United Parcel Service, Inc.

SNSE:UPS Stock Report

Market Cap: US$107.7b

United Parcel Service Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 2/6

United Parcel Service has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 11.3%, while the Logistics industry saw earnings growing at 11.1% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 4.3% per year. United Parcel Service's return on equity is 33.6%, and it has net margins of 6.2%.

Key information

11.3%

Earnings growth rate

11.4%

EPS growth rate

Logistics Industry Growth16.3%
Revenue growth rate4.3%
Return on equity33.6%
Net Margin6.2%
Next Earnings Update30 Jan 2025

Recent past performance updates

Recent updates

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How United Parcel Service makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.

Earnings and Revenue History

SNSE:UPS Revenue, expenses and earnings (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
30 Sep 2490,6865,66600
30 Jun 2489,5025,25400
31 Mar 2489,7395,92600
31 Dec 2390,9586,70800
30 Sep 2393,0748,55600
30 Jun 2396,17410,01300
31 Mar 2398,88510,78100
31 Dec 22100,33811,54800
30 Sep 22101,07611,18800
30 Jun 22100,09910,93300
31 Mar 2298,75710,76000
31 Dec 2197,28712,89000
30 Sep 2194,4126,45000
30 Jun 2192,4666,07800
31 Mar 2189,5015,17000
31 Dec 2084,6281,34300
30 Sep 2080,3004,58400
30 Jun 2077,3804,37700
31 Mar 2074,9694,29400
31 Dec 1974,0944,44000
30 Sep 1973,3744,99900
30 Jun 1972,5004,75700
31 Mar 1971,9084,55700
31 Dec 1871,8614,79100
30 Sep 1870,9885,43400
30 Jun 1869,7175,18500
31 Mar 1868,1885,08400
31 Dec 1766,5854,90500
30 Sep 1764,5413,57000
30 Jun 1763,2963,58100
31 Mar 1761,9983,46600
31 Dec 1661,6103,42200
30 Sep 1660,0295,00100
30 Jun 1659,3384,98800
31 Mar 1658,8044,94900
31 Dec 1558,3634,84400
30 Sep 1558,2043,96600
30 Jun 1558,2573,92300
31 Mar 1558,4303,14700
31 Dec 1458,2323,03200
30 Sep 1457,3133,74600
30 Jun 1456,5443,62900
31 Mar 1455,7834,24600
31 Dec 1355,4384,37200

Quality Earnings: UPS has high quality earnings.

Growing Profit Margin: UPS's current net profit margins (6.2%) are lower than last year (9.2%).

Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis

Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: UPS's earnings have grown by 11.3% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: UPS's has had negative earnings growth over the past year, so it can't be compared to its 5-year average.

Earnings vs Industry: UPS had negative earnings growth (-33.8%) over the past year, making it difficult to compare to the Logistics industry average (-1.3%).

Return on Equity

High ROE: Whilst UPS's Return on Equity (33.56%) is high, this metric is skewed due to their high level of debt.

Return on Assets

Return on Capital Employed

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/24 12:58
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/24 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

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Ownership10 years
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Management10 years
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Key Developments10 years
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Analyst Sources

United Parcel Service, Inc. is covered by 56 analysts. 26 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Will ChienAccountability Research Corporation
Jeffrey KauffmanAegis Capital Corporation
John EadeArgus Research Company