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Landstar (LSTR) Reports Q2 Earnings: What Key Metrics Have to Say

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For the quarter ended June 2026, Landstar System (LSTR - Free Report) reported revenue of $1.43 billion, up 18.2% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $1.44, compared to $1.20 in the year-ago quarter.

The reported revenue represents a surprise of +8.31% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.32 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $1.42, the EPS surprise was +1.41%.

While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determine their next move, some key metrics always offer a more accurate picture of a company's financial health.

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:
  • Revenue per load - Ocean and air cargo carriers: $6,947.00 compared to the $6,975.46 average estimate based on three analysts.
  • Revenue per load - Rail Intermodal: $3,258.00 compared to the $2,889.02 average estimate based on three analysts.
  • Number of loads - Total: 525,930 versus 520,775 estimated by three analysts on average.
  • Number of loads - Truck Transportation: 510,250 versus the three-analyst average estimate of 506,429.
  • Investment income: $2.71 million versus the five-analyst average estimate of $3.25 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -27.5%.
  • Revenue: $1.43 billion compared to the $1.32 billion average estimate based on five analysts. The reported number represents a change of +18.2% year over year.
  • Revenue- Other: $20.88 million versus $22.21 million estimated by four analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +2.2% change.
  • Revenue- Rail Intermodal: $27.76 million compared to the $22.42 million average estimate based on three analysts. The reported number represents a change of +26% year over year.
  • Revenue- Truck Transportation: $1.33 billion versus the three-analyst average estimate of $1.24 billion. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +19.3%.
  • Revenue- Ocean and air cargo carriers: $49.74 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $45.97 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -2.1%.
  • Revenue- Truck Transportation- Other Truck transportation: $99.07 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $107.5 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -1.6%.
  • Revenue- Truck Transportation- Less-than-truckload: $25.12 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $26.61 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -0.8%.

View all Key Company Metrics for Landstar here>>>

Shares of Landstar have returned -8.3% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +1.7% 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.

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