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CHRW vs EXPD

C. H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. and Expeditors International of Washington Inc., side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.

At a glance

Most recent reported year

CHRW vs EXPD, at a glance
Metric CHRW EXPD
Revenue$16.2B$11.1B
Net income$587.1M$810.3M
Gross margin·33.1%
Net margin3.6%7.3%
Return on equity32.9%35.4%
Diluted EPS$4.83$5.95
Dividend / share$2.49$1.54
Payout ratio51.3%25.6%
Free cash flow$894.9M$953.4M
Equity$1.8B$2.4B
Net debt / equity0.50×·
Current ratio1.53×1.81×
Revenue CAGR 5y0.0%2.9%
Profit CAGR 5y3.0%3.1%

CHRW bills 1.5× the revenue of EXPD, and EXPD keeps more of each dollar of revenue as profit (7.3% against 3.6%).

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.

Revenue by year

10 years side by side

CHRW vs EXPD, revenue by year
Fiscal year CHRW EXPD
FY2025$16.2B$11.1B
FY2024$17.7B$10.6B
FY2023$17.6B$9.3B
FY2022$24.7B$17.1B
FY2021$23.1B$16.5B
FY2020$16.2B$9.6B
FY2019$15.3B$7.9B
FY2018$16.6B$8.1B
FY2017$14.9B$6.9B
FY2016$13.1B$6.1B
Net income by year

Bottom line

CHRW vs EXPD, net income by year
Fiscal year CHRW EXPD
FY2025$587.1M$810.3M
FY2024$465.7M$810.1M
FY2023$325.1M$752.9M
FY2022$940.5M$1.4B
FY2021$844.2M$1.4B
FY2020$506.4M$696.1M
FY2019$577.0M$590.4M
FY2018$664.5M$618.2M
FY2017$504.9M$489.3M
FY2016$513.4M$430.8M
Revenue gap over time

19 fiscal years

Revenue gap over time
Fiscal year Difference Ahead
FY2025+$5,163,754,000CHRW
FY2024+$7,124,441,000CHRW
FY2023+$8,296,333,000CHRW
FY2022+$7,625,341,000CHRW
FY2021+$6,578,621,000CHRW
FY2020+$6,622,713,000CHRW
FY2019+$7,367,091,000CHRW
FY2018+$8,492,807,000CHRW
FY2017+$7,948,432,000CHRW
FY2016+$7,046,376,000CHRW
FY2015+$6,859,452,000CHRW
FY2014+$6,905,346,000CHRW
FY2013+$6,671,819,000CHRW
FY2012+$5,366,898,000CHRW
FY2011+$4,174,809,000CHRW
FY2010+$3,306,732,000CHRW
FY2009+$3,484,906,000CHRW
FY2008+$2,944,736,000CHRW
FY2007+$2,081,052,000CHRW

CHRW has reported the higher revenue in every one of these 19 fiscal years. The gap has widened since the earliest year compared.

19 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.

Net margin gap over time

19 fiscal years

Net margin gap over time
Fiscal year Difference Ahead
FY2025−3.7 ppEXPD
FY2024−5.0 ppEXPD
FY2023−6.2 ppEXPD
FY2022−4.2 ppEXPD
FY2021−4.9 ppEXPD
FY2020−4.2 ppEXPD
FY2019−3.7 ppEXPD
FY2018−3.6 ppEXPD
FY2017−3.7 ppEXPD
FY2016−3.2 ppEXPD
FY2015−3.2 ppEXPD
FY2014−2.4 ppEXPD
FY2013−2.5 ppEXPD
FY2012−0.3 ppEXPD
FY2011−2.1 ppEXPD
FY2010−1.6 ppEXPD
FY2009−1.1 ppEXPD
FY2008−1.2 ppEXPD
FY2007−0.7 ppEXPD

EXPD has kept the higher net margin in every one of these 19 fiscal years.

19 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.

Net margin volatility

Standard deviation, each side

EXPD's net margin has been more volatile than CHRW's over the 19 comparable fiscal years — 1.0 percentage points of standard deviation against 0.7.

19 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.

Who led in net margin

Year by year

EXPD led in net margin in every one of the 19 comparable fiscal years — a structural lead, not a recent swing.

19 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.

Return on equity volatility

Standard deviation, each side

EXPD's return on equity has been more volatile than CHRW's over the 19 comparable fiscal years — 8.0 percentage points of standard deviation against 7.5.

19 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.

Who led in return on equity

Year by year

The lead in return on equity changed hands between CHRW and EXPD over these 19 fiscal years — CHRW led in 14 and EXPD in 5.

19 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.

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