Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. (EXPD) vs Landstar System, Inc. (LSTR)

Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. and Landstar System, Inc. are both Integrated Freight & Logistics companies. Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $25.8B against $5.9B — 4.4× the size. Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. trades at the lower P/E: 28.4× against 44.5×. Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 6.77% against 4.03%. Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. has the higher net margin (7.63% vs 2.64%) and the higher return on invested capital (67.9% vs 19.7%). Both pay a dividend; Landstar System, Inc. yields more (2.12% vs 0.81%). Across the 23 metrics below, Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. leads on 17 and Landstar System, Inc. on 6.

Valuation

Metric EXPD LSTR Integrated Freight & Logistics median
P/E 28.39 44.47 22.48
P/S 2.13 1.17 0.73
P/B 12.10 6.96 1.91
Price to free cash flow 27.77 32.41 13.24
EV/EBITDA 19.89 25.39 9.43
EV/Sales 2.05 1.11 1.10
Earnings yield 3.52% 2.25% (1.27%)
Free cash flow yield 3.60% 3.09% 0.00%

Profitability

Metric EXPD LSTR Integrated Freight & Logistics median
Gross margin 32.70% 22.34% 27.04%
Operating margin 9.83% 3.51% 0.92%
Net margin 7.63% 2.64% (0.14%)
Free cash flow margin 7.68% 3.60% 0.00%
Return on equity 42.55% 14.98% 0.00%
Return on assets 18.52% 7.65% 0.00%
Return on invested capital 67.88% 19.72% 0.00%

Growth

Metric EXPD LSTR Integrated Freight & Logistics median
Revenue growth (TTM) 6.77% 4.03% 6.03%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 4.02% (39.93%) 7.70%
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 2.92% 2.84% 2.88%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 3.08% (9.75%) 0.00%

Health

Metric EXPD LSTR Integrated Freight & Logistics median
Debt to equity 0.00 0.08 0.14
Current ratio 1.57 1.82 1.58
Net debt to EBITDA (1.18) (1.90) 0.41

Dividend

Metric EXPD LSTR Integrated Freight & Logistics median
Dividend yield 0.81% 2.12% 1.89%
Payout ratio 0.23 0.94 0.29

Size

Metric EXPD LSTR Integrated Freight & Logistics median
Market cap 25.82b 5.85b 65.37m

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