BCO vs EXPD
Brinks Co. and Expeditors International of Washington Inc., side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | BCO | EXPD |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $5.3B | $11.1B |
| Net income | $199.7M | $810.3M |
| Gross margin | 25.8% | 33.1% |
| Net margin | 4.0% | 7.3% |
| Return on equity | 86.3% | 35.4% |
| Diluted EPS | $4.69 | $5.95 |
| Dividend / share | $1.01 | $1.54 |
| Payout ratio | 21.2% | 25.6% |
| Free cash flow | $436.4M | $953.4M |
| Equity | $277.7M | $2.4B |
| Net debt / equity | 8.09× | · |
| Current ratio | 1.51× | 1.81× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 7.3% | 2.9% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | 65.7% | 3.1% |
EXPD bills 2.1× the revenue of BCO, and keeps more of each dollar of revenue as profit (7.3% against 4.0%).
The stronger figure of the pair is set in bold. That is arithmetic, not a recommendation — this page does not pick a winner. "·" marks a figure not available in our data.
10 years side by side
| Fiscal year | BCO | EXPD |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $5.3B | $11.1B |
| FY2024 | $5.0B | $10.6B |
| FY2023 | $4.9B | $9.3B |
| FY2022 | $4.5B | $17.1B |
| FY2021 | $4.2B | $16.5B |
| FY2020 | $3.7B | $9.6B |
| FY2019 | $3.7B | $7.9B |
| FY2018 | $3.5B | $8.1B |
| FY2017 | $3.3B | $6.9B |
| FY2016 | $3.0B | $6.1B |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | BCO | EXPD |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $199.7M | $810.3M |
| FY2024 | $162.9M | $810.1M |
| FY2023 | $87.7M | $752.9M |
| FY2022 | $170.6M | $1.4B |
| FY2021 | $105.2M | $1.4B |
| FY2020 | $16.0M | $696.1M |
| FY2019 | $29.0M | $590.4M |
| FY2018 | $-33.3M | $618.2M |
| FY2017 | $16.7M | $489.3M |
| FY2016 | $34.5M | $430.8M |
18 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −$5,807,809,000 | EXPD |
| FY2024 | −$5,588,615,000 | EXPD |
| FY2023 | −$4,425,510,000 | EXPD |
| FY2022 | −$12,535,784,000 | EXPD |
| FY2021 | −$12,323,317,000 | EXPD |
| FY2020 | −$5,893,493,000 | EXPD |
| FY2019 | −$4,259,217,000 | EXPD |
| FY2018 | −$4,649,465,000 | EXPD |
| FY2017 | −$3,573,948,000 | EXPD |
| FY2016 | −$3,077,437,000 | EXPD |
| FY2015 | −$3,555,232,000 | EXPD |
| FY2014 | −$3,002,421,000 | EXPD |
| FY2013 | −$2,301,657,000 | EXPD |
| FY2012 | −$2,414,615,000 | EXPD |
| FY2011 | −$2,498,637,000 | EXPD |
| FY2010 | −$2,991,373,000 | EXPD |
| FY2009 | −$957,283,000 | EXPD |
| FY2008 | −$2,470,378,000 | EXPD |
EXPD has reported the higher revenue in every one of these 18 fiscal years. The gap has widened since the earliest year compared.
18 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
18 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −3.3 pp | EXPD |
| FY2024 | −4.2 pp | EXPD |
| FY2023 | −6.1 pp | EXPD |
| FY2022 | −4.0 pp | EXPD |
| FY2021 | −5.8 pp | EXPD |
| FY2020 | −6.7 pp | EXPD |
| FY2019 | −6.6 pp | EXPD |
| FY2018 | −8.4 pp | EXPD |
| FY2017 | −6.4 pp | EXPD |
| FY2016 | −5.6 pp | EXPD |
| FY2015 | −7.9 pp | EXPD |
| FY2014 | −9.0 pp | EXPD |
| FY2013 | −3.6 pp | EXPD |
| FY2012 | −2.5 pp | EXPD |
| FY2011 | −3.6 pp | EXPD |
| FY2010 | −3.3 pp | EXPD |
| FY2009 | +1.5 pp | BCO |
| FY2008 | +1.7 pp | BCO |
The higher net margin has changed hands between BCO and EXPD over this period.
18 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
BCO's net margin has been more volatile than EXPD's over the 18 comparable fiscal years — 2.5 percentage points of standard deviation against 1.0.
18 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
The lead in net margin changed hands between BCO and EXPD over these 18 fiscal years — BCO led in 2 and EXPD in 16.
18 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
BCO's return on equity has been more volatile than EXPD's over the 17 comparable fiscal years — 29.6 percentage points of standard deviation against 8.4.
17 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
The lead in return on equity changed hands between BCO and EXPD over these 17 fiscal years — BCO led in 6 and EXPD in 11.
17 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.