# Landstar System Inc. (LSTR) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NASDAQ, United States. Sector: Technology / Software. Price $177.92, market value $6.0 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 46.1×** (5-yr avg 25.4×, 3-yr avg 32.8×). Landstar System Inc. trades at 46.1× trailing earnings, well above its own five-year average of 25.4×: investors are paying up relative to the company's past. The Technology median in the September 2026 study was 32.1×. Forward P/E is 23.3×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **Price / sales: 1.2×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 1.2×.
- **Price / book: 7.2×**. The shares trade at 7.2× book value; most of the value is in earnings power and intangibles rather than the balance sheet.
- **EV / EBITDA: 26.2×**. Enterprise value is 26.2× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed; above 20× is demanding.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 2.9%** (5-yr avg 5.9%). Free cash flow equals 2.9% of the market value, below its five-year average of 5.9%, so the shares are pricier on cash than usual.
- **Earnings yield: 2.2%**. The inverse of the P/E: 2.2% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Operating margin: 3.5%**. 3.5% of revenue is left after running the business, which leaves little cushion in a downturn.
- **Net margin: 2.4%**. 2.4% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 14.5%**. 14.5% on shareholders' equity is solid.
- **Return on invested capital: 34.2%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 34.2%: comfortably above what that capital costs.
- **Return on assets: 8.1%**. Each dollar of assets produces 8.1% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): -1.6%** (3-yr -13.9%/yr, 5-yr 2.8%/yr). Revenue fell 1.6% over the last year, against 2.8% a year compounded over five years: growth is slowing.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): -39.9%** (3-yr -34.5%/yr, 5-yr -7.8%/yr). Earnings per share fell 39.9%, slower than revenue, so margins compressed.
- **Free-cash-flow growth (3 yr): -28.8%/yr**. Free cash flow has compounded at -28.8% a year over three years, keeping pace with earnings: the growth is real cash.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 0.00**. Debt is 0.00 times equity: a conservative balance sheet.
- **Net debt / EBITDA: net cash**. Landstar System Inc. holds more cash than debt.
- **Piotroski F-score: 6/9**. 6 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 0.99%** ($1.60 per share, trailing). Landstar System Inc. yields 0.99%, a modest yield more typical of a growth-oriented payer.
- **Payout ratio: 108%** (70% of free cash flow). The dividend exceeds earnings (108% payout), though free cash flow still covers it.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 6**. 6 straight years of increases.
- **Dividend growth (5 yr): 5.0%/yr** (1-yr 5.3%). The dividend has grown 5.0% a year over five years.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: hold** (16 analysts). 16 analysts cover Landstar System Inc.; the consensus is hold, with an average price target of $196.38 (+10% from the current price). Analyst opinion is shown for context; it is not part of the Fundamental Score.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 35.3%** (YTD 26.1%, 3-mo -18.4%). The shares are up 35.3% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -22.1%** (49.1% above the low). Trading 22% below its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: above**. The price sits above its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of an uptrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 43**. An RSI of 43 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 0.80** (volatility 36%). Beta of 0.80 against the S&P 500: the shares move roughly with the market.

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