FWRD vs CHRW vs TLSS Stock Comparison

Forward Air, C. H. Robinson Worldwide and Transportation & Logistics Systems Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
FWRD Forward Air Corp
$17.87 +19.1% 1M -7.1% 1Y
Market cap
$602.86M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$2.52B
Div. yield
–
Logistics Industrials

Head to Head

7 decided of 12

C. H. Robinson Worldwide leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (C. H. Robinson Worldwide 5, Transportation & Logistics Systems 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionFWRDCHRWTLSSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $602.86M $14.92B $1.18B CHRW
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -2.0x 22.6x 921.6x CHRW
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 20.8x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -0.1% +10.4% — CHRW
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -11.4% — — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -9.8% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -115.3x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 1.98% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -7.1% -1.5% +1,900.0% TLSS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -29.2%/yr +5.6%/yr +58.5%/yr TLSS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 93.5% 48.4% — CHRW
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 20/100 36/100 33/100 CHRW

Percentile Scorecard

FWRDCHRWTLSS

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

AxisFWRDCHRWTLSS
Valuation 32 #93 of 136 27 #100 of 136 4 #131 of 136
Growth 19 #98 of 121 53 #58 of 121 94 #8 of 121
Profitability 18 #92 of 112 41 #66 of 112 –
Financial Health 12 #123 of 140 22 #110 of 140 0 #140 of 140
Shareholder Returns – 35 #52 of 80 –
Overall 20 36 33
  • FWRD ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • CHRW ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • TLSS ranked among 150 companies in Transportation

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodFWRDCHRWTLSSSPY
1 month +19.1%-14.9%+1,900.0% +0.7%
3 months +25.9%-13.3%+1,900.0% +3.7%
6 months -15.1%-29.9%+1,900.0% +7.1%
Year to date -28.5%-20.7%+1,900.0% +12.8%
1 year -7.1%-1.5%+1,900.0% +11.9%
3 years -74.8%+58.1%+1,900.0% +85.2%
3 years, per year -36.9%+16.5%+171.6% +22.8%
5 years -82.2%+31.4%+900.0% +67.6%
5 years, per year -29.2%+5.6%+58.5% +10.9%
10 years -56.0%+88.5%-97.3% +262.0%
10 years, per year -7.9%+6.5%-30.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureFWRDCHRWTLSSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 93.5%48.4%— 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 114.8%53.1%— 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.540.55— 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.08-0.03— 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -93.3%-43.2%-92.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -40.9%-39.2%-75.0% -1.2%
52-week high $30.23$209.42$0.80 $779.14
52-week low $8.31$127.43$0.01 $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.

MultipleFWRDCHRWTLSS
P/E now vs peer median -2.0xmedian 16.5x 22.6xmedian 16.5x 921.6xmedian 16.5x
P/S now vs peer median 0.2xmedian 0.9x 0.8xmedian 0.9x —median 0.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -160.0xmedian 8.8x —median 8.8x —median 8.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 12.5xmedian 11.9x 26.2xmedian 11.9x —median 11.9x
P/B now vs peer median -4.9xmedian 1.2x 9.4xmedian 1.2x -55.3xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.04median 0.84 1.15median 0.84 33.33median 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 monthsFWRDCHRWTLSS
Revenue $2.52B $18.22B –
Operating income -$168.73M $884.59M -$1.30M
Net income -$330.71M $668.81M $211.13K
Free cash flow $48.22M – –
EPS (diluted) $-8.81 $5.58 $0.00
Cash & equivalents $139.45M $193.13M $29.08K
Total debt $1.69B – $175.00K
Shares (diluted) 32.48M 119.75M 5.89B
Enterprise value $68.81M $14.92B $1.18B

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
MetricFWRDCHRWTLSS
P/E -2.0x 22.6x 921.6x
P/FCF 12.5x 26.2x –
P/Operating cash flow 8.5x 27.9x –
P/S 0.2x 0.8x –
P/B -4.9x 9.4x -55.3x
P/Tangible book -0.6x 9.4x -55.3x
EV/EBITDA -160.0x – –
EV/EBIT -12.8x – -904.0x
EV/Revenue 0.9x 0.8x –
EV/FCF 44.7x – –
EV/Operating cash flow 30.4x 27.9x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.04 1.15 33.33

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFWRDCHRWTLSS
Revenue growth (1Y) -0.1% 10.4% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 18.1% -0.4% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -237.4% 10.9% 14.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -42.5% 15.7% 28.0%
Net income growth (1Y) -72.8% 11.5% 128.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -61.1% 19.7% 26.5%
EPS growth (1Y) -54.9% 12.9% 514.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -52.0% 19.7% 27.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 67.4% -39.1% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -34.7% -28.5% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 503.2% – –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -39.4% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFWRDCHRWTLSS
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin -0.5% – –
Operating margin -6.7% – –
Pretax margin -13.9% – –
Net margin -11.4% – –
FCF margin 1.9% – –
Operating cash flow margin 2.8% 2.9% –
Return on equity – – –
Return on assets -13.6% – 881.2%
Return on invested capital -9.8% – –
Return on capital employed -8.0% – –
Asset turnover 1.0x 3.0x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.2x 0.8x –
Stock comp / revenue 0.4% 0.5% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFWRDCHRWTLSS
Debt / assets 70.2% – 572.2%
Debt / equity -13.8x – 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA -115.3x – –
Debt / FCF 35.1x – –
Liabilities / assets 105.1% 75.3% 69,686%
Equity / assets -5.1% 24.7% -69,586%
Interest coverage -1.0x – -18.2x
Current ratio 1.3x 1.3x 0.0x
Quick ratio 1.2x – 0.0x
Cash ratio 0.3x – 0.0x
Altman Z-score 0.63 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFWRDCHRWTLSS
Dividend yield – 2.0% –
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield 0.0% 2.0% –
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.

ConsensusFWRDCHRWTLSS
Forward P/E – 20.8xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.86FY2026 $6.12FY2026 $0.00FY2023
EPS growth, next FY – +20.2%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after – +19.0% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.49BFY2026 $18.98BFY2026 $31.69MFY2023
Revenue growth, next FY -0.3%FY2026 +16.9%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +9.5% +1.5% +288.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFWRDCHRWTLSS
Held by institutions 90.3% 100.0% –
Institutions holding 189 892 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.5% -1.7% –
Institutions buying 118 445 –
Institutions selling 45 319 –
Buyers to sellers 2.62 1.39 –

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.

FWRDCHRWTLSS
FWRD 1.00 0.22 –
CHRW 0.22 1.00 –
TLSS – – –

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FWRD, CHRW and TLSS?

C. H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) is the largest by market capitalisation: Forward Air (FWRD) $602.86M, C. H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) $14.92B, Transportation & Logistics Systems (TLSS) $1.18B.

Which stock is cheaper, FWRD, CHRW and TLSS?

C. H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Forward Air (FWRD) -2.0x, C. H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) 22.6x, Transportation & Logistics Systems (TLSS) 921.6x). 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: Forward Air (FWRD) -0.1%, C. H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) +10.4%.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Transportation & Logistics Systems (TLSS) returned the most: Forward Air (FWRD) -7.1%, C. H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) -1.5%, Transportation & Logistics Systems (TLSS) +1,900.0%. Over five years, Transportation & Logistics Systems (TLSS) compounded fastest (Forward Air (FWRD) -29.2%/yr, C. H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) +5.6%/yr, Transportation & Logistics Systems (TLSS) +58.5%/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) 1.98%. Forward Air (FWRD) and Transportation & Logistics Systems (TLSS) 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) 48.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.