XPO
XPO's revenue rose 1.1% to $8.2 billion in fiscal 2025. Its operating margin was 8.0%, down from 8.2% a year earlier. Free cash flow was $329 million, up 1631.6%. It paid out $125 million in dividends and buybacks, 38% of free cash flow. The diluted share count fell 0.8%.
Operating margin is operating income as a share of revenue. Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending. Return on capital is after-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash. Market cap is the last closing share price times the latest diluted share count, so it is approximate. P/E is the last close divided by diluted earnings per share over the last four quarters, or the latest fiscal year where the quarters aren't available; there is none when the company made a loss.
Charts show fiscal years, from the 10-K filings.
Revenue and margins
Net income and earnings per share
From fiscal 2016 to 2025, earnings per share grew 19.5% a year and net income 18.4% a year, as buybacks cut the share count by 3%.
Returns on capital
Cash flow
Payouts and share count
Valuation
Two ways to value XPO yourself, both starting from its filings: a discounted cash flow model and the price-to-earnings method.
Discounted cash flow (DCF)
A discounted cash flow (DCF) model values a business as the cash it may generate in future, discounted back to today. The starting figures come from XPO's 10-K (or, for net cash and shares, its latest 10-Q) and the assumptions are yours: start from one of three example scenarios, then change any figure to see what it implies for a share, and how that compares with the last share price.
Value per share on three example scenarios, from XPO's fiscal 2025 free cash flow of $329M, net cash of −$3.2B at December 31, 2025 and 119 million diluted shares, from its filings. The scenarios are fitted to XPO: the base scenario's growth in years 1 to 5 is its revenue growth over the last 3 years, 1.9% a year; the cautious and optimistic ones are lower and higher, and growth in years 6 to 10 is halfway to the long-run rate. The base scenario's discount rate is 9% for a business of moderate risk (Cargo Ground Transportation); the cautious and optimistic ones use a point more and a point less. Select one to load it into the calculator. These are the model's arithmetic on those assumptions, not a forecast or a price target.
- Last close, October 26, 2026
- $182.32
- Value on these assumptions, against the last close
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- Cash flows in years 1 to 10, valued today
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- Everything after year 10, valued today
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- Plus net cash
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- Share of value from after year 10
How the value changes with two assumptions
Price-to-earnings (P/E) method
Another common way to value a company is to multiply its earnings per share by a price-to-earnings (P/E) multiple: the number of years of today's earnings an investor pays for a share. A higher multiple usually means investors expect earnings to grow. Choose a multiple, for example from similar companies, to see the value it gives.
Value per share on three example scenarios, from XPO's earnings per share of $3.38 (over the last four quarters). Each grows earnings for a year at the cash flow scenarios' rates and applies a multiple to next year's earnings: 28.3×, the middle of XPO's own P/E today, its peers' median and its sector's median (its peers' median) for the base scenario, 20% less and more for the cautious and optimistic ones. The price is brought back a year at 10%, 9% and 8%. Select one to load it into the calculator. These are the model's arithmetic on those assumptions, not a forecast or a price target.
- Last close, October 26, 2026
- $182.32
- Value at this multiple, against the last close
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- XPO's P/E at the last close
- 53.9×
| Company | Last close | Earnings per share | P/E today |
|---|---|---|---|
| XPOXPO | $182.32 | $3.38 | 53.9× |
| J.B. HuntJBHT | $224.48 | $7.10 | 31.6× |
| FedEx FreightFDXF | $109.45 | $4.38 | 25.0× |
Balance sheet
| Fiscal year end | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and short-term investments | 228 | 460 | 412 | 246 | 310 |
| Debt incl. finance leases | 3,750 | 2,687 | 3,578 | 3,535 | 3,501 |
| Net debt (negative means net cash) | 3,522 | 2,227 | 3,166 | 3,289 | 3,191 |
| Net debt to EBITDA | 5.5x | 3.1x | 3.9x | 3.0x | 2.8x |
| Debt to equity | 3.3x | 2.7x | 2.8x | 2.2x | 1.9x |
| Interest coverage | 1.5x | 2.8x | 2.6x | 3.0x | 3.0x |
| Current ratio | 1.1x | 1.1x | 1.0x | 1.1x | 1.1x |
| Quick ratio | 1.1x | 1.1x | 1.0x | 1.1x | 1.1x |
Insider trades
Over the 12 months between October 27, 2025 and October 26, 2026, no insider bought XPO shares on the open market, and 4 insiders sold $2.1 million, $603,048 of it under trading plans set up in advance.
| Date | Insider | Trade | Shares | Price | Value | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 14, 2026 | David J. BatesChief Operating Officer | Sold plan | 2,615 | $179.41 | $469,158 | Form 4 |
| Sep 14, 2026 | Kyle WismansChief Financial Officer | Sold plan | 750 | $178.52 | $133,890 | Form 4 |
| Aug 11, 2026 | Christopher Michael BrownChief Accounting Officer | Sold | 3,750 | $201.94 | $757,262 | Form 4 |
| Aug 10, 2026 | Christopher Michael BrownChief Accounting Officer | Sold | 1,250 | $201.41 | $251,762 | Form 4 |
| May 28, 2026 | Allison LandryDirector | Sold | 2,400 | $215.61 | $517,464 | Form 4 |
Piotroski F-score
The F-score counts how many of nine simple tests of profitability, funding and efficiency a company passed in a year (Piotroski, 2000). The more tests passed, the stronger the year: 8 or 9 is strong, 0 to 2 weak. Companies that report no gross profit are scored on the other eight.
| Test | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Net income is positive | Pass | Pass | Pass |
| Cash from operations is positive | Pass | Pass | Pass |
| Return on assets rose | Fail | Pass | Fail |
| Cash from operations exceeds net income | Pass | Pass | Pass |
| Debt fell relative to assets | Fail | Pass | Pass |
| Current ratio rose | Fail | Pass | Fail |
| Share count didn't rise | Fail | Fail | Pass |
| Gross margin rose | — | — | — |
| Revenue rose relative to assets | Pass | Fail | Fail |
| F-score | 4 of 8 | 6 of 8 | 5 of 8 |
| Accruals ratio | −7.3% | −5.5% | −8.4% |
Compare
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Similar companies
| Company | Year | Revenue growth | Operating margin | Free cash flow margin | Return on capital | Net debt to EBITDA | F-score | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| XPO | FY25 | 1.1% | 8.0% | 4.0% | 9.5% | 2.8x | 5 | |
| TFI International | FY25 | −6.1% | 7.2% | 8.9% | 8.6% | 2.0x | 6 | Compare |
| FedEx Freight | FY26 | −1.1% | 6.1% | −2.4% | 13.0% | 4.1x | — | Compare |
| Knight-Swift | FY25 | 0.8% | 2.9% | 16.9% | 1.6% | 2.1x | 6 | Compare |
| J.B. Hunt | FY25 | −0.7% | 7.2% | 7.9% | 13.1% | 0.9x | 6 | Compare |
10 years of figures
| Fiscal year | FY16 | FY17 | FY18 | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income statement | ||||||||||
| Revenue | 14,619 | 15,381 | 17,279 | 10,681 | 6,168 | 7,202 | 7,718 | 7,744 | 8,072 | 8,157 |
| Revenue growth | 91.8% | 5.2% | 12.3% | −38.2% | −42.2% | 16.8% | 7.2% | 0.3% | 4.2% | 1.1% |
| Gross profit | 6,732 | 7,249 | 8,266 | 2,378 | −1,684 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Research and development | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Operating income | 464 | 582 | 704 | 561 | 97 | 312 | 377 | 438 | 660 | 656 |
| Net income | 69 | 340 | 422 | 419 | 110 | 336 | 666 | 189 | 387 | 316 |
| Diluted EPS (US$) | 0.53 | 2.45 | 2.88 | 3.57 | 0.87 | 2.93 | 5.76 | 1.60 | 3.23 | 2.64 |
| Diluted shares (millions) | 123 | 128 | 135 | 106 | 92 | 114 | 116 | 118 | 120 | 119 |
| Cash flow | ||||||||||
| Cash from operations | 622 | 785 | 1,102 | 629 | 388 | 656 | 824 | 694 | 808 | 986 |
| Capital expenditure | 483 | 504 | 551 | 379 | 249 | 269 | 521 | 1,533 | 789 | 657 |
| Free cash flow | 139 | 281 | 551 | 250 | 139 | 387 | 303 | −839 | 19 | 329 |
| Dividends paid | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Share buybacks | 0 | 0 | 536 | 1,347 | 114 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 125 |
| Acquisitions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stock-based compensation | 55 | 79 | 49 | 56 | 37 | 31 | 77 | 78 | 87 | 77 |
| Balance sheet at fiscal year end | ||||||||||
| Cash and short-term investments | 373 | 397 | 502 | 377 | 1,731 | 228 | 460 | 412 | 246 | 310 |
| Debt incl. finance leases | 5,044 | 4,684 | 3,902 | 5,528 | 5,492 | 3,750 | 2,687 | 3,578 | 3,535 | 3,501 |
| Total assets | 11,698 | 12,602 | 12,270 | 14,128 | 16,177 | 8,717 | 6,269 | 7,492 | 7,712 | 8,194 |
| Total liabilities | 8,660 | 8,592 | 8,300 | 11,232 | 13,328 | 7,579 | 5,257 | 6,226 | 6,111 | 6,333 |
| Shareholders' equity | 2,700 | 3,604 | 3,575 | 2,743 | 2,849 | 1,138 | 1,012 | 1,266 | 1,601 | 1,861 |
| Margins and ratios | ||||||||||
| Gross margin | 46.0% | 47.1% | 47.8% | 22.3% | −27.3% | — | — | — | — | — |
| Operating margin | 3.2% | 3.8% | 4.1% | 5.2% | 1.6% | 4.3% | 4.9% | 5.7% | 8.2% | 8.0% |
| Net margin | 0.5% | 2.2% | 2.4% | 3.9% | 1.8% | 4.7% | 8.6% | 2.4% | 4.8% | 3.9% |
| Free cash flow margin | 0.9% | 1.8% | 3.2% | 2.3% | 2.2% | 5.4% | 3.9% | −10.8% | 0.2% | 4.0% |
| Return on capital | 4.6% | 7.3% | 7.0% | 5.8% | 1.1% | 5.0% | 6.8% | 8.4% | 11.6% | 9.5% |
| Return on equity | 2.5% | 10.8% | 11.8% | 13.3% | 3.9% | 16.9% | 62.0% | 16.6% | 27.0% | 18.3% |
| Return on assets | 0.6% | 2.8% | 3.4% | 3.2% | 0.7% | 2.7% | 8.9% | 2.8% | 5.1% | 4.0% |
| Net debt to EBITDA | 5.0x | 4.0x | 2.7x | 5.5x | 9.0x | 5.5x | 3.1x | 3.9x | 3.0x | 2.8x |