CHRW · 10-Q · 2026Q3

C. H. ROBINSON WORLDWIDE, INC.

Filed 2026-10-30 · Other · View original filing on EDGAR

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Ranked Events

• Capital Return ProgramImportance 89 · Surprise 82
  C.H. Robinson repurchased $639.9 million of common stock in the nine months ended September 30, 2026, compared with $240.3 million in the prior-year period. Cash dividends were $229.1 million, versus $227.1 million in…
• Acquisition / Partnership / DivestitureImportance 71 · Surprise 60
  The company agreed to acquire RXO and paused share repurchases to pay down outstanding debt following the agreement. It expects to finance the cash consideration with new debt and secured a fully underwritten 364-day…
• Debt and Liquidity PositionImportance 66 · Surprise 48
  Net borrowings on debt were $779.0 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2026, compared with net debt payments of $195.0 million in the prior-year period; borrowings helped fund share repurchases,…
• Gross Margin DriversImportance 63 · Surprise 40
  Third-quarter gross profit increased 15.0% to $795.6 million and adjusted gross profit increased 14.5% to $808.4 million, while adjusted gross profit margin fell 200 basis points to 15.1%. Transportation adjusted gross…
• Revenue Performance and MixImportance 63 · Surprise 48
  Third-quarter 2026 total revenue increased 29.5% year over year to $5.358 billion, while nine-month revenue rose 16.1% to $14.305 billion. Transportation revenue grew 32.5% in the quarter to $5.012 billion, driven by…
• Restructuring and HeadcountImportance 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…
• Operating Cash Flow TrendsImportance 56 · Surprise 64
  Cash provided by operating activities was $228.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2026, down from $609.1 million in the prior-year period, a decrease of approximately 62.5%. The decline was primarily…
• Freight Capacity and PricingImportance 53 · Surprise 48
  North American truckload capacity remained tight as elevated insurance costs, stricter driver requirements, and enforcement actions removed carriers, keeping rates elevated despite muted freight demand; Managed…
• Operating Expense TrendsImportance 51 · Surprise 48
  Third-quarter personnel expense increased 3.1% year over year to $360.3 million, primarily because stronger operating performance raised incentive compensation; cost optimization, productivity gains, and lower…
• Market Demand TrendsImportance 41 · Surprise 32
  Underlying freight demand remained muted, with industry freight volumes down 0.3% year over year in the third quarter, although volumes showed early signs of stabilization late in the quarter. C.H. Robinson’s combined…
• Macroeconomic Factors ImpactImportance 33 · Surprise 24
  During the nine months ended September 30, 2026, tighter truckload and LTL capacity in NAST—associated with elevated insurance costs, stricter driver requirements, and federal enforcement actions—combined with elevated…
• Global Freight Pricing and CapacityImportance 33 · Surprise 24
  In global forwarding, ocean pricing and costs increased compared with the prior year as peak-season demand arrived earlier than usual and ocean carriers managed capacity, including through blank sailings. Air freight…
• Middle East Conflict ImpactImportance 31 · Surprise 32
  Conflict in the Middle East affected airspace availability and flight routings during the third quarter of 2026, contributing to significantly higher jet fuel prices and elevated air freight rates compared with the…
• Interest Expense TrendsImportance 29 · Surprise 30
  Third-quarter interest and other expense totaled $21.7 million, including $20.4 million of interest expense, which increased $4.7 million year over year because of a higher average debt balance, partly offset by lower…
• Trade Policy and TariffsImportance 26 · Surprise 24
  Shifting tariff policies in the prior-year period contributed to substantially lower ocean freight rates across many trade lanes, alongside excess vessel capacity and softening consumer demand. In the prior-year Global…

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