LANDSTAR SYSTEM, INC. vs OLD DOMINION FREIGHT LINE, INC., two Trucking stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where LSTR and ODFL diverge most: on net margin, LSTR reads 2.6% and ODFL reads 19.4%; on operating margin, LSTR reads 4.5% and ODFL reads 29.9%. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. What ODFL's price implies is a bet that sits within the historical range (whole-company basis). The bull and bear cases for each are in their full reports below.
| Metric | LSTR | ODFL |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $169.17 | $181.96 |
| Market cap | $5.8B | $38.0B |
| Sector | Trucking | Trucking |
| Stage | Mature | Mature |
| P/E | 46.7 | 35.0 |
| P/B | 7.20 | 8.35 |
| P/S | 1.21 | 6.78 |
| EV/EBITDA | 25.7 | 20.8 |
| Revenue growth | -0.8% | -0.6% |
| Operating margin | 4.5% | 29.9% |
| Net margin | 2.6% | 19.4% |
| Return on equity | 15.6% | 23.9% |
| Return on assets | 7.8% | 19.0% |
| Return on invested capital | 15.5% | 23.8% |
| FCF yield | 4.1% | 2.9% |
| Dividend yield | 2.1% | 0.6% |
| Debt / equity | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Current ratio | 1.88 | 1.89 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 10.00 | 8.39 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 8 / 9 | 6 / 9 |
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