Expeditors International
EXPD NYSE Air Freight & Logistics Financials FY2016βFY2025
Expeditors International's revenue rose 4.4% to $11.1 billion in fiscal 2025. Its operating margin was 9.5%, down from 9.8% a year earlier. Free cash flow was $953 million, up 39.6%. It paid out $875 million in dividends and buybacks, 92% of free cash flow. The diluted share count fell 3.9%.
About these figures. Expeditors has no long-term debt; its only borrowings are small overseas credit lines (US$30 million at the end of 2025) that its filings tag only from 2023, so debt and debt-based ratios are left blank rather than shown for some years only.
What Expeditors International does
No business description yet.
- Legal name
- EXPEDITORS INTERNATIONAL OF WASHINGTON, INC.
- Fiscal year ends
- December 31, 2025
- Latest annual report
- β
- Accession Β· CIK
- 0001193125-26-071569
0000746515
Revenue and margins
Expeditors International had $11.1B of revenue in fiscal 2025, up 4.4% on the year before.
Net income and earnings per share
From fiscal 2016 to 2025, diluted EPS grew 10.8% a year. Loss periods are shown in red.
Returns on capital
After-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash.
Cash flow
Free cash flow was $953M in fiscal 2025, 8.6% of revenue. Cash from operations minus capital spending.
Dividends, buybacks and share count
Expeditors International returned $875M to shareholders in fiscal 2025, 92% of free cash flow. The diluted share count fell 3.9%.
Value Expeditors International yourself
Change the assumptions and see what they imply per share. These are models, not forecasts or price targets β the answer depends entirely on what you put in.
Discounted cash flow
Value per share
β
Adds net cash of β and divides by 136.2M diluted shares. Ten years of cash flows plus a terminal value, discounted to today.
Earnings multiple
Value per share
β
Reference multiples: today 28.6x Β· peers 22.9x Β· sector 26.0x.
Balance sheet
Cash, debt and the ratios that show how comfortably Expeditors International can carry it.
| Fiscal year end | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and short-term investments | $1.7B | $2.0B | $1.5B | $1.1B | $1.3B |
| Interest coverage | 4,645.6x | 78.4x | 195.8x | β | β |
| Current ratio | 1.8x | 2.2x | 2.0x | 1.8x | 1.8x |
| Quick ratio | 1.8x | 2.2x | 2.0x | 1.8x | 1.8x |
| Total assets | $7.6B | $5.6B | $4.5B | $4.8B | $4.9B |
| Total liabilities | $4.1B | $2.5B | $2.1B | $2.5B | $2.5B |
| Shareholders' equity | $3.5B | $3.1B | $2.4B | $2.2B | $2.4B |
| Net debt (β = net cash) | β | β | β | β | β |
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
$0.0M
0 insiders
Sold, 12 months
$3.3M
4 insiders
Of sales under plans
0%
$0.0M
| Date | Insider | Trade | Shares | Price | Value | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 27, 2026 | Blake R BellPresident Global Business Dev | Sold | 10,351 | $144.08 | $1.5M | Form 4 |
| Feb 27, 2026 | Daniel R WallPresident and CEO | Sold | 6,100 | $145.07 | $0.9M | Form 4 |
| Nov 7, 2025 | Mark A EmmertDirector | Sold | 5,400 | $135.25 | $0.7M | Form 4 |
| Nov 5, 2025 | Jeffrey F DickermanSenior VP/Gen Counsel/Corp Sec | Sold | 1,500 | $134.17 | $0.2M | Form 4 |
Piotroski F-score
Nine pass/fail tests of profitability, funding and efficiency. 8β9 is strong, 0β2 weak.
| Test | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Net income is positive | β | β | β |
| Cash from operations is positive | β | β | β |
| Return on assets rose | β | β | β |
| Cash from operations exceeds net income | β | β | β |
| Debt fell relative to assets | β | β | β |
| Current ratio rose | β | β | β |
| Share count didn't rise | β | β | β |
| Gross margin rose | β | β | β |
| Revenue rose relative to assets | β | β | β |
| F-score | β / 9 | β / 9 | β / 9 |
| Accruals ratio | β5.9% | 1.9% | β4.1% |
| Altman Z'' | 6.94 | 6.28 | 6.37 |
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| Company | Market cap | Growth | Op. margin | FCF margin | ROIC | P/E | F-score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Expeditors International EXPD | $25.8B | 4.4% | 9.5% | 8.6% | β | 28.6x | β | |
| GXO Logistics GXO | $5.6B | 12.6% | 1.9% | 0.8% | 2.3% | 42.9x | 5 | Compare β |
| C.H. Robinson CHRW | $16.9B | β8.4% | 4.9% | 5.5% | 22.6% | 26.9x | 6 | Compare β |
| United Parcel Service UPS | $86.0B | β2.7% | 8.9% | 5.4% | 18.4% | 18.8x | 5 | Compare β |
| FedEx FDX | $71.4B | 7.7% | 5.8% | 5.4% | 9.4% | 16.1x | 7 | Compare β |
10 years of figures
US$ millions unless stated. Hover a ratio's name for its definition.
| Fiscal year | FY16 | FY17 | FY18 | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income statement | ||||||||||
| Revenue | $6.1B | $6.9B | $8.1B | $7.9B | $9.6B | $16.5B | $17.1B | $9.3B | $10.6B | $11.1B |
| Operating income | $670M | $700M | $797M | $767M | $940M | $1.9B | $1.8B | $940M | $1.0B | $1.1B |
| Interest expense | β | β | β | β | $0.2M | $0.4M | $23.3M | $4.8M | β | β |
| Pretax income | $687M | $719M | $818M | $796M | $957M | $1.9B | $1.8B | $1.0B | $1.1B | $1.1B |
| Income tax | $254M | $228M | $199M | $204M | $258M | $506M | $475M | $263M | $283M | $282M |
| Net income | $431M | $489M | $618M | $590M | $696M | $1.4B | $1.4B | $753M | $810M | $810M |
| Diluted EPS | $2.36 | $2.69 | $3.48 | $3.39 | $4.07 | $8.27 | $8.26 | $5.01 | $5.72 | $5.95 |
| Diluted shares | 0.18B | 0.18B | 0.18B | 0.17B | 0.17B | 0.17B | 0.16B | 0.15B | 0.14B | 0.14B |
| Cash flow | ||||||||||
| Cash from operations | $530M | $489M | $573M | $772M | $655M | $869M | $2.1B | $1.1B | $723M | $1.0B |
| Capital expenditure | $59.3M | $95.0M | $47.5M | $47.0M | $47.5M | $36.2M | $86.8M | $39.3M | $40.5M | $53.1M |
| Free cash flow | $470M | $394M | $525M | $725M | $607M | $832M | $2.0B | $1.0B | $683M | $953M |
| Depreciation and amortization | $46.8M | $49.3M | $54.0M | $50.9M | $57.0M | $51.3M | $57.3M | $67.8M | $61.1M | $56.8M |
| Stock-based compensation | $45.2M | $50.9M | $56.1M | $61.5M | $62.5M | $69.4M | $64.4M | $58.4M | $64.4M | $69.2M |
| Acquisitions | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M |
| Share buybacks | $338M | $478M | $648M | $389M | $332M | $515M | $1.6B | $1.4B | $855M | $667M |
| Dividends paid | $145M | $151M | $157M | $171M | $175M | $196M | $214M | $202M | $204M | $207M |
| Dividends and buybacks | $483M | $629M | $805M | $560M | $507M | $710M | $1.8B | $1.6B | $1.1B | $875M |
| Balance sheet | ||||||||||
| Cash and short-term investments | $974M | $1.1B | $924M | $1.2B | $1.5B | $1.7B | $2.0B | $1.5B | $1.1B | $1.3B |
| 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 | $2.2B | $2.5B | $2.7B | $2.8B | $4.0B | $6.6B | $4.5B | $3.4B | $3.7B | $3.8B |
| Current liabilities | $930M | $1.1B | $1.3B | $1.2B | $1.9B | $3.7B | $2.1B | $1.7B | $2.1B | $2.1B |
| 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 | $537M | $525M | $504M | $499M | $506M | $488M | $502M | $479M | $449M | $462M |
| Total assets | $2.8B | $3.1B | $3.3B | $3.7B | $4.9B | $7.6B | $5.6B | $4.5B | $4.8B | $4.9B |
| Total liabilities | $944M | $1.1B | $1.3B | $1.5B | $2.3B | $4.1B | $2.5B | $2.1B | $2.5B | $2.5B |
| Shareholders' equity | $1.8B | $2.0B | $2.0B | $2.2B | $2.7B | $3.5B | $3.1B | $2.4B | $2.2B | $2.4B |
| Margins | ||||||||||
| Operating margin | 11.0% | 10.1% | 9.8% | 9.7% | 9.8% | 11.6% | 10.7% | 10.1% | 9.8% | 9.5% |
| EBITDA margin | 11.8% | 10.8% | 10.5% | 10.3% | 10.4% | 11.9% | 11.0% | 10.8% | 10.4% | 10.0% |
| Net margin | 7.1% | 7.1% | 7.6% | 7.4% | 7.3% | 8.6% | 8.0% | 8.1% | 7.6% | 7.3% |
| FCF margin | 7.7% | 5.7% | 6.5% | 9.1% | 6.3% | 5.0% | 12.0% | 10.9% | 6.4% | 8.6% |
| Returns | ||||||||||
| Return on capital employed | 37.6% | 36.1% | 39.7% | 34.0% | 33.8% | 55.2% | 49.2% | 29.6% | 37.8% | 38.2% |
| Return on equity | 24.4% | 25.5% | 31.1% | 28.2% | 28.7% | 46.0% | 41.1% | 27.4% | 35.1% | 35.4% |
| Return on assets | 16.1% | 16.6% | 19.2% | 16.9% | 16.2% | 22.6% | 20.6% | 14.9% | 17.5% | 16.8% |
| Growth | ||||||||||
| Revenue growth | β7.8% | 13.5% | 17.6% | β2.4% | 20.7% | 72.4% | 3.3% | β45.5% | 14.0% | 4.4% |
| Net income growth | β5.8% | 13.6% | 26.3% | β4.5% | 17.9% | 103.3% | β4.1% | β44.5% | 7.6% | 0.0% |
| EPS growth | β1.7% | 14.0% | 29.4% | β2.6% | 20.1% | 103.2% | β0.1% | β39.4% | 14.2% | 4.0% |
| FCF growth | β10.0% | β16.3% | 33.5% | 38.0% | β16.2% | 37.0% | 145.5% | β50.4% | β32.7% | 39.6% |
| Share count change | β4.0% | β0.6% | β2.1% | β2.0% | β1.9% | 0.2% | β4.0% | β8.7% | β5.6% | β3.9% |
| Financial health | ||||||||||
| Interest coverage | β | β | β | β | 4,294.2x | 4,645.6x | 78.4x | 195.8x | β | β |
| Current ratio | 2.4x | 2.3x | 2.1x | 2.4x | 2.1x | 1.8x | 2.2x | 2.0x | 1.8x | 1.8x |
| Quick ratio | 2.4x | 2.3x | 2.1x | 2.4x | 2.1x | 1.8x | 2.2x | 2.0x | 1.8x | 1.8x |
| Capital allocation | ||||||||||
| Capex / revenue | 1.0% | 1.4% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.2% | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.5% |
| Stock comp / revenue | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% |
| Payouts / FCF | 102.7% | 159.7% | 153.2% | 77.2% | 83.5% | 85.4% | 87.9% | 157.3% | 155.1% | 91.8% |
| Quality scores | ||||||||||
| Altman Z'' | 9.0 | 8.6 | 8.0 | 7.8 | 7.0 | 6.6 | 8.3 | 6.9 | 6.3 | 6.4 |
| Accruals ratio | β3.7% | 0.0% | 1.4% | β5.2% | 1.0% | 8.7% | β11.7% | β5.9% | 1.9% | β4.1% |
Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL filings (CIK 0000746515). Data updated October 9, 2026. Quarterly fourth quarters are the full year minus the first nine months. For information only β not investment advice. Check the original filings before relying on any figure.