CH Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) financial statements
CH Robinson Worldwide reported revenue of $16.2B in fiscal 2025, up 2.4% a year over 9 years.
Net income was $587M and the operating margin 4.9%, against 6.4% in 2016.
Free cash flow was $844M, and the company returned $301M in dividends and $355M in net buybacks.
The diluted share count fell 15% over the period (buybacks).
Revenue and free cash flow
Fiscal years, $ billions.
Income statement
Fiscal years, from CH Robinson Worldwide's 10-K filings with the SEC.
| Fiscal year | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $13.1B | $14.9B | $16.6B | $15.3B | $16.2B | $23.1B | $24.7B | $17.6B | $17.7B | $16.2B |
| Cost of revenue | $1.3B | $1.2B | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gross profit | $11.8B | $13.6B | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Operating income | $838M | $775M | $912M | $790M | $673M | $1.1B | $1.3B | $515M | $669M | $795M |
| Pre-tax income | $812M | $728M | $880M | $742M | $628M | $1.0B | $1.2B | $409M | $579M | $722M |
| Income tax | $299M | $224M | $216M | $165M | $122M | $178M | $226M | $84M | $114M | $135M |
| Net income | $513M | $505M | $665M | $577M | $506M | $844M | $941M | $325M | $466M | $587M |
| EPS (diluted) | $3.59 | $3.57 | $4.73 | $4.19 | $3.72 | $6.31 | $7.40 | $2.72 | $3.86 | $4.83 |
| Diluted shares | 143M | 141M | 140M | 138M | 136M | 134M | 127M | 120M | 121M | 122M |
| Gross margin | 90.0% | 91.6% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Operating margin | 6.4% | 5.2% | 5.5% | 5.2% | 4.2% | 4.7% | 5.1% | 2.9% | 3.8% | 4.9% |
| Net margin | 3.9% | 3.4% | 4.0% | 3.8% | 3.1% | 3.7% | 3.8% | 1.8% | 2.6% | 3.6% |
Balance sheet
Fiscal years, from CH Robinson Worldwide's 10-K filings with the SEC.
| Fiscal year | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and short-term investments | $248M | $334M | $379M | $448M | $244M | $257M | $217M | $146M | $146M | $161M |
| Receivables | $1.7B | $2.1B | $2.2B | $2.0B | $2.4B | $4.0B | $3.0B | $2.4B | $2.4B | $2.4B |
| Total current assets | $2.0B | $2.5B | $2.8B | $2.6B | $2.9B | $4.8B | $3.6B | $2.9B | $3.0B | $2.8B |
| Property, plant and equipment | $233M | $230M | $228M | $208M | $179M | $140M | $159M | $145M | $127M | $116M |
| Goodwill | $1.2B | $1.3B | $1.3B | $1.3B | $1.5B | $1.5B | $1.5B | $1.5B | $1.4B | $1.5B |
| Total assets | $3.7B | $4.2B | $4.4B | $4.6B | $5.1B | $7.0B | $6.0B | $5.2B | $5.3B | $5.1B |
| Total current liabilities | $1.8B | $2.0B | $1.4B | $1.6B | $1.8B | $3.3B | $3.3B | $2.1B | $2.3B | $1.8B |
| Long-term debt | — | $750M | $1.3B | $1.1B | $1.1B | $1.4B | $920M | $1.4B | $922M | $1.1B |
| Total liabilities | $2.4B | $2.8B | $2.8B | $3.0B | $3.3B | $5.0B | $4.6B | $3.8B | $3.6B | $3.2B |
| Shareholders' equity | $1.3B | $1.4B | $1.6B | $1.7B | $1.9B | $2.0B | $1.4B | $1.4B | $1.7B | $1.8B |
| Net debt | $492M | $1.1B | $968M | $787M | $850M | $1.7B | $1.8B | $1.4B | $1.2B | $929M |
Cash flow
Fiscal years, from CH Robinson Worldwide's 10-K filings with the SEC.
| Fiscal year | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | $529M | $384M | $793M | $835M | $499M | $95M | $1.7B | $732M | $509M | $915M |
| Capital spending | $91M | $58M | $64M | $70M | $54M | $71M | $128M | $84M | $74M | $71M |
| Free cash flow | $438M | $326M | $729M | $765M | $445M | $24M | $1.5B | $648M | $435M | $844M |
| Stock-based compensation | $38M | $42M | $88M | $39M | $44M | $130M | $91M | $58M | $85M | $80M |
| Dividends paid | $245M | $258M | $265M | $278M | $210M | $277M | $285M | $292M | $295M | $301M |
| Share buybacks (net) | -$173M | -$185M | -$301M | -$309M | -$178M | -$582M | -$1.5B | -$64M | $0 | -$355M |
| Net borrowing | $0 | $250M | $591M | -$207M | $0 | $298M | $200M | $0 | $0 | -$262M |
| Free cash flow margin | 3.3% | 2.2% | 4.4% | 5.0% | 2.7% | 0.1% | 6.2% | 3.7% | 2.5% | 5.2% |
| Dividends per share | $1.72 | $1.83 | $1.89 | $2.02 | $1.54 | $2.07 | $2.24 | $2.44 | $2.44 | $2.48 |
Questions
What was CH Robinson Worldwide's revenue in 2025?
$16.2B in fiscal 2025, from its 10-K filing.
How much free cash flow does CH Robinson Worldwide generate?
$844M in fiscal 2025 (operating cash flow minus capital spending).
From CH Robinson Worldwide's annual reports filed with the SEC (XBRL data), standardised by Investingly. Information only, not investment advice.