United Parcel Service, Inc.

UPS Industrials Integrated Freight & Logistics

United Parcel Service, Inc.’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $88.7 billion, down 2.65% from fiscal 2024. In the quarter to June 2026, revenue grew 7.60%, EPS fell 53.0%, free cash flow grew 137.7% and total debt fell 1.03%, each against the same quarter a year earlier. Member of the S&P 500; dividend growth for twenty-five consecutive years.

108.63 1.30 +1.21%
Market cap
$91.3B
P/E
20.2×
Fwd P/E
16.7×
Dividend yield
6.04%
F-score
6/9
Altman Z
2.90
Beneish M
−2.61
Dividend safety
36/100

Insider Decisions trades per month

Total sells 2.66
Totals in millions of $.
Dec 25 Mar 26 Jun 26 Sep 26
Buy — — — — — — — — — — — —
Sell — — 1 — — — — — — — — —
Insider Ownership 11.96%

Capital & Financial Ratios $m

Market Cap 91,310.00
Revenue 89,930.00
Net Income 4,570.00
Free Cash Flow 6,264.00
Net Debt 19,831.00
Current Ratio 1.18
Debt/Equity 1.62
P/E ratio 20.15
Fwd P/E 16.70
P/S ratio 1.03
P/B ratio 6.12 (above 6: high)
Past 5Y EPS Growth 31.95% (at or above 15%: strong)
This Y EPS Growth 1.37%
Next Y EPS Growth 10.90%
Next Y revenue growth 3.47%
Next 5Y EPS Growth 6.17%

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Valuation vs history

P/E against its own 10 years 61.33%
10-year low 10-year high
P/S against its own 10 years 12.27%
10-year low 10-year high
P/B against its own 10 years 15.24%
10-year low 10-year high
EV/Sales against its own 10 years 13.26%
10-year low 10-year high
EV/FCF against its own 10 years 20.17%
10-year low 10-year high

Dividends

Payout Ratio 1.22
Annual Dividend Rate 6.56
Annual Dividend Yield 6.04%
total individual payouts
2028 Powerpack
2027 Powerpack
2026 6.56
1.64
1.64
1.64
2025 6.56
1.64
1.64
1.64
1.64
2024 6.52
1.63
1.63
1.63
1.63
2023 6.48
1.62
1.62
1.62
1.62
2022 6.08
1.52
1.52
1.52
1.52
2021 4.08
1.02
1.02
1.02
1.02
2020 4.04
1.01
1.01
1.01
1.01
2019 3.84
0.96
0.96
0.96
0.96
2018 3.64
0.91
0.91
0.91
0.91
2017 3.32
0.83
0.83
0.83
0.83
2016 3.12
0.78
0.78
0.78
0.78
predictions special payouts not included in total or ratios

Assets vs Liabilities $m

2023 2024 2025 Q'26
Cash 6,072 6,112 5,887 4,653
Receivables 11,216 10,871 11,209 10,710
Inventory — — — —
Other 2,125 2,327 1,949 2,182
19,413 19,310 19,045 17,545
2023 2024 2025 Q'26
Payables 6,340 6,302 6,633 5,976
ST’ Debt 3,348 1,838 608 634
Other 2,576 2,523 2,512 3,086
17,676 16,441 15,620 14,881

Compound Annual Growth %

10y 5y 3y
Sales 4.27% 0.94% (4.04%)
Cash Flow 1.29% (4.18%) (15.70%)
Earnings 1.41% 32.92% (21.57%)
Book Value 20.63% 89.28% (6.37%)

Earnings Trends EPS, adjusted, against the consensus

EPS $

Mar Jun Sep Dec Year
’26 1.02 0.71 — — —
’25 1.40 1.51 1.55 2.10 6.56
’24 1.30 1.65 1.80 2.01 6.75
’23 2.19 2.42 1.31 1.87 7.80
’22 3.03 3.25 2.96 3.96 13.20
’21 5.47 3.05 2.65 3.52 14.68
’20 1.11 2.03 2.24 (3.75) 1.64
Fiscal quarters ending in the months shown.

Revenue $m

Mar Jun Sep Dec Year
’26 21,202 22,834 — — —
’25 21,546 21,221 21,415 24,479 88,661
’24 21,706 21,818 22,245 25,301 91,070
’23 22,925 22,055 21,061 24,917 90,958
’22 24,378 24,766 24,161 27,033 100,338
’21 22,908 23,424 23,184 27,771 97,287
’20 18,035 20,459 21,238 24,896 84,628
Fiscal quarters ending in the months shown.

Operating Cash Flow $m

Mar Jun Sep Dec Year
’26 2,224 859 — — —
’25 2,318 348 2,482 3,302 8,450
’24 3,316 1,993 1,498 3,315 10,122
’23 2,357 3,237 2,233 2,411 10,238
’22 4,480 3,813 2,479 3,332 14,104
’21 4,531 3,923 3,307 3,246 15,007
’20 2,550 3,397 3,336 1,176 10,459
Fiscal quarters ending in the months shown.

Free Cash Flow $m

Mar Jun Sep Dec Year
’26 1,275 282 — — —
’25 1,507 (749) 2,006 2,701 5,465
’24 2,294 1,075 1,697 2,262 7,328
’23 1,753 2,071 1,061 388 5,273
’22 3,932 2,982 1,592 841 9,347
’21 3,707 3,940 2,414 1,624 11,685
’20 1,618 2,266 2,190 (987) 5,087
Fiscal quarters ending in the months shown.

Target Price Range

Analyst price targets

Recommendation Rating

2.4
1Buy 2 3Hold 4 5Sell

Ten years at a glance Fiscal years to December

Ten-year view Analyst estimates Powerpack
Group Line 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 Trend 10 yrs 2026e 2027e 2028e Next 3/yr
Price, $
Price, $ Low 87.30 102.12 89.89 92.65 82.00 154.76 154.87 133.68 122.01 82.00 (0.7%) ‡‡‡‡ ‡‡‡‡ ‡‡‡‡ ‡‡‡‡
High 120.44 125.16 135.53 125.31 178.01 220.24 233.72 197.80 161.48 136.99 +1.4% ‡‡‡‡ ‡‡‡‡ ‡‡‡‡ ‡‡‡‡
People
People Employees 434,000 454,000 481,000 495,000 543,000 534,000 536,000 500,000 490,000 460,000 +0.6% ‡‡‡‡ ‡‡‡‡ ‡‡‡‡ ‡‡‡‡
Revenue/emp, $m 0.14 0.15 0.15 0.15 0.16 0.18 0.19 0.18 0.19 0.19 +3.5% ‡‡‡‡ ‡‡‡‡ ‡‡‡‡ ‡‡‡‡
Income, $m
Income, $m Revenue 61,610 66,585 71,861 74,094 84,628 97,287 100,338 90,958 91,070 88,661 +4.1% 91,741 95,174 98,379 +3.5%
Gross margin, % 78.07 75.99 74.16 76.09 75.68 73.59 73.52 76.65 77.06 79.69 +1.6 pt
EBT 5,121 7,137 6,019 5,652 1,844 16,595 14,825 8,573 7,442 7,164 +3.8%
EBT margin, % 8.31 10.72 8.38 7.63 2.18 17.06 14.78 9.43 8.17 8.08 (0.2) pt
Net income 3,422 4,905 4,791 4,440 1,343 12,890 11,548 6,708 5,782 5,572 +5.6%
Depreciation 2,224 2,282 2,207 2,360 2,698 2,953 3,188 3,366 3,609 3,746 +6.0%
Per share, $
Per share, $ Revenue 69.77 76.45 82.98 85.76 97.61 111.95 115.60 106.38 106.64 104.55 +4.6%
Earnings 3.89 5.64 5.53 5.14 1.65 14.75 13.26 7.81 6.76 6.56 +6.0%
Cash flow 7.33 1.70 14.68 10.00 12.06 17.27 16.25 11.97 11.85 9.96 +3.5%
Capex (3.26) (5.97) (7.21) (7.31) (6.20) (3.82) (5.48) (5.81) (3.27) (3.52) +0.9%
Free cash flow 4.07 (4.28) 7.47 2.69 5.87 13.45 10.77 6.17 8.58 6.44 +5.2%
Book value 0.49 1.18 3.51 3.80 0.77 16.42 22.81 20.25 19.61 19.17 +50.4%
Shares, m 883 871 866 864 867 869 868 855 854 848 (0.4%)
Valuation, ×
Valuation, × P/E 29.74 21.97 17.67 22.91 102.06 14.53 13.22 20.27 18.63 15.10 27.6
P/S 1.65 1.62 1.18 1.37 1.73 1.91 1.52 1.49 1.18 0.95 1.5
P/B 236.87 105.19 27.81 30.81 218.24 13.05 7.68 7.82 6.43 5.17 65.9
EV/Sales 1.84 1.92 1.42 1.63 1.94 2.03 1.64 1.67 1.35 1.15 1.7
EV/FCF 31.46 (34.35) 15.80 51.91 32.31 16.91 17.57 28.75 16.77 18.73 19.6
Cash, $m
Cash, $m Operating cash flow 6,473 1,479 12,711 8,639 10,459 15,007 14,104 10,238 10,122 8,450 +3.0%
Capex (2,877) (5,203) (6,246) (6,315) (5,372) (3,322) (4,757) (4,965) (2,794) (2,985) +0.4%
Free cash flow 3,596 (3,724) 6,465 2,324 5,087 11,685 9,347 5,273 7,328 5,465 +4.8%
Balance, $m
Balance, $m Working capital 2,119 2,832 2,123 1,690 3,200 7,365 4,077 1,737 2,869 3,425 +5.5%
Total debt 16,075 24,289 22,736 25,238 24,654 21,915 19,662 22,264 21,284 24,127 +4.6%
Net debt 11,508 20,220 17,701 19,497 18,338 11,322 12,067 16,192 15,172 18,240 +5.3%
Shareholders’ equity 429 1,024 3,037 3,283 669 14,269 19,803 17,314 16,743 16,255 +49.8%
Returns, %
Returns, % ROA 8.70 11.41 10.02 8.23 2.23 19.56 16.44 9.45 8.21 7.78 (0.9) pt
ROIC 40.25 22.15 21.17 21.39 25.27 31.29 25.68 17.05 16.58 14.25 (26.0) pt
ROE 234.38 675.15 235.95 140.51 67.97 172.58 67.79 36.15 33.95 33.77 (200.6) pt
Negative figures in brackets.
estimates

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Fiscal years to Dec 2025 · latest quarter Jun 2026

Where the money comes from and where it goes Fiscal 2025

Fiscal 2025: revenue by regions, and margins
United States 67,432 76.06%
International 21,229 23.94%
Gross margin 79.69%
Operating margin 8.87%
Pre-tax margin 8.08%

Revenue by segment since 2008

United Parcel Service, Inc. vs peers in Integrated Freight & Logistics (Q) = latest quarter vs a year earlier

Company Market cap P/E Fwd P/E Revenue growth (Q) EPS growth (Q) FCF growth (Q) Gross margin (Q) EBIT margin (Q) Compare
UPS United Parcel Service, Inc. $91.3B 20.2× 16.7× +7.60% (above 0%: growing) −52.98% (below 0%: shrinking) +137.65% (above 0%: growing) 75.16% 4.07%
FDX FedEx Corporation $72.1B 16.9× 14.6× +12.54% (above 0%: growing) −4.07% (below 0%: shrinking) +62.20% (above 0%: growing) 69.62% 6.20% Compare
EXPD Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. $25.8B 28.9× 24.8× +32.07% (above 0%: growing) +50.37% (above 0%: growing) +2.03% (above 0%: growing) 30.99% 9.98% Compare
JBHT J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. $20.7B 31.3× 31.2× +19.37% (above 0%: growing) +45.80% (above 0%: growing) +29.82% (above 0%: growing) 41.31% 7.42% Compare
FDXF FedEx Freight Holding Company Inc. $16.4B — — — — — — — Compare
CHRW C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. $14.7B 23.6× 22.9× +19.28% (above 0%: growing) +24.41% (above 0%: growing) −91.47% (below 0%: shrinking) 14.96% 5.18% Compare
ZTO ZTO Express (Cayman) Inc. $10.9B 10.6× 10.0× +29.83% (above 0%: growing) +73.53% (above 0%: growing) +121.35% (above 0%: growing) 25.66% 22.19% Compare
GXO GXO Logistics, Inc. $5.7B 43.8× 29.7× +4.30% (above 0%: growing) −4.35% (below 0%: shrinking) +127.91% (above 0%: growing) 14.76% 2.24% Compare
LSTR Landstar System, Inc. $4.8B 37.1× 27.9× +18.09% (above 0%: growing) +20.00% (above 0%: growing) −950.32% (below 0%: shrinking) 21.71% 4.62% Compare
Median of peers $15.6B 28.9× 24.8× +19.28% +24.41% +29.82% 25.66% 6.20%

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Business profile

Updated

United Parcel Service, Inc. (UPS) is a package delivery and logistics company founded in 1907, headquartered in Sandy Springs, and led by Chief Executive Officer Carol Tomé. It serves shipping customers that need to move documents, parcels, palletized freight and other goods, as well as businesses that need logistics, distribution, customs and returns support.

UPS operates an integrated air-and-ground transportation network. Its global small-package operations offer time-definite delivery for express letters, documents, packages and palletized freight, including air, ground, domestic and international services. The U.S. ground network reaches substantially all business and residential ZIP codes in the contiguous U.S.; Ground Saver serves non-urgent, lightweight residential shipments.

From the latest earnings call

Updated

  • Brian Dykes said UPS expected its network reconfiguration and Amazon glide-down actions to conclude by the end of June, with fewer replacement-aircraft leases thereafter.
  • Carol Tomé said UPS was focusing on SMB, B2B and healthcare customers, while Brian Dykes said revenue per piece and base pricing remained areas of focus.

Analyst rating changes each firm’s latest, last six months

Firm Date Action Rating Target
Goldman Sachs Oct 28, 2026 Target raised Buy 132.00 → 135.00
Bank of America Oct 28, 2026 Target raised Hold 108.00 → 114.00

Largest institutional holders 13F, quarter to 30 June 2026

Held by institutions 62.60%
Held by the ten largest 32.94%
Holder Shares Stake Change
Vanguard 70.58m 8.30% +1.26m
BlackRock 54.93m 6.46% +3.81m
State Street 33.86m 3.98% +1.27m
Fidelity (FMR) 32.85m 3.86% +273.72k
Charles Schwab 24.70m 2.90% +2.59m
Geode Capital Management 17.86m 2.10% +349.40k
Victory Capital 14.25m 1.68% +3.21m
UBS 11.52m 1.35% −451.44k
Bank of America 10.80m 1.27% +1.07m
Morgan Stanley 8.90m 1.05% −1.27m
13F filings for the quarter to 30 June 2026: long positions in US-listed shares reported by managers with $100m or more, ~45 days after the quarter.

Pay and ownership Proxy statement filed 19 March 2026

Chief executive’s pay

Year Total pay Actually paid $100 invested
2025 22.88m 10.26m 74.69
2024 24.06m 9.19m 87.89
2023 23.39m 15.17m 105.29
2022 18.97m 13.07m 111.96
2021 27.62m 43.25m 133.61
Total pay is as the Summary Compensation Table states it; actually paid revalues the year’s share awards at its end, as the SEC’s pay-versus-performance rule asks. $100 invested is what $100 in the company’s shares at the start of the earliest year shown was worth at each year’s end. Read the proxy statement

United Parcel Service, Inc. (UPS) Latest News

27 Oct

Impact 4 · transcript

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