TLSS vs CPRT vs LSTR Stock Comparison

Transportation & Logistics Systems, Copart and Landstar System Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CPRT Copart Inc
$28.92 +4.8% 1M -34.5% 1Y
Market cap
$26.79B
P/E
18.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.67B
Div. yield
–
Logistics Industrials
5 wins
LSTR Landstar System Inc
$168.78 +3.1% 1M +30.3% 1Y
Market cap
$5.73B
P/E
42.2x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
2.16%
Logistics Industrials

Head to Head

7 decided of 12

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

QuestionTLSSCPRTLSTRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.18B $26.79B $5.73B CPRT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 921.6x 18.5x 42.2x CPRT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 17.4x 27.4x CPRT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +0.4% — –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 31.8% — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — 2.16% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +1,900.0% -34.5% +30.3% TLSS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +58.5%/yr -5.4%/yr -0.6%/yr TLSS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year — 32.8% 35.1% CPRT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 32/100 66/100 — CPRT

Percentile Scorecard

TLSSCPRTLSTR

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

AxisTLSSCPRTLSTR
Valuation 3 #132 of 136 27 #100 of 136 18 #112 of 136
Growth 93 #9 of 121 48 #63 of 121 –
Profitability – 75 #29 of 115 –
Financial Health 0 #143 of 143 94 #9 of 143 –
Shareholder Returns – 86 #12 of 82 40 #50 of 82
Overall 32 66 –
  • TLSS ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • CPRT 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

PeriodTLSSCPRTLSTRSPY
1 month +1,900.0%+4.8%+3.1% -0.2%
3 months +1,900.0%-5.8%-8.9% +3.9%
6 months +1,900.0%-13.3%-7.5% +8.2%
Year to date +1,900.0%-26.1%+17.5% +12.9%
1 year +1,900.0%-34.5%+30.3% +12.3%
3 years +1,900.0%-32.3%+3.8% +87.4%
3 years, per year +171.6%-12.2%+1.2% +23.3%
5 years +900.0%-24.3%-2.7% +67.9%
5 years, per year +58.5%-5.4%-0.6% +10.9%
10 years -97.7%+347.1%+137.4% +261.1%
10 years, per year -31.5%+16.2%+9.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureTLSSCPRTLSTRSPY
Volatility, 1Y —32.8%35.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y —33.3%37.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y —0.070.71 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y —-1.050.86 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -92.5%-58.9%-41.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -75.0%-34.5%-25.1% -1.2%
52-week high $0.80$44.16$225.37 $779.14
52-week low $0.01$26.27$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.

MultipleTLSSCPRTLSTR
P/E now vs peer median 921.6xmedian 16.3x 18.5xmedian 16.3x 42.2xmedian 16.3x
P/S now vs peer median —median 1.0x 5.7xmedian 1.0x 1.1xmedian 1.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 8.7x 13.2xmedian 8.7x —median 8.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 11.4x 21.1xmedian 11.4x 31.6xmedian 11.4x
P/B now vs peer median -55.3xmedian 1.2x 2.9xmedian 1.2x 6.9xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 33.33median 0.82 2.80median 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 monthsTLSSCPRTLSTR
Revenue – $4.67B –
Gross profit – $2.70B –
Operating income -$1.30M $1.65B –
Net income $211.13K $1.48B –
Free cash flow – $1.27B –
EPS (diluted) $0.00 $1.55 –
Cash & equivalents $29.08K $1.91B $297.32M
Total debt $175.00K – –
Shares (diluted) 5.89B 956.86M 33.94M
Enterprise value $1.18B $11.21B $5.73B

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
MetricTLSSCPRTLSTR
P/E 921.6x 18.5x 42.2x
P/FCF – 21.1x 31.6x
P/Operating cash flow – 16.7x –
P/S – 5.7x 1.1x
P/B -55.3x 2.9x 6.9x
P/Tangible book -55.3x 3.0x 6.9x
EV/EBITDA – 13.2x –
EV/EBIT -904.0x 15.1x –
EV/Revenue – 5.3x –
EV/FCF – 19.6x –
EV/Operating cash flow – 15.5x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 33.33 2.80 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricTLSSCPRTLSTR
Revenue growth (1Y) – 0.4% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 6.4% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – -0.1% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 4.7% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 14.7% -2.6% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 28.0% 3.6% –
Net income growth (1Y) 128.6% -4.4% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 26.5% 6.1% –
EPS growth (1Y) 514.0% -2.3% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 27.7% 6.6% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -10.8% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 5.6% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 3.0% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 14.3% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricTLSSCPRTLSTR
Gross margin – 57.9% –
EBITDA margin – 40.5% –
Operating margin – 35.4% –
Pretax margin – 39.3% –
Net margin – 31.8% –
FCF margin – 27.2% –
Operating cash flow margin – 34.4% –
Return on equity – 16.6% –
Return on assets 881.2% 15.0% –
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed – 18.1% –
Asset turnover – 0.5x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.1x –
Stock comp / revenue – 0.8% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricTLSSCPRTLSTR
Debt / assets 572.2% – –
Debt / equity 0.0x – –
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF – – –
Liabilities / assets 69,686% 9.3% –
Equity / assets -69,586% 90.7% 45.9%
Interest coverage -18.2x – –
Current ratio 0.0x 7.9x 1.8x
Quick ratio 0.0x 3.9x –
Cash ratio 0.0x 2.7x –
Altman Z-score – 19.98 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricTLSSCPRTLSTR
Dividend yield – – 2.2%
Net buyback yield – 5.2% –
Shareholder yield – 5.2% 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.

ConsensusTLSSCPRTLSTR
Forward P/E – 17.4xFY2027 27.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.00FY2023 $1.66FY2027 $6.15FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +7.1%FY2027 +85.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +3.0% +27.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $31.69MFY2023 $4.64BFY2027 $5.45BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – -0.6%FY2027 +15.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +288.2% +12.8% +17.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersTLSSCPRTLSTR
Held by institutions – 83.8% 100.0%
Institutions holding – 1,058 543
Change in shares held, QoQ – +5.7% -2.8%
Institutions buying – 529 296
Institutions selling – 396 153
Buyers to sellers – 1.34 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.

TLSSCPRTLSTR
TLSS – – –
CPRT – 1.00 0.23
LSTR – 0.23 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, TLSS, CPRT and LSTR?

Copart (CPRT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Transportation & Logistics Systems (TLSS) $1.18B, Copart (CPRT) $26.79B, Landstar System (LSTR) $5.73B.

Which stock is cheaper, TLSS, CPRT and LSTR?

Copart (CPRT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Transportation & Logistics Systems (TLSS) 921.6x, Copart (CPRT) 18.5x, Landstar System (LSTR) 42.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Copart (CPRT) is cheapest (Copart (CPRT) 17.4x, 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 Transportation & Logistics Systems (TLSS) returned the most: Transportation & Logistics Systems (TLSS) +1,900.0%, Copart (CPRT) -34.5%, Landstar System (LSTR) +30.3%. Over five years, Transportation & Logistics Systems (TLSS) compounded fastest (Transportation & Logistics Systems (TLSS) +58.5%/yr, Copart (CPRT) -5.4%/yr, Landstar System (LSTR) -0.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Landstar System (LSTR) 2.16%. Transportation & Logistics Systems (TLSS) and Copart (CPRT) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Copart (CPRT) has been the steadiest (Copart (CPRT) 32.8%, Landstar System (LSTR) 35.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, TLSS, CPRT 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, Copart (CPRT) 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.