United Parcel Service (UPS) Income from Continuing Operations (2009 - 2026)
United Parcel Service's Income from Continuing Operations came in at $1.16 billion for Q3 2026, down 11.3% from $1.31 billion a year earlier but up 92.5% from the prior quarter.
United Parcel Service (UPS) Income from Continuing Operations (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Sep 30, 2026, United Parcel Service reported Income from Continuing Operations of $4.42 billion, down 19.6% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $5.57 billion, down 3.6% from FY2024.
- Income from Continuing Operations has declined in each of the last four years, though with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 32.9% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Income from Continuing Operations was $5.78 billion in FY2024 (-13.8%), $6.71 billion in FY2023 (-41.9%), $11.55 billion in FY2022 (-10.4%) and $12.89 billion in FY2021 (+859.8%).
- The five-year range for quarterly Income from Continuing Operations is $604 million (Q2 2026) to $3.45 billion (Q4 2022).
- Year-over-year, Income from Continuing Operations has declined for three consecutive quarters, with an average decline of 12.2% over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Income from Continuing Operations over five years came in Q3 2024 (growth of 36.6%), and the weakest in Q3 2023 (a decline of 56.4%).
- Business Quant data shows UPS's Income from Continuing Operations at $604 million (Q2 2026), $864 million (Q1 2026) and $1.79 billion (Q4 2025) in the three quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Income (Continuing) (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 178.63 Bn | 170.88 Bn | - | 2.08 Bn |
| 2 | Csx | 94.16 Bn | 89.39 Bn | - | 1.05 Bn |
| 3 | United Parcel Service | 83.47 Bn | 60.32 Bn | 22.04 Bn | 1.16 Bn |
| 4 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 81.54 Bn | 81.26 Bn | 57.15 Mn | 654.33 Mn |
| 5 | Fedex | 75.60 Bn | 41.80 Bn | 18.84 Bn | 1.60 Bn |
| 6 | Norfolk Southern | 73.66 Bn | 68.13 Bn | - | 759.00 Mn |
| 7 | Delta Air Lines | 60.67 Bn | 42.86 Bn | - | 787.00 Mn |
| 8 | United Airlines Holdings | 39.17 Bn | -18.53 Bn | - | 1.03 Bn |
| 9 | Old Dominion Freight Line | 34.72 Bn | 33.56 Bn | 1.56 Bn | 343.75 Mn |
| 10 | Ryanair Holdings | 31.95 Bn | 16.22 Bn | - | 2.36 Bn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 1.16 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 604.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 864.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.79 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.31 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 1.28 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.19 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.72 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.54 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 1.41 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 1.11 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.61 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 1.13 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 2.08 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 1.90 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 3.45 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 2.58 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 2.85 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 2.66 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 3.09 Bn |
United Parcel Service Income from Continuing Operations API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=income-from-continuing-operations&ticker=UPS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "income-from-continuing-operations", "ticker": "UPS", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=income-from-continuing-operations&ticker=UPS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();