RBA vs EXPD vs LSTR Stock Comparison

Rb Global, Expeditors International Of Washington and Landstar System Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
RBA Rb Global Inc.
$84.69 +2.7% 1M -16.8% 1Y
Market cap
$15.80B
P/E
36.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.85B
Div. yield
0.02%
Logistics Industrials
4 wins
LSTR Landstar System Inc
$165.17 +0.9% 1M +26.9% 1Y
Market cap
$5.70B
P/E
43.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.98B
Div. yield
–
Logistics Industrials
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionRBAEXPDLSTRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $15.80B $26.10B $5.70B EXPD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 36.2x 28.4x 43.3x EXPD
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 20.3x 26.6x 26.9x RBA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +9.7% +6.8% +4.1% RBA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 9.0% 7.6% 2.6% RBA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 7.4% — 15.1% LSTR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.8x — -1.3x LSTR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.01% 0.00% RBA
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -16.8% +66.7% +26.9% EXPD
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +4.7%/yr +10.4%/yr -0.7%/yr EXPD
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 33.9% 30.9% 35.1% EXPD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 43/100 42/100 44/100 LSTR

Percentile Scorecard

RBAEXPDLSTR

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

AxisRBAEXPDLSTR
Valuation 22 #107 of 136 13 #118 of 136 19 #111 of 136
Growth 74 #32 of 122 35 #80 of 122 10 #110 of 122
Profitability 43 #67 of 116 63 #44 of 116 54 #54 of 116
Financial Health 48 #75 of 144 61 #57 of 144 87 #20 of 144
Shareholder Returns 27 #60 of 82 41 #49 of 82 52 #40 of 82
Overall 43 42 44
  • RBA ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • EXPD 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

PeriodRBAEXPDLSTRSPY
1 month +2.7%+4.8%+0.9% -0.8%
3 months -27.2%+14.6%-13.8% +3.5%
6 months -21.4%+32.6%-8.3% +7.0%
Year to date -17.7%+31.8%+14.9% +12.2%
1 year -16.8%+66.7%+26.9% +13.0%
3 years +36.1%+82.3%+1.6% +86.3%
3 years, per year +10.8%+22.2%+0.5% +23.1%
5 years +25.8%+64.0%-3.6% +68.6%
5 years, per year +4.7%+10.4%-0.7% +11.0%
10 years +145.1%+289.0%+133.5% +258.0%
10 years, per year +9.4%+14.6%+8.8% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureRBAEXPDLSTRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 33.9%30.9%35.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 40.6%33.1%37.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.790.490.71 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.502.160.77 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -33.0%-36.0%-41.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -28.9%-1.1%-26.7% -1.8%
52-week high $119.14$198.58$225.37 $779.14
52-week low $79.80$117.57$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.

MultipleRBAEXPDLSTR
P/E now vs peer median 36.1xmedian 16.1x 28.0xmedian 16.1x 42.6xmedian 16.1x
P/S now vs peer median 3.2xmedian 1.0x 2.1xmedian 1.0x 1.1xmedian 1.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 14.0xmedian 8.7x 19.8xmedian 8.7x 24.4xmedian 8.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 25.6xmedian 11.5x 27.6xmedian 11.5x 31.9xmedian 11.5x
P/B now vs peer median 2.8xmedian 1.2x 12.0xmedian 1.2x 6.7xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.75median 0.81 238.95median 0.81 -1.66median 0.81

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 monthsRBAEXPDLSTR
Revenue $4.85B $12.04B $4.98B
Gross profit $1.18B $3.94B –
Operating income $777.60M $1.18B $175.34M
Net income $484.40M $921.33M $131.70M
Free cash flow $611.20M $923.86M $175.65M
EPS (diluted) $2.33 $6.99 $3.88
Cash & equivalents $524.90M $1.03B $294.35M
Total debt $2.90B – $230.93M
Shares (diluted) 186.90M 131.37M 33.94M
Enterprise value $13.41B $21.25B $4.06B

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
MetricRBAEXPDLSTR
P/E 36.1x 28.0x 42.6x
P/FCF 25.6x 27.6x 31.9x
P/Operating cash flow 18.2x 26.3x 29.5x
P/S 3.2x 2.1x 1.1x
P/B 2.8x 12.0x 6.7x
P/Tangible book 4.9x 12.0x 6.7x
EV/EBITDA 14.0x 19.8x 24.4x
EV/EBIT 23.2x 20.7x 30.4x
EV/Revenue 3.7x 2.0x 1.1x
EV/FCF 29.5x 26.5x 30.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 21.0x 25.2x 28.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.75 238.95 -1.66

Growth

14 metrics
MetricRBAEXPDLSTR
Revenue growth (1Y) 9.7% 6.8% 4.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 25.1% -1.6% -7.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -41.7% 8.5% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -2.8% 0.5% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 5.3% 6.0% -19.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 39.9% -5.0% -26.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 15.9% 7.9% -21.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 48.8% -4.3% -27.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 15.5% 12.0% -19.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 48.1% 0.1% -25.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -9.7% 12.9% -8.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 39.8% -19.5% -32.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -15.2% 14.0% -6.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 46.3% -20.0% -32.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricRBAEXPDLSTR
Gross margin 24.3% 32.7% –
EBITDA margin 26.6% 10.3% 4.4%
Operating margin 16.0% 9.8% 3.5%
Pretax margin 12.5% 10.2% 3.5%
Net margin 9.0% 7.6% 2.6%
FCF margin 12.6% 7.7% 3.5%
Operating cash flow margin 17.8% 8.1% 3.8%
Return on equity 8.6% 41.8% 16.1%
Return on assets 3.9% 18.6% 7.9%
Return on invested capital 7.4% – 15.1%
Return on capital employed 7.1% 49.3% 18.5%
Asset turnover 0.4x 2.4x 3.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.8x 1.1x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 1.2% 0.6% 0.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricRBAEXPDLSTR
Debt / assets 23.3% – 4.1%
Debt / equity 0.5x – 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.8x – -1.3x
Debt / FCF 4.8x – 0.4x
Liabilities / assets 55.4% 58.7% 52.0%
Equity / assets 44.6% 41.3% 48.0%
Interest coverage 4.3x – 98.1x
Current ratio 1.3x 1.6x 1.8x
Quick ratio 1.0x 1.4x 1.7x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.4x 0.5x
Altman Z-score 2.15 9.16 9.66

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricRBAEXPDLSTR
Dividend yield 1.5% 0.8% 2.2%
Net buyback yield 0.6% 3.2% 1.8%
Shareholder yield 2.1% 4.0% 4.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) 55.0% 34.0% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 43.6% 33.9% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 0.3% 1.6% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 0.9% -0.3% –

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.

ConsensusRBAEXPDLSTR
Forward P/E 20.3xFY2026 26.6xFY2026 26.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.17FY2026 $7.38FY2026 $6.15FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +4.8%FY2026 +24.0%FY2026 +85.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +22.1% +6.9% +27.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.33BFY2026 $12.65BFY2026 $5.45BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +16.7%FY2026 +14.3%FY2026 +15.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -6.9% +10.2% +17.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersRBAEXPDLSTR
Held by institutions 96.6% 96.4% 100.0%
Institutions holding 556 959 543
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.6% -0.7% -2.8%
Institutions buying 276 448 296
Institutions selling 185 356 153
Buyers to sellers 1.49 1.26 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.

RBAEXPDLSTR
RBA 1.00 0.30 0.35
EXPD 0.30 1.00 0.58
LSTR 0.35 0.58 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, RBA, EXPD and LSTR?

Expeditors International Of Washington (EXPD) is the largest by market capitalisation: Rb Global (RBA) $15.80B, Expeditors International Of Washington (EXPD) $26.10B, Landstar System (LSTR) $5.70B.

Which stock is cheaper, RBA, EXPD and LSTR?

Expeditors International Of Washington (EXPD) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Rb Global (RBA) 36.2x, Expeditors International Of Washington (EXPD) 28.4x, Landstar System (LSTR) 43.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Rb Global (RBA) is cheapest (Rb Global (RBA) 20.3x, Expeditors International Of Washington (EXPD) 26.6x, Landstar System (LSTR) 26.9x). 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: Rb Global (RBA) +9.7%, Expeditors International Of Washington (EXPD) +6.8%, Landstar System (LSTR) +4.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Rb Global (RBA) has the highest net margin (Rb Global (RBA) 9.0%, Expeditors International Of Washington (EXPD) 7.6%, Landstar System (LSTR) 2.6%). On return on invested capital, Landstar System (LSTR) leads (Rb Global (RBA) 7.4%, Landstar System (LSTR) 15.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Expeditors International Of Washington (EXPD) returned the most: Rb Global (RBA) -16.8%, Expeditors International Of Washington (EXPD) +66.7%, Landstar System (LSTR) +26.9%. Over five years, Expeditors International Of Washington (EXPD) compounded fastest (Rb Global (RBA) +4.7%/yr, Expeditors International Of Washington (EXPD) +10.4%/yr, Landstar System (LSTR) -0.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Rb Global (RBA) has the highest dividend yield: Rb Global (RBA) 0.02%, Expeditors International Of Washington (EXPD) 0.01%, Landstar System (LSTR) 0.00%. Landstar System (LSTR) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Expeditors International Of Washington (EXPD) has been the steadiest (Rb Global (RBA) 33.9%, Expeditors International Of Washington (EXPD) 30.9%, Landstar System (LSTR) 35.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, RBA, EXPD 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, Expeditors International Of Washington (EXPD) 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.