FDX vs MMM vs UPS Stock Comparison

Fedex, 3M and United Parcel Service Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
FDX Fedex Corp
$300.55 +5.2% 1M +54.7% 1Y
Market cap
$71.10B
P/E
16.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$94.72B
Div. yield
1.78%
Parcel Delivery Industrials
5 wins
MMM 3M Co
$172.79 +1.9% 1M +2.5% 1Y
Market cap
$89.29B
P/E
25.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$25.25B
Div. yield
1.78%
Industrial Machinery Industrials
5 wins
UPS United Parcel Service Inc
$100.20 +6.7% 1M +14.9% 1Y
Market cap
$75.08B
P/E
18.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$89.93B
Div. yield
6.55%
Parcel Delivery Industrials
2 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

3M leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (3M 5, Fedex 5, United Parcel Service 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionFDXMMMUPSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $71.10B $89.29B $75.08B MMM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 16.1x 25.4x 18.7x FDX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.9x 19.5x 14.8x UPS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +7.7% +1.7% -0.4% FDX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.7% 14.0% 5.1% MMM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 7.4% 22.0% 12.9% MMM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.3x 1.6x 1.9x FDX
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.78% 1.78% 6.55% UPS
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +54.7% +2.5% +14.9% FDX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +9.7%/yr +3.0%/yr -13.9%/yr FDX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 28.2% 25.6% 30.6% MMM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 45/100 49/100 45/100 MMM

Percentile Scorecard

FDXMMMUPS

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisFDXMMMUPS
Valuation 56 #61 of 136 37 #129 of 203 46 #74 of 136
Growth 67 #41 of 122 59 #77 of 187 23 #94 of 122
Profitability 45 #64 of 116 86 #26 of 185 70 #36 of 116
Financial Health 47 #77 of 144 18 #179 of 219 33 #97 of 144
Shareholder Returns 11 #73 of 82 43 #87 of 153 56 #37 of 82
Overall 45 49 45
  • FDX ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • MMM ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • UPS ranked among 150 companies in Transportation

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodFDXMMMUPSSPY
1 month +5.2%+1.9%+6.7% -0.8%
3 months -3.3%-3.0%-11.2% +3.5%
6 months -3.8%+18.5%-7.4% +7.0%
Year to date +29.1%+7.9%+1.0% +12.2%
1 year +54.7%+2.5%+14.9% +13.0%
3 years +63.0%+136.1%-25.7% +86.3%
3 years, per year +17.7%+33.2%-9.4% +23.1%
5 years +58.5%+15.9%-52.8% +68.6%
5 years, per year +9.7%+3.0%-13.9% +11.0%
10 years +114.9%+24.1%-7.7% +258.0%
10 years, per year +7.9%+2.2%-0.8% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureFDXMMMUPSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 28.2%25.6%30.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 27.5%24.7%33.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.780.690.71 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.940.100.49 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -46.1%-53.4%-64.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -11.4%-6.0%-16.5% -1.8%
52-week high $339.38$183.81$120.00 $779.14
52-week low $199.31$141.20$89.22 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleFDXMMMUPS
P/E now vs peer median 16.1xmedian 16.1x 25.4xmedian 26.0x 18.7xmedian 16.1x
P/S now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 1.0x 3.5xmedian 1.9x 0.8xmedian 1.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.5xmedian 8.7x 16.1xmedian 14.0x 9.1xmedian 8.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 13.9xmedian 11.5x 33.4xmedian 21.4x 13.8xmedian 11.5x
P/B now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 1.2x 21.4xmedian 2.2x 5.0xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 2.60median 0.81 0.71median 1.26 -0.82median 0.81

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsFDXMMMUPS
Revenue $94.72B $25.25B $89.93B
Gross profit – $9.98B –
Operating income $5.46B $4.74B $6.58B
Net income $4.43B $3.58B $4.57B
Free cash flow $5.12B $2.68B $5.46B
R&D – $1.21B –
EPS (diluted) $18.55 $6.77 $5.37
Cash & equivalents $13.31B $4.84B $4.65B
Total debt $25.71B $15.00B $24.48B
Shares (diluted) 239.00M 522.60M 851.00M
Enterprise value $37.05B $71.70B $52.01B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricFDXMMMUPS
P/E 16.1x 25.4x 18.7x
P/FCF 13.9x 33.4x 13.8x
P/Operating cash flow 8.0x 24.6x 8.5x
P/S 0.8x 3.5x 0.8x
P/B 2.2x 21.4x 5.0x
P/Tangible book 2.2x 42.2x 6.7x
EV/EBITDA 8.5x 16.1x 9.1x
EV/EBIT 15.3x 20.9x 14.4x
EV/Revenue 0.9x 3.9x 1.1x
EV/FCF 16.3x 37.0x 17.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 9.4x 27.3x 10.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.60 0.71 -0.82

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFDXMMMUPS
Revenue growth (1Y) 7.7% 1.7% -0.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.7% 10.7% -2.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – -1.8% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 17.0% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 4.7% -3.7% -21.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 3.6% 33.4% -17.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 8.3% 4.8% -20.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 3.7% 35.4% -23.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 10.3% 7.1% -20.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 6.2% 35.8% -22.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 26.8% 42.8% 18.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 0.3% -18.1% -8.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 71.6% 68.6% 54.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 24.1% -18.0% -4.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFDXMMMUPS
Gross margin – 39.5% –
EBITDA margin 10.4% 24.4% 11.6%
Operating margin 5.8% 18.8% 7.3%
Pretax margin 6.1% 17.5% 6.5%
Net margin 4.7% 14.0% 5.1%
FCF margin 5.4% 10.6% 6.1%
Operating cash flow margin 9.4% 14.4% 9.9%
Return on equity 14.4% 101.3% 29.6%
Return on assets 4.6% 9.8% 6.4%
Return on invested capital 7.4% 22.0% 12.9%
Return on capital employed 7.0% 18.7% 11.6%
Asset turnover 1.0x 0.7x 1.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.0x 1.0x 1.9x
Stock comp / revenue 0.2% 0.8% 0.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFDXMMMUPS
Debt / assets 26.0% 37.9% 34.4%
Debt / equity 0.8x 3.6x 1.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.3x 1.6x 1.9x
Debt / FCF 5.0x 5.6x 4.5x
Liabilities / assets 68.0% 89.5% 78.8%
Equity / assets 32.0% 10.5% 21.2%
Interest coverage – – 6.0x
Current ratio 1.5x 1.4x 1.2x
Quick ratio 1.4x 0.8x 1.0x
Cash ratio 0.7x 0.4x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 2.51 4.10 2.78

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFDXMMMUPS
Dividend yield 1.8% 1.8% 6.5%
Net buyback yield -0.3% 3.1% -0.2%
Shareholder yield 1.5% 4.8% 6.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 44.8% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 59.9% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 3.2% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -21.4% –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusFDXMMMUPS
Forward P/E 17.9xFY2026 19.5xFY2026 14.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $16.80FY2026 $8.88FY2026 $6.75FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -14.6%FY2026 +10.2%FY2026 -5.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +20.3% +16.7% +26.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $94.93BFY2026 $23.87BFY2026 $87.80BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +1.6%FY2026 -1.8%FY2026 -1.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +7.2% +17.6% +14.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFDXMMMUPS
Held by institutions 80.6% 74.5% 70.9%
Institutions holding 1,939 2,208 2,137
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.3% +0.8% +6.0%
Institutions buying 902 914 1,088
Institutions selling 693 837 809
Buyers to sellers 1.30 1.09 1.34

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

FDXMMMUPS
FDX 1.00 0.30 0.65
MMM 0.30 1.00 0.28
UPS 0.65 0.28 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FDX, MMM and UPS?

3M (MMM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Fedex (FDX) $71.10B, 3M (MMM) $89.29B, United Parcel Service (UPS) $75.08B.

Which stock is cheaper, FDX, MMM and UPS?

Fedex (FDX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Fedex (FDX) 16.1x, 3M (MMM) 25.4x, United Parcel Service (UPS) 18.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, United Parcel Service (UPS) is cheapest (Fedex (FDX) 17.9x, 3M (MMM) 19.5x, United Parcel Service (UPS) 14.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Fedex (FDX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Fedex (FDX) +7.7%, 3M (MMM) +1.7%, United Parcel Service (UPS) -0.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

3M (MMM) has the highest net margin (Fedex (FDX) 4.7%, 3M (MMM) 14.0%, United Parcel Service (UPS) 5.1%). On return on invested capital, 3M (MMM) leads (Fedex (FDX) 7.4%, 3M (MMM) 22.0%, United Parcel Service (UPS) 12.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Fedex (FDX) returned the most: Fedex (FDX) +54.7%, 3M (MMM) +2.5%, United Parcel Service (UPS) +14.9%. Over five years, Fedex (FDX) compounded fastest (Fedex (FDX) +9.7%/yr, 3M (MMM) +3.0%/yr, United Parcel Service (UPS) -13.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

United Parcel Service (UPS) has the highest dividend yield: Fedex (FDX) 1.78%, 3M (MMM) 1.78%, United Parcel Service (UPS) 6.55%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, 3M (MMM) has been the steadiest (Fedex (FDX) 28.2%, 3M (MMM) 25.6%, United Parcel Service (UPS) 30.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, FDX, MMM and UPS?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, 3M (MMM) leads on 5. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.