United Parcel Service, Inc. (UPS) is a publicly traded company in the Industrials — Integrated Freight & Logistics industry listed on NYSE. This overview shows the latest price, key valuation ratios, profitability metrics and financial-health indicators used by fundamental investors.
United Parcel Service, Inc., a package delivery and logistics provider, offers transportation and delivery services. It operates through two segments, U.S. Domestic Package and International Package. The U.S. Domestic Package segment offers time-definite delivery services for express letters, documents, packages and palletized freight through air and ground services.
Analysis Summary
United Parcel Service, Inc. reported revenue of $88.66B in the most recent fiscal year, growing at a 5-year CAGR of 1.0%. Net income reached $5.57B, with a 32.9% 5-year CAGR.
Trailing-twelve-month margins: gross margin 16.6%, operating margin 7.3%, net margin 5.1%. Free cash flow grew at -1.1% CAGR over 5 years.
At the current price of $98.77, UPS trades at a P/E of 18.91 and an ROE of 29.07%. Market capitalisation stands at $83.9B, placing it among large-cap names.
Balance sheet quality for UPS: current ratio of 1.2, net debt of $26.40B. A debt-to-equity below 1.0 typically signals conservative capital structure, while a current ratio above 1.5 indicates comfortable short-term liquidity.
Cash flow quality is decent: free cash flow of $4.76B represents 86% conversion of reported net income. High conversion (above 90%) suggests earnings translate cleanly into cash; lower conversion may indicate working capital tightness or accounting timing differences.
Price
| Price | $98.77 |
| Market Cap | $83.9B |
| Exchange | NYSE |
| Country | US |
Valuation Ratios
| P/E Ratio | 18.91 |
| Price / Book | 5.75 |
| EV / EBITDA | 10.47 |
| Dividend Yield | 6.44% |
Profitability
| Return on Equity | 29.07% |
| Return on Invested Capital | 8.87% |
| Return on Assets | 6.41% |
| Gross Margin | 16.63% |
| Operating Margin | 7.31% |
| Net Margin | 5.08% |
Financial Health
| Debt / Equity | 1.90 |
| Current Ratio | 1.18 |
| Piotroski F-Score | 5 |
| Altman Z-Score | 2.90 |
What to look at in Industrials
Aerospace, defence, machinery, transport. Semi-cyclical. Key: backlog, operating margins, and FCF conversion.
- 5y revenue growth — Without growth, there is no long-term value creation
- Operating margin — The best indicator of operational discipline in industrials
- ROIC — Quality industrials have ROIC >15% — the rest destroy capital
- FCF conversion — FCF / Net Income — in industrials good >85%
- Net debt / EBITDA — Cyclical industrials with high debt suffer hard in recessions
- Capex / Revenue — Maintaining the machinery. <4% = possible underinvestment (future decline)
- Altman Z-Score — Bankruptcy model (NYU 1968) — combines liquidity, leverage and profitability. Key in cyclicals
Peer Comparison
| Symbol | Company | Market Cap | P/E | P/B | ROE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UPS | United Parcel Service, Inc. | $83.9B | 18.91 | 5.75 | 29.1% |
| EMR | Emerson Electric Co. | $81.7B | 30.97 | 3.90 | 12.7% |
| HWM | Howmet Aerospace Inc. | $91.1B | 47.61 | 15.52 | 34.4% |
| NOC | Northrop Grumman Corporation | $75.4B | 17.11 | 4.29 | 26.6% |
| GD | General Dynamics Corporation | $97.4B | 21.86 | 3.66 | 17.4% |
| FDX | FedEx Corporation | $71.4B | 16.24 | 2.27 | 15.1% |
| JCI | Johnson Controls International plc | $85.1B | 22.91 | 5.95 | 25.5% |
| MMM | 3M Company | $83.9B | 28.03 | 28.18 | 77.1% |
Price Performance
| 1 month | +0.41% |
| 3 months | -2.39% |
| Year-to-date | +3.19% |
| 1 year | +21.58% |
| 3 years | -35.40% |
| 5 years | -46.14% |
52-Week Range
| 52-week High | $122.41 |
| 52-week Low | $82.00 |
| Avg Volume (90d) | 5.0M |
Dividend History
| Date | Amount | Yield |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-17 | $1.6400 | 6.64% |
| 2026-05-18 | $1.6400 | 6.64% |
| 2026-02-17 | $1.6400 | 6.64% |
| 2025-11-17 | $1.6400 | 6.64% |
| 2025-08-18 | $1.6400 | 6.64% |
| 2025-05-19 | $1.6400 | 6.64% |
| 2025-02-18 | $1.6400 | 6.64% |
| 2024-11-18 | $1.6300 | 6.60% |
| 2024-08-19 | $1.6300 | 6.60% |
| 2024-05-10 | $1.6300 | 6.60% |
Related companies: EMR · FDX · GD · HWM · ITW · JCI · MMM
Explore sector: Industrials · Integrated Freight & Logistics
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