Landstar System Inc (LSTR)
Return on total capital
| Sep 30, 2025 | Jun 30, 2025 | Mar 31, 2025 | Dec 31, 2024 | Sep 30, 2024 | Jun 30, 2024 | Mar 31, 2024 | Dec 31, 2023 | Sep 30, 2023 | Jun 30, 2023 | Mar 31, 2023 | Dec 31, 2022 | Sep 30, 2022 | Jun 30, 2022 | Mar 31, 2022 | Dec 31, 2021 | Sep 30, 2021 | Jun 30, 2021 | Mar 31, 2021 | Dec 31, 2020 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) (ttm) | US$ in thousands | 205,384 | 215,363 | 227,142 | 248,266 | 264,727 | 281,959 | 301,850 | 342,281 | 391,122 | 444,272 | 506,740 | 569,264 | 594,753 | 592,667 | 564,497 | 505,073 | 456,529 | 407,469 | 332,577 | 282,480 |
| Long-term debt | US$ in thousands | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Total stockholders’ equity | US$ in thousands | 888,704 | 921,826 | 930,755 | 972,439 | 1,015,920 | 1,000,810 | 1,017,910 | 983,923 | 1,043,150 | 993,561 | 935,652 | 887,221 | 873,173 | 856,870 | 856,149 | 862,010 | 899,690 | 830,173 | 762,919 | 691,835 |
| Return on total capital | 23.11% | 23.36% | 24.40% | 25.53% | 26.06% | 28.17% | 29.65% | 34.79% | 37.49% | 44.72% | 54.16% | 64.16% | 68.11% | 69.17% | 65.93% | 58.59% | 50.74% | 49.08% | 43.59% | 40.83% |
September 30, 2025 calculation
Return on total capital = EBIT (ttm) ÷ (Long-term debt + Total stockholders’ equity)
= $205,384K ÷ ($—K + $888,704K)
= 23.11%
Peer comparison
Sep 30, 2025
Company name
Symbol
Return on total capital
Landstar System Inc
LSTR
23.11%
CH Robinson Worldwide Inc
CHRW
47.19%
JB Hunt Transport Services Inc
JBHT
23.32%
United Parcel Service Inc
UPS
50.41%