C.H. Robinson Q2 Earnings Jump as Lean AI Drives Stronger Operating Margins

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C.H. Robinson Worldwide reported second-quarter 2026 adjusted earnings of $1.61 per share, up 24.8% year over year, as its Lean AI productivity strategy widened adjusted operating margin by 360 basis points to 34.7%. Revenues rose 19.3% to $4.93 billion, while adjusted gross profit increased 6.5% to $738 million and adjusted income from operations climbed 19.5% to $263.2 million. Operating expenses rose only 1% to $482.2 million as average employee headcount fell 10.8%, and North American Surface Transportation revenues increased 23.1% to $3.59 billion with combined truckload and less-than-truckload volume up 1.5% against a 3.3% decline in the Cass Freight Shipment Index. Cash generated from operations fell to $35.9 million from $227.1 million a year earlier, mainly due to a $227.3 million adverse swing in net operating working capital driven by higher freight rates, while the company returned $301.3 million to shareholders and long-term debt rose to $1.68 billion from $1.34 billion.

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