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Landstar System, Inc.

LSTR

Industrials · 172.71 -0.6% today

Isolated · not yet confirmedMarket checked 11 Sept, 15:55 GMT-4

Market read

Landstar System, Inc.'s current read is isolated; its market group is not confirming.

The latest filing evidence is available. 0 of 17 group members are active now; 0 filing-linked outsiders are moving with the group, and 0 of 3 directly disclosed connections are confirming.

What changed
  • Revenue increased 1.6% versus the comparable filing period.
Company-0.6% todayVolume comparison unavailable
Market group0 of 17 activeDomestic Economic Cyclicals · unavailable
Disclosed network0 of 3 confirmingNo filing-linked name is confirming now
What would change this read
  • LSTR's market-adjusted activity becomes unusual and at least one connected name confirms.

Invalidation: The isolated read changes if LSTR's group or a disclosed connection begins moving with it.

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Research brief

The story so far

Industrials · Integrated Freight & Logistics

The latest filing evidence is available. 0 of 17 group members are active now; 0 filing-linked outsiders are moving with the group, and 0 of 3 directly disclosed connections are confirming.

Evidence that supports
  • Revenue increased 1.6% versus the comparable filing period.
  • Operating margin improved 1.1 percentage points.
  • Net income increased 32.3% versus the comparable filing period.
Evidence that challenges

No thresholded adverse filing evidence is available yet.

What would clarify the read
  • LSTR's market-adjusted activity becomes unusual and at least one connected name confirms.

Company research

Understand the business, not just the ticker

As of Sep 11, 2026
Business model and earnings drivers

Use the company’s filings to identify the few operating, demand, cost, capital and regulatory variables that determine its earnings power.

Key research questions
  • Which operating variable is changing?
  • Is that change durable, cyclical or one-off?
  • What evidence would disprove the current interpretation?
Annual periods9
Price observations328
Usable filing statements199
Verified relationships3
Evidence supporting the case
  • Operating cash flow covered net income at 1.96x in the latest annual period.
Evidence challenging the case
  • Latest annual revenue changed -1.6% year over year.
  • Operating margin changed -2.0 percentage points in the latest annual period.
  • Net margin changed -1.6 percentage points in the latest annual period.
  • Demand and volume has repeated adverse evidence across 5 filings.
  • Supply chain and availability has repeated adverse evidence across 3 filings.
Questions before a position
  • P/E is 97% above the available filing-peer median; determine whether growth and quality justify the difference.
  • EV/sales is 41% above the available filing-peer median; determine whether growth and quality justify the difference.
Longer-term price context

Price as of Sep 11, 2026

172.71
6m+19.6%12m+33.1%24m
Annual trajectory

Reported annual revenue and per-share history. This is accounting history, not a forecast.

PeriodRevenueYoYDiluted EPSShare change
2021-12-25$6.5B+58.2%$9.98-1.0%
2022-12-31$7.4B+13.8%$11.76-4.2%
2023-12-30$5.3B-28.7%$7.36-1.9%
2024-12-28$4.8B-9.1%$5.51-1.1%
2025-12-27$4.7B-1.6%$3.31-2.3%

What management says matters

Persistent and emerging business drivers

Credit and interest ratesmixed · 5 filings
The increase in interest and debt expense was primarily attributable to decreased interest income earned on cash balances held by the transportation logistics segment, partially offset by decreased interest expense related to finance lease obligations.
10-Q · Jul 29, 2026
Demand and volumenegative · 5 filings
Revenue While customer demand, which is subject to overall economic conditions, ultimately drives increases or decreases in revenue, the Company primarily relies on its independent commission sales agents to establish customer relationships and generate reven…
10-Q · Jul 29, 2026
Macroeconomic conditionsmixed · 5 filings
Revenue While customer demand, which is subject to overall economic conditions, ultimately drives increases or decreases in revenue, the Company primarily relies on its independent commission sales agents to establish customer relationships and generate reven…
10-Q · Jul 29, 2026
Supply chain and availabilitymixed · 3 filings
The decrease in selling, general and administrative costs compared to prior year was primarily attributable to approximately $4,800,000 of expense relating to the supply chain fraud matter referenced above under “ Expenses—Selling, general and administrative”…
10-Q · Apr 29, 2026

Valuation discipline

Descriptive valuation snapshot

Price/sales 1.3× · EV/sales 1.2×. Comparisons use only industry-matched filing peers.

Scenario scaffold

Mechanical 2.0-year scenarios are available as editable assumptions, not consensus.

Price action

How the market is pricing the story

172.71-0.6% today

Jodie does not have enough daily observations to draw a useful short-term chart for this asset. The latest quoted price was checked 11 Sept, 15:55 GMT-4; this is a coverage limitation, not a flat-price conclusion.

Developments

No sourced recent-development timeline yet

Jodie has not returned a relevant primary source or news item for LSTR. This is an evidence-coverage gap, not a conclusion that nothing material happened.

Business and financial condition

Reported financial figures are not available yet

Jodie has not returned structured SEC XBRL fundamentals for this asset. This is a coverage limitation, not an assessment of the business or its financial health.

Latest filing assessment · baseline

Fundamentals strengthened in the latest filing

10-Q filed 2026-04-29 against the comparable filing from 2025-05-13.

constructive
OperationsconstructiveEvidence score +3
liquidityconstructiveEvidence score +1
valuationmixed

What improved

  • Revenue increased 1.6% versus the comparable filing period.
  • Operating margin improved 1.1 percentage points.
  • Net income increased 32.3% versus the comparable filing period.

What weakened

No thresholded deterioration was identified.

Filing receipts

The increase in revenue per load on loads hauled via truck was primarily due to increased revenue per load on loads hauled via unsided/platform equipment, which was partially attributable to an increase in the percentage of revenue contributed by heavy/specialized equipment, which typically has a higher revenue per load than unsided/platform loadings transported using standard flatbed and other less specialized pieces of platform equipment.

The decrease in insurance and claims expense compared to the prior year was primarily due to decreased net unfavorable development of prior years’ claims in the 2026 thirteen-week period, partially offset by increased frequency of current year trucking claims during the 2026 thirteen-week period and increased BCO miles traveled during the 2026 thirteen-week period.

The decrease in purchased transportation as a percentage of revenue was primarily due to an increased percentage of revenue generated by BCO Independent Contractors, which typically has a lower rate of purchased transportation than Truck Brokerage Carriers.

Retrospective baseline calibration. It was generated after the filing date and is not part of Jodie's live track record.

Business ecosystem

The relationships behind LSTR

Customers, suppliers, partners and competitors named in company filings—not inferred from headlines.

Depends on

JPMJPMorgan Chase & Co.lenderApr 29, 2026

On July 1, 2022, Landstar entered into a second amended and restated credit agreement with a bank syndicate led by JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent (as further amended as of June 21, 2024, the “Credit Agreement”).

METRYFiling-linked nameinvesteeOct 28, 2025

The Non-Cash Impairment Charges consisted of: • $16,142,000, or $0.35 per basic and diluted share, in impairment charges to goodwill and certain other assets related to the Company’s decision to actively market for sale Landstar Metro, S.A.P.I.

Depended on by

RXORXO, Inc.competitorFeb 9, 2026

Hunt, Landstar System, Total Quality Logistics, and Uber Freight.

Filing peers

Companies whose filings use similar operating language.

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What is moving around it

Live connections

LSTR is currently a Early Follower in the organic co-movement group Domestic Economic Cyclicals. This group is discovered from market behaviour rather than assigned from an industry taxonomy. 3 filing-linked names are in the relationship map; none is currently confirmed as moving with the group.

This group is retained as the last observed read for LSTR; it is not active in the latest market snapshot.

Context history

Theme membership history

No durable theme membership has been observed for this name yet.