TLSS vs CHRW vs LSTR Stock Comparison

Transportation & Logistics Systems, C. H. Robinson Worldwide and Landstar System Prices as of Oct 30, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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LSTR Landstar System Inc
$147.53 -15.0% 1M +14.9% 1Y
Market cap
$5.06B
P/E
31.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.29B
Div. yield
–
Logistics Industrials
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

C. H. Robinson Worldwide leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (C. H. Robinson Worldwide 5, Landstar System 4, Transportation & Logistics Systems 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionTLSSCHRWLSTRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.18B $15.75B $5.06B CHRW
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -1,268x 23.6x 31.6x CHRW
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 21.8x 24.6x CHRW
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +10.4% +10.7% LSTR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 3.7% 3.0% CHRW
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 21.3% 17.9% CHRW
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.7x -1.1x LSTR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +1,900.0% -16.4% +14.9% TLSS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +58.5%/yr +6.4%/yr -4.1%/yr TLSS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year — 45.1% 40.2% LSTR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 32/100 43/100 49/100 LSTR

Percentile Scorecard

TLSSCHRWLSTR

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

AxisTLSSCHRWLSTR
Valuation 3 #133 of 137 25 #103 of 137 22 #107 of 137
Growth 94 #8 of 124 42 #73 of 124 24 #95 of 124
Profitability – 49 #63 of 122 55 #56 of 122
Financial Health 0 #147 of 147 40 #88 of 147 87 #20 of 147
Shareholder Returns – 61 #34 of 85 58 #36 of 85
Overall 32 43 49
  • TLSS 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

PeriodTLSSCHRWLSTRSPY
1 month +1,900.0%-18.4%-15.0% -2.3%
3 months +1,900.0%-12.4%-16.5% -0.7%
6 months +1,900.0%-20.2%-16.6% +4.8%
Year to date +1,900.0%-19.9%+2.7% +10.3%
1 year +1,900.0%-16.4%+14.9% +10.3%
3 years +1,900.0%+57.6%-13.3% +73.0%
3 years, per year +171.6%+16.4%-4.6% +20.1%
5 years +900.0%+36.2%-18.7% +61.9%
5 years, per year +58.5%+6.4%-4.1% +10.1%
10 years -97.3%+88.0%+105.3% +258.6%
10 years, per year -30.4%+6.5%+7.5% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureTLSSCHRWLSTRSPY
Volatility, 1Y —45.1%40.2% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y —53.4%46.5% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y —0.690.64 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y —-0.360.37 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -92.5%-43.2%-41.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -75.0%-38.5%-34.5% -3.5%
52-week high $0.80$209.42$225.37 $779.14
52-week low $0.01$124.61$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.

MultipleTLSSCHRWLSTR
P/E now vs peer median 921.6xmedian 16.1x 22.8xmedian 16.1x 31.2xmedian 16.1x
P/S now vs peer median —median 0.9x 0.8xmedian 0.9x 0.9xmedian 0.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 8.1x 17.1xmedian 8.1x 18.3xmedian 8.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 11.4x 29.0xmedian 11.4x 31.6xmedian 11.4x
P/B now vs peer median -55.3xmedian 1.2x 9.5xmedian 1.2x 6.0xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 33.33median 0.75 1.16median 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 monthsTLSSCHRWLSTR
Revenue – $18.22B $5.29B
Gross profit – $2.86B –
Operating income -$1.15M $884.59M $214.56M
Net income -$1.06M $668.81M $160.38M
Free cash flow -$258.49K $519.78M $157.62M
EPS (diluted) $0.00 $5.58 $4.73
Cash & equivalents $29.08K $193.13M $297.32M
Total debt $175.00K $1.87B $68.71M
Shares (diluted) 5.89B 119.75M 33.87M
Enterprise value $1.18B $15.09B $3.50B

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
MetricTLSSCHRWLSTR
P/E 921.6x 22.8x 31.2x
P/FCF – 29.0x 31.6x
P/Operating cash flow – 28.2x 29.0x
P/S – 0.8x 0.9x
P/B -55.3x 9.5x 6.0x
P/Tangible book -55.3x 9.8x 6.0x
EV/EBITDA – 17.1x 18.3x
EV/EBIT -904.0x 18.9x 21.9x
EV/Revenue – 0.9x 0.9x
EV/FCF – 32.2x 29.8x
EV/Operating cash flow – 31.4x 27.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 33.33 1.16 -1.81

Growth

14 metrics
MetricTLSSCHRWLSTR
Revenue growth (1Y) – 10.4% 10.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – -0.4% -2.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 3.9% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 1.3% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 14.7% 10.9% 19.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 28.0% 15.7% -18.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 128.6% 11.5% 16.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 26.5% 19.7% -18.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 514.0% 12.9% 19.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 27.7% 19.7% -17.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -39.1% -19.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -28.5% -29.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -39.4% -20.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -28.5% -30.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricTLSSCHRWLSTR
Gross margin – 15.7% –
EBITDA margin – 5.4% 4.8%
Operating margin – 4.9% 4.1%
Pretax margin – 4.5% 4.0%
Net margin – 3.7% 3.0%
FCF margin – 2.9% 3.0%
Operating cash flow margin – 2.9% 3.2%
Return on equity – 41.7% 19.2%
Return on assets 881.2% 10.9% 9.0%
Return on invested capital – 21.3% 17.9%
Return on capital employed – 29.2% 21.3%
Asset turnover – 3.0x 3.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 0.8x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.5% 0.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricTLSSCHRWLSTR
Debt / assets 572.2% 29.3% 3.8%
Debt / equity 0.0x 1.2x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.7x -1.1x
Debt / FCF – 3.6x 0.4x
Liabilities / assets 69,686% 75.3% 54.1%
Equity / assets -69,586% 24.7% 45.9%
Interest coverage -18.2x – 111.1x
Current ratio 0.0x 1.3x 1.8x
Quick ratio 0.0x 1.3x 1.7x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.1x 0.5x
Altman Z-score – 6.78 9.05

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricTLSSCHRWLSTR
Dividend yield – 2.0% 2.5%
Net buyback yield – 4.3% 2.0%
Shareholder yield – 6.2% 4.5%
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.

ConsensusTLSSCHRWLSTR
Forward P/E – 21.8xFY2026 24.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.00FY2023 $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 $31.69MFY2023 $18.98BFY2026 $5.45BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +16.9%FY2026 +15.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +288.2% +1.5% +17.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersTLSSCHRWLSTR
Held by institutions – 100.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding – 893 544
Change in shares held, QoQ – -1.7% -2.8%
Institutions buying – 446 297
Institutions selling – 319 153
Buyers to sellers – 1.40 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.

TLSSCHRWLSTR
TLSS – – –
CHRW – 1.00 0.66
LSTR – 0.66 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, TLSS, CHRW and LSTR?

C. H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) is the largest by market capitalisation: Transportation & Logistics Systems (TLSS) $1.18B, C. H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) $15.75B, Landstar System (LSTR) $5.06B.

Which stock is cheaper, TLSS, CHRW and LSTR?

C. H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Transportation & Logistics Systems (TLSS) -1,268x, C. H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) 23.6x, Landstar System (LSTR) 31.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, C. H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) is cheapest (C. H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) 21.8x, Landstar System (LSTR) 24.6x). 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: C. H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) +10.4%, Landstar System (LSTR) +10.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

C. H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) has the highest net margin (C. H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) 3.7%, Landstar System (LSTR) 3.0%). On return on invested capital, C. H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) leads (C. H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) 21.3%, Landstar System (LSTR) 17.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Transportation & Logistics Systems (TLSS) returned the most: Transportation & Logistics Systems (TLSS) +1,900.0%, C. H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) -16.4%, Landstar System (LSTR) +14.9%. Over five years, Transportation & Logistics Systems (TLSS) compounded fastest (Transportation & Logistics Systems (TLSS) +58.5%/yr, C. H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) +6.4%/yr, Landstar System (LSTR) -4.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Landstar System (LSTR) has been the steadiest (C. H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) 45.1%, Landstar System (LSTR) 40.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, TLSS, 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 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.