Landstar System (LSTR) Operating Margin (2010 - 2026)
Landstar System (LSTR) reported Operating Margin of 4.62% for Q2 2026, down 0.02 percentage points from 4.65% a year earlier but up 0.08 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Landstar System (LSTR) Operating Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Jun 27, 2026, Landstar System's Operating Margin came in at 3.52%, down 1.01 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 3.20%, down 1.97 percentage points from FY2024.
- Operating Margin has declined for four consecutive years, with a four-year change of -4.54 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2025).
- By year, Operating Margin came in at 5.16% in FY2024 (-1.32 pp), 6.49% in FY2023 (-1.19 pp), 7.68% in FY2022 (-0.06 pp) and 7.73% in FY2021.
- Five-year quarterly Operating Margin spans a low of 2.18% in Q3 2025 and a high of 8.26% in Q1 2022.
- Year over year, Operating Margin gained in 1 of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -1.15 percentage points.
- The high point for year-over-year Operating Margin in five years was Q1 2026 (a gain of 1.12 percentage points); the low point was Q3 2025 (a drop of 3.02 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at 4.55% (Q1 2026), 2.52% (Q4 2025) and 2.18% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 162.83 Bn | 157.35 Bn | - | 40.25% |
| 2 | Csx | 86.94 Bn | 83.15 Bn | - | 38.27% |
| 3 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 76.07 Bn | 75.78 Bn | - | 35.35% |
| 4 | United Parcel Service | 70.39 Bn | 47.31 Bn | - | 4.07% |
| 5 | Norfolk Southern | 70.35 Bn | 64.99 Bn | - | 32.44% |
| 6 | Fedex | 68.01 Bn | 33.95 Bn | - | 6.20% |
| 7 | Delta Air Lines | 55.83 Bn | 38.01 Bn | - | 9.43% |
| 8 | Old Dominion Freight Line | 36.82 Bn | 36.08 Bn | - | 29.94% |
| 9 | Ryanair Holdings | 28.96 Bn | 12.97 Bn | 3.13 Bn | 13.12% |
| 10 | Landstar System | 5.72 Bn | 4.07 Bn | - | 4.62% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 27, 2026 | 4.62% |
| Mar 28, 2026 | 4.55% |
| Dec 27, 2025 | 2.52% |
| Sep 27, 2025 | 2.18% |
| Jun 28, 2025 | 4.65% |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 3.42% |
| Dec 28, 2024 | 4.78% |
| Sep 28, 2024 | 5.20% |
| Jun 29, 2024 | 5.56% |
| Mar 30, 2024 | 5.12% |
| Dec 30, 2023 | 6.19% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 6.23% |
| Jul 1, 2023 | 6.40% |
| Apr 1, 2023 | 7.05% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 7.42% |
| Sep 24, 2022 | 7.35% |
| Jun 25, 2022 | 7.62% |
| Mar 26, 2022 | 8.26% |
| Dec 25, 2021 | 7.65% |
| Sep 25, 2021 | 7.58% |
API Access
Landstar System Operating 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=operating-margin&ticker=LSTR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-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=operating-margin&ticker=LSTR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();