United Parcel Service (UPS) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026)

United Parcel Service (UPS) reported Return on Capital Employed of 12.93% for Q1 2026, down 297.0% year-over-year from 6.56% in Q1 2025, and down 6.97% quarter-over-quarter from 13.89% in Q4 2025.

United Parcel Service (UPS) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

United Parcel Service (UPS) has 18 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 12.93% in Q1 2026.

  • Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 came in at 12.93%, down 297.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 12.93% (down 297.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 14.06%, down 162.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed eased to 12.93% in Q1 2026 per UPS's latest filing, from 13.89% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 26.45% in Q3 2022 and troughed at 12.93% in Q1 2026.
  • A 5-year average of 18.41% and a median of 16.06% in 2024 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Return on Capital Employed soared 498 bps in 2022, then sank 836 bps in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 25.09% in 2022, then slumped by 31 bps to 17.28% in 2023, then slipped by 7 bps to 16.06% in 2024, then retreated by 13 bps to 13.89% in 2025, then decreased by 7 bps to 12.93% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows UPS's Return on Capital Employed at 12.93% in Q1 2026, 13.89% in Q4 2025, and 14.52% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 United Parcel Service 92.26 Bn 86.49 Bn 18.44 Bn 12.93%
2 Fedex 78.12 Bn 66.43 Bn 20.49 Bn 7.64%
3 Hunt J B Transport Services 26.94 Bn 26.93 Bn 2.88 Bn 13.61%
4 C. H. Robinson Worldwide 22.05 Bn 21.89 Bn 1.50 Bn 24.42%
5 Expeditors International Of Washington 21.79 Bn 20.48 Bn 2.84 Bn 8.31%
6 Landstar System 7.42 Bn 7.01 Bn 1.16 Bn 16.73%
7 GXO Logistics 5.58 Bn 4.83 Bn 490.00 Mn 4.02%
8 ZTO Express (Cayman) 2.73 Bn -774.03 Mn 469.01 Mn 14.91%
9 Pitney Bowes 2.47 Bn 2.16 Bn 375.39 Mn -25.32%
10 Cryoport 783.40 Mn 379.76 Mn 21.91 Mn -1.70%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 12.93%
Dec 31, 2025 13.89%
Sep 30, 2025 14.52%
Jun 30, 2025 15.15%
Mar 31, 2025 15.90%
Dec 31, 2024 16.06%
Sep 30, 2024 14.92%
Jun 30, 2024 13.80%
Mar 31, 2024 15.06%
Dec 31, 2023 17.28%
Sep 30, 2023 18.09%
Jun 30, 2023 20.55%
Mar 31, 2023 22.36%
Dec 31, 2022 25.09%
Sep 30, 2022 26.45%
Jun 30, 2022 25.72%
Mar 31, 2022 25.13%
Dec 31, 2021 25.62%
Sep 30, 2021 21.99%
Jun 30, 2021 21.57%