Analysis of Liquidity Ratios
Quarterly Data
Liquidity ratios measure the company ability to meet its short-term obligations.
Liquidity Ratios (Summary)
United Parcel Service Inc., liquidity ratios (quarterly data)
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31).
| Liquidity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Current ratio | A liquidity ratio calculated as current assets divided by current liabilities. | United Parcel Service Inc. current ratio deteriorated from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 and from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023. |
| Quick ratio | A liquidity ratio calculated as (cash plus short-term marketable investments plus receivables) divided by current liabilities. | United Parcel Service Inc. quick ratio deteriorated from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 and from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023. |
| Cash ratio | A liquidity ratio calculated as (cash plus short-term marketable investments) divided by current liabilities. | United Parcel Service Inc. cash ratio deteriorated from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 and from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023. |
Current Ratio
United Parcel Service Inc., current ratio calculation (quarterly data)
| Dec 31, 2023 | Sep 30, 2023 | Jun 30, 2023 | Mar 31, 2023 | Dec 31, 2022 | Sep 30, 2022 | Jun 30, 2022 | Mar 31, 2022 | Dec 31, 2021 | Sep 30, 2021 | Jun 30, 2021 | Mar 31, 2021 | Dec 31, 2020 | Sep 30, 2020 | Jun 30, 2020 | Mar 31, 2020 | Dec 31, 2019 | Sep 30, 2019 | Jun 30, 2019 | Mar 31, 2019 | |||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current assets | 19,413) | 19,251) | 19,439) | 21,725) | 22,217) | 24,598) | 25,571) | 25,601) | 24,934) | 22,843) | 21,988) | 20,985) | 20,216) | 19,930) | 20,226) | 19,389) | 17,103) | 14,184) | 14,843) | 14,904) | ||||||
| Current liabilities | 17,676) | 15,817) | 14,686) | 16,262) | 18,140) | 17,679) | 17,337) | 16,842) | 17,569) | 15,472) | 15,770) | 16,306) | 17,016) | 15,456) | 16,271) | 15,846) | 15,413) | 12,835) | 13,633) | 13,209) | ||||||
| Liquidity Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ratio1 | 1.10 | 1.22 | 1.32 | 1.34 | 1.22 | 1.39 | 1.47 | 1.52 | 1.42 | 1.48 | 1.39 | 1.29 | 1.19 | 1.29 | 1.24 | 1.22 | 1.11 | 1.11 | 1.09 | 1.13 | ||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current Ratio, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FedEx Corp. | 1.37 | 1.32 | 1.30 | 1.42 | 1.43 | 1.39 | 1.49 | 1.51 | 1.51 | 1.60 | 1.76 | 1.69 | 1.58 | 1.21 | 1.25 | 1.31 | 1.45 | 1.46 | 1.42 | 1.32 | ||||||
| Uber Technologies Inc. | 1.19 | 1.14 | 1.23 | 1.06 | 1.04 | 1.04 | 0.98 | 1.00 | 0.98 | 1.19 | 1.01 | 1.14 | 1.44 | 1.36 | 1.64 | 1.68 | 2.47 | 2.82 | 2.57 | 1.68 | ||||||
| Union Pacific Corp. | 0.81 | 0.72 | 0.71 | 0.65 | 0.72 | 0.77 | 0.66 | 0.71 | 0.62 | 0.75 | 0.86 | 0.76 | 1.01 | 1.06 | 0.96 | 0.82 | 0.79 | 0.89 | 0.72 | 0.75 | ||||||
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31).
1 Q4 2023 Calculation
Current ratio = Current assets ÷ Current liabilities
= 19,413 ÷ 17,676 = 1.10
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Liquidity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Current ratio | A liquidity ratio calculated as current assets divided by current liabilities. | United Parcel Service Inc. current ratio deteriorated from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 and from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023. |
Quick Ratio
United Parcel Service Inc., quick ratio calculation (quarterly data)
| Dec 31, 2023 | Sep 30, 2023 | Jun 30, 2023 | Mar 31, 2023 | Dec 31, 2022 | Sep 30, 2022 | Jun 30, 2022 | Mar 31, 2022 | Dec 31, 2021 | Sep 30, 2021 | Jun 30, 2021 | Mar 31, 2021 | Dec 31, 2020 | Sep 30, 2020 | Jun 30, 2020 | Mar 31, 2020 | Dec 31, 2019 | Sep 30, 2019 | Jun 30, 2019 | Mar 31, 2019 | |||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | 3,206) | 4,311) | 4,812) | 6,190) | 5,602) | 11,045) | 11,735) | 12,208) | 10,255) | 10,212) | 9,608) | 7,731) | 5,910) | 8,839) | 8,813) | 8,955) | 5,238) | 4,040) | 4,072) | 4,399) | ||||||
| Marketable securities | 2,866) | 2,967) | 3,071) | 3,208) | 1,993) | 331) | 336) | 337) | 338) | 348) | 346) | 351) | 406) | 402) | 403) | 505) | 503) | 498) | 725) | 712) | ||||||
| Accounts receivable, net | 11,216) | 9,461) | 9,587) | 10,299) | 12,583) | 10,975) | 11,396) | 11,199) | 12,541) | 10,474) | 10,137) | 10,127) | 10,750) | 8,993) | 9,230) | 8,126) | 9,552) | 7,951) | 8,071) | 7,613) | ||||||
| Total quick assets | 17,288) | 16,739) | 17,470) | 19,697) | 20,178) | 22,351) | 23,467) | 23,744) | 23,134) | 21,034) | 20,091) | 18,209) | 17,066) | 18,234) | 18,446) | 17,586) | 15,293) | 12,489) | 12,868) | 12,724) | ||||||
| Current liabilities | 17,676) | 15,817) | 14,686) | 16,262) | 18,140) | 17,679) | 17,337) | 16,842) | 17,569) | 15,472) | 15,770) | 16,306) | 17,016) | 15,456) | 16,271) | 15,846) | 15,413) | 12,835) | 13,633) | 13,209) | ||||||
| Liquidity Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Quick ratio1 | 0.98 | 1.06 | 1.19 | 1.21 | 1.11 | 1.26 | 1.35 | 1.41 | 1.32 | 1.36 | 1.27 | 1.12 | 1.00 | 1.18 | 1.13 | 1.11 | 0.99 | 0.97 | 0.94 | 0.96 | ||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Quick Ratio, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FedEx Corp. | 1.25 | 1.19 | 1.16 | 1.30 | 1.31 | 1.27 | 1.37 | 1.39 | 1.40 | 1.50 | 1.63 | 1.56 | 1.45 | 1.07 | 1.11 | 1.18 | 1.27 | 1.29 | 1.23 | 1.15 | ||||||
| Uber Technologies Inc. | 1.02 | 0.96 | 1.04 | 0.88 | 0.88 | 0.88 | 0.83 | 0.83 | 0.82 | 1.01 | 0.85 | 0.96 | 1.19 | 1.20 | 1.45 | 1.49 | 2.24 | 2.58 | 2.36 | 1.48 | ||||||
| Union Pacific Corp. | 0.62 | 0.51 | 0.51 | 0.49 | 0.53 | 0.59 | 0.48 | 0.53 | 0.47 | 0.57 | 0.65 | 0.59 | 0.81 | 0.87 | 0.79 | 0.62 | 0.57 | 0.65 | 0.52 | 0.53 | ||||||
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31).
1 Q4 2023 Calculation
Quick ratio = Total quick assets ÷ Current liabilities
= 17,288 ÷ 17,676 = 0.98
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Liquidity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Quick ratio | A liquidity ratio calculated as (cash plus short-term marketable investments plus receivables) divided by current liabilities. | United Parcel Service Inc. quick ratio deteriorated from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 and from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023. |
Cash Ratio
United Parcel Service Inc., cash ratio calculation (quarterly data)
| Dec 31, 2023 | Sep 30, 2023 | Jun 30, 2023 | Mar 31, 2023 | Dec 31, 2022 | Sep 30, 2022 | Jun 30, 2022 | Mar 31, 2022 | Dec 31, 2021 | Sep 30, 2021 | Jun 30, 2021 | Mar 31, 2021 | Dec 31, 2020 | Sep 30, 2020 | Jun 30, 2020 | Mar 31, 2020 | Dec 31, 2019 | Sep 30, 2019 | Jun 30, 2019 | Mar 31, 2019 | |||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | 3,206) | 4,311) | 4,812) | 6,190) | 5,602) | 11,045) | 11,735) | 12,208) | 10,255) | 10,212) | 9,608) | 7,731) | 5,910) | 8,839) | 8,813) | 8,955) | 5,238) | 4,040) | 4,072) | 4,399) | ||||||
| Marketable securities | 2,866) | 2,967) | 3,071) | 3,208) | 1,993) | 331) | 336) | 337) | 338) | 348) | 346) | 351) | 406) | 402) | 403) | 505) | 503) | 498) | 725) | 712) | ||||||
| Total cash assets | 6,072) | 7,278) | 7,883) | 9,398) | 7,595) | 11,376) | 12,071) | 12,545) | 10,593) | 10,560) | 9,954) | 8,082) | 6,316) | 9,241) | 9,216) | 9,460) | 5,741) | 4,538) | 4,797) | 5,111) | ||||||
| Current liabilities | 17,676) | 15,817) | 14,686) | 16,262) | 18,140) | 17,679) | 17,337) | 16,842) | 17,569) | 15,472) | 15,770) | 16,306) | 17,016) | 15,456) | 16,271) | 15,846) | 15,413) | 12,835) | 13,633) | 13,209) | ||||||
| Liquidity Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash ratio1 | 0.34 | 0.46 | 0.54 | 0.58 | 0.42 | 0.64 | 0.70 | 0.74 | 0.60 | 0.68 | 0.63 | 0.50 | 0.37 | 0.60 | 0.57 | 0.60 | 0.37 | 0.35 | 0.35 | 0.39 | ||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash Ratio, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FedEx Corp. | 0.50 | 0.40 | 0.33 | 0.50 | 0.48 | 0.43 | 0.49 | 0.53 | 0.52 | 0.65 | 0.69 | 0.62 | 0.47 | 0.17 | 0.19 | 0.24 | 0.26 | 0.31 | 0.22 | 0.25 | ||||||
| Uber Technologies Inc. | 0.66 | 0.64 | 0.75 | 0.58 | 0.56 | 0.61 | 0.55 | 0.55 | 0.55 | 0.85 | 0.69 | 0.81 | 1.03 | 1.08 | 1.34 | 1.39 | 2.02 | 2.36 | 2.13 | 1.25 | ||||||
| Union Pacific Corp. | 0.21 | 0.14 | 0.16 | 0.17 | 0.18 | 0.23 | 0.14 | 0.17 | 0.18 | 0.24 | 0.27 | 0.26 | 0.45 | 0.55 | 0.52 | 0.26 | 0.20 | 0.29 | 0.20 | 0.21 | ||||||
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31).
1 Q4 2023 Calculation
Cash ratio = Total cash assets ÷ Current liabilities
= 6,072 ÷ 17,676 = 0.34
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Liquidity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Cash ratio | A liquidity ratio calculated as (cash plus short-term marketable investments) divided by current liabilities. | United Parcel Service Inc. cash ratio deteriorated from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 and from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023. |