 1.1xmedian 1.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.2xmedian 8.7x 19.8xmedian 8.7x 24.5xmedian 8.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 21.2xmedian 11.5x 27.6xmedian 11.5x 32.0xmedian 11.5x
P/B now vs peer median 3.0xmedian 1.2x 12.0xmedian 1.2x 6.7xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 2.81median 0.82 238.75median 0.82 -1.67median 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 monthsCPRTEXPDLSTR
Revenue $4.67B $12.04B $4.98B
Gross profit $2.70B $3.94B –
Operating income $1.65B $1.18B $175.34M
Net income $1.48B $921.33M $131.70M
Free cash flow $1.27B $923.86M $175.65M
EPS (diluted) $1.55 $6.99 $3.88
Cash & equivalents $1.91B $1.03B $294.35M
Total debt – – $230.93M
Shares (diluted) 956.86M 131.37M 33.94M
Enterprise value $12.11B $20.84B $3.96B

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
MetricCPRTEXPDLSTR
P/E 18.6x 28.0x 42.7x
P/FCF 21.2x 27.6x 32.0x
P/Operating cash flow 16.7x 26.2x 29.6x
P/S 5.8x 2.1x 1.1x
P/B 3.0x 12.0x 6.7x
P/Tangible book 3.0x 12.0x 6.7x
EV/EBITDA 13.2x 19.8x 24.5x
EV/EBIT 15.1x 20.7x 30.5x
EV/Revenue 5.3x 2.0x 1.1x
EV/FCF 19.7x 26.5x 30.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 15.6x 25.2x 28.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.81 238.75 -1.67

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCPRTEXPDLSTR
Revenue growth (1Y) 0.4% 6.8% 4.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.4% -1.6% -7.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -0.1% 8.5% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 4.7% 0.5% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -2.6% 6.0% -19.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 3.6% -5.0% -26.8%
Net income growth (1Y) -4.4% 7.9% -21.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 6.1% -4.3% -27.0%
EPS growth (1Y) -2.3% 12.0% -19.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 6.6% 0.1% -25.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -10.8% 12.9% -8.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.6% -19.5% -32.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 3.0% 14.0% -6.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.3% -20.0% -32.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCPRTEXPDLSTR
Gross margin 57.9% 32.7% –
EBITDA margin 40.5% 10.3% 4.4%
Operating margin 35.4% 9.8% 3.5%
Pretax margin 39.3% 10.2% 3.5%
Net margin 31.8% 7.6% 2.6%
FCF margin 27.2% 7.7% 3.5%
Operating cash flow margin 34.4% 8.1% 3.8%
Return on equity 16.6% 41.8% 16.1%
Return on assets 15.0% 18.6% 7.9%
Return on invested capital – – 15.1%
Return on capital employed 18.1% 49.3% 18.5%
Asset turnover 0.5x 2.4x 3.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 1.1x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 0.8% 0.6% 0.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCPRTEXPDLSTR
Debt / assets – – 4.1%
Debt / equity – – 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – – -1.3x
Debt / FCF – – 0.4x
Liabilities / assets 9.3% 58.7% 52.0%
Equity / assets 90.7% 41.3% 48.0%
Interest coverage – – 98.1x
Current ratio 7.9x 1.6x 1.8x
Quick ratio 3.9x 1.4x 1.7x
Cash ratio 2.7x 0.4x 0.5x
Altman Z-score 20.03 9.15 9.67

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCPRTEXPDLSTR
Dividend yield – 0.8% 2.2%
Net buyback yield 5.1% 3.2% 1.8%
Shareholder yield 5.1% 4.0% 4.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 34.0% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 33.9% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 1.6% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -0.3% –

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.

ConsensusCPRTEXPDLSTR
Forward P/E 17.5xFY2027 26.6xFY2026 27.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.66FY2027 $7.38FY2026 $6.15FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +7.1%FY2027 +24.0%FY2026 +85.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +3.0% +6.9% +27.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.58BFY2027 $12.65BFY2026 $5.45BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -2.0%FY2027 +14.3%FY2026 +15.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +11.8% +10.2% +17.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCPRTEXPDLSTR
Held by institutions 83.8% 96.4% 100.0%
Institutions holding 1,058 959 543
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.7% -0.7% -2.8%
Institutions buying 529 448 296
Institutions selling 396 356 153
Buyers to sellers 1.34 1.26 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.

CPRTEXPDLSTR
CPRT 1.00 0.21 0.23
EXPD 0.21 1.00 0.58
LSTR 0.23 0.58 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CPRT, EXPD and LSTR?

Copart (CPRT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Copart (CPRT) $27.71B, Expeditors International Of Washington (EXPD) $25.70B, Landstar System (LSTR) $5.61B.

Which stock is cheaper, CPRT, EXPD and LSTR?

Copart (CPRT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Copart (CPRT) 18.7x, Expeditors International Of Washington (EXPD) 28.0x, Landstar System (LSTR) 42.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Copart (CPRT) is cheapest (Copart (CPRT) 17.5x, Expeditors International Of Washington (EXPD) 26.6x, Landstar System (LSTR) 27.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Expeditors International Of Washington (EXPD) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Copart (CPRT) +0.4%, Expeditors International Of Washington (EXPD) +6.8%, Landstar System (LSTR) +4.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Copart (CPRT) has the highest net margin (Copart (CPRT) 31.8%, Expeditors International Of Washington (EXPD) 7.6%, Landstar System (LSTR) 2.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Expeditors International Of Washington (EXPD) returned the most: Copart (CPRT) -35.1%, Expeditors International Of Washington (EXPD) +65.6%, Landstar System (LSTR) +27.6%. Over five years, Expeditors International Of Washington (EXPD) compounded fastest (Copart (CPRT) -5.3%/yr, Expeditors International Of Washington (EXPD) +9.8%/yr, Landstar System (LSTR) -1.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Copart (CPRT) 0.00%, Expeditors International Of Washington (EXPD) 0.01%, Landstar System (LSTR) 0.00%. Copart (CPRT) and Landstar System (LSTR) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Expeditors International Of Washington (EXPD) has been the steadiest (Copart (CPRT) 32.8%, Expeditors International Of Washington (EXPD) 30.9%, Landstar System (LSTR) 35.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CPRT, EXPD 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, Copart (CPRT) 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.