LSTR vs UPS
Landstar System, Inc. and United Parcel Service, Inc., side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
At a glance
Most recent reported year
| Metric | LSTR | UPS |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $4.7B | $88.7B |
| Net income | $115.0M | $5.6B |
| Gross margin | — | — |
| Net margin | 2.4% | 6.3% |
| Return on equity | 13.0% | 33.8% |
| Diluted EPS | $3.31 | $6.56 |
| Dividend / share | $3.56 | $6.56 |
| Payout ratio | 108.5% | 96.9% |
| Free cash flow | $215.0M | $4.8B |
| Equity | $795.7M | $16.2B |
| Net debt / equity | −0.50× | 1.13× |
| Current ratio | 1.75× | 1.22× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 2.8% | 0.9% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | −9.8% | 32.9% |
UPS bills 18.7× the revenue of LSTR, and keeps more of each dollar of revenue as profit (6.3% 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.
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Revenue by year
10 years side by side
| Fiscal year | LSTR | UPS |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $4.7B | $88.7B |
| FY2024 | $4.8B | $91.1B |
| FY2023 | $5.3B | $91.0B |
| FY2022 | $7.4B | $100.3B |
| FY2021 | $6.5B | $97.3B |
| FY2020 | $4.1B | $84.6B |
| FY2019 | $4.1B | $74.1B |
| FY2018 | $4.6B | $71.9B |
| FY2017 | $3.6B | $66.6B |
| FY2016 | $3.2B | $61.6B |
Net income by year
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | LSTR | UPS |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $115.0M | $5.6B |
| FY2024 | $195.9M | $5.8B |
| FY2023 | $264.4M | $6.7B |
| FY2022 | $430.9M | $11.5B |
| FY2021 | $381.5M | $12.9B |
| FY2020 | $192.1M | $1.3B |
| FY2019 | $227.7M | $4.4B |
| FY2018 | $255.3M | $4.8B |
| FY2017 | $177.1M | $4.9B |
| FY2016 | $137.3M | $3.4B |
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