JBHT vs LSTR
Hunt J B Transport Services Inc. and Landstar System Inc., side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | JBHT | LSTR |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $12.0B | $4.7B |
| Net income | $598.3M | $115.0M |
| Gross margin | · | · |
| Net margin | 5.0% | 2.4% |
| Return on equity | 15.8% | 13.0% |
| Diluted EPS | $6.12 | $3.31 |
| Dividend / share | $0.44 | $3.56 |
| Payout ratio | 28.6% | 108.5% |
| Free cash flow | $947.6M | $215.0M |
| Equity | $3.6B | $795.7M |
| Net debt / equity | 0.41× | −0.50× |
| Current ratio | 0.83× | 1.75× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 4.5% | 2.8% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | 3.4% | −9.8% |
JBHT bills 2.5× the revenue of LSTR, and keeps more of each dollar of revenue as profit (5.0% against 2.4%).
The stronger figure of the pair is set in bold. That is arithmetic, not a recommendation — this page does not pick a winner. "·" marks a figure not available in our data.
10 years side by side
| Fiscal year | JBHT | LSTR |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $12.0B | $4.7B |
| FY2024 | $12.1B | $4.8B |
| FY2023 | $12.8B | $5.3B |
| FY2022 | $14.8B | $7.4B |
| FY2021 | $12.2B | $6.5B |
| FY2020 | $9.6B | $4.1B |
| FY2019 | $9.2B | $4.1B |
| FY2018 | $8.6B | $4.6B |
| FY2017 | $7.2B | $3.6B |
| FY2016 | $6.6B | $3.2B |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | JBHT | LSTR |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $598.3M | $115.0M |
| FY2024 | $570.9M | $195.9M |
| FY2023 | $728.3M | $264.4M |
| FY2022 | $969.4M | $430.9M |
| FY2021 | $760.8M | $381.5M |
| FY2020 | $506.0M | $192.1M |
| FY2019 | $516.3M | $227.7M |
| FY2018 | $489.6M | $255.3M |
| FY2017 | $686.3M | $177.1M |
| FY2016 | $432.1M | $137.3M |
17 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | +$7,255,336,000 | JBHT |
| FY2024 | +$7,267,959,000 | JBHT |
| FY2023 | +$7,526,343,000 | JBHT |
| FY2022 | +$7,377,437,000 | JBHT |
| FY2021 | +$5,630,734,000 | JBHT |
| FY2020 | +$5,503,592,000 | JBHT |
| FY2019 | +$5,080,681,000 | JBHT |
| FY2018 | +$3,999,730,000 | JBHT |
| FY2017 | +$3,543,204,000 | JBHT |
| FY2016 | +$3,387,825,000 | JBHT |
| FY2015 | +$2,866,555,000 | JBHT |
| FY2014 | +$2,980,651,000 | JBHT |
| FY2013 | +$2,919,791,000 | JBHT |
| FY2012 | +$2,284,181,000 | JBHT |
| FY2011 | +$1,898,468,000 | JBHT |
| FY2010 | +$1,393,315,000 | JBHT |
| FY2009 | +$1,194,525,000 | JBHT |
JBHT has reported the higher revenue in every one of these 17 fiscal years. The gap has widened since the earliest year compared.
17 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
17 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | +2.6 pp | JBHT |
| FY2024 | +0.7 pp | JBHT |
| FY2023 | +0.7 pp | JBHT |
| FY2022 | +0.7 pp | JBHT |
| FY2021 | +0.4 pp | JBHT |
| FY2020 | +0.6 pp | JBHT |
| FY2019 | +0.1 pp | JBHT |
| FY2018 | +0.2 pp | JBHT |
| FY2017 | +4.7 pp | JBHT |
| FY2016 | +2.3 pp | JBHT |
| FY2015 | +2.5 pp | JBHT |
| FY2014 | +1.7 pp | JBHT |
| FY2013 | +0.7 pp | JBHT |
| FY2012 | +1.5 pp | JBHT |
| FY2011 | +1.4 pp | JBHT |
| FY2010 | +1.7 pp | JBHT |
| FY2009 | +0.8 pp | JBHT |
JBHT has kept the higher net margin in every one of these 17 fiscal years.
17 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
JBHT's net margin has been more volatile than LSTR's over the 17 comparable fiscal years — 1.1 percentage points of standard deviation against 0.9.
17 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
JBHT led in net margin in every one of the 17 comparable fiscal years — a structural lead, not a recent swing.
17 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
JBHT's return on equity has been more volatile than LSTR's over the 18 comparable fiscal years — 9.4 percentage points of standard deviation against 9.1.
18 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
The lead in return on equity changed hands between JBHT and LSTR over these 18 fiscal years — JBHT led in 8 and LSTR in 10.
18 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.