ELOG vs LSTR vs TFII Stock Comparison

Eastern International, Landstar System and TFI International Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
LSTR Landstar System Inc
$141.37 -16.1% 1M +13.6% 1Y
Market cap
$4.77B
P/E
29.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.29B
Div. yield
2.57%
Logistics Industrials
4 wins
TFII TFI International Inc.
$112.46 -7.8% 1M +26.0% 1Y
Market cap
$9.49B
P/E
22.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.39B
Div. yield
1.67%
Trucking Industrials
8 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

TFI International leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (TFI International 8, Landstar System 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionELOGLSTRTFIILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $10.39M $4.77B $9.49B TFII
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -8.0x 29.9x 22.1x TFII
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 23.0x 19.6x TFII
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +10.7% +4.2% LSTR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 3.0% 5.0% TFII
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 17.9% 17.6% LSTR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -1.1x 0.0x LSTR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 2.57% 1.67% LSTR
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -65.2% +13.6% +26.0% TFII
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -4.3%/yr +0.3%/yr TFII
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 116.6% 40.1% 36.2% TFII
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 51/100 58/100 TFII

Percentile Scorecard

ELOGLSTRTFII

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

AxisELOGLSTRTFII
Valuation 56 #61 of 136 26 #101 of 136 62 #53 of 136
Growth – 24 #92 of 121 35 #79 of 121
Profitability – 56 #50 of 112 66 #39 of 112
Financial Health 46 #76 of 140 86 #21 of 140 63 #53 of 140
Shareholder Returns – 63 #30 of 80 66 #28 of 80
Overall – 51 58
  • ELOG ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • LSTR ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • TFII ranked among 150 companies in Transportation

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodELOGLSTRTFIISPY
1 month +62.0%-16.1%-7.8% +0.7%
3 months -10.0%-16.5%-16.3% +3.7%
6 months -16.5%-23.2%-21.5% +7.1%
Year to date -29.6%-1.6%+8.8% +12.8%
1 year -65.2%+13.6%+26.0% +11.9%
3 years —-14.2%+1.9% +85.2%
3 years, per year —-5.0%+0.6% +22.8%
5 years —-19.6%+1.5% +67.6%
5 years, per year —-4.3%+0.3% +10.9%
10 years —+100.5%+408.9% +262.0%
10 years, per year —+7.2%+17.7% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureELOGLSTRTFIISPY
Volatility, 1Y 116.6%40.1%36.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 111.3%46.4%36.4% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.040.671.01 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.560.340.72 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -83.8%-41.2%-54.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -68.5%-37.3%-31.2% -1.2%
52-week high $2.57$225.37$163.36 $779.14
52-week low $0.48$121.51$80.71 $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.

MultipleELOGLSTRTFII
P/E now vs peer median -8.0xmedian 16.5x 29.9xmedian 16.5x 22.1xmedian 16.5x
P/S now vs peer median 0.2xmedian 0.9x 0.9xmedian 0.9x 1.1xmedian 0.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 8.8x 17.5xmedian 8.8x 9.1xmedian 8.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median -6.1xmedian 11.9x 30.2xmedian 11.9x 7.8xmedian 11.9x
P/B now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 1.2x 5.7xmedian 1.2x 3.4xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.84 -1.74median 0.84 -4.23median 0.84

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 monthsELOGLSTRTFII
Revenue – $5.29B $8.39B
Operating income – $214.56M $624.12M
Net income – $160.38M $356.83M
Free cash flow – $157.62M $1.21B
EPS (diluted) – $4.73 $5.07
Cash & equivalents $3.05M $297.32M $187.49M
Total debt – $68.71M $186.52M
Shares (diluted) 11.40M 33.87M 83.41M
Enterprise value $7.34M $3.20B $8.70B

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
MetricELOGLSTRTFII
P/E -8.0x 29.9x 22.1x
P/FCF -6.1x 30.2x 7.8x
P/Operating cash flow – 27.8x 10.6x
P/S 0.2x 0.9x 1.1x
P/B 0.7x 5.7x 3.4x
P/Tangible book 0.7x 5.7x -5.0x
EV/EBITDA – 17.5x 9.1x
EV/EBIT – 20.9x 15.2x
EV/Revenue – 0.8x 1.1x
EV/FCF – 28.4x 7.8x
EV/Operating cash flow – 26.2x 10.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – -1.74 -4.23

Growth

14 metrics
MetricELOGLSTRTFII
Revenue growth (1Y) – 10.7% 4.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – -2.9% 3.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – 19.3% 4.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -18.3% -7.0%
Net income growth (1Y) – 16.8% 9.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -18.8% -12.2%
EPS growth (1Y) – 19.3% 14.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -17.2% -5.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -19.6% -6.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -29.5% -2.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -20.7% -0.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -30.5% -3.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricELOGLSTRTFII
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – 4.8% 12.4%
Operating margin – 4.1% 7.4%
Pretax margin – 4.0% 7.8%
Net margin – 3.0% 5.0%
FCF margin – 3.0% 14.4%
Operating cash flow margin – 3.2% 10.7%
Return on equity – 19.2% 12.9%
Return on assets – 9.0% 4.8%
Return on invested capital – 17.9% 17.6%
Return on capital employed – 21.3% 10.0%
Asset turnover – 3.0x 1.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.1x 2.5x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.2% 0.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricELOGLSTRTFII
Debt / assets 0.0% 3.8% 2.5%
Debt / equity 0.4x 0.1x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – -1.1x 0.0x
Debt / FCF – 0.4x 0.2x
Liabilities / assets 100.0% 54.1% 62.6%
Equity / assets 0.0% 45.9% 37.4%
Interest coverage – 111.1x 3.7x
Current ratio 1.7x 1.8x 1.1x
Quick ratio 1.2x 1.7x 1.0x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.5x 0.1x
Altman Z-score – 8.93 2.98

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricELOGLSTRTFII
Dividend yield – 2.6% 1.7%
Net buyback yield – 2.1% 4.5%
Shareholder yield – 4.7% 6.2%
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.

ConsensusELOGLSTRTFII
Forward P/E – 23.0xFY2026 19.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $6.15FY2026 $5.73FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +85.8%FY2026 +31.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +27.8% +40.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $5.45BFY2026 $8.41BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +15.1%FY2026 +6.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +17.6% +1.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersELOGLSTRTFII
Held by institutions – 100.0% 69.4%
Institutions holding – 544 296
Change in shares held, QoQ – -2.8% +1.2%
Institutions buying – 297 175
Institutions selling – 153 90
Buyers to sellers – 1.94 1.94

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.

ELOGLSTRTFII
ELOG 1.00 -0.01 0.04
LSTR -0.01 1.00 0.58
TFII 0.04 0.58 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ELOG, LSTR and TFII?

TFI International (TFII) is the largest by market capitalisation: Eastern International (ELOG) $10.39M, Landstar System (LSTR) $4.77B, TFI International (TFII) $9.49B.

Which stock is cheaper, ELOG, LSTR and TFII?

TFI International (TFII) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Eastern International (ELOG) -8.0x, Landstar System (LSTR) 29.9x, TFI International (TFII) 22.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, TFI International (TFII) is cheapest (Landstar System (LSTR) 23.0x, TFI International (TFII) 19.6x). 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: Landstar System (LSTR) +10.7%, TFI International (TFII) +4.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

TFI International (TFII) has the highest net margin (Landstar System (LSTR) 3.0%, TFI International (TFII) 5.0%). On return on invested capital, Landstar System (LSTR) leads (Landstar System (LSTR) 17.9%, TFI International (TFII) 17.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year TFI International (TFII) returned the most: Eastern International (ELOG) -65.2%, Landstar System (LSTR) +13.6%, TFI International (TFII) +26.0%. Over five years, TFI International (TFII) compounded fastest (Landstar System (LSTR) -4.3%/yr, TFI International (TFII) +0.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Landstar System (LSTR) has the highest dividend yield: Landstar System (LSTR) 2.57%, TFI International (TFII) 1.67%. Eastern International (ELOG) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, TFI International (TFII) has been the steadiest (Eastern International (ELOG) 116.6%, Landstar System (LSTR) 40.1%, TFI International (TFII) 36.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ELOG, LSTR and TFII?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, TFI International (TFII) leads on 8. 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.