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C.H. Robinson Worldwide

CH1A.DE
46
Integrated Freight & Logistics · Industrials
Price
€121.52
-1.82 (-1.48%)
Market Cap
€14.41B
Exchange
Frankfurt Stock Exchange
Winston Score
46
Winston is serious
Mixed quality — meaningful strengths and weaknesses.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026
How the score breaks down
Quality
Mixed
Growth
Good
Cash Flow
Good
Stability
Good
Valuation
Good
Dividends
Weak

Share count falling — buybacks

9.2% over 4y

The company has reduced its share count over this period, returning value to shareholders through buybacks.

Diluted shares outstanding: 133.8M (2021) → 121.5M (2025)

Winston Score History

The full picture

C.H. Robinson is a freight broker and logistics company based in the United States. It connects businesses that need to ship goods — like retailers, food companies, and manufacturers — with trucking companies, railroads, and ocean carriers that move those goods. It is one of the largest freight brokers in North America and owns the Navisphere technology platform for managing shipments.

The company makes money by taking a cut of each freight transaction — it charges shippers more than it pays carriers, keeping the difference as gross profit. It operates across North America, Europe, and parts of Asia, generating roughly $18 billion in market value. Its main competitive advantage is its massive network of over 85,000 carriers and long-standing shipper relationships, which are hard for smaller rivals to replicate. The key risk is that freight volumes and pricing are tied closely to the broader economy, meaning a slowdown in trade or manufacturing can quickly squeeze its already thin margins.

Score breakdown

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Quality

Profit per sale
Gross Margin
8.1%
Thin — 8.1% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
5.2%
Thin — 5.2% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
24.6%
Exceptional — 24.6% return on capital

ROIC between 15% and 25%. Every dollar invested in the business earns 15 to 25 cents back per year.

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Growth

Sales growth
Sales YoY
-0.2%
Shrinking sales (-0.2% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
+19.4%
Earnings growing fast (+19.4% YoY)

Healthy double-digit earnings growth — what compounders look like.

How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
7/8 quarters
Every recent quarter grew earnings vs last year

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
108%
Turns 108% of profit into real cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
3.9%
Thin free cash flow (3.9%)

FCF margin between 0% and 10%. Some cash from sales, but not a lot.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns
Debt / Equity
1.08
Elevated debt (1.08)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
13.85x
Comfortably covers interest (13.8x)

Interest coverage above 8. Profits cover interest many times over.

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
22.9x
Growth-priced — P/E 22.9

P/E above the market average. People are paying up for expected growth.

Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
+5.3
GROWING
Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (22.9 → 17.6)

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Dividends

Dividend
Dividend Yield
1.78%
Small dividend — 1.78% yield

Modest yield. The bulk of any return needs to come from price appreciation.

Dividend record
Dividend Growth
-2.9%
Dividend cut (-2.9% YoY) — warning sign

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