Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. (EXPD) vs United Parcel Service, Inc. (UPS)

Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. and United Parcel Service, Inc. are both Integrated Freight & Logistics companies. United Parcel Service, Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $78.7B against $25.3B — 3.1× the size. United Parcel Service, Inc. trades at the lower P/E: 17.4× against 27.2×. Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 6.77% against −0.42%. Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. has the higher net margin (7.63% vs 5.08%) and the higher return on invested capital (67.9% vs 11.8%). Both pay a dividend; United Parcel Service, Inc. yields more (4.44% vs 1.25%). Across the 23 metrics below, Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. leads on 12 and United Parcel Service, Inc. on 11.

Valuation

Metric EXPD UPS Integrated Freight & Logistics median
P/E 27.17 17.43 21.28
P/S 2.04 0.89 0.71
P/B 11.57 5.30 1.67
Price to free cash flow 26.57 12.77 15.27
EV/EBITDA 18.99 9.56 8.95
EV/Sales 1.95 1.11 1.06
Earnings yield 3.68% 5.74% (1.34%)
Free cash flow yield 3.76% 7.83% 0.00%

Profitability

Metric EXPD UPS Integrated Freight & Logistics median
Gross margin 32.70% 78.35% 26.33%
Operating margin 9.83% 7.31% 0.92%
Net margin 7.63% 5.08% (0.14%)
Free cash flow margin 7.68% 6.97% 0.00%
Return on equity 42.55% 29.60% 0.00%
Return on assets 18.52% 6.43% 0.00%
Return on invested capital 67.88% 11.77% 0.00%

Growth

Metric EXPD UPS Integrated Freight & Logistics median
Revenue growth (TTM) 6.77% (0.42%) 6.03%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 4.02% (2.81%) —
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 2.92% 0.94% 2.88%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 3.08% 32.92% 0.00%

Health

Metric EXPD UPS Integrated Freight & Logistics median
Debt to equity 0.00 1.62 0.12
Current ratio 1.57 1.18 1.57
Net debt to EBITDA (1.18) 1.57 0.86

Dividend

Metric EXPD UPS Integrated Freight & Logistics median
Dividend yield 1.25% 4.44% 2.25%
Payout ratio 0.20 0.54 0.13

Size

Metric EXPD UPS Integrated Freight & Logistics median
Market cap 25.26b 78.73b 56.42m

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