What changed
$LSTR — AVOID 📊
Landstar System, Inc. provides transportation management solutions in the United States, Canada, Mexico, and internationally.
🎯 Q1 FY26 | Rev $1B | EPS $1.16 vs $1.12 🟢
💡 Consensus assumes freight volumes and rates rebound in H2 2026, driving EPS toward $5.50+. However, I see a slower recovery with muted truckload demand and ample capacity. The market is overpaying for cyclical earnings that have not bottomed firmly. The small beat does not change the macro trajectory.
📉 Reward/Risk: 0.8:1
🏢 Business Quality: 7/10 - Asset-light model with strong owner-operator network and high returns on capital, but highly cyclical, levered to industrial production and spot market rates, with increasing competition from digital brokers.
📊 Valuation: rich — PE 41x (2026E), EV/EBITDA ~22x, FCF yield ~2.5%.
📊 Our read: AVOID. Full analysis →
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Why it matters
Landstar System, Inc. provides transportation management solutions in the United States, Canada, Mexico, and internationally.