RBA vs RXO vs CHRW Stock Comparison

Rb Global, Rxo and C. H. Robinson Worldwide Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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RBA Rb Global Inc.
$95.10 +15.5% 1M -3.6% 1Y
Market cap
$17.35B
P/E
39.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.85B
Div. yield
0.02%
Logistics Industrials
3 wins
RXO RXO, Inc.
$28.39 -0.8% 1M +63.3% 1Y
Market cap
$4.74B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$6.54B
Div. yield
–
Logistics Industrials
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

C. H. Robinson Worldwide leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (C. H. Robinson Worldwide 7, Rb Global 3, Rxo 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionRBARXOCHRWLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $17.35B $4.74B $15.29B RBA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 39.8x -53.8x 22.9x CHRW
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 22.8x 218.4x 21.9x CHRW
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +9.7% +10.1% +10.4% CHRW
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 9.0% -1.3% 3.7% RBA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 7.4% -2.2% 21.3% CHRW
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.8x 8.4x 1.7x CHRW
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -3.6% +63.3% -12.5% RXO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +5.0%/yr — +7.4%/yr CHRW
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 34.2% 75.8% 45.2% RBA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 42/100 22/100 43/100 CHRW

Percentile Scorecard

RBARXOCHRW

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

AxisRBARXOCHRW
Valuation 15 #116 of 137 13 #119 of 137 25 #103 of 137
Growth 74 #34 of 127 13 #111 of 127 41 #76 of 127
Profitability 43 #72 of 125 19 #101 of 125 51 #62 of 125
Financial Health 48 #77 of 147 43 #84 of 147 37 #93 of 147
Shareholder Returns 31 #61 of 88 – 63 #33 of 88
Overall 42 22 43
  • RBA ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • RXO ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • CHRW ranked among 150 companies in Transportation

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodRBARXOCHRWSPY
1 month +15.5%-0.8%-4.8% -1.0%
3 months -0.5%+35.4%-12.9% -0.4%
6 months -10.2%+44.7%-20.6% +4.5%
Year to date -7.6%+124.6%-16.7% +12.4%
1 year -3.6%+63.3%-12.5% +13.6%
3 years +39.8%+53.6%+63.8% +76.4%
3 years, per year +11.8%+15.4%+17.9% +20.8%
5 years +27.7%—+42.7% +63.7%
5 years, per year +5.0%—+7.4% +10.4%
10 years +176.1%—+94.8% +267.7%
10 years, per year +10.7%—+6.9% +13.9%

Risk

MeasureRBARXOCHRWSPY
Volatility, 1Y 34.2%75.8%45.2% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 40.4%84.3%53.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.761.770.70 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.110.84-0.28 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -33.0%-67.1%-43.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -20.2%-3.2%-36.1% -1.6%
52-week high $119.14$29.32$209.42 $779.14
52-week low $79.80$10.48$124.61 $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.

MultipleRBARXOCHRW
P/E now vs peer median 40.5xmedian 14.5x -54.7xmedian 14.5x 23.7xmedian 14.5x
P/S now vs peer median 3.6xmedian 1.0x 0.7xmedian 1.0x 0.9xmedian 1.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 15.5xmedian 8.2x 92.0xmedian 8.2x 17.5xmedian 8.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 28.8xmedian 12.9x -64.1xmedian 12.9x 29.9xmedian 12.9x
P/B now vs peer median 3.2xmedian 1.2x 3.1xmedian 1.2x 9.8xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.84median 0.64 0.26median 0.64 1.21median 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 monthsRBARXOCHRW
Revenue $4.85B $6.54B $18.22B
Gross profit $1.18B $1.16B $2.86B
Operating income $777.60M -$52.00M $884.59M
Net income $484.40M -$88.00M $668.81M
Free cash flow $611.20M -$73.00M $519.78M
EPS (diluted) $2.33 $-0.51 $5.58
Cash & equivalents $524.90M $25.00M $193.13M
Total debt $2.90B $496.00M $1.87B
Shares (diluted) 186.90M 172.01M 119.75M
Enterprise value $14.96B $4.66B $14.63B

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
MetricRBARXOCHRW
P/E 40.5x -54.7x 23.7x
P/FCF 28.8x -64.1x 29.9x
P/Operating cash flow 20.5x -312.2x 29.1x
P/S 3.6x 0.7x 0.9x
P/B 3.2x 3.1x 9.8x
P/Tangible book 5.5x 4.3x 10.1x
EV/EBITDA 15.5x 92.0x 17.5x
EV/EBIT 25.7x -99.1x 19.4x
EV/Revenue 4.1x 0.8x 0.9x
EV/FCF 32.7x -70.6x 33.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 23.2x -343.6x 32.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.84 0.26 1.21

Growth

14 metrics
MetricRBARXOCHRW
Revenue growth (1Y) 9.7% 10.1% 10.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 25.1% 17.1% -0.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -41.7% -1.7% 3.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -2.8% 4.8% 1.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 5.3% 14.8% 10.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 39.9% -60.9% 15.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 15.9% -11.4% 11.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 48.8% -253.0% 19.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 15.5% -9.2% 12.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 48.1% -210.5% 19.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -9.7% -140.5% -39.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 39.8% -28.1% -28.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -15.2% -305.6% -39.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 46.3% -42.4% -28.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricRBARXOCHRW
Gross margin 24.3% 17.7% 15.7%
EBITDA margin 26.6% 0.9% 5.4%
Operating margin 16.0% -0.8% 4.9%
Pretax margin 12.5% -1.6% 4.5%
Net margin 9.0% -1.3% 3.7%
FCF margin 12.6% -1.1% 2.9%
Operating cash flow margin 17.8% -0.2% 2.9%
Return on equity 8.6% -5.8% 41.7%
Return on assets 3.9% -2.5% 10.9%
Return on invested capital 7.4% -2.2% 21.3%
Return on capital employed 7.1% -2.3% 29.2%
Asset turnover 0.4x 1.9x 3.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.8x 0.2x 0.8x
Stock comp / revenue 1.2% 0.4% 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricRBARXOCHRW
Debt / assets 23.3% 14.2% 29.3%
Debt / equity 0.5x 0.3x 1.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.8x 8.4x 1.7x
Debt / FCF 4.8x -6.8x 3.6x
Liabilities / assets 55.4% 56.6% 75.3%
Equity / assets 44.6% 43.4% 24.7%
Interest coverage 4.3x – –
Current ratio 1.3x 1.3x 1.3x
Quick ratio 1.0x 1.2x 1.3x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.0x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 2.32 3.19 6.84

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricRBARXOCHRW
Dividend yield 1.3% – 1.9%
Net buyback yield 0.6% – 4.1%
Shareholder yield 1.9% – 6.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) 55.0% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 43.6% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 0.3% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 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.

ConsensusRBARXOCHRW
Forward P/E 22.8xFY2026 218.4xFY2026 21.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.17FY2026 $0.13FY2026 $6.12FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +4.8%FY2026 – +20.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +22.1% +384.6% +19.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.33BFY2026 $7.20BFY2026 $18.98BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +16.7%FY2026 +25.5%FY2026 +16.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -6.9% -0.1% +1.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersRBARXOCHRW
Held by institutions 96.6% 100.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 558 305 893
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.6% -1.3% -1.7%
Institutions buying 276 165 446
Institutions selling 185 83 319
Buyers to sellers 1.49 1.99 1.40

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.

RBARXOCHRW
RBA 1.00 0.30 0.32
RXO 0.30 1.00 0.47
CHRW 0.32 0.47 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, RBA, RXO and CHRW?

Rb Global (RBA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Rb Global (RBA) $17.35B, Rxo (RXO) $4.74B, C. H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) $15.29B.

Which stock is cheaper, RBA, RXO and CHRW?

C. H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Rb Global (RBA) 39.8x, Rxo (RXO) -53.8x, C. H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) 22.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, C. H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) is cheapest (Rb Global (RBA) 22.8x, Rxo (RXO) 218.4x, C. H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) 21.9x). 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: Rb Global (RBA) +9.7%, Rxo (RXO) +10.1%, C. H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) +10.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Rb Global (RBA) has the highest net margin (Rb Global (RBA) 9.0%, Rxo (RXO) -1.3%, C. H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) 3.7%). On return on invested capital, C. H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) leads (Rb Global (RBA) 7.4%, Rxo (RXO) -2.2%, C. H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) 21.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Rxo (RXO) returned the most: Rb Global (RBA) -3.6%, Rxo (RXO) +63.3%, C. H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) -12.5%. Over five years, C. H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) compounded fastest (Rb Global (RBA) +5.0%/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: Rb Global (RBA) 0.02%, Rxo (RXO) 0.00%, C. H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) 0.00%. Rxo (RXO) and C. H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Rb Global (RBA) has been the steadiest (Rb Global (RBA) 34.2%, Rxo (RXO) 75.8%, C. H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) 45.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 7. 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.