C. H. ROBINSON WORLDWIDE, INC. (CHRW) Form 8-K — Oct 28, 2026
C.H. Robinson reported strong Q3 2026 results: total revenues rose 29.5% to $5.4 billion, diluted EPS rose 24.6% to $1.67, and adjusted diluted EPS rose 28.6% to $1.80, with NAST volume outgrowing the Cass Freight Shipment Index for a 14th consecutive quarter. The same 8-K discloses a Fifth Amendment to its credit agreement that paves the way for the pending $5.8B acquisition of RXO, Inc., designating the deal a Permitted Acquisition and authorizing up to $4.5B of acquisition debt with a temporary Leverage Holiday raising the net leverage covenant to 4.25:1.00.
Key figures
- Eps
- 1.67
- Revenue
- 5358060000
- Net Income
- 198469000
- Revenue Yoy
- 29.5%
- Total Assets
- 6389455000
- Cash Position
- 193132000
- Ytd revenue
- $14.3B (+16.1%)
- Gross profits
- $795.6M (+15.0% Y/Y)
- Rxo deal value
- $5.8B implied enterprise value
- Ytd net income
- $532.5M (+18.1%)
- Rxo consideration
- $30.25 per RXO share
- Nast volume growth
- +3.5% Y/Y
- Adjusted diluted eps
- $1.80 (+28.6% Y/Y)
- Net leverage covenant
- 3.75:1.00 (4.25:1.00 during Leverage Holiday)
- Rxo implied ev ebitda
- 13.2x 2026E synergized
- Adjusted gross profits
- $808.4M (+14.5% Y/Y)
- Cash from operations q3
- $124.1M (down $151.3M Y/Y)
- Estimated cost synergies
- ~$300M net run-rate
- Rxo debt financing authority
- up to $4.5B (senior notes/term loans up to $3.5B plus bridge facility)
- Adjusted income from operations
- $290.8M (+26.1% Y/Y)
- Cash returned to shareholders q3
- $289.1M (+52.5%)
- Truckload agp per shipment growth
- +17.0% Y/Y
- Adjusted operating margin ex items
- 36.0% (+330 bps)
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