Company Reports

After reviewing its competitive positioning, we are awarding XPO a Narrow Morningstar Economic Moat Rating (previously none), driven by robust network density, which provides material cost advantages relative to the hundreds of smaller providers across the less-than-truckload shipping landscape.

XPO got its start in 2011, when entrepreneur Brad Jacobs led an equity investment in expedited freight brokerage firm Express-1 Expedited Solutions. Jacobs launched an acquisition strategy targeting the asset-light US truck brokerage industry. By mid-2013, XPO's deal focus evolved into heavy-goods last-mile delivery, intermodal, and global contract logistics. In 2015, the firm jumped into the asset-based trucking landscape with the acquisition of less-than-truckload carrier Con-way.

XPO got its start in 2011, when entrepreneur Brad Jacobs led an equity investment in expedited freight brokerage firm Express-1 Expedited Solutions. Jacobs launched an acquisition strategy targeting the asset-light US truck brokerage industry. By mid-2013, XPO's deal focus evolved into heavy-goods last-mile delivery, intermodal, and global contract logistics. Then in 2015, XPO jumped into the asset-based trucking landscape with the acquisition of less-than-truckload carrier Con-way.

Revenue growth accelerated in XPO's second quarter to 13% year over year, driven in large part by surging fuel surcharges as well as favorable core pricing trends and the return of volume growth in the less-than-truckload segment. LTL profitability continued to post impressive improvement.

XPO got its start in 2011, when entrepreneur Brad Jacobs led an equity investment in expedited freight brokerage firm Express-1 Expedited Solutions. Jacobs launched an acquisition strategy targeting the asset-light US truck brokerage industry. By mid-2013, XPO's deal focus evolved into heavy-goods last-mile delivery, intermodal, and global contract logistics. Then in 2015, XPO jumped into the asset-based trucking landscape with the acquisition of less-than-truckload carrier Con-way.

XPO got its start in 2011, when entrepreneur Brad Jacobs led an equity investment in expedited freight brokerage firm Express-1 Expedited Solutions. Jacobs launched an acquisition strategy targeting the asset-light US truck brokerage industry. By mid-2013, XPO's deal focus evolved into heavy-goods last-mile delivery, intermodal, and global contract logistics. Then in 2015, XPO jumped into the asset-based trucking landscape with the acquisition of less-than-truckload carrier Con-way.

Industrial-sector freight demand has yet to inflect, but XPO's first-quarter top line grew 7% year over year on higher yields (revenue per hundredweight) in the core LTL segment and good sales execution in the European trucking segment. LTL profitability continued its solid improvement trajectory.

XPO got its start in 2011, when entrepreneur Brad Jacobs led an equity investment in expedited freight brokerage firm Express-1 Expedited Solutions. Jacobs launched an acquisition strategy targeting the asset-light US truck brokerage industry. By mid-2013, XPO's deal focus evolved into heavy-goods last-mile delivery, intermodal, and global contract logistics. Then in 2015, XPO jumped into the asset-based trucking landscape with the acquisition of less-than-truckload carrier Con-way.

Despite the persistently soft freight backdrop, XPO's fourth-quarter top line grew 5% year over year on higher yields in the core LTL segment and good sales execution in the European trucking segment. LTL segment profitability continued its solid improvement trajectory.

XPO got its start in 2011, when entrepreneur Brad Jacobs led an equity investment in expedited freight brokerage firm Express-1 Expedited Solutions. Jacobs launched an acquisition strategy targeting the asset-light US truck brokerage industry. By mid-2013, XPO's deal focus evolved into heavy-goods last-mile delivery, intermodal, and global contract logistics. Then in 2015, XPO jumped into the asset-based trucking landscape with the acquisition of less-than-truckload carrier Con-way.

XPO got its start in 2011, when entrepreneur Brad Jacobs led an equity investment in expedited freight brokerage firm Express-1 Expedited Solutions. Jacobs launched an acquisition strategy targeting the asset-light US truck brokerage industry. By mid-2013, XPO's deal focus evolved into heavy-goods last-mile delivery, intermodal, and global contract logistics. Then in 2015, XPO jumped into the asset-based trucking landscape with the acquisition of less-than-truckload carrier Con-way.

Despite the persistently soft freight backdrop, XPO's third-quarter top line grew 3% on higher yields (revenue per hundredweight) in the core LTL segment and good sales execution in the European trucking segment. LTL segment profitability continued its solid momentum.

XPO got its start in 2011, when entrepreneur Brad Jacobs led an equity investment in expedited freight brokerage firm Express-1 Expedited Solutions. Jacobs launched an acquisition strategy targeting the asset-light US truck brokerage industry. By mid-2013, XPO's deal focus evolved into heavy-goods last-mile delivery, intermodal, and global contract logistics. Then in 2015, XPO jumped into the asset-based trucking landscape with the acquisition of less-than-truckload carrier Con-way.

XPO got its start in 2011, when entrepreneur Brad Jacobs led an equity investment in expedited freight brokerage firm Express-1 Expedited Solutions. Jacobs launched an acquisition strategy targeting the asset-light US truck brokerage industry. By mid-2013, XPO's deal focus evolved into heavy-goods last-mile delivery, intermodal, and global contract logistics. Then in 2015, XPO jumped into the asset-based trucking landscape with the acquisition of less-than-truckload carrier Con-way.

XPO's second-quarter revenue came in flat year over year as growth in the European trucking segment offset continued declines in North American less-than-truckload revenue. Core LTL segment profitability improved slightly despite stubbornly weak freight demand.

XPO got its start in 2011, when entrepreneur Brad Jacobs led an equity investment in expedited freight brokerage firm Express-1 Expedited Solutions. Jacobs launched an acquisition strategy targeting the asset-light US truck brokerage industry. By mid-2013, XPO's deal focus evolved into heavy-goods last-mile delivery, intermodal, and global contract logistics. Then in 2015, XPO jumped into the asset-based trucking landscape with the acquisition of less-than-truckload carrier Con-way.

XPO's first-quarter revenue fell 3% year over year on softer less-than-truckload tonnage and lower fuel surcharges. LTL segment profitability posted healthy improvement throughout most of 2024 but deteriorated slightly year over year, due to lost leverage from persistently soft freight demand.

XPO got its start in 2011, when entrepreneur Brad Jacobs led an equity investment in expedited freight brokerage firm Express-1 Expedited Solutions. Jacobs launched an acquisition strategy targeting the asset-light US highway brokerage industry. By mid-2013, XPO's deal focus evolved into heavy-goods last-mile delivery, intermodal, and global contract logistics. Then in 2015, XPO jumped into the asset-based trucking landscape with the acquisition of less-than-truckload carrier Con-way.

XPO got its start in 2011, when entrepreneur Brad Jacobs led an equity investment in expedited freight brokerage firm Express-1 Expedited Solutions. Jacobs launched an acquisition strategy targeting the asset-light US highway brokerage industry. By mid-2013, XPO's deal focus evolved into heavy-goods last-mile delivery, intermodal, and global contract logistics. Then in 2015, XPO jumped into the asset-based trucking landscape with the acquisition of less-than-truckload carrier Con-way.

XPO's fourth-quarter revenue fell 1% year over year on softer less-than-truckload tonnage and lower fuel surcharges. Despite heavy network expansion (including the purchase of former Yellow terminals at auction), profitability once again showed impressive year-over-year improvement.