CHRW vs EXPD vs RBA Stock Comparison

C. H. Robinson Worldwide, Expeditors International Of Washington and Rb Global Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
RBA Rb Global Inc.
$85.01 +3.1% 1M -16.2% 1Y
Market cap
$15.70B
P/E
36.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.85B
Div. yield
0.02%
Logistics Industrials
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Expeditors International Of Washington leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Expeditors International Of Washington 5, Rb Global 4, C. H. Robinson Worldwide 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCHRWEXPDRBALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $15.09B $25.46B $15.70B EXPD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 23.8x 27.7x 36.0x CHRW
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 23.5x 27.1x 20.4x RBA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -0.1% +6.8% +9.7% RBA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 3.7% 7.6% 9.0% RBA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 21.4% — 7.4% CHRW
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.6x — 1.8x CHRW
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.02% RBA
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +11.3% +66.9% -16.2% EXPD
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +7.9%/yr +10.3%/yr +4.6%/yr EXPD
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 46.9% 30.9% 33.8% EXPD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 41/100 42/100 42/100 EXPD

Percentile Scorecard

CHRWEXPDRBA

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisCHRWEXPDRBA
Valuation 22 #106 of 136 13 #118 of 136 24 #104 of 136
Growth 29 #86 of 121 34 #80 of 121 74 #32 of 121
Profitability 52 #56 of 115 62 #44 of 115 43 #66 of 115
Financial Health 44 #81 of 143 61 #56 of 143 49 #74 of 143
Shareholder Returns 57 #36 of 82 41 #49 of 82 22 #64 of 82
Overall 41 42 42
  • CHRW ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • EXPD ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • RBA ranked among 150 companies in Transportation

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodCHRWEXPDRBASPY
1 month -2.4%+6.5%+3.1% -0.2%
3 months -15.2%+16.5%-27.1% +3.9%
6 months -23.6%+35.5%-19.3% +8.2%
Year to date -10.7%+34.0%-17.4% +12.9%
1 year +11.3%+66.9%-16.2% +12.3%
3 years +76.7%+85.3%+36.6% +87.4%
3 years, per year +20.9%+22.8%+11.0% +23.3%
5 years +46.3%+63.2%+25.0% +67.9%
5 years, per year +7.9%+10.3%+4.6% +10.9%
10 years +112.9%+293.1%+146.8% +261.1%
10 years, per year +7.9%+14.7%+9.5% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCHRWEXPDRBASPY
Volatility, 1Y 46.9%30.9%33.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 50.6%33.1%40.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.570.490.79 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.242.16-0.48 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -43.2%-36.0%-33.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -31.4%0.0%-28.6% -1.2%
52-week high $209.42$199.65$119.14 $779.14
52-week low $128.07$117.57$79.80 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleCHRWEXPDRBA
P/E now vs peer median 26.9xmedian 16.3x 28.5xmedian 16.3x 36.2xmedian 16.3x
P/S now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 1.0x 2.2xmedian 1.0x 3.2xmedian 1.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 19.7xmedian 8.7x 20.1xmedian 8.7x 14.0xmedian 8.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 25.1xmedian 11.4x 28.1xmedian 11.4x 25.7xmedian 11.4x
P/B now vs peer median 10.3xmedian 1.2x 12.2xmedian 1.2x 2.8xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 4.59median 0.82 242.92median 0.82 0.75median 0.82

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsCHRWEXPDRBA
Revenue $17.00B $12.04B $4.85B
Gross profit $2.76B $3.94B $1.18B
Operating income $833.62M $1.18B $777.60M
Net income $633.33M $921.33M $484.40M
Free cash flow $668.76M $923.86M $611.20M
EPS (diluted) $5.29 $6.99 $2.33
Cash & equivalents $154.59M $1.03B $524.90M
Total debt $1.69B – $2.90B
Shares (diluted) 119.75M 131.37M 186.90M
Enterprise value $14.48B $20.60B $13.30B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricCHRWEXPDRBA
P/E 26.9x 28.5x 36.2x
P/FCF 25.1x 28.1x 25.7x
P/Operating cash flow 24.5x 26.7x 18.3x
P/S 1.0x 2.2x 3.2x
P/B 10.3x 12.2x 2.8x
P/Tangible book 10.6x 12.2x 5.0x
EV/EBITDA 19.7x 20.1x 14.0x
EV/EBIT 22.0x 21.1x 23.3x
EV/Revenue 1.1x 2.1x 3.7x
EV/FCF 27.4x 27.0x 29.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 26.8x 25.6x 21.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 4.59 242.92 0.75

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCHRWEXPDRBA
Revenue growth (1Y) -0.1% 6.8% 9.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -5.5% -1.6% 25.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -0.9% 8.5% -41.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -2.8% 0.5% -2.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 10.2% 6.0% 5.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 3.8% -5.0% 39.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 18.5% 7.9% 15.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 5.8% -4.3% 48.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 19.8% 12.0% 15.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 5.9% 0.1% 48.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -3.4% 12.9% -9.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -28.5% -19.5% 39.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -3.3% 14.0% -15.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -28.5% -20.0% 46.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCHRWEXPDRBA
Gross margin 16.2% 32.7% 24.3%
EBITDA margin 5.5% 10.3% 26.6%
Operating margin 4.9% 9.8% 16.0%
Pretax margin 4.6% 10.2% 12.5%
Net margin 3.7% 7.6% 9.0%
FCF margin 3.9% 7.7% 12.6%
Operating cash flow margin 4.0% 8.1% 17.8%
Return on equity 38.0% 41.8% 8.6%
Return on assets 11.4% 18.6% 3.9%
Return on invested capital 21.4% – 7.4%
Return on capital employed 25.4% 49.3% 7.1%
Asset turnover 3.1x 2.4x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 1.1x 1.8x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% 0.6% 1.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCHRWEXPDRBA
Debt / assets 28.8% – 23.3%
Debt / equity 1.0x – 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.6x – 1.8x
Debt / FCF 2.5x – 4.8x
Liabilities / assets 72.1% 58.7% 55.4%
Equity / assets 27.9% 41.3% 44.6%
Interest coverage – – 4.3x
Current ratio 1.6x 1.6x 1.3x
Quick ratio 1.5x 1.4x 1.0x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.4x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 7.54 9.24 2.16

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCHRWEXPDRBA
Dividend yield 1.8% 0.8% 1.5%
Net buyback yield 2.8% 3.2% 0.6%
Shareholder yield 4.6% 4.0% 2.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 34.0% 55.0%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 33.9% 43.6%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 1.6% 0.3%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -0.3% 0.9%

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusCHRWEXPDRBA
Forward P/E 23.5xFY2026 27.1xFY2026 20.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $6.12FY2026 $7.38FY2026 $4.17FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +20.2%FY2026 +24.0%FY2026 +4.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +19.0% +6.9% +22.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $18.98BFY2026 $12.65BFY2026 $5.33BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +16.9%FY2026 +14.3%FY2026 +16.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1.5% +10.2% -6.9%
CHRW estimates →EXPD estimates →RBA estimates →

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCHRWEXPDRBA
Held by institutions 100.0% 96.4% 96.6%
Institutions holding 891 959 556
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.7% -0.7% +2.6%
Institutions buying 445 448 276
Institutions selling 318 356 185
Buyers to sellers 1.40 1.26 1.49
CHRW holders →EXPD holders →RBA holders →

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

CHRWEXPDRBA
CHRW 1.00 0.56 0.30
EXPD 0.56 1.00 0.30
RBA 0.30 0.30 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CHRW, EXPD and RBA?

Expeditors International Of Washington (EXPD) is the largest by market capitalisation: C. H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) $15.09B, Expeditors International Of Washington (EXPD) $25.46B, Rb Global (RBA) $15.70B.

Which stock is cheaper, CHRW, EXPD and RBA?

C. H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (C. H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) 23.8x, Expeditors International Of Washington (EXPD) 27.7x, Rb Global (RBA) 36.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Rb Global (RBA) is cheapest (C. H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) 23.5x, Expeditors International Of Washington (EXPD) 27.1x, Rb Global (RBA) 20.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Rb Global (RBA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: C. H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) -0.1%, Expeditors International Of Washington (EXPD) +6.8%, Rb Global (RBA) +9.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Rb Global (RBA) has the highest net margin (C. H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) 3.7%, Expeditors International Of Washington (EXPD) 7.6%, Rb Global (RBA) 9.0%). On return on invested capital, C. H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) leads (C. H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) 21.4%, Rb Global (RBA) 7.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Expeditors International Of Washington (EXPD) returned the most: C. H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) +11.3%, Expeditors International Of Washington (EXPD) +66.9%, Rb Global (RBA) -16.2%. Over five years, Expeditors International Of Washington (EXPD) compounded fastest (C. H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) +7.9%/yr, Expeditors International Of Washington (EXPD) +10.3%/yr, Rb Global (RBA) +4.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Rb Global (RBA) has the highest dividend yield: C. H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) 0.00%, Expeditors International Of Washington (EXPD) 0.01%, Rb Global (RBA) 0.02%. C. H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Expeditors International Of Washington (EXPD) has been the steadiest (C. H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) 46.9%, Expeditors International Of Washington (EXPD) 30.9%, Rb Global (RBA) 33.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CHRW, EXPD and RBA?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Expeditors International Of Washington (EXPD) leads on 5. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.