LSTR vs R vs TFII Stock Comparison

Landstar System, Ryder System and TFI International Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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LSTR Landstar System Inc
$141.37 -16.1% 1M +13.6% 1Y
Market cap
$4.84B
P/E
30.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.29B
Div. yield
–
Logistics Industrials
3 wins
R Ryder System Inc
$280.60 +21.5% 1M +64.3% 1Y
Market cap
$10.73B
P/E
20.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.08B
Div. yield
0.01%
Logistics Industrials
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionLSTRRTFIILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.84B $10.73B $7.75B R
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 30.2x 20.6x 18.3x TFII
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 23.0x 19.4x 19.6x R
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.7% +3.2% +4.2% LSTR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 3.0% 4.0% 5.0% TFII
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 17.9% -70.6% 17.6% LSTR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -1.1x -0.9x 0.0x LSTR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +13.6% +64.3% +26.0% R
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -4.3%/yr +27.0%/yr +0.3%/yr R
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 40.1% 32.2% 36.2% R
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 51/100 41/100 58/100 TFII

Percentile Scorecard

LSTRRTFII

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

AxisLSTRRTFII
Valuation 26 #101 of 136 36 #88 of 136 62 #53 of 136
Growth 24 #92 of 121 63 #46 of 121 35 #79 of 121
Profitability 56 #50 of 112 28 #81 of 112 66 #39 of 112
Financial Health 86 #21 of 140 5 #133 of 140 63 #53 of 140
Shareholder Returns 63 #30 of 80 72 #23 of 80 66 #28 of 80
Overall 51 41 58
  • LSTR ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • R ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • TFII ranked among 150 companies in Transportation

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodLSTRRTFIISPY
1 month -16.1%+21.5%-7.8% +0.7%
3 months -16.5%+8.8%-16.3% +3.7%
6 months -23.2%+10.6%-21.5% +7.1%
Year to date -1.6%+46.6%+8.8% +12.8%
1 year +13.6%+64.3%+26.0% +11.9%
3 years -14.2%+195.2%+1.9% +85.2%
3 years, per year -5.0%+43.5%+0.6% +22.8%
5 years -19.6%+230.3%+1.5% +67.6%
5 years, per year -4.3%+27.0%+0.3% +10.9%
10 years +100.5%+307.0%+408.9% +262.0%
10 years, per year +7.2%+15.1%+17.7% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureLSTRRTFIISPY
Volatility, 1Y 40.1%32.2%36.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 46.4%29.0%36.4% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.671.011.01 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.342.000.72 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -41.2%-28.8%-54.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -37.3%-0.5%-31.2% -1.2%
52-week high $225.37$282.13$163.36 $779.14
52-week low $121.51$162.50$80.71 $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.

MultipleLSTRRTFII
P/E now vs peer median 29.9xmedian 16.5x 20.6xmedian 16.5x 22.1xmedian 16.5x
P/S now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 0.9x 0.8xmedian 0.9x 1.1xmedian 0.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 17.5xmedian 8.8x -2.2xmedian 8.8x 9.1xmedian 8.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 30.2xmedian 11.9x 11.2xmedian 11.9x 7.8xmedian 11.9x
P/B now vs peer median 5.7xmedian 1.2x 3.6xmedian 1.2x 3.4xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median -1.74median 0.84 2.48median 0.84 -4.23median 0.84

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 monthsLSTRRTFII
Revenue $5.29B $13.08B $8.39B
Gross profit – $2.56B –
Operating income $214.56M -$9.81B $624.12M
Net income $160.38M $520.00M $356.83M
Free cash flow $157.62M $954.00M $1.21B
EPS (diluted) $4.73 $13.41 $5.07
Cash & equivalents $297.32M $198.00M $187.49M
Total debt $68.71M $30.21B $186.52M
Shares (diluted) 33.87M 38.79M 83.41M
Enterprise value $3.28B $9.93B $6.96B

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
MetricLSTRRTFII
P/E 29.9x 20.6x 22.1x
P/FCF 30.2x 11.2x 7.8x
P/Operating cash flow 27.8x 3.9x 10.6x
P/S 0.9x 0.8x 1.1x
P/B 5.7x 3.6x 3.4x
P/Tangible book 5.7x 4.1x -5.0x
EV/EBITDA 17.5x -2.2x 9.1x
EV/EBIT 20.9x -1.8x 15.2x
EV/Revenue 0.8x 1.4x 1.1x
EV/FCF 28.4x 18.6x 7.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 26.2x 6.5x 10.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.74 2.48 -4.23

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLSTRRTFII
Revenue growth (1Y) 10.7% 3.2% 4.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -2.9% 3.4% 3.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – -0.4% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 3.6% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 19.3% -4.2% 4.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -18.3% -3.7% -7.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 16.8% 3.6% 9.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -18.8% 2.1% -12.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 19.3% 11.2% 14.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -17.2% 8.3% -5.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -19.6% 13.8% -6.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -29.5% 4.9% -2.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -20.7% 1,184% -0.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -30.5% 47.1% -3.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLSTRRTFII
Gross margin – 19.6% –
EBITDA margin 4.8% -61.9% 12.4%
Operating margin 4.1% -75.0% 7.4%
Pretax margin 4.0% 5.4% 7.8%
Net margin 3.0% 4.0% 5.0%
FCF margin 3.0% 7.3% 14.4%
Operating cash flow margin 3.2% 20.9% 10.7%
Return on equity 19.2% 17.8% 12.9%
Return on assets 9.0% 3.2% 4.8%
Return on invested capital 17.9% -70.6% 17.6%
Return on capital employed 21.3% -80.1% 10.0%
Asset turnover 3.0x 0.8x 1.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 5.3x 2.5x
Stock comp / revenue 0.2% – 0.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLSTRRTFII
Debt / assets 3.8% 44.6% 2.5%
Debt / equity 0.1x 2.4x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA -1.1x -0.9x 0.0x
Debt / FCF 0.4x 7.6x 0.2x
Liabilities / assets 54.1% 81.6% 62.6%
Equity / assets 45.9% 18.4% 37.4%
Interest coverage 111.1x -25.2x 3.7x
Current ratio 1.8x 0.7x 1.1x
Quick ratio 1.7x 0.6x 1.0x
Cash ratio 0.5x 0.1x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 8.93 -0.58 2.98

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLSTRRTFII
Dividend yield 2.6% 1.3% 1.7%
Net buyback yield 2.1% 5.1% 4.5%
Shareholder yield 4.7% 6.5% 6.2%
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.

ConsensusLSTRRTFII
Forward P/E 23.0xFY2026 19.4xFY2026 19.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $6.15FY2026 $14.45FY2026 $5.73FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +85.8%FY2026 +11.8%FY2026 +31.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +27.8% +30.6% +40.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.45BFY2026 $14.12BFY2026 $8.41BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +15.1%FY2026 +11.5%FY2026 +6.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +17.6% +2.3% +1.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLSTRRTFII
Held by institutions 100.0% 90.8% 69.4%
Institutions holding 544 580 296
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.8% -0.6% +1.2%
Institutions buying 297 309 175
Institutions selling 153 177 90
Buyers to sellers 1.94 1.75 1.94

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.

LSTRRTFII
LSTR 1.00 0.46 0.58
R 0.46 1.00 0.56
TFII 0.58 0.56 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LSTR, R and TFII?

Ryder System (R) is the largest by market capitalisation: Landstar System (LSTR) $4.84B, Ryder System (R) $10.73B, TFI International (TFII) $7.75B.

Which stock is cheaper, LSTR, R and TFII?

TFI International (TFII) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Landstar System (LSTR) 30.2x, Ryder System (R) 20.6x, TFI International (TFII) 18.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Ryder System (R) is cheapest (Landstar System (LSTR) 23.0x, Ryder System (R) 19.4x, TFI International (TFII) 19.6x). 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%, TFI International (TFII) +4.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

TFI International (TFII) has the highest net margin (Landstar System (LSTR) 3.0%, Ryder System (R) 4.0%, TFI International (TFII) 5.0%). On return on invested capital, Landstar System (LSTR) leads (Landstar System (LSTR) 17.9%, Ryder System (R) -70.6%, TFI International (TFII) 17.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ryder System (R) returned the most: Landstar System (LSTR) +13.6%, Ryder System (R) +64.3%, TFI International (TFII) +26.0%. Over five years, Ryder System (R) compounded fastest (Landstar System (LSTR) -4.3%/yr, Ryder System (R) +27.0%/yr, TFI International (TFII) +0.3%/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%, Ryder System (R) 0.01%, TFI International (TFII) 0.00%. Landstar System (LSTR) and TFI International (TFII) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ryder System (R) has been the steadiest (Landstar System (LSTR) 40.1%, Ryder System (R) 32.2%, TFI International (TFII) 36.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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