LSTR vs NCEW vs NPT Stock Comparison

Landstar System, New Century Logistics (BVI) and Texxon Holding Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
LSTR Landstar System Inc
$165.17 +0.9% 1M +26.9% 1Y
Market cap
$5.73B
P/E
43.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.98B
Div. yield
–
Logistics Industrials
2 wins
NPT Texxon Holding Ltd
$1.81 -38.9% 1M -63.2% 1Y
Market cap
$36.50M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Logistics Industrials

Head to Head

3 decided of 12

Landstar System leads on 2 of the 12 questions below (Landstar System 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.

QuestionLSTRNCEWNPTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.73B $54.91M $36.50M LSTR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 43.5x — — –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 26.9x — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +4.1% — — –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.6% — — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 15.1% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -1.3x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% — 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +26.9% +296.6% -63.2% NCEW
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -0.7%/yr — — –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 35.1% 83.1% 249.5% LSTR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 44/100 — — –

Percentile Scorecard

LSTRNCEWNPT

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

AxisLSTRNCEWNPT
Valuation 19 #111 of 136 – –
Growth 10 #110 of 122 – –
Profitability 54 #54 of 116 – –
Financial Health 87 #20 of 144 41 #86 of 144 10 #130 of 144
Shareholder Returns 52 #40 of 82 – –
Overall 44 – –
  • LSTR ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • NCEW ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • NPT ranked among 150 companies in Transportation

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodLSTRNCEWNPTSPY
1 month +0.9%-4.7%-38.9% -0.8%
3 months -13.8%+2.1%-33.7% +3.5%
6 months -8.3%+8.0%-5.2% +7.0%
Year to date +14.9%+192.8%-63.5% +12.2%
1 year +26.9%+296.6%-63.2% +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

MeasureLSTRNCEWNPTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 35.1%83.1%249.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 37.1%80.8%229.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.71-0.441.75 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.773.57-0.25 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -41.2%-85.5%-94.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -26.7%-17.1%-91.2% -1.8%
52-week high $225.37$20.70$20.50 $779.14
52-week low $121.51$3.01$1.21 $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.

MultipleLSTRNCEWNPT
P/E now vs peer median 42.6xmedian 16.1x —median 16.1x —median 16.1x
P/S now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 1.0x —median 1.0x —median 1.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 24.4xmedian 8.7x —median 8.7x —median 8.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 31.9xmedian 11.5x —median 11.5x —median 11.5x
P/B now vs peer median 6.7xmedian 1.2x 11.3xmedian 1.2x 0.0xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median -1.66median 0.81 —median 0.81 —median 0.81

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 monthsLSTRNCEWNPT
Revenue $4.98B – –
Operating income $175.34M – –
Net income $131.70M – –
Free cash flow $175.65M – –
EPS (diluted) $3.88 – –
Cash & equivalents $294.35M $62.32K $396.84B
Total debt $230.93M $10.49M –
Shares (diluted) 33.94M 2.88M 20.00M
Enterprise value $4.08B $52.84M $36.50M

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

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLSTRNCEWNPT
Revenue growth (1Y) 4.1% – –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -7.5% – –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -19.0% – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -26.8% – –
Net income growth (1Y) -21.6% – –
Net income CAGR (3Y) -27.0% – –
EPS growth (1Y) -19.4% – –
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
MetricLSTRNCEWNPT
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 4.4% – –
Operating margin 3.5% – –
Pretax margin 3.5% – –
Net margin 2.6% – –
FCF margin 3.5% – –
Operating cash flow margin 3.8% – –
Return on equity 16.1% – –
Return on assets 7.9% – –
Return on invested capital 15.1% – –
Return on capital employed 18.5% – –
Asset turnover 3.0x – –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x – –
Stock comp / revenue 0.2% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLSTRNCEWNPT
Debt / assets 4.1% 23.8% 41.9%
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.6x 1.2x
Net debt / EBITDA -1.3x – –
Debt / FCF 0.4x – –
Liabilities / assets 52.0% 59.7% 64.1%
Equity / assets 48.0% 40.3% 35.9%
Interest coverage 98.1x – –
Current ratio 1.8x 1.6x 0.3x
Quick ratio 1.7x 1.2x 0.1x
Cash ratio 0.5x 0.0x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 9.66 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLSTRNCEWNPT
Dividend yield 2.2% – –
Net buyback yield 1.8% – –
Shareholder yield 4.0% – 0.0%
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.

ConsensusLSTRNCEWNPT
Forward P/E 26.9xFY2026 – –
EPS, next fiscal year $6.15FY2026 – –
EPS growth, next FY +85.8%FY2026 – –
EPS growth, the year after +27.8% – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.45BFY2026 – –
Revenue growth, next FY +15.1%FY2026 – –
Revenue growth, the year after +17.6% – –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLSTRNCEWNPT
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.

LSTRNCEWNPT
LSTR 1.00 0.11 0.01
NCEW 0.11 1.00 -0.09
NPT 0.01 -0.09 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LSTR, NCEW and NPT?

Landstar System (LSTR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Landstar System (LSTR) $5.73B, New Century Logistics (BVI) (NCEW) $54.91M, Texxon Holding (NPT) $36.50M.

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%, Texxon Holding (NPT) -63.2%. Returns are price only, before dividends.

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%, Texxon Holding (NPT) 249.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 2. 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.