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United Parcel Service (UPS) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2025)

United Parcel Service (UPS) has disclosed Return on Capital Employed for 17 consecutive years, with 0.14% as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Return on Capital Employed fell 2.0% to 0.14% in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 0.14% through Dec 2025, down 2.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 0.14% for FY2025, 2.0% down from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed for Q4 2025 was 0.14% at United Parcel Service, down from 0.15% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 0.26% in Q3 2022, with the low at 0.14% in Q2 2024.
  • Average Return on Capital Employed over 5 years is 0.19%, with a median of 0.19% recorded in 2023.
  • The sharpest move saw Return on Capital Employed grew 9bps in 2021, then fell -8bps in 2023.
  • Over 5 years, Return on Capital Employed stood at 0.26% in 2021, then dropped by -2bps to 0.25% in 2022, then tumbled by -31bps to 0.17% in 2023, then dropped by -7bps to 0.16% in 2024, then decreased by -13bps to 0.14% in 2025.
  • According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed over the past three periods came in at 0.14%, 0.15%, and 0.15% for Q4 2025, Q3 2025, and Q2 2025 respectively.