C.H. Robinson to Acquire RXO for Implied $30.25 Per Share

merger_acquisitionannounced2026-10-06 22:26:24 UTCimp 0.84RXO +0.70CHRW +0.35MS +0.20

C.H. Robinson Worldwide and RXO announced a definitive agreement for C.H. Robinson to acquire RXO in a transaction valuing RXO at approximately $5.8 billion. RXO shareholders can elect standard mixed consideration of $17.25 in cash plus 0.0856 C.H. Robinson shares per RXO share, implying $30.25 per RXO share.

Occurred 2026-10-05 00:00:00 UTCSurprise 0.62Confidence 0.90

Rationale

This is a valid, forward-looking merger and acquisition development rather than a market-price update. The source wire reports that C.H. Robinson intends to buy RXO for implied consideration of $30.25 per share, while the supporting context identifies a definitive agreement valued at approximately $5.8 billion and specifies the standard mixed consideration. The acquisition is material for both companies’ ownership, financing, expected synergies, and future cash flows, so it remains approved as a high-importance merger_acquisition development. The announcement date is explicitly October 5, 2026, but the exact real-world announcement time is not stated; the timestamp therefore uses the UTC start of that date as an estimate with moderate timestamp confidence. RXO and CHRW are directly affected, and MS is approved because Morgan Stanley Senior Funding is explicitly identified as the committed bridge-facility provider. Other companies listed in the prior stakeholder analysis are excluded because their potential competitive effects are indirect and supported only by general industry background rather than deal-specific evidence.

EventsC.H. Robinson Acquisition of RXO

Evidence

first_squawk2026-10-05 11:03:54 UTCOpen source

C.H. ROBINSON TO BUY RXO FOR IMPLIED DEAL VALUE OF $30.25/SHR

RXO to Merge With C.H. Robinson; Holders May Elect $30.25 Cash or Stock Mix

tradingview2026-10-05 12:23:00 UTCOpen source

RXO signed a Merger Agreement with C.H. Robinson to combine the companies, with closing expected in the first half of 2027 subject to regulatory and stockholder approvals.

RXO stockholders can elect the Standard Consideration of $17.25 in cash plus 0.0856 C.H. Robinson share per RXO share, or choose $30.25 in cash or 0.1992 C.H. Robinson share, subject to proration.

Post-closing, RXO shares will be delisted from the NYSE.

C.H. Robinson to Buy RXO for About $5.3 Billion — 2nd Update

dow_jones2026-10-05 14:02:00 UTCOpen source

C.H. Robinson Worldwide has agreed to buy truck broker RXO for around $5.3 billion in cash and stock in a deal that would create a logistics company with annual revenue topping $25 billion.

C.H. Robinson said combining its global multimodal platform with RXO's North American brokerage, expedited and last-mile capabilities will allow the combined company to provide a more tailored offering for customers across a larger and denser network.

The Eden Prairie, Minn., company said it expects to realize about $300 million of net run-rate cost synergies within two years of closing, slated

C.H. Robinson CEO sees more freight broker consolidation as diesel costs bite

reuters2026-10-06 22:16:09 UTCOpen source

C.H. Robinson Worldwide NASDAQ:CHRW CEO Dave Bozeman expects more consolidation among US freight brokers as higher diesel prices squeeze smaller players, he told Reuters, a day after the company agreed to buy RXO NYSE:RXO for $5.8 billion.

We said we would be the consolidator,