LSTR vs NPT vs RBA Stock Comparison

Landstar System, Texxon Holding and Rb Global Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
LSTR Landstar System Inc
$138.80 -16.1% 1M +7.3% 1Y
Market cap
$4.70B
P/E
29.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.29B
Div. yield
–
Logistics Industrials
6 wins
NPT Texxon Holding Ltd
$1.80 -37.3% 1M -72.5% 1Y
Market cap
$36.80M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Logistics Industrials
RBA Rb Global Inc.
$84.40 +4.5% 1M -18.2% 1Y
Market cap
$16.34B
P/E
37.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.85B
Div. yield
0.02%
Logistics Industrials
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Landstar System leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Landstar System 6, Rb Global 5). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionLSTRNPTRBALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.70B $36.80M $16.34B RBA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 29.3x — 37.4x LSTR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 22.6x — 20.2x RBA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.7% — +9.7% LSTR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 3.0% — 9.0% RBA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 17.9% — 7.4% LSTR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -1.1x — 1.8x LSTR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.02% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +7.3% -72.5% -18.2% LSTR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -4.6%/yr — +4.3%/yr RBA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 40.3% 249.0% 33.8% RBA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 51/100 — 43/100 LSTR

Percentile Scorecard

LSTRNPTRBA

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

AxisLSTRNPTRBA
Valuation 27 #100 of 136 – 22 #107 of 136
Growth 25 #92 of 122 – 74 #33 of 122
Profitability 57 #51 of 116 – 46 #63 of 116
Financial Health 86 #21 of 143 10 #129 of 143 48 #75 of 143
Shareholder Returns 63 #31 of 81 – 26 #60 of 81
Overall 51 – 43
  • LSTR ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • NPT ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • RBA ranked among 150 companies in Transportation

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodLSTRNPTRBASPY
1 month -16.1%-37.3%+4.5% +0.9%
3 months -21.9%-38.6%-26.7% +5.9%
6 months -24.8%+2.3%-19.8% +8.5%
Year to date -3.4%-63.7%-18.0% +13.3%
1 year +7.3%-72.5%-18.2% +12.4%
3 years -14.7%—+35.6% +88.1%
3 years, per year -5.1%—+10.7% +23.5%
5 years -21.1%—+23.5% +68.2%
5 years, per year -4.6%—+4.3% +11.0%
10 years +96.9%—+144.8% +263.4%
10 years, per year +7.0%—+9.4% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureLSTRNPTRBASPY
Volatility, 1Y 40.3%249.0%33.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 46.5%228.6%40.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.681.740.78 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.18-0.29-0.54 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -41.2%-94.1%-33.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -38.4%-91.2%-29.2% -0.9%
52-week high $225.37$20.50$119.14 $779.14
52-week low $121.51$1.21$79.80 $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.

MultipleLSTRNPTRBA
P/E now vs peer median 29.3xmedian 16.1x —median 16.1x 35.9xmedian 16.1x
P/S now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 0.9x —median 0.9x 3.2xmedian 0.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 17.2xmedian 8.6x —median 8.6x 13.9xmedian 8.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 29.7xmedian 11.6x —median 11.6x 25.6xmedian 11.6x
P/B now vs peer median 5.6xmedian 1.2x 0.0xmedian 1.2x 2.8xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median -1.71median 0.80 —median 0.80 0.75median 0.80

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 monthsLSTRNPTRBA
Revenue $5.29B – $4.85B
Gross profit – – $1.18B
Operating income $214.56M – $777.60M
Net income $160.38M – $484.40M
Free cash flow $157.62M – $611.20M
EPS (diluted) $4.73 – $2.33
Cash & equivalents $297.32M $396.84B $524.90M
Total debt $68.71M – $2.90B
Shares (diluted) 33.87M 20.00M 186.90M
Enterprise value $3.14B $36.80M $13.94B

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
MetricLSTRNPTRBA
P/E 29.3x – 35.9x
P/FCF 29.7x – 25.6x
P/Operating cash flow 27.3x – 18.2x
P/S 0.9x – 3.2x
P/B 5.6x 0.0x 2.8x
P/Tangible book 5.6x 0.0x 4.9x
EV/EBITDA 17.2x – 13.9x
EV/EBIT 20.5x – 23.2x
EV/Revenue 0.8x – 3.7x
EV/FCF 27.9x – 29.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 25.6x – 20.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.71 – 0.75

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLSTRNPTRBA
Revenue growth (1Y) 10.7% – 9.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -2.9% – 25.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – -41.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – -2.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 19.3% – 5.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -18.3% – 39.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 16.8% – 15.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -18.8% – 48.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 19.3% – 15.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -17.2% – 48.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -19.6% – -9.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -29.5% – 39.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -20.7% – -15.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -30.5% – 46.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLSTRNPTRBA
Gross margin – – 24.3%
EBITDA margin 4.8% – 26.6%
Operating margin 4.1% – 16.0%
Pretax margin 4.0% – 12.5%
Net margin 3.0% – 9.0%
FCF margin 3.0% – 12.6%
Operating cash flow margin 3.2% – 17.8%
Return on equity 19.2% – 8.6%
Return on assets 9.0% – 3.9%
Return on invested capital 17.9% – 7.4%
Return on capital employed 21.3% – 7.1%
Asset turnover 3.0x – 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x – 1.8x
Stock comp / revenue 0.2% – 1.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLSTRNPTRBA
Debt / assets 3.8% 41.9% 23.3%
Debt / equity 0.1x 1.2x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA -1.1x – 1.8x
Debt / FCF 0.4x – 4.8x
Liabilities / assets 54.1% 64.1% 55.4%
Equity / assets 45.9% 35.9% 44.6%
Interest coverage 111.1x – 4.3x
Current ratio 1.8x 0.3x 1.3x
Quick ratio 1.7x 0.1x 1.0x
Cash ratio 0.5x 0.0x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 8.87 – 2.15

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLSTRNPTRBA
Dividend yield 2.6% – 1.5%
Net buyback yield 2.2% – 0.6%
Shareholder yield 4.8% 0.0% 2.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 55.0%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 43.6%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 0.3%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 0.9%

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.

ConsensusLSTRNPTRBA
Forward P/E 22.6xFY2026 – 20.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $6.15FY2026 – $4.17FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +85.8%FY2026 – +4.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +27.8% – +22.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.45BFY2026 – $5.33BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +15.1%FY2026 – +16.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +17.6% – -6.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLSTRNPTRBA
Held by institutions 100.0% – 96.6%
Institutions holding 543 – 556
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.8% – +2.6%
Institutions buying 296 – 276
Institutions selling 153 – 185
Buyers to sellers 1.93 – 1.49

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.

LSTRNPTRBA
LSTR 1.00 0.03 0.31
NPT 0.03 1.00 0.03
RBA 0.31 0.03 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LSTR, NPT and RBA?

Rb Global (RBA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Landstar System (LSTR) $4.70B, Texxon Holding (NPT) $36.80M, Rb Global (RBA) $16.34B.

Which stock is cheaper, LSTR, NPT and RBA?

Landstar System (LSTR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Landstar System (LSTR) 29.3x, Rb Global (RBA) 37.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Rb Global (RBA) is cheapest (Landstar System (LSTR) 22.6x, Rb Global (RBA) 20.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Landstar System (LSTR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Landstar System (LSTR) +10.7%, Rb Global (RBA) +9.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Rb Global (RBA) has the highest net margin (Landstar System (LSTR) 3.0%, Rb Global (RBA) 9.0%). On return on invested capital, Landstar System (LSTR) leads (Landstar System (LSTR) 17.9%, Rb Global (RBA) 7.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Landstar System (LSTR) returned the most: Landstar System (LSTR) +7.3%, Texxon Holding (NPT) -72.5%, Rb Global (RBA) -18.2%. Over five years, Rb Global (RBA) compounded fastest (Landstar System (LSTR) -4.6%/yr, Rb Global (RBA) +4.3%/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%, Texxon Holding (NPT) 0.00%, Rb Global (RBA) 0.02%. Landstar System (LSTR) and Texxon Holding (NPT) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Rb Global (RBA) has been the steadiest (Landstar System (LSTR) 40.3%, Texxon Holding (NPT) 249.0%, Rb Global (RBA) 33.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.

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