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CH Robinson Worldwide Inc

United States · Large Cap · listed since 1997 · Revenue 12 mo. $18.2B

Price as of 11/06/2026

StockScorer score
4.5
of 10 5 of 11 points Low Match To the score
Price
$125.33
1 Y −25.1%
Market cap
$15.2B
Phase
Payout
core business profitable, at least half of operating cash flow goes to shareholders
Revenue −13.1% a year (3 years)EBIT margin 4.9%Payout 72.1% of operating cash flow

C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides freight transportation and related logistics and supply chain services in the United States and internationally.

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C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides freight transportation and related logistics and supply chain services in the United States and internationally. It operates in two segments, North American Surface Transportation and Global Forwarding. The company offers transportation and logistics services, such as truckload; less than truckload transportation brokerage services, which include the shipment of single or multiple pallets of freight; intermodal transportation that comprises the shipment service of freight in containers or trailers by a combination of truck and rail; and non-vessel operating common carrier and freight forwarding services, as well as organizes indirect air carrier and freight forwarder providing door-to-door services. It also provides customs brokerage services; and other logistics services, such as fee-based managed, warehousing, supply chain consulting and optimization services, and other services. In addition, the company is involved in the buying, selling, and/or marketing of fresh fruits, vegetables, and other value-added perishable items under the Robinson Fresh trade name. Further, the company offers transportation management and other surface transportation services. It provides fresh produce to grocery retailers, restaurants, produce wholesalers. C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. was founded in 1905 and is headquartered in Eden Prairie, Minnesota.

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Summary

CH Robinson Worldwide Inc is below the middle of the Industrials sector overall

36.0 of 100

Mean of the six area values. Each area value is the mean of the stock's ranks among the companies in its sector. 50 is the middle of the sector, not a share of companies beaten.

Analysis

What the price requires

The price requires 5.9% FCF growth a year, more than achieved over the last 5 and 10 years.

If free cash flow stays at €803.1M (2025), it supports €8.9B. The remaining €4.7B of the market value assume it grows 5.9% a year for 10 years and not at all afterwards.

Required FCF growth per year

5.9%

no growth afterwards

Market value breakdown€13.6B market value, price as of 11/06/2026

€8.9B without growth
€4.7B priced-in growth
  • 5 yrs achieved 0.6%
  • 10 yrs achieved 4.4%
  • priced in 5.9%

Valuation against its own history

Price to operating cash flow 27.9×, within its usual range.

Middle half of 20 quarters: 13.8× to 32.9×, median 20.9×.

Measures only against its own past, not against what the company is worth. Price as of 11/06/2026.

3 signs support the expectation, 2 speak against it.

What supports it

with respect to the priced-in expectation

  • High return on capital every year ROCE at least 16.2% (10 years)
  • Low capital needs capex median 0.4% of revenue (10 years)
  • Steady FCF margin at least 0.1%, range 6.1 pp (10 years)

What speaks against it

with respect to the priced-in expectation

  • Expectation above the company's own record priced in 5.9%, achieved at most 4.4%
  • Revenue declined revenue −8.4% year on year

Since the last quarter

Q2 → Q3 2026

Mostly better than the previous quarter: 3 of 5 changes for the better.

  • Revenue, 12 mo.$17.0B → $18.2B+7.2%better
  • FCF, 12 mo.$668.8M → $505.9M−24.4%worse
  • Gross margin10.1% → 11.9%+1.8 ppbetter
  • FCF margin3.9% → 2.8%−1.2 ppworse
  • Return on equity38.9% → 42.4%+3.4 ppbetter

3 more unchanged: EBIT margin, Net debt, Shares outstanding

Derivation

How the sector comparison is derived

Each area value is the average of its metrics' ranks within the sector (0 to 100, 50 is the middle). For metrics where lower is better, the rank is mirrored. The overall value is the average of the area values.

Price as of 11/06/2026.

Profitability45.4around the middleEarns about as much as the sector.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Return on equity31.81%13.10%Rank 88
Return on capital (Greenblatt)58.39%19.33%Rank 86
EBIT margin4.90%11.28%Rank 14
FCF margin5.51%8.50%Rank 35
Gross margin8.37%28.98%Rank 4
Growth10.6below the middleGrows more slowly than the sector: Sustainable growth (ROE × retained earnings) 0.12%, sector 4.02%.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Revenue growth, 1 year−8.42%5.15%Rank 5
Earnings growth, 3 years per year−13.23%8.01%Rank 12
Earnings growth, 5 years per year5.38%12.89%Rank 25
Sustainable growth (ROE × retained earnings)0.12%4.02%Rank 1
Valuation59.6around the middleValued about like the sector.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Earnings yield3.86%4.42%Rank 40
FCF yield5.90%3.98%Rank 74
EV/saleslower is better1.022.08Rank 79
EV/EBITlower is better20.9119.47Rank 45
Momentum15.0below the middleShare price doing worse than the sector: Share price, 1 year −25.06%, sector −0.01%.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Share price, 1 year−25.06%−0.01%Rank 10
Share price, 6 months−26.39%−1.43%Rank 14
Share price, 3 months−10.95%0.53%Rank 25
Distance from 52-week high−40.15%−16.36%Rank 11
Quality50.9around the middleQuality about like the sector.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Accruals (Sloan)lower is better−5.27%1.39%Rank 96
Change in share countlower is better0.68%−0.44%Rank 11
Dividend streak in years285Rank 96
Price reaction to results, market-adjusted−11.37%0.27%Rank 1
Balance sheet & risk34.5below the middleMore risk than the sector: Volatility, 1 year 43.82%, sector 32.95%.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Equity ratio36.49%39.65%Rank 41
Net debt/EBITDAlower is better1.651.38Rank 44
Debt to equitylower is better0.880.61Rank 37
Volatility, 1 yearlower is better43.82%32.95%Rank 16

Ten years in figures

Revenue from $13.1B (2016) to $16.2B (2025), 2.4% a year.

Fiscal years, amounts in USD
YearRevenue, $BEBIT marginFCFSharesNet debt
201613.16.4%$438.0M143M$992.3M
201714.95.2%$322.6M141M$1.1B
201816.65.5%$729.0M140M$967.7M
201915.35.2%$765.0M138M$1.1B
202016.24.2%$445.2M136M$1.2B
202123.14.7%$24.0M134M$2.0B
202224.75.1%$1.5B127M$2.1B
202317.62.9%$647.8M120M$1.8B
202417.73.8%$486.4M121M$1.6B
202516.24.9%$894.9M122M$1.5B
4.5 / 10Low MatchStockScorer score5 of 11 points

3 of 7 StockScorer Score rules met · How the score is built

CH Robinson Worldwide Inc mainly meets criteria in the Valuation category. Result from 18 strategies checked.

This stock · Profitability: 67%This stock · Growth: 0%This stock · Valuation: 100%This stock · Momentum: 0%Median of all stocks · Profitability: 33%Median of all stocks · Growth: 0%Median of all stocks · Valuation: 0%Median of all stocks · Momentum: 0%50%100%ProfitabilityGrowthValuationMomentumThis stockMedian of all stocks

How CH Robinson Worldwide Inc's score is built

CH Robinson Worldwide Inc is rated here with the StockScorer Score strategy, the flagship rule set. It compares return and cash-flow metrics with the median of the company's own sector and checks growth and price trend.

3 of 7 rules met

5 of 11 points

  1. Free cash flow yield above the sector medianmet2 of 2 points
  2. Return on capital (Greenblatt ROC) above the sector medianmet2 of 2 points
  3. Return on equity above the sector medianmet1 of 1 point
  4. Free cash flow margin above the sector mediannot met0 of 2 points
  5. Revenue growth above 15%not met0 of 2 points
  6. 3-year earnings growth above 12% p.a.not met0 of 1 point
  7. 12-month share price more than 20 percentage points ahead of the marketnot met0 of 1 point
  8. Exclusion: financial and real estate stocksdoes not apply

Detail data

How does CH Robinson Worldwide Inc stock perform across 18 strategies?

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  • Earnings Quality: Accrual Check (Sloan)
  • Dividend Aristocrats & Continuity
  • Magic Formula: Value + Quality
  • Acquirer's Multiple: EV/EBIT Deep Value
  • Defensive: Low Volatility
  • Balanced GARP
  • High-Growth / Rule of 40
  • Levermann Strategy (13 Criteria)
  • PEG Strategy (inspired by Peter Lynch)
  • Trending Value: Value + Momentum
  • Undervalued Stocks: Multi-Factor Check
  • Growth Momentum (CAN SLIM principle)

CH Robinson Worldwide Inc key metrics: P/E, P/B and equity ratio

Selected fundamental metrics for CH Robinson Worldwide Inc.

MetricStockSector
P/E ratio25.922.5
P/B ratio8.32.9
Return on equity (ROE)31.8%13.1%
Equity ratio36.5%39.7%
Debt-to-equity (D/E)0.880.61
Dividend yield2.0%2.0%

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Frequently asked questions about CH Robinson Worldwide Inc stock

How does CH Robinson Worldwide Inc stock (CHRW) score in the StockScorer model?
CH Robinson Worldwide Inc stock reaches a StockScorer score of 4.5 out of 10, which is a low match with the rule-based strategies. 3 out of 7 flagship profile rules are met.
What is CH Robinson Worldwide Inc's P/E ratio?
CH Robinson Worldwide Inc's P/E ratio is 25.9. The Industrials sector median is 22.5.
What sector is CH Robinson Worldwide Inc in?
CH Robinson Worldwide Inc is assigned to the Industrials sector. Its rank within the sector is 36.0 out of 100: 100 means the stock leads its peer group of large and mid-cap sector stocks in every measured area.

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