JANL vs LSTR vs RXO Stock Comparison

Janel, Landstar System and Rxo Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
JANL Janel Corp
$48.00 0.0% 1M +33.3% 1Y
Market cap
$56.94M
P/E
10.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$237.21M
Div. yield
–
Logistics Industrials
7 wins
LSTR Landstar System Inc
$168.78 +3.1% 1M +30.3% 1Y
Market cap
$4.78B
P/E
42.2x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Logistics Industrials
3 wins
RXO RXO, Inc.
$29.11 +47.2% 1M +64.5% 1Y
Market cap
$4.69B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$6.09B
Div. yield
–
Logistics Industrials
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Janel leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Janel 7, Landstar System 3, Rxo 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionJANLLSTRRXOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $56.94M $4.78B $4.69B LSTR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 10.4x 42.2x -44.6x JANL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 27.4x 223.9x LSTR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +16.0% — +9.5% JANL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.3% — -1.7% JANL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.2% — -3.3% JANL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.6x — 16.0x JANL
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +33.3% +30.3% +64.5% RXO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +16.9%/yr -0.6%/yr — JANL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 78.1% 35.1% 75.6% LSTR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 73/100 — 24/100 JANL

Percentile Scorecard

JANLLSTRRXO

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

AxisJANLLSTRRXO
Valuation 97 #5 of 136 18 #112 of 136 14 #117 of 136
Growth 91 #12 of 121 – 18 #99 of 121
Profitability 65 #41 of 115 – 20 #92 of 115
Financial Health 41 #85 of 143 – 43 #82 of 143
Shareholder Returns – 40 #50 of 82 –
Overall 73 – 24
  • JANL ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • LSTR ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • RXO ranked among 150 companies in Transportation

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodJANLLSTRRXOSPY
1 month 0.0%+3.1%+47.2% -0.2%
3 months -17.2%-8.9%+28.5% +3.9%
6 months -7.2%-7.5%+49.1% +8.2%
Year to date +20.0%+17.5%+130.3% +12.9%
1 year +33.3%+30.3%+64.5% +12.3%
3 years +88.2%+3.8%+68.6% +87.4%
3 years, per year +23.5%+1.2%+19.0% +23.3%
5 years +118.2%-2.7%— +67.9%
5 years, per year +16.9%-0.6%— +10.9%
10 years +713.6%+137.4%— +261.1%
10 years, per year +23.3%+9.0%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureJANLLSTRRXOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 78.1%35.1%75.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 145.2%37.1%82.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.220.711.83 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.430.860.85 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -62.3%-41.2%-67.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -17.2%-25.1%-0.7% -1.2%
52-week high $58.00$225.37$29.32 $779.14
52-week low $30.50$121.51$10.48 $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.

MultipleJANLLSTRRXO
P/E now vs peer median 10.4xmedian 16.3x 42.2xmedian 16.3x -47.0xmedian 16.3x
P/S now vs peer median 0.2xmedian 1.0x 1.1xmedian 1.0x 0.8xmedian 1.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 4.2xmedian 8.7x —median 8.7x 176.0xmedian 8.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 11.4x 31.6xmedian 11.4x -63.2xmedian 11.4x
P/B now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 1.2x 6.9xmedian 1.2x 3.2xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.27median 0.82 —median 0.82 0.46median 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 monthsJANLLSTRRXO
Revenue $237.21M – $6.09B
Gross profit $75.34M – $1.11B
Operating income $7.29M – -$76.00M
Net income $6.91M – -$105.00M
Free cash flow $45.13M – -$76.00M
EPS (diluted) $4.49 – $-0.62
Cash & equivalents $33.70M $297.32M $15.00M
Total debt $26.49M – $495.00M
Shares (diluted) 1.22M 33.94M 169.65M
Enterprise value $2.81M $4.78B $4.61B

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
MetricJANLLSTRRXO
P/E 10.4x 42.2x -47.0x
P/FCF 1.3x 31.6x -63.2x
P/Operating cash flow 1.2x – -282.4x
P/S 0.2x 1.1x 0.8x
P/B 1.7x 6.9x 3.2x
P/Tangible book -13.8x 6.9x 4.5x
EV/EBITDA 4.2x – 176.0x
EV/EBIT 6.8x – -69.5x
EV/Revenue 0.2x – 0.9x
EV/FCF 1.1x – -69.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 1.1x – -310.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.27 – 0.46

Growth

14 metrics
MetricJANLLSTRRXO
Revenue growth (1Y) 16.0% – 9.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.7% – 12.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 19.3% – -1.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 8.3% – 1.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 15.5% – -2.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 22.0% – -62.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 114.0% – 65.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 43.8% – -120.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 106.0% – 66.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 39.1% – -101.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 151.6% – -342.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 46.5% – -27.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 159.9% – -68.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 47.2% – -36.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricJANLLSTRRXO
Gross margin 31.8% – 18.2%
EBITDA margin 4.9% – 0.5%
Operating margin 3.1% – -1.2%
Pretax margin 3.5% – -2.0%
Net margin 2.3% – -1.7%
FCF margin 19.0% – -1.2%
Operating cash flow margin 19.2% – -0.3%
Return on equity 21.6% – -7.0%
Return on assets 4.0% – -3.1%
Return on invested capital 10.2% – -3.3%
Return on capital employed 17.7% – -3.6%
Asset turnover 1.4x – 1.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 6.6x – 0.2x
Stock comp / revenue 0.1% – 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricJANLLSTRRXO
Debt / assets 13.8% – 14.3%
Debt / equity 0.8x – 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.6x – 16.0x
Debt / FCF 0.6x – -6.5x
Liabilities / assets 82.7% – 56.5%
Equity / assets 17.3% 45.9% 43.5%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 0.8x 1.8x 1.3x
Quick ratio 0.7x – 1.2x
Cash ratio 0.3x – 0.0x
Altman Z-score 1.49 – 3.10

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricJANLLSTRRXO
Dividend yield – 2.2% –
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield – 2.2% –
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.

ConsensusJANLLSTRRXO
Forward P/E – 27.4xFY2026 223.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $6.15FY2026 $0.13FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +85.8%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after – +27.8% +384.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $5.45BFY2026 $7.20BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +15.1%FY2026 +25.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +17.6% -0.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersJANLLSTRRXO
Held by institutions – 100.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding – 543 302
Change in shares held, QoQ – -2.8% -1.3%
Institutions buying – 296 164
Institutions selling – 153 82
Buyers to sellers – 1.93 2.00

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.

JANLLSTRRXO
JANL 1.00 0.00 0.00
LSTR 0.00 1.00 0.61
RXO 0.00 0.61 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, JANL, LSTR and RXO?

Landstar System (LSTR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Janel (JANL) $56.94M, Landstar System (LSTR) $4.78B, Rxo (RXO) $4.69B.

Which stock is cheaper, JANL, LSTR and RXO?

Janel (JANL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Janel (JANL) 10.4x, Landstar System (LSTR) 42.2x, Rxo (RXO) -44.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Landstar System (LSTR) is cheapest (Landstar System (LSTR) 27.4x, Rxo (RXO) 223.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Janel (JANL) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Janel (JANL) +16.0%, Rxo (RXO) +9.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Janel (JANL) has the highest net margin (Janel (JANL) 2.3%, Rxo (RXO) -1.7%). On return on invested capital, Janel (JANL) leads (Janel (JANL) 10.2%, Rxo (RXO) -3.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Rxo (RXO) returned the most: Janel (JANL) +33.3%, Landstar System (LSTR) +30.3%, Rxo (RXO) +64.5%. Over five years, Janel (JANL) compounded fastest (Janel (JANL) +16.9%/yr, Landstar System (LSTR) -0.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Landstar System (LSTR) has been the steadiest (Janel (JANL) 78.1%, Landstar System (LSTR) 35.1%, Rxo (RXO) 75.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, JANL, LSTR and RXO?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Janel (JANL) leads on 7. 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.