Latest Ratios: P/E Ratio 22.2x · EV/EBITDA 16.5x · ROE 32.9%. (1996–2025 historical series)
Price-based multiples — how expensive the stock is relative to earnings, sales, book value, and cash flow
| Metric | TTM | FY 2025 | FY 2024 | FY 2023 | FY 2022 | FY 2021 | FY 2020 | FY 2019 | FY 2018 | FY 2017 | FY 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Market Cap | $14.8B | $19.5B | $12.5B | $10.3B | $11.6B | $14.4B | $12.8B | $10.8B | $11.8B | $12.6B | $10.5B |
| Enterprise Value | $16.2B | $21.0B | $14.1B | $12.1B | $13.8B | $16.4B | $14.0B | $11.9B | $12.8B | $13.7B | $11.5B |
| P/E Ratio → | 22.25 | 33.28 | 26.77 | 31.76 | 12.37 | 17.06 | 25.23 | 18.66 | 17.78 | 24.96 | 20.41 |
| P/S Ratio | 0.81 | 1.20 | 0.70 | 0.59 | 0.47 | 0.62 | 0.79 | 0.70 | 0.71 | 0.85 | 0.80 |
| P/B Ratio | 8.25 | 10.58 | 7.24 | 7.29 | 8.60 | 7.12 | 6.80 | 6.45 | 7.40 | 8.83 | 8.33 |
| P/FCF | 29.20 | 21.83 | 25.63 | 15.96 | 7.65 | 599.37 | 28.71 | 14.08 | 16.20 | 39.05 | 23.92 |
| P/OCF | 16.15 | 21.36 | 24.49 | 14.13 | 7.05 | 151.70 | 25.61 | 12.89 | 14.89 | 33.10 | 19.79 |
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Enterprise-value multiples — capital-structure-neutral measures of total business value
| Metric | TTM | FY 2025 | FY 2024 | FY 2023 | FY 2022 | FY 2021 | FY 2020 | FY 2019 | FY 2018 | FY 2017 | FY 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EV / Revenue | — | 1.29 | 0.79 | 0.69 | 0.56 | 0.71 | 0.86 | 0.78 | 0.77 | 0.92 | 0.87 |
| EV / EBITDA | 16.53 | 23.39 | 18.35 | 19.79 | 10.14 | 13.95 | 18.02 | 13.34 | 12.66 | 15.81 | 12.57 |
| EV / EBIT | 20.43 | 26.73 | 21.02 | 23.60 | 10.88 | 15.13 | 20.74 | 15.04 | 14.01 | 17.71 | 13.69 |
| EV / FCF | — | 23.47 | 28.91 | 18.75 | 9.06 | 681.29 | 31.37 | 15.53 | 17.52 | 42.56 | 26.18 |
Margins and return-on-capital ratios measuring operating efficiency
Full margin charts and quarterly trend are on the Earnings History page
| Metric | TTM | FY 2025 | FY 2024 | FY 2023 | FY 2022 | FY 2021 | FY 2020 | FY 2019 | FY 2018 | FY 2017 | FY 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin | 8.4% | 8.4% | 7.4% | 6.5% | 7.6% | 7.0% | 7.2% | 8.4% | 8.2% | 8.0% | 9.2% |
| Operating Margin | 4.9% | 4.9% | 3.8% | 2.9% | 5.1% | 4.7% | 4.2% | 5.2% | 5.5% | 5.2% | 6.4% |
| Net Profit Margin | 3.6% | 3.6% | 2.6% | 1.8% | 3.8% | 3.7% | 3.1% | 3.8% | 4.0% | 3.4% | 3.9% |
| Metric | TTM | FY 2025 | FY 2024 | FY 2023 | FY 2022 | FY 2021 | FY 2020 | FY 2019 | FY 2018 | FY 2017 | FY 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROE | 32.9% | 32.9% | 29.7% | 23.5% | 55.7% | 43.3% | 28.5% | 35.3% | 44.0% | 37.6% | 42.9% |
| ROA | 11.3% | 11.3% | 8.9% | 5.8% | 14.5% | 13.9% | 10.4% | 12.7% | 15.3% | 12.8% | 15.0% |
| ROIC | 18.0% | 18.0% | 15.3% | 11.5% | 25.4% | 23.0% | 17.3% | 22.2% | 26.7% | 24.2% | 30.1% |
| ROCE | 25.6% | 25.6% | 21.8% | 17.7% | 40.0% | 30.9% | 21.1% | 26.0% | 34.8% | 37.9% | 46.8% |
Solvency and debt-coverage ratios — lower is generally safer
| Metric | TTM | FY 2025 | FY 2024 | FY 2023 | FY 2022 | FY 2021 | FY 2020 | FY 2019 | FY 2018 | FY 2017 | FY 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debt / Equity | 0.88 | 0.88 | 1.01 | 1.38 | 1.74 | 1.10 | 0.76 | 0.93 | 0.84 | 1.03 | 0.99 |
| Debt / EBITDA | 1.81 | 1.81 | 2.27 | 3.18 | 1.74 | 1.90 | 1.84 | 1.75 | 1.33 | 1.69 | 1.36 |
| Net Debt / Equity | — | 0.80 | 0.93 | 1.27 | 1.58 | 0.97 | 0.63 | 0.66 | 0.61 | 0.79 | 0.79 |
| Net Debt / EBITDA | 1.64 | 1.64 | 2.08 | 2.94 | 1.58 | 1.68 | 1.53 | 1.24 | 0.96 | 1.30 | 1.09 |
| Debt / FCF | — | 1.64 | 3.28 | 2.79 | 1.41 | 81.93 | 2.66 | 1.45 | 1.33 | 3.51 | 2.27 |
| Interest Coverage | 12.45 | 12.45 | 7.44 | 4.88 | 12.67 | 18.09 | 14.98 | 16.55 | 28.67 | 16.61 | 32.74 |
Short-term solvency ratios and asset-utilisation metrics
| Metric | TTM | FY 2025 | FY 2024 | FY 2023 | FY 2022 | FY 2021 | FY 2020 | FY 2019 | FY 2018 | FY 2017 | FY 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current Ratio | 1.53 | 1.53 | 1.28 | 1.40 | 1.08 | 1.44 | 1.60 | 1.70 | 1.92 | 1.26 | 1.09 |
| Quick Ratio | 1.53 | 1.53 | 1.28 | 1.40 | 1.08 | 1.44 | 1.60 | 1.70 | 1.92 | 1.26 | 1.09 |
| Cash Ratio | 0.09 | 0.09 | 0.06 | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.08 | 0.13 | 0.29 | 0.26 | 0.17 | 0.14 |
| Asset Turnover | — | 3.21 | 3.35 | 3.37 | 4.15 | 3.29 | 3.15 | 3.30 | 3.76 | 3.51 | 3.60 |
| Inventory Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Days Sales Outstanding | — | 56.60 | 53.21 | 53.35 | 48.02 | 69.79 | 59.61 | 50.24 | 50.96 | 51.89 | 47.52 |
Earnings, FCF, buyback, and dividend yields — total returns to shareholders
Full dividend history and growth charts are on the Dividend History page
| Metric | TTM | FY 2025 | FY 2024 | FY 2023 | FY 2022 | FY 2021 | FY 2020 | FY 2019 | FY 2018 | FY 2017 | FY 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | 2.0% | 1.5% | 2.4% | 2.8% | 2.5% | 1.9% | 1.6% | 2.6% | 2.2% | 2.1% | 2.3% |
| Payout Ratio | 51.3% | 51.3% | 63.3% | 89.7% | 30.3% | 32.8% | 41.5% | 48.1% | 39.9% | 51.1% | 47.8% |
| Metric | TTM | FY 2025 | FY 2024 | FY 2023 | FY 2022 | FY 2021 | FY 2020 | FY 2019 | FY 2018 | FY 2017 | FY 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earnings Yield | 4.5% | 3.0% | 3.7% | 3.1% | 8.1% | 5.9% | 4.0% | 5.4% | 5.6% | 4.0% | 4.9% |
| FCF Yield | 3.4% | 4.6% | 3.9% | 6.3% | 13.1% | 0.2% | 3.5% | 7.1% | 6.2% | 2.6% | 4.2% |
| Buyback Yield | 2.4% | 1.8% | 0.0% | 0.6% | 12.5% | 4.0% | 1.4% | 2.9% | 2.5% | 1.5% | 1.7% |
| Total Shareholder Yield | 4.4% | 3.4% | 2.4% | 3.4% | 15.0% | 6.0% | 3.0% | 5.5% | 4.8% | 3.5% | 4.0% |
| Shares Outstanding | — | $122M | $121M | $120M | $127M | $134M | $136M | $138M | $140M | $141M | $143M |
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Quick answers to the most common questions about buying CHRW stock.
C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.'s current P/E ratio is 22.2x. The historical average is 26.4x. This places it at the 28th percentile of its historical range.
C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.'s current EV/EBITDA is 16.5x. This enterprise value multiple compares the company's total value (equity + debt - cash) to its EBITDA. The historical average is 16.0x.
C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.'s return on equity (ROE) is 32.9%. This is above the typical threshold of 15-20% considered good for most companies. The historical average is 33.0%.
Based on historical data, C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. is trading at a P/E of 22.2x. This is at the 28th percentile of its historical P/E range. Compare with industry peers and growth rates for a complete picture.
C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.'s current dividend yield is 1.98% with a payout ratio of 51.3%.
C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. has 8.4% gross margin and 4.9% operating margin.
C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.'s Debt/EBITDA ratio is 1.8x, indicating moderate leverage. A ratio below 2x is generally considered financially healthy.
Key Metrics
Top Statement Risk
Freight cycle trough persistence
Metrics are mathematically derived from official filings.
Premium Multiples Priced Against Contracting Revenue
CHRW trades at 26.6x trailing and 20.2x forward earnings, a premium that appears difficult to reconcile with the reported 8.4% year-over-year revenue decline and a PEG of 4.96 that implies little growth support.
Compared with its own historical pattern, the current P/E sits at the upper end of the range implied by the quarterly ROE data, which suggests the market is capitalizing a recovery in net margin rather than current top-line expansion. The forward-to-trailing P/E compression of roughly 24% indicates investors expect earnings to rebound, yet the 8.4% revenue contraction and the Q2 2026 EPS miss of $1.56 versus $1.70 consensus warrant caution about how durable that rebound may be. Relative to peers, the multiple is below XPO's 66.9x and EXPD's 31.7x trailing P/E, but those comparisons are distorted by negative earnings at FWRD and RXO, so the valuation is better judged against the forward multiple and the EV/EBITDA of 18.5x.
Net Revenue Margin Recovery Driving Earnings
Gross margin rose from 7.7% in 2026Q1 to 15.1% in 2026Q3, while net margin held near 3.5% to 3.9% across the ten quarters, suggesting the earnings recovery reflects spread compression reversal rather than broad margin expansion.
The jump in gross margin is best read as a tightening freight spread, since net margin moved far less than gross margin over the same window, implying that operating expense absorbed much of the gain. Operating margin reached only 5.1% in 2026Q3, which indicates that personnel and SG&A costs remain heavy relative to net revenue. Based on reported figures, the recovery in gross margin may prove cyclical rather than structural if carrier capacity loosens again, so investors should treat the latest quarter as a potentially elevated base.
ROIC Recovering From Compressed Trough Levels
ROIC climbed from 4.0% in 2025Q4 to 5.8% in 2026Q2 and 2026Q3, still well below the 48.4% reported by EXPD, suggesting that the asset-light model's return advantage has not translated into superior capital efficiency in this cycle.
The ROIC trend shows recovery but the absolute level remains modest, and ROE of 12.4% in 2026Q3 is elevated mainly by leverage, since the debt-to-equity ratio rose from 0.88 to 1.36 over the same period. This means a portion of the return improvement may reflect balance sheet expansion rather than operating efficiency alone. Compared with EXPD, CHRW's return profile appears structurally lower, which may indicate that its brokerage spread economics do not generate the same capital intensity advantages as Expeditors' global forwarding model.
Leverage Rebuilding Toward Two-Year Highs
Debt-to-equity rose from 0.88 in 2025Q4 to 1.36 in 2026Q3, while debt-to-EBITDA moved from 7.84x to 7.28x, suggesting leverage is increasing against equity rather than being absorbed by stronger earnings.
The reversal in the debt-to-equity trend appears driven by equity stability and liability growth rather than debt reduction, and interest coverage data is largely unavailable for recent quarters, limiting a full assessment of debt service comfort. Investors should monitor whether the rising leverage ratio reflects working capital funding or shareholder return activity, given buybacks of $219.5M in 2026Q2. Warrants further investigation into the composition of the debt build before drawing firm conclusions about refinancing risk.
Misapplied Net Margin Obscures Gross Revenue Scale
Headline revenue exceeding $16 billion is often mistaken for economic scale, yet net revenue margin near 8% to 15% is the more meaningful measure of the brokerage spread and should anchor any cross-cycle comparison.
Applying P/S of 0.93 or gross revenue growth as a valuation anchor can mislead because purchased transportation costs inflate or deflate reported revenue with fuel and capacity cycles without changing the company's actual take. Net revenue margin and gross profit per shipment provide a cleaner read of pricing power and volume. Based on the data, the 8.4% revenue decline may overstate or understate underlying demand depending on rate movements, so investors should anchor analysis on gross profit trends instead.