2025 Essential Revenue and Operating Information for the 50 Largest Global Freight Companies
Up Front
The world’s largest transportation and logistics providers are operating in a highly volatile business environment.
Shippers await clarity on tariffs and trade policies before reconfiguring international supply chains.
Get a continent-by-continent and country- by-country look at where the Top 50 Global Freight Companies are based.
Rankings
| Rank This Year | Rank Last Year | Company | Headquarters | Freight Revenue (Millions) | Total Revenue (Millions) | Freight Revenue Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 | 47 | Schneider |
USA | $5,291 | $5,291 | 100% |
| 49 | 12 | Deutsche Bahn Group |
Germany | $5,471 | $28,358 | 19.3% |
| 48 | 45 | Old Dominion Freight Line |
USA | $5,815 | $5,815 | 100% |
| 47 | 48 | Landstar System |
USA | $5,819 | $5,819 | 100% |
| 47 | 50 | Estes Express Lines |
USA | $5,864 | $5,864 | 100% |
| 46 | 40 | GLS Group |
The Netherlands | $6,059 | $6,059 | 100% |
| 45 | - | Yang Ming Marine Transport |
Taiwan | $6,940 | $6,940 | 100% |
| 44 | 38 | Kintetsu World Express |
Japan | $7,005 | $7,005 | 100% |
| 43 | 43 | TFI International |
Canada | $7,305 | $7,305 | 100% |
| 42 | 39 | Knight-Swift Transportation |
USA | $7,410 | $7,410 | 100% |
| 41 | 44 | KLN Logistics Group |
Hong Kong | $7,468 | $7,468 | 100% |
| 40 | 41 | Ryder System |
USA | $7,746 | $12,636 | 61.3% |
| 39 | 35 | XPO |
USA | $8,072 | $8,072 | 100% |
| 38 | 30 | SG Holdings |
Japan | $8,247 | $8,699 | 94.8% |
| 37 | 49 | ZIM Integrated Shipping Services |
Israel | $8,427 | $8,427 | 100% |
| 36 | 42 | HMM Co. |
South Korea | $8,577 | $8,577 | 100% |
| 35 | 36 | Dachser Group |
Germany | $8,655 | $8,655 | 100% |
| 34 | 33 | CJ Logistics |
South Korea | $8,882 | $8,882 | 100% |
| 33 | 37 | Rhenus Group |
Germany | $9,304 | $9,887 | 94.1% |
| 32 | - | Walmart Inc. |
USA | $9,497 | $680,985 | 1.4% |
| 31 | 25 | Yamato Holdings |
Japan | $10,231 | $11,613 | 88.1% |
| 30 | 32 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City |
Canada | $10,553 | $10,772 | 98% |
| 29 | 31 | Expeditors International |
USA | $10,601 | $10,601 | 100% |
| 28 | 27 | SNCF Group |
France | $12,018 | $46,920 | 25.6% |
| 27 | 26 | J.B. Hunt Transport Services |
USA | $12,087 | $12,087 | 100% |
| 26 | 29 | Norfolk Southern |
USA | $12,123 | $12,123 | 100% |
| 25 | 34 | Evergreen Marine Corp. |
Taiwan | $14,434 | $15,083 | 95.7% |
| 24 | 23 | Ocean Network Express |
Japan | $14,536 | $14,536 | 100% |
| 23 | 22 | CSX Corp. |
USA | $14,540 | $14,540 | 100% |
| 22 | 24 | Sinotrans |
China | $14,832 | $14,832 | 100% |
| 21 | 20 | C.H. Robinson |
USA | $16,354 | $17,725 | 92.3% |
| 20 | 21 | Nippon Express |
Japan | $17,030 | $17,030 | 100% |
| 19 | 28 | Canadian National Railway |
Canada | $17,046 | $17,046 | 100% |
| 18 | 19 | Geopost |
France | $17,135 | $17,135 | 100% |
| 17 | 18 | Hapag-Lloyd |
Germany | $20,677 | $20,677 | 100% |
| 16 | 15 | BNSF Railway |
USA | $23,437 | $23,437 | 100% |
| 15 | 16 | DSV A/S |
Denmark | $24,232 | $24,232 | 100% |
| 14 | 14 | Union Pacific Railroad |
USA | $24,250 | $24,250 | 100% |
| 13 | 17 | Indian Railways |
India | $26,873 | $49,399 | 54.4% |
| 12 | 10 | Kuehne + Nagel International |
Switzerland | $31,060 | $31,060 | 100% |
| 11 | 13 | Cosco Shipping Group |
China | $32,532 | $32,532 | 100% |
| 10 | 9 | China State Railway Group |
China | $33,477 | $166,552 | 20.1% |
| 9 | 8 | Mediterranean Shipping Co. |
Switzerland | $38,371 | $38,371 | 100% |
| 8 | 11 | SF Express |
China | $39,563 | $39,563 | 100% |
| 7 | 6 | Maersk |
Denmark | $52,308 | $55,482 | 94.3% |
| 6 | 7 | CMA CGM |
France | $55,480 | $55,480 | 100% |
| 5 | 5 | DHL Group |
Germany | $67,594 | $91,110 | 74.2% |
| 4 | 4 | United States Postal Service |
USA | $79,537 | $79,537 | 100% |
| 3 | 2 | FedEx Corp. |
USA | $87,393 | $87,393 | 100% |
| 2 | 3 | UPS Inc. |
USA | $91,070 | $91,070 | 100% |
| 1 | 1 | Amazon.com Inc. |
USA | $156,146 | $637,959 | 24.5% |
Top 50 Global Freight Companies
Revenue from acquired companies only included for period after close of acquisition. All revenue figures have been converted to U.S. dollars based on the average exchange rate in the appropriate calendar year.
* No. 47 Estes Express Lines was added to the list after initial publication due to revised data.
Sources: Company reports and SJ Consulting Group Inc. estimates
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