Landstar System (LSTR) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026)
Landstar System (LSTR) posted Return on Capital Employed of 18.49% for Q2 2026, up 10.47% sequentially from 16.73% in Q1 2026, and down 141.0% YoY from 45.09% in Q2 2025.
Landstar System (LSTR) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Landstar System has reported Return on Capital Employed for 17 years, with the latest figure at 18.49% in Q2 2026.
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed fell 141.0% year-over-year to 18.49% in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 was 18.49% (down 141.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 14.73%, down 721.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed climbed to 18.49% in Q2 2026 per LSTR's latest filing, from 16.73% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 56.32% in Q2 2022 and troughed at 15.9% in Q4 2025.
- A 5-year average of 31.5% and a median of 25.14% in 2024 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Return on Capital Employed surged 2303 bps in 2022, then slumped 2290 bps in 2023.
- Over 5 years, Return on Capital Employed stood at 52.78% in 2022, then slumped by 43 bps to 29.88% in 2023, then declined by 25 bps to 22.38% in 2024, then decreased by 29 bps to 15.9% in 2025, then advanced by 16 bps to 18.49% in 2026.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed over the past three periods registered 18.49%, 16.73%, and 15.9% for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.
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| 1 | United Parcel Service | 86.95 Bn | 82.29 Bn | 19.65 Bn | 11.61% |
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| 4 | Expeditors International Of Washington | 24.62 Bn | 23.59 Bn | 1.09 Bn | 46.29% |
| 5 | ZTO Express (Cayman) | 17.16 Bn | 12.75 Bn | 469.01 Mn | 14.91% |
| 6 | C. H. Robinson Worldwide | 16.97 Bn | 16.81 Bn | 1.11 Bn | 25.35% |
| 7 | Landstar System | 6.25 Bn | 5.90 Bn | 308.86 Mn | 18.49% |
| 8 | GXO Logistics | 5.22 Bn | 4.46 Bn | 508.00 Mn | 4.02% |
| 9 | Pitney Bowes | 2.20 Bn | 1.92 Bn | 296.14 Mn | -49.61% |
| 10 | Cryoport | 846.43 Mn | 449.74 Mn | 22.82 Mn | -7.35% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 27, 2026 | 18.49% |
| 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% |