CHRW C.H. Robinson
$138.17
▼ 3.9%Updated Oct 16, 2:25 PM ET
Report Card
CHRW at a glance — five pillars scored 0–100 from real filed financials.
How the 0–100 rating is calculatedOverall: Neutral · 44/100. A wider, greener shape means more pillars look healthy. Dividends scores 0 when a company pays none — that is a choice, not a flaw.
Price — Past Year
▲ Up 98.1% in the year to Jul 6, 2026
Key Metrics
Market Cap
$22.38B
P/E
27.18x
Forward P/E (est.)
23.04x
ROE
33.3%
Revenue Growth
-6.7%
EPS Growth
18.0%
Profit Margin
3.7%
FCF Yield
2.2%
Debt / Equity
0.59x
ROIC
19.0%
Interest Coverage
—
Current Ratio
1.58x
Dividend Yield
1.3%
Implied Growth (rev. DCF)
4.8%
Rating Score
44/100
Business Overview
C.H. Robinson (CHRW) is a large-cap company in the Air Freight & Logistics industry, part of the Industrials sector of the S&P 500, with a market value around $22.38B.
In its latest reported year it generated about $16.23B in revenue and $587.08M in net profit.
Our model rates CHRW Neutral (44/100) on growth, profitability, financial health, and valuation. The summary below is built from its filed financials and current ratios and refreshes automatically.
Economic Moat
Evidence of durable competitive advantage in the filed financials (10 years of history).
Profit margins and economic moats, explainedSome durable-advantage evidence, but not across the board — dig into which ingredient is weak and whether it's cyclical or structural.
3.9% average over the last 3 years
±0.9 pts around 4.8% across 10 years
grew in 6 of the last 9 year-over-year periods
positive in 10 of 10 years
19.0% latest fiscal year
A moat can't be proven by numbers alone — this scores the evidence a durable advantage leaves behind (pricing power, consistency, returns on capital), computed the same way for every stock. Pair it with the business overview before concluding anything.
Technical Analysis (Educational)
Technical analysis reads price and volume to judge momentum and timing. It complements the fundamentals above — it does not replace them. Here is what CHRW's chart says today, with each tool explained.
Trend — moving averages. A moving average is the average closing price over a window, which smooths out daily noise. CHRW trades near $138.17, below its 50-day average ($179.66) and 200-day average ($166.17). Price below both averages is a downtrend — momentum is against buyers for now.
Momentum — RSI. The Relative Strength Index runs 0–100 and measures how strong recent gains are versus losses. Above 70 is "overbought", below 30 "oversold". At 48 it is in neutral territory — neither stretched nor washed out.
MACD. MACD compares two moving averages to flag shifts in momentum. Its histogram is currently positive — short-term momentum is improving.
Volatility — ATR. Average True Range is the typical daily move. CHRW's is $5.86 (~4.2% of price), so swings of about that size each day are normal — handy for setting a stop that isn't too tight.
Support & resistance. In the month to Jul 6, 2026, CHRW found buyers near $175.84 (support) and sellers near $195.00 (resistance); its 52-week range then was $96.27–$203.34. A decisive break beyond either edge often marks the next move.
Volume. The latest session traded 0.8× the 20-day average — about normal. Rising volume on up-days suggests real buying; on down-days, real selling.
Educational information to help you read a chart — not a recommendation or a forecast. The indicators were last computed on Jul 6, 2026; the price is current.
Revenue Growth
4Y CAGR
-8.4%
Revenue moved from $13.14B in 2016 to $16.23B in 2025, a 2.4% compound annual growth rate. The most recent year declined 6.7% year over year. Shrinking revenue is worth a closer look — is it cyclical or structural?
Profitability
Gross Margin
16.8%
Operating Margin
4.9%
Net Margin
3.6%
ROE
33.3%
C.H. Robinson keeps about 3.7% of each sales dollar as net profit, with a 16.8% gross margin and 4.9% operating margin. Return on equity is 33.3% and return on invested capital about 19.0%. Thin margins leave less cushion if costs rise.
Debt Analysis
Total Debt
$1.69B
Net Debt
$1.53B
Net Debt / EBITDA
1.93x
Debt / Equity
0.59x
Leverage: debt-to-equity is 0.6x, with a current ratio of 1.6x. That is a moderate, manageable debt load for most businesses. It carries roughly $1.69B of total debt against $154.59M of cash.
Cash Flow Analysis
Operating CF
$914.52M
Free Cash Flow
$894.89M
FCF Margin
5.5%
In the latest year C.H. Robinson produced about $914.52M of operating cash flow and $894.89M of free cash flow after capital spending. That is a free-cash-flow yield of about 2.2% on today's price. Cash flow is what ultimately pays shareholders, so it is worth tracking over time.
Dividend Safety
Can the payout survive a bad year? Scored from filed cash flow, earnings coverage, and the raise/cut record.
What to look for in a dividend stockThe payout is comfortably covered by cash the business actually generates, with a raise habit behind it.
Dividend yield
1.3%
Per share (latest FY)
$2.49
Total paid (latest FY)
$301.38M
History on record
10 years
dividend uses 34% of free cash flow
51% of net income paid out
total dividends increased 5 years in a row
payout was cut at least once in the last 10 years
Coverage uses the latest fiscal year as filed with the SEC; the streak counts total dollars paid (per-share figures can carry split artifacts). Educational information, not income advice.
Valuation Analysis
P/E
27.18x
P/S
1.37x
P/B
7.51x
EV / EBITDA
—
CHRW trades at 27.2x trailing earnings (about 23.0x on estimated forward earnings), 1.4x sales, and 7.5x book value. Reverse-engineering today's price implies the market expects roughly 4.8% long-term free-cash-flow growth. That is a premium multiple that needs growth to justify it.
DCF Fair Value (Educational)
A two-stage discounted cash flow on real SEC-filed free cash flow — the intrinsic-value anchor professional analysts triangulate from.
How this DCF estimate is calculatedDCF fair value / share
$78.59
Current price
$138.17
Starting FCF (latest 10-K)
$894.89M
Growth, years 1–5
-5.0%
Fade to terminal, years 6–10
2.5%
Discount rate
9.0%
Cash flows grow at the stage-1 rate (trailing revenue growth, capped at 20%) for five years, fade to 2.5% by year 10, and continue at that rate forever (Gordon terminal value), all discounted at 9.0%. Small changes in assumptions move the result a lot — treat this as one reference point, not a target price. Educational only, not investment advice.
Metrics vs. Sector Range
Where CHRW sits versus the Industrials companies we cover.
Bands show the middle half (25th–75th percentile) of the 144 Industrials companies in our coverage that have fundamentals data — the peer-relative anchor professional comps analysis uses. Context only — not investment advice.
Sector Peer Comparison
How CHRW stacks up against its Industrials peers — valuation, profitability, and growth versus the sector median.
Among the 142 rated Industrials companies we cover, CHRW ranks #104 by our overall rating. It trades at roughly in line versus the sector on earnings (27.2x P/E vs. 30.5x median) with a higher return on equity (33.3% vs. 18.1%) and slower revenue growth (-6.7% vs. 6.0%).
P/E vs sector
27.2x
median 30.5x
ROE vs sector
33.3%
median 18.1%
Growth vs sector
-6.7%
median 6.0%
Sector rank
#104
of 142 rated
Valuation vs. quality map
The sweet spot is upper-left: more profitable (higher ROE) for a lower P/E. Dashed lines mark the sector median.
Peers are the closest Industrials companies by sub-industry and size, preferring ones with full data. Sector medians and rank use the 142 rated companies among the 273 Industrials stocks we cover. Educational, not a recommendation.
5-Year Projection Model
Project revenue → earnings → price. Edit the assumptions to build your own case.
What drives this projection, and its limits2030 scenario price range (Base Case)
$74.36 – $125.48
vs. $138.17 today · implied CAGR -12% – -2%
| Metric | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $16.72B | $17.22B | $17.74B | $18.27B | $18.82B |
| Net income | $668.79M | $688.85M | $709.52M | $730.80M | $752.73M |
| EPS | $4.13 | $4.25 | $4.38 | $4.51 | $4.65 |
| Share price (low) | $66.07 | $68.05 | $70.09 | $72.20 | $74.36 |
| Share price (high) | $111.49 | $114.84 | $118.28 | $121.83 | $125.48 |
| CAGR (low–high) | -52% / -19% | -30% / -9% | -20% / -5% | -15% / -3% | -12% / -2% |
Educational scenario model, not a forecast or investment advice. It starts from the latest annual revenue in SEC filings. By default, growth is trailing revenue growth (held between 3% and 45% a year), the net margin is the latest one (held between 3% and 50%, so a loss-making company is modeled with a small profit), and the Base case P/E runs from 60% to 100% of today's. Carrying recent growth forward five years can miss badly in either direction. Outputs are only as good as the assumptions.
Bull Case
The case for CHRW:
- Strong return on equity (33.3%) shows capital is put to work well.
- As an established S&P 500 member in Industrials, it brings scale and a long operating history.
Bear Case
The case against CHRW:
- Revenue growth is slow/negative (-6.7%), limiting the upside engine.
- Thin net margins (3.7%) leave little room for error.
Key Risks
Growth risk — sluggish revenue (-6.7%) leaves little margin for execution missteps.
Margin risk — thin profitability (3.7%) is vulnerable to cost or pricing pressure.
Market risk — sector rotation, the economic cycle, and broad sentiment move the stock regardless of fundamentals.
Investment Thesis
On balance, the picture is mixed: C.H. Robinson is a large-cap industrials business with shrinking revenue, with modest profitability, and a sound balance sheet. It trades at 27.2x earnings, which our model scores Neutral (44/100). Weigh this against your own goals and time horizon — this is educational information, not a recommendation.
Analyst Ratings
What 32 Wall Street analysts covering CHRW recommend (September 2026). Consensus is a useful sanity check — not a substitute for your own homework.
Latest SEC Filings
CHRW's most recent filings, straight from SEC EDGAR. Annual and quarterly reports are the deep dives; 8-Ks flag material events the moment they happen. How to read a 10-K
CHRW — frequently asked questions
Is CHRW a good stock to buy?
We don't give buy or sell advice. Our model rates C.H. Robinson Neutral (44/100) based on its growth, profitability, financial health, and valuation — use that as a research starting point and make your own decision.
What is CHRW's rating on The Stocks School?
C.H. Robinson currently scores 44/100 (Neutral) on our transparent model, which weighs real fundamentals: growth, margins, returns on capital, balance-sheet strength, and valuation.
How our ratings work →Where does CHRW's data come from?
Live price data plus real fundamentals and 5-year financials pulled directly from C.H. Robinson's SEC filings — refreshed automatically, not hand-entered.
How is the 5-year projection for CHRW calculated?
It's a scenario model. It starts from the latest annual revenue and net margin in SEC filings, grows revenue at an assumed rate (trailing revenue growth by default), and applies a P/E range built around today's multiple to show the resulting share-price range. When a stock has no growth or P/E data, the starting values are placeholders. It's a tool for thinking, not a prediction.
Is this CHRW analysis financial advice?
No. Everything on this page is educational research, not financial advice or a recommendation to buy or sell CHRW. Always do your own research and consider a licensed professional.
Data notice. Fundamentals and financial statements are sourced from company filings (SEC EDGAR) and market-data providers; prices and market caps refresh on trading days and may be delayed. Ratings, projections, technical signals, and written summaries are model- or rule-generated for education and may simplify or lag the latest filings.
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