Landstar System (LSTR) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026)
Landstar System's (LSTR) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 16.73% in Q1 2026, down 308.0% year-on-year from 8.05% in Q1 2025, and up 5.24% quarter-over-quarter from 15.9% in Q4 2025.
Landstar System (LSTR) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Landstar System has disclosed Return on Capital Employed across 17 years of filings, most recently posting 16.73% for Q1 2026.
- Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 came in at 16.73%, down 308.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 16.73% (down 308.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 14.73%, down 721.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed came in at 16.73% for Q1 2026 at Landstar System, up from 15.9% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 56.32% in Q2 2022 to a low of 15.9% in Q4 2025.
- The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 25.57% (2024), against an average of 32.27%.
- Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed soared 2303 bps in 2022 and slumped 2290 bps in 2023, its largest moves.
- Landstar System's Return on Capital Employed stood at 52.78% in 2022, then slumped by 43 bps to 29.88% in 2023, then slipped by 25 bps to 22.38% in 2024, then fell by 29 bps to 15.9% in 2025, then grew by 5 bps to 16.73% in 2026.
- The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 16.73% (Q1 2026), 15.9% (Q4 2025), and 16.93% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Parcel Service | 92.26 Bn | 86.49 Bn | 18.44 Bn | 12.93% |
| 2 | Fedex | 78.12 Bn | 66.43 Bn | 20.49 Bn | 7.64% |
| 3 | Hunt J B Transport Services | 26.94 Bn | 26.93 Bn | 2.88 Bn | 13.61% |
| 4 | C. H. Robinson Worldwide | 22.05 Bn | 21.89 Bn | 1.50 Bn | 24.42% |
| 5 | Expeditors International Of Washington | 21.79 Bn | 20.48 Bn | 2.84 Bn | 8.31% |
| 6 | Landstar System | 7.42 Bn | 7.01 Bn | 1.16 Bn | 16.73% |
| 7 | GXO Logistics | 5.58 Bn | 4.83 Bn | 490.00 Mn | 4.02% |
| 8 | ZTO Express (Cayman) | 2.73 Bn | -774.03 Mn | 469.01 Mn | 14.91% |
| 9 | Pitney Bowes | 2.47 Bn | 2.16 Bn | 375.39 Mn | -25.32% |
| 10 | Cryoport | 783.40 Mn | 379.76 Mn | 21.91 Mn | -1.70% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 28, 2026 | 16.73% |
| Dec 27, 2025 | 15.90% |
| Sep 27, 2025 | 16.93% |
| Jun 28, 2025 | 19.89% |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 19.82% |
| Dec 28, 2024 | 22.38% |
| Sep 28, 2024 | 22.84% |
| Jun 29, 2024 | 24.71% |
| Mar 30, 2024 | 25.57% |
| Dec 30, 2023 | 29.88% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 33.52% |
| Jul 1, 2023 | 39.05% |
| Apr 1, 2023 | 44.56% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 52.78% |
| Sep 24, 2022 | 56.11% |
| Jun 25, 2022 | 56.32% |
| Mar 26, 2022 | 51.60% |
| Dec 25, 2021 | 52.14% |
| Sep 25, 2021 | 45.70% |
| Jun 26, 2021 | 37.02% |