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 $78.7B against $5.6B — 14.0× the size. United Parcel Service, Inc. trades at the lower P/E: 17.4× against 42.4×. 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 (4.44% vs 0.66%). 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 42.41 17.43 21.28
P/S 1.11 0.89 0.71
P/B 6.64 5.30 1.67
Price to free cash flow 30.91 12.77 15.27
EV/EBITDA 24.16 9.56 8.95
EV/Sales 1.06 1.11 1.06
Earnings yield 2.36% 5.74% (1.34%)
Free cash flow yield 3.24% 7.83% 0.00%

Profitability

Metric LSTR UPS Integrated Freight & Logistics median
Gross margin 22.34% 78.35% 26.33%
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%) —
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 0.12
Current ratio 1.82 1.18 1.57
Net debt to EBITDA (1.90) 1.57 0.86

Dividend

Metric LSTR UPS Integrated Freight & Logistics median
Dividend yield 0.66% 4.44% 2.25%
Payout ratio 0.13 0.54 0.13

Size

Metric LSTR UPS Integrated Freight & Logistics median
Market cap 5.61b 78.73b 56.42m

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