United Parcel Service (UPS) EBT Margin (2009 - 2026)
United Parcel Service (UPS) reported EBT Margin of 3.33% for Q2 2026, down 4.50 percentage points from 7.83% a year earlier and down 1.97 percentage points from the prior quarter.
United Parcel Service (UPS) EBT Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Jun 30, 2026, United Parcel Service's EBT Margin came in at 6.52%, down 1.48 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 8.08%, down 0.09 percentage points from FY2024.
- EBT Margin has declined for four consecutive years, though with a five-year change of +5.90 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, EBT Margin came in at 8.17% in FY2024 (-1.25 pp), 9.43% in FY2023 (-5.35 pp), 14.78% in FY2022 (-2.28 pp) and 17.06% in FY2021 (+14.88 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure ranks as the lowest quarterly EBT Margin since Q4 2020.
- Year over year, EBT Margin gained in three of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.51 percentage points.
- The high point for year-over-year EBT Margin in five years was Q4 2021 (a gain of 31.49 percentage points); the low point was Q1 2022 (a drop of 13.17 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at 5.30% (Q1 2026), 9.69% (Q4 2025) and 7.50% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 162.83 Bn | 157.35 Bn | - | 37.22% |
| 2 | Csx | 86.94 Bn | 83.15 Bn | - | 33.55% |
| 3 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 76.07 Bn | 75.78 Bn | - | 32.64% |
| 4 | United Parcel Service | 70.39 Bn | 47.31 Bn | - | 3.33% |
| 5 | Norfolk Southern | 70.35 Bn | 64.99 Bn | - | 27.68% |
| 6 | Fedex | 68.01 Bn | 33.95 Bn | - | 8.43% |
| 7 | Delta Air Lines | 55.83 Bn | 38.01 Bn | - | 10.17% |
| 8 | Old Dominion Freight Line | 36.82 Bn | 36.08 Bn | - | 30.08% |
| 9 | Ryanair Holdings | 28.96 Bn | 12.97 Bn | 3.13 Bn | 13.52% |
| 10 | Copart | 25.14 Bn | 9.56 Bn | 645.66 Mn | 35.12% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 3.33% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 5.30% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 9.69% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 7.50% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 7.83% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 7.07% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 8.41% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 8.59% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 8.57% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 7.08% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 8.28% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 6.02% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 12.33% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 11.00% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 16.52% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 13.53% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 14.93% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 13.91% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 14.27% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 12.91% |
United Parcel Service EBT Margin API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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params = {"slug": "ebt-margin", "ticker": "UPS", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
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const data = await res.json();