LSTR vs HMR vs EXPD Stock Comparison

Landstar System, Heidmar Maritime Holdings and Expeditors International Of Washington Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Expeditors International Of Washington leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Expeditors International Of Washington 7, Heidmar Maritime Holdings 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionLSTRHMREXPDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.78B $106.61M $25.71B EXPD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 42.2x -9.0x 28.0x EXPD
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 27.4x 10.0x 27.1x HMR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +187.3% +6.8% HMR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — -14.5% 7.6% EXPD
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.01% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +30.3% +38.5% +66.9% EXPD
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -0.6%/yr — +10.3%/yr EXPD
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 35.1% 86.9% 30.9% EXPD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 41/100 42/100 EXPD

Percentile Scorecard

LSTRHMREXPD

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

AxisLSTRHMREXPD
Valuation 18 #112 of 136 9 #124 of 136 13 #118 of 136
Growth – 90 #13 of 121 34 #80 of 121
Profitability – 24 #88 of 115 62 #44 of 115
Financial Health – – 61 #56 of 143
Shareholder Returns 40 #50 of 82 – 41 #49 of 82
Overall – 41 42
  • LSTR ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • HMR ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • EXPD ranked among 150 companies in Transportation

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodLSTRHMREXPDSPY
1 month +3.1%+1.7%+6.5% -0.2%
3 months -8.9%+60.7%+16.5% +3.9%
6 months -7.5%+127.7%+35.5% +8.2%
Year to date +17.5%+129.8%+34.0% +12.9%
1 year +30.3%+38.5%+66.9% +12.3%
3 years +3.8%—+85.3% +87.4%
3 years, per year +1.2%—+22.8% +23.3%
5 years -2.7%—+63.2% +67.9%
5 years, per year -0.6%—+10.3% +10.9%
10 years +137.4%—+293.1% +261.1%
10 years, per year +9.0%—+14.7% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureLSTRHMREXPDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 35.1%86.9%30.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 37.1%74.3%33.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.710.670.49 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.860.442.16 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -41.2%-87.1%-36.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -25.1%-5.8%0.0% -1.2%
52-week high $225.37$1.91$199.65 $779.14
52-week low $121.51$0.77$117.57 $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.

MultipleLSTRHMREXPD
P/E now vs peer median 42.2xmedian 16.3x -8.8xmedian 16.3x 28.5xmedian 16.3x
P/S now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 1.0x 1.3xmedian 1.0x 2.2xmedian 1.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 8.7x -47.0xmedian 8.7x 20.1xmedian 8.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 31.6xmedian 11.4x —median 11.4x 28.1xmedian 11.4x
P/B now vs peer median 6.9xmedian 1.2x 6.3xmedian 1.2x 12.2xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.82 —median 0.82 242.92median 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 monthsLSTRHMREXPD
Revenue – $82.01M $12.04B
Gross profit – $79.44M $3.94B
Operating income – -$1.70M $1.18B
Net income – -$12.72M $921.33M
Free cash flow – – $923.86M
EPS (diluted) – $-0.20 $6.99
Cash & equivalents $297.32M $28.70M $1.03B
Shares (diluted) 33.94M 58.26M 131.37M
Enterprise value $4.78B $20.43M $20.86B

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
MetricLSTRHMREXPD
P/E 42.2x -8.8x 28.5x
P/FCF 31.6x – 28.1x
P/Operating cash flow – – 26.7x
P/S 1.1x 1.3x 2.2x
P/B 6.9x 6.3x 12.2x
P/Tangible book 6.9x 6.3x 12.2x
EV/EBITDA – -47.0x 20.1x
EV/EBIT – -45.1x 21.1x
EV/Revenue – 0.9x 2.1x
EV/FCF – – 27.0x
EV/Operating cash flow – – 25.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – – 242.92

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLSTRHMREXPD
Revenue growth (1Y) – 187.3% 6.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – – -1.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 258.2% 8.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 0.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 47.5% 6.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – -5.0%
Net income growth (1Y) – 38.5% 7.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – – -4.3%
EPS growth (1Y) – 43.6% 12.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – – 0.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – – 12.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – -19.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – – 14.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – -20.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLSTRHMREXPD
Gross margin – 96.9% 32.7%
EBITDA margin – -2.0% 10.3%
Operating margin – -2.1% 9.8%
Pretax margin – 0.0% 10.2%
Net margin – -14.5% 7.6%
FCF margin – – 7.7%
Operating cash flow margin – – 8.1%
Return on equity – -82.6% 41.8%
Return on assets – -14.5% 18.6%
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed – – 49.3%
Asset turnover – 0.9x 2.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – – 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue – – 0.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLSTRHMREXPD
Debt / assets – – –
Debt / equity – – –
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF – – –
Liabilities / assets – 83.3% 58.7%
Equity / assets 45.9% 16.7% 41.3%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 1.8x – 1.6x
Quick ratio – – 1.4x
Cash ratio – – 0.4x
Altman Z-score – – 9.24

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLSTRHMREXPD
Dividend yield 2.2% – 0.8%
Net buyback yield – – 3.2%
Shareholder yield 2.2% – 4.0%
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.

ConsensusLSTRHMREXPD
Forward P/E 27.4xFY2026 10.0xFY2026 27.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $6.15FY2026 $0.18FY2026 $7.38FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +85.8%FY2026 – +24.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +27.8% +5.6% +6.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.45BFY2026 $91.14MFY2026 $12.65BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +15.1%FY2026 +63.2%FY2026 +14.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +17.6% +0.4% +10.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLSTRHMREXPD
Held by institutions 100.0% – 96.4%
Institutions holding 543 – 959
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.8% – -0.7%
Institutions buying 296 – 448
Institutions selling 153 – 356
Buyers to sellers 1.93 – 1.26

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.

LSTRHMREXPD
LSTR 1.00 0.01 0.58
HMR 0.01 1.00 0.05
EXPD 0.58 0.05 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LSTR, HMR and EXPD?

Expeditors International Of Washington (EXPD) is the largest by market capitalisation: Landstar System (LSTR) $4.78B, Heidmar Maritime Holdings (HMR) $106.61M, Expeditors International Of Washington (EXPD) $25.71B.

Which stock is cheaper, LSTR, HMR and EXPD?

Expeditors International Of Washington (EXPD) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Landstar System (LSTR) 42.2x, Heidmar Maritime Holdings (HMR) -9.0x, Expeditors International Of Washington (EXPD) 28.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Heidmar Maritime Holdings (HMR) is cheapest (Landstar System (LSTR) 27.4x, Heidmar Maritime Holdings (HMR) 10.0x, Expeditors International Of Washington (EXPD) 27.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Heidmar Maritime Holdings (HMR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Heidmar Maritime Holdings (HMR) +187.3%, Expeditors International Of Washington (EXPD) +6.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Expeditors International Of Washington (EXPD) has the highest net margin (Heidmar Maritime Holdings (HMR) -14.5%, Expeditors International Of Washington (EXPD) 7.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Expeditors International Of Washington (EXPD) returned the most: Landstar System (LSTR) +30.3%, Heidmar Maritime Holdings (HMR) +38.5%, Expeditors International Of Washington (EXPD) +66.9%. Over five years, Expeditors International Of Washington (EXPD) compounded fastest (Landstar System (LSTR) -0.6%/yr, Expeditors International Of Washington (EXPD) +10.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Landstar System (LSTR) 0.00%, Heidmar Maritime Holdings (HMR) 0.00%, Expeditors International Of Washington (EXPD) 0.01%. Landstar System (LSTR) and Heidmar Maritime Holdings (HMR) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Expeditors International Of Washington (EXPD) has been the steadiest (Landstar System (LSTR) 35.1%, Heidmar Maritime Holdings (HMR) 86.9%, Expeditors International Of Washington (EXPD) 30.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, LSTR, HMR and EXPD?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Expeditors International Of Washington (EXPD) 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.