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C.H. Robinson Worldwide

CHRW
46
Integrated Freight & Logistics · Industrials
Also trades as: 0HQW.L GBP 1.40 (-2.09%)
Price
$141.17
-1.14 (-0.80%)
Market Cap
$16.30B
Exchange
NASDAQ
Winston Score
46
Winston is serious
Mixed quality — meaningful strengths and weaknesses.
Data as of Oct 25, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026

§How the score breaks down

Quality
Mixed
12/30
Growth
Good
13/20
Cash Flow
Good
6/10
Stability
Good
5/10
Valuation
Strong
7/10
Ownership
Weak
2/15
Dividends
Weak
1/5

46 of 100 counted points = Winston Score 46.

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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 one of the largest freight brokerage companies in the world. 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 does not own trucks itself; instead, it acts as a middleman that arranges transportation for its customers.

The company earns money by charging shippers more than it pays carriers, keeping the difference as its fee. It operates primarily in North America but also has a global freight forwarding business that handles international shipments. Its main competitive advantage is its massive network of over 100,000 carriers and its proprietary technology platform, Navisphere, which helps match freight with available capacity. The key risk is that freight brokerage is a highly competitive, low-margin business, and when shipping volumes or rates fall — as they did during the freight downturn of 2023–2024 — profits can drop sharply.

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Score breakdown

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Quality

Profit per sale
Gross Margin
15.0%
Thin — 15.0% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
5.2%
Thin — 5.2% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
23.2%
Exceptional — 23.2% 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
-0.1%
Shrinking sales (-0.1% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
+19.6%
Earnings growing fast (+19.6% 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
1.21
Elevated debt (1.21)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
6.82x
Adequate interest coverage (6.8x)

Interest coverage between 3 and 8. Profits cover interest several times over.

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
26.6x
Growth-priced — P/E 26.6

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

Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
+7.5
GROWING
Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (26.6 → 19.0)

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Dividends

Dividend
Dividend Yield
1.60%
Small dividend — 1.60% yield

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

Dividend record
Dividend Growth
+1.6%
Dividend flat
Payout Ratio
48%
no trend
Pays out a modest share of profit and keeps the rest to reinvest. Room to keep paying through a weak year.

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