RXO vs CHRW vs FWRD Stock Comparison

Rxo, C. H. Robinson Worldwide and Forward Air Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
RXO RXO, Inc.
$28.75 +44.7% 1M +66.9% 1Y
Market cap
$4.87B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$6.09B
Div. yield
–
Logistics Industrials
2 wins
FWRD Forward Air Corp
$15.30 +1.6% 1M -19.3% 1Y
Market cap
$488.84M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$2.52B
Div. yield
–
Logistics Industrials
1 win

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

C. H. Robinson Worldwide leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (C. H. Robinson Worldwide 7, Rxo 2, Forward Air 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionRXOCHRWFWRDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.87B $16.62B $488.84M CHRW
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -46.4x 26.2x -1.7x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 221.2x 23.1x — CHRW
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +9.5% -0.1% -0.1% RXO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -1.7% 3.7% -11.4% CHRW
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -3.3% 21.4% -9.8% CHRW
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 16.0x 1.6x -115.3x FWRD
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +66.9% +12.6% -19.3% RXO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +7.2%/yr -30.0%/yr CHRW
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 75.6% 46.9% 92.4% CHRW
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 23/100 41/100 21/100 CHRW

Percentile Scorecard

RXOCHRWFWRD

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

AxisRXOCHRWFWRD
Valuation 13 #119 of 136 22 #107 of 136 34 #90 of 136
Growth 19 #99 of 122 31 #84 of 122 21 #97 of 122
Profitability 19 #97 of 119 52 #58 of 119 16 #100 of 119
Financial Health 43 #84 of 147 45 #82 of 147 12 #130 of 147
Shareholder Returns – 55 #38 of 84 –
Overall 23 41 21
  • RXO ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • CHRW ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • FWRD ranked among 150 companies in Transportation

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodRXOCHRWFWRDSPY
1 month +44.7%-5.7%+1.6% -1.0%
3 months +12.2%-24.3%+0.3% +2.9%
6 months +48.3%-22.9%-34.7% +6.4%
Year to date +127.5%-12.2%-38.8% +11.4%
1 year +66.9%+12.6%-19.3% +13.1%
3 years +57.7%+68.6%-79.5% +79.4%
3 years, per year +16.4%+19.0%-41.0% +21.5%
5 years —+41.6%-83.2% +67.7%
5 years, per year —+7.2%-30.0% +10.9%
10 years —+105.0%-62.8% +255.2%
10 years, per year —+7.4%-9.4% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureRXOCHRWFWRDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 75.6%46.9%92.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 83.2%50.8%114.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.830.581.53 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.880.27-0.21 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -67.1%-43.2%-93.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -1.9%-32.6%-49.4% -2.5%
52-week high $29.32$209.42$30.23 $779.14
52-week low $10.48$125.41$8.31 $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.

MultipleRXOCHRWFWRD
P/E now vs peer median -46.5xmedian 16.0x 26.4xmedian 16.0x -1.7xmedian 16.0x
P/S now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 1.0x 1.0xmedian 1.0x 0.2xmedian 1.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 174.0xmedian 8.7x 19.4xmedian 8.7x -153.6xmedian 8.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median -62.4xmedian 11.5x 24.7xmedian 11.5x 10.7xmedian 11.5x
P/B now vs peer median 3.1xmedian 1.2x 10.2xmedian 1.2x -4.2xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.46median 0.82 4.51median 0.82 0.03median 0.82

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 monthsRXOCHRWFWRD
Revenue $6.09B $17.00B $2.52B
Gross profit $1.11B $2.76B –
Operating income -$76.00M $833.62M -$168.73M
Net income -$105.00M $633.33M -$330.71M
Free cash flow -$76.00M $668.76M $48.22M
EPS (diluted) $-0.62 $5.29 $-8.81
Cash & equivalents $15.00M $154.59M $139.45M
Total debt $495.00M $1.69B $1.69B
Shares (diluted) 169.65M 119.75M 32.48M
Enterprise value $4.79B $16.01B -$37.98M

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
MetricRXOCHRWFWRD
P/E -46.5x 26.4x -1.7x
P/FCF -62.4x 24.7x 10.7x
P/Operating cash flow -278.9x 24.1x 7.3x
P/S 0.8x 1.0x 0.2x
P/B 3.1x 10.2x -4.2x
P/Tangible book 4.4x 10.4x -0.5x
EV/EBITDA 174.0x 19.4x -153.6x
EV/EBIT -68.7x 21.7x -12.3x
EV/Revenue 0.9x 1.1x 0.8x
EV/FCF -68.7x 27.0x 42.9x
EV/Operating cash flow -307.1x 26.4x 29.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.46 4.51 0.03

Growth

14 metrics
MetricRXOCHRWFWRD
Revenue growth (1Y) 9.5% -0.1% -0.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 12.9% -5.5% 18.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -1.4% -0.9% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 1.7% -2.8% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -2.7% 10.2% -237.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -62.7% 3.8% -42.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 65.9% 18.5% -72.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -120.7% 5.8% -61.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 66.1% 19.8% -54.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -101.3% 5.9% -52.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -342.9% -3.4% 67.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -27.8% -28.5% -34.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -68.9% -3.3% 503.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -36.6% -28.5% -39.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricRXOCHRWFWRD
Gross margin 18.2% 16.2% –
EBITDA margin 0.5% 5.5% -0.5%
Operating margin -1.2% 4.9% -6.7%
Pretax margin -2.0% 4.6% -13.9%
Net margin -1.7% 3.7% -11.4%
FCF margin -1.2% 3.9% 1.9%
Operating cash flow margin -0.3% 4.0% 2.8%
Return on equity -7.0% 38.0% –
Return on assets -3.1% 11.4% -13.6%
Return on invested capital -3.3% 21.4% -9.8%
Return on capital employed -3.6% 25.4% -8.0%
Asset turnover 1.8x 3.1x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.2x 1.1x -0.2x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% 0.5% 0.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricRXOCHRWFWRD
Debt / assets 14.3% 28.8% 70.2%
Debt / equity 0.3x 1.0x -13.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 16.0x 1.6x -115.3x
Debt / FCF -6.5x 2.5x 35.1x
Liabilities / assets 56.5% 72.1% 105.1%
Equity / assets 43.5% 27.9% -5.1%
Interest coverage – – -1.0x
Current ratio 1.3x 1.6x 1.3x
Quick ratio 1.2x 1.5x 1.2x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.1x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 3.08 7.50 0.61

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricRXOCHRWFWRD
Dividend yield – 1.8% –
Net buyback yield – 2.8% –
Shareholder yield – 4.6% 0.0%
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.

ConsensusRXOCHRWFWRD
Forward P/E 221.2xFY2026 23.1xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $0.13FY2026 $6.12FY2026 $-0.88FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +20.2%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +384.6% +19.0% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.20BFY2026 $18.98BFY2026 $2.48BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +25.5%FY2026 +16.9%FY2026 -0.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -0.1% +1.5% +10.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersRXOCHRWFWRD
Held by institutions 100.0% 100.0% 90.3%
Institutions holding 302 891 189
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.3% -1.7% +3.5%
Institutions buying 164 445 118
Institutions selling 82 318 45
Buyers to sellers 2.00 1.40 2.62

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.

RXOCHRWFWRD
RXO 1.00 0.43 0.22
CHRW 0.43 1.00 0.24
FWRD 0.22 0.24 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, RXO, CHRW and FWRD?

C. H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) is the largest by market capitalisation: Rxo (RXO) $4.87B, C. H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) $16.62B, Forward Air (FWRD) $488.84M.

Which company is growing faster?

Rxo (RXO) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Rxo (RXO) +9.5%, C. H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) -0.1%, Forward Air (FWRD) -0.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

C. H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) has the highest net margin (Rxo (RXO) -1.7%, C. H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) 3.7%, Forward Air (FWRD) -11.4%). On return on invested capital, C. H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) leads (Rxo (RXO) -3.3%, C. H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) 21.4%, Forward Air (FWRD) -9.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Rxo (RXO) returned the most: Rxo (RXO) +66.9%, C. H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) +12.6%, Forward Air (FWRD) -19.3%. Over five years, C. H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) compounded fastest (C. H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) +7.2%/yr, Forward Air (FWRD) -30.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, C. H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) has been the steadiest (Rxo (RXO) 75.6%, C. H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) 46.9%, Forward Air (FWRD) 92.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.