Landstar System (LSTR) EBT Margin (2010 - 2026)
Landstar System's EBT Margin was 4.57% in Q2 2026, down 0.02 percentage points from 4.59% a year earlier but up 0.07 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Landstar System (LSTR) EBT Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Landstar System's EBT Margin was 3.48% through Jun 27, 2026, down 1.08 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 3.17%, down 2.10 percentage points from FY2024.
- EBT Margin has now declined for four consecutive years, with a four-year change of -4.50 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, EBT Margin was 5.28% in FY2024 (-1.29 pp), 6.56% in FY2023 (-1.07 pp), 7.63% in FY2022 (-0.04 pp) and 7.67% in FY2021.
- Quarterly EBT Margin has moved between 2.17% (Q3 2025) and 8.21% (Q1 2022) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, EBT Margin was higher in 1 of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -1.23 percentage points.
- The best year-over-year quarter for EBT Margin over five years was Q1 2026 (a gain of 1.07 percentage points); the worst was Q3 2025 (a drop of 3.13 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, LSTR's EBT Margin in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was 4.50% (Q1 2026), 2.50% (Q4 2025) and 2.17% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 162.83 Bn | 157.35 Bn | - | 37.22% |
| 2 | Csx | 86.94 Bn | 83.15 Bn | - | 33.55% |
| 3 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 76.07 Bn | 75.78 Bn | - | 32.64% |
| 4 | United Parcel Service | 70.39 Bn | 47.31 Bn | - | 3.33% |
| 5 | Norfolk Southern | 70.35 Bn | 64.99 Bn | - | 27.68% |
| 6 | Fedex | 68.01 Bn | 33.95 Bn | - | 8.43% |
| 7 | Delta Air Lines | 55.83 Bn | 38.01 Bn | - | 10.17% |
| 8 | Old Dominion Freight Line | 36.82 Bn | 36.08 Bn | - | 30.08% |
| 9 | Ryanair Holdings | 28.96 Bn | 12.97 Bn | 3.13 Bn | 13.52% |
| 10 | Landstar System | 5.72 Bn | 4.07 Bn | - | 4.57% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 27, 2026 | 4.57% |
| Mar 28, 2026 | 4.50% |
| Dec 27, 2025 | 2.50% |
| Sep 27, 2025 | 2.17% |
| Jun 28, 2025 | 4.59% |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 3.43% |
| Dec 28, 2024 | 4.86% |
| Sep 28, 2024 | 5.30% |
| Jun 29, 2024 | 5.69% |
| Mar 30, 2024 | 5.26% |
| Dec 30, 2023 | 6.35% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 6.31% |
| Jul 1, 2023 | 6.42% |
| Apr 1, 2023 | 7.11% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 7.40% |
| Sep 24, 2022 | 7.29% |
| Jun 25, 2022 | 7.56% |
| Mar 26, 2022 | 8.21% |
| Dec 25, 2021 | 7.60% |
| Sep 25, 2021 | 7.52% |
Landstar System EBT Margin API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=ebt-margin&ticker=LSTR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "ebt-margin", "ticker": "LSTR", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=ebt-margin&ticker=LSTR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();