Landstar System, Inc. (LSTR) vs United Parcel Service, Inc. (UPS)

Landstar System, Inc. and United Parcel Service, Inc. are both Integrated Freight & Logistics companies. United Parcel Service, Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $94.5B against $4.9B — 19.2× the size. United Parcel Service, Inc. trades at the lower P/E: 21.3× against 30.8×. Landstar System, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 10.6% against 2.11%. United Parcel Service, Inc. has the higher net margin (4.84% vs 3.03%) and the lower return on invested capital (11.9% vs 23.9%). Both pay a dividend; United Parcel Service, Inc. yields more (5.90% vs 2.50%). Across the 23 metrics below, United Parcel Service, Inc. leads on 13 and Landstar System, Inc. on 10.

Valuation

Metric LSTR UPS Integrated Freight & Logistics median
P/E 30.80 21.34 22.50
P/S 0.93 1.03 0.46
P/B 5.93 6.29 1.75
Price to free cash flow 29.91 13.63 18.31
EV/EBITDA 18.18 10.90 9.01
EV/Sales 0.88 1.25 0.88
Earnings yield 3.25% 4.69% (1.15%)
Free cash flow yield 3.34% 7.34% 0.00%

Profitability

Metric LSTR UPS Integrated Freight & Logistics median
Gross margin 22.18% 77.28% 25.10%
Operating margin 4.05% 7.13% 0.92%
Net margin 3.03% 4.84% (0.14%)
Free cash flow margin 3.10% 7.59% 0.00%
Return on equity 18.66% 28.65% 0.00%
Return on assets 9.24% 6.14% 0.00%
Return on invested capital 23.88% 11.88% 0.00%

Growth

Metric LSTR UPS Integrated Freight & Logistics median
Revenue growth (TTM) 10.59% 2.11% 9.95%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) (39.93%) (2.81%) 5.86%
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 2.84% 0.94% 2.84%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR (9.75%) 32.92% 0.00%

Health

Metric LSTR UPS Integrated Freight & Logistics median
Debt to equity 0.10 1.74 0.12
Current ratio 1.79 1.24 1.58
Net debt to EBITDA (1.90) 1.57 0.67

Dividend

Metric LSTR UPS Integrated Freight & Logistics median
Dividend yield 2.50% 5.90% 1.96%
Payout ratio 0.77 1.26 0.29

Size

Metric LSTR UPS Integrated Freight & Logistics median
Market cap 4.91b 94.47b 81.31m

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