C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.

What does C.H. Robinson own?

C.H. Robinson operates under a single masterbrand with service lines including Robinson Fresh produce logistics, Managed Solutions outsourcing, and the Freightquote online platform. It owns no major separate brands, operating all services under the C.H. Robinson name.

Is C.H. Robinson publicly traded?

Yes. C.H. Robinson trades on the Nasdaq under ticker CHRW and is an S&P 500 component. It went public in 1997 after operating as a private company for more than nine decades.

Who founded C.H. Robinson?

Charles Henry Robinson founded the company in 1905 in Grand Forks, North Dakota, as a produce brokerage. The freight brokerage model grew from its produce business as trucking replaced rail distribution.

Where is C.H. Robinson headquartered?

C.H. Robinson is headquartered in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, a Minneapolis suburb. It operates offices across North America, Europe, Asia, Oceania, South America, and the Middle East.

How many brands does C.H. Robinson own?

C.H. Robinson operates essentially as a single masterbrand, with named service lines such as Robinson Fresh, Managed Solutions, and Freightquote inside it rather than as separate brands.

Who owns C.H. Robinson?

C.H. Robinson is publicly owned, with shares distributed among institutional investors and index funds led by Vanguard, BlackRock, and State Street. No controlling shareholder exists.

What were C.H. Robinson's 2025 results?

For 2025 C.H. Robinson reported revenue of $16.2 billion, down 8.4 percent on the Europe Surface Transportation divestiture and freight weakness, net income of $587.1 million or $4.83 per share, and operating income of $621.8 million, up 17 percent, as Lean AI cost discipline more than offset top-line pressure.

Charles Henry Robinson founded the company in 1905 in Grand Forks, North Dakota, as a produce brokerage buying and selling fruits and vegetables along the railroads. The business grew with the transportation network it served, expanding into trucking brokerage after World War II as produce distribution shifted from rail to highway.

The company reorganized as C.H. Robinson Worldwide and went public in 1997, having already become the largest produce broker in the United States and a major freight broker. Its model, no trucks, all network, proved scalable: the 2000s and 2010s brought global expansion through offices across Europe, Asia, and Latin America, plus acquisitions building its forwarding and managed services capability.

Leadership transitioned from longtime CEO John Wiehoff to Bob Biesterfeld in 2019 and then to Dave Bozeman, formerly of Ford and Amazon, in 2023. Bozeman's Lean AI program restructured the company around automation, eliminating manual load-matching work and cutting headcount 11.5 percent in 2025 alone.

2025 was a transformation year: the company divested its Europe Surface Transportation business, reducing revenue but sharpening focus, and still delivered record operational performance, net income of $587.1 million and 17 percent operating income growth, in one of the weakest freight markets in years.

C.H. Robinson publishes an annual sustainability report covering emissions measurement across its network, carrier sustainability programs, and supply chain efficiency claims inherent to load consolidation, which reduces empty miles and freight-related emissions.

The company is not B Corp certified, standard for public logistics providers. Its ethics exposure is primarily operational: as a broker rather than a carrier, its direct environmental footprint is small while its network's footprint is large.

C.H. Robinson's public record is comparatively clean. Its recurring exposures are the logistics industry's: carrier relationship disputes, cargo claims, and the classification questions around independent carrier networks it does not own.

The company's aggressive headcount reduction under Lean AI, 11.5 percent in 2025, drew attention as a bellwether for AI-driven white-collar displacement in logistics, covered in trade press as both a productivity success and a labor-market warning. No fraud finding or major regulatory action is on record as of November 2026.