Last 48 quarters of trend data · Industrials · Freight & Logistics
Quarterly valuation ratios — annualised for comparability. YoY Δ shows same-quarter-prior-year change.
| Metric | TTM | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E Ratio → | 30.27 | 28.83 | 36.32 | 33.73 | 52.15 | 54.51 | 29.05 | 43.34 | 33.27 | 33.14 | 31.16 | 36.51 | 29.88 | 25.87 | 26.02 | 20.65 | 15.66 | 12.93 | 12.13 | 11.53 | 14.97 |
| — | -47.1% | +25.0% | -22.2% | +56.8% | +64.5% | -6.8% | +18.7% | +11.3% | +28.1% | +19.8% | +76.8% | +90.8% | +100.1% | +114.5% | +79.2% | +4.6% | -19.0% | -27.5% | -45.2% | -24.4% | |
| P/S Ratio | 0.92 | 0.92 | 1.24 | 1.14 | 1.06 | 0.88 | 1.00 | 1.12 | 1.27 | 1.36 | 1.34 | 1.47 | 1.44 | 1.23 | 1.26 | 1.12 | 0.87 | 0.71 | 0.69 | 0.73 | 0.87 |
| — | +4.7% | +23.9% | +1.3% | -16.2% | -35.6% | -25.3% | -23.5% | -11.6% | +10.5% | +6.5% | +30.7% | +64.4% | +72.4% | +81.9% | +53.6% | +0.1% | -21.3% | -29.6% | -42.1% | -12.5% | |
| P/B Ratio | 6.25 | 6.68 | 8.48 | 6.66 | 6.28 | 4.75 | 5.27 | 5.57 | 6.33 | 6.52 | 6.57 | 6.77 | 7.05 | 6.10 | 6.97 | 6.89 | 6.60 | 5.94 | 6.37 | 6.73 | 7.87 |
| — | +40.7% | +60.9% | +19.6% | -0.9% | -27.1% | -19.7% | -17.7% | -10.1% | +6.9% | -5.7% | -1.8% | +6.8% | +2.7% | +9.3% | +2.4% | -16.2% | -15.1% | -14.2% | -21.0% | +5.4% | |
| P/FCF | 30.86 | 20.39 | — | 18.39 | 17.71 | 12.27 | 261.02 | 24.11 | 28.31 | 21.89 | 40.46 | 20.29 | 21.78 | 14.55 | 37.37 | 12.14 | 8.12 | 6.08 | 12.32 | 15.77 | 30.83 |
| — | +66.2% | — | -23.7% | -37.4% | -44.0% | +545.1% | +18.8% | +30.0% | +50.4% | +8.3% | +67.1% | +168.4% | +139.2% | +203.4% | -23.0% | -73.7% | -72.8% | -50.2% | -36.1% | -55.1% | |
| EV / EBITDA | 18.41 | 18.45 | 23.48 | 19.59 | 29.62 | 26.25 | 16.98 | 23.83 | 20.59 | 19.99 | 18.99 | 22.07 | 18.66 | 15.96 | 16.29 | 13.46 | 10.44 | 8.81 | 8.51 | 8.33 | 10.62 |
| — | -29.7% | +38.3% | -17.8% | +43.9% | +31.3% | -10.6% | +8.0% | +10.3% | +25.3% | +16.6% | +64.0% | +78.7% | +81.2% | +91.3% | +61.5% | -1.7% | -19.0% | -25.4% | -40.4% | -19.9% | |
| EV / EBIT | 27.06 | 20.60 | 27.33 | 23.47 | 39.15 | 18.69 | 20.38 | 31.90 | 25.30 | 24.40 | 22.48 | 27.39 | 22.30 | 18.57 | 18.99 | 15.66 | 11.85 | 9.77 | 9.32 | 9.05 | 11.60 |
| — | +10.2% | +34.1% | -26.4% | +54.7% | -23.4% | -9.4% | +16.5% | +13.5% | +31.4% | +18.4% | +74.9% | +88.2% | +90.0% | +103.7% | +73.1% | +2.1% | -17.8% | -25.7% | -42.1% | -9.3% |
Quarterly margins and returns. Watch for margin compression across consecutive quarters.
| Metric | TTM | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin | 13.1% | 13.4% | 13.2% | 22.6% | 13.2% | 13.2% | 20.0% | 18.9% | 19.6% | 20.0% | 20.5% | 20.7% | 21.0% | 21.4% | 21.3% | 21.4% | 21.2% | 20.3% | 20.0% | 19.8% | 19.7% |
| — | +1.5% | -34.1% | +19.5% | -32.3% | -34.2% | -2.2% | -8.6% | -6.8% | -6.4% | -4.0% | -3.6% | -0.8% | +5.2% | +6.4% | +8.3% | +7.2% | +1.1% | -1.3% | -5.0% | -3.8% | |
| Operating Margin | 3.6% | 4.2% | 4.4% | 4.5% | 2.4% | 2.2% | 4.6% | 3.4% | 4.8% | 5.2% | 5.5% | 5.1% | 6.2% | 6.2% | 6.4% | 7.0% | 7.4% | 7.3% | 7.6% | 8.3% | 7.6% |
| — | +91.6% | -4.2% | +33.3% | -48.9% | -57.9% | -16.4% | -33.2% | -22.9% | -16.6% | -13.3% | -27.6% | -16.8% | -15.4% | -16.1% | -14.7% | -2.9% | -3.0% | -2.1% | +3.0% | +17.5% | |
| Net Margin | 2.4% | 3.2% | 3.4% | 3.4% | 2.0% | 1.6% | 3.4% | 2.6% | 3.8% | 4.1% | 4.3% | 4.0% | 4.8% | 4.8% | 4.8% | 5.4% | 5.6% | 5.5% | 5.7% | 6.3% | 5.8% |
| — | +97.8% | -0.9% | +30.6% | -46.5% | -60.9% | -19.5% | -35.7% | -20.7% | -13.9% | -11.4% | -26.3% | -13.8% | -13.5% | -15.1% | -14.1% | -4.4% | -3.0% | -3.0% | +5.6% | +16.1% |
| Metric | TTM | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROE | 13.0% | 5.8% | 6.0% | 4.9% | 2.8% | 2.1% | 4.5% | 3.1% | 4.6% | 5.0% | 5.2% | 4.7% | 5.7% | 6.1% | 6.9% | 8.6% | 10.6% | 11.6% | 13.1% | 14.5% | 12.9% |
| — | +169.5% | +32.3% | +57.9% | -38.8% | -56.9% | -13.3% | -33.4% | -18.8% | -18.0% | -24.4% | -45.2% | -46.0% | -47.7% | -47.5% | -41.0% | -17.6% | +1.6% | +13.4% | +36.8% | +38.1% | |
| ROA | 6.7% | 2.7% | 2.9% | 2.4% | 1.5% | 1.2% | 2.5% | 1.7% | 2.6% | 2.8% | 3.0% | 2.7% | 3.2% | 3.3% | 3.6% | 4.1% | 4.8% | 5.0% | 5.5% | 6.1% | 5.7% |
| — | +134.9% | +19.3% | +44.2% | -43.9% | -59.6% | -18.4% | -36.4% | -18.5% | -14.7% | -17.0% | -36.0% | -33.3% | -33.2% | -34.6% | -32.0% | -16.8% | -8.3% | -1.6% | +27.5% | +34.0% | |
| ROIC | 22.1% | 7.0% | 8.3% | 8.9% | 4.0% | 2.9% | 6.1% | 4.6% | 6.7% | 6.9% | 7.5% | 6.9% | 8.2% | 8.0% | 8.6% | 9.5% | 10.6% | 10.5% | 11.4% | 12.7% | 12.3% |
| — | +136.9% | +34.5% | +93.4% | -40.1% | -57.7% | -17.9% | -33.4% | -18.2% | -13.6% | -13.0% | -27.2% | -22.9% | -23.5% | -24.3% | -25.2% | -13.7% | -11.9% | -6.4% | +8.7% | +21.1% |
Quarterly solvency trend — watch for debt spikes or covenant pressure.
| Metric | TTM | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debt / Equity | 0.17 | 0.18 | 0.17 | 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.14 | 0.16 | 0.16 | 0.17 | 0.12 | 0.13 | 0.12 | 0.13 | 0.12 | 0.14 | 0.17 | 0.34 | 0.24 | 0.26 | 0.32 | 0.35 |
| — | +29.5% | +5.8% | -80.2% | -78.8% | +16.0% | +19.0% | +41.6% | +24.6% | +2.5% | -7.9% | -32.9% | -60.1% | -50.5% | -45.9% | -45.2% | -4.0% | +14.1% | +41.8% | +43.3% | +38.8% | |
| Debt / EBITDA | 0.62 | 2.07 | 1.88 | 0.41 | 0.73 | 3.31 | 2.11 | 2.97 | 2.32 | 1.57 | 1.60 | 1.60 | 1.50 | 1.30 | 1.38 | 1.39 | 2.15 | 1.41 | 1.37 | 1.53 | 1.88 |
| — | -37.5% | -11.2% | -86.2% | -68.7% | +110.6% | +32.2% | +85.8% | +54.0% | +20.5% | +15.7% | +14.8% | -30.2% | -7.5% | +0.5% | -9.1% | +14.8% | +7.5% | +19.4% | +5.0% | +2.6% | |
| Current Ratio | 1.75 | 1.79 | 1.82 | 1.88 | 1.75 | 2.01 | 2.00 | 2.03 | 1.96 | 2.21 | 2.17 | 2.22 | 2.00 | 2.08 | 1.98 | 1.83 | 1.64 | 1.58 | 1.54 | 1.62 | 1.51 |
| — | -10.9% | -8.7% | -7.5% | -10.8% | -9.1% | -8.0% | -8.8% | -2.1% | +6.2% | +9.5% | +21.7% | +22.2% | +32.1% | +28.8% | +12.8% | +8.7% | -5.4% | -10.1% | -5.7% | +0.6% | |
| Quick Ratio | 1.75 | 1.79 | 1.82 | 1.88 | 1.75 | 2.01 | 2.00 | 2.03 | 1.96 | 2.21 | 2.17 | 2.22 | 2.00 | 2.08 | 1.98 | 1.83 | 1.64 | 1.58 | 1.54 | 1.62 | 1.51 |
| — | -10.9% | -8.7% | -7.5% | -10.8% | -9.1% | -8.0% | -8.8% | -2.1% | +6.2% | +9.5% | +21.7% | +22.2% | +32.1% | +28.8% | +12.8% | +8.7% | -5.4% | -10.1% | -5.7% | +0.6% | |
| Interest Coverage | 152.19 | 181.05 | 78.23 | 102.77 | 123.13 | 244.87 | 39.63 | 25.57 | — | — | — | — | 52.74 | — | — | — | 355.59 | 127.51 | 136.12 | 144.85 | 147.87 |
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Landstar System, Inc.'s current P/E is 30.3x. The average P/E over the last 4 quarters is 37.8x. Quarterly P/E ratios can vary due to seasonal revenue patterns and one-time charges.
Landstar System, Inc.'s current operating margin is 3.6%. Margins have been expanding over recent quarters. Quarterly margins are particularly useful for identifying trend inflections that annual data smooths over.
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