United Parcel Service (UPS) Profit After Tax (2009 - 2026)
United Parcel Service (UPS) recorded Profit After Tax of $604 million in Q2 2026, down 52.9% from $1.28 billion a year earlier and down 30.1% from the prior quarter.
United Parcel Service (UPS) Profit After Tax (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, United Parcel Service's Profit After Tax came in at $4.57 billion as of Jun 30, 2026, down 20.2% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $5.57 billion, down 3.6% from FY2024.
- Annual Profit After Tax has declined for four straight years, though with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 32.9% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Profit After Tax came in at $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 Q2 2026 figure is the lowest quarterly Profit After Tax since Q4 2020.
- On a year-over-year basis, Profit After Tax rose in four of the last eight quarters, with an average decline of 6.2%.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Profit After Tax in the last five years was growth of 36.6% in Q3 2024, against a decline of 56.4% in Q3 2023 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at $864 million (Q1 2026), $1.79 billion (Q4 2025) and $1.31 billion (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | PAT (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 161.62 Bn | 156.15 Bn | - | 1.99 Bn |
| 2 | Csx | 86.16 Bn | 82.37 Bn | - | 1.00 Bn |
| 3 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 74.78 Bn | 74.50 Bn | - | 740.28 Mn |
| 4 | United Parcel Service | 70.01 Bn | 46.94 Bn | - | 604.00 Mn |
| 5 | Norfolk Southern | 69.45 Bn | 64.09 Bn | - | 734.00 Mn |
| 6 | Fedex | 67.46 Bn | 33.40 Bn | - | 1.60 Bn |
| 7 | Delta Air Lines | 54.88 Bn | 37.06 Bn | - | 1.60 Bn |
| 8 | Old Dominion Freight Line | 36.07 Bn | 35.33 Bn | - | 350.60 Mn |
| 9 | Ryanair Holdings | 28.71 Bn | 12.72 Bn | 3.13 Bn | 753.33 Mn |
| 10 | Copart | 25.27 Bn | 9.69 Bn | 645.66 Mn | 326.83 Mn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 2.33 Bn |
United Parcel Service Profit After Tax 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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import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "profit-after-tax", "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=profit-after-tax&ticker=UPS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();