Expeditors International of Washington Other North America — Direct Operating Costs increased by 6.0% to $81.29M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 11.1%, from $73.19M to $81.29M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Other North America — Direct Operating Costs shows an upward trend with a 4.7% CAGR. This increase may warrant attention — for this metric, lower values are generally preferred.
An increase relative to revenue suggests margin compression, while a decrease relative to revenue indicates improved cost efficiency.
Direct operating costs consist of the expenses directly attributable to the provision of logistics services, primarily p...
Often labeled as 'Cost of Revenue' or 'Purchased Transportation' in the logistics industry.
expd_segment_other_north_america_direct_operating_costs| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
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| Value | $59.31M | $63.03M | $70.45M | $64.23M | $85.81M | $80.12M | $80.05M | $69.21M | $69.11M | $63.67M | $68.10M | $66.71M | $65.37M | $67.63M | $48.72M | $73.19M | $67.43M | $77.75M | $76.67M | $81.29M |
| QoQ Change | — | +6.3% | +11.8% | -8.8% | +33.6% | -6.6% | -0.1% | -13.5% | -0.1% | -7.9% | +6.9% | -2.0% | -2.0% | +3.4% | -28.0% | +50.2% | -7.9% | +15.3% | -1.4% | +6.0% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +44.7% | +27.1% | +13.6% | +7.7% | -19.5% | -20.5% | -14.9% | -3.6% | -5.4% | +6.2% | -28.5% | +9.7% | +3.1% | +15.0% | +57.4% | +11.1% |