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

United Parcel Service (UPS) posted quarterly Cost of Revenue of $2.1 billion for Q1 2026, up 3.87% year-over-year from $2.0 billion in Q1 2025, and down 27.18% quarter-over-quarter from $2.9 billion in Q4 2025.

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

United Parcel Service (UPS) has reported Cost of Revenue for 18 consecutive years, with $2.1 billion the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Cost of Revenue rose 3.87% year-over-year to $2.1 billion; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $9.4 billion (down 14.64% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $10.6 billion, up 34.23% from the prior year.
  • Cost of Revenue declined to $2.1 billion in Q1 2026 per UPS's latest filing, from $2.9 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Cost of Revenue topped out at $4.2 billion in Q3 2022 and bottomed at -$5.3 billion in Q4 2022.
  • Historically, Cost of Revenue has averaged $2.2 billion across 5 years, with a median of $2.3 billion in 2024.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Cost of Revenue plunged 138.29% — and 2023, when it soared 172.56%.
  • United Parcel Service's Cost of Revenue stood at -$5.3 billion in 2022, then jumped by 172.56% to $3.8 billion in 2023, then tumbled by 38.8% to $2.3 billion in 2024, then rose by 23.09% to $2.9 billion in 2025, then retreated by 27.18% to $2.1 billion in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows UPS's Cost of Revenue at $2.1 billion in Q1 2026, $2.9 billion in Q4 2025, and $2.5 billion in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Cost of Rev (Qtr)
1 United Parcel Service 86.89 Bn 82.23 Bn 19.65 Bn 3.19 Bn
2 Fedex 77.23 Bn 63.91 Bn 18.84 Bn 6.16 Bn
3 Hunt J B Transport Services 25.91 Bn 25.90 Bn - -
4 Expeditors International Of Washington 24.62 Bn 23.58 Bn 1.09 Bn 2.42 Bn
5 ZTO Express (Cayman) 17.03 Bn 12.62 Bn 469.01 Mn 1.46 Bn
6 C. H. Robinson Worldwide 16.77 Bn 16.62 Bn 1.11 Bn 3.83 Bn
7 Landstar System 6.33 Bn 5.98 Bn 308.86 Mn 1.12 Bn
8 GXO Logistics 5.25 Bn 4.48 Bn 508.00 Mn 2.93 Bn
9 Pitney Bowes 2.24 Bn 1.96 Bn 296.14 Mn 155.36 Mn
10 Cryoport 867.62 Mn 470.92 Mn 22.82 Mn 26.15 Mn

Historic Data

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Jun 30, 2026 3.19 Bn
Jun 30, 2026 3.19 Bn
Mar 31, 2026 2.09 Bn
Mar 31, 2026 2.09 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 2.87 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 2.87 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 2.46 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 2.46 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 1.96 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 1.96 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 2.01 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 2.01 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 2.33 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 2.33 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 3.38 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 3.38 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 3.27 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 3.27 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 1.97 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 1.97 Bn