EXPD vs CPRT vs LSTR Stock Comparison

Expeditors International Of Washington, Copart and Landstar System Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CPRT Copart Inc
$28.96 +6.4% 1M -34.3% 1Y
Market cap
$28.06B
P/E
18.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.67B
Div. yield
–
Logistics Industrials
5 wins
LSTR Landstar System Inc
$138.80 -16.1% 1M +7.3% 1Y
Market cap
$4.74B
P/E
29.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.29B
Div. yield
–
Logistics Industrials
1 win

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Copart leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Copart 5, Expeditors International Of Washington 3, Landstar System 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionEXPDCPRTLSTRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $25.83B $28.06B $4.74B CPRT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 28.1x 18.9x 29.6x CPRT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 26.7x 17.4x 22.6x CPRT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.8% +0.4% +10.7% LSTR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.6% 31.8% 3.0% CPRT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 17.9% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — -1.1x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +65.1% -34.3% +7.3% EXPD
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +9.9%/yr -5.7%/yr -4.6%/yr EXPD
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 30.9% 32.8% 40.3% EXPD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 43/100 65/100 51/100 CPRT

Percentile Scorecard

EXPDCPRTLSTR

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

AxisEXPDCPRTLSTR
Valuation 13 #119 of 136 24 #103 of 136 27 #100 of 136
Growth 33 #82 of 122 47 #65 of 122 25 #92 of 122
Profitability 64 #43 of 116 76 #29 of 116 57 #51 of 116
Financial Health 61 #57 of 143 94 #9 of 143 86 #21 of 143
Shareholder Returns 46 #44 of 81 85 #13 of 81 63 #31 of 81
Overall 43 65 51
  • EXPD ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • CPRT 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

PeriodEXPDCPRTLSTRSPY
1 month +4.5%+6.4%-16.1% +0.9%
3 months +15.9%-6.0%-21.9% +5.9%
6 months +32.5%-13.1%-24.8% +8.5%
Year to date +32.3%-26.0%-3.4% +13.3%
1 year +65.1%-34.3%+7.3% +12.4%
3 years +82.9%-32.2%-14.7% +88.1%
3 years, per year +22.3%-12.2%-5.1% +23.5%
5 years +59.9%-25.4%-21.1% +68.2%
5 years, per year +9.9%-5.7%-4.6% +11.0%
10 years +284.2%+340.9%+96.9% +263.4%
10 years, per year +14.4%+16.0%+7.0% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureEXPDCPRTLSTRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 30.9%32.8%40.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 33.2%33.4%46.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.490.070.68 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.10-1.040.18 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -36.0%-58.9%-41.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -1.3%-34.3%-38.4% -0.9%
52-week high $199.65$44.07$225.37 $779.14
52-week low $117.57$26.27$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.

MultipleEXPDCPRTLSTR
P/E now vs peer median 28.1xmedian 16.1x 18.5xmedian 16.1x 29.3xmedian 16.1x
P/S now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 0.9x 5.7xmedian 0.9x 0.9xmedian 0.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 19.9xmedian 8.6x 13.2xmedian 8.6x 17.2xmedian 8.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 27.7xmedian 11.6x 21.2xmedian 11.6x 29.7xmedian 11.6x
P/B now vs peer median 12.1xmedian 1.2x 2.9xmedian 1.2x 5.6xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 239.85median 0.80 2.81median 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 monthsEXPDCPRTLSTR
Revenue $12.04B $4.67B $5.29B
Gross profit $3.94B $2.70B –
Operating income $1.18B $1.65B $214.56M
Net income $921.33M $1.48B $160.38M
Free cash flow $923.86M $1.27B $157.62M
EPS (diluted) $6.99 $1.55 $4.73
Cash & equivalents $1.03B $1.91B $297.32M
Total debt – – $68.71M
Shares (diluted) 131.37M 956.86M 33.87M
Enterprise value $20.98B $12.47B $3.18B

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
MetricEXPDCPRTLSTR
P/E 28.1x 18.5x 29.3x
P/FCF 27.7x 21.2x 29.7x
P/Operating cash flow 26.4x 16.7x 27.3x
P/S 2.1x 5.7x 0.9x
P/B 12.1x 2.9x 5.6x
P/Tangible book 12.1x 3.0x 5.6x
EV/EBITDA 19.9x 13.2x 17.2x
EV/EBIT 20.8x 15.1x 20.5x
EV/Revenue 2.0x 5.3x 0.8x
EV/FCF 26.6x 19.7x 27.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 25.3x 15.5x 25.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 239.85 2.81 -1.71

Growth

14 metrics
MetricEXPDCPRTLSTR
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.8% 0.4% 10.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -1.6% 6.4% -2.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 8.5% -0.1% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 0.5% 4.7% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 6.0% -2.6% 19.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -5.0% 3.6% -18.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 7.9% -4.4% 16.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -4.3% 6.1% -18.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 12.0% -2.3% 19.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 0.1% 6.6% -17.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 12.9% -10.8% -19.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -19.5% 5.6% -29.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 14.0% 3.0% -20.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -20.0% 14.3% -30.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricEXPDCPRTLSTR
Gross margin 32.7% 57.9% –
EBITDA margin 10.3% 40.5% 4.8%
Operating margin 9.8% 35.4% 4.1%
Pretax margin 10.2% 39.3% 4.0%
Net margin 7.6% 31.8% 3.0%
FCF margin 7.7% 27.2% 3.0%
Operating cash flow margin 8.1% 34.4% 3.2%
Return on equity 41.8% 16.6% 19.2%
Return on assets 18.6% 15.0% 9.0%
Return on invested capital – – 17.9%
Return on capital employed 49.3% 18.1% 21.3%
Asset turnover 2.4x 0.5x 3.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 1.1x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% 0.8% 0.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricEXPDCPRTLSTR
Debt / assets – – 3.8%
Debt / equity – – 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – – -1.1x
Debt / FCF – – 0.4x
Liabilities / assets 58.7% 9.3% 54.1%
Equity / assets 41.3% 90.7% 45.9%
Interest coverage – – 111.1x
Current ratio 1.6x 7.9x 1.8x
Quick ratio 1.4x 3.9x 1.7x
Cash ratio 0.4x 2.7x 0.5x
Altman Z-score 9.17 20.00 8.87

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricEXPDCPRTLSTR
Dividend yield 0.8% – 2.6%
Net buyback yield 3.2% 5.2% 2.2%
Shareholder yield 4.0% 5.2% 4.8%
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.

ConsensusEXPDCPRTLSTR
Forward P/E 26.7xFY2026 17.4xFY2027 22.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $7.38FY2026 $1.66FY2027 $6.15FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +24.0%FY2026 +7.1%FY2027 +85.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +6.9% +3.0% +27.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $12.65BFY2026 $4.64BFY2027 $5.45BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +14.3%FY2026 -0.6%FY2027 +15.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +10.2% +12.8% +17.6%

Institutional Ownership

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

EXPDCPRTLSTR
EXPD 1.00 0.20 0.53
CPRT 0.20 1.00 0.18
LSTR 0.53 0.18 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, EXPD, CPRT and LSTR?

Copart (CPRT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Expeditors International Of Washington (EXPD) $25.83B, Copart (CPRT) $28.06B, Landstar System (LSTR) $4.74B.

Which stock is cheaper, EXPD, CPRT and LSTR?

Copart (CPRT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Expeditors International Of Washington (EXPD) 28.1x, Copart (CPRT) 18.9x, Landstar System (LSTR) 29.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Copart (CPRT) is cheapest (Expeditors International Of Washington (EXPD) 26.7x, Copart (CPRT) 17.4x, 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: Expeditors International Of Washington (EXPD) +6.8%, Copart (CPRT) +0.4%, Landstar System (LSTR) +10.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Copart (CPRT) has the highest net margin (Expeditors International Of Washington (EXPD) 7.6%, Copart (CPRT) 31.8%, Landstar System (LSTR) 3.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Expeditors International Of Washington (EXPD) returned the most: Expeditors International Of Washington (EXPD) +65.1%, Copart (CPRT) -34.3%, Landstar System (LSTR) +7.3%. Over five years, Expeditors International Of Washington (EXPD) compounded fastest (Expeditors International Of Washington (EXPD) +9.9%/yr, Copart (CPRT) -5.7%/yr, Landstar System (LSTR) -4.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Expeditors International Of Washington (EXPD) 0.01%, Copart (CPRT) 0.00%, 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 (Expeditors International Of Washington (EXPD) 30.9%, Copart (CPRT) 32.8%, Landstar System (LSTR) 40.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, EXPD, CPRT 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.