UPS vs TFII vs FDX Stock Comparison

United Parcel Service, TFI International and Fedex Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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UPS United Parcel Service Inc
$101.03 +5.5% 1M +16.1% 1Y
Market cap
$85.15B
P/E
18.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$89.93B
Div. yield
–
Parcel Delivery Industrials
3 wins
FDX Fedex Corp
$298.81 +2.5% 1M +55.7% 1Y
Market cap
$71.23B
P/E
16.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$94.72B
Div. yield
–
Parcel Delivery Industrials
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionUPSTFIIFDXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $85.15B $9.29B $71.23B UPS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 18.6x 24.2x 16.1x FDX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 15.0x 19.6x 17.8x UPS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -0.4% -1.7% +7.7% FDX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 5.1% 4.7% 4.7% UPS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 12.9% 18.0% 7.4% TFII
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.9x 0.0x 1.3x TFII
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +16.1% +26.4% +55.7% FDX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -13.1%/yr -1.0%/yr +9.7%/yr FDX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 30.6% 36.2% 28.3% FDX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 44/100 54/100 46/100 TFII

Percentile Scorecard

UPSTFIIFDX

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

AxisUPSTFIIFDX
Valuation 45 #75 of 136 58 #58 of 136 57 #59 of 136
Growth 23 #94 of 122 22 #96 of 122 68 #40 of 122
Profitability 70 #36 of 119 69 #38 of 119 47 #64 of 119
Financial Health 33 #99 of 147 62 #56 of 147 46 #80 of 147
Shareholder Returns 51 #42 of 84 59 #35 of 84 12 #74 of 84
Overall 44 54 46
  • UPS ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • TFII ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • FDX ranked among 150 companies in Transportation

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodUPSTFIIFDXSPY
1 month +5.5%-9.9%+2.5% -1.0%
3 months -12.0%-25.2%-5.2% +2.9%
6 months -5.6%-19.0%-4.4% +6.4%
Year to date +1.9%+8.9%+28.4% +11.4%
1 year +16.1%+26.4%+55.7% +13.1%
3 years -32.3%+5.4%+53.4% +79.4%
3 years, per year -12.2%+1.8%+15.3% +21.5%
5 years -50.4%-4.9%+59.2% +67.7%
5 years, per year -13.1%-1.0%+9.7% +10.9%
10 years -5.7%+463.7%+117.9% +255.2%
10 years, per year -0.6%+18.9%+8.1% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureUPSTFIIFDXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 30.6%36.2%28.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 33.7%36.4%27.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.721.000.80 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.530.731.97 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -64.4%-54.5%-46.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -15.8%-31.1%-12.0% -2.5%
52-week high $120.00$163.36$339.38 $779.14
52-week low $87.03$80.71$191.92 $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.

MultipleUPSTFIIFDX
P/E now vs peer median 18.8xmedian 16.0x 24.3xmedian 16.0x 16.0xmedian 16.0x
P/S now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 1.0x 1.2xmedian 1.0x 0.7xmedian 1.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 9.2xmedian 8.7x 9.3xmedian 8.7x 8.4xmedian 8.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 13.9xmedian 11.5x 8.1xmedian 11.5x 13.8xmedian 11.5x
P/B now vs peer median 5.0xmedian 1.2x 3.5xmedian 1.2x 2.2xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median -0.83median 0.82 -2.30median 0.82 2.58median 0.82

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 monthsUPSTFIIFDX
Revenue $89.93B $8.12B $94.72B
Operating income $6.58B $597.45M $5.46B
Net income $4.57B $335.80M $4.43B
Free cash flow $5.46B $1.17B $5.12B
EPS (diluted) $5.37 $4.61 $18.55
Cash & equivalents $4.65B $205.45M $13.31B
Total debt $24.48B $3.15B $25.71B
Shares (diluted) 851.00M 83.41M 239.00M
Enterprise value $62.05B $8.65B $37.18B

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
MetricUPSTFIIFDX
P/E 18.8x 24.3x 16.0x
P/FCF 13.9x 8.1x 13.8x
P/Operating cash flow 8.5x 10.4x 7.9x
P/S 0.8x 1.2x 0.7x
P/B 5.0x 3.5x 2.2x
P/Tangible book 6.8x -4.9x 2.2x
EV/EBITDA 9.2x 9.3x 8.4x
EV/EBIT 14.5x 15.9x 15.2x
EV/Revenue 1.1x 1.2x 0.9x
EV/FCF 17.5x 8.1x 16.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 10.8x 10.4x 9.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.83 -2.30 2.58

Growth

14 metrics
MetricUPSTFIIFDX
Revenue growth (1Y) -0.4% -1.7% 7.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -2.2% 1.2% 1.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -21.7% -7.5% 4.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -17.3% -12.6% 3.6%
Net income growth (1Y) -20.2% -8.8% 8.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -23.0% -19.3% 3.7%
EPS growth (1Y) -20.6% -5.2% 10.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -22.7% -10.6% 6.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 18.6% -13.2% 26.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -8.0% -3.5% 0.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 54.2% -14.5% 71.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -4.2% -5.0% 24.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricUPSTFIIFDX
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 11.6% 12.6% 10.4%
Operating margin 7.3% 7.4% 5.8%
Pretax margin 6.5% 10.1% 6.1%
Net margin 5.1% 4.7% 4.7%
FCF margin 6.1% 14.4% 5.4%
Operating cash flow margin 9.9% 11.3% 9.4%
Return on equity 29.6% 12.4% 14.4%
Return on assets 6.4% 4.5% 4.6%
Return on invested capital 12.9% 18.0% 7.4%
Return on capital employed 11.6% 9.6% 7.0%
Asset turnover 1.3x 1.1x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.9x 2.7x 2.0x
Stock comp / revenue 0.1% 0.2% 0.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricUPSTFIIFDX
Debt / assets 34.4% 3.1% 26.0%
Debt / equity 1.6x 0.1x 0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.9x 0.0x 1.3x
Debt / FCF 4.5x 0.2x 5.0x
Liabilities / assets 78.8% 63.5% 68.0%
Equity / assets 21.2% 36.5% 32.0%
Interest coverage 6.0x 3.5x –
Current ratio 1.2x 1.1x 1.5x
Quick ratio 1.0x 1.0x 1.4x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.2x 0.7x
Altman Z-score 2.79 2.91 2.51

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricUPSTFIIFDX
Dividend yield 6.5% 1.7% 1.8%
Net buyback yield -0.2% 3.8% -0.3%
Shareholder yield 6.3% 5.5% 1.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

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.

ConsensusUPSTFIIFDX
Forward P/E 15.0xFY2026 19.6xFY2026 17.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $6.74FY2026 $5.73FY2026 $16.80FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -5.9%FY2026 +31.1%FY2026 -14.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +26.9% +40.5% +20.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $87.62BFY2026 $8.41BFY2026 $94.93BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -1.2%FY2026 +6.7%FY2026 +1.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +14.5% +1.0% +7.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersUPSTFIIFDX
Held by institutions 70.9% 69.4% 80.6%
Institutions holding 2,137 295 1,939
Change in shares held, QoQ +6.0% +1.2% +2.3%
Institutions buying 1,088 174 902
Institutions selling 809 90 693
Buyers to sellers 1.34 1.93 1.30

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.

UPSTFIIFDX
UPS 1.00 0.44 0.65
TFII 0.44 1.00 0.51
FDX 0.65 0.51 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, UPS, TFII and FDX?

United Parcel Service (UPS) is the largest by market capitalisation: United Parcel Service (UPS) $85.15B, TFI International (TFII) $9.29B, Fedex (FDX) $71.23B.

Which stock is cheaper, UPS, TFII and FDX?

Fedex (FDX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (United Parcel Service (UPS) 18.6x, TFI International (TFII) 24.2x, Fedex (FDX) 16.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, United Parcel Service (UPS) is cheapest (United Parcel Service (UPS) 15.0x, TFI International (TFII) 19.6x, Fedex (FDX) 17.8x). 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: United Parcel Service (UPS) -0.4%, TFI International (TFII) -1.7%, Fedex (FDX) +7.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

United Parcel Service (UPS) has the highest net margin (United Parcel Service (UPS) 5.1%, TFI International (TFII) 4.7%, Fedex (FDX) 4.7%). On return on invested capital, TFI International (TFII) leads (United Parcel Service (UPS) 12.9%, TFI International (TFII) 18.0%, Fedex (FDX) 7.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Fedex (FDX) returned the most: United Parcel Service (UPS) +16.1%, TFI International (TFII) +26.4%, Fedex (FDX) +55.7%. Over five years, Fedex (FDX) compounded fastest (United Parcel Service (UPS) -13.1%/yr, TFI International (TFII) -1.0%/yr, Fedex (FDX) +9.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Fedex (FDX) has been the steadiest (United Parcel Service (UPS) 30.6%, TFI International (TFII) 36.2%, Fedex (FDX) 28.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Fedex (FDX) 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.