CHRW vs R vs URI Stock Comparison

C. H. Robinson Worldwide, Ryder System and United Rentals Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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R Ryder System Inc
$285.61 +20.5% 1M +68.8% 1Y
Market cap
$10.92B
P/E
21.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.08B
Div. yield
1.31%
Logistics Industrials
5 wins
URI United Rentals, Inc.
$1,175.71 +8.8% 1M +35.0% 1Y
Market cap
$72.88B
P/E
25.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$17.50B
Div. yield
0.65%
Equipment Rental Industrials
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Ryder System leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Ryder System 5, C. H. Robinson Worldwide 4, United Rentals 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCHRWRURILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $15.07B $10.92B $72.88B URI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 22.8x 21.0x 25.6x R
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 21.0x 19.8x 21.3x R
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.4% +3.2% +9.4% CHRW
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 3.7% 4.0% 16.3% URI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 21.3% 7.9% 14.0% CHRW
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.7x 2.5x 2.3x CHRW
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.96% 1.31% 0.65% CHRW
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -16.4% +68.8% +35.0% R
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +6.4%/yr +26.4%/yr +25.3%/yr R
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 45.1% 32.2% 42.3% R
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 43/100 52/100 56/100 URI

Percentile Scorecard

CHRWRURI

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

AxisCHRWRURI
Valuation 25 #103 of 137 57 #59 of 137 29 #33 of 46
Growth 42 #73 of 124 66 #43 of 124 90 #5 of 39
Profitability 49 #63 of 122 52 #59 of 122 92 #4 of 40
Financial Health 40 #88 of 147 14 #127 of 147 19 #40 of 49
Shareholder Returns 61 #34 of 85 69 #27 of 85 52 #16 of 32
Overall 43 52 56
  • CHRW ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • R ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • URI ranked among 49 companies in Distribution and Rental

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCHRWRURISPY
1 month -18.4%+20.5%+8.8% -2.3%
3 months -12.4%+8.9%+5.3% -0.7%
6 months -20.2%+22.6%+27.1% +4.8%
Year to date -19.9%+49.2%+45.3% +10.3%
1 year -16.4%+68.8%+35.0% +10.3%
3 years +57.6%+183.3%+160.4% +73.0%
3 years, per year +16.4%+41.5%+37.6% +20.1%
5 years +36.2%+222.7%+208.4% +61.9%
5 years, per year +6.4%+26.4%+25.3% +10.1%
10 years +88.0%+315.3%+1,557.8% +258.6%
10 years, per year +6.5%+15.3%+32.4% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureCHRWRURISPY
Volatility, 1Y 45.1%32.2%42.3% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 53.4%29.3%39.4% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.690.981.03 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.362.130.83 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -43.2%-28.8%-40.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -38.5%0.0%-1.9% -3.5%
52-week high $209.42$285.61$1,198.19 $779.14
52-week low $124.61$162.50$710.47 $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.

MultipleCHRWRURI
P/E now vs peer median 22.8xmedian 16.1x 21.0xmedian 16.1x 25.6xmedian 25.8x
P/S now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 0.9x 0.8xmedian 0.9x 4.2xmedian 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 17.1xmedian 8.1x 6.4xmedian 8.1x 13.8xmedian 13.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 29.0xmedian 11.4x 11.4xmedian 11.4x 81.7xmedian 22.8x
P/B now vs peer median 9.5xmedian 1.2x 3.7xmedian 1.2x 7.5xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median 1.16median 0.75 2.52median 0.75 2.69median 2.52

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 monthsCHRWRURI
Revenue $18.22B $13.08B $17.50B
Gross profit $2.86B $2.56B $6.84B
Operating income $884.59M $1.10B $4.47B
Net income $668.81M $520.00M $2.86B
Free cash flow $519.78M $954.00M $892.00M
EPS (diluted) $5.58 $13.41 $45.89
Cash & equivalents $193.13M $198.00M $153.00M
Total debt $1.87B $7.21B $14.67B
Shares (diluted) 119.75M 38.79M 62.26M
Enterprise value $14.41B $10.12B $72.00B

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
MetricCHRWRURI
P/E 22.8x 21.0x 25.6x
P/FCF 29.0x 11.4x 81.7x
P/Operating cash flow 28.2x 4.0x 11.8x
P/S 0.8x 0.8x 4.2x
P/B 9.5x 3.7x 7.5x
P/Tangible book 9.8x 4.2x 7.9x
EV/EBITDA 17.1x 6.4x 13.8x
EV/EBIT 18.9x 16.4x 19.6x
EV/Revenue 0.9x 1.4x 5.0x
EV/FCF 32.2x 18.8x 98.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 31.4x 6.6x 14.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.16 2.52 2.69

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCHRWRURI
Revenue growth (1Y) 10.4% 3.2% 9.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -0.4% 3.4% 8.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 3.9% -0.4% 10.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 1.3% 3.6% 6.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 10.9% 0.3% 11.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 15.7% 2.3% 5.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 11.5% 3.6% 12.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 19.7% 2.1% 6.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 12.9% 11.2% 16.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 19.7% 8.3% 9.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -39.1% 13.8% 24.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -28.5% 4.9% 10.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -39.4% 1,184% 98.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -28.5% 47.1% 83.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCHRWRURI
Gross margin 15.7% 19.6% 39.1%
EBITDA margin 5.4% 21.4% 36.1%
Operating margin 4.9% 8.4% 25.5%
Pretax margin 4.5% 5.4% 21.8%
Net margin 3.7% 4.0% 16.3%
FCF margin 2.9% 7.3% 5.1%
Operating cash flow margin 2.9% 20.9% 35.4%
Return on equity 41.7% 17.8% 30.2%
Return on assets 10.9% 3.2% 8.9%
Return on invested capital 21.3% 7.9% 14.0%
Return on capital employed 29.2% 8.9% 16.5%
Asset turnover 3.0x 0.8x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.8x 5.3x 2.2x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% – 0.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCHRWRURI
Debt / assets 29.3% 44.6% 44.7%
Debt / equity 1.2x 2.4x 1.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.7x 2.5x 2.3x
Debt / FCF 3.6x 7.6x 16.4x
Liabilities / assets 75.3% 81.6% 70.4%
Equity / assets 24.7% 18.4% 29.6%
Interest coverage – 2.8x –
Current ratio 1.3x 0.7x 0.8x
Quick ratio 1.3x 0.6x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.1x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 6.78 1.65 3.59

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCHRWRURI
Dividend yield 2.0% 1.3% 0.7%
Net buyback yield 4.3% 5.0% 2.5%
Shareholder yield 6.2% 6.4% 3.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 28.8% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 15.7% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 5.6% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 6.3% –

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.

ConsensusCHRWRURI
Forward P/E 21.0xFY2026 19.8xFY2026 21.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $6.12FY2026 $14.45FY2026 $55.27FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +20.2%FY2026 +11.8%FY2026 +31.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +19.0% +30.6% +6.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $18.98BFY2026 $14.12BFY2026 $18.69BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +16.9%FY2026 +11.5%FY2026 +16.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1.5% +2.3% +3.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCHRWRURI
Held by institutions 100.0% 90.8% 96.0%
Institutions holding 893 581 1,589
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.7% -0.6% +4.7%
Institutions buying 446 309 804
Institutions selling 319 177 539
Buyers to sellers 1.40 1.75 1.49

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.

CHRWRURI
CHRW 1.00 0.39 0.15
R 0.39 1.00 0.44
URI 0.15 0.44 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CHRW, R and URI?

United Rentals (URI) is the largest by market capitalisation: C. H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) $15.07B, Ryder System (R) $10.92B, United Rentals (URI) $72.88B.

Which stock is cheaper, CHRW, R and URI?

Ryder System (R) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (C. H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) 22.8x, Ryder System (R) 21.0x, United Rentals (URI) 25.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Ryder System (R) is cheapest (C. H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) 21.0x, Ryder System (R) 19.8x, United Rentals (URI) 21.3x). 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%, Ryder System (R) +3.2%, United Rentals (URI) +9.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

United Rentals (URI) has the highest net margin (C. H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) 3.7%, Ryder System (R) 4.0%, United Rentals (URI) 16.3%). On return on invested capital, C. H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) leads (C. H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) 21.3%, Ryder System (R) 7.9%, United Rentals (URI) 14.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ryder System (R) returned the most: C. H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) -16.4%, Ryder System (R) +68.8%, United Rentals (URI) +35.0%. Over five years, Ryder System (R) compounded fastest (C. H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) +6.4%/yr, Ryder System (R) +26.4%/yr, United Rentals (URI) +25.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

C. H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) has the highest dividend yield: C. H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) 1.96%, Ryder System (R) 1.31%, United Rentals (URI) 0.65%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ryder System (R) has been the steadiest (C. H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) 45.1%, Ryder System (R) 32.2%, United Rentals (URI) 42.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CHRW, R and URI?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Ryder System (R) 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.