Landstar System (LSTR) Q3 2026 earnings — TrendMatrix coverage
Reported
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Key numbers
- Adjusted EPS
- $1.42
- Estimate
- $1.66
- Surprise
- -14.7%
- Score at report (before → after)
- 5.3 → 5.2/10
Revenue for this quarter isn’t shown: the reported figure hasn’t cleared TrendMatrix’s freshness and sanity checks yet, and consensus revenue isn’t tracked. EPS above is the available figure.
How the report landed
Landstar System (LSTR) missed the $1.66 estimate with adjusted EPS of $1.42 — a large 14.7% shortfall. TrendMatrix's engine moved from Buy (Wait) (5.3/10) to Sell at 5.2/10 after the report.
Coverage in the report window
- Landstar System Q3 EPS $1.42 Misses $1.66 Estimate, Sales $1.512B Beat $1.471B Estimate — benzinga, 2026-10-27
Where TrendMatrix's rating stands now
TrendMatrix currently rates LSTR Sell at 5.2/10.
1 of the last 4 quarters beat the estimate; this quarter's -14.7% surprise compares with a -11.4% four-quarter average.
What argues against it
- Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining
- V7 low-quality RISK_OFF penalty: -0.5 (Q=4.5)
- Sector modifier (Industrials): -0.7
This section and the ones below it reflect TrendMatrix’s latest engine read — they update after the report date and are not frozen to it.
The levels TrendMatrix's engine tracks
- Current price
- $168.78
- Stop
- $160.56
The stock trades at 43.7× trailing but 22.0× forward earnings — consensus estimates already build in a substantial earnings recovery.
Model outputs from TrendMatrix’s engine as of 2026-10-28 — shown for context, not personalized investment advice.
LSTR at TrendMatrix's latest read
Industrial quarters are order-book stories — backlog and book-to-bill color how the market reads the reported number.
- Industry
- Integrated Freight & Logistics
- Market cap
- $5.73B
- P/E (fwd)
- 22.0
- P/E (ttm)
- 43.7
- 52-week range
- $121.12–$228.46
- Off 52-week high
- 26.1%
- RSI (14)
- 53
- Volume vs avg
- 1.18×
- Score today
- 5.2/10