R vs XPO vs LSTR Stock Comparison

Ryder System, Xpo and Landstar System Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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R Ryder System Inc
$285.61 +20.5% 1M +68.8% 1Y
Market cap
$10.92B
P/E
21.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.08B
Div. yield
1.31%
Logistics Industrials
5 wins
XPO XPO, Inc.
$191.75 +3.1% 1M +33.3% 1Y
Market cap
$22.43B
P/E
44.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.84B
Div. yield
–
Trucking Industrials
3 wins
LSTR Landstar System Inc
$147.53 -15.0% 1M +14.9% 1Y
Market cap
$4.97B
P/E
31.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.29B
Div. yield
2.47%
Logistics Industrials
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Ryder System leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Ryder System 5, Landstar System 4, Xpo 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionRXPOLSTRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $10.92B $22.43B $4.97B XPO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 21.0x 44.6x 31.2x R
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.8x 32.4x 24.0x R
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +3.2% +9.5% +10.7% LSTR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.0% 5.7% 3.0% XPO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 7.9% 12.7% 17.9% LSTR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.5x 2.0x -1.1x LSTR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.31% — 2.47% LSTR
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +68.8% +33.3% +14.9% R
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +26.4%/yr +32.2%/yr -4.1%/yr XPO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 32.2% 41.0% 40.2% R
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 52/100 48/100 49/100 R

Percentile Scorecard

RXPOLSTR

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

AxisRXPOLSTR
Valuation 57 #59 of 137 16 #115 of 137 22 #107 of 137
Growth 66 #43 of 124 89 #14 of 124 24 #95 of 124
Profitability 52 #59 of 122 67 #41 of 122 55 #56 of 122
Financial Health 14 #127 of 147 25 #110 of 147 87 #20 of 147
Shareholder Returns 69 #27 of 85 42 #50 of 85 58 #36 of 85
Overall 52 48 49
  • R ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • XPO 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

PeriodRXPOLSTRSPY
1 month +20.5%+3.1%-15.0% -2.3%
3 months +8.9%-2.7%-16.5% -0.7%
6 months +22.6%-4.1%-16.6% +4.8%
Year to date +49.2%+41.1%+2.7% +10.3%
1 year +68.8%+33.3%+14.9% +10.3%
3 years +183.3%+141.1%-13.3% +73.0%
3 years, per year +41.5%+34.1%-4.6% +20.1%
5 years +222.7%+302.9%-18.7% +61.9%
5 years, per year +26.4%+32.2%-4.1% +10.1%
10 years +315.3%+1,601.4%+105.3% +258.6%
10 years, per year +15.3%+32.8%+7.5% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureRXPOLSTRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 32.2%41.0%40.2% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 29.3%39.4%46.5% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.981.190.64 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.130.810.37 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -28.8%-48.4%-41.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-16.0%-34.5% -3.5%
52-week high $285.61$228.37$225.37 $779.14
52-week low $162.50$125.64$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.

MultipleRXPOLSTR
P/E now vs peer median 21.0xmedian 16.1x 44.6xmedian 16.1x 31.2xmedian 16.1x
P/S now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 0.9x 2.5xmedian 0.9x 0.9xmedian 0.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 6.4xmedian 8.1x 18.0xmedian 8.1x 18.3xmedian 8.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 11.4xmedian 11.4x 34.1xmedian 11.4x 31.6xmedian 11.4x
P/B now vs peer median 3.7xmedian 1.2x 11.4xmedian 1.2x 6.0xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 2.52median 0.75 0.32median 0.75 -1.81median 0.75

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 monthsRXPOLSTR
Revenue $13.08B $8.84B $5.29B
Gross profit $2.56B – –
Operating income $1.10B $876.00M $214.56M
Net income $520.00M $503.00M $160.38M
Free cash flow $954.00M $657.00M $157.62M
EPS (diluted) $13.41 $4.26 $4.73
Cash & equivalents $198.00M $260.00M $297.32M
Total debt $7.21B $3.12B $68.71M
Shares (diluted) 38.79M 118.00M 33.87M
Enterprise value $10.12B $21.33B $3.41B

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
MetricRXPOLSTR
P/E 21.0x 44.6x 31.2x
P/FCF 11.4x 34.1x 31.6x
P/Operating cash flow 4.0x 19.8x 29.0x
P/S 0.8x 2.5x 0.9x
P/B 3.7x 11.4x 6.0x
P/Tangible book 4.2x 13.1x 6.0x
EV/EBITDA 6.4x 18.0x 18.3x
EV/EBIT 16.4x 28.9x 21.9x
EV/Revenue 1.4x 2.9x 0.9x
EV/FCF 18.8x 38.5x 29.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 6.6x 22.3x 27.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.52 0.32 -1.81

Growth

14 metrics
MetricRXPOLSTR
Revenue growth (1Y) 3.2% 9.5% 10.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.4% 5.0% -2.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -0.4% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 3.6% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 0.3% 32.3% 19.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 2.3% 39.5% -18.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 3.6% 51.5% 16.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 2.1% 138.7% -18.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 11.2% 54.1% 19.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 8.3% 139.3% -17.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 13.8% 19.3% -19.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 4.9% 21.0% -29.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 1,184% 183.2% -20.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 47.1% 217.0% -30.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricRXPOLSTR
Gross margin 19.6% – –
EBITDA margin 21.4% 15.9% 4.8%
Operating margin 8.4% 9.9% 4.1%
Pretax margin 5.4% 7.6% 4.0%
Net margin 4.0% 5.7% 3.0%
FCF margin 7.3% 7.4% 3.0%
Operating cash flow margin 20.9% 12.8% 3.2%
Return on equity 17.8% 25.5% 19.2%
Return on assets 3.2% 6.0% 9.0%
Return on invested capital 7.9% 12.7% 17.9%
Return on capital employed 8.9% 13.4% 21.3%
Asset turnover 0.8x 1.1x 3.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 5.3x 2.3x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.9% 0.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricRXPOLSTR
Debt / assets 44.6% 37.6% 3.8%
Debt / equity 2.4x 1.6x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.5x 2.0x -1.1x
Debt / FCF 7.6x 4.8x 0.4x
Liabilities / assets 81.6% 76.3% 54.1%
Equity / assets 18.4% 23.7% 45.9%
Interest coverage 2.8x 4.2x 111.1x
Current ratio 0.7x 1.0x 1.8x
Quick ratio 0.6x 0.8x 1.7x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.1x 0.5x
Altman Z-score 1.65 3.76 9.05

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricRXPOLSTR
Dividend yield 1.3% – 2.5%
Net buyback yield 5.0% 1.4% 2.0%
Shareholder yield 6.4% 1.4% 4.5%
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.

ConsensusRXPOLSTR
Forward P/E 19.8xFY2026 32.4xFY2026 24.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $14.45FY2026 $5.91FY2026 $6.15FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +11.8%FY2026 +58.4%FY2026 +85.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +30.6% +6.3% +27.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $14.12BFY2026 $9.30BFY2026 $5.45BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +11.5%FY2026 +13.9%FY2026 +15.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +2.3% +5.4% +17.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersRXPOLSTR
Held by institutions 90.8% 100.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 581 752 544
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.6% +2.2% -2.8%
Institutions buying 309 434 297
Institutions selling 177 211 153
Buyers to sellers 1.75 2.06 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.

RXPOLSTR
R 1.00 0.62 0.46
XPO 0.62 1.00 0.57
LSTR 0.46 0.57 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, R, XPO and LSTR?

Xpo (XPO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ryder System (R) $10.92B, Xpo (XPO) $22.43B, Landstar System (LSTR) $4.97B.

Which stock is cheaper, R, XPO and LSTR?

Ryder System (R) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Ryder System (R) 21.0x, Xpo (XPO) 44.6x, Landstar System (LSTR) 31.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Ryder System (R) is cheapest (Ryder System (R) 19.8x, Xpo (XPO) 32.4x, Landstar System (LSTR) 24.0x). 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: Ryder System (R) +3.2%, Xpo (XPO) +9.5%, Landstar System (LSTR) +10.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Xpo (XPO) has the highest net margin (Ryder System (R) 4.0%, Xpo (XPO) 5.7%, Landstar System (LSTR) 3.0%). On return on invested capital, Landstar System (LSTR) leads (Ryder System (R) 7.9%, Xpo (XPO) 12.7%, Landstar System (LSTR) 17.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ryder System (R) returned the most: Ryder System (R) +68.8%, Xpo (XPO) +33.3%, Landstar System (LSTR) +14.9%. Over five years, Xpo (XPO) compounded fastest (Ryder System (R) +26.4%/yr, Xpo (XPO) +32.2%/yr, Landstar System (LSTR) -4.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Landstar System (LSTR) has the highest dividend yield: Ryder System (R) 1.31%, Landstar System (LSTR) 2.47%. Xpo (XPO) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ryder System (R) has been the steadiest (Ryder System (R) 32.2%, Xpo (XPO) 41.0%, Landstar System (LSTR) 40.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, R, XPO 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, 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.