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Neutral1840.0%
Bearish48.9%
C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. · CHRW · FY2024 Q4 · Calendar Q1 2025
C.H. Robinson: Productivity Gains Offset Freight-Market Pressure
The supplied analysis supports a constructive but conditional view: C.H. Robinson’s operating-model discipline, productivity gains, automation and margin expansion strengthened the earnings trajectory, while freight-market recovery, costs and forwarding-rate normalization remain unresolved.
Reported After market closeNASDAQIndustrials
$15.93B market cap
80quality score
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Reported versus consensus
Reported EPS
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Consensus $1.10
EPS surprise
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Reported versus consensus
Reported revenue
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Consensus $4.43B
Revenue surprise
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Reported versus consensus
Market reaction
event-close to next-session close
Stock move
-6.9%
Event window
SPY move
+0.5%
Same window
Abnormal move
-7.5%
Stock minus SPY
Volume
3.6×
Versus trailing sessions
Subsequent drift
+1.2%
Up to 20 sessions
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What drove CHRW's -6.9% move after FY2024 Q4 earnings?What changed in CHRW's guidance and outlook in FY2024 Q4?Give me the bull and bear case for CHRW after FY2024 Q4 earnings.
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What changed
Relative to the prior-quarter analysis, the current analysis points to stronger Q4 adjusted operating-income growth, continued margin expansion and additional execution evidence from automation and the C.H. Robinson Financial launch. Management also maintained its 2025 expense and capex outlook, while the key open questions remain freight-volume recovery, cost pressure and forwarding-rate normalization.
Guidance delta
Management maintained 2025 expense and capex guidance consistent with prior expectations.
Key takeaways
- Q4 adjusted operating income increased 79% year over year, according to the supplied transcript analysis.
- Productivity gains above 30% in both NAST and Global Forwarding supported operating leverage.
- NAST gross margin expanded despite higher truckload linehaul costs.
- New initiatives include generative-AI automation, C.H. Robinson Financial, digital brokerage and SMB expansion.
Management priorities
- Scale generative-AI automation across more order-lifecycle steps.
- Grow the C.H. Robinson Financial platform for carriers.
- Continue investing in digital brokerage and dynamic pricing.
- Pursue SMB growth and cross-selling between NAST and Global Forwarding.
- Keep decoupling headcount growth from volume to support operating leverage.
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$141.34Current
$62Low
$162.2Average
$237High
Latest persisted target per named analyst; persisted current price from FN2's market snapshot as of Oct 9, 2026. Not an FN2 forecast.
Firm-level rating actions
FMP grade actions identify the grading firm, not a named analyst.
| Firm | Rating | Prior rating | Action | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Truist Securities | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Oct 7, 2026 |
| Evercore ISI Group | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Oct 6, 2026 |
| JP Morgan | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Oct 5, 2026 |
| Citigroup | Buy | Neutral | Upgrade | Sep 8, 2026 |
| Bernstein | Market Perform | Market Perform | Maintain | Aug 11, 2026 |
| Stifel | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jul 31, 2026 |
| TD Cowen | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Jul 30, 2026 |
| Stephens & Co. | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Jul 30, 2026 |
| Baird | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Jul 28, 2026 |
| Susquehanna | Positive | Positive | Maintain | Jul 14, 2026 |
| BMO Capital | Market Perform | Market Perform | Maintain | Jul 14, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Underweight | Underweight | Maintain | Jul 6, 2026 |
| Raymond James | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Jul 2, 2026 |
| UBS | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jun 1, 2026 |
| Jefferies | Buy | Hold | Upgrade | May 20, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Apr 30, 2026 |
| Barclays | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Apr 30, 2026 |
| B of A Securities | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Mar 27, 2026 |
| Freedom Broker | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Feb 2, 2026 |
| Benchmark | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jan 30, 2026 |
| Goldman Sachs | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Oct 30, 2025 |
| Deutsche Bank | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Oct 2, 2025 |
| Wolfe Research | Outperform | Peer Perform | Upgrade | Jul 1, 2025 |
| TD Securities | Hold | Hold | Maintain | May 1, 2025 |
| Loop Capital | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Aug 18, 2023 |
| Credit Suisse | Underperform | Underperform | Maintain | Aug 16, 2023 |
| Keybanc | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Jan 11, 2023 |
| Cowen & Co. | Market Perform | Outperform | Downgrade | Jan 5, 2023 |
| Vertical Research | Sell | Hold | Downgrade | Aug 17, 2022 |
| Bank of America | Underperform | Neutral | Downgrade | Oct 30, 2019 |
| Stifel Nicolaus | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Aug 3, 2018 |
| BB&T Capital | Hold | Buy | Downgrade | Apr 27, 2016 |
| Buckingham Research | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Apr 21, 2016 |
| RBC Capital | Outperform | Sector Perform | Upgrade | Jan 7, 2016 |
| Cleveland Research | Neutral | Buy | Downgrade | Mar 11, 2015 |
| Nomura | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Dec 10, 2014 |
| Macquarie | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Oct 15, 2014 |
| Edward Jones | Hold | Sell | Upgrade | Jul 31, 2014 |
| FBR Capital | Market Perform | Underperform | Upgrade | Mar 31, 2014 |
| Wunderlich Securities | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Feb 6, 2014 |
| Wunderlich | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Feb 6, 2014 |
| Sterne Agee | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Oct 23, 2012 |
| Longbow Research | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Aug 9, 2012 |
| Avondale Partners | Market Perform | Outperform | Downgrade | Jul 25, 2012 |
| Oppenheimer | Perform | Perform | Maintain | May 11, 2012 |
Named analyst price targets
Upside is calculated against the persisted current price $141.34. FMP does not supply a rating on these named-analyst rows.
| Firm | Analyst | 52W target | Price when posted | Upside | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stifel Nicolaus | Bruce Chan | $209 | $135.18 | +47.9% | Oct 8, 2026 |
| Truist Financial | Analyst unavailable | $200 | $134.44 | +41.5% | Oct 7, 2026 |
| Evercore ISI | Analyst unavailable | $217 | $134.92 | +53.5% | Oct 6, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Analyst unavailable | $203 | $140.61 | +43.6% | Oct 6, 2026 |
| Jefferies | Stephanie Moore | $220 | $140.61 | +55.7% | Oct 6, 2026 |
| Bernstein | David Vernon | $151 | $148.29 | +6.8% | Aug 11, 2026 |
| Stifel Nicolaus | Bruce Chan | $225 | $146.92 | +59.2% | Jul 31, 2026 |
| Evercore ISI | Jonathan Chappell | $237 | $149.13 | +67.7% | Jul 30, 2026 |
| Wolfe Research | Analyst unavailable | $196 | $150.9 | +38.7% | Jul 30, 2026 |
| Raymond James | Analyst unavailable | $192 | $173.75 | +35.8% | Jul 30, 2026 |
| Janney Montgomery | Analyst unavailable | $155 | $168.95 | +9.7% | Jul 28, 2026 |
| Robert W. Baird | Daniel Moore | $200 | $174.46 | +41.5% | Jul 28, 2026 |
| Deutsche Bank | Analyst unavailable | $220 | $209.42 | +55.7% | Jul 22, 2026 |
| Stifel Nicolaus | Bruce Chan | $215 | $199.61 | +52.1% | Jul 15, 2026 |
| Susquehanna | Analyst unavailable | $226 | $198.24 | +59.9% | Jul 14, 2026 |
| BMO Capital | Analyst unavailable | $190 | $196.5 | +34.4% | Jul 13, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $91 | $190.5 | -35.6% | Jul 6, 2026 |
| Raymond James | Analyst unavailable | $203 | $191.27 | +43.6% | Jul 2, 2026 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $230 | $179.78 | +62.7% | Jun 1, 2026 |
| Jefferies | Stephanie Moore | $200 | $173.02 | +41.5% | May 20, 2026 |
| Robert W. Baird | Analyst unavailable | $230 | $179.87 | +62.7% | May 1, 2026 |
| Raymond James | Analyst unavailable | $210 | $187.2 | +48.6% | Apr 30, 2026 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $210 | $186.43 | +48.6% | Apr 30, 2026 |
| Evercore ISI | Jonathan Chappell | $205 | $167.66 | +45.0% | Mar 26, 2026 |
| Loop Capital Markets | Sergey Glinyanov | $206 | $197.26 | +45.7% | Feb 2, 2026 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $160 | $194.71 | +13.2% | Jan 29, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $90 | $187.29 | -36.3% | Jan 29, 2026 |
| Truist Financial | Analyst unavailable | $210 | $188.74 | +48.6% | Jan 29, 2026 |
| Deutsche Bank | Analyst unavailable | $200 | $187.62 | +41.5% | Jan 29, 2026 |
| Stifel Nicolaus | Analyst unavailable | $202 | $190.76 | +42.9% | Jan 29, 2026 |
| Evercore ISI | Jonathan Chappell | $219 | $191.52 | +54.9% | Jan 29, 2026 |
| Robert W. Baird | Analyst unavailable | $203 | $184.28 | +43.6% | Jan 29, 2026 |
| Susquehanna | Analyst unavailable | $220 | $184.28 | +55.7% | Jan 29, 2026 |
| BMO Capital | Analyst unavailable | $180 | $192.53 | +27.4% | Jan 29, 2026 |
| Raymond James | Patrick Brown | $215 | $190.91 | +52.1% | Jan 29, 2026 |
| UBS | Thomas Wadewitz | $224 | $177.9 | +58.5% | Jan 23, 2026 |
| Truist Financial | Analyst unavailable | $190 | $174.54 | +34.4% | Jan 15, 2026 |
| Goldman Sachs | Analyst unavailable | $149 | $173.42 | +5.4% | Jan 14, 2026 |
| Evercore ISI | Analyst unavailable | $196 | $172.54 | +38.7% | Jan 12, 2026 |
| Bernstein | Analyst unavailable | $153 | $166.01 | +8.2% | Jan 9, 2026 |
| Wolfe Research | Analyst unavailable | $188 | $166.01 | +33.0% | Jan 8, 2026 |
| Susquehanna | Bascome Majors | $210 | $166.76 | +48.6% | Jan 8, 2026 |
| Robert W. Baird | Analyst unavailable | $175 | $164.64 | +23.8% | Jan 7, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Christian Wetherbee | $185 | $167.21 | +30.9% | Jan 6, 2026 |
| Stifel Nicolaus | Bruce Chan | $184 | $157.62 | +30.2% | Dec 16, 2025 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $200 | $157.62 | +41.5% | Dec 16, 2025 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $85 | $157.22 | -39.9% | Dec 8, 2025 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $145 | $154.88 | +2.6% | Oct 31, 2025 |
| Truist Financial | Analyst unavailable | $165 | $154.75 | +16.7% | Oct 30, 2025 |
| Bernstein | David Vernon | $135 | $155.56 | -4.5% | Oct 30, 2025 |
| Goldman Sachs | Analyst unavailable | $131 | $154.95 | -7.3% | Oct 30, 2025 |
| Stephens | Reed Seay | $173 | $129.38 | +22.4% | Oct 30, 2025 |
| UBS | Thomas Wadewitz | $177 | $129.38 | +25.2% | Oct 30, 2025 |
| Raymond James | Patrick Brown | $161 | $129.38 | +13.9% | Oct 30, 2025 |
| BMO Capital | Fadi Chamoun | $140 | $129.38 | -0.9% | Oct 30, 2025 |
| Truist Financial | Analyst unavailable | $150 | $125.57 | +6.1% | Oct 14, 2025 |
| Raymond James | Analyst unavailable | $158 | $124.39 | +11.8% | Oct 14, 2025 |
| Stifel Nicolaus | Analyst unavailable | $144 | $128.9 | +1.9% | Oct 10, 2025 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $166 | $135 | +17.4% | Oct 3, 2025 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $130 | $132.66 | -8.0% | Oct 2, 2025 |
| Deutsche Bank | Richa Harnain | $159 | $132.66 | +12.5% | Oct 1, 2025 |
| Evercore ISI | Analyst unavailable | $155 | $131.87 | +9.7% | Sep 30, 2025 |
| Susquehanna | Bascome Majors | $160 | $133.3 | +13.2% | Sep 24, 2025 |
| Susquehanna | Bascome Majors | $165 | $132.44 | +16.7% | Sep 24, 2025 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $133 | $97.65 | -5.9% | Jul 31, 2025 |
| Barclays | Brandon Oglenski | $95 | $97.65 | -32.8% | Jul 31, 2025 |
| Raymond James | David Hicks | $111 | $97.06 | -21.5% | Jul 15, 2025 |
| Susquehanna | Bascome Majors | $117 | $101.66 | -17.2% | Mar 26, 2025 |
| Deutsche Bank | Analyst unavailable | $129 | $102.45 | -8.7% | Mar 7, 2025 |
| Raymond James | David Hicks | $123 | $101.76 | -13.0% | Jan 10, 2025 |
| Susquehanna | Bascome Majors | $130 | $104.05 | -8.0% | Jan 3, 2025 |
| Wells Fargo | Christian Wetherbee | $130 | $108.14 | -8.0% | Dec 9, 2024 |
| BMO Capital | Fadi Chamoun | $115 | $109.64 | -18.6% | Oct 31, 2024 |
| UBS | Thomas Wadewitz | $140 | $105.5 | -0.9% | Oct 4, 2024 |
| Robert W. Baird | Benjamin Hartford | $115 | $110.04 | -18.6% | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Susquehanna | Bascome Majors | $120 | $108.02 | -15.1% | Sep 26, 2024 |
| Barclays | Brandon Oglenski | $75 | $102.21 | -46.9% | Aug 2, 2024 |
| Robert W. Baird | Garrett Holland | $100 | $89.05 | -29.2% | Aug 1, 2024 |
| Bank of America Securities | Ken Hoexter | $99 | $90.19 | -30.0% | Jul 22, 2024 |
| J.P. Morgan | Brian Ossenbeck | $87 | $87.6 | -38.4% | Jul 9, 2024 |
| Evercore ISI | Jonathan Chappell | $99 | $88.49 | -30.0% | Jun 25, 2024 |
| UBS | Thomas Wadewitz | $90 | $87.64 | -36.3% | Jun 6, 2024 |
| Stifel Nicolaus | Bruce Chan | $80 | $82.66 | -43.4% | May 21, 2024 |
| BMO Capital | Fadi Chamoun | $85 | $80.93 | -39.9% | May 3, 2024 |
| HSBC | Alexandre Falcao | $138 | $75.31 | -2.4% | Mar 14, 2024 |
| CFRA | Stewart Glickman | $95 | $81.43 | -32.8% | Nov 2, 2023 |
| Susquehanna | Analyst unavailable | $86 | $104.28 | -39.2% | Feb 2, 2023 |
| J.P. Morgan | Analyst unavailable | $87 | $103.96 | -38.4% | Feb 2, 2023 |
| BMO Capital | Analyst unavailable | $85 | $101.98 | -39.9% | Feb 2, 2023 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $64 | $102.12 | -54.7% | Feb 2, 2023 |
| Wells Fargo | Analyst unavailable | $95 | $102.12 | -32.8% | Feb 2, 2023 |
| Bernstein | Analyst unavailable | $92 | $102.12 | -34.9% | Feb 2, 2023 |
| J.P. Morgan | Analyst unavailable | $90 | $92.8 | -36.3% | Jan 11, 2023 |
| Goldman Sachs | Analyst unavailable | $93 | $93.36 | -34.2% | Jan 10, 2023 |
| BMO Capital | Analyst unavailable | $90 | $93.31 | -36.3% | Jan 9, 2023 |
| Credit Suisse | Analyst unavailable | $93 | $90.28 | -34.2% | Jan 4, 2023 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $81 | $90.28 | -42.7% | Jan 4, 2023 |
| BNP Paribas | Robert Joynson | $128 | $97.41 | -9.4% | Nov 30, 2022 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $67 | $98.02 | -52.6% | Oct 3, 2022 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $66 | $107.99 | -53.3% | Jul 28, 2022 |
| Wells Fargo | Analyst unavailable | $94 | $101.13 | -33.5% | Jul 28, 2022 |
| Wells Fargo | Analyst unavailable | $93 | $95.57 | -34.2% | Jul 15, 2022 |
| J.P. Morgan | Analyst unavailable | $120 | $109.56 | -15.1% | Apr 28, 2022 |
| Citigroup | Analyst unavailable | $120 | $108.92 | -15.1% | Apr 28, 2022 |
| Susquehanna | Analyst unavailable | $107 | $108.9 | -24.3% | Apr 28, 2022 |
| Robert W. Baird | Analyst unavailable | $115 | $107.94 | -18.6% | Apr 28, 2022 |
| BMO Capital | Analyst unavailable | $110 | $102.83 | -22.2% | Apr 28, 2022 |
| Barclays | Brandon Oglenski | $100 | $89.08 | -29.2% | Feb 3, 2022 |
| Citigroup | Christian Wetherbee | $180 | $89.08 | +27.4% | Feb 3, 2022 |
| Morgan Stanley | Ravi Shanker | $62 | $89.08 | -56.1% | Feb 3, 2022 |
| KeyBanc | Todd Fowler | $125 | $89.08 | -11.6% | Feb 3, 2022 |
| UBS | Thomas Wadewitz | $94 | $89.08 | -33.5% | Feb 3, 2022 |
| BMO Capital | Fadi Chamoun | $105 | $89.08 | -25.7% | Feb 3, 2022 |
| Benchmark Co. | Christopher Kuhn | $125 | $102.27 | -11.6% | Jan 27, 2022 |
| Evercore ISI | Jonathan Chappell | $117 | $107.4 | -17.2% | Jan 11, 2022 |
| Susquehanna | Bascome Majors | $93 | $87.07 | -34.2% | Jul 28, 2021 |
| Goldman Sachs | Jordan Alliger | $108 | $96.95 | -23.6% | Jun 7, 2021 |
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Snapshot as of publicationC.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. serves as a global provider of diverse freight transportation and logistics solutions, assisting companies across numerous industries. The organization's business operations are segmented into two key areas: North American Surface Transportation and Global Forwarding. Its comprehensive range of services spans various shipping modalities. This includes brokerage for both full truckload (FTL) and less-than-truckload (LTL) freight, managing everything from single-pallet shipments to full container loads. C.H. Robinson also coordinates intermodal transport, which involves moving goods in containers or trailers through a combination of truck and rail networks, in addition to acting as a non-vessel operating common carrier (NVOCC) for ocean freight and arranging air cargo shipments. The company consistently provides end-to-end door-to-door delivery services.…
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