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United Parcel Service (UPS) Return on Sales (2016 - 2025)

United Parcel Service (UPS) has disclosed Return on Sales for 11 consecutive years, with 0.1% as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • On a quarterly basis, Return on Sales rose 1.0% to 0.1% in Q4 2025 year-over-year; TTM through Dec 2025 was 0.08%, a 0.0% change, with the full-year FY2025 number at 0.08%, changed 0.0% from a year prior.
  • Return on Sales was 0.1% for Q4 2025 at United Parcel Service, up from 0.08% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Sales ranged from a high of 0.13% in Q2 2023 to a low of 0.06% in Q3 2023.
  • A 3-year average of 0.09% and a median of 0.08% in 2024 define the central range for Return on Sales.
  • Biggest YoY gain for Return on Sales was 2bps in 2024; the steepest drop was -4bps in 2024.
  • United Parcel Service's Return on Sales stood at 0.09% in 2023, then dropped by -5bps to 0.08% in 2024, then increased by 15bps to 0.1% in 2025.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for UPS's Return on Sales are 0.1% (Q4 2025), 0.08% (Q3 2025), and 0.08% (Q2 2025).