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 $83.2B against $5.9B — 14.2× the size. United Parcel Service, Inc. trades at the lower P/E: 18.1× against 44.5×. Landstar System, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 4.03% against −0.42%. United Parcel Service, Inc. has the higher net margin (5.08% vs 2.64%) and the lower return on invested capital (11.8% vs 19.7%). Both pay a dividend; United Parcel Service, Inc. yields more (6.73% vs 2.12%). Across the 23 metrics below, United Parcel Service, Inc. leads on 15 and Landstar System, Inc. on 8.

Valuation

Metric LSTR UPS Integrated Freight & Logistics median
P/E 44.47 18.09 22.48
P/S 1.17 0.92 0.73
P/B 6.96 5.49 1.91
Price to free cash flow 32.41 13.24 13.24
EV/EBITDA 25.39 9.85 9.43
EV/Sales 1.11 1.14 1.10
Earnings yield 2.25% 5.53% (1.27%)
Free cash flow yield 3.09% 7.55% 0.00%

Profitability

Metric LSTR UPS Integrated Freight & Logistics median
Gross margin 22.34% 78.35% 27.04%
Operating margin 3.51% 7.31% 0.92%
Net margin 2.64% 5.08% (0.14%)
Free cash flow margin 3.60% 6.97% 0.00%
Return on equity 14.98% 29.60% 0.00%
Return on assets 7.65% 6.43% 0.00%
Return on invested capital 19.72% 11.77% 0.00%

Growth

Metric LSTR UPS Integrated Freight & Logistics median
Revenue growth (TTM) 4.03% (0.42%) 6.03%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) (39.93%) (2.81%) 7.70%
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 2.84% 0.94% 2.88%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR (9.75%) 32.92% 0.00%

Health

Metric LSTR UPS Integrated Freight & Logistics median
Debt to equity 0.08 1.62 0.14
Current ratio 1.82 1.18 1.58
Net debt to EBITDA (1.90) 1.57 0.41

Dividend

Metric LSTR UPS Integrated Freight & Logistics median
Dividend yield 2.12% 6.73% 1.89%
Payout ratio 0.94 1.22 0.29

Size

Metric LSTR UPS Integrated Freight & Logistics median
Market cap 5.85b 83.23b 65.37m

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