United Parcel Service Inc. (UPS)

Operating Profit Margin
since 2005

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United Parcel Service Inc., operating profit margin, long-term trends, calculation

	Operating Profit Margin	=	100	×	Operating profit¹	÷	Revenue¹
Dec 31, 2005	14.43%	=	100	×	6,143	÷	42,581
Dec 31, 2006	13.95%	=	100	×	6,635	÷	47,547
Dec 31, 2007	1.16%	=	100	×	578	÷	49,692
Dec 31, 2008	10.45%	=	100	×	5,382	÷	51,486
Dec 31, 2009	8.39%	=	100	×	3,801	÷	45,297
Dec 31, 2010	11.86%	=	100	×	5,874	÷	49,545
Dec 31, 2011	11.45%	=	100	×	6,080	÷	53,105
Dec 31, 2012	2.48%	=	100	×	1,343	÷	54,127
Dec 31, 2013	12.69%	=	100	×	7,034	÷	55,438
Dec 31, 2014	8.53%	=	100	×	4,968	÷	58,232
Dec 31, 2015	13.14%	=	100	×	7,668	÷	58,363
Dec 31, 2016	8.98%	=	100	×	5,467	÷	60,906
Dec 31, 2017	11.43%	=	100	×	7,529	÷	65,872

¹ USD $ in millions

Source: Based on data from United Parcel Service Inc. Annual Reports

United Parcel Service Inc., operating profit margin, long-term trends, comparison to competitors

	United Parcel Service Inc.	CSX Corp.	FedEx Corp.	Union Pacific Corp.
Dec 31, 2005	14.43%	17.99%	8.42%	13.22%
Dec 31, 2006	13.95%	22.35%	9.33%	18.51%
Dec 31, 2007	1.16%	22.49%	9.30%	20.73%
Dec 31, 2008	10.45%	24.59%	5.47%	22.68%
Dec 31, 2009	8.39%	25.27%	2.10%	23.98%
Dec 31, 2010	11.86%	28.87%	5.75%	29.36%
Dec 31, 2011	11.45%	29.11%	6.05%	29.27%
Dec 31, 2012	2.48%	29.41%	7.46%	32.23%
Dec 31, 2013	12.69%	28.88%	5.76%	33.90%
Dec 31, 2014	8.53%	28.52%	7.56%	36.49%
Dec 31, 2015	13.14%	30.34%	3.93%	36.91%
Dec 31, 2016	8.98%	30.62%	6.11%	36.47%
Dec 31, 2017	11.43%	32.14%	8.35%	37.95%

Source: Based on data from United Parcel Service Inc. Annual Reports