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Echo Global Logistics, Inc.

Echo Global Logistics, Inc. is an American Arrangement of Transportation of Freight and Cargo company.2 It is headquartered in Chicago, United States.2

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

  • IndustryArrangement of Transportation of Freight & Cargo2
  • HeadquartersChicago, United States2
  • Incorporated inDE3
  • Business address600 West Chicago Avenue, Suite 725, Chicago, Il 606543
  • Filer categoryLarge accelerated filer3
  • Legal formCorporation2
  • LEI549300WRZ9Y84GWVYR042
  • StatusActive2
  • LEI statusLapsed (not renewed)2
  • Registered addressC/O CORPORATION SERVICE COMPANY, 19808 Wilmington, United States2
  • Registered withDivision of Corporations, Department of State, 41708142

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Financials

From the company’s reports to the SEC. Every number links to the filing it came from.

Key numbers, fiscal 2020

1.2%Operating margin4
0.6%Net margin4
14.9%Revenue growth, 20204
4.0%Return on equity4
0.34×Debt to equity4
$42.2MFree cash flow4

Where the money goes

Where each dollar of revenue went, fiscal 2020

  • Cost of revenue84¢$2.1B
  • Selling, general and admin13¢$325.2M
  • Other costs2¢$44.5M
  • Income tax0¢$7.7M
  • Profit1¢$15.8M

Out of $2.5B in revenue.4

Where each dollar of operating cash went, fiscal 2020

  • Capital spending34¢$21.6M
  • Share buybacks16¢$10.3M
  • Kept or used elsewhere50¢$31.8M

Out of $63.8M of cash from operations.4

Financial statements

Revenue564$2.5B in 2020+46% since 2016
0$1.0B$2.0B$3.0B2016: $1.7B$1.7B20162017: $1.9B$1.9B2017+13%2018: $2.4B$2.4B2018+26%2019: $2.2B$2.2B2019−10%2020: $2.5B$2.5B2020+15%
Operating income78564$29.5M in 2020+7% since 2014
0$20.0M$40.0M$60.0M2014: $27.5M$27.5M20142015: $22.9M$22.9M2015−17%2016: $15.6M$15.6M2016−32%2017: $19.1M$19.1M2017+22%2018: $53.6M$53.6M2018+181%2019: $34.5M$34.5M2019−36%2020: $29.5M$29.5M2020−15%
Net income78564$15.8M in 2020−6% since 2014
0$10.0M$20.0M$30.0M2014: $16.8M$16.8M20142015: $7.8M$7.8M2015−53%2016: $1.6M$1.6M2016−80%2017: $12.6M$12.6M2017+694%2018: $28.7M$28.7M2018+128%2019: $14.8M$14.8M2019−48%2020: $15.8M$15.8M2020+7%
Fiscal year2014201520162017201820192020
Revenue$1.7B5$1.9B6$2.4B4$2.2B4$2.5B4
Cost of revenue$1.6B6$2.0B4$1.8B4$2.1B4
Selling, general and admin$166.8M7$243.2M8$270.8M5$287.2M6$330.2M4$313.1M4$325.2M4
Operating income$27.5M7$22.9M8$15.6M5$19.1M6$53.6M4$34.5M4$29.5M4
Income tax$10.5M7$3.7M8-$206.0K5-$8.3M6$9.3M4$7.0M4$7.7M4
Net income$16.8M7$7.8M8$1.6M5$12.6M6$28.7M4$14.8M4$15.8M4
Earnings per share$0.737$0.298$0.065$0.466$1.044$0.564$0.614
Earnings per share (diluted)$0.717$0.288$0.055$0.456$1.034$0.554$0.604

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Corporate structure

Echo Global Logistics, Inc. sits at the top of its group. 1 entity, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

Major holders of Echo Global Logistics, Inc.

  • Echo Global Logistics, Inc. Chicago, Illinois, United States

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

What it owns

What Echo Global Logistics, Inc. reports owning in its annual reports to the SEC: buildings, land and equipment, real estate and locations, investments, intangible assets and inventory, at the end of its latest fiscal year and a year before.

Property and equipment

ItemLatestA year beforeChange
Computer equipment and software$17.9M4 Dec 31, 2020$16.9M4 Dec 31, 2019+5.9%
Property and equipment, before depreciation$209.9M4 Dec 31, 2020$188.9M4 Dec 31, 2019+11.1%
Accumulated depreciation$156.3M4 Dec 31, 2020$130.3M4 Dec 31, 2019+19.9%
Property and equipment, net$53.6M4 Dec 31, 2020$58.6M4 Dec 31, 2019−8.6%
Operating-lease assets (leased space)$16.7M4 Dec 31, 2020$19.6M4 Dec 31, 2019−14.8%

Investments

ItemLatestA year beforeChange
Cash and cash equivalents$41.3M4 Dec 31, 2020$34.6M4 Dec 31, 2019+19.3%

Intangibles and goodwill

ItemLatestA year beforeChange
Goodwill$309.6M4 Dec 31, 2020$309.6M4 Dec 31, 20190%
Intangible assets, net (excluding goodwill)$86.8M4 Dec 31, 2020$97.8M4 Dec 31, 2019−11.2%
Finite-lived intangibles, gross$179.4M4 Dec 31, 2020$179.4M4 Dec 31, 20190%
Accumulated amortization$92.6M4 Dec 31, 2020$81.7M4 Dec 31, 2019+13.4%
Finite-lived intangibles, net$86.8M4 Dec 31, 2020$97.8M4 Dec 31, 2019−11.2%

Leadership

Who has led Echo Global Logistics, Inc., and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Chief executive

  1. Douglas R. Waggoner2009–2021

President

  1. David B. Menzel2014–2021

Chief financial officer

  1. David B. Menzel2009–2014
  2. Kyle Sauers2013–2020

Chief operating officer

  1. Orazio Buzza2009–2010
  2. David B. Menzel2013–2021
2010201520202025
Board members and other officers (17)

Timeline

  1. Nov 23, 20218-K Entered a material agreement; Completed an acquisition or sale; New debt or obligation32
  2. Nov 19, 20218-K Shareholder vote; Other events33
  3. Nov 12, 20218-K Other events34
  4. Oct 27, 20218-K Other events35
  5. Oct 26, 20218-K Results of operations36
  6. Oct 1, 2009New chief executive Douglas R. Waggoner becomes CEO10

Calendar

When it reported results

  1. Oct 26, 2021Reported quarterly or annual results36

Upcoming dates from Nasdaq's calendar; past results from the company's 8-K filings (Item 2.02). The full markets calendar

Filings

24 filings to the SEC since October 2021: 1 quarterly reports, 5 major events, 10 insider forms, 1 large holders, 7 other. The latest 20:

  1. Dec 7, 202115-12B EDGAR
  2. Nov 23, 20214 OWNERSHIP DOCUMENT EDGAR
  3. Nov 23, 20214 OWNERSHIP DOCUMENT EDGAR
  4. Nov 23, 20214 OWNERSHIP DOCUMENT EDGAR
  5. Nov 23, 20214 OWNERSHIP DOCUMENT EDGAR
  6. Nov 23, 20214 OWNERSHIP DOCUMENT EDGAR
  7. Nov 23, 20214 OWNERSHIP DOCUMENT EDGAR
  8. Nov 23, 20214 OWNERSHIP DOCUMENT EDGAR
  9. Nov 23, 20214 OWNERSHIP DOCUMENT EDGAR
  10. Nov 23, 20214 OWNERSHIP DOCUMENT EDGAR
  11. Nov 23, 2021S-8 POS EDGAR
  12. Nov 23, 2021S-8 POS EDGAR
  13. Nov 23, 2021S-8 POS EDGAR
  14. Nov 23, 2021S-8 POS EDGAR
  15. Nov 23, 20218-K EDGAR
  16. Nov 19, 20218-K EDGAR
  17. Nov 12, 20218-K EDGAR
  18. Nov 5, 2021SC 13G EDGAR
  19. Oct 27, 20218-K EDGAR
  20. Oct 26, 202110-Q EDGAR

The 24 filings since October 2021 can be filtered by form type and year here when JavaScript is on.

Every filing from the last five years, summarized. The full record is on SEC EDGAR.

Major holders

Investors who own more than 5% of the shares must tell the SEC: a 13D if they may seek to influence the company, a 13G if they hold passively.

SEC filer profile

How Echo Global Logistics, Inc. is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission, from its EDGAR record and the cover page of its latest annual report.

  • Name on EDGAREcho Global Logistics, Inc.1
  • CIK0001426945
  • Employer ID (EIN)20-50011201
  • Filer statusLarge accelerated filer1
  • Incorporated inDelaware1
  • Fiscal year endsDecember 311
  • Industry code (SIC)4731 Arrangement of Transportation of Freight & Cargo1
  • Business address600 West Chicago Avenue, Suite 725, Chicago, IL 606541
  • Phone1-800-354-79931
  • Shares outstanding26,630,895 as of Oct 22, 202138
  • Public float$560.6M as of Jun 30, 20204
  • On EDGAR sinceApr 30, 20081
  • Filings737 in all: 4 (369), 8-K (96), SC 13G/A (42), 3 (38), 10-Q (37), CORRESP (22), UPLOAD (21), SC 13G (17)1
    All 34 form types

    10-K (12), DEF 14A (12), DEFA14A (12), 4/A (11), S-1/A (7), 424B5 (4), S-8 (4), S-8 POS (4), 5 (3), 8-K/A (3), ARS (3), EFFECT (3), 10-K/A (2), S-3 (2), S-3/A (2), 10-Q/A (1), 15-12B (1), 25-NSE (1), 305B2 (1), 424B4 (1), 8-A12B (1), CERTNAS (1), DEFM14A (1), FWP (1), PREM14A (1), S-1 (1)

  • Latest filingsAnnual report (10-K) Feb 26, 2021
    Quarterly report (10-Q) Oct 26, 2021
    Proxy statement (DEF 14A) Apr 30, 2021
    Latest 8-K (8-K) Nov 23, 2021

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