United Parcel Service (UPS) Tax Provisions (2009 - 2026)
United Parcel Service's Tax Provisions came in at $157 million for Q2 2026, down 58.6% from $379 million a year earlier and down 39.6% from the prior quarter.
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United Parcel Service (UPS) Tax Provisions (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, United Parcel Service reported Tax Provisions of $1.29 billion, down 13.3% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was $1.59 billion, down 4.1% from FY2024.
- Tax Provisions has declined in each of the last four years, though with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 26.0% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Tax Provisions was $1.66 billion in FY2024 (-11.0%), $1.87 billion in FY2023 (-43.1%), $3.28 billion in FY2022 (-11.6%) and $3.71 billion in FY2021 (+639.5%).
- The Q2 2026 figure represents the lowest quarterly Tax Provisions since Q3 2023.
- Year-over-year, Tax Provisions increased in two of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 6.9%.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Tax Provisions over five years came in Q3 2024 (growth of 163.1%), and the weakest in Q3 2023 (a decline of 79.4%).
- Business Quant data shows UPS's Tax Provisions at $260 million (Q1 2026), $581 million (Q4 2025) and $296 million (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Taxes (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 162.83 Bn | 157.35 Bn | - | 562.00 Mn |
| 2 | Csx | 86.94 Bn | 83.15 Bn | - | 318.00 Mn |
| 3 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 76.07 Bn | 75.78 Bn | - | 242.18 Mn |
| 4 | United Parcel Service | 70.39 Bn | 47.31 Bn | - | 157.00 Mn |
| 5 | Norfolk Southern | 70.35 Bn | 64.99 Bn | - | 225.00 Mn |
| 6 | Fedex | 68.01 Bn | 33.95 Bn | - | 510.00 Mn |
| 7 | Delta Air Lines | 55.83 Bn | 38.01 Bn | - | 405.00 Mn |
| 8 | Old Dominion Freight Line | 36.82 Bn | 36.08 Bn | - | 116.87 Mn |
| 9 | Ryanair Holdings | 28.96 Bn | 12.97 Bn | 3.13 Bn | -64.16 Mn |
| 10 | Copart | 25.14 Bn | 9.56 Bn | 645.66 Mn | 77.88 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 157.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 260.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 581.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 296.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 379.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 336.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 406.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 371.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 460.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 423.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 458.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 141.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 639.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 627.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 1.01 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 685.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 848.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 730.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 869.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 664.00 Mn |
API Access
United Parcel Service Tax Provisions 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
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=tax-provisions&ticker=UPS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "tax-provisions", "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=tax-provisions&ticker=UPS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();