United Parcel Service UPS
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United Parcel Service (UPS) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)

United Parcel Service (UPS) posted quarterly Free Cash Flow of $1.2 billion for Q1 2026, down 17.27% year-over-year from $1.4 billion in Q1 2025, and down 53.87% quarter-over-quarter from $2.6 billion in Q4 2025.

United Parcel Service (UPS) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

United Parcel Service (UPS) has reported Free Cash Flow for 18 consecutive years, with $1.2 billion the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Free Cash Flow fell 17.27% year-over-year to $1.2 billion; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $4.5 billion (down 15.97% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $4.8 billion, down 23.31% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow slipped to $1.2 billion in Q1 2026 per UPS's latest filing, from $2.6 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Free Cash Flow topped out at $3.9 billion in Q1 2022 and bottomed at -$775.0 million in Q2 2025.
  • Historically, Free Cash Flow has averaged $1.6 billion across 5 years, with a median of $1.5 billion in 2025.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — Free Cash Flow jumped 512.43% — and 2025, when it plunged 173.11%.
  • United Parcel Service's Free Cash Flow stood at $841.0 million in 2022, then sank by 56.96% to $362.0 million in 2023, then surged by 512.43% to $2.2 billion in 2024, then grew by 16.64% to $2.6 billion in 2025, then plunged by 53.87% to $1.2 billion in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows UPS's Free Cash Flow at $1.2 billion in Q1 2026, $2.6 billion in Q4 2025, and $1.5 billion in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 United Parcel Service 86.89 Bn 82.23 Bn 19.65 Bn 166.00 Mn
2 Fedex 77.23 Bn 63.91 Bn 18.84 Bn 1.79 Bn
3 Hunt J B Transport Services 25.91 Bn 25.90 Bn - 253.32 Mn
4 Expeditors International Of Washington 24.62 Bn 23.58 Bn 1.09 Bn 166.65 Mn
5 ZTO Express (Cayman) 17.03 Bn 12.62 Bn 469.01 Mn 402.66 Mn
6 C. H. Robinson Worldwide 16.77 Bn 16.62 Bn 1.11 Bn 22.64 Mn
7 Landstar System 6.33 Bn 5.98 Bn 308.86 Mn -53.30 Mn
8 GXO Logistics 5.25 Bn 4.48 Bn 508.00 Mn 11.00 Mn
9 Pitney Bowes 2.24 Bn 1.96 Bn 296.14 Mn 134.43 Mn
10 Cryoport 867.62 Mn 470.92 Mn 22.82 Mn -7.97 Mn

Historic Data

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Jun 30, 2026 166.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2026 166.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 1.19 Bn
Mar 31, 2026 1.19 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 2.59 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 2.59 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 1.51 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 1.51 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 -775.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -775.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 1.44 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 1.44 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 2.22 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 2.22 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 655.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 655.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 1.06 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 1.06 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 2.28 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 2.28 Bn