United Parcel Service UPS
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United Parcel Service (UPS) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026)

United Parcel Service (UPS) posted quarterly FCF Payout Ratio of 1.13 for Q1 2026, up 21.23% year-over-year from 0.93 in Q1 2025, and up 116.6% quarter-over-quarter from 0.52 in Q4 2025.

United Parcel Service (UPS) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

United Parcel Service (UPS) has reported FCF Payout Ratio for 18 consecutive years, with 1.13 the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, FCF Payout Ratio rose 21.23% year-over-year to 1.13; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 1.2 (up 19.07% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 1.13, up 30.36% from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio advanced to 1.13 in Q1 2026 per UPS's latest filing, from 0.52 in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, FCF Payout Ratio topped out at 3.7 in Q4 2023 and bottomed at 1.74 in Q2 2025.
  • Historically, FCF Payout Ratio has averaged 0.94 across 5 years, with a median of 0.8 in 2022.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — FCF Payout Ratio jumped 185.59% — and 2025, when it sank 236.37%.
  • United Parcel Service's FCF Payout Ratio stood at 1.51 in 2022, then surged by 144.37% to 3.7 in 2023, then sank by 83.53% to 0.61 in 2024, then fell by 14.08% to 0.52 in 2025, then surged by 116.6% to 1.13 in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows UPS's FCF Payout Ratio at 1.13 in Q1 2026, 0.52 in Q4 2025, and 0.89 in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Cover (Qtr)
1 United Parcel Service 87.24 Bn 82.59 Bn 19.65 Bn 8.17
2 Fedex 77.35 Bn 64.04 Bn 18.84 Bn 0.19
3 Hunt J B Transport Services 25.86 Bn 25.86 Bn - 0.17
4 Expeditors International Of Washington 24.43 Bn 23.40 Bn 1.09 Bn 0.63
5 C. H. Robinson Worldwide 17.04 Bn 16.89 Bn 1.11 Bn 3.33
6 ZTO Express (Cayman) 17.03 Bn 12.62 Bn 469.01 Mn -
7 Landstar System 6.19 Bn 5.84 Bn 308.86 Mn -0.25
8 GXO Logistics 5.22 Bn 4.45 Bn 508.00 Mn -
9 Pitney Bowes 2.21 Bn 1.93 Bn 296.14 Mn 0.10
10 Cryoport 842.14 Mn 445.45 Mn 22.82 Mn -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 8.17
Mar 31, 2026 1.13
Dec 31, 2025 0.52
Sep 30, 2025 0.89
Jun 30, 2025 -1.74
Mar 31, 2025 0.93
Dec 31, 2024 0.61
Sep 30, 2024 2.06
Jun 30, 2024 1.28
Mar 31, 2024 0.59
Dec 31, 2023 3.70
Sep 30, 2023 1.42
Jun 30, 2023 0.66
Mar 31, 2023 0.77
Dec 31, 2022 1.51
Sep 30, 2022 0.80
Jun 30, 2022 0.43
Mar 31, 2022 0.33
Dec 31, 2021 0.53
Sep 30, 2021 0.36