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Landstar System LSTR Transportation Logistics — Purchased Transportation Costs

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$1.4B+18.2%
Operating income$66.2M+17.7%
Net income$49.0M+16.8%
EPS (diluted)$1.44+20.0%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$294.4M-18.1%
Total debt$91.9M-21.4%
Total equity$836.7M-9.2%
Total assets$1.7B+2.5%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$78.2M+40.4%
CapEx$2.9M+16.9%
Free cash flow$72.4M+34.6%

Valuation

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Market cap$6.09B+33.3%
Enterprise value$5.88B+36.1%
P/E46.2×+19.0×
P/S1.2×+0.3×

Profitability

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Operating margin3.5%-1.0pp
Net margin2.6%-0.9pp
FCF margin4.9%+0.2pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity15%-2.5pp
Debt / equity0.1×0.0×
Current ratio1.8×-0.2×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Landstar System in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept lstr:PurchasedTransportationCosts.

The source filing: Landstar System’s 10-Q, filed July 29, 2026.

Filed
Jul 29, 2026, 12:54 PM EDT
Fiscal quarter
Q2 FY2026
Calendar quarter
Q2 2026
Accession
0001193125-26-322966
Line itemTwenty-Six Weeks Ended / June 27, 2026Twenty-Six Weeks Ended / June 28, 2025Thirteen Weeks Ended / June 27, 2026Thirteen Weeks Ended / June 28, 2025
Revenue$2,603,555$2,363,885$1,432,264$1,211,383
Investment income5,6797,3272,7053,729
Costs and expenses:
Purchased transportation2,030,3971,839,2891,123,400941,411
Commissions to agents201,578192,836109,43599,522
Other operating costs, net of gains on asset sales/dispositions32,74531,42417,94519,595
Insurance and claims74,92370,30139,35930,449
Selling, general and administrative129,158117,28868,19355,706

Item 1. Financial Statements

FAQ

What is Landstar System's transportation logistics — purchased transportation costs?
Landstar System (LSTR) reported transportation logistics — purchased transportation costs of $1.12B in Q2 2026.
How has Landstar System's transportation logistics — purchased transportation costs changed year-over-year?
Landstar System's transportation logistics — purchased transportation costs increased by 19.3% year-over-year, from $941.41M to $1.12B.
What is the long-term trend for Landstar System's transportation logistics — purchased transportation costs?
Over 3 years (2022 to 2025), Landstar System's transportation logistics — purchased transportation costs has grown at a -14.0% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $5.8B to $3.69B.
What does transportation logistics — purchased transportation costs mean?
Captures the direct costs paid to third-party carriers and owner-operators to haul freight on behalf of the company. As an asset-light provider, this represents the largest variable expense and is a key indicator of margin pressure in the brokerage model.

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