United Parcel Service (UPS) Cost of Revenue (2009 - 2026)

United Parcel Service (UPS) reported Cost of Revenue of $2.8 billion for Q1 2026, up 1.25% year-over-year from $2.7 billion in Q1 2025, and down 62.65% quarter-over-quarter from $7.4 billion in Q4 2025.

United Parcel Service (UPS) Cost of Revenue (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

United Parcel Service (UPS) has 18 years of Cost of Revenue data on file, last reported at $2.8 billion in Q1 2026.

  • Cost of Revenue for Q1 2026 came in at $2.8 billion, up 1.25% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $12.3 billion (up 2135.43% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $10.6 billion, up 142.51% from the prior year.
  • Cost of Revenue eased to $2.8 billion in Q1 2026 per UPS's latest filing, from $7.4 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Cost of Revenue peaked at $7.4 billion in Q4 2025 and troughed at -$5.5 billion in Q4 2024.
  • A 5-year average of $1.8 billion and a median of $1.7 billion in 2022 frame the typical range for Cost of Revenue.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: Cost of Revenue surged 845.38% in 2023, then slumped 220.07% in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Cost of Revenue shows it stood at $487.0 million in 2022, then surged by 845.38% to $4.6 billion in 2023, then tumbled by 220.07% to -$5.5 billion in 2024, then surged by 233.88% to $7.4 billion in 2025, then tumbled by 62.65% to $2.8 billion in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows UPS's Cost of Revenue at $2.8 billion in Q1 2026, $7.4 billion in Q4 2025, and $1.1 billion in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Cost of Rev (Qtr)
1 United Parcel Service 92.26 Bn 86.49 Bn 18.44 Bn 2.76 Bn
2 Fedex 78.12 Bn 66.43 Bn 20.49 Bn 3.51 Bn
3 Hunt J B Transport Services 26.94 Bn 26.93 Bn 2.88 Bn 175.06 Mn
4 C. H. Robinson Worldwide 22.05 Bn 21.89 Bn 1.50 Bn 2.52 Bn
5 Expeditors International Of Washington 21.79 Bn 20.48 Bn 2.84 Bn 11.94 Mn
6 Landstar System 7.42 Bn 7.01 Bn 1.16 Bn 14.80 Mn
7 GXO Logistics 5.58 Bn 4.83 Bn 490.00 Mn 2.81 Bn
8 ZTO Express (Cayman) 2.73 Bn -774.03 Mn 469.01 Mn 1.46 Bn
9 Pitney Bowes 2.47 Bn 2.16 Bn 375.39 Mn 102.03 Mn
10 Cryoport 783.40 Mn 379.76 Mn 21.91 Mn 25.89 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 2.76 Bn
Mar 31, 2026 2.76 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 7.40 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 7.40 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 1.07 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 1.07 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 1.06 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 1.06 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 2.73 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 2.73 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 -5.53 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 -5.53 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 1.07 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 1.07 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 1.13 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 1.13 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 3.25 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 3.25 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 4.60 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 4.60 Bn