RXO vs RBA vs LSTR Stock Comparison

Rxo, Rb Global and Landstar System Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
RXO RXO, Inc.
$28.75 +44.7% 1M +66.9% 1Y
Market cap
$4.87B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$6.09B
Div. yield
–
Logistics Industrials
1 win
RBA Rb Global Inc.
$84.17 +1.6% 1M -17.3% 1Y
Market cap
$15.76B
P/E
36.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.85B
Div. yield
0.02%
Logistics Industrials
7 wins
LSTR Landstar System Inc
$165.79 -0.7% 1M +27.6% 1Y
Market cap
$5.61B
P/E
42.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.98B
Div. yield
–
Logistics Industrials
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Rb Global leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Rb Global 7, Landstar System 3, Rxo 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionRXORBALSTRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.87B $15.76B $5.61B RBA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -46.4x 36.1x 42.6x RBA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 221.2x 20.4x 27.0x RBA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +9.5% +9.7% +4.1% RBA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -1.7% 9.0% 2.6% RBA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -3.3% 7.4% 15.1% LSTR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 16.0x 1.8x -1.3x LSTR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.02% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +66.9% -17.3% +27.6% RXO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +4.5%/yr -1.0%/yr RBA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 75.6% 33.8% 35.0% RBA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 23/100 44/100 44/100 LSTR

Percentile Scorecard

RXORBALSTR

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

AxisRXORBALSTR
Valuation 13 #119 of 136 22 #106 of 136 19 #111 of 136
Growth 19 #99 of 122 74 #32 of 122 9 #111 of 122
Profitability 19 #97 of 119 45 #66 of 119 54 #55 of 119
Financial Health 43 #84 of 147 48 #77 of 147 86 #21 of 147
Shareholder Returns – 31 #58 of 84 53 #40 of 84
Overall 23 44 44
  • RXO ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • RBA 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

PeriodRXORBALSTRSPY
1 month +44.7%+1.6%-0.7% -1.0%
3 months +12.2%-24.6%-17.2% +2.9%
6 months +48.3%-21.2%-7.4% +6.4%
Year to date +127.5%-18.2%+15.4% +11.4%
1 year +66.9%-17.3%+27.6% +13.1%
3 years +57.7%+32.9%-1.0% +79.4%
3 years, per year +16.4%+9.9%-0.3% +21.5%
5 years —+24.6%-5.0% +67.7%
5 years, per year —+4.5%-1.0% +10.9%
10 years —+138.3%+134.7% +255.2%
10 years, per year —+9.1%+8.9% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureRXORBALSTRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 75.6%33.8%35.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 83.2%40.3%37.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.830.780.70 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.88-0.510.79 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -67.1%-33.0%-41.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -1.9%-29.4%-26.4% -2.5%
52-week high $29.32$119.14$225.37 $779.14
52-week low $10.48$79.80$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.

MultipleRXORBALSTR
P/E now vs peer median -46.5xmedian 16.0x 35.8xmedian 16.0x 42.7xmedian 16.0x
P/S now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 1.0x 3.2xmedian 1.0x 1.1xmedian 1.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 174.0xmedian 8.7x 13.9xmedian 8.7x 24.5xmedian 8.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median -62.4xmedian 11.5x 25.5xmedian 11.5x 32.0xmedian 11.5x
P/B now vs peer median 3.1xmedian 1.2x 2.8xmedian 1.2x 6.7xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.46median 0.82 0.75median 0.82 -1.67median 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 monthsRXORBALSTR
Revenue $6.09B $4.85B $4.98B
Gross profit $1.11B $1.18B –
Operating income -$76.00M $777.60M $175.34M
Net income -$105.00M $484.40M $131.70M
Free cash flow -$76.00M $611.20M $175.65M
EPS (diluted) $-0.62 $2.33 $3.88
Cash & equivalents $15.00M $524.90M $294.35M
Total debt $495.00M $2.90B $230.93M
Shares (diluted) 169.65M 186.90M 33.94M
Enterprise value $4.79B $13.36B $3.96B

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
MetricRXORBALSTR
P/E -46.5x 35.8x 42.7x
P/FCF -62.4x 25.5x 32.0x
P/Operating cash flow -278.9x 18.1x 29.6x
P/S 0.8x 3.2x 1.1x
P/B 3.1x 2.8x 6.7x
P/Tangible book 4.4x 4.9x 6.7x
EV/EBITDA 174.0x 13.9x 24.5x
EV/EBIT -68.7x 23.1x 30.5x
EV/Revenue 0.9x 3.7x 1.1x
EV/FCF -68.7x 29.4x 30.5x
EV/Operating cash flow -307.1x 20.9x 28.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.46 0.75 -1.67

Growth

14 metrics
MetricRXORBALSTR
Revenue growth (1Y) 9.5% 9.7% 4.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 12.9% 25.1% -7.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -1.4% -41.7% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 1.7% -2.8% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -2.7% 5.3% -19.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -62.7% 39.9% -26.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 65.9% 15.9% -21.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -120.7% 48.8% -27.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 66.1% 15.5% -19.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -101.3% 48.1% -25.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -342.9% -9.7% -8.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -27.8% 39.8% -32.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -68.9% -15.2% -6.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -36.6% 46.3% -32.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricRXORBALSTR
Gross margin 18.2% 24.3% –
EBITDA margin 0.5% 26.6% 4.4%
Operating margin -1.2% 16.0% 3.5%
Pretax margin -2.0% 12.5% 3.5%
Net margin -1.7% 9.0% 2.6%
FCF margin -1.2% 12.6% 3.5%
Operating cash flow margin -0.3% 17.8% 3.8%
Return on equity -7.0% 8.6% 16.1%
Return on assets -3.1% 3.9% 7.9%
Return on invested capital -3.3% 7.4% 15.1%
Return on capital employed -3.6% 7.1% 18.5%
Asset turnover 1.8x 0.4x 3.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.2x 1.8x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% 1.2% 0.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricRXORBALSTR
Debt / assets 14.3% 23.3% 4.1%
Debt / equity 0.3x 0.5x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 16.0x 1.8x -1.3x
Debt / FCF -6.5x 4.8x 0.4x
Liabilities / assets 56.5% 55.4% 52.0%
Equity / assets 43.5% 44.6% 48.0%
Interest coverage – 4.3x 98.1x
Current ratio 1.3x 1.3x 1.8x
Quick ratio 1.2x 1.0x 1.7x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.4x 0.5x
Altman Z-score 3.08 2.14 9.67

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricRXORBALSTR
Dividend yield – 1.5% 2.2%
Net buyback yield – 0.7% 1.8%
Shareholder yield – 2.1% 4.0%
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.

ConsensusRXORBALSTR
Forward P/E 221.2xFY2026 20.4xFY2026 27.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.13FY2026 $4.12FY2026 $6.15FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +3.5%FY2026 +85.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +384.6% +22.1% +27.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.20BFY2026 $5.27BFY2026 $5.45BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +25.5%FY2026 +15.3%FY2026 +15.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -0.1% -7.0% +17.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersRXORBALSTR
Held by institutions 100.0% 96.6% 100.0%
Institutions holding 302 556 543
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.3% +2.6% -2.8%
Institutions buying 164 276 296
Institutions selling 82 185 153
Buyers to sellers 2.00 1.49 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.

RXORBALSTR
RXO 1.00 0.30 0.61
RBA 0.30 1.00 0.35
LSTR 0.61 0.35 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, RXO, RBA and LSTR?

Rb Global (RBA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Rxo (RXO) $4.87B, Rb Global (RBA) $15.76B, Landstar System (LSTR) $5.61B.

Which stock is cheaper, RXO, RBA and LSTR?

Rb Global (RBA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Rxo (RXO) -46.4x, Rb Global (RBA) 36.1x, Landstar System (LSTR) 42.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Rb Global (RBA) is cheapest (Rxo (RXO) 221.2x, Rb Global (RBA) 20.4x, Landstar System (LSTR) 27.0x). 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: Rxo (RXO) +9.5%, Rb Global (RBA) +9.7%, Landstar System (LSTR) +4.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Rb Global (RBA) has the highest net margin (Rxo (RXO) -1.7%, Rb Global (RBA) 9.0%, Landstar System (LSTR) 2.6%). On return on invested capital, Landstar System (LSTR) leads (Rxo (RXO) -3.3%, Rb Global (RBA) 7.4%, Landstar System (LSTR) 15.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Rxo (RXO) returned the most: Rxo (RXO) +66.9%, Rb Global (RBA) -17.3%, Landstar System (LSTR) +27.6%. Over five years, Rb Global (RBA) compounded fastest (Rb Global (RBA) +4.5%/yr, Landstar System (LSTR) -1.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Rxo (RXO) 0.00%, Rb Global (RBA) 0.02%, Landstar System (LSTR) 0.00%. Rxo (RXO) and Landstar System (LSTR) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Rb Global (RBA) has been the steadiest (Rxo (RXO) 75.6%, Rb Global (RBA) 33.8%, Landstar System (LSTR) 35.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, RXO, RBA 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, Rb Global (RBA) leads on 7. 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.