CHRW vs GVH vs UPS Stock Comparison

C. H. Robinson Worldwide, Globavend Holdings and United Parcel Service Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
UPS United Parcel Service Inc
$107.31 +14.2% 1M +10.2% 1Y
Market cap
$92.16B
P/E
20.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$89.93B
Div. yield
–
Parcel Delivery Industrials
5 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

United Parcel Service leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (United Parcel Service 5, C. H. Robinson Worldwide 2, Globavend Holdings 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCHRWGVHUPSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $14.66B $13.40M $92.16B UPS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 21.9x — 20.2x UPS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 20.8x 1.3x 15.9x GVH
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.4% — -0.4% CHRW
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — — 5.1% –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 12.9% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 1.9x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -1.5% -83.1% +10.2% UPS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +5.6%/yr — -12.9%/yr CHRW
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 48.4% 196.8% 30.1% UPS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 36/100 — 43/100 UPS

Percentile Scorecard

CHRWGVHUPS

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

AxisCHRWGVHUPS
Valuation 27 #100 of 136 – 42 #79 of 136
Growth 53 #58 of 121 – 20 #97 of 121
Profitability 41 #66 of 112 – 69 #36 of 112
Financial Health 22 #110 of 140 96 #6 of 140 33 #94 of 140
Shareholder Returns 35 #52 of 80 – 53 #38 of 80
Overall 36 – 43
  • CHRW ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • GVH ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • UPS ranked among 150 companies in Transportation

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCHRWGVHUPSSPY
1 month -14.9%-18.4%+14.2% +0.7%
3 months -13.3%-8.8%+2.0% +3.7%
6 months -29.9%-77.9%-1.4% +7.1%
Year to date -20.7%-35.4%+8.2% +12.8%
1 year -1.5%-83.1%+10.2% +11.9%
3 years +58.1%—-22.7% +85.2%
3 years, per year +16.5%—-8.2% +22.8%
5 years +31.4%—-49.7% +67.6%
5 years, per year +5.6%—-12.9% +10.9%
10 years +88.5%—-0.4% +262.0%
10 years, per year +6.5%—0.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCHRWGVHUPSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 48.4%196.8%30.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 53.1%229.2%33.4% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.551.250.71 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.03-0.420.34 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -43.2%-99.8%-64.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -39.2%-84.4%-10.6% -1.2%
52-week high $209.42$5.98$120.00 $779.14
52-week low $127.43$0.78$90.87 $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.

MultipleCHRWGVHUPS
P/E now vs peer median 22.6xmedian 16.5x —median 16.5x 20.0xmedian 16.5x
P/S now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 0.9x —median 0.9x 0.9xmedian 0.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 8.8x —median 8.8x 9.6xmedian 8.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 26.2xmedian 11.9x —median 11.9x 14.7xmedian 11.9x
P/B now vs peer median 9.4xmedian 1.2x 1.3xmedian 1.2x 5.3xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 1.15median 0.84 —median 0.84 -0.88median 0.84

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 monthsCHRWGVHUPS
Revenue $18.22B – $89.93B
Operating income $884.59M – $6.58B
Net income $668.81M – $4.57B
Free cash flow – – $5.46B
EPS (diluted) $5.58 – $5.37
Cash & equivalents $193.13M $7.15M $4.65B
Total debt – – $24.48B
Shares (diluted) 119.75M 14.56M 851.00M
Enterprise value $14.66B -$4.47M $69.05B

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
MetricCHRWGVHUPS
P/E 22.6x – 20.0x
P/FCF 26.2x – 14.7x
P/Operating cash flow 27.9x – 9.1x
P/S 0.8x – 0.9x
P/B 9.4x 1.3x 5.3x
P/Tangible book 9.4x 1.3x 7.2x
EV/EBITDA – – 9.6x
EV/EBIT – – 15.2x
EV/Revenue 0.8x – 1.1x
EV/FCF – – 18.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 27.9x – 11.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.15 – -0.88

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCHRWGVHUPS
Revenue growth (1Y) 10.4% – -0.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -0.4% – -2.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 10.9% – -21.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 15.7% – -17.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 11.5% – -20.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 19.7% – -23.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 12.9% – -20.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 19.7% – -22.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -39.1% – 18.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -28.5% – -8.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – – 54.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – -4.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCHRWGVHUPS
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – – 11.6%
Operating margin – – 7.3%
Pretax margin – – 6.5%
Net margin – – 5.1%
FCF margin – – 6.1%
Operating cash flow margin 2.9% – 9.9%
Return on equity – – 29.6%
Return on assets – – 6.4%
Return on invested capital – – 12.9%
Return on capital employed – – 11.6%
Asset turnover 3.0x – 1.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.8x – 1.9x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% – 0.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCHRWGVHUPS
Debt / assets – – 34.4%
Debt / equity – – 1.6x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 1.9x
Debt / FCF – – 4.5x
Liabilities / assets 75.3% 8.9% 78.8%
Equity / assets 24.7% 91.1% 21.2%
Interest coverage – – 6.0x
Current ratio 1.3x 9.9x 1.2x
Quick ratio – 9.0x 1.0x
Cash ratio – 7.1x 0.3x
Altman Z-score – – 2.84

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCHRWGVHUPS
Dividend yield 2.0% – 6.1%
Net buyback yield – – -0.1%
Shareholder yield 2.0% – 6.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

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.

ConsensusCHRWGVHUPS
Forward P/E 20.8xFY2026 1.3xFY2026 15.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $6.12FY2026 $0.69FY2026 $6.75FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +20.2%FY2026 -57.1%FY2026 -5.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +19.0% – +26.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $18.98BFY2026 $22.73MFY2026 $87.80BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +16.9%FY2026 -3.5%FY2026 -1.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1.5% – +14.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCHRWGVHUPS
Held by institutions 100.0% – 70.9%
Institutions holding 892 – 2,139
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.7% – +6.0%
Institutions buying 445 – 1,090
Institutions selling 319 – 809
Buyers to sellers 1.39 – 1.35

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.

CHRWGVHUPS
CHRW 1.00 -0.04 0.37
GVH -0.04 1.00 0.05
UPS 0.37 0.05 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CHRW, GVH and UPS?

United Parcel Service (UPS) is the largest by market capitalisation: C. H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) $14.66B, Globavend Holdings (GVH) $13.40M, United Parcel Service (UPS) $92.16B.

Which stock is cheaper, CHRW, GVH and UPS?

United Parcel Service (UPS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (C. H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) 21.9x, United Parcel Service (UPS) 20.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Globavend Holdings (GVH) is cheapest (C. H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) 20.8x, Globavend Holdings (GVH) 1.3x, United Parcel Service (UPS) 15.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

C. H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: C. H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) +10.4%, United Parcel Service (UPS) -0.4%.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year United Parcel Service (UPS) returned the most: C. H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) -1.5%, Globavend Holdings (GVH) -83.1%, United Parcel Service (UPS) +10.2%. Over five years, C. H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) compounded fastest (C. H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) +5.6%/yr, United Parcel Service (UPS) -12.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, United Parcel Service (UPS) has been the steadiest (C. H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) 48.4%, Globavend Holdings (GVH) 196.8%, United Parcel Service (UPS) 30.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CHRW, GVH and UPS?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, United Parcel Service (UPS) 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.