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Cash Flow Summary

C.H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) quarterly cash flow statement covering the six quarters from March 2025 to June 2026, as reported to the SEC.

  • C.H. Robinson Worldwide generated $35.9M in cash from operations in the quarter ended June 30, 2026, down 84.2% from $227.13M a year earlier.
  • That is 0.2 times its reported net income of $186.79M.
  • After spending $4.97M on purchases of property and equipment, free cash flow was $30.92M.
  • Investing activities used $97.03M and financing activities provided $55.79M. Overall, cash went down $5.08M.
  • C.H. Robinson Worldwide spent $219.52M buying back its own shares and paid $75.27M in dividends.

A cash flow statement shows the cash that actually came in and went out, split between running the business, investing and financing.

Figures in USD thousands
Jun'26Mar'26Dec'25Sep'25Jun'25Mar'25
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net income

186,786

147,233

136,321

162,987

152,471

135,302

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Net income

186,786

147,233

136,321

162,987

152,471

135,302

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by (used for) operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization

22,569

24,852

26,481

25,829

24,866

25,642

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Depreciation and amortization

22,569

24,852

26,481

25,829

24,866

25,642

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Provision for credit losses

2,035

1,725

1,603

-34

5,290

1,315

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Provision for credit losses

2,035

1,725

1,603

-34

5,290

1,315

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Stock-based compensation

24,710

28,295

17,296

18,746

20,882

23,146

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Stock-based compensation

24,710

28,295

17,296

18,746

20,882

23,146

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Deferred income taxes

2,667

22,236

-21,102

15,145

-256

15,675

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Deferred income taxes

2,667

22,236

-21,102

15,145

-256

15,675

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Gain on divestiture

-

-

-

-

-

-

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Gain on divestiture

-

-

-

-

-

-

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Excess tax benefit on stock-based compensation

3,491

23,895

13,532

7,466

1,123

7,032

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Excess tax benefit on stock-based compensation

3,491

23,895

13,532

7,466

1,123

7,032

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Change in loss on disposal group

-

-

-

-

-

569

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Change in loss on disposal group

-

-

-

-

-

569

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Other operating activities

-844

-1,332

-1,006

82

-589

-6,665

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Other operating activities

-844

-1,332

-1,006

82

-589

-6,665

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Loss on disposal of assets

-

-

-

-

-

-

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Loss on disposal of assets

-

-

-

-

-

-

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Changes in operating elements:
Receivables

506,811

197,522

-184,684

-18,677

37,400

70,602

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Receivables

506,811

197,522

-184,684

-18,677

37,400

70,602

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Contract assets

48,829

25,628

-21,248

-11,440

-8,697

-2,898

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Contract assets

48,829

25,628

-21,248

-11,440

-8,697

-2,898

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Prepaid expenses and other

-3,507

3,363

-9,051

-1,413

16,940

10,994

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Prepaid expenses and other

-3,507

3,363

-9,051

-1,413

16,940

10,994

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Right of use asset

14,198

1,696

12,710

17,771

5,389

19,315

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Right of use asset

14,198

1,696

12,710

17,771

5,389

19,315

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Other non-current assets

-

-

-

-

-

-

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Other non-current assets

-

-

-

-

-

-

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Accounts payable and outstanding checks

315,913

125,397

-68,388

-42,078

62,550

58,699

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Accounts payable and outstanding checks

315,913

125,397

-68,388

-42,078

62,550

58,699

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Accrued compensation

9,132

-77,992

16,167

54,704

6,972

-71,579

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Accrued compensation

9,132

-77,992

16,167

54,704

6,972

-71,579

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Accrued transportation expense

43,283

24,268

-18,472

-9,038

-2,985

-2,071

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Accrued transportation expense

43,283

24,268

-18,472

-9,038

-2,985

-2,071

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Accrued income taxes

-16,657

20,057

15,240

18,552

11,421

19,445

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Accrued income taxes

-16,657

20,057

15,240

18,552

11,421

19,445

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Other accrued liabilities

1,847

4,567

-1,758

4,611

-8,244

-12,535

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Other accrued liabilities

1,847

4,567

-1,758

4,611

-8,244

-12,535

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Lease liability

-14,889

-3,228

-13,781

-17,857

-5,229

-26,615

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Lease liability

-14,889

-3,228

-13,781

-17,857

-5,229

-26,615

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Other assets and liabilities

916

1,431

-927

-2,126

-178

-426

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Other assets and liabilities

916

1,431

-927

-2,126

-178

-426

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Accrued income taxes and other

-

-

-

-

-

-

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Accrued income taxes and other

-

-

-

-

-

-

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Net cash provided by operating activities

35,898

68,599

305,414

275,446

227,128

106,531

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Net cash provided by operating activities

35,898

68,599

305,414

275,446

227,128

106,531

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Purchases of property and equipment

4,975

2,635

3,013

5,975

7,292

3,348

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Purchases of property and equipment

4,975

2,635

3,013

5,975

7,292

3,348

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Purchases and development of software

13,261

12,381

12,669

12,645

12,867

12,734

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Purchases and development of software

13,261

12,381

12,669

12,645

12,867

12,734

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Cash used for acquisitions, net of cash acquired

78,798

150

-

-

-

-

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Cash used for acquisitions, net of cash acquired

78,798

150

-

-

-

-

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Proceeds from divestiture

-

11,828

-

-

-

27,737

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Proceeds from divestiture

-

11,828

-

-

-

27,737

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Proceeds from sale of property and equipment

-

-

-

-

-

-

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Proceeds from sale of property and equipment

-

-

-

-

-

-

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Purchases of available-for-sale securities

-

-

-

-

-

-

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Purchases of available-for-sale securities

-

-

-

-

-

-

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Sales/maturities of available-for-sale securities

-

-

-

-

-

-

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Sales/maturities of available-for-sale securities

-

-

-

-

-

-

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Restricted cash

-

-

-

-

-

-

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Restricted cash

-

-

-

-

-

-

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Proceeds from sale of property and equipment

-

-

-

-

-

-

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Proceeds from sale of property and equipment

-

-

-

-

-

-

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Net cash used for investing activities

-97,034

-3,338

-27,546

-18,620

-20,159

11,655

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Net cash used for investing activities

-97,034

-3,338

-27,546

-18,620

-20,159

11,655

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Proceeds from stock issued for employee benefit plans

15,072

40,362

47,121

85,050

10,218

16,808

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Proceeds from stock issued for employee benefit plans

15,072

40,362

47,121

85,050

10,218

16,808

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Stock tendered for payment of withholding taxes

6,486

68,080

18,935

3,393

4,760

49,829

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Stock tendered for payment of withholding taxes

6,486

68,080

18,935

3,393

4,760

49,829

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Payment of contingent purchase price

-

-

-

-

-

-

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Payment of contingent purchase price

-

-

-

-

-

-

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Repurchase of common stock

219,524

212,659

114,395

111,490

81,067

47,700

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Repurchase of common stock

219,524

212,659

114,395

111,490

81,067

47,700

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Cash dividends

75,270

79,030

74,323

74,698

74,865

77,490

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Cash dividends

75,270

79,030

74,323

74,698

74,865

77,490

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Excess tax benefit on stock-based compensation

-

-

-

-

-

-

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Excess tax benefit on stock-based compensation

-

-

-

-

-

-

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Proceeds from long-term borrowings

1,274,000

678,000

605,000

344,000

-

-

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Proceeds from long-term borrowings

1,274,000

678,000

605,000

344,000

-

-

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Payments on long-term borrowings

932,000

425,000

699,000

512,000

-

-

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Payments on long-term borrowings

932,000

425,000

699,000

512,000

-

-

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Proceeds from short-term borrowings

-

-

-

308,000

558,800

682,000

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Proceeds from short-term borrowings

-

-

-

308,000

558,800

682,000

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Payments on short-term borrowings

-

-

-

311,000

594,800

670,000

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Payments on short-term borrowings

-

-

-

311,000

594,800

670,000

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Net cash used for financing activities

55,792

-66,407

-254,532

-275,531

-186,474

-146,211

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Net cash used for financing activities

55,792

-66,407

-254,532

-275,531

-186,474

-146,211

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Effect of exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents

269

-60

698

-451

5,556

1,429

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Effect of exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents

269

-60

698

-451

5,556

1,429

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Net change in cash and cash equivalents, including cash and cash equivalents classified within assets held for sale

-5,075

-1,206

24,034

-19,156

26,051

-26,596

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Net change in cash and cash equivalents, including cash and cash equivalents classified within assets held for sale

-5,075

-1,206

24,034

-19,156

26,051

-26,596

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Plus: net decrease (increase) in cash and cash equivalents within assets held for sale

-

-

-

-

-

-

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Plus: net decrease (increase) in cash and cash equivalents within assets held for sale

-

-

-

-

-

-

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Noncash transactions from investing and financing activities:
Accrued share repurchases held in other accrued liabilities

-

-

-

-

-

-

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Accrued share repurchases held in other accrued liabilities

-

-

-

-

-

-

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Accrued purchases of property and equipment

-

-

-

-

-

-

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

Accrued purchases of property and equipment

-

-

-

-

-

-

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx

xxxxx