C.H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) reported $4.14 billion in revenue for the quarter ended June 2025, representing a year-over-year decline of 7.7%. EPS of $1.29 for the same period compares to $1.15 a year ago.
The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $4.22 billion, representing a surprise of -1.98%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +10.26%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $1.17.
While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance.
As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.
Here is how C.H. Robinson performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Average employee headcount: 12,858 versus 13,224 estimated by four analysts on average.
- Total Revenues- NAST: $2.92 billion versus the five-analyst average estimate of $2.97 billion. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -2.4%.
- Total Revenues- All Other and Corporate: $420.52 million versus $466.81 million estimated by five analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -26.5% change.
- Total Revenues- Global Forwarding: $797.8 million versus the five-analyst average estimate of $782.97 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -13.4%.
- Adjusted Gross Profit- All Other & Corporate: $73.4 million compared to the $88.75 million average estimate based on five analysts.
- Adjusted Gross Profit- Global Forwarding: $187.58 million versus the five-analyst average estimate of $175.09 million.
- Adjusted Gross Profit- NAST: $432.25 million compared to the $431.8 million average estimate based on five analysts.
- Adjusted Gross Profit- All Other & Corporate- Robinson Fresh: $44.4 million compared to the $41.42 million average estimate based on four analysts.
- Adjusted Gross Profit- All Other & Corporate- Managed Solutions: $29.01 million compared to the $28.62 million average estimate based on three analysts.
- Adjusted Gross Profit- NAST- Truckload (TL): $261.5 million compared to the $259.88 million average estimate based on two analysts.
- Adjusted Gross Profit- NAST- Less than Truckload (LTL): $150.5 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $149.58 million.
- Adjusted Gross Profit- Global Forwarding- Other: $10.6 million compared to the $9.09 million average estimate based on two analysts.
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Shares of C.H. Robinson have returned +1.5% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +3.4% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.
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