Landstar System Inc (LSTR) stock
LSTRNasdaqTrucking (No Local)Fiscal year ends December 30
Financials through Q3 FY2026, quarter ended Sep 26, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Oct 28, 2026Score 13/3023% above fair value
$148.02+0.71 (+0.48%)
Close on Nov 12, 2026Market cap $4.99BP/E 31.4Yield 2.41%
Landstar System statistics
103 measures from SEC filings and the closing price. Hover a name for the formula; the last column is the median of companies in the same industry group.
Important dates
- Next earnings
- Jan 27, 2027 (estimated, during market hours)
- Last ex-dividend date
- Nov 17, 2026
- Fundamentals through
- Sep 26, 2026
- Share price as of
- Nov 12, 2026
Valuation ratiosIndustry
- P/TBV Ratio
- 6.27
- 3.16
- P/OCF Ratio
- 29.11
- 10.96
Enterprise valuationIndustry
- EV / Sales
- 0.88
- 0.95
- EV / EBIT
- 21.62
- 23.27
- EV / FCF
- 29.43
- 19.95
Share statisticsIndustry
- Shares Change (YoY)
- -2.82%
- -0.46%
- Float
- 33M
- 40M
- Shares Held by Insiders
- 0.93%
- 8.55%
- Shares Held by Institutions
- 102.2%
- 68.4%
Short sellingIndustry
- Short Interest
- 2M
- –
- Short Interest Change
- -4.94%
- 0.11%
- Short % of Float
- 4.63%
- 4.08%
- Short % of Shares Outstanding
- 4.58%
- 3.53%
- Days to Cover
- 2.96
- 3.67
Stock price statisticsIndustry
- 52-Week High
- $228.46
- –
- 52-Week Low
- $121.11
- –
- 20-Day Moving Average
- $154.98
- –
- 50-Day Moving Average
- $164.18
- –
- 200-Day Moving Average
- $176.49
- –
- Average True Range (14)
- $5.18
- –
- Price Change (1 Week)
- 1.63%
- 1.10%
- Price Change (1 Month)
- -12.5%
- -6.74%
- Price Change (3 Months)
- -22.2%
- -18.8%
- Price Change (6 Months)
- -11.9%
- -13.2%
- Price Change (YTD)
- 3.01%
- 9.30%
- Price Change (1 Year)
- 13.9%
- 21.9%
- Price Change (3 Years)
- -11.7%
- -13.4%
- Price Change (5 Years)
- -17.6%
- -3.97%
- Price Change (10 Years)
- 85.6%
- 126.9%
- Average Volume (10 Days)
- 455,860
- –
- Average Volume (20 Days)
- 487,530
- –
- Average Volume (90 Days)
- 428,742
- –
- Relative Volume
- 0.69
- 0.65
- Relative Strength Index (14)
- 40.0
- 44.3
- Volatility (1 Year)
- 39.0%
- 41.5%
- Beta (5 Years)
- 0.76
- 0.91
MarginsIndustry
- Pretax Margin
- 4.02%
- 2.60%
- EBITDA Margin
- 4.84%
- 9.22%
- FCF Margin
- 2.98%
- 2.98%
Returns on capitalIndustry
- Return on Equity (ROE)
- 18.7%
- 2.19%
- Return on Assets (ROA)
- 9.24%
- 1.98%
- Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)
- 34.7%
- 3.37%
- Return on Capital Employed (ROCE)
- 20.6%
- 3.90%
Financial positionIndustry
- Current Ratio
- 1.79
- 1.30
- Quick Ratio
- 1.62
- 1.06
- Interest Coverage
- 42.39
- 3.48
GrowthIndustry
- Revenue Growth (YoY)
- 10.7%
- 7.03%
- Net Income Growth (YoY)
- 16.8%
- 3.81%
- EPS Growth (YoY)
- 20.4%
- -0.28%
- FCF Growth (YoY)
- -20.7%
- 22.4%
- Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR)
- -13.9%
- -4.14%
- Revenue Growth (5Y CAGR)
- 2.79%
- 4.58%
- EPS Growth (3Y CAGR)
- -34.5%
- -30.0%
- EPS Growth (5Y CAGR)
- -7.84%
- 1.83%
EfficiencyIndustry
- Asset Turnover
- 3.05
- 1.09
- Revenue Per Employee
- $3.84M
- $404.29K
- Profits Per Employee
- $116.39K
- $7.46K
- Employee Count
- 1,378
- 3,502
- WACC
- 8.79%
- 8.52%
Income statement (TTM)Industry
- Pretax Income
- $212.62M
- $28.35M
Balance sheetIndustry
- Net Cash (Debt)
- $351.00M
- -$17.99M
- Net Cash Per Share
- $10.41
- -$0.35
- Equity (Book Value)
- $830.00M
- $764.16M
- Book Value Per Share
- $24.62
- $17.62
- Tangible Book Value
- $795.99M
- $764.16M
- Working Capital
- $605.77M
- $44.88M
Cash flow (TTM)Industry
- Capital Expenditures
- -$13.82M
- -$107.57M
- FCF Per Share
- $4.68
- $1.47
Dividends and yieldsIndustry
- Earnings Yield
- 3.21%
- 2.11%
- FCF Yield
- 3.16%
- 3.16%
- Dividend Yield
- 2.41%
- 1.36%
- Buyback Yield
- 2.04%
- 1.61%
- Shareholder Yield
- 4.45%
- 2.01%
- Dividend Per Share
- $3.56
- $0.64
- Dividend Growth (YoY)
- 5.33%
- 0.31%
- Years of Dividend Growth
- 7
- 2
- Payout Ratio
- 77.2%
- 48.7%
- FCF Payout Ratio
- 78.6%
- 20.9%
Taxes and interestIndustry
- Interest Expense
- $5.06M
- $18.91M
- Income Tax
- $52.25M
- $13.04M
- Effective Tax Rate
- 24.6%
- 24.6%
Scores and fair valueIndustry
- Graham Number
- $51.14
- $35.40
- Graham Upside
- -65.5%
- -55.5%
- Altman Z-Score
- 9.06
- 3.01
- Piotroski F-Score
- 5
- 5
Total return vs. the S&P 500
Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Nov 12, 2026. The S&P 500 is measured by the SPY fund.
| Period | LSTR | S&P 500 | Difference | LSTR per year | S&P 500 per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | -12.3% | -2.7% | −9.6 pts | ||
| 3 months | -20.2% | -1.7% | −18.4 pts | ||
| Year to date | +5.2% | +11.9% | −6.7 pts | ||
| 1 year | +16.2% | +12.0% | +4.2 pts | ||
| 3 years | -6.9% | +78.2% | −85.1 pts | -2.4% | +21.2% |
| 5 years | -9.0% | +73.2% | −82.2 pts | -1.9% | +11.6% |
| 10 years | +120.9% | +309.6% | −188.8 pts | +8.2% | +15.1% |
Short interest
Shares sold short and not yet covered, reported by brokers to FINRA twice a month. Latest settlement date Oct 30, 2026.
2M LSTR shares were sold short on Oct 30, 2026, down 4.9% from the previous report, or 4.63% of the shares available to trade. At recent volumes it would take 3.0 days to buy them back. Over the last 20 sessions, 43.8% of the volume reported to FINRA was short selling.
| Settlement date | Shares short | Change | Avg. daily volume | Days to cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2026 | 1,545,359 | -4.9% | 522,838 | 3.0 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | 1,625,650 | -1.0% | 298,693 | 5.4 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | 1,642,178 | -0.3% | 348,884 | 4.7 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 1,647,871 | +11.8% | 306,865 | 5.4 |
| Aug 31, 2026 | 1,473,838 | +10.1% | 379,771 | 3.9 |
| Aug 14, 2026 | 1,339,224 | -11.3% | 473,472 | 2.8 |
| Jul 31, 2026 | 1,509,547 | +6.3% | 594,588 | 2.5 |
| Jul 15, 2026 | 1,420,362 | +28.4% | 394,529 | 3.6 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 1,105,897 | -14.1% | 534,019 | 2.1 |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1,287,104 | -20.7% | 444,864 | 2.9 |
| May 29, 2026 | 1,623,155 | +23.3% | 547,479 | 3.0 |
| May 15, 2026 | 1,316,132 | -2.5% | 508,994 | 2.6 |
Ratios use trailing-twelve-month results and the latest balance sheet. How we calculate.
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