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
| Fiscal year | 2019Dec 2019 | 2020Dec 2020 | 2021Dec 2021 | 2022Dec 2022 | 2023Dec 2023 | 2024Dec 2024 | 2025Dec 2025 | LTMJun 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 2.5% | 0.3% | 1.9% | 2.7% | 3.3% | 1.9% | 1.9% | 2.4% |
| Net margin | 1.0% | −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 equity | 2.2% | −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 | — | 0.95 | 1.15 | 1.09 | 1.04 | 1.13 | 1.12 | 1.11 |
| Current ratio | — | 1.06 | 0.90 | 0.96 | 0.98 | 0.83 | 0.85 | 0.79 |
| Debt to equity | 0.0% | 23.8% | 40.9% | 68.3% | 56.6% | 87.6% | 102.7% | 107.2% |
| Interest cover (operating income ÷ interest) | 4.5x | 0.7x | 7.2x | 8.3x | 6.0x | 2.1x | 1.8x | 2.5x |
| Effective tax rate | 31.4% | — | −5.2% | 24.2% | 12.4% | 5.5% | 65.4% | 38.4% |
| SG&A as % of revenue | 8.4% | 9.9% | 9.0% | 9.9% | 10.2% | 9.1% | 8.4% | 8.5% |
| Capital spending as % of revenue | 3.6% | 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% |
| Quarter | 2024 Q3Sept 2024 | 2024 Q4Dec 2024 | 2025 Q1Mar 2025 | 2025 Q2Jun 2025 | 2025 Q3Sept 2025 | 2025 Q4Dec 2025 | 2026 Q1Mar 2026 | 2026 Q2Jun 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 2.6% | 3.1% | −1.9% | 2.7% | 3.5% | 2.7% | 1.2% | 2.2% |
| Net margin | 1.0% | 3.1% | −3.2% | 0.8% | 1.7% | 1.2% | 0.1% | 0.7% |
| Free-cash-flow margin | 3.3% | 2.5% | −1.6% | −1.3% | 2.6% | 3.3% | −1.0% | 0.3% |
| Current ratio | 0.86 | 0.83 | 0.78 | 0.76 | 0.71 | 0.85 | 0.85 | 0.79 |
| Debt to equity | 82.3% | 83.9% | 88.7% | 88.3% | 73.6% | 87.8% | 89.2% | 82.1% |
| SG&A as % of revenue | 8.4% | 8.5% | 8.8% | 8.2% | 8.4% | 8.2% | 9.0% | 8.6% |
Financial health
- 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.
Moat
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).
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