---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000950170-23-044376"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "EXPD"
cik: "0000746515"
company_name: "EXPEDITORS INTERNATIONAL OF WASHINGTON INC"
filed_at: "2023-08-24T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-11T04:29:06.238853+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.55
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
confidence: "medium"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Expeditors says freight volumes back to pre-pandemic; excess capacity persists

## Summary
- Freight volumes have returned to pre-pandemic levels; company managing headcount thoughtfully over two consecutive quarters.
- Excess capacity in ocean and air likely to continue; ocean carriers' capacity management insufficient; air market impacted by added passenger flights.
- Shippers destocking with cautious demand; carrier capacity plentiful, providing flexibility.
- First priority is investing in growth; committed to returning capital via dividends and share repurchases.
- No financial guidance provided; outlook based on current market conditions and cautious demand.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000950170-23-044376
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: EXPD
- cik: 0000746515
- company_name: EXPEDITORS INTERNATIONAL OF WASHINGTON INC
- filed_at: 2023-08-24T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.55
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
- confidence: medium
- sec_items: 7.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/746515/000095017023044376/0000950170-23-044376-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/746515/000095017023044376/expd-20230824.htm

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