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GXO Logistics, Inc. key statistics and ratios

In fiscal 2025, GXO Logistics, Inc. had return on equity of 1.1%, an operating margin of 1.9%, debt equal to 102.7% of equity and a current ratio of 0.85. Each ratio below is calculated from the figures on its income statement, balance sheet and cash flow pages.

Financial ratios

US$ thousands unless shown otherwise. Fiscal years, plus the last twelve months (LTM) when newer.

GXO Logistics, Inc.: financial ratios, annual
Fiscal year2019Dec 20192020Dec 20202021Dec 20212022Dec 20222023Dec 20232024Dec 20242025Dec 2025LTMJun 2026
Operating margin2.5%0.3%1.9%2.7%3.3%1.9%1.9%2.4%
Net margin1.0%−0.5%1.9%2.2%2.3%1.1%0.2%1.0%
Free-cash-flow margin−1.3%1.8%2.6%2.2%2.9%1.6%0.8%1.3%
Return on equity2.2%−1.1%5.9%7.9%8.2%4.5%1.1%4.4%
Return on assets—−0.5%2.2%2.4%2.4%1.3%0.3%1.1%
Asset turnover—0.951.151.091.041.131.121.11
Current ratio—1.060.900.960.980.830.850.79
Debt to equity0.0%23.8%40.9%68.3%56.6%87.6%102.7%107.2%
Interest cover (operating income ÷ interest)4.5x0.7x7.2x8.3x6.0x2.1x1.8x2.5x
Effective tax rate31.4%—−5.2%24.2%12.4%5.5%65.4%38.4%
SG&A as % of revenue8.4%9.9%9.0%9.9%10.2%9.1%8.4%8.5%
Capital spending as % of revenue3.6%3.6%3.1%3.8%2.8%3.1%2.5%2.4%
Free cash flow ÷ net income−128.3%—134.0%101.5%124.0%141.8%343.8%137.4%
Dividends and buybacks ÷ free cash flow————0.0%0.0%181.8%10.0%

Returns use average equity or assets over the year. Return on equity is left blank when equity is negative or so small that the ratio says nothing (above ±200%); interest cover is left blank above 200 times. Price-based ratios such as P/E are on the valuation page.

Financial health

1 of 6 checks passed · June 30, 2026
What it owns · $12.4bn
Short-term assets $3.3bnLonger-term assets $9.1bn
What it owes, and who funded it · $7.1bn
Short-term liabilities $4.1bnShareholders' equity $3.0bn
  • Short-term assets cover short-term liabilities $3.3bn of assets due within a year against $4.1bn of liabilities due within a year.
  • Short-term assets cover long-term liabilities Not assessable from the reported split. Not assessable.
  • More cash than debt $769m of cash against $2.5bn of debt.
  • Debt below 40% of shareholders' equity Debt is 82% of equity.
  • Debt burden no higher than five years ago Debt to equity moved from 39% to 82% over five years.
  • A year's operating cash flow covers at least 20% of debt $509m of operating cash flow against $2.5bn of debt.
  • Operating profit covers interest at least five times over Operating income of $328m against $132m of interest.

From GXO Logistics, Inc.'s latest balance sheet as filed. Checks are fixed, documented rules (methodology), counted only where the company reports the figures — a dot means the filing doesn't break the item out. Descriptions of reported data, not advice.

Moat

29 /100

Weak moat

How hard GXO Logistics's competitive advantage looks for rivals to wear away, judged from 6 years of its own filings: returns on capital, pricing power, profit durability, cash conversion and discipline.

  • Returns on capital 0 / 20

    Net income has been a median 1.1% of total assets over 6 years.

  • Durability 10 / 20

    Operating margin has been a median 2.2%; its worst year was 1.7%.

  • Cash conversion 11 / 20

    Free cash flow was positive in 6 of 6 years, at a median 1.2% of revenue.

AI disruption exposure: Medium. In this industry, AI could change how the product is made or sold, without replacing the core asset. The score above includes a 5-point deduction for that exposure (34 before it).

A rules-based reading of reported figures, not a forecast and not investment advice. How the score is built: methodology.

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Figures from GXO Logistics, Inc.'s SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q), retrieved October 20, 2026. How we read and check them: methodology and data sources. Not investment advice. Back to GXO Logistics, Inc.