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EXPEDITORS INTERNATIONAL OF WASHINGTON INC

For the period ended Mar 31, 2026. Filed May 6, 2026.

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Mar 31, 2026 · Filed May 6, 2026

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Item 1. Financial Statements

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

March 31,2026December 31,2025
Assets:
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents$1,316,497$1,314,285
Accounts receivable, less allowance for credit loss of $7,133 at March 31, 2026 and $7,241 at December 31, 20252,056,8082,021,889
Deferred contract costs179,533283,281
Other99,228136,167
Total current assets3,652,0663,755,622
Property and equipment, less accumulated depreciation and amortization of $657,248 at March 31, 2026 and $651,087 at December 31, 2025457,185462,122
Operating lease right-of-use assets544,496550,162
Goodwill7,9277,927
Deferred income tax asset, net102,872101,671
Other assets, net17,13416,134
Total assets$4,781,680$4,893,638
Liabilities:
Current Liabilities:
Accounts payable1,143,9191,123,429
Accrued expenses, primarily salaries and related costs496,370448,055
Contract liabilities256,902358,386
Current portion of operating lease liabilities113,803110,891
Federal, state and foreign income taxes payable30,40032,046
Total current liabilities2,041,3942,072,807
Noncurrent portion of operating lease liabilities451,178459,698
Deferred income tax liability, net2,4833,040
Commitments and contingencies
Shareholders’ Equity:
Common stock, par value $0.01 per share. Issued and outstanding: 132,024 at March 31, 2026 and 133,884 at December 31, 20251,3201,339
Additional paid-in capital——
Retained earnings2,479,0672,538,455
Accumulated other comprehensive loss(196,017)(184,161)
Total shareholders’ equity2,284,3702,355,633
Noncontrolling interest2,2552,460
Total equity2,286,6252,358,093
Total liabilities and equity$4,781,680$4,893,638

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings

Three months ended March 31,
20262025
Revenues:
Airfreight services$1,030,863$901,760
Ocean freight and ocean services598,884781,665
Customs brokerage and other services1,153,215982,994
Total revenues2,782,9622,666,419
Operating Expenses:
Airfreight services769,483648,494
Ocean freight and ocean services416,021573,901
Customs brokerage and other services625,647554,280
Salaries and related499,571457,937
Rent and occupancy68,45664,343
Depreciation and amortization13,87514,604
Selling and promotion10,3718,574
Other84,71078,428
Total operating expenses2,488,1342,400,561
Operating income294,828265,858
Other Income:
Interest income8,6409,184
Other, net3,018839
Other income, net11,65810,023
Earnings before income taxes306,486275,881
Income tax expense76,44271,782
Net earnings230,044204,099
Less net earnings attributable to the noncontrolling interest434304
Net earnings attributable to shareholders$229,610$203,795
Diluted earnings attributable to shareholders per share$1.71$1.47
Basic earnings attributable to shareholders per share$1.72$1.48
Weighted average diluted shares outstanding134,076138,435
Weighted average basic shares outstanding133,543137,833

Condensed Consolidated Statem ents of Comprehensive Income

Three months ended March 31,
20262025
Net earnings$230,044$204,099
Other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax:
Foreign currency translation adjustments, net(11,845)13,683
Other comprehensive (loss) income(11,845)13,683
Comprehensive income218,199217,782
Less comprehensive income attributable to the noncontrolling interest445286
Comprehensive income attributable to shareholders$217,754$217,496

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

Three months ended March 31,
20262025
Operating Activities:
Net earnings$230,044$204,099
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash from operating activities:
Provisions for losses on accounts receivable800761
Stock compensation expense12,82311,549
Depreciation and amortization13,87514,604
Other, net(3,645)2,367
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
(Increase) decrease in accounts receivable(49,513)108,149
Increase (decrease) in accounts payable and accrued liabilities68,351(18,419)
Decrease in deferred contract costs101,13675,973
Decrease in contract liabilities(98,589)(89,288)
Increase in income taxes payable, net38,58330,340
(Increase) decrease in other, net(4,631)2,487
Net cash from operating activities309,234342,622
Investing Activities:
Purchase of property and equipment(12,612)(13,152)
Other, net130156
Net cash from investing activities(12,482)(12,996)
Financing Activities:
Payments on borrowings from revolving lines of credit, net(282)—
Proceeds from borrowings on lines of credit7,095430
Payments on borrowings on lines of credit(3,949)(235)
Proceeds from issuance of common stock3,12613,043
Repurchases of common stock(287,624)(177,354)
Payments for taxes related to net share settlement of equity awards(7,544)(509)
Distribution to noncontrolling interest(650)(1,346)
Net cash from financing activities(289,828)(165,971)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents(4,712)6,545
Change in cash and cash equivalents2,212170,200
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period1,314,2851,148,320
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period$1,316,497$1,318,520
Taxes Paid:
Income taxes$35,517$40,624

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Equity

Three months ended March 31,
20262025
Total Shareholders' Equity, Beginning of Period$2,355,633$2,223,012
Common Stock Par Value
Beginning of period1,3391,380
Shares issued under employee stock plans, net13
Shares repurchased(20)(15)
End of period1,3201,368
Additional Paid-In Capital
Beginning of period——
Shares issued under employee stock plans, net(4,419)12,531
Shares repurchased(9,043)(24,124)
Stock compensation expense12,82311,549
Dividend equivalents paid63944
End of period——
Retained Earnings
Beginning of period2,538,4552,455,132
Shares repurchased(288,360)(154,661)
Net earnings229,610203,795
Dividend and dividend equivalents paid(638)(44)
End of period2,479,0672,504,222
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
Beginning of period(184,161)(233,500)
Other comprehensive (loss) income(11,856)13,701
End of period(196,017)(219,799)
Total Shareholders' Equity
End of period2,284,3702,285,791
Noncontrolling Interest
Beginning of period2,4602,772
Net earnings434304
Other comprehensive income (loss)11(18)
Distributions to noncontrolling interest(650)(1,346)
End of period2,2551,712
Total Equity
End of period$2,286,625$2,287,503
Common Shares Outstanding
Beginning of period133,884138,003
Shares issued under employee stock plans, net160282
Shares repurchased(2,020)(1,512)
End of period132,024136,773

Notes to Condensed Consoli dated Financial Statements

Note 1. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

A.

Basis of Presentation

Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. (the Company) is a non-asset-based provider of global logistics services operating through a worldwide network of offices and exclusive or non-exclusive agents. The Company serves a diverse clientele in the technology sector - including cloud & data center services; hyperscalers; semiconductor; personal computers and compute hardware - and industries such as healthcare, automotive, aviation, aerospace, retail and high fashion.

The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. As a result, certain information and note disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (U.S. GAAP) have been condensed or omitted. The Company believes that the disclosures made are adequate to make the information presented not misleading. The condensed consolidated financial statements reflect all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring items, which are, in the opinion of management, necessary for the fair presentation of the results for the interim periods presented. These condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and related notes included in the Company's Form 10-K as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 25, 2026.

All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. All dollar amounts in the notes are presented in thousands except for per share data or unless otherwise specified.

B.

Revenue Recognition

The Company derives its revenues by entering into agreements that are generally comprised of a single performance obligation, which is that freight is shipped for and received by the customer. Each performance obligation is comprised of one or more of the Company’s services. The Company's principal services are the revenue categories presented in the condensed consolidated statements of earnings: 1) airfreight services, 2) ocean freight and ocean services, and 3) customs brokerage and other services.

The Company typically satisfies its performance obligations as services are rendered over time. A typical shipment would include services rendered at origin, such as pick-up and delivery to port, freight services from origin to destination port and destination services, such as customs clearance and final delivery. The Company measures the performance of its obligations as services are completed over the life of a shipment, including services at origin, freight and destination. The Company fulfills nearly all of its performance obligations within a one to two month-period and contracts with customers have an original expected duration of less than one year. The Company satisfied nearly all performance obligations for the contract liabilities recorded as of December 31, 2025.

The Company evaluates whether amounts billed to customers should be reported as revenues on a gross or net basis. Generally, revenue is recorded on a gross basis when the Company is primarily responsible for fulfilling the promise to provide the services, when it assumes the risk of loss, when it has discretion in setting the prices for the services to the customers, and when the Company has the ability to direct the use of the services provided by the third party. When revenue is recorded on a net basis, the amounts earned are determined using a fixed fee, a per unit of activity fee or a combination thereof. For revenues earned in other capacities, for instance, when the Company does not issue a House Air Waybill (HAWB), a House Ocean Bill of Lading (HOBL) or a House Sea Waybill or otherwise acts solely as an agent for the shipper. In these transactions, the Company is not a principal and reports only the commissions and fees earned in revenues.

C.

Leases

The Company determines if an arrangement is a lease at inception. Right-of-use (ROU) assets represent the Company's right to use an underlying asset for the lease term, and lease liabilities represent the Company's obligation to make lease payments arising from the lease. All ROU assets and lease liabilities are recognized at the commencement date at the present value of lease payments over the lease term. ROU assets are adjusted for lease incentives and initial direct costs. The lease term includes renewal options exercisable at the Company's sole discretion when the Company is reasonably certain to exercise that option. As the Company's leases generally do not have an implicit rate, the Company uses an estimated incremental borrowing rate based on market information available at the commencement date to determine the present value. Certain of our leases include variable payments, which may vary based upon changes in facts or circumstances after the start of the lease. The Company excludes variable payments from ROU assets and lease liabilities to the extent not considered fixed, and instead expenses variable payments as incurred. Lease expense is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term and is included in rent and occupancy expenses in the condensed consolidated statements of earnings.

Additionally, the Company elected to apply the short-term lease exemption for leases with a non-cancelable period of twelve months or less and has chosen not to separate non-lease components from lease components and instead to account for each as a single lease component.

D.

Accounts Receivable

The Company’s trade accounts receivable present similar credit risk characteristics and the allowance for credit loss is estimated on a collective basis, using a credit loss-rate method that uses historical credit loss information and considers the current economic environment. Additional allowances may be necessary in the future if changes in economic conditions are significant enough to affect expected credit losses. The Company has recorded an allowance for credit loss in the amounts of $7,133 as of March 31, 2026 and $7,241 as of December 31, 2025. Additions and write-offs have not been significant in the periods presented.

E.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of the assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the period. The Company uses estimates primarily in the following areas: accounts receivable valuation, accrual of costs related to ancillary services the Company performs, typically at the destination location, self-insured liabilities, accrual of various tax liabilities and accrual of loss contingencies, calculation of share-based compensation expense and estimates related to determining the lease term and discount rate when measuring ROU assets and lease liabilities.

F. Recent Accounting Pronouncements

Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses

In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU 2024-03, Income Statement—Reporting Comprehensive Income— Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40): Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses which requires disaggregated disclosures of certain costs and expenses on the income statement on an annual and interim basis. This standard will become effective for the Company for annual periods beginning on January 1, 2027 and for interim periods beginning January 1, 2028, with early adoption permitted. The amendment can be applied either on a prospective or retrospective basis. The Company expects this ASU to only impact its disclosures with no impacts to its consolidated financial statements, cash flows and financial condition.

Intangibles - Goodwill and Other—Internal‑Use Software

In September 2025, the FASB issued ASU 2025‑06, Intangibles—Goodwill and Other—Internal‑Use Software (Subtopic 350‑40): Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Internal‑Use Software, which removes references to software development project stages and clarifies the threshold for capitalization of internal‑use software costs. The standard is effective for the Company for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2027, with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of the adoption of this standard on its consolidated financial statements.

Note 2. Taxes

The Company is subject to taxation in various states and many foreign jurisdictions around the world. The Company believes that its tax positions, including intercompany transfer pricing policies, are reasonable and consistent with established transfer pricing methodologies and norms. The Company is under, or may be subject to, audit or examination and assessments by relevant authorities primarily for years 2005 and thereafter where the ultimate resolution could require significant additional tax, penalties and interest payments. The Indian tax authority (ITA) has asserted that additional income tax applies on transactions between and amongst the Company and its Indian subsidiary, as well as additional service tax applicable to ocean and air imports and exports. We believe that ITA’s positions are without merit and we have thus far been successful in defending our position in Indian courts. However, if these matters are adversely resolved, we would recognize significant additional tax expense, including interest and penalties. The Company establishes liabilities when, despite its belief that the tax filing positions are appropriate and consistent with tax law, it concludes that it may not be successful in realizing the tax position. In evaluating a tax position, the Company determines whether it is more likely than not that the position will be sustained upon examination, including resolution of any related appeals or litigation processes, based on the technical merits of the position and in consultation with qualified legal and tax advisors.

The Company’s consolidated effective income tax rate was 24.9% for thethree months ended March 31, 2026, as compared to 26.0% in the comparable period of 2025. The decrease during the three months ended March 31, 2026, was principally from favorable effects of changes in share-based compensation related permanent differences.

All periods benefited from U.S. Federal tax credits principally because of withholding taxes related to our foreign operations, as well as U.S. income tax benefits for Foreign-Derived Deduction-Eligible Income(FDDEI). These benefits were offset by the effect of higher foreign tax rates of the Company's international subsidiaries, when compared to the U.S. Federal income tax rate of 21%.

The Company has not incurred any significant expenses for any period presented for the 15% corporate alternative minimum tax (CAMT) or for the global minimum tax regime (also known as Pillar Two).

Note 3. Basic and Diluted Earnings per Share

Diluted earnings attributable to shareholders per share is computed using the weighted average number of common shares and dilutive potential common shares outstanding. Dilutive potential shares represent outstanding stock options, including purchase options under the Company's employee stock purchase plan, and unvested restricted stock units. Basic earnings attributable to shareholders per share is calculated using the weighted average number of common shares outstanding without taking into consideration dilutive potential common shares outstanding.

The following table reconciles the numerator and the denominator of the basic and diluted per share computations for earnings attributable to shareholders:

Three months ended March 31,
20262025
Numerator:
Net earnings attributable to shareholders$229,610$203,795
Denominator:
Weighted-average basic shares outstanding133,543137,833
Effect of dilutive share-based awards533602
Weighted-average diluted shares134,076138,435
Basic earnings per share$1.72$1.48
Diluted earnings per share$1.71$1.47

For the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, substantially all outstanding potential common shares were dilutive.

Note 4. Shareholders' Equity

The Company has a Discretionary Stock Repurchase Plan approved by the Board of Directors that authorizes management to reduce issued and outstanding common stock down to 130,000 shares. This authorization has no expiration date. During the three months ended March 31, 2026, there were 2,020 shares repurchased at an average price of$145.90 per share, compared to 1,512 shares repurchased at an average price of$117.29 during the same period in 2025. On February 23, 2026, the Board of Directors authorized a new share repurchase program that permits the repurchase of up to $3 billion of the Company's common stock, effective upon the expiration of the current program, which will occur when the outstanding shares of common stock reach 130 million. This plan has no expiration date and may be terminated at any time.

Accumulated other comprehensive loss consisted entirely of foreign currency translation adjustments, net of related income tax effects, for all the periods presented.

Subsequent to the end of the first quarter of 2026, on May 4, 2026, the Board of Directors declared a semi-annual dividend of $0.81 per share payable on June 15, 2026 to shareholders of record as of June 1, 2026.

Note 5. Fair Value of Financial Instruments

The Company’s financial instruments, other than cash, consist primarily of cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable and accrued expenses. The carrying value of these financial instruments approximates their fair value. All highly liquid investments with a maturity of three months or less at date of purchase are considered to be cash equivalents.

Cash and cash equivalents consist of the following:

March 31, 2026December 31, 2025
CostFair ValueCostFair Value
Cash and Cash Equivalents:
Cash and overnight deposits$543,738$543,738$551,899$551,899
Corporate commercial paper722,354723,086700,978701,591
Time deposits and money market funds50,40550,40561,40861,408
Total cash and cash equivalents$1,316,497$1,317,229$1,314,285$1,314,898

The fair value of corporate commercial paper and time deposits is based on the use of market interest rates for identical or similar assets (Level 2 fair value measurement).

Note 6. Contingencies

The Company is involved in claims, lawsuits, government investigations, income tax, transfer pricing and indirect tax audits and other legal matters that arise in the ordinary course of business and are subject to inherent uncertainties. Currently, in management's opinion and based upon advice from legal and tax advisors, none of these matters are expected to have a material effect on the Company's operations, cash flows or financial position. The changes in the amounts recorded for claims, lawsuits, government investigations and other legal matters are not significant to the Company's operations, cash flows or financial position. At this time, the Company is unable to estimate any additional loss or range of reasonably possible losses, if any, beyond the amounts recorded, that might result from the resolution of these matters.

Note 7. Business Segment Information

The Company is organized functionally in geographic operating segments. Accordingly, when evaluating the effectiveness of geographic segments, management focuses its attention on revenues, directly related cost of transportation and other expenses for each of the Company’s three primary sources of revenues, as well as, salaries and related costs, other operating expenses, depreciation and amortization, operating income, identifiable assets, capital expenditures and equity generated in each of these geographical areas. The President and Chief Executive Officer was determined to be the Chief Operating Decision Maker (CODM), as in his capacity he is responsible for setting company strategies and initiatives, establishing company policies, allocating company resources and assessing the performance of the Company’s business segments. Operating income is the primary measure of business segments' profit or loss that is most consistent with the measurement principles of U.S. GAAP and no items below operating income are allocated to segments. The CODM uses operating income to review financial performance, progress of the Company's strategic initiatives and to determine compensation of segment managers. Transactions among the Company’s various offices are conducted using the same arm's-length pricing methodologies the Company uses when its offices transact business with independent agents. Certain costs are allocated among the segments based on the relative value of the underlying services, which can include allocation based on actual costs incurred or estimated cost plus a profit margin. There were no significant changes to allocate or measure expenses used to determine segment profit or loss.

Financial information regarding the Company’s operations by geographic area is as follows:

UNITEDSTATESOTHERNORTHAMERICALATINAMERICANORTHASIASOUTHASIAEUROPEMIDDLEEAST,AFRICAANDINDIAELIMI-NATIONSCONSOLI-DATED
For the three months ended March 31, 2026:
Revenues$954,577129,63458,995602,916423,176448,874167,158(2,368)2,782,962
Directly related cost of transportation and other expenses1$491,13481,29333,542481,724324,245282,069118,772(1,628)1,811,151
Salaries and related costs$282,16922,99211,39236,98831,67793,65420,699—499,571
Other operating expenses2$36,52714,7348,55335,12527,60642,76912,823(725)177,412
Operating income$144,74710,6155,50849,07939,64830,38214,864(15)294,828
Identifiable assets at period end$2,567,887170,840120,586439,065399,901800,822295,321(12,742)4,781,680
Capital expenditures$7,5682511498001,0382,099707—12,612
Depreciation and amortization$7,2535002461,3428282,915791—13,875
Equity$1,456,42147,21042,610257,768161,247244,451175,389(98,471)2,286,625
For the three months ended March 31, 2025:
Revenues$854,449116,48562,389695,008364,577422,795152,872(2,156)2,666,419
Directly related cost of transportation and other expenses1$451,91773,19336,435554,494281,495271,716108,848(1,423)1,776,675
Salaries and related costs$258,08919,59210,43840,36128,07281,54919,836—457,937
Other operating expenses2$22,54814,8289,91437,74623,28543,35915,028(759)165,949
Operating income$121,8958,8725,60262,40731,72526,1719,16026265,858
Identifiable assets at period end$2,588,265177,996107,290503,899348,424772,342277,677(19,243)4,756,650
Capital expenditures$8,4072262255058741,1561,759—13,152
Depreciation and amortization$8,9384972511,0565702,646646—14,604
Equity$1,481,14550,61346,120273,084145,611169,589164,036(42,695)2,287,503

1 Directly related cost of transportation and other expenses totals operating expenses from airfreight services, ocean freight and ocean services and customs brokerage and other services as shown in the condensed consolidated statements of earnings.

2 Other operating expenses totals rent and occupancy, depreciation and amortization, selling and promotion and other as shown in the condensed consolidated statements of earnings.

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