LSTR vs NCEW vs FLX Stock Comparison

Landstar System, New Century Logistics (BVI) and BingEx Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
LSTR Landstar System Inc
$165.17 +0.9% 1M +26.9% 1Y
Market cap
$5.61B
P/E
42.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.98B
Div. yield
2.20%
Logistics Industrials
4 wins
FLX BingEx Ltd
$1.49 +27.4% 1M -56.3% 1Y
Market cap
$108.96M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$558.59M
Div. yield
–
Logistics Industrials
2 wins

Head to Head

7 decided of 12

Landstar System leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Landstar System 4, BingEx 2, New Century Logistics (BVI) 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionLSTRNCEWFLXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.61B $54.91M $108.96M LSTR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 42.6x — -56.0x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 26.9x — 3.5x FLX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +4.1% — -3.8% LSTR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.6% — -0.3% LSTR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 15.1% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -1.3x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 2.20% — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +26.9% +296.6% -56.3% NCEW
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -0.7%/yr — — –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 35.1% 83.1% 100.4% LSTR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 36/100 — 50/100 FLX

Percentile Scorecard

LSTRNCEWFLX

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

AxisLSTRNCEWFLX
Valuation 12 #72 of 82 – 51 #41 of 82
Growth 6 #66 of 70 – 48 #37 of 70
Profitability 43 #38 of 66 – 15 #56 of 66
Financial Health 83 #16 of 91 38 #57 of 91 86 #14 of 91
Shareholder Returns 37 #27 of 42 – –
Overall 36 – 50
  • LSTR ranked among 93 companies in Transportation
  • NCEW ranked among 93 companies in Transportation
  • FLX ranked among 93 companies in Transportation

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodLSTRNCEWFLXSPY
1 month +0.9%-4.7%+27.4% -0.8%
3 months -13.8%+2.1%-30.4% +3.5%
6 months -8.3%+8.0%-50.7% +7.0%
Year to date +14.9%+192.8%-53.1% +12.2%
1 year +26.9%+296.6%-56.3% +13.0%
3 years +1.6%—— +86.3%
3 years, per year +0.5%—— +23.1%
5 years -3.6%—— +68.6%
5 years, per year -0.7%—— +11.0%
10 years +133.5%—— +258.0%
10 years, per year +8.8%—— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureLSTRNCEWFLXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 35.1%83.1%100.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 37.1%80.8%114.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.71-0.441.01 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.773.57-0.56 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -41.2%-85.5%-95.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -26.7%-17.1%-64.2% -1.8%
52-week high $225.37$20.70$4.16 $779.14
52-week low $121.51$3.01$0.80 $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.

MultipleLSTRNCEWFLX
P/E now vs peer median 42.6xmedian 10.7x —median 10.7x -56.0xmedian 10.7x
P/S now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 1.2x —median 1.2x 0.2xmedian 1.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 24.4xmedian 6.6x —median 6.6x —median 6.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 31.9xmedian 7.1x —median 7.1x —median 7.1x
P/B now vs peer median 6.7xmedian 0.9x 11.3xmedian 0.9x 1.0xmedian 0.9x
PEG now vs peer median -1.66median 0.68 —median 0.68 —median 0.68

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 monthsLSTRNCEWFLX
Revenue $4.98B – $558.59M
Gross profit – – $60.56M
Operating income $175.34M – $5.06M
Net income $131.70M – -$1.71M
Free cash flow $175.65M – –
R&D – – $9.48M
EPS (diluted) $3.88 – $-0.03
Cash & equivalents $294.35M $62.32K $84.66M
Total debt $230.93M $10.49M –
Shares (diluted) 33.94M 2.88M 69.52M
Enterprise value $3.96B $52.84M -$275.20M

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
MetricLSTRNCEWFLX
P/E 42.6x – -56.0x
P/FCF 31.9x – –
P/Operating cash flow 29.5x – –
P/S 1.1x – 0.2x
P/B 6.7x 11.3x 1.0x
P/Tangible book 6.7x 11.3x 1.0x
EV/EBITDA 24.4x – –
EV/EBIT 30.4x – -3.3x
EV/Revenue 1.1x – 0.0x
EV/FCF 30.3x – –
EV/Operating cash flow 28.1x – –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.66 – –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLSTRNCEWFLX
Revenue growth (1Y) 4.1% – -3.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -7.5% – –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – -10.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -19.0% – 149.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -26.8% – –
Net income growth (1Y) -21.6% – 94.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -27.0% – –
EPS growth (1Y) -19.4% – 96.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -25.6% – –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -8.3% – –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -32.0% – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -6.8% – –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -32.6% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLSTRNCEWFLX
Gross margin – – 10.8%
EBITDA margin 4.4% – –
Operating margin 3.5% – 0.9%
Pretax margin 3.5% – -0.3%
Net margin 2.6% – -0.3%
FCF margin 3.5% – –
Operating cash flow margin 3.8% – –
Return on equity 16.1% – -1.5%
Return on assets 7.9% – -1.0%
Return on invested capital 15.1% – –
Return on capital employed 18.5% – 4.5%
Asset turnover 3.0x – 3.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x – –
Stock comp / revenue 0.2% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLSTRNCEWFLX
Debt / assets 4.1% 23.8% –
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.6x –
Net debt / EBITDA -1.3x – –
Debt / FCF 0.4x – –
Liabilities / assets 52.0% 59.7% 35.0%
Equity / assets 48.0% 40.3% 65.0%
Interest coverage 98.1x – –
Current ratio 1.8x 1.6x 2.4x
Quick ratio 1.7x 1.2x 2.3x
Cash ratio 0.5x 0.0x 2.2x
Altman Z-score 9.66 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLSTRNCEWFLX
Dividend yield 2.2% – –
Net buyback yield 1.8% – –
Shareholder yield 4.0% – –
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.

ConsensusLSTRNCEWFLX
Forward P/E 26.9xFY2026 – 3.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $6.15FY2026 – $0.43FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +85.8%FY2026 – +514.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +27.8% – +7.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.45BFY2026 – $648.23MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +15.1%FY2026 – +13.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +17.6% – +2.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLSTRNCEWFLX
Held by institutions 100.0% – –
Institutions holding 543 – –
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.8% – –
Institutions buying 296 – –
Institutions selling 153 – –
Buyers to sellers 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.

LSTRNCEWFLX
LSTR 1.00 0.11 -0.03
NCEW 0.11 1.00 0.07
FLX -0.03 0.07 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LSTR, NCEW and FLX?

Landstar System (LSTR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Landstar System (LSTR) $5.61B, New Century Logistics (BVI) (NCEW) $54.91M, BingEx (FLX) $108.96M.

Which company is growing faster?

Landstar System (LSTR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Landstar System (LSTR) +4.1%, BingEx (FLX) -3.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Landstar System (LSTR) has the highest net margin (Landstar System (LSTR) 2.6%, BingEx (FLX) -0.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year New Century Logistics (BVI) (NCEW) returned the most: Landstar System (LSTR) +26.9%, New Century Logistics (BVI) (NCEW) +296.6%, BingEx (FLX) -56.3%. Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Landstar System (LSTR) 2.20%. New Century Logistics (BVI) (NCEW) and BingEx (FLX) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Landstar System (LSTR) has been the steadiest (Landstar System (LSTR) 35.1%, New Century Logistics (BVI) (NCEW) 83.1%, BingEx (FLX) 100.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, LSTR, NCEW and FLX?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Landstar System (LSTR) leads on 4. 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.