FWRD vs CHRW vs RXO Stock Comparison

Forward Air, C. H. Robinson Worldwide and Rxo Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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FWRD Forward Air Corp
$19.08 +26.6% 1M +5.2% 1Y
Market cap
$643.68M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$2.52B
Div. yield
–
Logistics Industrials
1 win
RXO RXO, Inc.
$28.39 -0.8% 1M +63.3% 1Y
Market cap
$4.68B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$6.54B
Div. yield
–
Logistics Industrials
1 win

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

C. H. Robinson Worldwide leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (C. H. Robinson Worldwide 8, Forward Air 1, Rxo 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionFWRDCHRWRXOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $643.68M $15.52B $4.68B CHRW
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -2.2x 23.7x -54.7x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 21.9x 218.4x CHRW
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -0.1% +10.4% +10.1% CHRW
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -11.4% 3.7% -1.3% CHRW
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -9.8% 21.3% -2.2% CHRW
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -115.3x 1.7x 8.4x FWRD
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 1.88% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +5.2% -12.5% +63.3% RXO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -29.0%/yr +7.4%/yr — CHRW
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 93.5% 45.2% 75.8% CHRW
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 19/100 43/100 22/100 CHRW

Percentile Scorecard

FWRDCHRWRXO

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

AxisFWRDCHRWRXO
Valuation 32 #94 of 137 25 #103 of 137 13 #119 of 137
Growth 18 #105 of 127 41 #76 of 127 13 #111 of 127
Profitability 17 #104 of 125 51 #62 of 125 19 #101 of 125
Financial Health 12 #130 of 147 37 #93 of 147 43 #84 of 147
Shareholder Returns – 63 #33 of 88 –
Overall 19 43 22
  • FWRD ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • CHRW ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • RXO ranked among 150 companies in Transportation

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodFWRDCHRWRXOSPY
1 month +26.6%-4.8%-0.8% -1.0%
3 months +23.8%-12.9%+35.4% -0.4%
6 months +3.9%-20.6%+44.7% +4.5%
Year to date -23.7%-16.7%+124.6% +12.4%
1 year +5.2%-12.5%+63.3% +13.6%
3 years -71.2%+63.8%+53.6% +76.4%
3 years, per year -34.0%+17.9%+15.4% +20.8%
5 years -82.0%+42.7%— +63.7%
5 years, per year -29.0%+7.4%— +10.4%
10 years -54.8%+94.8%— +267.7%
10 years, per year -7.6%+6.9%— +13.9%

Risk

MeasureFWRDCHRWRXOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 93.5%45.2%75.8% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 115.1%53.4%84.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.530.701.77 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.06-0.280.84 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -93.3%-43.2%-67.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -36.9%-36.1%-3.2% -1.6%
52-week high $30.23$209.42$29.32 $779.14
52-week low $8.31$124.61$10.48 $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.

MultipleFWRDCHRWRXO
P/E now vs peer median -2.2xmedian 14.5x 23.7xmedian 14.5x -54.7xmedian 14.5x
P/S now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 1.0x 0.9xmedian 1.0x 0.7xmedian 1.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -163.1xmedian 8.2x 17.5xmedian 8.2x 92.0xmedian 8.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 13.3xmedian 12.9x 29.9xmedian 12.9x -64.1xmedian 12.9x
P/B now vs peer median -5.2xmedian 1.2x 9.8xmedian 1.2x 3.1xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.04median 0.64 1.21median 0.64 0.26median 0.64

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 monthsFWRDCHRWRXO
Revenue $2.52B $18.22B $6.54B
Gross profit – $2.86B $1.16B
Operating income -$168.73M $884.59M -$52.00M
Net income -$330.71M $668.81M -$88.00M
Free cash flow $48.22M $519.78M -$73.00M
EPS (diluted) $-8.81 $5.58 $-0.51
Cash & equivalents $139.45M $193.13M $25.00M
Total debt $1.69B $1.87B $496.00M
Shares (diluted) 32.48M 119.75M 172.01M
Enterprise value $109.63M $14.85B $4.60B

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
MetricFWRDCHRWRXO
P/E -2.2x 23.7x -54.7x
P/FCF 13.3x 29.9x -64.1x
P/Operating cash flow 9.1x 29.1x -312.2x
P/S 0.3x 0.9x 0.7x
P/B -5.2x 9.8x 3.1x
P/Tangible book -0.7x 10.1x 4.3x
EV/EBITDA -163.1x 17.5x 92.0x
EV/EBIT -13.0x 19.4x -99.1x
EV/Revenue 0.9x 0.9x 0.8x
EV/FCF 45.6x 33.1x -70.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 31.0x 32.2x -343.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.04 1.21 0.26

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFWRDCHRWRXO
Revenue growth (1Y) -0.1% 10.4% 10.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 18.1% -0.4% 17.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 3.9% -1.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 1.3% 4.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) -237.4% 10.9% 14.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -42.5% 15.7% -60.9%
Net income growth (1Y) -72.8% 11.5% -11.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -61.1% 19.7% -253.0%
EPS growth (1Y) -54.9% 12.9% -9.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -52.0% 19.7% -210.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 67.4% -39.1% -140.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -34.7% -28.5% -28.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 503.2% -39.4% -305.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -39.4% -28.5% -42.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFWRDCHRWRXO
Gross margin – 15.7% 17.7%
EBITDA margin -0.5% 5.4% 0.9%
Operating margin -6.7% 4.9% -0.8%
Pretax margin -13.9% 4.5% -1.6%
Net margin -11.4% 3.7% -1.3%
FCF margin 1.9% 2.9% -1.1%
Operating cash flow margin 2.8% 2.9% -0.2%
Return on equity – 41.7% -5.8%
Return on assets -13.6% 10.9% -2.5%
Return on invested capital -9.8% 21.3% -2.2%
Return on capital employed -8.0% 29.2% -2.3%
Asset turnover 1.0x 3.0x 1.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.2x 0.8x 0.2x
Stock comp / revenue 0.4% 0.5% 0.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFWRDCHRWRXO
Debt / assets 70.2% 29.3% 14.2%
Debt / equity -13.8x 1.2x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA -115.3x 1.7x 8.4x
Debt / FCF 35.1x 3.6x -6.8x
Liabilities / assets 105.1% 75.3% 56.6%
Equity / assets -5.1% 24.7% 43.4%
Interest coverage -1.0x – –
Current ratio 1.3x 1.3x 1.3x
Quick ratio 1.2x 1.3x 1.2x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.1x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 0.64 6.84 3.19

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFWRDCHRWRXO
Dividend yield – 1.9% –
Net buyback yield – 4.1% –
Shareholder yield 0.0% 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.

ConsensusFWRDCHRWRXO
Forward P/E – 21.9xFY2026 218.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.86FY2026 $6.12FY2026 $0.13FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +20.2%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after – +19.0% +384.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.49BFY2026 $18.98BFY2026 $7.20BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -0.3%FY2026 +16.9%FY2026 +25.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +9.5% +1.5% -0.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFWRDCHRWRXO
Held by institutions 90.3% 100.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 189 893 305
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.5% -1.7% -1.3%
Institutions buying 118 446 165
Institutions selling 45 319 83
Buyers to sellers 2.62 1.40 1.99

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.

FWRDCHRWRXO
FWRD 1.00 0.22 0.21
CHRW 0.22 1.00 0.47
RXO 0.21 0.47 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FWRD, CHRW and RXO?

C. H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) is the largest by market capitalisation: Forward Air (FWRD) $643.68M, C. H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) $15.52B, Rxo (RXO) $4.68B.

Which company is growing faster?

C. H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Forward Air (FWRD) -0.1%, C. H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) +10.4%, Rxo (RXO) +10.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

C. H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) has the highest net margin (Forward Air (FWRD) -11.4%, C. H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) 3.7%, Rxo (RXO) -1.3%). On return on invested capital, C. H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) leads (Forward Air (FWRD) -9.8%, C. H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) 21.3%, Rxo (RXO) -2.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Rxo (RXO) returned the most: Forward Air (FWRD) +5.2%, C. H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) -12.5%, Rxo (RXO) +63.3%. Over five years, C. H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) compounded fastest (Forward Air (FWRD) -29.0%/yr, C. H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) +7.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Forward Air (FWRD) 0.00%, C. H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) 1.88%. Forward Air (FWRD) and Rxo (RXO) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, C. H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) has been the steadiest (Forward Air (FWRD) 93.5%, C. H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) 45.2%, Rxo (RXO) 75.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, FWRD, CHRW and RXO?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, C. H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) leads on 8. 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.