LSTR vs R vs CPRT Stock Comparison

Landstar System, Ryder System and Copart Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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LSTR Landstar System Inc
$138.80 -16.1% 1M +7.3% 1Y
Market cap
$4.65B
P/E
29.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.29B
Div. yield
–
Logistics Industrials
3 wins
R Ryder System Inc
$275.30 +17.8% 1M +63.0% 1Y
Market cap
$10.65B
P/E
20.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.08B
Div. yield
0.01%
Logistics Industrials
3 wins
CPRT Copart Inc
$28.96 +6.4% 1M -34.3% 1Y
Market cap
$27.99B
P/E
18.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.67B
Div. yield
–
Logistics Industrials
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Copart leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Copart 5, Landstar System 3, Ryder System 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionLSTRRCPRTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.65B $10.65B $27.99B CPRT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 29.0x 20.5x 18.9x CPRT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 22.6x 19.1x 17.4x CPRT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.7% +3.2% +0.4% LSTR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 3.0% 4.0% 31.8% CPRT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 17.9% -70.6% — LSTR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -1.1x -0.9x — LSTR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +7.3% +63.0% -34.3% R
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -4.6%/yr +26.5%/yr -5.7%/yr R
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 40.3% 32.1% 32.8% R
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 51/100 40/100 65/100 CPRT

Percentile Scorecard

LSTRRCPRT

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

AxisLSTRRCPRT
Valuation 27 #100 of 136 37 #86 of 136 24 #103 of 136
Growth 25 #92 of 122 62 #47 of 122 47 #65 of 122
Profitability 57 #51 of 116 27 #85 of 116 76 #29 of 116
Financial Health 86 #21 of 143 5 #136 of 143 94 #9 of 143
Shareholder Returns 63 #31 of 81 71 #24 of 81 85 #13 of 81
Overall 51 40 65
  • LSTR ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • R ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • CPRT ranked among 150 companies in Transportation

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodLSTRRCPRTSPY
1 month -16.1%+17.8%+6.4% +0.9%
3 months -21.9%+6.6%-6.0% +5.9%
6 months -24.8%+12.2%-13.1% +8.5%
Year to date -3.4%+43.8%-26.0% +13.3%
1 year +7.3%+63.0%-34.3% +12.4%
3 years -14.7%+198.0%-32.2% +88.1%
3 years, per year -5.1%+43.9%-12.2% +23.5%
5 years -21.1%+224.1%-25.4% +68.2%
5 years, per year -4.6%+26.5%-5.7% +11.0%
10 years +96.9%+299.3%+340.9% +263.4%
10 years, per year +7.0%+14.9%+16.0% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureLSTRRCPRTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 40.3%32.1%32.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 46.5%29.0%33.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.681.020.07 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.181.96-1.04 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -41.2%-28.8%-58.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -38.4%-2.4%-34.3% -0.9%
52-week high $225.37$282.13$44.07 $779.14
52-week low $121.51$162.50$26.27 $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.

MultipleLSTRRCPRT
P/E now vs peer median 29.3xmedian 16.1x 20.3xmedian 16.1x 18.5xmedian 16.1x
P/S now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 0.9x 0.8xmedian 0.9x 5.7xmedian 0.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 17.2xmedian 8.6x -2.2xmedian 8.6x 13.2xmedian 8.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 29.7xmedian 11.6x 11.0xmedian 11.6x 21.2xmedian 11.6x
P/B now vs peer median 5.6xmedian 1.2x 3.5xmedian 1.2x 2.9xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median -1.71median 0.80 2.43median 0.80 2.81median 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 monthsLSTRRCPRT
Revenue $5.29B $13.08B $4.67B
Gross profit – $2.56B $2.70B
Operating income $214.56M -$9.81B $1.65B
Net income $160.38M $520.00M $1.48B
Free cash flow $157.62M $954.00M $1.27B
EPS (diluted) $4.73 $13.41 $1.55
Cash & equivalents $297.32M $198.00M $1.91B
Total debt $68.71M $30.21B –
Shares (diluted) 33.87M 38.79M 956.86M
Enterprise value $3.09B $9.86B $12.39B

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
MetricLSTRRCPRT
P/E 29.3x 20.3x 18.5x
P/FCF 29.7x 11.0x 21.2x
P/Operating cash flow 27.3x 3.8x 16.7x
P/S 0.9x 0.8x 5.7x
P/B 5.6x 3.5x 2.9x
P/Tangible book 5.6x 4.0x 3.0x
EV/EBITDA 17.2x -2.2x 13.2x
EV/EBIT 20.5x -1.8x 15.1x
EV/Revenue 0.8x 1.3x 5.3x
EV/FCF 27.9x 18.4x 19.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 25.6x 6.4x 15.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.71 2.43 2.81

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLSTRRCPRT
Revenue growth (1Y) 10.7% 3.2% 0.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -2.9% 3.4% 6.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – -0.4% -0.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 3.6% 4.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 19.3% -4.2% -2.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -18.3% -3.7% 3.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 16.8% 3.6% -4.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -18.8% 2.1% 6.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 19.3% 11.2% -2.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -17.2% 8.3% 6.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -19.6% 13.8% -10.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -29.5% 4.9% 5.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -20.7% 1,184% 3.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -30.5% 47.1% 14.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLSTRRCPRT
Gross margin – 19.6% 57.9%
EBITDA margin 4.8% -61.9% 40.5%
Operating margin 4.1% -75.0% 35.4%
Pretax margin 4.0% 5.4% 39.3%
Net margin 3.0% 4.0% 31.8%
FCF margin 3.0% 7.3% 27.2%
Operating cash flow margin 3.2% 20.9% 34.4%
Return on equity 19.2% 17.8% 16.6%
Return on assets 9.0% 3.2% 15.0%
Return on invested capital 17.9% -70.6% –
Return on capital employed 21.3% -80.1% 18.1%
Asset turnover 3.0x 0.8x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 5.3x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 0.2% – 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLSTRRCPRT
Debt / assets 3.8% 44.6% –
Debt / equity 0.1x 2.4x –
Net debt / EBITDA -1.1x -0.9x –
Debt / FCF 0.4x 7.6x –
Liabilities / assets 54.1% 81.6% 9.3%
Equity / assets 45.9% 18.4% 90.7%
Interest coverage 111.1x -25.2x –
Current ratio 1.8x 0.7x 7.9x
Quick ratio 1.7x 0.6x 3.9x
Cash ratio 0.5x 0.1x 2.7x
Altman Z-score 8.87 -0.59 20.00

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLSTRRCPRT
Dividend yield 2.6% 1.4% –
Net buyback yield 2.2% 5.2% 5.2%
Shareholder yield 4.8% 6.6% 5.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 28.8% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 15.7% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 5.6% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 6.3% –

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.

ConsensusLSTRRCPRT
Forward P/E 22.6xFY2026 19.1xFY2026 17.4xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $6.15FY2026 $14.45FY2026 $1.66FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +85.8%FY2026 +11.8%FY2026 +7.1%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +27.8% +30.6% +3.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.45BFY2026 $14.12BFY2026 $4.64BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +15.1%FY2026 +11.5%FY2026 -0.6%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +17.6% +2.3% +12.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLSTRRCPRT
Held by institutions 100.0% 90.8% 83.8%
Institutions holding 543 579 1,058
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.8% -0.6% +5.7%
Institutions buying 296 309 529
Institutions selling 153 177 396
Buyers to sellers 1.93 1.75 1.34

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.

LSTRRCPRT
LSTR 1.00 0.45 0.18
R 0.45 1.00 0.11
CPRT 0.18 0.11 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LSTR, R and CPRT?

Copart (CPRT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Landstar System (LSTR) $4.65B, Ryder System (R) $10.65B, Copart (CPRT) $27.99B.

Which stock is cheaper, LSTR, R and CPRT?

Copart (CPRT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Landstar System (LSTR) 29.0x, Ryder System (R) 20.5x, Copart (CPRT) 18.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Copart (CPRT) is cheapest (Landstar System (LSTR) 22.6x, Ryder System (R) 19.1x, Copart (CPRT) 17.4x). 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%, Ryder System (R) +3.2%, Copart (CPRT) +0.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Copart (CPRT) has the highest net margin (Landstar System (LSTR) 3.0%, Ryder System (R) 4.0%, Copart (CPRT) 31.8%). On return on invested capital, Landstar System (LSTR) leads (Landstar System (LSTR) 17.9%, Ryder System (R) -70.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ryder System (R) returned the most: Landstar System (LSTR) +7.3%, Ryder System (R) +63.0%, Copart (CPRT) -34.3%. Over five years, Ryder System (R) compounded fastest (Landstar System (LSTR) -4.6%/yr, Ryder System (R) +26.5%/yr, Copart (CPRT) -5.7%/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%, Ryder System (R) 0.01%, Copart (CPRT) 0.00%. Landstar System (LSTR) and Copart (CPRT) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ryder System (R) has been the steadiest (Landstar System (LSTR) 40.3%, Ryder System (R) 32.1%, Copart (CPRT) 32.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, LSTR, R and CPRT?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Copart (CPRT) leads on 5. 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.