NCEW vs CHRW vs LSTR Stock Comparison

New Century Logistics (BVI), C. H. Robinson Worldwide and Landstar System Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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

Head to Head

6 decided of 12

C. H. Robinson Worldwide leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (C. H. Robinson Worldwide 4, New Century Logistics (BVI) 1, Landstar System 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNCEWCHRWLSTRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $54.91M $15.06B $4.72B CHRW
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only — 23.8x 42.2x CHRW
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 23.5x 27.4x CHRW
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — -0.1% — –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 3.7% — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 21.4% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.6x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +296.6% +11.3% +30.3% NCEW
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +7.9%/yr -0.6%/yr CHRW
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 83.2% 46.9% 35.1% LSTR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 41/100 — –

Percentile Scorecard

NCEWCHRWLSTR

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

AxisNCEWCHRWLSTR
Valuation – 22 #106 of 136 18 #112 of 136
Growth – 29 #86 of 121 –
Profitability – 52 #56 of 115 –
Financial Health 40 #86 of 143 44 #81 of 143 –
Shareholder Returns – 57 #36 of 82 40 #50 of 82
Overall – 41 –
  • NCEW ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • CHRW ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • LSTR ranked among 150 companies in Transportation

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodNCEWCHRWLSTRSPY
1 month -2.7%-2.4%+3.1% -0.2%
3 months +2.1%-15.2%-8.9% +3.9%
6 months +7.3%-23.6%-7.5% +8.2%
Year to date +192.8%-10.7%+17.5% +12.9%
1 year +296.6%+11.3%+30.3% +12.3%
3 years —+76.7%+3.8% +87.4%
3 years, per year —+20.9%+1.2% +23.3%
5 years —+46.3%-2.7% +67.9%
5 years, per year —+7.9%-0.6% +10.9%
10 years —+112.9%+137.4% +261.1%
10 years, per year —+7.9%+9.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureNCEWCHRWLSTRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 83.2%46.9%35.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 81.0%50.6%37.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.410.570.71 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 3.570.240.86 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -85.5%-43.2%-41.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -17.1%-31.4%-25.1% -1.2%
52-week high $20.70$209.42$225.37 $779.14
52-week low $3.01$128.07$121.51 $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.

MultipleNCEWCHRWLSTR
P/E now vs peer median —median 16.3x 26.9xmedian 16.3x 42.2xmedian 16.3x
P/S now vs peer median —median 1.0x 1.0xmedian 1.0x 1.1xmedian 1.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 8.7x 19.7xmedian 8.7x —median 8.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 11.4x 25.1xmedian 11.4x 31.6xmedian 11.4x
P/B now vs peer median 11.3xmedian 1.2x 10.3xmedian 1.2x 6.9xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.82 4.59median 0.82 —median 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 monthsNCEWCHRWLSTR
Revenue – $17.00B –
Gross profit – $2.76B –
Operating income – $833.62M –
Net income – $633.33M –
Free cash flow – $668.76M –
EPS (diluted) – $5.29 –
Cash & equivalents $62.32K $154.59M $297.32M
Total debt $10.49M $1.69B –
Shares (diluted) 2.88M 119.75M 33.94M
Enterprise value $52.84M $14.45B $4.72B

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
MetricNCEWCHRWLSTR
P/E – 26.9x 42.2x
P/FCF – 25.1x 31.6x
P/Operating cash flow – 24.5x –
P/S – 1.0x 1.1x
P/B 11.3x 10.3x 6.9x
P/Tangible book 11.3x 10.6x 6.9x
EV/EBITDA – 19.7x –
EV/EBIT – 22.0x –
EV/Revenue – 1.1x –
EV/FCF – 27.4x –
EV/Operating cash flow – 26.8x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 4.59 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNCEWCHRWLSTR
Revenue growth (1Y) – -0.1% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – -5.5% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – -0.9% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – -2.8% –
Operating income growth (1Y) – 10.2% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 3.8% –
Net income growth (1Y) – 18.5% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 5.8% –
EPS growth (1Y) – 19.8% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 5.9% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -3.4% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -28.5% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -3.3% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -28.5% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNCEWCHRWLSTR
Gross margin – 16.2% –
EBITDA margin – 5.5% –
Operating margin – 4.9% –
Pretax margin – 4.6% –
Net margin – 3.7% –
FCF margin – 3.9% –
Operating cash flow margin – 4.0% –
Return on equity – 38.0% –
Return on assets – 11.4% –
Return on invested capital – 21.4% –
Return on capital employed – 25.4% –
Asset turnover – 3.1x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.1x –
Stock comp / revenue – 0.5% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNCEWCHRWLSTR
Debt / assets 23.8% 28.8% –
Debt / equity 0.6x 1.0x –
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.6x –
Debt / FCF – 2.5x –
Liabilities / assets 59.7% 72.1% –
Equity / assets 40.3% 27.9% 45.9%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 1.6x 1.6x 1.8x
Quick ratio 1.2x 1.5x –
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.1x –
Altman Z-score – 7.54 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNCEWCHRWLSTR
Dividend yield – 1.8% 2.2%
Net buyback yield – 2.8% –
Shareholder yield – 4.6% 2.2%
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.

ConsensusNCEWCHRWLSTR
Forward P/E – 23.5xFY2026 27.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $6.12FY2026 $6.15FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +20.2%FY2026 +85.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +19.0% +27.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $18.98BFY2026 $5.45BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +16.9%FY2026 +15.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +1.5% +17.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNCEWCHRWLSTR
Held by institutions – 100.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding – 891 543
Change in shares held, QoQ – -1.7% -2.8%
Institutions buying – 445 296
Institutions selling – 318 153
Buyers to sellers – 1.40 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.

NCEWCHRWLSTR
NCEW 1.00 0.09 0.11
CHRW 0.09 1.00 0.58
LSTR 0.11 0.58 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NCEW, CHRW and LSTR?

C. H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) is the largest by market capitalisation: New Century Logistics (BVI) (NCEW) $54.91M, C. H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) $15.06B, Landstar System (LSTR) $4.72B.

Which stock is cheaper, NCEW, CHRW and LSTR?

C. H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (C. H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) 23.8x, Landstar System (LSTR) 42.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, C. H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) is cheapest (C. H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) 23.5x, Landstar System (LSTR) 27.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year New Century Logistics (BVI) (NCEW) returned the most: New Century Logistics (BVI) (NCEW) +296.6%, C. H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) +11.3%, Landstar System (LSTR) +30.3%. Over five years, C. H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) compounded fastest (C. H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) +7.9%/yr, Landstar System (LSTR) -0.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Landstar System (LSTR) has been the steadiest (New Century Logistics (BVI) (NCEW) 83.2%, C. H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) 46.9%, Landstar System (LSTR) 35.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, C. H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) leads on 4. 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.