United Parcel Service UPS
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United Parcel Service (UPS) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026)

United Parcel Service (UPS) posted quarterly Tax Rate of 23.13% for Q1 2026, up 107.0% year-over-year from 11.17% in Q1 2025, and down 5.56% quarter-over-quarter from 24.49% in Q4 2025.

United Parcel Service (UPS) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

United Parcel Service (UPS) has reported Tax Rate for 18 consecutive years, with 23.13% the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Tax Rate rose 107.0% year-over-year to 23.13%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 22.41% (up 124.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 22.22%, down 8.0% from the prior year.
  • Tax Rate slipped to 23.13% in Q1 2026 per UPS's latest filing, from 24.49% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Tax Rate topped out at 27.54% in Q1 2024 and bottomed at 11.12% in Q3 2023.
  • Historically, Tax Rate has averaged 21.84% across 5 years, with a median of 22.7% in 2022.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Tax Rate slumped 983 bps — and 2024, when it jumped 830 bps.
  • United Parcel Service's Tax Rate stood at 22.7% in 2022, then dropped by 2 bps to 22.2% in 2023, then slipped by 14 bps to 19.09% in 2024, then advanced by 28 bps to 24.49% in 2025, then declined by 6 bps to 23.13% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows UPS's Tax Rate at 23.13% in Q1 2026, 24.49% in Q4 2025, and 18.42% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Tax Rate (Qtr)
1 United Parcel Service 87.24 Bn 82.59 Bn 19.65 Bn 20.63%
2 Fedex 77.35 Bn 64.04 Bn 18.84 Bn 24.21%
3 Hunt J B Transport Services 25.86 Bn 25.86 Bn - 25.40%
4 Expeditors International Of Washington 24.43 Bn 23.40 Bn 1.09 Bn 25.44%
5 C. H. Robinson Worldwide 17.04 Bn 16.89 Bn 1.11 Bn 21.47%
6 ZTO Express (Cayman) 17.03 Bn 12.62 Bn 469.01 Mn -21.36%
7 Landstar System 6.19 Bn 5.84 Bn 308.86 Mn 25.17%
8 GXO Logistics 5.22 Bn 4.45 Bn 508.00 Mn 43.75%
9 Pitney Bowes 2.21 Bn 1.93 Bn 296.14 Mn 23.79%
10 Cryoport 842.14 Mn 445.45 Mn 22.82 Mn -6.52%

Historic Data

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Jun 30, 2026 20.63%
Jun 30, 2026 20.63%
Jun 30, 2026 20.63%
Mar 31, 2026 23.13%
Mar 31, 2026 23.13%
Mar 31, 2026 23.13%
Dec 31, 2025 24.49%
Dec 31, 2025 24.49%
Dec 31, 2025 24.49%
Sep 30, 2025 18.42%
Sep 30, 2025 18.42%
Sep 30, 2025 18.42%
Jun 30, 2025 22.80%
Jun 30, 2025 22.80%
Jun 30, 2025 22.80%
Mar 31, 2025 22.06%
Mar 31, 2025 22.06%
Mar 31, 2025 22.06%
Dec 31, 2024 19.09%
Dec 31, 2024 19.09%