Landstar System (LSTR) reported $1.17 billion in revenue for the quarter ended March 2026, representing a year-over-year increase of 1.6%. EPS of $1.16 for the same period compares to $0.85 a year ago.
The reported revenue represents a surprise of +0.98% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.16 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $1.11, the EPS surprise was +4.2%.
While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance.
As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.
Here is how Landstar performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts: Number of loads - Total: 486,880 versus the three-analyst average estimate of 488,977. Number of loads - Ocean and air cargo carriers: 6,710 versus 7,486 estimated by three analysts on average. Revenue per load - Ocean and air cargo carriers: $7,149.00 compared to the $7,550.72 average estimate based on three analysts. Revenue per load - Rail Intermodal: $2,931.00 versus the three-analyst average estimate of $2,935.95. Investment income: $2.97 million compared to the $2.94 million average estimate based on five analysts. The reported number represents a change of -17.3% year over year. Revenue: $1.17 billion versus $1.16 billion estimated by five analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +1.6% change. Revenue- Other: $21.73 million versus the four-analyst average estimate of $20.06 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +10.5%. Revenue- Rail Intermodal: $19.31 million versus $21.27 million estimated by three analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +10.5% change. Revenue- Truck Transportation: $1.08 billion compared to the $1.06 billion average estimate based on three analysts. The reported number represents a change of +3.1% year over year. Revenue- Ocean and air cargo carriers: $47.97 million compared to the $57.05 million average estimate based on three analysts. The reported number represents a change of -26.9% year over year. Revenue- Truck Transportation- Other Truck transportation: $86.52 million versus $99.89 million estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -6% change. Revenue- Truck Transportation- Less-than-truckload: $23.79 million compared to the $22.85 million average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of +6% year over year.View all Key Company Metrics for Landstar here>>>
Shares of Landstar have returned +14.8% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +12.8% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.Zacks' Research Chief Names "Stock Most Likely to Double"
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