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C.H. Robinson

CHRW Nasdaq Air Freight & Logistics Financials FY2016–FY2025

C.H. Robinson's revenue fell 8.4% to $16.2 billion in fiscal 2025. Its operating margin was 4.9%, up from 3.8% a year earlier. Free cash flow was $895 million, up 84.0%. It paid out $656 million in dividends and buybacks, 73% of free cash flow. The diluted share count rose 0.7%.

Last close · Oct 23, 2026

$141.17

0.8%
Value it Compare
Revenue Total sales reported in the income statement.
$16.2B
8.4% vs prior year
Operating margin Operating income as a share of revenue.
4.9%
1.1 pts
Net income Profit after all expenses, interest and tax.
$587M
26.1%
Free cash flow Cash from operations minus capital spending.
$895M
84.0%
Return on capital After-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash.
22.6%
4.0 pts
Market cap Last close times the latest diluted share count, so it is approximate.
$16.9B
Oct 23 close
P/E Last close divided by diluted earnings per share over the last four quarters.
26.9x
On $5.24 EPS (TTM)

What C.H. Robinson does

No business description yet.

Legal name
C. H. ROBINSON WORLDWIDE, INC.
Fiscal year ends
December 31, 2025
Latest annual report
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Revenue and margins

C.H. Robinson had $16.2B of revenue in fiscal 2025, down 8.4% on the year before.

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Net income and earnings per share

From fiscal 2016 to 2025, diluted EPS grew 3.4% a year. Loss periods are shown in red.

Net income
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Diluted EPS
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Returns on capital

After-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash.

Return on capital, equity and assets (annual)
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Cash flow

Free cash flow was $895M in fiscal 2025, 5.5% of revenue. Cash from operations minus capital spending.

Free cash flow
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Cash from operations vs capital spending
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Cash from operations vs capital spending
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Dividends, buybacks and share count

C.H. Robinson returned $656M to shareholders in fiscal 2025, 73% of free cash flow. The diluted share count rose 0.7%.

Dividends and buybacks
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Diluted shares outstanding (annual)

Value C.H. Robinson yourself

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Discounted cash flow

Value per share

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Adds net cash of −$929M and divides by 121.5M diluted shares. Ten years of cash flows plus a terminal value, discounted to today.

Earnings multiple

Value per share

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Reference multiples: today 26.9x · peers 23.7x · sector 26.0x.

Balance sheet

Cash, debt and the ratios that show how comfortably C.H. Robinson can carry it.

Cash vs debt (incl. leases)
Cash Debt
Fiscal year endFY21FY22FY23FY24FY25
Cash and short-term investments $257M$218M$146M$146M$161M
Debt incl. finance leases $1.9B$2.0B$1.6B$1.4B$1.1B
Net debt / EBITDA 1.4x1.3x2.3x1.6x1.0x
Debt / equity 1.0x1.5x1.1x0.8x0.6x
Interest coverage 21.1x17.7x5.6x7.8x12.6x
Current ratio 1.4x1.1x1.4x1.3x1.5x
Quick ratio 1.4x1.1x1.4x1.3x1.5x
Total assets $7.0B$6.0B$5.2B$5.3B$5.1B
Total liabilities $5.0B$4.6B$3.8B$3.6B$3.2B
Shareholders' equity $2.0B$1.4B$1.4B$1.7B$1.8B
Net debt (− = net cash) $1.7B$1.8B$1.4B$1.2B$929M

Insider trades

Open-market purchases and sales by officers, directors and 10% owners, from Form 4 filings. 'Plan' marks trades under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan.

Bought, 12 months

$0.5M

4 insiders

Sold, 12 months

$18.9M

4 insiders

Of sales under plans

15%

$2.8M

DateInsiderTradeSharesPriceValueFiling
Feb 12, 2026 Arun RajanChief Strat & Innov Officer Bought 605 $167.11 $0.1M Form 4
Feb 12, 2026 Damon J. LeeChief Financial Officer Bought 620 $162.52 $0.1M Form 4
Feb 12, 2026 David P BozemanPresident & CEO, Director Bought 1,223 $163.35 $0.2M Form 4
Feb 12, 2026 Michael D. CastagnettoPres, Nast Bought 594 $168.24 $0.1M Form 4
Feb 9, 2026 Angela K. FreemanCHRO and ESG Officer Sold 8,579 $200.52 $1.7M Form 4
Feb 9, 2026 Michael John ShortPresident, Global Forwarding Sold plan 6,368 $201.30 $1.3M Form 4
Feb 2, 2026 Michael D. CastagnettoPres, Nast Sold plan 2,849 $194.20 $0.6M Form 4
Jan 15, 2026 Michael John ShortPresident, Global Forwarding Sold plan 1,230 $175.00 $0.2M Form 4
Dec 31, 2025 Michael John ShortPresident, Global Forwarding Sold plan 2,390 $161.91 $0.4M Form 4
Nov 17, 2025 Arun RajanChief Strat & Innov Officer Sold plan 2,500 $152.77 $0.4M Form 4
Nov 6, 2025 Angela K. FreemanCHRO and ESG Officer Sold 49,884 $149.71 $7.5M Form 4
Nov 3, 2025 Michael D. CastagnettoPres, Nast Sold 45,266 $151.70 $6.9M Form 4

Piotroski F-score

Nine pass/fail tests of profitability, funding and efficiency. 8–9 is strong, 0–2 weak.

TestFY23FY24FY25
Net income is positive ✓ ✓ ✓
Cash from operations is positive ✓ ✓ ✓
Return on assets rose ✕ ✓ ✓
Cash from operations exceeds net income ✓ ✓ ✓
Debt fell relative to assets ✓ ✓ ✓
Current ratio rose ✓ ✕ ✓
Share count didn't rise ✓ ✕ ✕
Gross margin rose — — —
Revenue rose relative to assets ✕ ✓ ✕
F-score 6 / 86 / 86 / 8
Accruals ratio −7.3%−0.8%−6.3%
Altman Z'' 5.605.716.83

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10 years of figures

US$ millions unless stated. Hover a ratio's name for its definition.

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Fiscal yearFY16FY17FY18FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25
Income statement
Revenue $13.1B $14.9B $16.6B $15.3B $16.2B $23.1B $24.7B $17.6B $17.7B $16.2B
Gross profit $11.8B $13.6B — — — — — — — —
Operating income $838M $775M $912M $790M $673M $1.1B $1.3B $515M $669M $795M
Interest expense $28.9M $37.9M $47.5M $50.9M $47.5M $51.4M $71.6M $92.6M $86.1M $63.2M
Pretax income $812M $729M $880M $742M $628M $1.0B $1.2B $409M $579M $723M
Income tax $299M $224M $216M $165M $122M $178M $226M $84.1M $114M $135M
Net income $513M $505M $665M $577M $506M $844M $941M $325M $466M $587M
Diluted EPS $3.59 $3.57 $4.73 $4.19 $3.72 $6.31 $7.40 $2.72 $3.86 $4.83
Diluted shares 0.14B 0.14B 0.14B 0.14B 0.14B 0.13B 0.13B 0.12B 0.12B 0.12B
Cash flow
Cash from operations $529M $384M $793M $835M $499M $95.0M $1.7B $732M $509M $915M
Capital expenditure $73.5M $40.1M $45.0M $36.3M $23.1M $34.2M $61.9M $30.0M $22.7M $19.6M
Free cash flow $456M $344M $748M $799M $476M $60.8M $1.6B $702M $486M $895M
Depreciation and amortization $74.7M $93.0M $96.7M $100M $102M $91.3M $92.8M $99.0M $97.2M $103M
Stock-based compensation $37.6M $41.8M $87.8M $39.1M $44.0M $130M $90.7M $58.2M $84.6M $80.1M
Acquisitions $220M $49.1M $5.3M $59.2M $223M $14.8M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $11.9M
Share buybacks $173M $186M $301M $309M $178M $582M $1.5B $63.9M $0.0M $355M
Dividends paid $245M $258M $265M $278M $210M $277M $285M $292M $295M $301M
Dividends and buybacks $418M $444M $566M $587M $387M $859M $1.7B $355M $295M $656M
Balance sheet
Cash and short-term investments $248M $334M $379M $448M $244M $257M $218M $146M $146M $161M
Total debt $500M $1.5B $1.3B $1.2B $1.1B $1.9B $2.0B $1.6B $1.4B $1.1B
Finance lease liabilities $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M
Current assets $2.0B $2.5B $2.8B $2.6B $2.9B $4.8B $3.6B $2.9B $3.0B $2.8B
Current liabilities $1.8B $2.0B $1.4B $1.6B $1.8B $3.3B $3.3B $2.1B $2.3B $1.8B
Inventory $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M
Property and equipment, net $233M $230M $228M $208M $179M $140M $159M $145M $127M $116M
Total assets $3.7B $4.2B $4.4B $4.6B $5.1B $7.0B $6.0B $5.2B $5.3B $5.1B
Total liabilities $2.4B $2.8B $2.8B $3.0B $3.3B $5.0B $4.6B $3.8B $3.6B $3.2B
Shareholders' equity $1.3B $1.4B $1.6B $1.7B $1.9B $2.0B $1.4B $1.4B $1.7B $1.8B
Margins
Gross margin 90.0% 91.6% — — — — — — — —
Operating margin 6.4% 5.2% 5.5% 5.2% 4.2% 4.7% 5.1% 2.9% 3.8% 4.9%
EBITDA margin 6.9% 5.8% 6.1% 5.8% 4.8% 5.1% 5.5% 3.5% 4.3% 5.5%
Net margin 3.9% 3.4% 4.0% 3.8% 3.1% 3.7% 3.8% 1.9% 2.6% 3.6%
FCF margin 3.5% 2.3% 4.5% 5.2% 2.9% 0.3% 6.4% 4.0% 2.7% 5.5%
Returns
Return on capital 35.4% 26.4% 26.9% 24.5% 20.9% 27.9% 30.1% 13.7% 18.5% 22.6%
Return on capital employed 46.8% 37.9% 34.8% 26.0% 21.1% 30.9% 40.0% 17.7% 21.8% 25.7%
Return on equity 42.6% 37.6% 44.0% 35.3% 28.5% 43.3% 55.7% 23.5% 29.7% 32.9%
Return on assets 14.9% 12.7% 15.3% 12.7% 10.4% 13.9% 14.5% 5.8% 8.9% 11.3%
Growth
Revenue growth −2.5% 13.1% 11.9% −8.0% 5.9% 42.5% 6.9% −28.8% 0.7% −8.4%
Net income growth 0.7% −1.7% 31.6% −13.2% −12.2% 66.7% 11.4% −65.4% 43.2% 26.1%
EPS growth 2.3% −0.6% 32.5% −11.4% −11.2% 69.6% 17.3% −63.2% 41.9% 25.1%
FCF growth −33.9% −24.6% 117.5% 6.9% −40.4% −87.2% 2,514.1% −55.8% −30.7% 84.0%
Share count change −1.6% −1.1% −0.7% −1.9% −1.1% −1.7% −5.0% −5.9% 0.8% 0.7%
Financial health
Net debt / EBITDA 0.3x 1.3x 1.0x 0.9x 1.1x 1.4x 1.3x 2.3x 1.6x 1.0x
Debt / equity 0.4x 1.0x 0.8x 0.7x 0.6x 1.0x 1.5x 1.1x 0.8x 0.6x
Interest coverage 29.0x 20.5x 19.2x 15.5x 14.2x 21.1x 17.7x 5.6x 7.8x 12.6x
Current ratio 1.1x 1.3x 1.9x 1.7x 1.6x 1.4x 1.1x 1.4x 1.3x 1.5x
Quick ratio 1.1x 1.3x 1.9x 1.7x 1.6x 1.4x 1.1x 1.4x 1.3x 1.5x
Capital allocation
Capex / revenue 0.6% 0.3% 0.3% 0.2% 0.1% 0.2% 0.3% 0.2% 0.1% 0.1%
Stock comp / revenue 0.3% 0.3% 0.5% 0.3% 0.3% 0.6% 0.4% 0.3% 0.5% 0.5%
Payouts / FCF 91.8% 129.0% 75.7% 73.5% 81.4% 1,413.9% 109.9% 50.6% 60.6% 73.3%
Quality scores
Piotroski F-score 7.0 5.0 7.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 6.0 6.0 6.0
Altman Z'' 5.2 5.2 6.8 6.2 5.7 5.1 5.1 5.6 5.7 6.8
Accruals ratio −0.5% 3.1% −3.0% −5.7% 0.2% 12.3% −10.9% −7.3% −0.8% −6.3%

Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL filings (CIK 0001043277). Data updated October 9, 2026. Quarterly fourth quarters are the full year minus the first nine months. For information only — not investment advice. Check the original filings before relying on any figure.

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