CHRW · 10-Q · 2026Q3 · Full report
Restructuring and Headcount
C. H. ROBINSON WORLDWIDE, INC. · 2026-10-30 · Importance 59 · Surprise 82
The 2025 Restructuring Program generated $30.4 million of severance and related personnel expense in the first nine months of 2026, compared with $14.8 million in the prior-year period, which also included costs related to the Europe Surface Transportation divestiture. The Kansas City regional center lease impairment associated with the program was $16.3 million for the first nine months of 2026. Average company headcount declined 10.4% year over year to 11,253 in the third quarter and 11.4% to 11,479 for the first nine months. NAST recorded $19.8 million of restructuring severance expense in the first nine months, while Global Forwarding recorded $5.0 million and All Other and Corporate recorded $5.6 million.
Key facts
- C.H. Robinson incurred $3.6 million of severance and related personnel expenses in Q3 2026 under its 2025 Restructuring Program; the period also included $12.5 million of Kansas City regional center lease impairment expense associated with the program and $2.9 million of acquisition-related expenses. source
- C.H. Robinson incurred $30.4 million of severance and related personnel expenses under its 2025 Restructuring Program in the nine months ended September 30, 2026; other SG&A included $16.3 million of Kansas City lease impairment expense associated with the program and acquisition-related expenses. source
- C.H. Robinson's 2025 Restructuring Program resulted in $5.0 million of Global Forwarding severance and related personnel expenses and $0.6 million of other SG&A expenses in the nine months ended September 30, 2026. source
- C.H. Robinson's nine-month 2026 All Other and Corporate personnel expenses included $5.6 million of severance under the 2025 Restructuring Program, and other SG&A included $12.4 million of Kansas City regional center lease impairment expense associated with the program. source
- C.H. Robinson's nine-month 2026 personnel expenses included $19.8 million of severance and related personnel expenses under its 2025 Restructuring Program; other SG&A included $3.3 million of acquisition- and restructuring-related expenses. source