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United Parcel Service Inc

United States · Large Cap · listed since 1999 · Revenue 12 mo. $91.4B

Price as of 11/06/2026

StockScorer score
2.7
of 10 3 of 11 points Low Match To the score
Price
$108.30
1 Y +6.1%
Market cap
$90.6B
Phase
Payout
core business profitable, at least half of operating cash flow goes to shareholders
Revenue −3.9% a year (3 years)EBIT margin 8.9%Payout 76.8% of operating cash flow

United Parcel Service, Inc., a package delivery and logistics provider, offers transportation and delivery services.

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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. The International Package segment provides small package operations in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, Canada and Latin America, and Asia. The company offers a range of guaranteed day- and time-definite international transportation services; day-definite services; cross-border ground package delivery; contract-only, e-commerce solutions for non-urgent, and cross-border shipments; and international service for urgent and palletized shipments. It also provides international air and ocean freight forwarding, contract logistics, customs brokerage and insurance, mail services, healthcare logistics, distribution, and post-sales services. United Parcel Service, Inc. was founded in 1907 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.

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Summary

United Parcel Service Inc is around the middle of the Industrials sector overall

54.0 of 100

Mean of the six area values. Each area value is the mean of the stock's ranks among the companies in its sector. 50 is the middle of the sector, not a share of companies beaten.

Analysis

What the price requires

The price requires 7.5% FCF growth a year: more than over the last 5 years, less than over the last 10 years.

If free cash flow stays at €4.3B (2025), it supports €47.5B. The remaining €33.8B of the market value assume it grows 7.5% a year for 10 years and not at all afterwards.

Required FCF growth per year

7.5%

no growth afterwards

Market value breakdown€81.3B market value, price as of 11/06/2026

€47.5B without growth
€33.8B priced-in growth
  • 5 yrs achieved −13.9%
  • 10 yrs achieved 16.3%
  • priced in 7.5%

Valuation against its own history

Price to operating cash flow 9.9×, below its usual range.

Middle half of 20 quarters: 10.2× to 12.6×, median 11.1×.

Measures only against its own past, not against what the company is worth. Price as of 11/06/2026.

No sign supports the expectation, 2 speak against it.

What supports it

with respect to the priced-in expectation

No indication in the stored figures.

What speaks against it

with respect to the priced-in expectation

  • EBIT margin falling for three quarters −1.7 pp over the last four reports
  • Dividend above free cash flow payout 115.2% of FCF

Since the last quarter

Q2 → Q3 2026

Mostly better than the previous quarter: 2 of 2 changes for the better.

  • FCF, 12 mo.$5.5B → $6.4B+16.3%better
  • Gross margin16.6% → 17.9%+1.3 ppbetter

6 more unchanged: Revenue, 12 mo., EBIT margin, FCF margin, Net debt, Shares outstanding, Return on equity

Derivation

How the sector comparison is derived

Each area value is the average of its metrics' ranks within the sector (0 to 100, 50 is the middle). For metrics where lower is better, the rank is mirrored. The overall value is the average of the area values.

Price as of 11/06/2026.

Profitability45.6around the middleEarns about as much as the sector.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Return on equity34.34%13.10%Rank 89
Return on capital (Greenblatt)17.32%19.33%Rank 44
EBIT margin8.87%11.28%Rank 36
FCF margin5.37%8.50%Rank 34
Gross margin18.08%28.98%Rank 26
Growth40.1around the middleGrows about as fast as the sector.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Revenue growth, 1 year−2.46%5.15%Rank 14
Earnings growth, 3 years per year−20.93%8.01%Rank 8
Earnings growth, 5 years per year33.57%12.89%Rank 87
Sustainable growth (ROE × retained earnings)4.16%4.02%Rank 51
Valuation69.3above the middleValued lower than the sector: EV/sales 1.28, sector 2.08.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Earnings yield6.05%4.42%Rank 69
FCF yield5.26%3.98%Rank 67
EV/saleslower is better1.282.08Rank 71
EV/EBITlower is better14.4019.47Rank 70
Momentum69.6above the middleShare price doing better than the sector: Share price, 3 months 8.77%, sector 0.53%.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Share price, 1 year6.10%−0.01%Rank 62
Share price, 6 months7.95%−1.43%Rank 68
Share price, 3 months8.77%0.53%Rank 75
Distance from 52-week high−9.75%−16.36%Rank 73
Quality68.0above the middleQuality above the sector: Dividend streak in years 26, sector 5.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Accruals (Sloan)lower is better2.59%1.39%Rank 38
Change in share countlower is better−0.70%−0.44%Rank 55
Dividend streak in years265Rank 95
Price reaction to results, market-adjusted5.09%0.27%Rank 84
Balance sheet & risk31.4below the middleMore risk than the sector: Debt to equity 1.76, sector 0.61.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Equity ratio22.20%39.65%Rank 16
Net debt/EBITDAlower is better1.901.38Rank 37
Debt to equitylower is better1.760.61Rank 13
Volatility, 1 yearlower is better30.10%32.95%Rank 60

Ten years in figures

Revenue from $60.9B (2016) to $88.7B (2025), 4.3% a year.

Fiscal years, amounts in USD
YearRevenue, $BEBIT marginFCF, $BSharesNet debt, $B
201660.99.0%3.5887M8.9
201765.911.4%−3.7875M17.0
201871.99.8%6.4870M15.7
201973.910.7%2.3869M16.6
202084.49.3%5.0871M21.8
202197.213.5%10.8878M15.3
2022100.013.0%9.3871M17.9
202390.710.3%5.1860M23.6
202490.99.6%6.2856M19.5
202588.78.9%4.8850M22.7
2.7 / 10Low MatchStockScorer score3 of 11 points

2 of 7 StockScorer Score rules met · How the score is built

United Parcel Service Inc mainly meets criteria in the Valuation category. Result from 18 strategies checked.

This stock · Profitability: 33%This stock · Growth: 0%This stock · Valuation: 100%This stock · Momentum: 0%Median of all stocks · Profitability: 33%Median of all stocks · Growth: 0%Median of all stocks · Valuation: 0%Median of all stocks · Momentum: 0%50%100%ProfitabilityGrowthValuationMomentumThis stockMedian of all stocks

How United Parcel Service Inc's score is built

United Parcel Service Inc is rated here with the StockScorer Score strategy, the flagship rule set. It compares return and cash-flow metrics with the median of the company's own sector and checks growth and price trend.

2 of 7 rules met

3 of 11 points

  1. Free cash flow yield above the sector medianmet2 of 2 points
  2. Return on capital (Greenblatt ROC) above the sector mediannot met0 of 2 points
  3. Return on equity above the sector medianmet1 of 1 point
  4. Free cash flow margin above the sector mediannot met0 of 2 points
  5. Revenue growth above 15%not met0 of 2 points
  6. 3-year earnings growth above 12% p.a.not met0 of 1 point
  7. 12-month share price more than 20 percentage points ahead of the marketnot met0 of 1 point
  8. Exclusion: financial and real estate stocksdoes not apply

Detail data

How does United Parcel Service Inc stock perform across 18 strategies?

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  • Growth Momentum (CAN SLIM principle)
  • Levermann Strategy (13 Criteria)
  • StockScorer Score
  • Undervalued Stocks: Multi-Factor Check
  • Defensive: Low Volatility
  • Moat Quality
  • Dividend Aristocrats & Continuity
  • Balanced GARP
  • Trending Value: Value + Momentum
  • Magic Formula: Value + Quality
  • Acquirer's Multiple: EV/EBIT Deep Value
  • High-Growth / Rule of 40

United Parcel Service Inc key metrics: P/E, P/B and equity ratio

Selected fundamental metrics for United Parcel Service Inc.

MetricStockSector
P/E ratio16.522.5
P/B ratio5.72.9
Return on equity (ROE)34.3%13.1%
Equity ratio22.2%39.7%
Debt-to-equity (D/E)1.760.61
Dividend yield6.1%2.0%

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How comparable stocks in the same sector score in the StockScorer model.

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Frequently asked questions about United Parcel Service Inc stock

How does United Parcel Service Inc stock (UPS) score in the StockScorer model?
United Parcel Service Inc stock reaches a StockScorer score of 2.7 out of 10, which is a low match with the rule-based strategies. 2 out of 7 flagship profile rules are met.
What is United Parcel Service Inc's P/E ratio?
United Parcel Service Inc's P/E ratio is 16.5. The Industrials sector median is 22.5.
What sector is United Parcel Service Inc in?
United Parcel Service Inc is assigned to the Industrials sector. Its rank within the sector is 54.0 out of 100: 100 means the stock leads its peer group of large and mid-cap sector stocks in every measured area.

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