United Parcel Service UPS
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United Parcel Service (UPS) Gross Profit (2018 - 2021)

Updated

United Parcel Service's Gross Profit came in at $18.05 billion for Q1 2021, up 24.1% from $14.54 billion a year earlier but down 5.9% from the prior quarter.

Analysis

United Parcel Service (UPS) Gross Profit (2018 - 2021) Analysis & Trends

Over the trailing twelve months to Mar 31, 2021, United Parcel Service reported Gross Profit of $70.14 billion, up 16.0% year-over-year; for FY2020, it came in at $66.63 billion, up 11.7% from FY2019.

  • Gross Profit has increased in each of the last four years, with a four-year compound annual growth rate of 7.3% (FY2016 to FY2020).
  • Going back by year, Gross Profit was $59.67 billion in FY2019 (+5.2%), $56.72 billion in FY2018 (+6.4%), $53.29 billion in FY2017 (+6.1%) and $50.22 billion in FY2016.
  • The five-year range for quarterly Gross Profit is $13.53 billion (Q1 2018) to $19.18 billion (Q4 2020).
  • Year-over-year, Gross Profit has increased for nine consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 11.1% over the last eight quarters.
  • Across the past five years, year-over-year growth in Gross Profit ran from 1.7% in Q1 2019 to 24.1% in Q1 2021.
  • Business Quant data shows UPS's Gross Profit at $19.18 billion (Q4 2020), $16.73 billion (Q3 2020) and $16.19 billion (Q2 2020) in the three quarters before Q1 2021.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr)
1 Union Pacific 162.83 Bn 157.35 Bn -
2 Csx 86.94 Bn 83.15 Bn -
3 Canadian Pacific Kansas City 76.07 Bn 75.78 Bn -
4 United Parcel Service 70.39 Bn 47.31 Bn -
5 Norfolk Southern 70.35 Bn 64.99 Bn -
6 Fedex 68.01 Bn 33.95 Bn -
7 Delta Air Lines 55.83 Bn 38.01 Bn -
8 Old Dominion Freight Line 36.82 Bn 36.08 Bn -
9 Ryanair Holdings 28.96 Bn 12.97 Bn 3.13 Bn
10 Copart 25.14 Bn 9.56 Bn 645.66 Mn
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2021 18.05 Bn
Dec 31, 2020 19.18 Bn
Sep 30, 2020 16.73 Bn
Jun 30, 2020 16.19 Bn
Mar 31, 2020 14.54 Bn
Dec 31, 2019 16.48 Bn
Sep 30, 2019 14.85 Bn
Jun 30, 2019 14.58 Bn
Mar 31, 2019 13.76 Bn
Dec 31, 2018 15.57 Bn
Sep 30, 2018 13.79 Bn
Jun 30, 2018 13.82 Bn
Mar 31, 2018 13.53 Bn
API Access

United Parcel Service Gross Profit API

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