CPRT vs RXO vs LSTR Stock Comparison

Copart, Rxo and Landstar System Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CPRT Copart Inc
$29.15 +5.7% 1M -34.7% 1Y
Market cap
$27.49B
P/E
18.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.67B
Div. yield
–
Logistics Industrials
6 wins
RXO RXO, Inc.
$28.67 +44.9% 1M +63.7% 1Y
Market cap
$4.90B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$6.09B
Div. yield
–
Logistics Industrials
2 wins
LSTR Landstar System Inc
$165.17 +0.9% 1M +26.9% 1Y
Market cap
$5.69B
P/E
43.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.98B
Div. yield
–
Logistics Industrials
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Copart leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Copart 6, Landstar System 3, Rxo 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCPRTRXOLSTRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $27.49B $4.90B $5.69B CPRT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 18.5x -46.7x 43.2x CPRT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.6x 220.5x 26.9x CPRT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +0.4% +9.5% +4.1% RXO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 31.8% -1.7% 2.6% CPRT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — -3.3% 15.1% LSTR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 16.0x -1.3x LSTR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -34.7% +63.7% +26.9% RXO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -5.1%/yr — -0.7%/yr LSTR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 32.9% 75.8% 35.1% CPRT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 66/100 24/100 44/100 CPRT

Percentile Scorecard

CPRTRXOLSTR

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

AxisCPRTRXOLSTR
Valuation 27 #100 of 136 13 #119 of 136 19 #111 of 136
Growth 48 #64 of 122 18 #100 of 122 10 #110 of 122
Profitability 75 #30 of 116 19 #94 of 116 54 #54 of 116
Financial Health 95 #8 of 144 44 #81 of 144 87 #20 of 144
Shareholder Returns 86 #12 of 82 – 52 #40 of 82
Overall 66 24 44
  • CPRT ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • RXO 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

PeriodCPRTRXOLSTRSPY
1 month +5.7%+44.9%+0.9% -0.8%
3 months -2.1%+18.9%-13.8% +3.5%
6 months -12.2%+47.6%-8.3% +7.0%
Year to date -25.5%+126.8%+14.9% +12.2%
1 year -34.7%+63.7%+26.9% +13.0%
3 years -31.8%+66.0%+1.6% +86.3%
3 years, per year -12.0%+18.4%+0.5% +23.1%
5 years -23.1%—-3.6% +68.6%
5 years, per year -5.1%—-0.7% +11.0%
10 years +344.3%—+133.5% +258.0%
10 years, per year +16.1%—+8.8% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureCPRTRXOLSTRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 32.9%75.8%35.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 33.4%82.8%37.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.071.830.71 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.060.840.77 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -58.9%-67.1%-41.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -34.0%-2.2%-26.7% -1.8%
52-week high $44.16$29.32$225.37 $779.14
52-week low $26.27$10.48$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.

MultipleCPRTRXOLSTR
P/E now vs peer median 18.7xmedian 16.1x -46.3xmedian 16.1x 42.6xmedian 16.1x
P/S now vs peer median 5.8xmedian 1.0x 0.8xmedian 1.0x 1.1xmedian 1.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.3xmedian 8.7x 173.6xmedian 8.7x 24.4xmedian 8.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 21.3xmedian 11.5x -62.2xmedian 11.5x 31.9xmedian 11.5x
P/B now vs peer median 3.0xmedian 1.2x 3.1xmedian 1.2x 6.7xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 2.82median 0.81 0.46median 0.81 -1.66median 0.81

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 monthsCPRTRXOLSTR
Revenue $4.67B $6.09B $4.98B
Gross profit $2.70B $1.11B –
Operating income $1.65B -$76.00M $175.34M
Net income $1.48B -$105.00M $131.70M
Free cash flow $1.27B -$76.00M $175.65M
EPS (diluted) $1.55 $-0.62 $3.88
Cash & equivalents $1.91B $15.00M $294.35M
Total debt – $495.00M $230.93M
Shares (diluted) 956.86M 169.65M 33.94M
Enterprise value $11.89B $4.82B $4.05B

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
MetricCPRTRXOLSTR
P/E 18.7x -46.3x 42.6x
P/FCF 21.3x -62.2x 31.9x
P/Operating cash flow 16.8x -278.1x 29.5x
P/S 5.8x 0.8x 1.1x
P/B 3.0x 3.1x 6.7x
P/Tangible book 3.0x 4.4x 6.7x
EV/EBITDA 13.3x 173.6x 24.4x
EV/EBIT 15.2x -68.5x 30.4x
EV/Revenue 5.4x 0.9x 1.1x
EV/FCF 19.8x -68.5x 30.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 15.6x -306.4x 28.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.82 0.46 -1.66

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCPRTRXOLSTR
Revenue growth (1Y) 0.4% 9.5% 4.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.4% 12.9% -7.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -0.1% -1.4% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 4.7% 1.7% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -2.6% -2.7% -19.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 3.6% -62.7% -26.8%
Net income growth (1Y) -4.4% 65.9% -21.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 6.1% -120.7% -27.0%
EPS growth (1Y) -2.3% 66.1% -19.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 6.6% -101.3% -25.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -10.8% -342.9% -8.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.6% -27.8% -32.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 3.0% -68.9% -6.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.3% -36.6% -32.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCPRTRXOLSTR
Gross margin 57.9% 18.2% –
EBITDA margin 40.5% 0.5% 4.4%
Operating margin 35.4% -1.2% 3.5%
Pretax margin 39.3% -2.0% 3.5%
Net margin 31.8% -1.7% 2.6%
FCF margin 27.2% -1.2% 3.5%
Operating cash flow margin 34.4% -0.3% 3.8%
Return on equity 16.6% -7.0% 16.1%
Return on assets 15.0% -3.1% 7.9%
Return on invested capital – -3.3% 15.1%
Return on capital employed 18.1% -3.6% 18.5%
Asset turnover 0.5x 1.8x 3.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 0.2x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 0.8% 0.5% 0.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCPRTRXOLSTR
Debt / assets – 14.3% 4.1%
Debt / equity – 0.3x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – 16.0x -1.3x
Debt / FCF – -6.5x 0.4x
Liabilities / assets 9.3% 56.5% 52.0%
Equity / assets 90.7% 43.5% 48.0%
Interest coverage – – 98.1x
Current ratio 7.9x 1.3x 1.8x
Quick ratio 3.9x 1.2x 1.7x
Cash ratio 2.7x 0.0x 0.5x
Altman Z-score 20.12 3.08 9.66

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCPRTRXOLSTR
Dividend yield – – 2.2%
Net buyback yield 5.1% – 1.8%
Shareholder yield 5.1% – 4.0%
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.

ConsensusCPRTRXOLSTR
Forward P/E 17.6xFY2027 220.5xFY2026 26.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.66FY2027 $0.13FY2026 $6.15FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +7.1%FY2027 – +85.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +3.0% +384.6% +27.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.64BFY2027 $7.20BFY2026 $5.45BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -0.6%FY2027 +25.5%FY2026 +15.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +12.8% -0.1% +17.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCPRTRXOLSTR
Held by institutions 83.8% 100.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 1,058 302 543
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.7% -1.3% -2.8%
Institutions buying 529 164 296
Institutions selling 396 82 153
Buyers to sellers 1.34 2.00 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.

CPRTRXOLSTR
CPRT 1.00 0.21 0.23
RXO 0.21 1.00 0.61
LSTR 0.23 0.61 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CPRT, RXO and LSTR?

Copart (CPRT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Copart (CPRT) $27.49B, Rxo (RXO) $4.90B, Landstar System (LSTR) $5.69B.

Which stock is cheaper, CPRT, RXO and LSTR?

Copart (CPRT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Copart (CPRT) 18.5x, Rxo (RXO) -46.7x, Landstar System (LSTR) 43.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Copart (CPRT) is cheapest (Copart (CPRT) 17.6x, Rxo (RXO) 220.5x, Landstar System (LSTR) 26.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Rxo (RXO) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Copart (CPRT) +0.4%, Rxo (RXO) +9.5%, Landstar System (LSTR) +4.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Copart (CPRT) has the highest net margin (Copart (CPRT) 31.8%, Rxo (RXO) -1.7%, Landstar System (LSTR) 2.6%). On return on invested capital, Landstar System (LSTR) leads (Rxo (RXO) -3.3%, Landstar System (LSTR) 15.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Rxo (RXO) returned the most: Copart (CPRT) -34.7%, Rxo (RXO) +63.7%, Landstar System (LSTR) +26.9%. Over five years, Landstar System (LSTR) compounded fastest (Copart (CPRT) -5.1%/yr, Landstar System (LSTR) -0.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Copart (CPRT) has been the steadiest (Copart (CPRT) 32.9%, Rxo (RXO) 75.8%, Landstar System (LSTR) 35.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CPRT, RXO 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 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.