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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$1.2B+1.6%
Operating income$53.2M+35.1%
Net income$39.4M+32.3%
EPS (diluted)$1.16+36.5%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$353.3M-15.4%
Total debt$95.9M-24.4%
Total equity$799.0M-14.2%
Total assets$1.6B-6.6%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$78.2M+40.4%
CapEx$5.8M+206%
Free cash flow$72.4M+34.6%

Valuation

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Market cap$7.04B+2.9%
Enterprise value$6.78B+3.8%
P/E56.5×+18.2×
P/S1.5×+0.1×

Profitability

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Operating margin3.5%-1.3pp
Net margin2.6%-1.1pp
FCF margin4.9%+0.2pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity14.4%-3.9pp
Debt / equity0.1×0.0×
Current ratio1.9×-0.2×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Landstar System in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept lstr:PurchasedTransportationCosts.

The official record: Landstar System’s 10-Q, filed April 29, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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What is Landstar System's transportation logistics — purchased transportation costs?
Landstar System (LSTR) reported transportation logistics — purchased transportation costs of $907M in Q1 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 1.0% year-over-year, from $897.88M to $907M.
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.