LSTR vs UPS vs RBA Stock Comparison

Landstar System, United Parcel Service and Rb Global Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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LSTR Landstar System Inc
$168.78 +3.1% 1M +30.3% 1Y
Market cap
$4.72B
P/E
42.2x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Logistics Industrials
1 win
UPS United Parcel Service Inc
$106.13 +13.0% 1M +19.0% 1Y
Market cap
$89.65B
P/E
19.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$89.93B
Div. yield
–
Parcel Delivery Industrials
6 wins
RBA Rb Global Inc.
$85.01 +3.1% 1M -16.2% 1Y
Market cap
$15.72B
P/E
36.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.85B
Div. yield
0.02%
Logistics Industrials
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

United Parcel Service leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (United Parcel Service 6, Rb Global 4, Landstar System 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionLSTRUPSRBALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.72B $89.65B $15.72B UPS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 42.2x 19.6x 36.0x UPS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 27.4x 15.7x 20.4x UPS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — -0.4% +9.7% RBA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 5.1% 9.0% RBA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 12.9% 7.4% UPS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.9x 1.8x RBA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.02% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +30.3% +19.0% -16.2% LSTR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -0.6%/yr -13.1%/yr +4.6%/yr RBA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 35.1% 31.0% 33.8% UPS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 44/100 42/100 UPS

Percentile Scorecard

LSTRUPSRBA

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

AxisLSTRUPSRBA
Valuation 18 #112 of 136 43 #78 of 136 24 #104 of 136
Growth – 22 #95 of 121 74 #32 of 121
Profitability – 69 #36 of 115 43 #66 of 115
Financial Health – 33 #96 of 143 49 #74 of 143
Shareholder Returns 40 #50 of 82 54 #38 of 82 22 #64 of 82
Overall – 44 42
  • LSTR ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • UPS 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

PeriodLSTRUPSRBASPY
1 month +3.1%+13.0%+3.1% -0.2%
3 months -8.9%+0.5%-27.1% +3.9%
6 months -7.5%+2.1%-19.3% +8.2%
Year to date +17.5%+7.0%-17.4% +12.9%
1 year +30.3%+19.0%-16.2% +12.3%
3 years +3.8%-21.3%+36.6% +87.4%
3 years, per year +1.2%-7.7%+11.0% +23.3%
5 years -2.7%-50.4%+25.0% +67.9%
5 years, per year -0.6%-13.1%+4.6% +10.9%
10 years +137.4%-1.8%+146.8% +261.1%
10 years, per year +9.0%-0.2%+9.5% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureLSTRUPSRBASPY
Volatility, 1Y 35.1%31.0%33.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 37.1%33.6%40.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.710.730.79 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.860.61-0.48 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -41.2%-64.4%-33.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -25.1%-11.6%-28.6% -1.2%
52-week high $225.37$120.00$119.14 $779.14
52-week low $121.51$89.22$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.

MultipleLSTRUPSRBA
P/E now vs peer median 42.2xmedian 16.3x 19.8xmedian 16.3x 36.2xmedian 16.3x
P/S now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 1.0x 0.9xmedian 1.0x 3.2xmedian 1.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 8.7x 9.5xmedian 8.7x 14.0xmedian 8.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 31.6xmedian 11.4x 14.6xmedian 11.4x 25.7xmedian 11.4x
P/B now vs peer median 6.9xmedian 1.2x 5.3xmedian 1.2x 2.8xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.82 -0.87median 0.82 0.75median 0.82

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 monthsLSTRUPSRBA
Revenue – $89.93B $4.85B
Gross profit – – $1.18B
Operating income – $6.58B $777.60M
Net income – $4.57B $484.40M
Free cash flow – $5.46B $611.20M
EPS (diluted) – $5.37 $2.33
Cash & equivalents $297.32M $4.65B $524.90M
Total debt – $24.48B $2.90B
Shares (diluted) 33.94M 851.00M 186.90M
Enterprise value $4.72B $66.55B $13.32B

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
MetricLSTRUPSRBA
P/E 42.2x 19.8x 36.2x
P/FCF 31.6x 14.6x 25.7x
P/Operating cash flow – 9.0x 18.3x
P/S 1.1x 0.9x 3.2x
P/B 6.9x 5.3x 2.8x
P/Tangible book 6.9x 7.1x 5.0x
EV/EBITDA – 9.5x 14.0x
EV/EBIT – 15.1x 23.3x
EV/Revenue – 1.1x 3.7x
EV/FCF – 18.2x 29.6x
EV/Operating cash flow – 11.2x 21.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – -0.87 0.75

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLSTRUPSRBA
Revenue growth (1Y) – -0.4% 9.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – -2.2% 25.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – -41.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – -2.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) – -21.7% 5.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -17.3% 39.9%
Net income growth (1Y) – -20.2% 15.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -23.0% 48.8%
EPS growth (1Y) – -20.6% 15.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -22.7% 48.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 18.6% -9.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -8.0% 39.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 54.2% -15.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -4.2% 46.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLSTRUPSRBA
Gross margin – – 24.3%
EBITDA margin – 11.6% 26.6%
Operating margin – 7.3% 16.0%
Pretax margin – 6.5% 12.5%
Net margin – 5.1% 9.0%
FCF margin – 6.1% 12.6%
Operating cash flow margin – 9.9% 17.8%
Return on equity – 29.6% 8.6%
Return on assets – 6.4% 3.9%
Return on invested capital – 12.9% 7.4%
Return on capital employed – 11.6% 7.1%
Asset turnover – 1.3x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.9x 1.8x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.1% 1.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLSTRUPSRBA
Debt / assets – 34.4% 23.3%
Debt / equity – 1.6x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.9x 1.8x
Debt / FCF – 4.5x 4.8x
Liabilities / assets – 78.8% 55.4%
Equity / assets 45.9% 21.2% 44.6%
Interest coverage – 6.0x 4.3x
Current ratio 1.8x 1.2x 1.3x
Quick ratio – 1.0x 1.0x
Cash ratio – 0.3x 0.4x
Altman Z-score – 2.83 2.16

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLSTRUPSRBA
Dividend yield 2.2% 6.2% 1.5%
Net buyback yield – -0.1% 0.6%
Shareholder yield 2.2% 6.0% 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.

ConsensusLSTRUPSRBA
Forward P/E 27.4xFY2026 15.7xFY2026 20.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $6.15FY2026 $6.75FY2026 $4.17FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +85.8%FY2026 -5.7%FY2026 +4.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +27.8% +26.7% +22.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.45BFY2026 $87.80BFY2026 $5.33BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +15.1%FY2026 -1.0%FY2026 +16.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +17.6% +14.6% -6.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLSTRUPSRBA
Held by institutions 100.0% 70.9% 96.6%
Institutions holding 543 2,137 556
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.8% +6.0% +2.6%
Institutions buying 296 1,088 276
Institutions selling 153 809 185
Buyers to sellers 1.93 1.34 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.

LSTRUPSRBA
LSTR 1.00 0.39 0.35
UPS 0.39 1.00 0.24
RBA 0.35 0.24 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LSTR, UPS and RBA?

United Parcel Service (UPS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Landstar System (LSTR) $4.72B, United Parcel Service (UPS) $89.65B, Rb Global (RBA) $15.72B.

Which stock is cheaper, LSTR, UPS and RBA?

United Parcel Service (UPS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Landstar System (LSTR) 42.2x, United Parcel Service (UPS) 19.6x, Rb Global (RBA) 36.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, United Parcel Service (UPS) is cheapest (Landstar System (LSTR) 27.4x, United Parcel Service (UPS) 15.7x, Rb Global (RBA) 20.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Rb Global (RBA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: United Parcel Service (UPS) -0.4%, Rb Global (RBA) +9.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Rb Global (RBA) has the highest net margin (United Parcel Service (UPS) 5.1%, Rb Global (RBA) 9.0%). On return on invested capital, United Parcel Service (UPS) leads (United Parcel Service (UPS) 12.9%, Rb Global (RBA) 7.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Landstar System (LSTR) returned the most: Landstar System (LSTR) +30.3%, United Parcel Service (UPS) +19.0%, Rb Global (RBA) -16.2%. Over five years, Rb Global (RBA) compounded fastest (Landstar System (LSTR) -0.6%/yr, United Parcel Service (UPS) -13.1%/yr, Rb Global (RBA) +4.6%/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%, United Parcel Service (UPS) 0.00%, Rb Global (RBA) 0.02%. Landstar System (LSTR) and United Parcel Service (UPS) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, United Parcel Service (UPS) has been the steadiest (Landstar System (LSTR) 35.1%, United Parcel Service (UPS) 31.0%, Rb Global (RBA) 33.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, LSTR, UPS 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, United Parcel Service (UPS) 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.