XPO Reports First Quarter 2026 Results

GREENWICH, Conn., April 30, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- XPO (NYSE: XPO) today announced its financial results for the first quarter 2026. The company reported diluted earnings per share of $0.85, compared with $0.58 for the same period in 2025, and adjusted diluted earnings per share of $1.01, compared with $0.73 for the same period in 2025.

Mario Harik, chairman and chief executive officer of XPO, said, “We reported a strong start to 2026, with 38% growth in adjusted diluted EPS and 15% growth in adjusted EBITDA, year-over-year. These results mark an acceleration in our performance and the momentum we’re building across the business.

“In North American LTL, we increased adjusted operating income by 20% year-over-year and improved our adjusted operating ratio by 200 basis points to 83.9%, significantly outperforming seasonality. This was supported by profitable market share gains and above-market pricing growth earned through continuous service improvements. We reduced our damage claims ratio to less than 0.2%, with damages at a record low. And we surpassed our productivity targets by leveraging AI to operate our network more efficiently.”

Harik concluded, “We’re continuing to deliver robust incremental margins and industry-leading operating ratio improvement, with the greatest upside still ahead. We have a clear path to compounding earnings growth and accelerating free cash flow generation, with returns amplified as freight demand recovers."

First Quarter Highlights

For the first quarter 2026, the company generated revenue of $2.10 billion, compared with $1.95 billion for the same period in 2025.

Operating income was $174 million for the first quarter, compared with $151 million for the same period in 2025. Net income was $101 million for the first quarter, compared with $69 million for the same period in 2025. Diluted earnings per share was $0.85 for the first quarter, compared with $0.58 for the same period in 2025.

Adjusted net income, a non-GAAP financial measure, was $121 million for the first quarter, compared with $87 million for the same period in 2025. Adjusted diluted EPS, a non-GAAP financial measure, was $1.01 for the first quarter, compared with $0.73 for the same period in 2025.

Adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (“adjusted EBITDA”), a non-GAAP financial measure, was $319 million for the first quarter, compared with $278 million for the same period in 2025.

The company generated $183 million of cash flow from operating activities in the first quarter and ended the quarter with $237 million of cash and cash equivalents on hand, after completing $104 million of net capital expenditures, $30 million of common stock repurchases, and $30 million of term loan repayments.

Results by Business Segment

• North American Less-Than-Truckload (LTL): The segment grew revenue to $1.23 billion for the first quarter 2026, compared with $1.17 billion for the same period in 2025. On a year-over-year basis, yield, excluding fuel, increased 4.0%, shipments per day increased 3.0%, and tonnage per day increased 0.1%.
  
  Operating income increased to $189 million for the first quarter, compared with $158 million for the same period in 2025. Adjusted operating income, a non-GAAP financial measure, increased to $198 million for the first quarter, compared with $165 million for the same period in 2025. Adjusted operating ratio, a non-GAAP financial measure, was 83.9%, reflecting a year-over-year improvement of 200 basis points.
  
  Adjusted EBITDA for the first quarter was $290 million, compared with $250 million for the same period in 2025. The increase in adjusted EBITDA was due primarily to yield growth, higher fuel surcharge revenue and productivity improvements, partially offset by wage inflation and higher fuel costs.
  
  
• European Transportation: The segment grew revenue to $868 million for the first quarter 2026, compared with $782 million for the same period in 2025. Operating income was a loss of $6 million for the first quarter, compared with income of $1 million for the same period in 2025.
  
  Adjusted EBITDA was $33 million for the first quarter, compared with $32 million for the same period in 2025.
  
  
• Corporate: The segment generated an operating loss of $9 million for the first quarter 2026, consistent with the same period in 2025.
  
  Adjusted EBITDA was a loss of $4 million for the first quarter 2026, consistent with the same period in 2025.

Conference Call

The company will hold a conference call on Thursday, April 30, 2026, at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time. Participants can call toll-free (from US/Canada) 1-877-269-7756; international callers dial +1-201-689-7817. A live webcast of the conference will be available on the investor relations area of the company’s website, xpo.com/investors. The conference will be archived until May 30, 2026. To access the replay by phone, call toll-free (from US/Canada) 1-877-660-6853; international callers dial +1-201-612-7415. Use participant passcode 13759585.

About XPO

XPO, Inc. (NYSE: XPO) is a leader in asset-based less-than-truckload (LTL) freight transportation in North America. The company’s customer-focused organization efficiently moves 16 billion pounds of freight per year, enabled by its proprietary technology. XPO serves 55,000 customers with 594 locations and 37,000 employees in North America and Europe, and is headquartered in Greenwich, Conn., USA. Visit xpo.com for more information, and connect with XPO on LinkedIn, Facebook, X, Instagram and YouTube.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

As required by the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), we provide reconciliations of the non-GAAP financial measures contained in this press release to the most directly comparable measure under GAAP, which are set forth in the financial tables attached to this press release.

XPO’s non-GAAP financial measures in this press release include: adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (“adjusted EBITDA”) on a consolidated basis and for corporate; adjusted EBITDA margin on a consolidated basis; adjusted net income; adjusted diluted earnings per share (“adjusted diluted EPS”); adjusted operating income for our North American Less-Than-Truckload and European Transportation segments; and adjusted operating ratio for our North American Less-Than-Truckload segment.

We believe that the above adjusted financial measures facilitate analysis of our ongoing business operations because they exclude items that may not be reflective of, or are unrelated to, XPO and its business segments’ core operating performance, and may assist investors with comparisons to prior periods and assessing trends in our underlying businesses. Other companies may calculate these non-GAAP financial measures differently, and therefore our measures may not be comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies. These non-GAAP financial measures should only be used as supplemental measures of our operating performance.

Adjusted EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA margin, adjusted net income, adjusted diluted EPS, adjusted operating income and adjusted operating ratio include adjustments for transaction and integration costs, as well as restructuring costs and other adjustments as set forth in the attached tables. Transaction and integration adjustments are generally incremental costs that result from an actual or planned acquisition, divestiture or spin-off and may include transaction costs, consulting fees, stock-based compensation, retention awards, internal salaries and wages (to the extent the individuals are assigned full-time to integration and transformation activities) and certain costs related to integrating and converging IT systems. Restructuring costs primarily relate to severance costs associated with business optimization initiatives. Management uses these non-GAAP financial measures in making financial, operating and planning decisions and evaluating XPO’s and each business segment’s ongoing performance.

We believe that adjusted EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA margin improve comparability from period to period by removing the impact of our capital structure (interest and financing expenses), asset base (depreciation and amortization), tax impacts and other adjustments as set out in the attached tables that management has determined are not reflective of core operating activities and thereby assist investors with assessing trends in our underlying businesses. We believe that adjusted net income and adjusted diluted EPS improve the comparability of our operating results from period to period by removing the impact of certain costs and gains that management has determined are not reflective of our core operating activities, including amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets, transaction and integration costs, restructuring costs and other adjustments as set out in the attached tables. We believe that adjusted operating income and adjusted operating ratio improve the comparability of our operating results from period to period by removing the impact of certain transaction and integration costs and restructuring costs, as well as amortization expense and other adjustments as set out in the attached tables.

Forward-looking Statements

This release includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. All statements other than statements of historical fact are, or may be deemed to be, forward-looking statements. In some cases, forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of forward-looking terms such as “anticipate,” “estimate,” “believe,” “continue,” “could,” “intend,” “may,” “plan,” “potential,” “predict,” “should,” “will,” “expect,” “objective,” “projection,” “forecast,” “goal,” “guidance,” “outlook,” “effort,” “target,” “trajectory” or the negative of these terms or other comparable terms. These forward-looking statements are based on certain assumptions and analyses made by us in light of our experience and our perception of historical trends, current conditions and expected future developments, as well as other factors we believe are appropriate in the circumstances.

These forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and assumptions that may cause actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Factors that might cause or contribute to a material difference include the risks discussed in our filings with the SEC, and the following: the effects of business, economic, political, legal, and regulatory impacts or conflicts upon our operations; supply chain disruptions and shortages, strains on production or extraction of raw materials, cost inflation and labor and equipment shortages; our ability to align our investments in capital assets, including equipment, service centers, and warehouses to our customers’ demands; our ability to implement our cost and revenue initiatives and realize growth and expansion as a result of those initiatives; our ability to improve pricing growth; the effectiveness of our action plan, and other management actions, to improve our North American LTL business; our ability to continue insourcing linehaul in ways that enhance our network efficiency and productivity; the anticipated impact of a freight market recovery on our business; our ability to capture profitable share gains, facilitate yield growth, and improve margins during an upcycle; our ability to benefit from a sale, spin-off or other divestiture of one or more business units or to successfully integrate and realize anticipated synergies, cost savings and profit opportunities from acquired companies; goodwill impairment; issues related to compliance with data protection laws, competition laws, and intellectual property laws; fluctuations in currency exchange rates, fuel prices and fuel surcharges; our ability to develop and implement proprietary technology and suitable information technology systems that contribute to cost and productivity improvements; the impact of potential cyber-attacks and information technology or data security breaches or failures; our ability to repurchase shares on favorable terms; our indebtedness; our ability to raise debt and equity capital; fluctuations in interest rates; seasonal fluctuations; our ability to maintain positive relationships with our network of third-party transportation providers; our ability to attract and retain management talent and key employees including qualified drivers; labor matters; litigation; and competition.

All forward-looking statements set forth in this release are qualified by these cautionary statements and there can be no assurance that the actual results or developments anticipated by us will be realized or, even if substantially realized, that they will have the expected consequences to or effects on us or our business or operations. Forward-looking statements set forth in this release speak only as of the date hereof, and we do not undertake any obligation to update forward-looking statements except to the extent required by law.

Investor Contact
Brian Scasserra
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brian.scasserra@xpo.com

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