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United Parcel Service (UPS)


Market Price (9/18/2025): $84.47 | Market Cap: $71.5 Bil
Sector: Industrials | Industry: Air Freight & Logistics

United Parcel Service (UPS)


Market Price (9/18/2025): $84.47
Market Cap: $71.5 Bil
Sector: Industrials
Industry: Air Freight & Logistics

Investment Highlights

0 Attractive yield
Total YieldTotal Yield = Earnings Yield + Dividend Yield, Earnings Yield = Net Income / Market Cap Dividend Yield = Total Dividends / Market Cap is 16%, Dividend Yield is 7.6%, ERPEquity Risk Premium (ERP) = Total Yield - Risk Free Rate, Reflects the premium above risk free assets offered by the investment. is 11%
Weak multi-year price returns
2Y Excs Rtn is -88%, 3Y Excs Rtn is -112%
Weak revenue growth
Rev Chg 3Y AvgRevenue Change % averaged over trailing 3 years is -3.3%, Rev Chg QQuarterly Revenue Change % is -2.7%
1 Attractive cash flow generation
CFO LTM is 7.5 Bil, FCF LTM is 3.5 Bil
  
2 Low stock price volatility
Vol 12M is 32%
  
0 Attractive yield
Total YieldTotal Yield = Earnings Yield + Dividend Yield, Earnings Yield = Net Income / Market Cap Dividend Yield = Total Dividends / Market Cap is 16%, Dividend Yield is 7.6%, ERPEquity Risk Premium (ERP) = Total Yield - Risk Free Rate, Reflects the premium above risk free assets offered by the investment. is 11%
1 Attractive cash flow generation
CFO LTM is 7.5 Bil, FCF LTM is 3.5 Bil
2 Low stock price volatility
Vol 12M is 32%
3 Weak multi-year price returns
2Y Excs Rtn is -88%, 3Y Excs Rtn is -112%
4 Weak revenue growth
Rev Chg 3Y AvgRevenue Change % averaged over trailing 3 years is -3.3%, Rev Chg QQuarterly Revenue Change % is -2.7%

Market Valuation

 9/18/252024202320222021
Share Price CYE$84.47$120.04$142.79$151.83$179.61
Market Cap CYE ($ Bil)71.5102.3122.2131.3157.0
Total Debt ($ Bil)28.925.726.723.525.5
Total Cash ($ Bil)6.36.36.07.610.6
Enterprise Value ($ Bil)94.2128.0148.9154.8182.5
Valuation Ratios     
P/S TTM0.81.21.51.51.9
P/EBIT TTM8.813.014.49.810.8
P/E TTM12.518.620.113.114.5
Sector Ratios     
P/S TTM (Sector)1.71.41.41.11.6
P/EBIT TTM (Sector)11.310.210.08.312.1
P/E TTM (Sector)16.613.713.911.215.6
 9/18/2520242023
Share Price CYE$84.47$120.04$142.79
Market Cap CYE ($ Bil)71.5102.3122.2
Total Debt ($ Bil)28.925.726.7
Total Cash ($ Bil)6.36.36.0
Enterprise Value ($ Bil)94.2128.0148.9
Valuation Ratios   
P/S TTM0.81.21.5
P/EBIT TTM8.813.014.4
P/E TTM12.518.620.1
Sector Ratios   
P/S TTM (Sector)1.71.41.4
P/EBIT TTM (Sector)11.310.210.0
P/E TTM (Sector)16.613.713.9

Business Description

United Parcel Service, Inc. provides letter and package delivery, transportation, logistics, and related services. It operates through two segments, U.S. Show more

Price Returns Compared

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 202020212022202320242025Total [1]
Returns
UPS Return49%30%-15%-6%-16%-30%-9%
Peers Return48%21%-29%66%18%-4%137%
S&P 500 Return16%27%-19%24%23%12%104%

[1] Cumulative total returns since the beginning of 2020
[2] Peers: AMZN, FDX, EXPD, XPO, KNX. See UPS Returns vs. Peers.
[3] 2025 data is for the year up to 9/17/2025 (YTD)

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Financials

UPSAMZNFDXEXPDXPOKNXMedian
NameUnited P.Amazon.c.FedEx Expedito.XPO Knight-S. 
Mkt Price84.18231.62225.78124.95129.7341.72127.34
Mkt Cap71.32,463.753.717.015.26.835.4
Rev LTM90,313670,03887,92611,2738,0087,42749,600
Op Inc LTM8,39976,1905,9941,1166953183,555
FCF LTM3,53913,4812,981810123271,896
FCF 3Y Avg4,79721,6772,9301,104-219892,017
CFO LTM7,479121,1377,0368628058143,949
CFO 3Y Avg9,61296,9778,0651,1527541,0014,609

Growth & Margins

UPSAMZNFDXEXPDXPOKNXMedian
NameUnited P.Amazon.c.FedEx Expedito.XPO Knight-S. 
Rev Chg LTM0.9%10.9%0.3%23.7%1.9%-2.5%1.4%
Rev Chg 3Y Avg-3.3%11.3%-2.0%-12.5%10.0%1.1%-0.5%
Rev Chg Q-2.7%13.3%0.5%8.7%-3.2%0.8%0.7%
QoQ Delta Rev Chg LTM-0.7%3.0%0.1%1.9%-0.8%0.2%0.2%
Op Mgn LTM9.3%11.4%6.8%9.9%8.7%4.3%9.0%
Op Mgn 3Y Avg9.9%7.9%6.6%10.1%7.7%5.7%7.8%
QoQ Delta Op Mgn LTM-0.1%0.3%-0.0%0.0%-0.0%0.2%0.0%
CFO/Rev LTM8.3%18.1%8.0%7.6%10.1%11.0%9.2%
CFO/Rev 3Y Avg10.4%15.8%9.1%10.1%9.6%14.0%10.3%
FCF/Rev LTM3.9%2.0%3.4%7.2%1.5%0.4%2.7%
FCF/Rev 3Y Avg5.2%3.5%3.3%9.7%-2.8%1.4%3.4%

Valuation

UPSAMZNFDXEXPDXPOKNXMedian
NameUnited P.Amazon.c.FedEx Expedito.XPO Knight-S. 
Mkt Cap71.32,463.753.717.015.26.835.4
P/S0.83.70.61.51.90.91.2
P/EBIT8.828.98.615.321.817.716.5
P/E12.434.913.120.039.041.027.4
P/CFO9.520.37.619.818.98.314.2
Total Yield15.6%2.9%10.1%6.2%2.6%3.7%5.0%
Dividend Yield7.6%0.0%2.5%1.2%0.0%1.3%1.2%
FCF Yield 3Y Avg4.0%1.1%4.7%6.4%-1.7%0.9%2.6%
D/E0.40.10.70.00.30.50.3
Net D/E0.30.00.6-0.00.30.40.3

Returns

UPSAMZNFDXEXPDXPOKNXMedian
NameUnited P.Amazon.c.FedEx Expedito.XPO Knight-S. 
1M Rtn-2.7%0.1%-0.2%4.1%1.4%-0.9%-0.1%
3M Rtn-13.5%9.0%2.4%10.5%7.6%-2.2%5.0%
6M Rtn-25.8%18.5%-7.5%8.1%16.3%-7.1%0.5%
12M Rtn-31.5%23.9%-22.3%2.3%17.1%-19.3%-8.5%
3Y Rtn-44.5%87.5%49.8%39.7%351.9%-9.9%44.7%
1M Excs Rtn-5.0%-2.3%-2.6%1.8%-0.9%-3.2%-2.4%
3M Excs Rtn-24.3%-2.5%-7.6%-0.5%-2.0%-12.3%-5.0%
6M Excs Rtn-44.2%2.6%-24.5%-10.2%1.4%-26.9%-17.4%
12M Excs Rtn-47.0%6.9%-36.6%-12.5%1.2%-37.1%-24.6%
3Y Excs Rtn-111.5%9.2%-47.8%-36.6%228.0%-75.6%-42.2%

Financials

Segment Financials

Revenue by Segment

$ Mil20242023202220212020
Single Segment90,958100,338   
International Package  19,54115,94514,220
Supply Chain Solutions  17,42915,18413,381
United States (U.S.) Domestic Package  60,31753,49946,493
Total90,958100,33897,28784,62874,094


Price Behavior

Short Interest

Short Interest: As Of Date8292025
Short Interest: Shares Quantity20,295,496
Short Interest: % Change Since 81520252.5%
Average Daily Volume7,256,060
Days-to-Cover Short Interest2.80
Basic Shares Quantity847,000,000
Short % of Basic Shares2.4%

Earnings Returns History

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 Forward Returns
Earnings Date1D Returns5D Returns21D Returns
7/29/2025-10.6%-16.3%-12.3%
4/29/2025-0.4%-1.6%1.3%
1/30/2025-14.1%-16.4%-9.8%
10/24/20245.3%1.8%1.2%
7/23/2024-12.1%-11.4%-10.1%
4/23/20242.4%2.2%1.2%
1/30/2024-8.2%-12.0%-5.4%
10/26/2023-5.9%-4.9%4.7%
...
SUMMARY STATS   
# Positive81014
# Negative161410
Median Positive6.1%4.3%4.4%
Median Negative-6.3%-7.7%-9.9%
Max Positive14.4%20.7%30.4%
Max Negative-14.1%-16.4%-21.1%

SEC Filings

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Report DateFiling DateFiling
6302025806202510-Q 6/30/2025
3312025507202510-Q 3/31/2025
12312024218202510-K 12/31/2024
93020241106202410-Q 9/30/2024
6302024807202410-Q 6/30/2024
3312024503202410-Q 3/31/2024
12312023220202410-K 12/31/2023
93020231101202310-Q 9/30/2023
6302023808202310-Q 6/30/2023
3312023503202310-Q 3/31/2023
12312022221202310-K 12/31/2022
93020221102202210-Q 9/30/2022
6302022803202210-Q 6/30/2022
3312022504202210-Q 3/31/2022
12312021222202210-K 12/31/2021
93020211104202110-Q 9/30/2021

Insider Activity

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 OwnerTitleFiling DateActionPriceSharesTransacted
Value
Value of
Held Shares
Form
0Shi Christiana Smith 8262025Buy88.1750044,08444,084Form
1Cesarone NandoPresident, US Operations11262024Sell137.1010,0001,371,0225,041,178Form
2Brothers Norman M. JrChief Legal & Compliance Off11262024Sell138.577,3251,015,009 Form