stockrowUnited 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.
- Revenue
- +6.71%
- EPS
- −11.8%
- Free cash flow
- +33.7%
- Total debt
- +5.23%
Quarter to September 2026, against a year earlier
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United Parcel Service, Inc. (UPS) Return on invested capital
United Parcel Service, Inc.'s return on invested capital over the twelve months to 30 September 2026 was 11.9%, down 2.4 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (14.3%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 14.3% (fiscal 2025) to 40.3% (fiscal 2016) — the current reading is the lowest in ten years. That is above the Integrated Freight & Logistics industry median of 0.00% and above the Industrials sector median of 1.86%.
Return on invested capital, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Return on invested capital | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 14.3% | (2.33) |
| FY2024 | 16.6% | (0.47) |
| FY2023 | 17.1% | (8.63) |
| FY2022 | 25.7% | (5.61) |
| FY2021 | 31.3% | 6.02 |
| FY2020 | 25.3% | 3.88 |
| FY2019 | 21.4% | 0.22 |
| FY2018 | 21.2% | (0.98) |
| FY2017 | 22.2% | (18.10) |
| FY2016 | 40.3% | 0.64 |
Against its own ten years
Return on invested capital against peers
| Company | Return on invested capital |
|---|---|
| EXPD Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. compare | 67.0% |
| LSTR Landstar System, Inc. compare | 23.9% |
| CHRW C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. compare | 17.0% |
| ZTO ZTO Express (Cayman) Inc. compare | 13.0% |
| JBHT J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. compare | 12.6% |
| UPS United Parcel Service, Inc. | 11.9% |
| FDX FedEx Corporation compare | 8.22% |
| GXO GXO Logistics, Inc. compare | 3.48% |
| FDXF FedEx Freight Holding Company Inc. compare | 0.00% |
| Integrated Freight & Logistics industry median | 0.00% |
| Industrials sector median | 1.86% |
| Market median | 0.00% |
What Return on invested capital is
Return on Invested Capital shows how much after-tax operating profit a company earns on the money its lenders and shareholders have put in.
TTM: (Operating Income × 0.625) ÷ (Shareholders Equity (Total) (latest quarter) + Long Term Debt (Total) (latest quarter) + Current Part of Debt (latest quarter) − Cash & Short Term Investments (latest quarter)); Annual: (Operating Income × 0.625) ÷ (Shareholders Equity (Total) + Long Term Debt (Total) + Current Part of Debt − Cash & Short Term Investments)
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