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Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. reported stronger first quarter 2026 results, with diluted earnings per share rising 16% to $1.71 and net earnings attributable to shareholders increasing 13% to $230 million versus the same quarter of 2025.

Total revenues grew 4% to $2.8 billion, led by airfreight services revenue of $1.03 billion and customs brokerage and other services revenue of $1.15 billion. Ocean freight and ocean services revenue declined to $598.9 million as industry overcapacity pressured pricing and volumes.

Operating income rose 11% to $294.8 million, reflecting improved airfreight gross margins and double-digit revenue growth in customs, transcon, distribution, and order management. The company generated $309.2 million in operating cash flow and returned $288 million to shareholders through share repurchases while managing disruption related to conflict in the Middle East.

Positive

  • Diluted EPS up 16% year over year, reaching $1.71 in Q1 2026 as net earnings attributable to shareholders increased 13% to $230 million on 4% revenue growth.
  • Strong cash generation and capital returns, with $309.2 million in net cash from operating activities and $288 million returned to shareholders via common stock repurchases in the quarter.

Negative

  • None.

Insights

Expeditors delivered double-digit profit growth on modest revenue gains and strong cash returns.

Expeditors posted Q1 2026 revenue of $2.78 billion, up 4% year over year, while operating income increased 11% to $294.8 million. Net earnings attributable to shareholders rose 13%, and diluted EPS climbed 16% to $1.71.

Growth was driven by airfreight services and customs brokerage and other services, which offset pressure in ocean freight where revenue and per-container profitability declined. Management highlighted a resilient non-asset-based model and disciplined cost control amid industry overcapacity and conflict-related disruption in the Middle East.

The company generated robust operating cash flow of $309.2 million and repurchased $288 million of shares in the quarter, while maintaining equity of $2.29 billion as of March 31, 2026. Subsequent filings may provide further detail on how freight demand and pricing trends evolve across air and ocean through the rest of 2026.

Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition Financial
Disclosure of earnings results, typically an earnings press release or preliminary financials.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits Exhibits
Financial statements, pro forma financial information, and exhibit attachments filed with this report.
Total revenues $2,782,962,000 Three months ended March 31, 2026
Net earnings attributable to shareholders $229,610,000 Three months ended March 31, 2026
Diluted EPS $1.71 per share Three months ended March 31, 2026, up from $1.47 in 2025
Operating income $294,828,000 Three months ended March 31, 2026
Net cash from operating activities $309,234,000 Three months ended March 31, 2026
Share repurchases $287,624,000 Repurchases of common stock in Q1 2026
Ocean freight and ocean services revenue $598,884,000 Three months ended March 31, 2026, below 2025 level
Airfreight services revenue $1,030,863,000 Three months ended March 31, 2026
non-asset-based model financial
"This quarter also demonstrates the resilience of our non-asset-based model, as we grew revenues"
airfreight services financial
"Airfreight services | | $ | 1,030,863 | | | $ | 901,760"
ocean freight and ocean services financial
"Ocean freight and ocean services | | | 598,884 | | | | 781,665"
Diluted earnings attributable to shareholders per share financial
"Diluted earnings attributable to shareholders per share | | $ | 1.71 | | | $ | 1.47"
Diluted earnings attributable to shareholders per share measures the portion of a company's profit that would be assigned to each common share after accounting for all potential shares that could be created by things like stock options, convertible bonds or warrants. Think of it as the earnings per slice if you split the profit among a larger, possible number of slices; investors use it to see a more conservative, “worst‑case” per‑share profit and to compare valuation and performance more fairly.
Business Segment Information financial
"EXPEDITORS INTERNATIONAL OF WASHINGTON, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES Business Segment Information (In thousands)"
Total revenues $2,782,962,000 +4% YoY
Operating income $294,828,000 +11% YoY
Net earnings attributable to shareholders $229,610,000 +13% YoY
Diluted EPS $1.71 +16% YoY
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 5, 2026

 

 

EXPEDITORS INTERNATIONAL OF WASHINGTON, INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

 

Washington

001-41871

91-1069248

(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)

(Commission File Number)

(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

 

 

 

 

 

3545 Factoria Blvd SE

Sterling Plaza 2

3rd Floor

 

Bellevue, Washington

 

98006

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: 206 674-3400

 

 

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

 

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:


Title of each class

 

Trading
Symbol(s)

 


Name of each exchange on which registered

Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share

 

EXPD

 

New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§ 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

 

 


Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On May 5, 2026, Expeditors International of Washington, Inc., a Washington corporation, issued a press release announcing first quarter 2026 financial results. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report.

In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liability of that section, and shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document filed under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits:

99.1

Press release, dated May 5, 2026 issued by Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.

104

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

 

 

EXPEDITORS INTERNATIONAL OF WASHINGTON, INC.

 

 

 

 

Date:

May 5, 2026

By:

/s/ David A. Hackett

 

 

 

David A. Hackett, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

 


 

Exhibit 99.1

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EARNINGS RELEASE

 

By:

 

Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.

 

 

 

 

3545 Factoria Blvd. SE

Sterling Plaza 2, 3rd Floor
Bellevue, Washington 98006

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CONTACTS:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Daniel R. Wall

 

David A. Hackett

 

Geoffrey Buscher

 

 

President and Chief Executive Officer

 

Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

 

Director - Investor Relations

 

 

(206) 674-3455

 

(206) 674-3400

 

(206) 892-4510

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 

EXPEDITORS REPORTS FIRST QUARTER 2026 EPS OF $1.71

BELLEVUE, WASHINGTON - May 5, 2026, Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. (NYSE:EXPD) today announced first quarter 2026 financial results including the following comparisons to the same quarter of 2025:

 

Diluted Net Earnings Attributable to Shareholders per share (EPS1) increased 16% to $1.71
Net Earnings Attributable to Shareholders increased 13% to $230 million
Operating Income increased 11% to $295 million
Revenues increased 4% to $2.8 billion
Airfreight tonnage increased 5% and ocean container volume decreased 4%
Customs, Transcon, Distribution, and Order Management each achieved double-digit revenue growth
Cash returned to shareholders in the form of share repurchases was $288 million

 

Daniel R. Wall, President and Chief Executive Officer, commented:

 

“During a period marked by significant disruption in the final month of the quarter, we continued to demonstrate our ability to bring solutions to our customers. This quarter also demonstrates the resilience of our non-asset-based model, as we grew revenues and margins in most of our products and geographies. We relied heavily on the hard work of our people, especially those close to the conflict in the Middle East. We were well prepared for disruption and adapted quickly. As soon as hostilities began, we developed strategies and solutions for our customers to keep freight moving out of and around impacted areas. In periods of heightened disruption, our teams demonstrate their capabilities and advance our aspiration to be the world's most trusted and valued logistics provider. I want to thank our people for their dedication and focus during this challenging time.”

 

Q1 2026 Operational Highlights

 

Airfreight services: “Airfreight gross margins increased sequentially from the fourth quarter of 2025 on higher per-kilo profitability, from higher rates and a more stable balance between sell and buy pricing for the first two months of the quarter, as air capacity was less constrained until the conflict in the Middle East began. Airfreight tonnage increased from the first quarter of 2025 as demand from technology customers remained strong. We remained agile and focused on risk management while also managing buy and sell rates during this dynamic time.”

 

Ocean freight and ocean services: “As expected, the imbalance of global capacity versus demand, which we began to see in the latter half of 2025, continued to impact the ocean industry and led to a decline in our ocean revenues. The decline was due to decreases in both pricing and volume compared to Q1 of 2025. We were impacted by lower average profitability per-container and volume, primarily on exports from Asia. However, with favorable buy rates and disciplined cost control, we partially offset top-line pressure.

 

1Diluted earnings attributable to shareholders per share.

NOTE: See Disclaimer on Forward-Looking Statements in this release.


 

Customs brokerage and other services: “Higher entry volumes and complexity, along with tariff-related activity, drove revenue increases in our customs brokerage business. In addition, disciplined cost control and pricing increases led to higher gross margins, both sequentially and year-over-year. Our other products within Customs brokerage and other services all generated double-digit growth and profitability from a diverse range of geographies and business sectors, driven foremost by demand from hyperscalers and other high-value technology customers. While we manage through the ongoing global uncertainty in the ocean marketplace, our growth and profitability are well balanced by the growth in these other products.

 

“Looking ahead, we expect the freight environment to remain highly unpredictable, as global events and macroeconomic concerns weigh on our customers and our industry. The air market may continue to face rapid shifts in capacity, routing, pricing, and possible fuel shortages, and we expect the ocean market to remain impacted by abundant capacity and weak pricing. At the same time, our pipeline of new business is strong and we expect continued robust demand for our customs brokerage services due to elevated tariff-driven complexity, tariff refund challenges, and dynamics in the global trade environment. We will continue to work closely with our customers and carrier partners to find solutions and deliver value, while aligning our resources to maximize profitability.”

 

David A. Hackett, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, added:

 

“With headcount sequentially flat versus the prior quarter, coupled with our revenue and margin growth, we meaningfully increased our productivity from the fourth quarter of 2025 as our operating efficiency achieved our 30% historical target. In 2025, we made strategic investments in headcount aimed at higher-growth opportunities, particularly in customs brokerage, as well as essential investments in technology, including artificial intelligence. We are starting to achieve benefits from these investments, which are helping to drive our productivity gains. For a second sequential quarter, operating expenses, excluding transportation-related costs, increased less than one percent compared to the fourth quarter of 2025.”

 

Mr. Hackett noted that the Company generated $309 million of cash from operations and returned $288 million to shareholders via share repurchases during the first quarter of 2026.

 

About Expeditors International of Washington, Inc:

Expeditors is a global logistics company headquartered in Bellevue, Washington. The Company employs trained professionals in 171 district offices and numerous branch locations located on six continents linked into a seamless worldwide network through an integrated information management system. Services include the consolidation or forwarding of air and ocean freight, customs brokerage, vendor consolidation, cargo insurance, time-definite transportation, order management, warehousing and distribution and customized logistics solutions.

 

Disclaimer on Forward-Looking Statements:

Certain statements contained in this news release are “forward-looking statements,” based on management’s views with respect to future events and underlying assumptions that involve risks and uncertainties. These forward-looking statements include statements regarding the resilience of our non-asset-based model; strategies and solutions to keep customer freight moving out of and around impacted areas; our aspiration to be the most trusted and valued logistics company in the world; our disciplined cost control; a strong pipeline of new business and diverse areas of growth; robust demand for our customs brokerage services; our ability to work closely with our customers and carrier partners to find solutions and deliver value, while aligning our resources to maximize profitability; and our ability to achieve benefits from investments in technology, including artificial intelligence to help drive productivity gains. Future financial performance could differ materially because of factors such as: geopolitical uncertainty; national policy changes on tariffs and other similar measures; new capacity in the marketplace; longer ocean transit times; e-commerce demand in the air market; volatile rates; the price of fuel or fuel shortages; our ability to deliver differentiated performance because of our customer service culture and compensation model; our ability to continue to process an increasing number of more complex customs clearances; and our ability to remain a strong, healthy, unified and resilient organization. Port actions, other labor disruptions, tariffs, and the current uncertainty in the global economy could have the effect of heightening many of the other risks described in Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K, including, without limitation, those related to the success of our strategy and desire to maintain historical unitary profitability, our ability to attract and retain customers, our ability to manage costs, interruptions to our information technology systems, the ability of third-party providers to perform, and potential litigation and contingencies, including risks associated with tax audits, as updated by our reports on Form 10-Q, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. These and other factors are discussed in the Company’s regulatory filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including those in “Item 1A. Risk Factors” of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025, and the Company’s most recent Form 10-Q. The forward-looking statements contained in this news release speak only as of this date and the Company does not assume any obligation to update them except as required by law.

 

NOTE: See Disclaimer on Forward-Looking Statements in this release.


 

Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.

First Quarter 2026 Earnings Release, May 5, 2026

Financial Summary for three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025 (Unaudited)

(in 000's of US dollars except share data)

 

 

 

Three months ended March 31,

 

 

2026

 

 

2025

 

 

% Change

Revenues

 

$

2,782,962

 

 

$

2,666,419

 

 

4%

Directly related cost of transportation and other expenses 1

 

$

1,811,151

 

 

$

1,776,675

 

 

2%

Salaries and other operating expenses 2

 

$

676,983

 

 

$

623,886

 

 

9%

Operating income

 

$

294,828

 

 

$

265,858

 

 

11%

Net earnings attributable to shareholders

 

$

229,610

 

 

$

203,795

 

 

13%

Diluted earnings attributable to shareholders per share

 

$

1.71

 

 

$

1.47

 

 

16%

Basic earnings attributable to shareholders per share

 

$

1.72

 

 

$

1.48

 

 

16%

Diluted weighted average shares outstanding

 

 

134,076

 

 

 

138,435

 

 

 

Basic weighted average shares outstanding

 

 

133,543

 

 

 

137,833

 

 

 

1Directly related cost of transportation and other expenses totals Operating Expenses from Airfreight services, Ocean freight and ocean services and Customs brokerage and other services as shown in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings.

2Salaries and other operating expenses totals Salaries and related, Rent and occupancy, Depreciation and amortization, Selling and promotion and Other as shown in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings.

 

During the three months ended March 31, 2026, we repurchased 2.0 million shares of common stock at an average price of $145.90. During the three months ended March 31, 2025, we repurchased 1.5 million shares of common stock at an average price of $117.29 per share.

 

 

 

Employee Full-time Equivalents as of March 31,

 

 

 

2026

 

 

2025

 

North America

 

 

7,524

 

 

 

7,098

 

Europe

 

 

4,204

 

 

 

3,935

 

North Asia

 

 

2,302

 

 

 

2,287

 

South Asia

 

 

2,041

 

 

 

1,833

 

Middle East, Africa and India

 

 

1,506

 

 

 

1,440

 

Latin America

 

 

892

 

 

 

829

 

Information Systems

 

 

1,498

 

 

 

1,358

 

Corporate

 

 

394

 

 

 

423

 

Total

 

 

20,361

 

 

 

19,203

 

 

 

 

First quarter year-over-year percentage increase (decrease) in:

2026

 

Airfreight
kilos

 

Ocean freight
FEU

January

 

7%

 

(2)%

February

 

7%

 

(7)%

March

 

3%

 

(4)%

Quarter

 

5%

 

(4)%

 

 

Investors may submit written questions via e-mail to: investor@expeditors.com. Questions received by the end of business on May 8, 2026 will be considered in management's 8-K “Responses to Selected Questions.”

NOTE: See Disclaimer on Forward-Looking Statements in this release.


 

EXPEDITORS INTERNATIONAL OF WASHINGTON, INC.

AND SUBSIDIARIES

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

(In thousands, except per share data)

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

March 31, 2026

 

 

December 31, 2025

 

Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

1,316,497

 

 

$

1,314,285

 

Accounts receivable, less allowance for credit loss of
    $7,133 at March 31, 2026 and $7,241 at December 31, 2025

 

 

2,056,808

 

 

 

2,021,889

 

Deferred contract costs

 

 

179,533

 

 

 

283,281

 

Other

 

 

99,228

 

 

 

136,167

 

Total current assets

 

 

3,652,066

 

 

 

3,755,622

 

Property and equipment, less accumulated depreciation and
    amortization of $657,248 at March 31, 2026 and $651,087 at December 31, 2025

 

 

457,185

 

 

 

462,122

 

Operating lease right-of-use assets

 

 

544,496

 

 

 

550,162

 

Goodwill

 

 

7,927

 

 

 

7,927

 

Deferred income tax asset, net

 

 

102,872

 

 

 

101,671

 

Other assets, net

 

 

17,134

 

 

 

16,134

 

Total assets

 

$

4,781,680

 

 

$

4,893,638

 

Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable

 

$

1,143,919

 

 

$

1,123,429

 

Accrued expenses, primarily salaries and related costs

 

 

496,370

 

 

 

448,055

 

Contract liabilities

 

 

256,902

 

 

 

358,386

 

Current portion of operating lease liabilities

 

 

113,803

 

 

 

110,891

 

Federal, state and foreign income taxes payable

 

 

30,400

 

 

 

32,046

 

Total current liabilities

 

 

2,041,394

 

 

 

2,072,807

 

Noncurrent portion of operating lease liabilities

 

 

451,178

 

 

 

459,698

 

Deferred income tax liability, net

 

 

2,483

 

 

 

3,040

 

Shareholders’ Equity:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock, par value $0.01 per share. Issued and outstanding:
    132,024 shares at March 31, 2026 and 133,884 shares at December 31, 2025

 

 

1,320

 

 

 

1,339

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

 

 

 

 

 

Retained earnings

 

 

2,479,067

 

 

 

2,538,455

 

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

 

 

(196,017

)

 

 

(184,161

)

Total shareholders’ equity

 

 

2,284,370

 

 

 

2,355,633

 

Noncontrolling interest

 

 

2,255

 

 

 

2,460

 

Total equity

 

 

2,286,625

 

 

 

2,358,093

 

Total liabilities and equity

 

$

4,781,680

 

 

$

4,893,638

 

 

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EXPEDITORS INTERNATIONAL OF WASHINGTON, INC.

AND SUBSIDIARIES

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings

(In thousands, except per share data)

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

Three months ended March 31,

 

 

 

 

2026

 

 

2025

 

 

Revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Airfreight services

 

$

1,030,863

 

 

$

901,760

 

 

Ocean freight and ocean services

 

 

598,884

 

 

 

781,665

 

 

Customs brokerage and other services

 

 

1,153,215

 

 

 

982,994

 

 

Total revenues

 

 

2,782,962

 

 

 

2,666,419

 

 

Operating Expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Airfreight services

 

 

769,483

 

 

 

648,494

 

 

Ocean freight and ocean services

 

 

416,021

 

 

 

573,901

 

 

Customs brokerage and other services

 

 

625,647

 

 

 

554,280

 

 

Salaries and related

 

 

499,571

 

 

 

457,937

 

 

Rent and occupancy

 

 

68,456

 

 

 

64,343

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

13,875

 

 

 

14,604

 

 

Selling and promotion

 

 

10,371

 

 

 

8,574

 

 

Other

 

 

84,710

 

 

 

78,428

 

 

Total operating expenses

 

 

2,488,134

 

 

 

2,400,561

 

 

Operating income

 

 

294,828

 

 

 

265,858

 

 

Other Income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest income

 

 

8,640

 

 

 

9,184

 

 

Other, net

 

 

3,018

 

 

 

839

 

 

Other income, net

 

 

11,658

 

 

 

10,023

 

 

Earnings before income taxes

 

 

306,486

 

 

 

275,881

 

 

Income tax expense

 

 

76,442

 

 

 

71,782

 

 

Net earnings

 

 

230,044

 

 

 

204,099

 

 

Less net earnings attributable to the noncontrolling
   interest

 

 

434

 

 

 

304

 

 

Net earnings attributable to shareholders

 

$

229,610

 

 

$

203,795

 

 

Diluted earnings attributable to shareholders per share

 

$

1.71

 

 

$

1.47

 

 

Basic earnings attributable to shareholders per share

 

$

1.72

 

 

$

1.48

 

 

Weighted average diluted shares outstanding

 

 

134,076

 

 

 

138,435

 

 

Weighted average basic shares outstanding

 

 

133,543

 

 

 

137,833

 

 

 

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EXPEDITORS INTERNATIONAL OF WASHINGTON, INC.

AND SUBSIDIARIES

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(In thousands)

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

Three months ended March 31,

 

 

 

 

2026

 

 

2025

 

 

Operating Activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net earnings

 

$

230,044

 

 

$

204,099

 

 

Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash from operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Provisions for losses on accounts receivable

 

 

800

 

 

 

761

 

 

Deferred income tax benefit

 

 

 

 

 

76

 

 

Stock compensation expense

 

 

12,823

 

 

 

11,549

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

13,875

 

 

 

14,604

 

 

Other, net

 

 

(3,645

)

 

 

2,291

 

 

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Increase) decrease in accounts receivable

 

 

(49,513

)

 

 

108,149

 

 

Increase (decrease) in accounts payable and accrued liabilities

 

 

68,351

 

 

 

(18,419

)

 

Decrease in deferred contract costs

 

 

101,136

 

 

 

75,973

 

 

Decrease in contract liabilities

 

 

(98,589

)

 

 

(89,288

)

 

Increase in income taxes payable, net

 

 

38,583

 

 

 

30,340

 

 

(Increase) decrease in other, net

 

 

(4,631

)

 

 

2,487

 

 

Net cash from operating activities

 

 

309,234

 

 

 

342,622

 

 

Investing Activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purchase of property and equipment

 

 

(12,612

)

 

 

(13,152

)

 

Other, net

 

 

130

 

 

 

156

 

 

Net cash from investing activities

 

 

(12,482

)

 

 

(12,996

)

 

Financing Activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Proceeds on borrowings on lines of credit, net

 

 

2,864

 

 

 

195

 

 

Proceeds from issuance of common stock

 

 

3,126

 

 

 

13,043

 

 

Repurchases of common stock

 

 

(287,624

)

 

 

(177,354

)

 

Payments for taxes related to net share settlement of equity awards

 

 

(7,544

)

 

 

(509

)

 

Distribution to noncontrolling interest

 

 

(650

)

 

 

(1,346

)

 

Net cash from financing activities

 

 

(289,828

)

 

 

(165,971

)

 

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

 

 

(4,712

)

 

 

6,545

 

 

Change in cash and cash equivalents

 

 

2,212

 

 

 

170,200

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

 

 

1,314,285

 

 

 

1,148,320

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

 

$

1,316,497

 

 

$

1,318,520

 

 

Taxes Paid:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income taxes

 

$

35,517

 

 

$

40,624

 

 

 

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EXPEDITORS INTERNATIONAL OF WASHINGTON, INC.

AND SUBSIDIARIES

Business Segment Information

(In thousands)

(Unaudited

 

 

 

 

UNITED
STATES

 

OTHER
NORTH
AMERICA

 

 

LATIN
AMERICA

 

 

NORTH
ASIA

 

 

SOUTH
ASIA

 

 

EUROPE

 

 

MIDDLE
EAST,
AFRICA
AND
INDIA

 

 

ELIMI-
NATIONS

 

 

CONSOLI-
DATED

 

For the three months ended March 31, 2026:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

$

954,577

 

 

129,634

 

 

 

58,995

 

 

 

602,916

 

 

 

423,176

 

 

 

448,874

 

 

 

167,158

 

 

 

(2,368

)

 

 

2,782,962

 

Directly related cost of transportation
   and other expenses
1

 

$

491,134

 

 

81,293

 

 

 

33,542

 

 

 

481,724

 

 

 

324,245

 

 

 

282,069

 

 

 

118,772

 

 

 

(1,628

)

 

 

1,811,151

 

Salaries and related costs

 

$

282,169

 

 

22,992

 

 

 

11,392

 

 

 

36,988

 

 

 

31,677

 

 

 

93,654

 

 

 

20,699

 

 

 

 

 

 

499,571

 

Other operating expenses2

 

$

36,527

 

 

14,734

 

 

 

8,553

 

 

 

35,125

 

 

 

27,606

 

 

 

42,769

 

 

 

12,823

 

 

 

(725

)

 

 

177,412

 

Operating income

 

$

144,747

 

 

10,615

 

 

 

5,508

 

 

 

49,079

 

 

 

39,648

 

 

 

30,382

 

 

 

14,864

 

 

 

(15

)

 

 

294,828

 

Identifiable assets at period end

 

$

2,567,887

 

 

170,840

 

 

 

120,586

 

 

 

439,065

 

 

 

399,901

 

 

 

800,822

 

 

 

295,321

 

 

 

(12,742

)

 

 

4,781,680

 

Capital expenditures

 

$

7,568

 

 

251

 

 

 

149

 

 

 

800

 

 

 

1,038

 

 

 

2,099

 

 

 

707

 

 

 

 

 

 

12,612

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

$

7,253

 

 

500

 

 

 

246

 

 

 

1,342

 

 

 

828

 

 

 

2,915

 

 

 

791

 

 

 

 

 

 

13,875

 

Equity

 

$

1,456,421

 

 

47,210

 

 

 

42,610

 

 

 

257,768

 

 

 

161,247

 

 

 

244,451

 

 

 

175,389

 

 

 

(98,471

)

 

 

2,286,625

 

For the three months ended March 31, 2025:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

$

854,449

 

 

116,485

 

 

 

62,389

 

 

 

695,008

 

 

 

364,577

 

 

 

422,795

 

 

 

152,872

 

 

 

(2,156

)

 

 

2,666,419

 

Directly related cost of transportation
   and other expenses
1

 

$

451,917

 

 

73,193

 

 

 

36,435

 

 

 

554,494

 

 

 

281,495

 

 

 

271,716

 

 

 

108,848

 

 

 

(1,423

)

 

 

1,776,675

 

Salaries and related costs

 

$

258,089

 

 

19,592

 

 

 

10,438

 

 

 

40,361

 

 

 

28,072

 

 

 

81,549

 

 

 

19,836

 

 

 

 

 

 

457,937

 

Other operating expenses2

 

$

22,548

 

 

14,828

 

 

 

9,914

 

 

 

37,746

 

 

 

23,285

 

 

 

43,359

 

 

 

15,028

 

 

 

(759

)

 

 

165,949

 

Operating income

 

$

121,895

 

 

8,872

 

 

 

5,602

 

 

 

62,407

 

 

 

31,725

 

 

 

26,171

 

 

 

9,160

 

 

 

26

 

 

 

265,858

 

Identifiable assets at period end

 

$

2,588,265

 

 

177,996

 

 

 

107,290

 

 

 

503,899

 

 

 

348,424

 

 

 

772,342

 

 

 

277,677

 

 

 

(19,243

)

 

 

4,756,650

 

Capital expenditures

 

$

8,407

 

 

226

 

 

 

225

 

 

 

505

 

 

 

874

 

 

 

1,156

 

 

 

1,759

 

 

 

 

 

 

13,152

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

$

8,938

 

 

497

 

 

 

251

 

 

 

1,056

 

 

 

570

 

 

 

2,646

 

 

 

646

 

 

 

 

 

 

14,604

 

Equity

 

$

1,481,145

 

 

50,613

 

 

 

46,120

 

 

 

273,084

 

 

 

145,611

 

 

 

169,589

 

 

 

164,036

 

 

 

(42,695

)

 

 

2,287,503

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1 Directly related cost of transportation and other expenses totals Operating Expenses from Airfreight services, Ocean freight and ocean services and Customs brokerage and other services as shown in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings.

2Other operating expenses totals rent and occupancy, depreciation and amortization, selling and promotion and other as shown in the consolidated statements of earnings.

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FAQ

How did Expeditors (EXPD) perform financially in Q1 2026?

Expeditors reported stronger Q1 2026 results, with diluted EPS rising 16% to $1.71 and net earnings attributable to shareholders up 13% to $230 million. Total revenues increased 4% to $2.78 billion, and operating income grew 11% to $294.8 million.

What were Expeditors' Q1 2026 revenues by major service line?

In Q1 2026, Expeditors generated $1.03 billion from airfreight services, $598.9 million from ocean freight and ocean services, and $1.15 billion from customs brokerage and other services. Overall revenues reached $2.78 billion, up 4% compared with the first quarter of 2025.

How did Expeditors' airfreight and ocean businesses trend in Q1 2026?

Airfreight tonnage increased 5% and airfreight gross margins improved sequentially on higher per-kilo profitability. In contrast, ocean freight and ocean services revenue declined to $598.9 million due to lower pricing and volumes, particularly on exports from Asia compared with Q1 2025.

What cash flow and share repurchase activity did Expeditors report for Q1 2026?

Expeditors generated $309.2 million in net cash from operating activities during Q1 2026. The company returned substantial capital to shareholders, repurchasing common stock totaling $287.6 million and reporting total cash returned in the form of share repurchases of $288 million for the quarter.

How did regional segments contribute to Expeditors' Q1 2026 results?

In Q1 2026, the United States segment produced $954.6 million in revenues and $144.7 million in operating income. Regions such as North Asia, South Asia, Europe, and the Middle East, Africa and India also contributed, with consolidated operating income rising to $294.8 million company-wide.

What challenges did Expeditors highlight for Q1 2026, and how were they managed?

Expeditors noted significant disruption late in the quarter from conflict in the Middle East and continued ocean industry overcapacity. Management emphasized the resilience of its non-asset-based model, agile risk management, and strategies to reroute freight out of impacted areas while maintaining service for customers.

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