# C.H. Robinson Worldwide Inc. (CHRW) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NASDAQ, United States. Sector: Industrials / Air Freight & Logistics. Price $147.64, market value $17.3 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 28.2×** (5-yr avg 23.2×, 3-yr avg 29.7×). C.H. Robinson Worldwide Inc. trades at 28.2× trailing earnings, well above its own five-year average of 23.2×: investors are paying up relative to the company's past. The Industrials median in the September 2026 study was 25.7×. Forward P/E is 19.7×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **PEG: 0.78**. A PEG of 0.78 means the P/E is low relative to expected earnings growth: the market is not paying much for that growth.
- **Price / sales: 1.0×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 1.0×.
- **Price / book: 10.6×**. The shares trade at 10.6× book value; most of the value is in earnings power and intangibles rather than the balance sheet.
- **EV / EBITDA: 19.5×**. Enterprise value is 19.5× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 3.9%** (5-yr avg 6.2%). Free cash flow equals 3.9% of the market value, below its five-year average of 6.2%, so the shares are pricier on cash than usual.
- **Earnings yield: 3.5%**. The inverse of the P/E: 3.5% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Operating margin: 4.9%**. 4.9% of revenue is left after running the business, which leaves little cushion in a downturn.
- **Net margin: 3.6%**. 3.6% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 31.8%**. 31.8% on shareholders' equity is excellent if it is not driven by leverage; sustained above 20% usually signals a competitive advantage.
- **Return on invested capital: 23.7%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 23.7%: comfortably above what that capital costs.
- **Return on assets: 12.5%**. Each dollar of assets produces 12.5% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): -8.4%** (3-yr -13.1%/yr, 5-yr 0.0%/yr). Revenue fell 8.4% over the last year, against 0.0% a year compounded over five years: growth is slowing.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): 25.1%** (3-yr -13.3%/yr, 5-yr 5.4%/yr). Earnings per share rose 25.1%, faster than revenue, so margins expanded or the share count shrank.
- **Free-cash-flow growth (3 yr): -17.4%/yr**. Free cash flow has compounded at -17.4% a year over three years, keeping pace with earnings: the growth is real cash.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 0.59**. Debt is 0.59 times equity, moderate leverage.
- **Net debt / EBITDA: 1.0×**. It would take 1.0 years of operating earnings to repay net borrowings, within the comfortable range.
- **Altman Z-score: 7.46**. A Z-score of 7.46 places the company in the safe zone for bankruptcy risk.
- **Piotroski F-score: 4/9**. 4 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 1.71%** ($2.51 per share, trailing). C.H. Robinson Worldwide Inc. yields 1.71%, a modest yield more typical of a growth-oriented payer.
- **Payout ratio: 51%** (45% of free cash flow). 51% of earnings goes out as dividends, leaving room to keep raising it.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 14**. 14 straight years of increases, a record that survived at least one recession.
- **Dividend growth (5 yr): 4.1%/yr** (1-yr 1.2%). The dividend has grown 4.1% a year over five years.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: buy** (25 analysts). 25 analysts cover C.H. Robinson Worldwide Inc.; the consensus is buy, with an average price target of $199.84 (+35% from the current price). Analyst opinion is shown for context; it is not part of the Fundamental Score.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 17.3%** (YTD -7.5%, 3-mo -19.8%). The shares are up 17.3% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -29.8%** (19.4% above the low). Trading 30% below its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: below**. The price sits below its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of a downtrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 42**. An RSI of 42 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 0.67** (volatility 44%). Beta of 0.67 against the S&P 500: the shares move much less than the market.

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