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.
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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 June 2026 was 11.8%, down 2.5 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 2.30%.
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 | 67.9% |
| PBI Pitney Bowes Inc. compare | 27.8% |
| LSTR Landstar System, Inc. compare | 19.7% |
| CHRW C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. compare | 16.5% |
| ZTO ZTO Express (Cayman) Inc. compare | 13.0% |
| JBHT J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. compare | 12.5% |
| UPS United Parcel Service, Inc. | 11.8% |
| FDX FedEx Corporation compare | 7.75% |
| GXO GXO Logistics, Inc. compare | 3.76% |
| Integrated Freight & Logistics industry median | 0.00% |
| Industrials sector median | 2.30% |
| 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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