LSTR vs CYRX vs CHRW Stock Comparison

Landstar System, Cryoport and C. H. Robinson Worldwide Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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LSTR Landstar System Inc
$147.53 -15.0% 1M +14.9% 1Y
Market cap
$4.97B
P/E
31.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.29B
Div. yield
2.47%
Logistics Industrials
4 wins
CYRX Cryoport, Inc.
$16.23 -6.9% 1M +75.6% 1Y
Market cap
$822.02M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$186.45M
Div. yield
–
Logistics Industrials
2 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

C. H. Robinson Worldwide leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (C. H. Robinson Worldwide 6, Landstar System 4, Cryoport 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionLSTRCYRXCHRWLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.97B $822.02M $15.07B CHRW
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 31.2x -18.0x 22.8x CHRW
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 24.0x — 21.0x CHRW
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.7% +12.1% +10.4% CYRX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 3.0% -24.3% 3.7% CHRW
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 17.9% -5.8% 21.3% CHRW
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -1.1x 16.6x 1.7x LSTR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 2.47% — 1.96% LSTR
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +14.9% +75.6% -16.4% CYRX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -4.1%/yr -27.7%/yr +6.4%/yr CHRW
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 40.2% 46.9% 45.1% LSTR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 49/100 30/100 43/100 LSTR

Percentile Scorecard

LSTRCYRXCHRW

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

AxisLSTRCYRXCHRW
Valuation 22 #107 of 137 4 #131 of 137 25 #103 of 137
Growth 24 #95 of 124 52 #60 of 124 42 #73 of 124
Profitability 55 #56 of 122 8 #112 of 122 49 #63 of 122
Financial Health 87 #20 of 147 62 #57 of 147 40 #88 of 147
Shareholder Returns 58 #36 of 85 24 #65 of 85 61 #34 of 85
Overall 49 30 43
  • LSTR ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • CYRX ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • CHRW ranked among 150 companies in Transportation

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodLSTRCYRXCHRWSPY
1 month -15.0%-6.9%-18.4% -2.3%
3 months -16.5%+4.8%-12.4% -0.7%
6 months -16.6%+59.0%-20.2% +4.8%
Year to date +2.7%+69.1%-19.9% +10.3%
1 year +14.9%+75.6%-16.4% +10.3%
3 years -13.3%+60.7%+57.6% +73.0%
3 years, per year -4.6%+17.1%+16.4% +20.1%
5 years -18.7%-80.2%+36.2% +61.9%
5 years, per year -4.1%-27.7%+6.4% +10.1%
10 years +105.3%+658.4%+88.0% +258.6%
10 years, per year +7.5%+22.5%+6.5% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureLSTRCYRXCHRWSPY
Volatility, 1Y 40.2%46.9%45.1% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 46.5%42.0%53.4% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.641.650.69 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.371.61-0.36 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -41.2%-94.4%-43.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -34.5%-12.9%-38.5% -3.5%
52-week high $225.37$18.64$209.42 $779.14
52-week low $121.51$7.72$124.61 $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.

MultipleLSTRCYRXCHRW
P/E now vs peer median 31.2xmedian 16.1x -18.0xmedian 16.1x 22.8xmedian 16.1x
P/S now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 0.9x 4.4xmedian 0.9x 0.8xmedian 0.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 18.3xmedian 8.1x -48.3xmedian 8.1x 17.1xmedian 8.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 31.6xmedian 11.4x -41.0xmedian 11.4x 29.0xmedian 11.4x
P/B now vs peer median 6.0xmedian 1.2x 1.7xmedian 1.2x 9.5xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median -1.81median 0.75 -8.67median 0.75 1.16median 0.75

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 monthsLSTRCYRXCHRW
Revenue $5.29B $186.45M $18.22B
Gross profit – $87.77M $2.86B
Operating income $214.56M -$39.62M $884.59M
Net income $160.38M -$37.39M $668.81M
Free cash flow $157.62M -$20.03M $519.78M
R&D – $17.75M –
EPS (diluted) $4.73 $-0.90 $5.58
Cash & equivalents $297.32M $269.27M $193.13M
Total debt $68.71M $186.83M $1.87B
Shares (diluted) 33.87M 50.44M 119.75M
Enterprise value $3.41B -$810.82M $14.41B

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
MetricLSTRCYRXCHRW
P/E 31.2x -18.0x 22.8x
P/FCF 31.6x -41.0x 29.0x
P/Operating cash flow 29.0x 103.1x 28.2x
P/S 0.9x 4.4x 0.8x
P/B 6.0x 1.7x 9.5x
P/Tangible book 6.0x 2.3x 9.8x
EV/EBITDA 18.3x -48.3x 17.1x
EV/EBIT 21.9x -15.5x 18.9x
EV/Revenue 0.9x 3.3x 0.9x
EV/FCF 29.8x -30.6x 32.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 27.4x 76.8x 31.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.81 -8.67 1.16

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLSTRCYRXCHRW
Revenue growth (1Y) 10.7% 12.1% 10.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -2.9% -8.2% -0.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 14.1% 3.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – -5.6% 1.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 19.3% 7.8% 10.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -18.3% 5.7% 15.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 16.8% -147.3% 11.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -18.8% 1.1% 19.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 19.3% -163.7% 12.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -17.2% 2.1% 19.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -19.6% 147.7% -39.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -29.5% 33.4% -28.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -20.7% 40.6% -39.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -30.5% 10.5% -28.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLSTRCYRXCHRW
Gross margin – 47.1% 15.7%
EBITDA margin 4.8% -6.8% 5.4%
Operating margin 4.1% -21.2% 4.9%
Pretax margin 4.0% -16.6% 4.5%
Net margin 3.0% -24.3% 3.7%
FCF margin 3.0% -10.7% 2.9%
Operating cash flow margin 3.2% 4.3% 2.9%
Return on equity 19.2% -7.6% 41.7%
Return on assets 9.0% -4.9% 10.9%
Return on invested capital 17.9% -5.8% 21.3%
Return on capital employed 21.3% -7.4% 29.2%
Asset turnover 3.0x 0.2x 3.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x -0.2x 0.8x
Stock comp / revenue 0.2% 5.2% 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLSTRCYRXCHRW
Debt / assets 3.8% 24.7% 29.3%
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.4x 1.2x
Net debt / EBITDA -1.1x 16.6x 1.7x
Debt / FCF 0.4x -9.3x 3.6x
Liabilities / assets 54.1% 35.1% 75.3%
Equity / assets 45.9% 64.9% 24.7%
Interest coverage 111.1x -18.8x –
Current ratio 1.8x 2.1x 1.3x
Quick ratio 1.7x 2.0x 1.3x
Cash ratio 0.5x 1.8x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 9.05 1.00 6.78

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLSTRCYRXCHRW
Dividend yield 2.5% – 2.0%
Net buyback yield 2.0% 0.5% 4.3%
Shareholder yield 4.5% 0.5% 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.

ConsensusLSTRCYRXCHRW
Forward P/E 24.0xFY2026 – 21.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $6.15FY2026 $-0.77FY2026 $6.12FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +85.8%FY2026 -155.0%FY2026 +20.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +27.8% – +19.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.45BFY2026 $201.00MFY2026 $18.98BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +15.1%FY2026 +14.1%FY2026 +16.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +17.6% +0.4% +1.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLSTRCYRXCHRW
Held by institutions 100.0% 89.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 544 184 893
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.8% -1.6% -1.7%
Institutions buying 297 102 446
Institutions selling 153 49 319
Buyers to sellers 1.94 2.08 1.40

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.

LSTRCYRXCHRW
LSTR 1.00 0.18 0.66
CYRX 0.18 1.00 0.14
CHRW 0.66 0.14 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LSTR, CYRX and CHRW?

C. H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) is the largest by market capitalisation: Landstar System (LSTR) $4.97B, Cryoport (CYRX) $822.02M, C. H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) $15.07B.

Which stock is cheaper, LSTR, CYRX and CHRW?

C. H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Landstar System (LSTR) 31.2x, Cryoport (CYRX) -18.0x, C. H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) 22.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, C. H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) is cheapest (Landstar System (LSTR) 24.0x, C. H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) 21.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Cryoport (CYRX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Landstar System (LSTR) +10.7%, Cryoport (CYRX) +12.1%, C. H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) +10.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

C. H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) has the highest net margin (Landstar System (LSTR) 3.0%, Cryoport (CYRX) -24.3%, C. H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) 3.7%). On return on invested capital, C. H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) leads (Landstar System (LSTR) 17.9%, Cryoport (CYRX) -5.8%, C. H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) 21.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Cryoport (CYRX) returned the most: Landstar System (LSTR) +14.9%, Cryoport (CYRX) +75.6%, C. H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) -16.4%. Over five years, C. H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) compounded fastest (Landstar System (LSTR) -4.1%/yr, Cryoport (CYRX) -27.7%/yr, C. H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) +6.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Landstar System (LSTR) has the highest dividend yield: Landstar System (LSTR) 2.47%, C. H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) 1.96%. Cryoport (CYRX) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Landstar System (LSTR) has been the steadiest (Landstar System (LSTR) 40.2%, Cryoport (CYRX) 46.9%, C. H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) 45.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, LSTR, CYRX and CHRW?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, C. H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) 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.