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GXO Logistics

GXO
36
Integrated Freight & Logistics · Industrials
Price
$45.72
+0.35 (+0.77%)
Market Cap
$5.26B
Winston Score
36
Winston is serious
Below-average fundamentals — multiple weak pillars.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026
How the score breaks down
Quality
Weak
Growth
Mixed
Cash Flow
Strong
Stability
Mixed
Valuation
Good

Winston Score History

The full picture

GXO Logistics runs warehouses and fulfillment centers for large companies around the world. Instead of businesses managing their own storage and shipping operations, they hire GXO to handle it for them. Customers include major retailers, e-commerce companies, and manufacturers who need their products picked, packed, and shipped to stores or directly to shoppers.

GXO earns money through long-term contracts where clients pay fees for warehouse management, labor, and technology services. The company operates primarily in North America and Europe and is one of the largest pure-play contract logistics providers in the world. Its competitive edge comes from automation technology — robots and software that make warehouses faster and cheaper to run. The main risk is that GXO operates on thin margins, meaning cost increases from labor or energy can quickly hurt profits. Growth depends on winning new outsourcing contracts as more companies decide to hand off their logistics operations rather than run them in-house.

Share count broadly stable

+0.6% over 4y

The share count has stayed roughly flat over this period — little dilution or buyback activity.

Diluted shares outstanding: 115.6M (2021) → 116.3M (2025)

Score breakdown

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Quality

Profit per sale
Gross Margin
11.4%
Thin — 11.4% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
2.4%
Thin — 2.4% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
4.1%
Weak — 4.1% return on capital

ROIC between 0% and 5%. They earn a few cents back per dollar invested in the business.

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Growth

Sales growth
Sales YoY
-45.5%
Shrinking sales (-45.5% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
+113.9%
Earnings growing fast (+113.9% YoY)

Earnings growing 25%+ a year. The compounder zone.

How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
3/8 quarters
Earnings rarely grow — volatile business

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
424%
Turns 424% of profit into real cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
2.4%
Thin free cash flow (2.4%)

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
1.07
Elevated debt (1.07)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
3.93x
Tight — interest eats into profit (3.9x)

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

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
39.6x
Pricey — P/E 39.6

P/E over 35. The market is pricing in heavy, sustained growth.

Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
+23.5
GROWING
Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (39.6 → 16.1)

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Dividends

Not applicable for this business.
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