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SAIA vs LSTR // EV/EBITDA & P/E VALUATION
Saia Inc. (NASDAQ) VS. Landstar System Inc. (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: SAIA 8
— LSTR 4
▲ EV/EBITDA & P/E VALUATION LEADER: SAIA
LAST: $344.61 (+0.45%) • MKT CAP: $9.15B
valuation
11.8x
LAST: $142.70 (+0.94%) • MKT CAP: $4.77B
valuation
29.4x
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (SAIA VS. LSTR)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | SAIA | LSTR | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | — | — | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 8.50% | 16.40% | -7.90 | LSTR | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation ACTIVE | 11.8x | 29.4x | -17.60 | SAIA | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 0.30% | 4.51% | -4.21 | LSTR | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 10.90% | 3.20% | +7.70 | SAIA | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 7.90% | 2.40% | +5.50 | SAIA | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 0.80% | -1.60% | +2.40 | SAIA | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 2.62% | -2.62 | LSTR | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 5.52 | 9.67 | -4.15 | LSTR | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 7/9 | 7/9 | 0.00 | TIE | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 52.0 | 27.1 | +24.90 | SAIA | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 1.12 | 0.89 | +0.23 | SAIA | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 33.4x | 38.5x | -5.10 | SAIA | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $9.15B | $4.77B | $4.39B | SAIA | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | SAIA REV | LSTR REV | SAIA GROSS % | LSTR GROSS % | SAIA FCF | LSTR FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $3.23B | $4.74B | — | — | $27.3M | $215.0M |
| FY 2024 | $3.21B | $4.82B | — | — | -$459.9M | $255.6M |
| FY 2023 | $2.88B | $5.30B | — | — | $448.3M | $155.0M |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
SAIA // BETA 1.12
LSTR // BETA 0.89