CH Robinson Worldwide Inc (CHRW)
Pretax margin
| Dec 31, 2024 | Sep 30, 2024 | Jun 30, 2024 | Mar 31, 2024 | Dec 31, 2023 | Sep 30, 2023 | Jun 30, 2023 | Mar 31, 2023 | Dec 31, 2022 | Sep 30, 2022 | Jun 30, 2022 | Mar 31, 2022 | Dec 31, 2021 | Sep 30, 2021 | Jun 30, 2021 | Mar 31, 2021 | Dec 31, 2020 | Sep 30, 2020 | Jun 30, 2020 | Mar 31, 2020 | ||
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| Earnings before tax but after interest (EBT) (ttm) | US$ in thousands | 579,204 | 480,035 | 428,972 | 386,771 | 409,186 | 461,464 | 640,327 | 968,233 | 1,166,765 | 1,314,215 | 1,336,685 | 1,141,522 | 1,022,291 | 948,052 | 814,719 | 746,188 | 628,331 | 559,584 | 586,715 | 629,059 |
| Revenue (ttm) | US$ in thousands | 17,724,960 | 17,762,190 | 17,458,580 | 17,397,090 | 17,596,450 | 18,441,380 | 20,115,730 | 22,492,350 | 24,696,630 | 26,131,660 | 26,379,980 | 25,114,230 | 23,102,150 | 21,149,750 | 19,110,850 | 17,205,970 | 16,207,110 | 15,450,990 | 15,082,320 | 15,363,310 |
| Pretax margin | 3.27% | 2.70% | 2.46% | 2.22% | 2.33% | 2.50% | 3.18% | 4.30% | 4.72% | 5.03% | 5.07% | 4.55% | 4.43% | 4.48% | 4.26% | 4.34% | 3.88% | 3.62% | 3.89% | 4.09% |
December 31, 2024 calculation
Pretax margin = EBT (ttm) ÷ Revenue (ttm)
= $579,204K ÷ $17,724,960K
= 3.27%
The pretax margin of CH Robinson Worldwide Inc has shown some fluctuations over the reported periods. It started at 4.09% in March 2020 and experienced a slight decline to 3.89% by June 2020. The pretax margin continued to decrease to 3.62% in September 2020 before rebounding to 3.88% by December 2020. Thereafter, a gradual improvement was observed with pretax margins reaching 4.34% in March 2021 and 4.26% in June 2021.
The trend of increasing pretax margins continued into the subsequent quarters, with the highest recorded level of 5.07% in June 2022. However, there was a slight decrease to 4.72% in December 2022. Furthermore, the pretax margin fluctuated, dropping to 2.22% in March 2024, before exhibiting some recovery to 3.27% by December 2024.
Overall, the pretax margin of CH Robinson Worldwide Inc demonstrated variability over the analyzed timeframe, with periods of both growth and contraction. It is important to monitor this metric closely to assess the company's operational efficiency and profitability.
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Dec 31, 2024