United Parcel Service Inc (UPS) Net Margin (2009 - 2026)
United Parcel Service's Net Margin came in at 2.65% for Q2 2026, down 3.40 percentage points from 6.05% a year earlier and down 1.43 percentage points from the prior quarter.
United Parcel Service Inc (UPS) Net Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, United Parcel Service reported Net Margin of 5.08%, down 1.26 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 6.28%, down 0.06 percentage points from FY2024.
- Net Margin has declined in each of the last four years, though with a five-year change of +4.70 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Net Margin was 6.35% in FY2024 (-1.03 pp), 7.37% in FY2023 (-4.13 pp), 11.51% in FY2022 (-1.74 pp) and 13.25% in FY2021 (+11.66 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure represents the lowest quarterly Net Margin since Q4 2020.
- Year-over-year, Net Margin increased in four of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.40 percentage points.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Net Margin over five years came in Q4 2021 (a gain of 24.58 percentage points), and the weakest in Q1 2022 (a drop of 10.00 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows UPS's Net Margin at 4.08% (Q1 2026), 7.32% (Q4 2025) and 6.12% (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Comparison
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 2.65% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 4.08% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 7.32% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 6.12% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 6.05% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 5.51% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 6.80% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 6.92% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 6.46% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 5.13% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 6.44% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 5.35% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 9.44% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 8.27% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 12.77% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 10.69% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 11.50% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 10.92% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 11.14% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 10.05% |
United Parcel Service Inc Net Margin API
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