Pitney Bowes Inc. (PBI) vs United Parcel Service, Inc. (UPS)

Pitney Bowes Inc. and United Parcel Service, Inc. are both Integrated Freight & Logistics companies. United Parcel Service, Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $83.2B against $2.4B — 35.1× the size. Pitney Bowes Inc. trades at the lower P/E: 13.6× against 18.1×. United Parcel Service, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: −0.42% against −5.31%. Pitney Bowes Inc. has the higher net margin (10.0% vs 5.08%) and the higher return on invested capital (27.8% vs 11.8%). Both pay a dividend; United Parcel Service, Inc. yields more (6.73% vs 2.23%). Across the 22 metrics below, Pitney Bowes Inc. leads on 11 and United Parcel Service, Inc. on 11.

Valuation

Metric PBI UPS Integrated Freight & Logistics median
P/E 13.62 18.09 22.48
P/S 1.25 0.92 0.73
P/B n/m 5.49 1.91
Price to free cash flow 5.60 13.24 13.24
EV/EBITDA 8.04 9.85 9.43
EV/Sales 2.19 1.14 1.10
Earnings yield 7.34% 5.53% (1.27%)
Free cash flow yield 17.85% 7.55% 0.00%

Profitability

Metric PBI UPS Integrated Freight & Logistics median
Gross margin 54.08% 78.35% 27.04%
Operating margin 21.22% 7.31% 0.92%
Net margin 10.04% 5.08% (0.14%)
Free cash flow margin 22.25% 6.97% 0.00%
Return on equity (26.76%) 29.60% 0.00%
Return on assets 5.99% 6.43% 0.00%
Return on invested capital 27.75% 11.77% 0.00%

Growth

Metric PBI UPS Integrated Freight & Logistics median
Revenue growth (TTM) (5.31%) (0.42%) 6.03%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 175.00% (2.81%) 7.70%
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR (11.84%) 0.94% 2.88%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 0.00% 32.92% 0.00%

Health

Metric PBI UPS Integrated Freight & Logistics median
Debt to equity (2.36) 1.62 0.14
Current ratio 0.73 1.18 1.58
Net debt to EBITDA 3.79 1.57 0.41

Dividend

Metric PBI UPS Integrated Freight & Logistics median
Dividend yield 2.23% 6.73% 1.89%
Payout ratio 0.31 1.22 0.29

Size

Metric PBI UPS Integrated Freight & Logistics median
Market cap 2.37b 83.23b 65.37m

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