C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.
CHRW Industrials · Integrated Freight & LogisticsNot yet scored
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What the filing actually says.
The reported figures show a company whose revenue has contracted from its 2022 peak of $24.7 billion to $16.23 billion in 2025, while its profit lines have moved in the opposite direction. Operating income rose in each of the last two years, from $514.61 million in 2023 to $669.14 million in 2024 and $794.96 million in 2025, and operating margin rose from about 2.9% to about 4.9% over the same span. Net income climbed from $325.13 million in 2023 to $587.08 million in 2025, an increase of about 80.6%. Revenue was essentially flat in 2024, rising about 0.7% from $17.6 billion. Because no MD&A text, risk-factor text, or classified news headlines are on file, this analysis cannot name the segments, pricing, volume, or cost factors behind these results, and it cannot test management's explanation against the numbers. No forensic scores are on file. The Beneish M-Score, a screen for patterns that sometimes accompany earnings manipulation, is not available, so no screening conclusion can be drawn. The Piotroski F-Score, the Altman Z-Score, and the Fog Index are also absent, so this analysis gives no value or reading for any of them. Readers who want those screens should check the company's filings directly or a source that computes them from the same documents. Readers may also want to look at the 10-K for management's discussion of why revenue fell while operating income rose, and at the risk factors section for disclosed exposures.
Catalyst.The data set contains no MD&A text, so it offers no management explanation for 2025. The reported figures show revenue of $16.23 billion in 2025, down from $17.72 billion in 2024, a decline of about 8.4%. Over the same period operating income rose from $669.14 million to $794.96 million, an increase of about 18.8%, and net income rose from $465.69 million to $587.08 million, an increase of about 26.1%. Operating margin, which is operating income divided by revenue, was about 4.9% in 2025 compared with about 3.8% in 2024. Readers may want to look at the MD&A section of the 10-K for management's account of what drove these changes.
Hidden risk.Revenue has fallen from a $24.7 billion peak in 2022 to $16.23 billion in 2025, and operating income in 2025 of $794.96 million is still well below the $1.27 billion reported for 2022. The profit improvement is therefore measured on a smaller revenue base, and a reader cannot tell from these figures whether it reflects pricing, mix, cost control, or other factors because no risk-factor or MD&A text is on file. No forensic scores are on file either, so no manipulation or distress screen is available for this company. That absence is not a clean result, and readers may want to check the company's filings directly.
What traders are betting.
The metric
Shares that traders have borrowed and sold, betting the price will fall, and not yet bought back. Brokers report the total to FINRA twice a month. Days to cover divides it by the shares that change hands on a typical day.
- Shares sold short
- 5.5M
- Change since Aug 31
- +17.0%
- Days to cover
- 4.0
What it tells us
A noticeable minority of traders is betting that CHRW shares will fall.
Short sellers added to their bets: shares sold short grew 17.0% since the Aug 31 report.
At normal trading volume, short sellers would need about 4.0 days to buy back every borrowed share.
How investors use it
- Squeeze watching. Some aggressive traders seek out heavily shorted stocks, betting that good news will force short sellers to buy back shares and push the price higher.
- Hedging. Funds short one company to offset risk in another, often owning a stronger business and shorting a weaker one in the same industry.
- Timing. Chart-based traders pair rising short interest with price patterns, such as a break below a level where buyers used to step in, to decide when to enter or exit.
- Warning sign. Some owners treat a sharp rise in short interest as a red flag and respond by tightening stop-loss orders or holding smaller positions.
Quarterly report
The quarterly report (10-Q) and current reports (8-K) C.H. Robinson Worldwide filed in the last 12 months, each linked to the original document on SEC EDGAR.
- Oct 5, 20268-KCurrent reportItem 1.01: Signed a material agreement; Item 7.01: Regulation FD disclosure (investor materials)EDGAR →★ Curriculum-relevant
- Jul 31, 202610-QQuarterly report0EDGAR →
- Jul 29, 20268-KCurrent reportItem 2.02: Results of operations (earnings)0EDGAR →
- Jul 24, 20268-KCurrent reportItem 7.01: Regulation FD disclosure (investor materials)0EDGAR →
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