Landstar System (LSTR) Return on Assets [ROA] (2009 - 2026)
Landstar System (LSTR) recorded Return on Assets [ROA] of 7.88% in Q2 2026, down 1.96 percentage points from 9.83% a year earlier but up 0.18 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Landstar System (LSTR) Return on Assets [ROA] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Landstar System reported Return on Assets [ROA] of 6.67%, down 4.17 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Assets [ROA] has declined for three straight years, with a four-year change of -13.96 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Return on Assets [ROA] came in at 10.84% in FY2024 (-3.32 pp), 14.16% in FY2023 (-7.51 pp), 21.67% in FY2022 (+1.04 pp) and 20.63% in FY2021.
- Quarterly Return on Assets [ROA] has ranged from 6.97% in Q4 2025 to 22.51% in Q3 2022 over the past five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Assets [ROA] has declined for 14 consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -3.21 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Return on Assets [ROA] in the last five years was a gain of 8.32 percentage points in Q1 2022, against a drop of 7.51 percentage points in Q4 2023 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 7.70% (Q1 2026), 6.97% (Q4 2025) and 8.17% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 178.63 Bn | 170.88 Bn | - | 10.59% |
| 2 | Csx | 94.16 Bn | 89.39 Bn | - | 8.03% |
| 3 | United Parcel Service | 83.47 Bn | 60.32 Bn | 22.04 Bn | 6.14% |
| 4 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 81.54 Bn | 81.26 Bn | 57.15 Mn | 4.42% |
| 5 | Fedex | 75.60 Bn | 41.80 Bn | 18.84 Bn | 4.58% |
| 6 | Norfolk Southern | 73.66 Bn | 68.13 Bn | - | 5.89% |
| 7 | Delta Air Lines | 60.67 Bn | 42.86 Bn | - | 3.92% |
| 8 | United Airlines Holdings | 39.17 Bn | -18.53 Bn | - | 4.21% |
| 9 | Old Dominion Freight Line | 34.72 Bn | 33.56 Bn | 1.56 Bn | 19.98% |
| 10 | Landstar System | 4.91 Bn | 3.35 Bn | 329.74 Mn | 9.03% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 26, 2026 | 9.03% |
| Jun 27, 2026 | 7.88% |
| Mar 28, 2026 | 7.70% |
| Dec 27, 2025 | 6.97% |
| Sep 27, 2025 | 8.17% |
| Jun 28, 2025 | 9.83% |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 10.12% |
| Dec 28, 2024 | 10.98% |
| Sep 28, 2024 | 11.83% |
| Jun 29, 2024 | 12.53% |
| Mar 30, 2024 | 13.15% |
| Dec 30, 2023 | 14.47% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 16.24% |
| Jul 1, 2023 | 18.41% |
| Apr 1, 2023 | 20.39% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 21.98% |
| Sep 24, 2022 | 22.51% |
| Jun 25, 2022 | 22.12% |
| Mar 26, 2022 | 20.98% |
| Dec 25, 2021 | 19.27% |
API Access
Landstar System Return on Assets [ROA] 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=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=LSTR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-assets-[roa]", "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=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=LSTR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();