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How Landstar System, Inc. stacks up
LSTR · against 453 other Industrials companies of similar size
Profitability
80/ 100
Above the middle of the pack.
Ranked #117 of 454 · scores higher than 73% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the profitability score68 peers with a profitability score of 80–89, including LSTR · Click a bar to see the companies
Why profitability scores 80?
Weighted metrics compared with all Industrials companies.Mainly thanks to its return on invested capital and return on assets, which are stronger than most Industrials peers.
- a thinner operating margin: weaker than 74% of peers. Operating margin: 3.5% vs peer median 7.7%
- a higher return on assets: stronger than 86% of peers. Return on assets: 7.6% vs peer median 3.1%
- a higher return on invested capital: stronger than 91% of peers. Return on invested capital: 25.5% vs peer median 7.1%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = LSTR, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | LSTR | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on invested capitalHigher is better · 433 reported | 25.5% | 9.7% | 91% | 33% | |
| Operating marginHigher is better · 455 reported | 3.5% | 9.9% | 15% | 33% | |
| Return on assetsHigher is better · 433 reported | 7.6% | 4.2% | 81% | 33% | |
| Return on equityHigher is better · 432 reported | 15.0% | 10.9% | 65% | Context only | |
| Gross marginHigher is better · 462 reported | 19.0% | 29.2% | 27% | Context only |
Ranking by profitability score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around LSTR| Rank | Company | Market cap | Profitability | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 32.0B CNY (≈$4.5B) | 100 | 73 | |
| 1 | 69.3B CNY (≈$9.7B) | 100 | 71 | |
| 3 | 26.9B CNY (≈$3.8B) | 99 | 72 | |
| 3 | 7.8B USD | 99 | 82 | |
| 3 | 4.1B USD | 99 | 59 | |
| 117 | 20.9B CNY (≈$2.9B) | 80 | 78 | |
| 117 | 1.13T JPY (≈$7.7B) | 80 | 74 | |
| 117 | 5.6B USD | 80 | 50 | |
| 117 | 371.1B INR (≈$4.5B) | 80 | 68 | |
| 117 | 5.1B USD | 80 | 49 | |
| 117 | 5.5B GBP (≈$7.2B) | 80 | 47 | |
| 124 | 40.2B CNY (≈$5.6B) | 79 | 71 | |
| 124 | 513.7B JPY (≈$3.5B) | 79 | 70 | |
| 124 | 4.2B USD | 79 | 55 |
Scores are sector-relative percentiles from the latest snapshot, always calculated against the whole sector: narrowing the comparison group changes who you compare with, not the scores. Missing metrics are left out and the remaining weights rescaled. How we score