Buyback yield (TTM)
2.61%
Shareholder yield (TTM)
4.13%
5Y share count change
-10.8%
Buyback spend (TTM)
$519.61M
Cumulative buybacks
$6.25B
Key takeaways
- C.H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) repurchased about $519.61M of stock over the trailing twelve months.
- Diluted share count is down 10.8% over the last ~5 fiscal years — buybacks are net-shrinking the share base.
- TTM buyback ÷ stock-based-comp ratio of 6.10× — repurchases more than cover SBC dilution.
- Cash buyback spend has compounded at +14.8% per year over the latest 5-year window.
- TTM repurchases used about 94% of free cash flow remaining after dividends.
Dividend & buyback yield over time for C.H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW)
Stacked annual yields — buyback yield (TTM cash repurchases ÷ market cap) plus dividend yield from the same fiscal-year-end key-metrics period — show how total cash return per dollar of equity has evolved.
Diluted vs basic shares (annual) for C.H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW)
Diluted weighted-average shares are the EPS denominator — a falling count means buybacks are outpacing SBC dilution.
Year-over-year change in diluted shares for C.H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW)
Green is fewer shares vs the prior fiscal year (net repurchase); red is growth (dilution). The earliest year shown has no prior year to compare.
Cash buyback spend over time for C.H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW)
Latest: $354.65M
Overview
In 2025, C.H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) buyback spend totalled $354.65M.
Through 2020–2025 (5 years), C.H. Robinson Worldwide buyback spend delivered a +14.8% annualised rate; with mixed annual results across the window.
C.H. Robinson Worldwide buyback spend peaked at $1.46B in 2022; the latest annual figure is $354.65M in 2025 (75.7% below peak).
The highest annual buyback spend of $1.46B was reported in 2022. The lowest in the available history was $0.00 in 2024.
C.H. Robinson Worldwide Buyback Spend 2025: $354.65M
C.H. Robinson Worldwide buyback spend in 2025 was $354.65M.
C.H. Robinson Worldwide Buyback Spend 2024: $0.00
C.H. Robinson Worldwide posted buyback spend of $0.00 in 2024, plunged 100.0% below 2023. This figure represents the lowest annual value in the available history.
C.H. Robinson Worldwide Buyback Spend 2023: $63.88M
In 2023, C.H. Robinson Worldwide reported buyback spend of $63.88M, plunged 95.6% below 2022.
C.H. Robinson Worldwide Buyback Spend 2022: $1.46B
C.H. Robinson Worldwide buyback spend in 2022 was $1.46B, surged 150.9% from 2021. This figure represents the highest annual value in the available history.
C.H. Robinson Worldwide Buyback Spend 2021: $581.76M
C.H. Robinson Worldwide buyback spend in 2021 was $581.76M.
See more financial history for C.H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW).
Buyback, SBC & dilution history
Buyback spend, SBC, net dilution effect, and share count.
| 2025 | $354.65M | $80.07M | $274.58M | 1.84% | 0.12B | +0.7% | |
| 2024 | $0.00 | $84.59M | −$84.59M | — | 0.12B | +0.8% | |
| 2023 | $63.88M | $58.17M | $5.71M | 0.62% | 0.12B | -5.9% | |
| 2022 | $1.46B | $90.68M | $1.37B | 13.38% | 0.13B | -5.0% | |
| 2021 | $581.76M | $129.98M | $451.78M | 4.15% | 0.13B | -1.7% | |
| 2020 | $177.51M | $43.99M | $133.52M | 1.39% | 0.14B | -1.1% | |
| 2019 | $309.44M | $39.08M | $270.36M | 2.91% | 0.14B | -1.9% | |
| 2018 | $300.99M | $87.79M | $213.20M | 2.60% | 0.14B | -0.7% | |
| 2017 | $185.49M | $41.80M | $143.68M | 1.49% | 0.14B | -1.1% | |
| 2016 | $172.93M | $37.56M | $135.36M | 1.67% | 0.14B | -1.6% | |
| 2015 | $229.86M | $57.66M | $172.20M | 2.58% | 0.15B | -1.5% | |
| 2014 | $164.04M | $47.86M | $116.18M | 1.50% | 0.15B | -6.1% | |
| 2013 | $757.30M | $9.09M | $748.21M | 8.60% | 0.16B | -3.0% | |
| 2012 | $245.07M | $59.38M | $185.69M | 2.41% | 0.16B | -1.7% | |
| 2011 | $240.93M | $38.60M | $202.33M | 2.12% | 0.16B | -0.7% | |
| 2010 | $151.06M | $37.05M | $114.01M | 1.14% | 0.17B | -1.9% | |
| 2009 | $266.91M | $21.27M | $245.64M | 2.73% | 0.17B | -2.0% | |
| 2008 | $200.85M | $20.80M | $180.04M | 2.17% | 0.17B | -0.8% | |
| 2007 | $167.32M | $0.00 | $167.32M | 1.82% | 0.17B | -0.4% | |
| 2006 | $85.27M | $0.00 | $85.27M | 1.22% | 0.17B | +0.1% | |
| 2005 | $38.84M | $0.00 | $38.84M | 0.62% | 0.17B | +0.9% | |
| 2004 | $29.62M | $0.00 | $29.62M | 0.63% | 0.17B | +0.6% | |
| 2003 | $16.09M | $0.00 | $16.09M | 0.50% | 0.17B | +0.4% | |
| 2002 | $13.22M | $0.00 | $13.22M | 0.50% | 0.17B | -0.0% | |
| 2001 | $13.71M | $0.00 | $13.71M | 0.56% | 0.17B | +0.1% | |
| 2000 | $9.94M | $0.00 | $9.94M | — | 0.17B | +3.3% | |
| 1999 | $2.70M | $0.00 | $2.70M | — | 0.17B | +0.5% | |
| 1998 | $3.10M | $0.00 | $3.10M | — | 0.17B | +1.8% | |
| 1997 | $1.40M | $0.00 | $1.40M | — | 0.16B | -2.9% | |
| 1996 | $6.90M | $0.00 | $6.90M | — | 0.17B | — |
- 2025$354.65M
- 2024$0.00
- 2023$63.88M
- 2022$1.46B
- 2021$581.76M
- 2020$177.51M
- 2019$309.44M
- 2018$300.99M
- 2017$185.49M
- 2016$172.93M
- 2015$229.86M
- 2014$164.04M
- 2013$757.30M
- 2012$245.07M
- 2011$240.93M
- 2010$151.06M
- 2009$266.91M
- 2008$200.85M
- 2007$167.32M
- 2006$85.27M
- 2005$38.84M
- 2004$29.62M
- 2003$16.09M
- 2002$13.22M
- 2001$13.71M
- 2000$9.94M
- 1999$2.70M
- 1998$3.10M
- 1997$1.40M
- 1996$6.90M
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation for C.H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW)
Annual cash repurchases set against stock-based compensation. Coverage above 1× means buybacks fully offset the equity dilution from SBC. TTM coverage: 6.10×.
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned) for C.H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW)
How C.H. Robinson Worldwide splits cash returned to shareholders between dividends and buybacks.
Sector peers by buyback spend
Companies in the same sector as C.H. Robinson Worldwide, ranked by their latest buyback spend.
| $7.55B | |
| $5.19B | |
| $2.68B | |
| $1.86B | |
| $1.14B | |
| $1.13B | |
| $50.00M | |
| $0.00 |
- $7.55B
- $5.19B
- $2.68B
- $1.86B
- $1.14B
- $1.13B
- $50.00M
- $0.00
Buyback capacity (TTM)
Free cash flow minus dividends paid versus actual TTM repurchases — the headroom bar shows how much of post-dividend FCF is still being deployed elsewhere.
Headroom $554.76M (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
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