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Higher margins lift Landstar System (LSTR) Q1 2026 net income

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Landstar System, Inc. reports higher first‑quarter results for the thirteen weeks ended March 28, 2026. Revenue rose to $1.17 billion, up 2% year over year, driven by higher revenue per load despite slightly fewer loads.

Operating income increased to $53.2 million from $39.4 million as gross profit margin improved to 9.6% and insurance and claims costs declined. Net income grew to $39.4 million, or $1.16 per share, compared with $29.8 million, or $0.85 per share, helped by lower depreciation, stable commissions, and disciplined cost control.

Positive

  • Profitability strengthened materially, with net income rising to $39.4 million and EPS to $1.16 as operating income reached 30.9% of variable contribution and gross profit margin improved to 9.6%.

Negative

  • None.

Insights

Landstar’s Q1 2026 shows modest revenue growth but significantly stronger profitability.

Landstar System grew revenue 2% to $1.17 billion, mainly from higher revenue per load in truck transportation, especially unsided/platform equipment and less‑than‑truckload. Loads fell about 3%, but pricing and mix supported overall top‑line expansion.

Operating income rose to $53.2 million as gross profit margin improved to 9.6% from 8.5%. Drivers included lower insurance and claims expense, reduced depreciation and amortization, and tight control of selling, general and administrative costs after prior‑year supply chain fraud‑related charges.

Net income increased to $39.4 million with EPS at $1.16, while operating income reached 30.9% of variable contribution versus 24.4% a year earlier. This indicates better scalability of the cost structure, even as multimode volumes softened and insurance markets remained challenging.

Revenue $1,171.3M Thirteen weeks ended March 28, 2026; up 2% year over year
Net income $39.4M Thirteen weeks ended March 28, 2026 vs. $29.8M prior year
Earnings per share $1.16 Basic and diluted EPS for thirteen weeks ended March 28, 2026; $0.85 in 2025 period
Operating income $53.2M Thirteen weeks ended March 28, 2026; $39.4M in prior-year quarter
Gross profit margin 9.6% Thirteen weeks ended March 28, 2026; 8.5% in 2025 period
Cash from operations $78.2M Net cash provided by operating activities, thirteen weeks ended March 28, 2026
Cash and cash equivalents $353.3M Balance as of March 28, 2026
Purchased transportation ratio 77.4% Purchased transportation as a percentage of revenue, Q1 2026
BCO Independent Contractors financial
"revenue generated by BCO Independent Contractors, Truck Brokerage Carriers and railroads represented approximately 41%"
Nuclear Verdicts financial
"Within the transportation logistics industry, these verdicts are often referred to as “Nuclear Verdicts.”"
An extremely large jury award in a civil lawsuit that far exceeds typical settlements or damages, often driven by punitive damages or juror anger. Like an unexpected financial earthquake, it can suddenly saddle a company with massive costs, raise insurance premiums, and change investor expectations about future legal risk and earnings volatility. Investors watch for these because they can materialy hurt cash flow, valuation and management decisions.
variable contribution margin financial
"Variable contribution margin is a non-GAAP financial measure"
Leverage Ratio financial
"applicable margin determined based upon the Company’s Leverage Ratio, as defined in the Credit Agreement"
Leverage ratio measures how much a company relies on borrowed money compared with its own funds or assets, typically expressed as debt relative to equity or total assets. Like a homeowner with a mortgage, higher leverage can amplify returns when business is strong but also raises the chance of big losses or default if revenue falls, so investors use it to judge financial risk and resilience.
restricted stock units financial
"The following table summarizes information regarding the Company’s outstanding restricted stock unit (“RSU”) awards"
Restricted stock units are a type of company reward where employees are promised shares of stock, but they only fully own these shares after meeting certain conditions, like staying with the company for a set time. They matter because they can become valuable assets and are often used to motivate employees to help the company succeed.
Revenue $1,171.3M +2% vs. prior-year period
Net income $39.4M
Earnings per share $1.16
Operating income $53.2M
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
 
FORM
10-Q
 
 
(Mark One)
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended March
28, 2026
OR
 
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from
     
to
     
Commission File Number:
0-21238
 
 
 

LANDSTAR SYSTEM, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
 
 
Delaware
 
06-1313069
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
 
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
13410 Sutton Park Drive South, Jacksonville, Florida
(Address of principal executive offices)
32224
(Zip Code)
(904)
398-9400
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)
 
 
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
 
Title of each class
 
Trading
Symbol(s)
 
Name of each exchange
on which registered
Common Stock
 
LSTR
 
NASDAQ
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days:  
Yes ☒ No ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation
S-T
(§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files):  Yes ☒ No ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a
non-accelerated
filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule
12b-2
of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
 
Large accelerated filer      Accelerated filer  
Non-accelerated
filer
     Smaller reporting company  
     Emerging growth company  
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule
12b-2
of the Exchange Act).  Yes ☐ No 
The number of shares of the registrant’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share, outstanding as of the close of business on April 20, 2026 was 33,928,210.
 
 
 


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Index

 

PART I – Financial Information   
Item 1. Financial Statements (unaudited)   
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 28, 2026 and December 27, 2025    Page 4
Consolidated Statements of Income for the Thirteen Weeks Ended March 28, 2026 and March 29, 2025    Page 5
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the Thirteen Weeks Ended March 28, 2026 and March 29, 2025    Page 6
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Thirteen Weeks Ended March 28, 2026 and March 29, 2025    Page 7
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity for the Thirteen Weeks Ended March 28, 2026 and March 29, 2025    Page 8
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements    Page 9
Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations    Page 19
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk    Page 30
Item 4. Controls and Procedures    Page 31
PART II – Other Information   
Item 1. Legal Proceedings    Page 31
Item 1A. Risk Factors    Page 31
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds    Page 32
Item 5. Other Information    Page 32
Item 6. Exhibits    Page 32
Signatures    Page 34
EX – 31.1 Section 302 CEO Certification   
EX – 31.2 Section 302 CFO Certification   
EX – 32.1 Section 906 CEO Certification   
EX – 32.2 Section 906 CFO Certification   

 

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PART I -
FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements
The interim consolidated financial statements contained herein reflect all adjustments (all of a normal, recurring nature) which, in the opinion of management, are necessary for a fair statement of the financial condition, results of operations, cash flows and changes in shareholders’ equity for the periods presented. They have been prepared in accordance with Rule
10-01
of Regulation
S-X
and do not include all the information and footnotes required by generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements. Operating results for the thirteen weeks ended March 28, 2026 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the entire fiscal year ending December 26, 2026.
These interim condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s 2025 Annual Report on Form
 
10-K.
 
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LANDSTAR SYSTEM, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
(Unaudited)
 
    
March 28,

2026
   
December 27,

2025
 
ASSETS     
Current Assets
    
Cash and cash equivalents
   $ 353,255     $ 396,694  
Short-term investments
     57,697       55,531  
Trade accounts receivable, less allowance of $8,606 and $12,490
     692,016       670,137  
Other receivables, including advances to independent contractors, less allowance of $15,791 and $18,759
     48,402       52,784  
Assets held for sale
     11,788       12,231  
Other current assets
     20,443       28,949  
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
Total current assets
     1,183,601       1,216,326  
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
Operating property, less accumulated depreciation and amortization of $480,097 and $473,642
     255,738       261,322  
Goodwill
     34,005       34,005  
Other assets
     128,854       124,282  
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
Total assets
   $ 1,602,198     $ 1,635,935  
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY     
Current Liabilities
    
Cash overdraft
   $ 54,432     $ 56,654  
Accounts payable
     396,654       369,567  
Current maturities of long-term debt
     26,121       28,342  
Insurance claims
     56,794       87,343  
Dividends payable
           68,117  
Liabilities held for sale
     8,468       6,961  
Other current liabilities
     88,251       78,856  
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
Total current liabilities
     630,720       695,840  
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
Long-term debt, excluding current maturities
     43,145       48,480  
Insurance claims
     96,502       62,706  
Deferred income taxes and other noncurrent liabilities
     32,855       33,244  
Shareholders’ Equity
    
Common stock, $0.01 par value, authorized 160,000,000 shares, issued 68,619,240 and 68,590,708 shares
     686       686  
Additional
paid-in
capital
     263,740       261,256  
Retained earnings
     2,878,506       2,852,680  
Cost of 34,691,030 and 34,531,982 shares of common stock in treasury
     (2,336,869 )     (2,313,245
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
     (7,087 )     (5,712
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
Total shareholders’ equity
     798,976       795,665  
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
   $ 1,602,198     $ 1,635,935  
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
 
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LANDSTAR SYSTEM, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
(Unaudited)
 
    
Thirteen Weeks Ended
 
    
March 28,

2026
    
March 29,

2025
 
Revenue
   $ 1,171,291      $ 1,152,502  
Investment income
     2,974        3,598  
Costs and expenses:
     
Purchased transportation
     906,997        897,878  
Commissions to agents
     92,143        93,314  
Other operating costs, net of gains on asset sales/dispositions
     14,800        11,829  
Insurance and claims
     35,564        39,852  
Selling, general and administrative
     60,965        61,582  
Depreciation and amortization
     10,560        12,226  
  
 
 
    
 
 
 
Total costs and expenses
     1,121,029        1,116,681  
  
 
 
    
 
 
 
Operating income
     53,236        39,419  
Interest and debt expense (income)
     518        (159
  
 
 
    
 
 
 
Income before income taxes
     52,718        39,578  
Income taxes
     13,278        9,772  
  
 
 
    
 
 
 
Net income
   $ 39,440      $ 29,806  
  
 
 
    
 
 
 
Basic and diluted earnings per share
   $ 1.16      $ 0.85  
  
 
 
    
 
 
 
Average basic and diluted shares outstanding
     34,022,000        35,203,000  
  
 
 
    
 
 
 
Dividends per common share
   $ 0.40      $ 0.36  
  
 
 
    
 
 
 
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
 
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LANDSTAR SYSTEM, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(Dollars in thousands)
(Unaudited)
 
    
Thirteen Weeks Ended
 
    
March 28,

2026
   
March 29,

2025
 
Net income
   $ 39,440     $ 29,806  
Other comprehensive (loss) income:
    
Unrealized holding (losses) gains on
available-for-sale
investments, net of tax (benefit) expense of ($214) and $264
     (780     964  
Foreign currency translation (losses) gains
     (595     50  
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
Other comprehensive (loss) income
     (1,375     1,014  
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
Comprehensive income
   $ 38,065     $ 30,820  
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
 
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LANDSTAR SYSTEM, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Dollars in thousands)
(Unaudited)
 
 
  
Thirteen Weeks Ended
 
 
  
March 28,

2026
 
 
March 29,

2025
 
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
  
 
Net income
   $ 39,440     $ 29,806  
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
    
Depreciation and amortization
     10,560       12,226  
Non-cash
interest charges
     66       66  
Provisions for losses on trade and other accounts receivable
     107       6,455  
Gains on sales/disposals of operating property
     (335     (830
Deferred income taxes, net
     250       146  
Stock-based compensation
     2,487       2,038  
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
    
Increase in trade and other accounts receivable
     (17,604 )     (27,068
Decrease in other assets
     2,629       8,657  
Increase in accounts payable
     27,087       5,967  
Increase in other liabilities
     10,277       8,514  
Increase in insurance claims
     3,247       9,721  
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
NET CASH PROVIDED BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES
     78,211       55,698  
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
    
Sales and maturities of investments
     34,752       46,858  
Purchases of investments
     (35,908     (48,085
Purchases of operating property
     (5,814     (1,902
Proceeds from sales of operating property
     1,173       4,276  
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
NET CASH (USED) PROVIDED BY INVESTING ACTIVITIES
     (5,797     1,147  
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
    
Decrease in cash overdraft
     (2,222     (1,674
Dividends paid
     (81,731     (83,320
Taxes paid in lieu of shares issued related to stock-based compensation plans
     (1,040     (909
Purchases of common stock
     (22,387     (60,361
Principal payments on finance lease obligations
     (7,556     (8,339
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
NET CASH USED BY FINANCING ACTIVITIES
     (114,936     (154,603
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents
     (781     160  
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
Decrease in cash and cash equivalents, including cash and cash equivalents classified as assets held for sale
     (43,303     (97,598
Less: Net change in cash and cash equivalents classified as assets held for sale
     (136      
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
Net change in cash and cash equivalents
     (43,439     (97,598
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
     396,694       515,018  
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
   $ 353,255     $ 417,420  
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
 
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LANDSTAR SYSTEM, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Thirteen Weeks Ended March 28, 2026 and March 29, 2025
(Dollars in thousands)
(Unaudited)
 
    
Common Stock
    
Additional
Paid-In
   
Retained
   
Treasury Stock at Cost
   
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
       
    
Shares
    
Amount
    
Capital
   
Earnings
   
Shares
    
Amount
   
Loss
   
Total
 
Balance December 27, 2025
     68,590,708      $ 686      $ 261,256     $ 2,852,680       34,531,982      $ (2,313,245   $ (5,712   $ 795,665  
Net income
             39,440              39,440  
Dividends ($0.40 per share)
             (13,614            (13,614
Purchases of common stock
               150,923        (22,587       (22,587
Issuance of stock related to stock-based compensation plans
     28,532           (3       8,125        (1,037       (1,040
Stock-based compensation
           2,487                2,487  
Other comprehensive loss
                    (1,375     (1,375
  
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
    
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Balance March 28, 2026
     68,619,240      $ 686      $ 263,740     $ 2,878,506       34,691,030      $ (2,336,869   $ (7,087   $ 798,976  
  
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
    
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
 
    
Common Stock
    
Additional
Paid-In
   
Retained
   
Treasury Stock at Cost
   
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
       
    
Shares
    
Amount
    
Capital
   
Earnings
   
Shares
    
Amount
   
(Loss) Income
   
Total
 
Balance December 28, 2024
     68,559,269      $ 686      $ 255,260     $ 2,859,916       33,243,196      $ (2,131,413   $ (12,010   $ 972,439  
Net income
             29,806              29,806  
Dividends ($0.36 per share)
             (12,688            (12,688
Purchases of common stock
               386,318        (60,945       (60,945
Issuance of stock related to stock-based compensation plans
     22,503           (2       6,081        (907       (909
Stock-based compensation
           2,038                2,038  
Other comprehensive income
                    1,014       1,014  
  
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
    
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Balance March 29, 2025
     68,581,772      $ 686      $ 257,296     $ 2,877,034       33,635,595      $ (2,193,265   $ (10,996   $ 930,755  
  
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
    
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
 
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LANDSTAR SYSTEM, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Landstar System, Inc. and its subsidiary, Landstar System Holdings, Inc., and reflect all adjustments (all of a normal, recurring nature) which are, in the opinion of management, necessary for a fair statement of the results for the periods presented. The preparation of the consolidated financial statements requires the use of management’s estimates. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Landstar System, Inc. and its subsidiary are herein referred to as “Landstar” or the “Company.” Significant intercompany accounts have been eliminated in consolidation.
These interim condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s 2025 Annual Report on Form 10-K.
 
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Significant Accounting Policies
Revenue from Contracts with Customers – Disaggregation of Revenue
The following table summarizes (i) the percentage of consolidated revenue generated by mode of transportation and (ii) the total amount of truck transportation revenue hauled by BCO Independent Contractors and Truck Brokerage Carriers generated by equipment type during the thirteen-week periods ended March 28, 2026 and March 29, 2025 (dollars in thousands):
 
 
 
  
Thirteen Weeks Ended
 
 
  
March 28,

2026
 
 
March 29,

2025
 
Mode
  
 
Truck – BCO Independent Contractors
     41     37
Truck – Truck Brokerage Carriers
     52     54
Rail intermodal
     2     2
Ocean and air cargo carriers
     4     6
Truck Equipment Type
             
Van equipment
   $ 603,406      $ 594,795  
Unsided/platform equipment
   $ 368,569      $ 340,408  
Less-than-truckload
   $ 23,788      $ 22,436  
Other truck transportation (1)
   $ 86,518      $ 92,079  
 
(1)
Includes power-only, expedited, straight truck, cargo van, and miscellaneous other truck transportation revenue generated by the transportation logistics segment. Power-only refers to shipments where the Company furnishes a power unit and an operator but not trailing equipment, which is typically provided by the shipper or consignee.
 
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Share-based Payment Arrangements
As of March 28, 2026, the Company has an employee equity incentive plan, the 2011 equity incentive plan (the “2011 EIP”). The Company also has a stock compensation plan for members of its Board of Directors, the 2022 Directors Stock Compensation Plan (the “2022 DSCP”). 6,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock were authorized for issuance under the 2011 EIP and 200,000 shares of the Company’s common stock were authorized for issuance under the 2022 DSCP. The 2011 EIP and 2022 DSCP are each referred to herein as a “Plan,” and, collectively, as the “Plans.” Amounts recognized in the financial statements with respect to these Plans are as follows (in thousands):
 
    
Thirteen Weeks Ended
 
    
March 28,

2026
    
March 29,

2025
 
Total cost of the Plans during the period
   $ 2,487      $ 2,038  
Amount of related income tax benefit recognized during the period
     (458      (448
  
 
 
    
 
 
 
Net cost of the Plans during the period
   $ 2,029      $ 1,590  
  
 
 
    
 
 
 
Included in income tax benefits recognized in the thirteen-week periods ended March 28, 2026 and March 29, 2025 were tax deficiencies from stock-based awards of $151,000 and $51,000, respectively.
As of March 28, 2026, there were 172,859 shares of the Company’s common stock reserved for issuance under the 2022 DSCP and 2,550,096 shares of the Company’s common stock reserved for issuance under the 2011 EIP.
Restricted Stock Units
The following table summarizes information regarding the Company’s outstanding restricted stock unit (“RSU”) awards with either a performance condition or a market condition under the Plans:
 
    
Number
of RSUs
    
Weighted Average

Grant Date
Fair Value
 
Outstanding at December 27, 2025
     203,712      $ 143.95  
Granted
     61,058      $ 134.31  
Forfeited
     (18,639    $ 155.21  
  
 
 
    
 
 
 
Outstanding at March 28, 2026
     246,131      $ 140.71  
  
 
 
    
 
 
 
During the thirteen-week period ended March 28, 2026, the Company granted RSUs with a performance condition and RSUs with a market condition, as further described below. Outstanding RSUs at both December 27, 2025 and March 28, 2026 include RSUs with a performance condition and RSUs with a market condition, as further described below and in the Company’s 2025 Annual Report on Form
10-K.
RSUs with a performance condition granted during the thirteen-week period ended March 28, 2026 may vest on January 31 of 2029, 2030 and 2031 based on growth in diluted earnings per share as compared to the results from the 2025 fiscal year, adjusted to reflect the add back of (i) the charge taken by the Company in the 2025 first quarter in connection with a supply chain fraud relating to the Company’s international freight forwarding operations; and (ii) impairment charges recorded in the Company’s 2025 fiscal year related to: the decision to actively market for sale Landstar Metro, S.A.P.I. de C.V., the Company’s wholly-owned Mexican operating subsidiary; the decision to wind-down the Landstar Blue TMS; and a
non-controlling
equity investment made by the Company in Cavnue, LLC, a privately held technology
start-up
company.
On January 30, 2026, the Company granted 6,715 RSUs that
vest based on a market condition. These RSUs may vest based on the achievement of a specific total shareholder return (“TSR”) compound annual growth rate, adjusted to reflect dividends (if any) paid during such periods and capital adjustments as may be necessary, and are eligible to vest annually starting after the sixth anniversary of the grant date and concluding after the tenth anniversary of the grant date. The fair value of this RSU award was determined at the time of grant based on the expected achievement of the market condition. With respect to these RSU awards, the Company reports compensation expense ratably over the service period of the award based on the number of units granted multiplied by the grant date fair value of the RSU. Previously recognized compensation cost would be reversed only if the employee did not complete the requisite service period due to termination of employment.
 
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The Company recognized approximately $1,241,000 and $857,000 of share-based compensation expense related to RSU awards in the thirteen-week periods ended March 28, 2026 and March 29, 2025, respectively. As of March 28, 2026, there was a maximum of $56.9 million of total unrecognized compensation cost related to RSU awards granted under the Plans with an expected average remaining life of approximately 3.3 years. With respect to RSU awards with a performance condition, the amount of future compensation expense to be recognized will be determined based on future operating results.
Non-vested
Restricted Stock and Deferred Stock Units
The following table summarizes information regarding the Company’s outstanding shares of
non-vested
restricted stock and Deferred Stock Units (defined below) under the Plans:
 
    
Number of Shares

and Deferred Stock
Units
    
Weighted Average

Grant Date

Fair Value
 
Non-vested
at December 27, 2025
     53,776      $ 168.95  
Granted
     28,532      $ 149.09  
Vested
     (22,676    $ 177.48  
Forfeited
     (1,226    $ 177.96  
  
 
 
    
Non-vested
at March 28, 2026
     58,406      $ 155.75  
  
 
 
    
The fair value of each share of
non-vested
restricted stock issued and Deferred Stock Unit granted under the Plans is based on the fair value of a share of the Company’s common stock on the date of grant. Shares of
non-vested
restricted stock are generally subject to vesting in three equal annual installments either on the first, second and third anniversary of the date of the grant or the third, fourth and fifth anniversary of the date of the grant, in two equal annual installments on the first and second anniversary of the date of the grant or 100% on the first or third anniversary of the date of the grant. For restricted stock awards granted under the 2022 DSCP, each recipient may elect to defer receipt of shares and instead receive restricted stock units (“Deferred Stock Units”), which represent contingent rights to receive shares of the Company’s common stock on the date of the recipient’s separation
from service from the Board of Directors, or, if earlier, upon a change in control event of the Company. Deferred Stock Units become vested 100% on the first anniversary of the date of the grant. Deferred Stock Units do not represent actual ownership in shares of the Company’s common stock and the recipient does not have voting rights or other incidents of ownership until the shares are issued. However, Deferred Stock Units do contain the right to receive dividend equivalent payments prior to settlement into shares.
As of March 28, 2026, there was $7,340,000 of total unrecognized compensation cost related to
non-vested
shares of restricted stock and Deferred Stock Units granted under the Plans. The unrecognized compensation cost related to these
non-vested
shares of restricted stock and Deferred Stock Units is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 2.3 years.
 
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Income Taxes
The provisions for income taxes for the 2026 and 2025 thirteen-week periods were based on estimated annual effective income tax rates of 24.9% and 24.3%, respectively, adjusted for discrete events, such as excess tax benefits or deficiencies resulting from stock-based awards. The effective income tax rate for the 2026 thirteen-week period was 25.2%. The effective income tax rate was higher than the statutory federal income tax rate of 21% in the 2026 period primarily attributable to state taxes. The effective income tax rate for the 2025 thirteen-week period was 24.7%. The effective income tax rate was higher than the statutory federal income tax rate of 21% in the 2025 period primarily attributable to state taxes.
 
(4)
Earnings Per Share
Basic earnings per common share are based on the weighted average number of shares outstanding, which includes outstanding
non-vested
restricted stock and outstanding Deferred Stock Units. Diluted earnings per share are based on the weighted average number of common shares outstanding plus the dilutive effect of outstanding stock awards, if applicable. Outstanding RSUs were excluded from the calculation of diluted earnings per share for all periods because the performance metric requirements or market condition for vesting had not been satisfied. Accordingly, the Company had no reconciling items between the average number of common shares outstanding used to calculate basic earnings per common share and the average number of common shares and common share equivalents outstanding used to calculate diluted earnings per share during each of the 2026 and 2025 thirteen-week periods.
 
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Additional Cash Flow Information
During the 2026 thirteen-week period, Landstar paid income taxes and interest of $442,000 and $1,233,000, respectively. During the 2025 thirteen-week period, Landstar paid income taxes and interest of $480,000 and $1,446,000, respectively. Landstar did not acquire any operating property by entering into finance leases in the 2026 or 2025 thirteen-week periods. During the 2026 thirteen-week period, the Company purchased its common stock at a total cost of $22,587,000, including $22,387,000 in cash purchases and accrued excise tax of $200,000, which is included in other current liabilities in the consolidated balance sheet at March 28, 2026.
During
the 2025 thirteen-week period, the Company purchased its common stock at a total cost of $60,945,000, including $60,361,000 in cash purchases and accrued excise tax of $584,000, which was included in other current liabilities in the consolidated balance sheet at March 29, 2025.
 
(6)
Segment Information
The Company reports the results of two operating segments: the transportation logistics segment and the insurance segment. The Company’s chief operating decision maker (“CODM”) is our Chief Executive Officer. The CODM evaluates each segment’s performance and makes decisions about resource allocations primarily based on operating income, which is the principal financial metric utilized to monitor budgeted versus actual results by segment of the Company. Asset information by segment is not typically provided to the CODM for purposes of evaluating performance or allocating resources, and therefore such information has not been presented.
The following tables summarize information about the Company’s reportable business segments as of and for the thirteen-week periods ended March 28, 2026 and March 29, 2025 (in thousands):
 
    
Transportation
Logistics
    
Insurance
    
Total
 
2026
                    
External revenue
   $ 1,157,001      $ 14,290      $ 1,171,291  
Internal revenue
     —         11,294        11,294  
  
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Total revenue
     1,157,001        25,584        1,182,585  
  
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Investment income
        2,974        2,974  
Purchased transportation
     906,997           906,997  
Commissions to agents
     92,143           92,143  
Other operating costs, net of gains on asset sales/dispositions
     14,800           14,800  
Insurance and claims
     30,626        16,232        46,858  
Selling, general and administrative
     57,786        3,179        60,965  
Depreciation and amortization
     10,560           10,560  
  
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Operating income
     44,089        9,147        53,236  
        
 
 
 
Goodwill
     34,005           34,005  
 
    
Transportation
Logistics
    
Insurance
    
Total
 
2025
                    
External revenue
   $ 1,137,745      $ 14,757      $ 1,152,502  
Internal revenue
     —         11,579        11,579  
  
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Total revenue
     1,137,745        26,336        1,164,081  
  
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Investment income
        3,598        3,598  
Purchased transportation
     897,878           897,878  
Commissions to agents
     93,314           93,314  
Other operating costs, net of gains on asset sales/dispositions
     11,829           11,829  
Insurance and claims
     33,856        17,575        51,431  
Selling, general and administrative
     59,426        2,156        61,582  
Depreciation and amortization
     12,226           12,226  
  
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Operating income
     29,216        10,203        39,419  
        
 
 
 
Goodwill
     40,881           40,881  
 
    
Thirteen Weeks Ended
 
    
March 28,

2026
    
March 29,

2025
 
Operating income
   $ 53,236      $ 39,419  
Interest and debt expense (income)
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     518        (159
  
 
 
    
 
 
 
Income before income taxes
     52,718        39,578  
 
(1)
Interest and debt expense (income) includes (i) interest income earned on cash balances held by the transportation logistics segment of $778 and $1,668 in the 2026 and 2025 thirteen-week periods, respectively and (ii) consolidated total interest expense of $1,296 and $1,509 in the 2026 and 2025 thirteen-week periods, respectively.
 
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In the thirteen-week periods ended March 28, 2026 and March 29, 2025, no single customer accounted for more than 10% of the Company’s consolidated revenue.
 
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Other Comprehensive Income
The following table presents the components of and changes in accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of related income taxes, as of and for the thirteen-week period ended March 28, 2026 (in thousands):
 
    
Unrealized
Holding Losses on
Available-for-Sale

Securities
    
Foreign Currency
Translation
    
Total
 
Balance as of December 27, 2025
   $ (396    $ (5,316    $ (5,712
Other comprehensive loss
     (780      (595      (1,375
Balance as of March 28, 2026
   $ (1,176    $ (5,911    $ (7,087
  
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income to investment income due to the realization of previously unrealized gains and losses in the accompanying consolidated statements of income were not significant for the thirteen-week period ended March 28, 2026.
 
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Investments
Investments include primarily investment-grade corporate bonds, asset-backed securities, commercial paper and U.S. treasury obligations having maturities of up to five years (the “bond portfolio”) and money market investments. Investments in the bond portfolio are reported as
available-for-sale
and are carried at fair value. Investments maturing less than one year from the balance sheet date are included in short-term investments and investments maturing more than one year from the balance sheet date are included in other assets in the consolidated balance sheets. Management performs an analysis of the nature of the unrealized losses on
available-for-sale
investments to determine whether an allowance for credit loss is necessary. Unrealized losses, representing the excess of the purchase price of an investment over its fair value as of the end of a period, considered to be a result of credit-related factors, are to be included as a charge in the statement of income, while unrealized losses considered to be a result of
non-credit-related
factors are to be included as a component of shareholders’ equity. Investments whose values are based on quoted market prices in active markets are classified within Level 1. Investments that trade in markets that are not considered to be active, but are valued based on quoted market prices, are classified within Level 2. As Level 2 investments include positions that are not traded in active markets, valuations may be adjusted to reflect illiquidity and/or
non-transferability,
which are generally based on available market information. Any transfers between levels are recognized as of the beginning of any reporting period. Fair value of the bond portfolio was determined using Level 1 inputs related to U.S. Treasury obligations and money market investments and Level 2 inputs related to investment-grade corporate bonds, asset-backed securities, commercial paper and direct obligations of government agencies. Unrealized losses, net of unrealized gains, on the investments in the bond portfolio were $1,498,000 and $504,000 at March 28, 2026 and December 27, 2025, respectively.
 
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The amortized cost and fair values of
available-for-sale
investments are as follows at March 28, 2026 and December 27, 2025 (in thousands):
 
 
  
Amortized
Cost
 
  
Gross
Unrealized
Gains
 
  
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
 
  
Fair Value
 
March 28, 2026
  
  
  
  
Money market investments
   $ 8,571      $      $      $ 8,571  
Asset-backed securities
     17,442        15        1,116        16,341  
Corporate bonds, commercial paper and direct obligations of government agencies
     105,269        369        755        104,883  
U.S. Treasury obligations
     17,658               11        17,647  
  
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Total
   $ 148,940      $ 384      $ 1,882      $ 147,442  
  
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
December 27, 2025
           
Money market investments
   $ 15,046      $      $      $ 15,046  
Asset-backed securities
     19,380        43        1,128        18,295  
Corporate bonds, commercial paper and direct obligations of government agencies
     103,425        1,097        523        103,999  
U.S. Treasury obligations
     9,666        7               9,673  
  
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Total
   $ 147,517      $ 1,147      $ 1,651      $ 147,013  
  
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
For those
available-for-sale
investments with unrealized losses at March 28, 2026 and December 27, 2025, the following table summarizes the duration of the unrealized loss (in thousands):
 
    
Less than 12 months
    
12 months or longer
    
Total
 
    
Fair

Value
    
Unrealized

Loss
    
Fair

Value
    
Unrealized

Loss
    
Fair

Value
    
Unrealized

Loss
 
March 28, 2026
                 
Asset-backed securities
   $ 4,078      $ 532      $ 8,342      $ 584      $ 12,420      $ 1,116  
Corporate bonds, commercial paper, and direct obligations of government agencies
     49,810        327        11,536        428        61,346        755  
U.S. Treasury obligations
     17,647        11                      17,647        11  
  
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Total
   $ 71,535      $ 870      $ 19,878      $ 1,012      $ 91,413      $ 1,882  
  
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
December 27, 2025
                 
Asset-backed securities
   $ 2,768      $ 386      $ 10,425      $ 742      $ 13,193      $ 1,128  
Corporate bonds, commercial paper, and direct obligations of government agencies
     16,772        56        13,818        467        30,590        523  
  
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Total
   $ 19,540      $ 442      $ 24,243      $ 1,209      $ 43,783      $ 1,651  
  
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
The Company believes unrealized losses on investments were primarily caused by rising interest rates rather than changes in credit quality. The Company expects to recover, through collection of all of the contractual cash flows of each security, the amortized cost basis of these securities as it does not intend to sell, and does not anticipate being required to sell, these securities before recovery of the cost basis. For these reasons, no losses have been recognized in the Company’s consolidated statements of income.
 
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Leases
Landstar’s noncancelable leases are primarily comprised of finance leases for the acquisition of new trailing equipment. Each finance lease for the acquisition of trailing equipment is a five year lease with a $1 purchase option for the applicable equipment at lease expiration. Substantially all of Landstar’s operating lease
right-of-use
assets and operating lease liabilities represent leases for facilities maintained in support of the Company’s network of BCO Independent Contractors and office space used to conduct Landstar’s business.
 
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These leases do not have significant rent escalation holidays, concessions, leasehold improvement incentives or other
build-out
clauses. Further, the leases do not contain contingent rent provisions. Landstar also rents certain trailing equipment to supplement the Company-owned trailer fleet under
“month-to-month”
lease terms, which are not required to be recorded on the balance sheet due to the less than twelve month lease term exemption. Sublease income is primarily comprised of weekly trailing equipment rentals to BCO Independent Contractors.
Most of Landstar’s operating leases include one or more options to renew. The exercise of lease renewal options is typically at Landstar’s sole discretion, and, as such, the majority of renewals to extend the lease terms are not included in the
right-of-use
assets and lease liabilities as they are not reasonably certain of exercise. Landstar regularly evaluates the renewal options, and when they are reasonably certain of exercise, Landstar includes the renewal period in the lease term.
As most of Landstar’s operating leases do not provide an implicit rate, Landstar utilized its incremental borrowing rate based on the information available at the lease commencement date in determining the present value of the lease payments. Landstar has a centrally managed treasury function; therefore, based on the applicable lease terms and the current economic environment, the Company applies a portfolio approach for determining the incremental borrowing rate.
The components of lease cost for finance leases and operating leases for the thirteen weeks ended March 28, 2026 were (in thousands):
 
Finance leases:
  
Amortization of
right-of-use
assets
   $ 4,127  
Interest on lease liability
     976  
  
 
 
 
Total finance lease cost
     5,103  
Operating leases:
  
Lease cost
     1,532  
Variable lease cost
      
Sublease income
     (1,411
  
 
 
 
Total net operating lease income
     121  
  
 
 
 
Total net lease cost
   $ 5,224  
  
 
 
 
 
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A summary of the lease classification on the Company’s consolidated balance sheet as of March 28, 2026 is as follows (in thousands):
Assets:
 

Operating lease
right-of-use
assets
  
Other assets
   $ 552  
Finance lease assets
  
Operating property, less accumulated depreciation and amortization
     104,258  
     
 
 
 
Total lease assets
      $ 104,810  
     
 
 
 
Liabilities:
The following table reconciles the undiscounted cash flows for the finance and operating leases to the finance and operating lease liabilities recorded on the balance sheet at March 28, 2026 (in thousands):
 
    
Finance

Leases
    
Operating

Leases
 
2026 Remainder
   $ 23,274      $ 225  
2027
     20,980        265  
2028
     17,071        94  
2029
     12,684         
2030
     1,760         
Thereafter
             
  
 
 
    
 
 
 
Total future minimum lease payments
     75,769        584  
Less amount representing interest (1.6% to 6.4%)
     6,503        32  
  
 
 
    
 
 
 
Present value of minimum lease payments
   $ 69,266      $ 552  
  
 
 
    
 
 
 
Current maturities of long-term debt
     26,121     
Long-term debt, excluding current maturities
     43,145     
Other current liabilities
        291  
Deferred income taxes and other noncurrent liabilities
        261  
The weighted average remaining lease term and the weighted average discount rate for finance and operating leases as of March 28, 2026 were:
 
     Finance Leases     Operating Leases  
Weighted average remaining lease term (years)
     3.2       2.0  
Weighted average discount rate
     5.3     5.5
 
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Debt
Other than the finance lease obligations as presented on the consolidated balance sheets, the Company had no outstanding debt as of March 28, 2026 and December 27, 2025.
On July 1, 2022, Landstar entered into a second amended and restated credit agreement with a bank syndicate led by JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent (as further amended as of June 21, 2024, the “Credit Agreement”). The Credit Agreement, which matures July 1, 2027, provides for borrowing capacity in the form of a revolving credit facility of $300,000,000, $45,000,000 of which may be utilized in the form of letters of credit. The Credit Agreement also includes an “accordion” feature providing for a possible increase of up to an aggregate amount of borrowing capacity of $600,000,000. As of March 28, 2026, the Company had no borrowings outstanding under the Credit Agreement.
The revolving credit loans under the Credit Agreement, at the option of Landstar, bear interest at (i) a forward-looking term rate based on the secured overnight financing rate plus 0.10% and an applicable margin ranging from 1.25% to 2.00%, or (ii) an alternate base rate plus an applicable margin ranging from 0.25% to 1.00%, in each case with the applicable margin determined based upon the Company’s Leverage Ratio, as defined in the Credit Agreement, at the end of the most recent applicable fiscal quarter for which financial statements have been delivered. The revolving credit facility bears a commitment fee, payable quarterly in arrears, of 0.20% to 0.30%, based on the Company’s Leverage Ratio at the end of the most recent applicable fiscal quarter for which financial statements have been delivered.
 
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The Credit Agreement contains a number of covenants that limit, among other things, the incurrence of additional indebtedness. The Company is required to, among other things, maintain a minimum fixed charge coverage ratio, as described in the Credit Agreement, and maintain a Leverage Ratio, as defined in the Credit Agreement, below a specified maximum. The Credit Agreement provides for a restriction on cash dividends and other distributions to stockholders on the Company’s capital stock to the extent there is a default under the Credit Agreement. In addition, the Credit Agreement under certain circumstances limits the amount of such cash dividends and other distributions to stockholders to the extent that, after giving effect to any payment made to effect such cash dividend or other distribution, the Leverage Ratio would exceed
2.5
to 1 on a pro forma basis as of the end of the Company’s most recently completed fiscal quarter. The Credit Agreement provides for an event of default in the event that, among other things, a person or group acquires 35% or more of the outstanding capital stock of the Company or obtains power to elect a majority of the Company’s directors or the directors cease to consist of a majority of Continuing Directors, as defined in the Credit Agreement. None of these covenants are presently considered by management to be materially restrictive to the Company’s operations, capital resources or liquidity. The Company is currently in compliance with all of the debt covenants under the Credit Agreement.
The interest rates on borrowings under the revolving credit facility are typically tied to short-term interest rates and, as such, carrying value approximates fair value. Interest rates on borrowings under finance leases approximate the interest rates that would currently be available to the Company under similar terms and, as such, carrying value approximates fair value.
 
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Commitments and Contingencies
Short-term investments include $57,697,000 in current maturities of investments held by the Company’s insurance segment at March 28, 2026. The
non-current
portion of the bond portfolio of $89,745,000 is included in other assets. The short-term investments, together with $26,004,000 of
non-current
investments, provide collateral for the $75,331,000 of letters of credit issued to guarantee payment of insurance claims. As of March 28, 2026, Landstar also had $34,916,000 of additional letters of credit outstanding under the Company’s Credit
Agreement.
The Company is involved in certain claims and pending litigation arising from the normal conduct of business. Many of these claims are covered in whole or in part by insurance. Based on knowledge of the facts and, in certain cases, opinions of outside counsel, management believes that adequate provisions have been made for probable and reasonably estimable losses with respect to the resolution of all such claims and pending litigation and that the ultimate outcome, after provisions therefor, will not have a material adverse effect on the financial condition of the Company, but could have a material effect on the results of operations in a given quarter or year.
 
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Change in Accounting Estimate for Self-Insured Claims
Landstar provides for the estimated costs of self-insured claims primarily on an actuarial basis. The amount recorded for the estimated liability for claims incurred is based upon the facts and circumstances known on the applicable balance sheet date. The ultimate resolution of these claims may be for an amount greater or less than the amount estimated by management. The Company continually revises its existing claim estimates as new or revised information becomes available on the status of each claim. Historically, the Company has experienced both favorable and unfavorable development of prior years’ claims estimates within its various programs.
The following table summarizes the adverse effect of the increase in the cost of insurance claims resulting from unfavorable development of prior year self-insured claims estimates on operating income, net income and basic and diluted earnings per share set forth in the consolidated statements of income for the thirteen-week periods ended March 28, 2026 and March 29, 2025 (in thousands, except per share amounts):
 
    
Thirteen Weeks Ended
 
    
March 28,

2026
    
March 29,

2025
 
Operating income
   $ 4,888      $ 11,352  
Net income
   $ 3,671      $ 8,548  
Basic and diluted earnings per share
   $ 0.11      $ 0.24  
The unfavorable development of prior years’ claims during the thirteen-week period ended March 28, 2026 was primarily attributable to cargo loss experience as a result of fraud and theft in the supply chain and several specific commercial trucking claims.
 
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Held for Sale Subsidiary
During the 2025 fiscal year, the Company entered into an arrangement with a financial advisor to actively market its Mexican subsidiary, Landstar Metro, S.A.P.I. de C.V. (“Landstar Metro”) and to consider other strategic alternatives for this subsidiary, which may involve a sale or other disposition in whole or in part of Landstar Metro during the Company’s 2026 fiscal year. The Company determined that this planned divestiture does not represent a strategic shift that would be expected to have a significant effect on our consolidated results of operations, and therefore the results of Landstar Metro are not reported as discontinued operations. It is not anticipated that a sale or other disposition of Landstar Metro will adversely affect the Company’s ability to provide U.S.-Mexico cross-border services, given that Landstar Metro is principally engaged in intra-Mexico truck transportation services.
During the 2025 third and fourth fiscal quarters, based on the expected fair value of Landstar Metro, net of anticipated costs to sell, the Company recognized impairments on assets held for sale in the aggregate of
$10,678,000
 
included in impairment of intangible and other assets within the Company’s consolidated statements of income for the 2025 third and fourth fiscal quarters.
In the
2026 thirteen-week perio
d, the Company recognized an additional impairment on assets held for sale of $1,054,000 included in selling, general and administrative costs within the Company’s consolidated statements of income. No assurances can be provided that there will not be additional charges and expenses incurred by the Company in connection with this sale process or upon any ultimate disposition of Landstar Metro.
As of March 28, 2026, the assets and liabilities of Landstar Metro are presented as held for sale at carrying value. A summary of assets and liabilities associated with Landstar Metro that are held for sale, is presented below (in thousands):
 
 
  
As of March 28, 2026
 
Assets held for sale:
  
Cash and cash equivalents
   $ 315  
Trade and other receivables
     9,096  
Operating property
     8,167  
Other assets
     5,942  
Less: valuation allowance
     (11,732
  
 
 
 
Total assets held for sale
(1)
   $ 11,788  
  
 
 
 
Liabilities held for sale:
  
Accounts payable
   $ 3,756  
Deferred income taxes and other liabilities
     4,712  
  
 
 
 
Total liabilities held for sale
(1)
   $ 8,468  
  
 
 
 
Cumulative translation loss of foreign entities held for sale
(2)
   $ 1,205  
  
 
 
 
 
(1)
Assets and liabilities held for sale are separately presented on the consolidated balance sheets.
(2)
Cumulative translation loss of foreign entities held for sale is included within accumulated other comprehensive loss on the consolidated balance sheets.
 
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Recent Accounting Pronouncements
Accounting Standards Issued But Not Yet Adopted
In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU
2024-03,
Income Statement – Reporting Comprehensive Income – Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic
220-40):
Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses
(“ASU
2024-03”),
which expands disclosures about certain categories of expenses. ASU
2024-03
is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2026. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of ASU
2024-03
on its consolidated financial statements and disclosures.
 
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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

The following discussion should be read in conjunction with the interim consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included herein, and with the Company’s audited financial statements and notes thereto for the fiscal year ended December 27, 2025 and Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations included in the 2025 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

The following is a “safe harbor” statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Statements contained in this document that are not based on historical facts are “forward-looking statements.” This Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations and other sections of this Form 10-Q contain forward-looking statements, such as statements which relate to Landstar’s business objectives, plans, strategies and expectations. Terms such as “anticipates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “intention,” “expects,” “plans,” “predicts,” “may,” “should,” “could,” “would,” “will,” the negative thereof and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Such statements are by nature subject to uncertainties and risks, including but not limited to: decreased demand for transportation services; U.S. trade relationships and potential or imposed tariffs; an increase in the frequency or severity of accidents or other claims; unfavorable development of existing accident claims; dependence on third party insurance companies; dependence on independent commission sales agents; dependence on third party capacity providers; the impact of the Russian conflict with Ukraine on the operations of certain independent commission sales agents, including the Company’s second largest such agent by revenue in the 2025 fiscal year; substantial industry competition; disruptions or failures in the Company’s computer systems; cyber and other information security incidents; dependence on key vendors; potential changes in taxes; status of independent contractors; regulatory and legislative changes; regulations focused on diesel emissions and other air quality matters; regulations requiring the purchase and use of zero-emission vehicles; intellectual property; acquisitions and investments; and other operational, financial or legal risks or uncertainties detailed in Landstar’s Form 10-K for the 2025 fiscal year, described in Item 1A “Risk Factors,” in this report or in Landstar’s other Securities and Exchange Commission filings from time to time. These risks and uncertainties could cause actual results or events to differ materially from historical results or those anticipated. Investors should not place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements and the Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements.

Introduction

Landstar System, Inc. and its subsidiary, Landstar System Holdings, Inc. (collectively referred to herein with their subsidiaries and other affiliated companies as “Landstar” or the “Company”), is a technology-enabled, asset-light provider of freight transportation and logistics solutions focused on safety, security and service to a broad range of customers utilizing a network of agents, third party capacity providers and employees. The Company offers services to its customers across multiple transportation modes, with the ability to arrange for individual shipments of freight to comprehensive third party logistics solutions to meet all of a customer’s transportation needs. Landstar provides services principally throughout the United States and to a lesser extent in Canada and Mexico, and between the United States and Canada, Mexico and other countries around the world. The Company’s services emphasize information coordination and are delivered through a network of approximately 980 independent commission sales agents and over 72,000 third party capacity providers, primarily truck capacity providers, linked together by a series of digital technologies which are provided and coordinated by the Company. The nature of the Company’s business is such that a significant portion of its operating costs varies directly with revenue.

Landstar markets its freight transportation and logistics services primarily through independent commission sales agents and exclusively utilizes third party capacity providers to transport customers’ freight. Landstar’s independent commission sales agents enter into contractual arrangements with the Company and are responsible for locating freight, making that freight available to Landstar’s capacity providers and coordinating the transportation of the freight with customers and capacity providers. The Company’s third party capacity providers consist of independent contractors who provide truck capacity to the Company under exclusive lease arrangements (the “BCO Independent Contractors”), unrelated trucking companies who provide truck capacity to the Company under non-exclusive contractual arrangements (the “Truck Brokerage Carriers”), air cargo carriers, ocean cargo carriers and railroads. Through this network of agents and capacity providers linked together by Landstar’s ecosystem of digital technologies, Landstar operates a freight transportation and logistics business primarily throughout North America with revenue of $4.7 billion during the most recently completed fiscal year. The Company reports the results of two operating segments: the transportation logistics segment and the insurance segment.

The transportation logistics segment provides a wide range of freight transportation and logistics services. Transportation services are provided by Landstar’s “Operating Subsidiaries”: Landstar Ranger, Inc., Landstar Inway, Inc., Landstar Ligon, Inc., Landstar Gemini, Inc., Landstar Transportation Logistics, Inc., Landstar Global Logistics, Inc., Landstar Express America, Inc., Landstar Canada, Inc.,

 

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Landstar Metro, S.A.P.I. de C.V., and Landstar Blue, LLC. Transportation services offered by the Company include truckload, less-than-truckload and other truck transportation, rail intermodal, air cargo, ocean cargo, expedited ground and air delivery of time-critical freight, heavy-haul/specialized, hazardous materials (“haz-mat”), cold chain/temperature-controlled, U.S.-Canada and U.S.-Mexico cross-border, project cargo and customs brokerage. Examples of the industries serviced by the transportation logistics segment include automotive parts and assemblies, consumer durables, building products, metals, chemicals, foodstuffs, heavy machinery, retail, electronics, military equipment and general commodities. In addition, the transportation logistics segment provides transportation services to other transportation companies, including third party logistics and less-than-truckload service providers. The independent commission sales agents market services provided by the transportation logistics segment. Billings for freight transportation services are typically charged to customers on a per shipment basis for the physical transportation of freight and are referred to as transportation revenue. During the thirteen weeks ended March 28, 2026, revenue generated by BCO Independent Contractors, Truck Brokerage Carriers and railroads represented approximately 41%, 52% and 2%, respectively, of the Company’s consolidated revenue. Collectively, revenue generated by air and ocean cargo carriers represented approximately 4% of the Company’s consolidated revenue in the thirteen-week period ended March 28, 2026.

The insurance segment is comprised of Signature Insurance Company (“Signature”), a wholly owned offshore insurance subsidiary, and Risk Management Claim Services, Inc. The insurance segment provides risk and claims management services to certain of Landstar’s Operating Subsidiaries. In addition, it reinsures certain risks of the Company’s BCO Independent Contractors and provides certain property and casualty insurance and reinsurance to certain of Landstar’s Operating Subsidiaries. Revenue at the insurance segment represents reinsurance premiums from third party insurance companies that provide insurance programs to BCO Independent Contractors where all or a portion of the risk is ultimately borne by Signature. Revenue at the insurance segment represented approximately 1% of the Company’s consolidated revenue for the thirteen-week period ended March 28, 2026.

Changes in Financial Condition and Results of Operations

Management believes the Company’s success principally depends on its ability to generate freight transportation opportunities through its network of independent commission sales agents and to deliver freight safely, securely and efficiently utilizing BCO Independent Contractors and other third party capacity providers. Management believes the most significant factors to the Company’s success include increasing revenue, sourcing capacity, empowering its network through technology-based tools and controlling costs, including insurance and claims.

Revenue

While customer demand, which is subject to overall economic conditions, ultimately drives increases or decreases in revenue, the Company primarily relies on its independent commission sales agents to establish customer relationships and generate revenue opportunities. Management’s emphasis with respect to revenue growth is on revenue generated by independent commission sales agents who on an annual basis generate $1 million or more of Landstar revenue (“Million Dollar Agents”). Management believes future revenue growth is primarily dependent on its ability to increase both the revenue generated by Million Dollar Agents and the number of Million Dollar Agents through a combination of recruiting new agents, increasing the revenue opportunities generated by existing independent commission sales agents and providing its independent commission sales agents with technologies they may use to grow revenue and increase efficiencies at their businesses. During the 2025 fiscal year, 457 independent commission sales agents generated $1 million or more of Landstar revenue and thus qualified as Million Dollar Agents. During the 2025 fiscal year, the average revenue generated by a Million Dollar Agent was $9,827,000 and revenue generated by Million Dollar Agents in the aggregate represented 95% of consolidated revenue.

 

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Management monitors business activity by tracking the number of loads (volume) and revenue per load by mode of transportation. Revenue per load can be influenced by many factors other than a change in price. Those factors include the average length of haul, freight type, special handling and equipment requirements, fuel costs and delivery time requirements. For shipments involving two or more modes of transportation, revenue is generally classified by the mode of transportation having the highest cost for the load. The following table summarizes this information by trailer type for truck transportation and by mode for all others:

 

     Thirteen Weeks Ended  
     March 28,
2026
    March 29,
2025
 

Revenue generated through (in thousands):

    

Truck transportation

    

Truckload:

    

Van equipment

   $ 603,406     $ 594,795  

Unsided/platform equipment

     368,569       340,408  

Less-than-truckload

     23,788       22,436  

Other truck transportation (1)

     86,518       92,079  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total truck transportation

     1,082,281       1,049,718  

Rail intermodal

     19,314       17,487  

Ocean and air cargo carriers

     47,969       65,637  

Other (2)

     21,727       19,660  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
   $ 1,171,291     $ 1,152,502  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Revenue on loads hauled via BCO Independent Contractors included in total truck transportation

   $ 475,348     $ 427,057  

Number of loads:

    

Truck transportation

    

Truckload:

    

Van equipment

     277,711       288,063  

Unsided/platform equipment

     114,554       117,245  

Less-than-truckload

     34,925       35,580  

Other truck transportation (1)

     46,390       44,012  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total truck transportation

     473,580       484,900  

Rail intermodal

     6,590       6,150  

Ocean and air cargo carriers

     6,710       9,120  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     486,880       500,170  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Loads hauled via BCO Independent Contractors included in total truck transportation

     207,610       194,070  

Revenue per load:

    

Truck transportation

    

Truckload:

    

Van equipment

   $ 2,173     $ 2,065  

Unsided/platform equipment

     3,217       2,903  

Less-than-truckload

     681       631  

Other truck transportation (1)

     1,865       2,092  

Total truck transportation

     2,285       2,165  

Rail intermodal

     2,931       2,843  

Ocean and air cargo carriers

     7,149       7,197  

Revenue per load on loads hauled via BCO Independent Contractors

   $ 2,290     $ 2,201  

Revenue by capacity type (as a % of total revenue):

    

Truck capacity providers:

    

BCO Independent Contractors

     41     37

Truck Brokerage Carriers

     52     54

Rail intermodal

     2     2

Ocean and air cargo carriers

     4     6

Other

     2     2

 

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Includes power-only, expedited, straight truck, cargo van, and miscellaneous other truck transportation revenue generated by the transportation logistics segment. Power-only refers to shipments where the Company furnishes a power unit and an operator but not trailing equipment, which is typically provided by the shipper or consignee.

(2)

Includes primarily reinsurance premium revenue generated by the insurance segment and intra-Mexico transportation services revenue generated by Landstar Metro.

 

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Expenses

Purchased transportation

Also critical to the Company’s success is its ability to secure capacity, particularly truck capacity, at rates that allow the Company to profitably transport customers’ freight. The following table summarizes the number of available truck capacity providers on the dates indicated:

 

     March 28,
2026
     March 29,
2025
 

BCO Independent Contractors

     7,663        7,871  

Truck Brokerage Carriers:

     

Approved and active (1)

     37,647        47,323  

Other approved

     27,420        33,275  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
     65,067        80,598  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total available truck capacity providers

     72,730        88,469  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Trucks provided by BCO Independent Contractors

     8,476        8,620  

 

(1)

Active refers to Truck Brokerage Carriers who moved at least one load in the 180 days immediately preceding the fiscal quarter end.

Purchased transportation represents the amount a BCO Independent Contractor or other third party capacity provider is paid to haul freight. The amount of purchased transportation paid to a BCO Independent Contractor is primarily based on a contractually agreed-upon percentage of revenue generated by loads hauled by the BCO Independent Contractor. Purchased transportation paid to a Truck Brokerage Carrier is based on either a negotiated rate for each load hauled or, to a lesser extent, a contractually agreed-upon fixed rate per load. Purchased transportation paid to railroads and ocean cargo carriers is based on either a negotiated rate for each load hauled or a contractually agreed-upon fixed rate per load. Purchased transportation paid to air cargo carriers is generally based on a negotiated rate for each load hauled. Purchased transportation as a percentage of revenue for truck brokerage, rail intermodal and ocean cargo services is normally higher than that of BCO Independent Contractor and air cargo services. Purchased transportation is the largest component of costs and expenses and, on a consolidated basis, increases or decreases as a percentage of consolidated revenue in proportion to changes in the percentage of consolidated revenue generated through BCO Independent Contractors and other third party capacity providers and external revenue from the insurance segment, consisting of reinsurance premiums. Purchased transportation as a percent of revenue also increases or decreases in relation to the availability of truck brokerage capacity and with changes in the price of fuel on revenue generated from shipments hauled by Truck Brokerage Carriers. The Company passes 100% of fuel surcharges billed to customers for freight hauled by BCO Independent Contractors to its BCO Independent Contractors. These fuel surcharges are excluded from revenue and the cost of purchased transportation. Purchased transportation costs are recognized over the freight transit period as the performance obligation to the customer is completed.

Commissions to agents

Commissions to agents are based on contractually agreed-upon percentages of (i) revenue, (ii) revenue less the cost of purchased transportation, or (iii) revenue less a contractually agreed upon percentage of revenue retained by Landstar and the cost of purchased transportation (the “retention contracts”). Commissions to agents as a percentage of consolidated revenue vary directly with fluctuations in the percentage of consolidated revenue generated by the various modes of transportation and reinsurance premiums and, in general, vary inversely with changes in the amount of purchased transportation as a percentage of revenue on services provided by Truck Brokerage Carriers, railroads, air cargo carriers and ocean cargo carriers. Commissions to agents are recognized over the freight transit period as the performance obligation to the customer is completed.

Other operating costs, net of gains on asset sales/dispositions

Maintenance costs for Company-provided trailing equipment, the provision for uncollectible advances and other receivables due from BCO Independent Contractors and independent commission sales agents and recruiting and qualification costs for BCO Independent Contractors are the largest components of other operating costs. Also included in other operating costs are trailer rental costs and gains/losses, if any, on sales of Company-owned trailing equipment.

 

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Insurance and claims

With respect to insurance and claims cost, potential liability associated with accidents in the trucking industry is severe and occurrences are unpredictable.

Landstar retains liability through a self-insured retention for commercial trucking claims up to $5 million per occurrence. The Company also maintains third party insurance arrangements providing coverage for commercial trucking liabilities in excess of $5 million. Historically, these third party insurance arrangements were based on policy year periods beginning on May 1 and ending on the subsequent April 30. Beginning with the policy year period commencing May 1, 2025, the Company and its third party insurance providers adjusted the applicable policy year period, beginning in 2026, to commence on June 1 and end on the subsequent May 31. All applicable third party insurance arrangements with a policy period ending April 30, 2026, have been amended to provide for a policy period ending May 31, 2026, as reflected below.

Effective May 1, 2023, the Company entered into a three year commercial auto liability insurance arrangement for losses incurred between $5 million and $10 million (the “2023 Initial Excess Policy”) with a third party insurance company. For commercial trucking claims incurred on or after May 1, 2023 through May 31, 2026, the 2023 Initial Excess Policy provides for an aggregate deductible of $18 million over the thirty-seven-month term ending May 31, 2026. After payment of the deductible, the 2023 Initial Excess Policy provides for a limit for a single loss of $5 million, with an aggregate limit of $15 million for the thirty-seven-month term ending May 31, 2026.

The Company also maintains third party insurance arrangements providing excess coverage for commercial trucking liabilities in excess of $10 million. These third party arrangements provide coverage on a per occurrence or aggregated basis. Over the past fifteen years, there has been a significant increase in the occurrence of trials in courts throughout the United States involving catastrophic injury and fatality claims against commercial motor carriers that have resulted in verdicts in excess of $10 million. Within the transportation logistics industry, these verdicts are often referred to as “Nuclear Verdicts.” The increase in Nuclear Verdicts has had a significant impact on the cost of commercial auto liability claims throughout the United States. Due to the increasing cost of commercial auto liability claims, the availability of excess coverage has significantly decreased, and the pricing associated with such excess coverage, to the extent available, has significantly increased. Since the annual policy year ended April 30, 2020, as compared to the annual policy year ending May 31, 2026, the Company experienced an increase of approximately $22 million, or approximately 400%, in the premiums charged by third party insurance companies to the Company for excess coverage for commercial trucking liabilities in excess of $10 million.

Moreover, the Company from year to year manages the level of its financial exposure to commercial trucking claims in excess of $10 million, including through the use of additional self-insurance, deductibles, aggregate loss limits, quota shares and other structured arrangements with third party insurance companies, based on the availability of coverage within certain excess insurance coverage layers and estimated cost differentials between proposed premiums from third party insurance companies and historical and actuarially projected losses experienced by the Company at various levels of excess insurance coverage. For example, with respect to a single hypothetical claim in the amount of $65 million incurred during the annual policy year ending May 31, 2026, the Company would have an aggregate financial exposure of approximately $36 million. Within the Company’s third party insurance arrangements providing excess coverage for commercial trucking liabilities, structured arrangements with third party reinsurers within a specific loss layer may also include provisions that require additional payments of premium in the event of unfavorable loss experience or a refund of premium in the event of favorable loss experience.

Furthermore, the Company’s third party insurance arrangements provide excess coverage up to an uppermost coverage layer, in excess of which the Company retains additional financial exposure. No assurances can be given that the availability of excess coverage for commercial trucking claims will not continue to deteriorate, that the pricing associated with such excess coverage, to the extent available, will not continue to increase, nor that insurance coverage from third party insurers for excess coverage of commercial trucking claims will even be available on commercially reasonable terms at certain levels. Moreover, the occurrence of a Nuclear Verdict, or the settlement of a catastrophic injury and/or fatality claim that could have otherwise resulted in a Nuclear Verdict, could have a material adverse effect on Landstar’s cost of insurance and claims and its results of operations.

Further, the Company retains liability of up to $2,000,000 for each general liability claim, $250,000 for each workers’ compensation claim and $250,000 for each cargo claim. In addition, under reinsurance arrangements by Signature of certain risks of the Company’s BCO Independent Contractors, the Company retains liability of up to $500,000, $1,000,000 or $2,000,000 with respect to certain occupational accident claims and up to $750,000 with respect to certain workers’ compensation claims. The Company’s exposure to liability associated with accidents incurred by Truck Brokerage Carriers, railroads and air and ocean cargo carriers who transport freight on behalf of the Company is reduced by various legal defenses and other factors including the extent to which such carriers maintain their own insurance coverage. A material increase in the frequency or severity of accidents, cargo claims or workers’ compensation claims or the material unfavorable development of existing claims could have a material adverse effect on Landstar’s cost of insurance and claims and its results of operations.

 

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Selling, general and administrative

During the thirteen-week period ended March 28, 2026, employee compensation and benefits accounted for approximately 66% of the Company’s selling, general and administrative costs. Employee compensation and benefits include wages and employee benefit costs as well as incentive compensation and stock-based compensation expense. Incentive compensation and stock-based compensation expense is highly variable in nature in comparison to wages and employee benefit costs.

As previously disclosed by the Company in current and periodic reports filed with the SEC, during the last week of the Company’s 2025 first quarter, the Company identified a supply chain fraud relating to the Company’s international freight forwarding operations. Selling, general and administrative costs during the thirteen-week period ended March 29, 2025 included a $4.8 million expense related to this matter.

Depreciation and amortization

Depreciation and amortization primarily relate to depreciation of trailing equipment and information technology hardware and software.

Costs of revenue

The Company incurs costs of revenue related to the transportation of freight and, to a much lesser extent, to reinsurance premiums received by Signature. Costs of revenue include variable costs of revenue and other costs of revenue. Variable costs of revenue include purchased transportation and commissions to agents, as these costs are entirely variable on a shipment-by-shipment basis. Other costs of revenue include fixed costs of revenue and semi-variable costs of revenue, where such costs may vary over time based on certain economic factors or operational metrics such as the number of Company-controlled trailers, the number of BCO Independent Contractors, the frequency and severity of insurance claims, the number of miles traveled by BCO Independent Contractors, or the number and/or scale of information technology projects in process or in-service to support revenue generating activities, rather than on a shipment-by-shipment basis. Other costs of revenue associated with the transportation of freight include: (i) other operating costs, primarily consisting of trailer maintenance, the provision for uncollectible advances and other receivables due from BCO Independent Contractors and independent commission sales agents and BCO Independent Contractor recruiting and qualification costs, as reported in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Income, (ii) transportation-related insurance premiums paid and claim costs incurred, included as a portion of insurance and claims in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Income, (iii) costs incurred related to internally developed software including ASC 350-40 amortization, implementation costs, hosting costs and other support costs utilized to support the Company’s independent commission sales agents, third party capacity providers, and customers, included as a portion of depreciation and amortization and of selling, general and administrative in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Income; and (iv) depreciation on Company-owned trailing equipment, included as a portion of depreciation and amortization in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Income. Other costs of revenue associated with reinsurance premiums received by Signature are comprised of broker commissions and other fees paid related to the administration of insurance programs to BCO Independent Contractors and are included in selling, general and administrative in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Income. In addition to costs of revenue, the Company incurs various other costs relating to its business, including most selling, general and administrative costs and portions of costs attributable to insurance and claims and depreciation and amortization. Management continually monitors all components of the costs incurred by the Company and establishes annual cost budgets that, in general, are used to benchmark costs incurred on a monthly basis.

Gross Profit, Variable Contribution, Gross Profit Margin and Variable Contribution Margin

The following table sets forth calculations of gross profit, defined as revenue less costs of revenue, and gross profit margin, defined as gross profit divided by revenue, for the periods indicated. The Company refers to revenue less variable costs of revenue as “variable contribution” and variable contribution divided by revenue as “variable contribution margin.” Variable contribution and variable contribution margin are each non-GAAP financial measures. The closest comparable GAAP financial measures to variable contribution and variable contribution margin are, respectively, gross profit and gross profit margin. The Company believes variable contribution and variable contribution margin are useful measures of the variable costs that we incur at a shipment-by-shipment level attributable to our transportation network of third party capacity providers and independent commission sales agents in order to provide services to our customers. The Company believes variable contribution and variable contribution margin are important performance measurements and management considers variable contribution and variable contribution margin in evaluating the Company’s financial performance and in its decision-making, such as budgeting for infrastructure, trailing equipment and selling, general and administrative costs.

 

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The reconciliations of gross profit to variable contribution and gross profit margin to variable contribution margin are each presented below:

 

     Thirteen Weeks Ended  
     March 28,
2026
    March 29,
2025
 

Revenue

   $ 1,171,291     $ 1,152,502  

Costs of revenue:

    

Purchased transportation

     906,997       897,878  

Commissions to agents

     92,143       93,314  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Variable costs of revenue

     999,140       991,192  

Trailing equipment depreciation

     6,268       6,977  

Information technology costs

     2,603       3,675  

Insurance-related costs (1)

     35,938       40,524  

Other operating costs

     14,800       11,829  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Other costs of revenue

     59,609       63,005  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total costs of revenue

     1,058,749       1,054,197  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Gross profit

   $ 112,542     $ 98,305  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Gross profit margin

     9.6     8.5

Plus: other costs of revenue

     59,609       63,005  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Variable contribution

   $ 172,151     $ 161,310  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Variable contribution margin

     14.7     14.0

 

(1)

Insurance-related costs in the table above include (i) other costs of revenue related to the transportation of freight that are included as a portion of insurance and claims in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Income and (ii) certain other costs of revenue related to reinsurance premiums received by Signature that are included as a portion of selling, general and administrative in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Income. Insurance and claims costs included in other costs of revenue relating to the transportation of freight primarily consist of insurance premiums paid for commercial auto liability, general liability, cargo and other lines of coverage related to the transportation of freight and the related cost of claims incurred under those programs, and, to a lesser extent, the cost of claims incurred under insurance programs available to BCO Independent Contractors that are reinsured by Signature. Other insurance and claims costs included in costs of revenue that are included in selling, general and administrative in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Income consist of brokerage commissions and other fees incurred by Signature relating to the administration of insurance programs available to BCO Independent Contractors that are reinsured by Signature.

In general, variable contribution margin on revenue generated by BCO Independent Contractors represents a fixed percentage due to the nature of the contracts that pay a fixed percentage of revenue to both the BCO Independent Contractors and independent commission sales agents. For revenue generated by Truck Brokerage Carriers, variable contribution margin may be either a fixed or variable percentage, depending on the contract with each individual independent commission sales agent. Variable contribution margin on revenue generated from shipments hauled by railroads, air cargo carriers, ocean cargo carriers and Truck Brokerage Carriers, other than those under retention contracts, is variable in nature, as the Company’s contracts with independent commission sales agents provide commissions to agents at a contractually agreed upon percentage of the amount represented by revenue less purchased transportation for these types of shipments. Approximately 45% of the Company’s consolidated revenue in the thirteen-week period ended March 28, 2026 was generated under transactions that pay a fixed percentage of revenue to the third party capacity provider and/or agents while 55% was generated under transactions that pay a variable percentage of revenue to the third party capacity provider and/or agents.

 

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Operating income as a percentage of gross profit and operating income as a percentage of variable contribution

The following table presents operating income as a percentage of gross profit and operating income as a percentage of variable contribution. The Company’s operating income as a percentage of variable contribution is a non-GAAP financial measure calculated as operating income divided by variable contribution. The Company believes that operating income as a percentage of variable contribution is useful and meaningful to investors for the following principal reasons: (i) the variable costs of revenue for a significant portion of the business are highly influenced by short-term market-based trends in the freight transportation industry, whereas other costs, including other costs of revenue, are much less impacted by short-term freight market trends; (ii) disclosure of this measure allows investors to better understand the underlying trends in the Company’s results of operations; (iii) this measure is meaningful to investors’ evaluations of the Company’s management of costs attributable to operations other than the purely variable costs associated with purchased transportation and commissions to agents that the Company incurs to provide services to our customers; and (iv) management considers this financial information in its decision-making, such as budgeting for infrastructure, trailing equipment and selling, general and administrative costs.

 

     Thirteen Weeks Ended  
     March 28,
2026
    March 29,
2025
 

Gross profit

   $ 112,542     $ 98,305  

Operating income

   $ 53,236     $ 39,419  

Operating income as % of gross profit

     47.3     40.1

Variable contribution

   $ 172,151     $ 161,310  

Operating income

   $ 53,236     $ 39,419  

Operating income as % of variable contribution

     30.9     24.4

The increase in operating income as a percentage of gross profit from the 2025 thirteen-week period to the 2026 thirteen-week period resulted from the increase of operating income at a more rapid percentage rate than the increase in gross profit, as the Company was able to scale its fixed cost infrastructure, primarily certain components of selling, general and administrative costs, across a larger gross profit base, and the impact of the supply chain fraud matter in the 2025 thirteen-week period and decreased insurance and claims costs in the 2026 thirteen-week period.

The increase in operating income as a percentage of variable contribution from the 2025 thirteen-week period to the 2026 thirteen-week period resulted from the increase of operating income at a more rapid percentage rate than the increase in variable contribution, as the Company was able to scale its fixed cost infrastructure, primarily certain components of selling, general and administrative costs across a larger variable contribution base, and the impact of the supply chain fraud matter in the 2025 thirteen-week period and decreased insurance and claims costs in the 2026 thirteen-week period.

Also, as previously mentioned, the Company reports two operating segments: the transportation logistics segment and the insurance segment. External revenue at the insurance segment, representing reinsurance premiums, has historically been relatively consistent on an annual basis at 2% or less of consolidated revenue and generally corresponds directly with the number of trucks provided by BCO Independent Contractors. The discussion of cost line items in Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations considers the Company’s costs on a consolidated basis rather than on a segment basis. Management believes this presentation format is the most appropriate to assist users of the financial statements in understanding the Company’s business for the following reasons: (1) the insurance segment has no other operating costs; (2) discussion of insurance and claims at either segment without reference to the other may create confusion amongst investors and potential investors due to intercompany arrangements and specific deductible programs that affect comparability of financial results by segment between various fiscal periods but that have no effect on the Company from a consolidated reporting perspective; (3) selling, general and administrative costs of the insurance segment comprise less than 10% of consolidated selling, general and administrative costs and have historically been relatively consistent on a year-over-year basis; and (4) the insurance segment has no depreciation and amortization.

THIRTEEN WEEKS ENDED MARCH 28, 2026 COMPARED TO THIRTEEN WEEKS ENDED MARCH 29, 2025

Revenue for the 2026 thirteen-week period was $1,171,291,000, an increase of $18,789,000, or 2%, compared to the 2025 thirteen-week period. Transportation revenue increased $19,256,000, or 2%. The increase in transportation revenue was attributable to an increased revenue per load of approximately 4%, while the number of loads hauled decreased approximately 3% as compared to the 2025 thirteen-week period. Reinsurance premiums were $14,290,000 and $14,757,000 for the 2026 and 2025 thirteen-week periods, respectively. The decrease in revenue from reinsurance premiums was primarily attributable to a decrease in the average number of trucks provided by BCO Independent Contractors in the 2026 thirteen-week period compared to the 2025 thirteen-week period.

 

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Truck transportation revenue generated by BCO Independent Contractors and Truck Brokerage Carriers (together, the “third party truck capacity providers”) for the 2026 thirteen-week period was $1,082,281,000, representing 92% of total revenue, an increase of $32,563,000, or 3%, compared to the 2025 thirteen-week period. Revenue per load on loads hauled by third party truck capacity providers increased approximately 6% in the 2026 thirteen-week period compared to the 2025 thirteen-week period, while the number of loads hauled by third party truck capacity providers decreased approximately 2% in the 2026 thirteen-week period compared to the 2025 thirteen-week period.

The increase in revenue per load on loads hauled via truck was primarily due to increased revenue per load on loads hauled via unsided/platform equipment, which was partially attributable to an increase in the percentage of revenue contributed by heavy/specialized equipment, which typically has a higher revenue per load than unsided/platform loadings transported using standard flatbed and other less specialized pieces of platform equipment. During the 2026 thirteen-week period, revenue per load on loads hauled via unsided/platform equipment increased 11%, on less-than-truckload loadings increased 8% and on loads hauled via van equipment increased 5%, while revenue per load on other truck transportation services decreased 11%, in each case, as compared to the 2025 thirteen-week period.

The decrease in the number of loads hauled via truck for the 2026 thirteen-week period compared to the 2025 thirteen-week period was primarily due to decreased demand from the 2025 thirteen-week period for the Company’s van, unsided/platform and less-than-truckload services and, secondarily, due to efforts by customers in the 2025 first quarter to “pull-forward” shipments typically scheduled to occur later in the year in an effort to avoid the potential impact of tariffs that subsequently may have become effective in fiscal year 2025. Loads hauled via van equipment decreased 4%, loads hauled via unsided/platform equipment decreased 2% and loads hauled via less-than-truckload loadings decreased 2%, while loads hauled via other truck transportation services increased 5%, in each case, as compared to the 2025 thirteen-week period.

Fuel surcharges billed to customers on revenue generated by BCO Independent Contractors are excluded from revenue. Fuel surcharges on Truck Brokerage Carrier revenue identified separately in billings to customers and included as a component of Truck Brokerage Carrier revenue were $26,691,000 and $26,925,000 in the 2026 and 2025 thirteen-week periods, respectively. It should be noted that billings to many customers of the Company’s truck brokerage services include a single all-in rate that do not separately identify fuel surcharges on loads hauled via Truck Brokerage Carriers. Accordingly, the overall impact of changes in fuel prices on revenue and revenue per load on loads hauled via truck is likely to be greater than that indicated.

Transportation revenue generated by rail intermodal, air cargo and ocean cargo carriers (collectively, the “multimode capacity providers”) for the 2026 thirteen-week period was $67,283,000, or 6% of total revenue, a decrease of $15,841,000, or 19%, compared to the 2025 thirteen-week period. The number of loads hauled by multimode capacity providers decreased approximately 13% in the 2026 thirteen-week period compared to the 2025 thirteen-week period, and revenue per load on revenue generated by multimode capacity providers decreased approximately 7% over the same period. The decrease in the number of loads hauled by multimode capacity providers was due to a 31% decrease in ocean loadings and a 12% decrease in air loadings, while rail loadings increased 7%. The 31% decrease in ocean loadings was broad-based with decreases at several customers, which the Company partially attributes to efforts by customers in the 2025 first quarter to “pull-forward” shipments typically scheduled to occur later in the year in an effort to avoid the potential impact of tariffs that subsequently may have become effective in fiscal year 2025. The 12% decrease in air loadings was primarily attributable to decreases at one specific agency. The 7% increase in rail loadings was primarily attributable to increased loadings at one specific agency. Revenue per load on loads hauled via air decreased approximately 3%, while ocean and rail intermodal increased approximately 4% and 3%, respectively, during the 2026 thirteen-week period as compared to the 2025 thirteen-week period. The decrease in revenue per load on loads hauled by air cargo carriers was primarily attributable to decreases at several specific customers during the 2026 thirteen-week period. The increase in revenue per load on loads hauled by ocean was primarily attributable to increases at several customers during the 2026 thirteen-week period. The increase in revenue per load on loads hauled by rail intermodal carriers was broad-based with increases at multiple customers during the 2026 thirteen-week period. Revenue per load on revenue generated by multimode capacity providers is influenced by many factors, including revenue mix among the various modes of transportation used, length of haul, complexity of freight, density of freight lanes, fuel costs and availability of capacity.

Purchased transportation was 77.4% and 77.9% of revenue in the 2026 and 2025 thirteen-week periods, respectively. The decrease in purchased transportation as a percentage of revenue was primarily due to an increased percentage of revenue generated by BCO Independent Contractors, which typically has a lower rate of purchased transportation than Truck Brokerage Carriers. Commissions to agents were 7.9% and 8.1% of revenue in the 2026 and 2025 thirteen-week periods, respectively. The decrease in commissions to agents as a percentage of revenue was primarily attributable to an increased cost of purchased transportation as a percentage of revenue on revenue generated by Truck Brokerage Carriers.

 

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Investment income was $2,974,000 and $3,598,000 in the 2026 and 2025 thirteen-week periods, respectively. The decrease in investment income was attributable to a lower average investment balance held by the insurance segment in the 2026 thirteen-week period and lower average rates of return on investments during the 2026 thirteen-week period.

Other operating costs increased $2,971,000 in the 2026 thirteen-week period compared to the 2025 thirteen-week period. The increase in other operating costs compared to the prior year was primarily due to increased trailer equipment maintenance costs, increased trailer rental costs and decreased gains on sales of operating property.

Insurance and claims decreased $4,288,000 in the 2026 thirteen-week period compared to the 2025 thirteen-week period. The decrease in insurance and claims expense compared to the prior year was primarily due to decreased net unfavorable development of prior years’ claims in the 2026 thirteen-week period, partially offset by increased frequency of current year trucking claims during the 2026 thirteen-week period and increased BCO miles traveled during the 2026 thirteen-week period. During the 2026 and 2025 thirteen-week periods, insurance and claims costs included $4,888,000 and $11,352,000 of net unfavorable adjustments to prior years’ claims estimates, respectively.

Selling, general and administrative costs decreased $617,000 in the 2026 thirteen-week period compared to the 2025 thirteen-week period. The decrease in selling, general and administrative costs compared to prior year was primarily attributable to approximately $4,800,000 of expense relating to the supply chain fraud matter referenced above under “Expenses—Selling, general and administrative” in the 2025 thirteen-week period and a decreased provision for customer bad debt, almost entirely offset by an increased provision for incentive compensation and increased employee benefit costs in the 2026 thirteen-week period. Included in selling, general and administrative costs was incentive compensation expense of $3,396,000 and $1,000,000, respectively, for the 2026 and 2025 thirteen-week periods.

Depreciation and amortization decreased $1,666,000 in the 2026 thirteen-week period compared to the 2025 thirteen-week period. The decrease in depreciation and amortization expense was primarily due to decreased depreciation on information technology software and decreased trailing equipment depreciation in the 2026 thirteen-week period.

The year-over-prior-year change in interest and debt expense (income) was $677,000, with net interest and debt expense of $518,000 in the 2026 thirteen-week period compared to net interest and debt income of $159,000 in 2025 thirteen-week period. The increase in interest and debt expense (income) was primarily attributable to decreased interest income earned on cash balances held by the transportation logistics segment, partially offset by decreased interest expense related to finance lease obligations.

The provisions for income taxes for the 2026 and 2025 thirteen-week periods were based on estimated annual effective income tax rates of 24.9% and 24.3%, respectively, adjusted for discrete events, such as excess tax benefits or deficiencies resulting from stock-based awards. The effective income tax rate for the 2026 thirteen-week period was 25.2%. The effective income tax rate was higher than the statutory federal income tax rate of 21% in the 2026 period primarily attributable to state taxes. The effective income tax rate for the 2025 thirteen-week period was 24.7%. The effective income tax rate was higher than the statutory federal income tax rate of 21% in the 2025 period primarily attributable to state taxes.

Net income was $39,440,000, or $1.16 per basic and diluted share, in the 2026 thirteen-week period. Net income was $29,806,000, or $0.85 per basic and diluted share, in the 2025 thirteen-week period.

CAPITAL RESOURCES AND LIQUIDITY

Working capital and the ratio of current assets to current liabilities were $552,881,000 and 1.9 to 1, respectively, at March 28, 2026, compared with $520,486,000 and 1.7 to 1, respectively, at December 27, 2025. Landstar has historically operated with current ratios within the range of 1.5 to 1 to 2.0 to 1. Cash provided by operating activities was $78,211,000 in the 2026 thirteen-week period compared with $55,698,000 in the 2025 thirteen-week period. The increase in cash flow provided by operating activities was primarily attributable to the timing of payments of accounts payable and the impact of increased net income, partially offset by the timing of payments of insurance claims.

The Company declared and paid $0.40 per share, or $13,614,000 in the aggregate, in cash dividends during the thirteen-week period ended March 28, 2026 and, during such period, also paid $68,117,000 of dividends payable which were declared in December 2025 and included in current liabilities in the consolidated balance sheet at December 27, 2025. The Company declared and paid $0.36 per share, or $12,688,000 in the aggregate, in cash dividends during the thirteen-week period ended March 29, 2025 and, during such period, also paid $70,632,000 of dividends payable which were declared in December 2024 and included in current liabilities in the consolidated balance

 

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sheet at December 28, 2024. During the thirteen-week period ended March 28, 2026, the Company purchased 150,923 shares of its common stock at a total cost of $22,587,000, including $22,387,000 in cash purchases and accrued excise tax of $200,000, which is included in other current liabilities in the consolidated balance sheet at March 28, 2026. During the thirteen-week period ended March 29, 2025, the Company purchased 386,318 shares of its common stock at a total cost of $60,945,000, including $60,361,000 in cash purchases and accrued excise tax of $584,000, which was included in other current liabilities in the consolidated balance sheet at March 29, 2025. As of March 28, 2026, the Company may purchase in the aggregate up to 1,115,195 shares of its common stock under its authorized stock purchase programs. Long-term debt, including current maturities, was $69,266,000 at March 28, 2026, $7,556,000 lower than at December 27, 2025.

Shareholders’ equity was $798,976,000, or 92% of total capitalization (defined as long-term debt including current maturities plus equity), at March 28, 2026, compared to $795,665,000, or 91% of total capitalization, at December 27, 2025. The increase in shareholders’ equity was primarily the result of net income, almost entirely offset by purchases of shares of the Company’s common stock and dividends declared by the Company in the 2026 thirteen-week period.

On July 1, 2022, Landstar entered into a second amended and restated credit agreement with a bank syndicate led by JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent (as further amended as of June 21, 2024, the “Credit Agreement”). The Credit Agreement, which matures July 1, 2027, provides for borrowing capacity in the form of a revolving credit facility of $300,000,000, $45,000,000 of which may be utilized in the form of letters of credit. The Credit Agreement also includes an “accordion” feature providing for a possible increase of up to an aggregate amount of borrowing capacity of $600,000,000.

The Credit Agreement contains a number of covenants that limit, among other things, the incurrence of additional indebtedness. The Company is required to, among other things, maintain a minimum fixed charge coverage ratio, as described in the Credit Agreement, and maintain a Leverage Ratio, as defined in the Credit Agreement, below a specified maximum. The Credit Agreement provides for a restriction on cash dividends and other distributions to stockholders on the Company’s capital stock to the extent there is a default under the Credit Agreement. In addition, the Credit Agreement under certain circumstances limits the amount of such cash dividends and other distributions to stockholders to the extent that, after giving effect to any payment made to effect such cash dividend or other distribution, the Leverage Ratio would exceed 2.5 to 1 on a pro forma basis as of the end of the Company’s most recently completed fiscal quarter. The Credit Agreement provides for an event of default in the event that, among other things, a person or group acquires 35% or more of the outstanding capital stock of the Company or obtains power to elect a majority of the Company’s directors or the directors cease to consist of a majority of Continuing Directors, as defined in the Credit Agreement. None of these covenants are presently considered by the Company to be materially restrictive to the Company’s operations, capital resources or liquidity. The Company is currently in compliance with all of the debt covenants under the Credit Agreement.

At March 28, 2026, the Company had no borrowings outstanding and $34,916,000 of letters of credit outstanding under the Credit Agreement. At March 28, 2026, there was $265,084,000 available for future borrowings under the Credit Agreement and access to an additional $300,000,000 under the Credit Agreement’s “accordion” feature. In addition, the Company has $75,331,000 in letters of credit outstanding as collateral for insurance claims that are secured by investments totaling $83,701,000 at March 28, 2026. Investments, all of which are carried at fair value, include primarily investment-grade bonds, asset-backed securities, commercial paper and U.S. Treasury obligations having maturities of up to five years. Fair value of investments is based primarily on quoted market prices. See “Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements” included herein for further discussion on measurement of fair value of investments.

Historically, the Company has generated sufficient operating cash flow to meet its debt service requirements, fund continued growth, both organic and through acquisitions, complete or execute share purchases of its common stock under authorized share purchase programs, pay dividends and meet working capital needs. As an asset-light provider of integrated transportation management solutions, the Company’s annual capital requirements for operating property are generally for trailing equipment and information technology hardware and software. In addition, a significant portion of the trailing equipment used by the Company is provided by third party capacity providers, thereby reducing the Company’s capital requirements. During the 2026 thirteen-week period, the Company purchased $5,814,000 of operating property. Landstar anticipates acquiring either by purchase or lease financing during the remainder of fiscal year 2026 approximately $113,000,000 in operating property consisting primarily of new trailing equipment to replace older trailing equipment and information technology hardware and software.

Management believes that available cash and cash flow from operations combined with the Company’s borrowing capacity under the Credit Agreement will be adequate to meet Landstar’s debt service requirements, fund continued growth, both internal and through acquisitions, pay dividends, complete the authorized share purchase programs and meet working capital needs.

 

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LEGAL MATTERS

The Company is involved in certain claims and pending litigation arising from the normal conduct of business. Many of these claims are covered in whole or in part by insurance. Based on knowledge of the facts and, in certain cases, opinions of outside counsel, management believes that adequate provisions have been made for probable and reasonably estimable losses with respect to the resolution of all such claims and pending litigation and that the ultimate outcome, after provisions therefor, will not have a material adverse effect on the financial condition of the Company, but could have a material effect on the results of operations in a given quarter or year.

CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND ESTIMATES

Landstar provides for the estimated costs of self-insured claims primarily on an actuarial basis. The amount recorded for the estimated liability for claims incurred is based upon the facts and circumstances known on the applicable balance sheet date. The ultimate resolution of these claims may be for an amount greater or less than the amount estimated by the Company. The Company continually revises its existing claim estimates as new or revised information becomes available on the status of each claim. Historically, the Company has experienced both favorable and unfavorable development of prior years’ claims estimates within its various programs. During the 2026 and 2025 thirteen-week periods, insurance and claims costs included $4,888,000 and $11,352,000 of net unfavorable adjustments to prior years’ claims estimates, respectively. It is reasonably likely that the ultimate outcome of settling all outstanding claims will be more or less than the estimated claims liability at March 28, 2026, primarily due to the inherent difficulty in estimating the severity of commercial trucking claims and the potential judgment or settlement amount that may be incurred in connection with the resolution of such claims.

Significant variances from the Company’s estimates for the ultimate resolution of self-insured claims could be expected to positively or negatively affect Landstar’s earnings in a given quarter or year. However, management believes that the ultimate resolution of these items, given a range of reasonably likely outcomes, will not significantly affect the long-term financial condition of Landstar or its ability to fund its continuing operations.

SEASONALITY

Landstar’s operations are subject to seasonal trends common to the trucking industry. Historically, truckload shipments for the quarter ending in March are typically lower than for the quarters ending June, September and December.

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

The Company is exposed to changes in interest rates as a result of its financing activities, primarily its borrowings on its revolving credit facility, if any, and investing activities with respect to investments held by the insurance segment.

On July 1, 2022, Landstar entered into the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (as further amended as of June 21, 2024, the “Credit Agreement”) with a bank syndicate led by JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent. The Credit Agreement, which matures July 1, 2027, provides for borrowing capacity in the form of a revolving credit facility of $300,000,000, $45,000,000 of which may be utilized in the form of letters of credit. The Credit Agreement also includes an “accordion” feature providing for a possible increase of up to an aggregate amount of borrowing capacity of $600,000,000.

The revolving credit loans under the Credit Agreement as of March 28, 2026, at the option of Landstar, bear interest at (i) a forward-looking term rate based on the secured overnight financing rate plus 0.10% and an applicable margin ranging from 1.25% to 2.00%, or (ii) an alternate base rate plus an applicable margin ranging from 0.25% to 1.00%, in each case with the applicable margin determined based upon the Company’s Leverage Ratio, as defined in the Credit Agreement, at the end of the most recent applicable fiscal quarter for which financial statements have been delivered. The revolving credit facility bears a commitment fee, payable in arrears, of 0.20% to 0.30%, based on the Company’s Leverage Ratio at the end of the most recent applicable fiscal quarter for which financial statements have been delivered. During the entire first quarter of 2026 and as of March 28, 2026 and December 27, 2025, the Company had no borrowings outstanding under the Credit Agreement.

Long-term investments, all of which are available-for-sale and are carried at fair value, include investment-grade bonds and asset-backed securities having maturities of up to five years. Assuming that the long-term portion of investments remains at $89,745,000, the balance at March 28, 2026, a hypothetical increase or decrease in interest rates of 100 basis points would not have a material impact on future earnings on an annualized basis. Short-term investments consist primarily of short-term investment-grade instruments and the current maturities of investment-grade corporate bonds and asset-backed securities. Accordingly, any future interest rate risk on these short-term investments would not be material to the Company’s operating results.

 

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Assets and liabilities of the Company’s Canadian and Mexican operations are translated from their functional currency to U.S. dollars using exchange rates in effect at the balance sheet date and revenue and expense accounts are translated at average monthly exchange rates during the period. Adjustments resulting from the translation process are included in accumulated other comprehensive income. Transactional gains and losses arising from receivable and payable balances, including intercompany balances, in the normal course of business that are denominated in a currency other than the functional currency of the operation are recorded in the statements of income when they occur. The assets held at the Company’s Canadian and Mexican subsidiaries at March 28, 2026 were collectively, as translated to U.S. dollars, less than 2% of total consolidated assets. Accordingly, translation gains or losses of 45% or less related to the Canadian and Mexican operations would not be material.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

As of the end of the period covered by this quarterly report on Form 10-Q, an evaluation was carried out, under the supervision and with the participation of the Company’s management, including the Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) and the Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”), of the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended). Based on that evaluation, the CEO and CFO concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of March 28, 2026 to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed by the Company in reports that it filed or submitted under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in Securities and Exchange Commission rules and forms.

There were no changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting during the first quarter of 2026, which were identified in connection with management’s evaluation required by paragraph (d) of Rules 13a-15 and 15d-15 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

In designing and evaluating disclosure controls and procedures, Company management recognizes that any disclosure controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives, and management necessarily was required to apply its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures. Because of the inherent limitation in any control system, no evaluation or implementation of a control system can provide complete assurance that all control issues and all possible instances of fraud have been or will be detected.

PART II

OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

See Part I, Item 2, “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations — Legal Matters

Item 1A. Risk Factors

For a discussion identifying risk factors and other important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated, see the discussions under Part I, Item 1A, “Risk Factors” in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 27, 2025, and in “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and “Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements” in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

There have been no material changes to the Risk Factors described in Part I “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 27, 2025 as filed with the SEC.

 

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Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
Purchases of Equity Securities by the Company
The following table provides information regarding the Company’s purchase of its common stock during the period from December 28, 2025 to March 28, 2026, the Company’s first fiscal quarter:
 
Fiscal Period
  
Total Number of
Shares Purchased
 
  
Average Price
Paid Per Share 
(1)
 
  
Total Number of
Shares Purchased as
Part of Publicly
Announced Programs
 
  
Maximum Number of
Shares That May Yet
Be Purchased Under
the Programs
 
                               
December 27, 2025
              1,266,118  
Dec. 28, 2025 – Jan. 24, 2026
     —       $ —         —         1,266,118  
Jan. 25, 2026 – Feb. 21, 2026
     71,461        145.60        71,461        1,194,657  
Feb. 22, 2026 – Mar. 28, 2026
     79,462        150.79        79,462        1,115,195  
  
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
Total
     150,923      $ 148.33        150,923     
  
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
(1)
The average price paid per share does not include the 1% excise tax on net stock repurchases, as applicable.
On December 6, 2022, the Landstar System, Inc. Board of Directors authorized the Company to purchase up to 1,900,826 additional shares of the Company’s common stock from time to time in the open market and in privately negotiated transactions. On December 4, 2023, the Landstar System, Inc. Board of Directors authorized the Company to purchase up to 319,332 additional shares of its common stock from time to time in the open market and in privately negotiated transactions under its share purchase program. As of March 28, 2026, the Company had authorization to purchase in the aggregate up to 1,115,195 shares of its common stock under these programs. No specific expiration date has been assigned to the December 6, 2022 or December 4, 2023 authorizations.
Dividends
Landstar entered into the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated July 1, 2022, with a bank syndicate led by JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent (as further amended as of June 21, 2024, the “Credit Agreement”). The Credit Agreement provides for a restriction on cash dividends and other distributions to stockholders on the Company’s capital stock in the event there is a default under the Credit Agreement. In addition, the Credit Agreement, under certain circumstances, limits the amount of such cash dividends and other distributions to stockholders to the extent that, after giving effect to any payment made to effect such cash dividend or other distribution, the Leverage Ratio, as defined in the Credit Agreement, would exceed 2.5 to 1 on a pro forma basis as of the end of the Company’s most recently completed fiscal quarter.
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities
None.
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures
Not applicable.
Item 5. Other Information
During the thirteen-week period ended March 28, 2026, none of our directors or executive officers adopted or terminated any contract, instruction or written plan for the purchase or sale of Landstar’s securities that was intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule
 
10b5-1(c)
 
or any
 
“non-Rule
 
10b5-1
 
trading arrangement.”
Item 6. Exhibits
The exhibits listed on the Exhibit Index are furnished as part of this quarterly report on Form
 
10-Q.
 
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EXHIBIT INDEX

Registrant’s Commission File No.: 0-21238

 

Exhibit No.

 

Description

 (10)   Material contacts:
 10.1*   Letter Agreement, dated January 19, 2026, between Landstar System, Inc. and Terri M. Lewis
 (31)   Certifications Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
 31.1*   Chief Executive Officer certification, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
 31.2*   Chief Financial Officer certification, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
 (32)   Certifications Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
 32.1**   Chief Executive Officer certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
 32.2**   Chief Financial Officer certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
101.INS*   Inline XBRL Instance Document - the instance document does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document.
101.SCH*   Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
101.CAL*   Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
101.DEF*   Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
101.LAB*   Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document
101.PRE*   Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document
104*   Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101)

 

*

Filed herewith

**

Furnished herewith

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

 

 

      LANDSTAR SYSTEM, INC.
Date: April 29, 2026      

/s/ Frank A. Lonegro

      Frank A. Lonegro
      President and Chief Executive Officer
Date: April 29, 2026      

/s/ James P. Todd

      James P. Todd
      Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Assistant Secretary

 

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FAQ

How did Landstar System (LSTR) perform financially in Q1 2026?

Landstar System delivered higher Q1 2026 results, posting revenue of $1.17 billion, up 2% year over year. Net income increased to $39.4 million and earnings per share reached $1.16, reflecting improved margins and cost discipline across the business.

What drove Landstar System (LSTR) revenue growth in the thirteen weeks ended March 28, 2026?

Revenue growth was mainly driven by higher revenue per load in truck transportation, particularly unsided/platform and van equipment, and less‑than‑truckload. Overall loads declined about 3%, but pricing and freight mix lifted total transportation revenue by 2% compared with the prior‑year period.

How did insurance and claims affect Landstar System (LSTR) results in Q1 2026?

Insurance and claims expense decreased by $4.3 million year over year, helped by lower net unfavorable development of prior‑year claims. Landstar still retains significant self‑insured trucking risk and faces higher excess insurance costs, but current quarter results benefited from improved claim development.

What were Landstar System (LSTR) margins and profitability metrics in Q1 2026?

Gross profit reached $112.5 million, a margin of 9.6% versus 8.5% a year ago. Operating income rose to $53.2 million, representing 47.3% of gross profit and 30.9% of variable contribution, indicating better leverage of fixed costs and improved overall profitability.

How strong was Landstar System (LSTR) cash flow and balance sheet in early 2026?

Landstar generated $78.2 million in cash from operating activities during the thirteen weeks ended March 28, 2026. Cash and cash equivalents totaled $353.3 million, working capital was $552.9 million, and shareholders’ equity was $799.0 million with no borrowings outstanding under its revolving credit facility.

What happened with Landstar System’s (LSTR) share repurchases and dividends in Q1 2026?

During the period, Landstar paid a cash dividend of $0.40 per share, totaling $13.6 million, and also paid prior‑declared dividends of $68.1 million. It repurchased 150,923 shares for $22.6 million, and still has authorization to buy up to 1,115,195 additional shares.