Analysis of Solvency Ratios
Quarterly Data
Solvency ratios also known as long-term debt ratios measure a company ability to meet long-term obligations.
Solvency Ratios (Summary)
United Parcel Service Inc., solvency 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).
| Solvency ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Debt to equity ratio | A solvency ratio calculated as total debt divided by total shareholders’ equity. | United Parcel Service Inc. debt to equity ratio deteriorated from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 and from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023. |
| Debt to equity (including operating lease liability) ratio | A solvency ratio calculated as total debt (including operating lease liability) divided by total shareholders’ equity. | United Parcel Service Inc. debt to equity ratio (including operating lease liability) deteriorated from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 and from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023. |
| Debt to capital ratio | A solvency ratio calculated as total debt divided by total debt plus shareholders’ equity. | United Parcel Service Inc. debt to capital ratio deteriorated from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 and from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023. |
| Debt to capital (including operating lease liability) ratio | A solvency ratio calculated as total debt (including operating lease liability) divided by total debt (including operating lease liability) plus shareholders’ equity. | United Parcel Service Inc. debt to capital ratio (including operating lease liability) deteriorated from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 and from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023. |
| Debt to assets ratio | A solvency ratio calculated as total debt divided by total assets. | United Parcel Service Inc. debt to assets ratio deteriorated from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 and from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023. |
| Debt to assets (including operating lease liability) ratio | A solvency ratio calculated as total debt (including operating lease liability) divided by total assets. | United Parcel Service Inc. debt to assets ratio (including operating lease liability) deteriorated from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 and from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023. |
| Financial leverage ratio | A solvency ratio calculated as total assets divided by total shareholders’ equity. | United Parcel Service Inc. financial leverage ratio increased from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 and from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023. |
| Solvency ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Interest coverage ratio | A solvency ratio calculated as EBIT divided by interest payments. | United Parcel Service Inc. interest coverage ratio deteriorated from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 and from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023. |
Debt to Equity
United Parcel Service Inc., debt to equity 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 maturities of long-term debt, commercial paper and finance leases | 3,348) | 2,243) | 1,412) | 2,332) | 2,341) | 2,581) | 2,579) | 2,141) | 2,131) | 1,268) | 1,564) | 1,811) | 2,623) | 2,382) | 3,749) | 4,405) | 3,420) | 2,161) | 2,952) | 2,789) | ||||||
| Long-term debt and finance leases, excluding current maturities | 18,916) | 18,882) | 19,351) | 19,856) | 17,321) | 17,769) | 17,997) | 19,740) | 19,784) | 20,838) | 21,027) | 21,916) | 22,031) | 23,336) | 23,199) | 24,196) | 21,818) | 21,740) | 20,427) | 20,377) | ||||||
| Total debt | 22,264) | 21,125) | 20,763) | 22,188) | 19,662) | 20,350) | 20,576) | 21,881) | 21,915) | 22,106) | 22,591) | 23,727) | 24,654) | 25,718) | 26,948) | 28,601) | 25,238) | 23,901) | 23,379) | 23,166) | ||||||
| Equity for controlling interests | 17,306) | 19,168) | 20,019) | 20,038) | 19,786) | 16,968) | 16,289) | 15,416) | 14,253) | 12,041) | 10,805) | 7,147) | 657) | 5,592) | 4,363) | 3,299) | 3,267) | 5,558) | 4,405) | 3,467) | ||||||
| Solvency Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Debt to equity1 | 1.29 | 1.10 | 1.04 | 1.11 | 0.99 | 1.20 | 1.26 | 1.42 | 1.54 | 1.84 | 2.09 | 3.32 | 37.53 | 4.60 | 6.18 | 8.67 | 7.73 | 4.30 | 5.31 | 6.68 | ||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Debt to Equity, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FedEx Corp. | 0.79 | 0.82 | 0.84 | 0.80 | 0.81 | 0.84 | 0.82 | 0.85 | 0.86 | 1.07 | 1.11 | 1.20 | 1.20 | 1.03 | 1.01 | 1.03 | 0.99 | 0.93 | 0.90 | 0.88 | ||||||
| Uber Technologies Inc. | 0.84 | 0.99 | 1.07 | 1.23 | 1.26 | 1.48 | 1.39 | 1.04 | 0.64 | 0.67 | 0.55 | 0.57 | 0.62 | 0.75 | 0.70 | 0.50 | 0.40 | 0.38 | 0.28 | — | ||||||
| Union Pacific Corp. | 2.20 | 2.35 | 2.52 | 2.71 | 2.74 | 2.85 | 2.52 | 2.71 | 2.10 | 2.11 | 2.01 | 1.64 | 1.58 | 1.63 | 1.73 | 1.74 | 1.39 | 1.43 | 1.39 | 1.42 | ||||||
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
Debt to equity = Total debt ÷ Equity for controlling interests
= 22,264 ÷ 17,306 = 1.29
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Solvency ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Debt to equity ratio | A solvency ratio calculated as total debt divided by total shareholders’ equity. | United Parcel Service Inc. debt to equity ratio deteriorated from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 and from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023. |
Debt to Equity (including Operating Lease Liability)
United Parcel Service Inc., debt to equity (including operating lease liability) 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 maturities of long-term debt, commercial paper and finance leases | 3,348) | 2,243) | 1,412) | 2,332) | 2,341) | 2,581) | 2,579) | 2,141) | 2,131) | 1,268) | 1,564) | 1,811) | 2,623) | 2,382) | 3,749) | 4,405) | 3,420) | 2,161) | 2,952) | 2,789) | ||||||
| Long-term debt and finance leases, excluding current maturities | 18,916) | 18,882) | 19,351) | 19,856) | 17,321) | 17,769) | 17,997) | 19,740) | 19,784) | 20,838) | 21,027) | 21,916) | 22,031) | 23,336) | 23,199) | 24,196) | 21,818) | 21,740) | 20,427) | 20,377) | ||||||
| Total debt | 22,264) | 21,125) | 20,763) | 22,188) | 19,662) | 20,350) | 20,576) | 21,881) | 21,915) | 22,106) | 22,591) | 23,727) | 24,654) | 25,718) | 26,948) | 28,601) | 25,238) | 23,901) | 23,379) | 23,166) | ||||||
| Current maturities of operating leases | 709) | 664) | 673) | 668) | 621) | 560) | 562) | 579) | 580) | 552) | 556) | 548) | 560) | 560) | 534) | 526) | 538) | 500) | 487) | 492) | ||||||
| Non-current operating leases | 3,756) | 3,651) | 3,680) | 3,539) | 3,238) | 2,960) | 2,962) | 2,970) | 3,033) | 2,938) | 3,038) | 2,524) | 2,540) | 2,473) | 2,463) | 2,493) | 2,391) | 2,063) | 2,026) | 2,093) | ||||||
| Total debt (including operating lease liability) | 26,729) | 25,440) | 25,116) | 26,395) | 23,521) | 23,870) | 24,100) | 25,430) | 25,528) | 25,596) | 26,185) | 26,799) | 27,754) | 28,751) | 29,945) | 31,620) | 28,167) | 26,464) | 25,892) | 25,751) | ||||||
| Equity for controlling interests | 17,306) | 19,168) | 20,019) | 20,038) | 19,786) | 16,968) | 16,289) | 15,416) | 14,253) | 12,041) | 10,805) | 7,147) | 657) | 5,592) | 4,363) | 3,299) | 3,267) | 5,558) | 4,405) | 3,467) | ||||||
| Solvency Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Debt to equity (including operating lease liability)1 | 1.54 | 1.33 | 1.25 | 1.32 | 1.19 | 1.41 | 1.48 | 1.65 | 1.79 | 2.13 | 2.42 | 3.75 | 42.24 | 5.14 | 6.86 | 9.58 | 8.62 | 4.76 | 5.88 | 7.43 | ||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Debt to Equity (including Operating Lease Liability), Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FedEx Corp. | 1.47 | 1.54 | 1.58 | 1.50 | 1.49 | 1.52 | 1.48 | 1.49 | 1.51 | 1.75 | 1.83 | 1.95 | 1.97 | 1.78 | 1.78 | 1.81 | 0.99 | 0.93 | 0.90 | 0.88 | ||||||
| Uber Technologies Inc. | 1.00 | 1.17 | 1.27 | 1.48 | 1.52 | 1.77 | 1.68 | 1.25 | 0.77 | 0.78 | 0.67 | 0.70 | 0.76 | 0.94 | 0.88 | 0.65 | 0.52 | 0.49 | 0.38 | — | ||||||
| Union Pacific Corp. | 2.29 | 2.44 | 2.62 | 2.81 | 2.85 | 2.96 | 2.62 | 2.82 | 2.20 | 2.20 | 2.10 | 1.71 | 1.65 | 1.71 | 1.81 | 1.83 | 1.47 | 1.51 | 1.48 | 1.51 | ||||||
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
Debt to equity (including operating lease liability) = Total debt (including operating lease liability) ÷ Equity for controlling interests
= 26,729 ÷ 17,306 = 1.54
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Solvency ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Debt to equity (including operating lease liability) ratio | A solvency ratio calculated as total debt (including operating lease liability) divided by total shareholders’ equity. | United Parcel Service Inc. debt to equity ratio (including operating lease liability) deteriorated from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 and from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023. |
Debt to Capital
United Parcel Service Inc., debt to capital 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 maturities of long-term debt, commercial paper and finance leases | 3,348) | 2,243) | 1,412) | 2,332) | 2,341) | 2,581) | 2,579) | 2,141) | 2,131) | 1,268) | 1,564) | 1,811) | 2,623) | 2,382) | 3,749) | 4,405) | 3,420) | 2,161) | 2,952) | 2,789) | ||||||
| Long-term debt and finance leases, excluding current maturities | 18,916) | 18,882) | 19,351) | 19,856) | 17,321) | 17,769) | 17,997) | 19,740) | 19,784) | 20,838) | 21,027) | 21,916) | 22,031) | 23,336) | 23,199) | 24,196) | 21,818) | 21,740) | 20,427) | 20,377) | ||||||
| Total debt | 22,264) | 21,125) | 20,763) | 22,188) | 19,662) | 20,350) | 20,576) | 21,881) | 21,915) | 22,106) | 22,591) | 23,727) | 24,654) | 25,718) | 26,948) | 28,601) | 25,238) | 23,901) | 23,379) | 23,166) | ||||||
| Equity for controlling interests | 17,306) | 19,168) | 20,019) | 20,038) | 19,786) | 16,968) | 16,289) | 15,416) | 14,253) | 12,041) | 10,805) | 7,147) | 657) | 5,592) | 4,363) | 3,299) | 3,267) | 5,558) | 4,405) | 3,467) | ||||||
| Total capital | 39,570) | 40,293) | 40,782) | 42,226) | 39,448) | 37,318) | 36,865) | 37,297) | 36,168) | 34,147) | 33,396) | 30,874) | 25,311) | 31,310) | 31,311) | 31,900) | 28,505) | 29,459) | 27,784) | 26,633) | ||||||
| Solvency Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Debt to capital1 | 0.56 | 0.52 | 0.51 | 0.53 | 0.50 | 0.55 | 0.56 | 0.59 | 0.61 | 0.65 | 0.68 | 0.77 | 0.97 | 0.82 | 0.86 | 0.90 | 0.89 | 0.81 | 0.84 | 0.87 | ||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Debt to Capital, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FedEx Corp. | 0.44 | 0.45 | 0.46 | 0.44 | 0.45 | 0.46 | 0.45 | 0.46 | 0.46 | 0.52 | 0.53 | 0.54 | 0.55 | 0.51 | 0.50 | 0.51 | 0.50 | 0.48 | 0.47 | 0.47 | ||||||
| Uber Technologies Inc. | 0.46 | 0.50 | 0.52 | 0.55 | 0.56 | 0.60 | 0.58 | 0.51 | 0.39 | 0.40 | 0.35 | 0.36 | 0.38 | 0.43 | 0.41 | 0.33 | 0.29 | 0.27 | 0.22 | — | ||||||
| Union Pacific Corp. | 0.69 | 0.70 | 0.72 | 0.73 | 0.73 | 0.74 | 0.72 | 0.73 | 0.68 | 0.68 | 0.67 | 0.62 | 0.61 | 0.62 | 0.63 | 0.64 | 0.58 | 0.59 | 0.58 | 0.59 | ||||||
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
Debt to capital = Total debt ÷ Total capital
= 22,264 ÷ 39,570 = 0.56
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Solvency ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Debt to capital ratio | A solvency ratio calculated as total debt divided by total debt plus shareholders’ equity. | United Parcel Service Inc. debt to capital ratio deteriorated from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 and from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023. |
Debt to Capital (including Operating Lease Liability)
United Parcel Service Inc., debt to capital (including operating lease liability) 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 maturities of long-term debt, commercial paper and finance leases | 3,348) | 2,243) | 1,412) | 2,332) | 2,341) | 2,581) | 2,579) | 2,141) | 2,131) | 1,268) | 1,564) | 1,811) | 2,623) | 2,382) | 3,749) | 4,405) | 3,420) | 2,161) | 2,952) | 2,789) | ||||||
| Long-term debt and finance leases, excluding current maturities | 18,916) | 18,882) | 19,351) | 19,856) | 17,321) | 17,769) | 17,997) | 19,740) | 19,784) | 20,838) | 21,027) | 21,916) | 22,031) | 23,336) | 23,199) | 24,196) | 21,818) | 21,740) | 20,427) | 20,377) | ||||||
| Total debt | 22,264) | 21,125) | 20,763) | 22,188) | 19,662) | 20,350) | 20,576) | 21,881) | 21,915) | 22,106) | 22,591) | 23,727) | 24,654) | 25,718) | 26,948) | 28,601) | 25,238) | 23,901) | 23,379) | 23,166) | ||||||
| Current maturities of operating leases | 709) | 664) | 673) | 668) | 621) | 560) | 562) | 579) | 580) | 552) | 556) | 548) | 560) | 560) | 534) | 526) | 538) | 500) | 487) | 492) | ||||||
| Non-current operating leases | 3,756) | 3,651) | 3,680) | 3,539) | 3,238) | 2,960) | 2,962) | 2,970) | 3,033) | 2,938) | 3,038) | 2,524) | 2,540) | 2,473) | 2,463) | 2,493) | 2,391) | 2,063) | 2,026) | 2,093) | ||||||
| Total debt (including operating lease liability) | 26,729) | 25,440) | 25,116) | 26,395) | 23,521) | 23,870) | 24,100) | 25,430) | 25,528) | 25,596) | 26,185) | 26,799) | 27,754) | 28,751) | 29,945) | 31,620) | 28,167) | 26,464) | 25,892) | 25,751) | ||||||
| Equity for controlling interests | 17,306) | 19,168) | 20,019) | 20,038) | 19,786) | 16,968) | 16,289) | 15,416) | 14,253) | 12,041) | 10,805) | 7,147) | 657) | 5,592) | 4,363) | 3,299) | 3,267) | 5,558) | 4,405) | 3,467) | ||||||
| Total capital (including operating lease liability) | 44,035) | 44,608) | 45,135) | 46,433) | 43,307) | 40,838) | 40,389) | 40,846) | 39,781) | 37,637) | 36,990) | 33,946) | 28,411) | 34,343) | 34,308) | 34,919) | 31,434) | 32,022) | 30,297) | 29,218) | ||||||
| Solvency Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Debt to capital (including operating lease liability)1 | 0.61 | 0.57 | 0.56 | 0.57 | 0.54 | 0.58 | 0.60 | 0.62 | 0.64 | 0.68 | 0.71 | 0.79 | 0.98 | 0.84 | 0.87 | 0.91 | 0.90 | 0.83 | 0.85 | 0.88 | ||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Debt to Capital (including Operating Lease Liability), Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FedEx Corp. | 0.60 | 0.61 | 0.61 | 0.60 | 0.60 | 0.60 | 0.60 | 0.60 | 0.60 | 0.64 | 0.65 | 0.66 | 0.66 | 0.64 | 0.64 | 0.64 | 0.50 | 0.48 | 0.47 | 0.47 | ||||||
| Uber Technologies Inc. | 0.50 | 0.54 | 0.56 | 0.60 | 0.60 | 0.64 | 0.63 | 0.56 | 0.43 | 0.44 | 0.40 | 0.41 | 0.43 | 0.48 | 0.47 | 0.40 | 0.34 | 0.33 | 0.27 | — | ||||||
| Union Pacific Corp. | 0.70 | 0.71 | 0.72 | 0.74 | 0.74 | 0.75 | 0.72 | 0.74 | 0.69 | 0.69 | 0.68 | 0.63 | 0.62 | 0.63 | 0.64 | 0.65 | 0.60 | 0.60 | 0.60 | 0.60 | ||||||
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
Debt to capital (including operating lease liability) = Total debt (including operating lease liability) ÷ Total capital (including operating lease liability)
= 26,729 ÷ 44,035 = 0.61
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Solvency ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Debt to capital (including operating lease liability) ratio | A solvency ratio calculated as total debt (including operating lease liability) divided by total debt (including operating lease liability) plus shareholders’ equity. | United Parcel Service Inc. debt to capital ratio (including operating lease liability) deteriorated from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 and from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023. |
Debt to Assets
United Parcel Service Inc., debt to assets 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 maturities of long-term debt, commercial paper and finance leases | 3,348) | 2,243) | 1,412) | 2,332) | 2,341) | 2,581) | 2,579) | 2,141) | 2,131) | 1,268) | 1,564) | 1,811) | 2,623) | 2,382) | 3,749) | 4,405) | 3,420) | 2,161) | 2,952) | 2,789) | ||||||
| Long-term debt and finance leases, excluding current maturities | 18,916) | 18,882) | 19,351) | 19,856) | 17,321) | 17,769) | 17,997) | 19,740) | 19,784) | 20,838) | 21,027) | 21,916) | 22,031) | 23,336) | 23,199) | 24,196) | 21,818) | 21,740) | 20,427) | 20,377) | ||||||
| Total debt | 22,264) | 21,125) | 20,763) | 22,188) | 19,662) | 20,350) | 20,576) | 21,881) | 21,915) | 22,106) | 22,591) | 23,727) | 24,654) | 25,718) | 26,948) | 28,601) | 25,238) | 23,901) | 23,379) | 23,166) | ||||||
| Total assets | 70,857) | 70,281) | 70,347) | 72,189) | 71,124) | 69,544) | 70,089) | 70,113) | 69,405) | 65,739) | 64,869) | 63,312) | 62,408) | 62,406) | 62,057) | 60,895) | 57,857) | 53,282) | 52,787) | 52,061) | ||||||
| Solvency Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Debt to assets1 | 0.31 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.31 | 0.28 | 0.29 | 0.29 | 0.31 | 0.32 | 0.34 | 0.35 | 0.37 | 0.40 | 0.41 | 0.43 | 0.47 | 0.44 | 0.45 | 0.44 | 0.44 | ||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Debt to Assets, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FedEx Corp. | 0.24 | 0.24 | 0.24 | 0.23 | 0.24 | 0.24 | 0.24 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.28 | 0.29 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.28 | 0.27 | 0.27 | 0.32 | 0.34 | 0.32 | 0.33 | ||||||
| Uber Technologies Inc. | 0.24 | 0.26 | 0.27 | 0.29 | 0.29 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.28 | 0.24 | 0.25 | 0.22 | 0.23 | 0.23 | 0.23 | 0.24 | 0.19 | 0.18 | 0.18 | 0.15 | 0.28 | ||||||
| Union Pacific Corp. | 0.49 | 0.49 | 0.50 | 0.51 | 0.51 | 0.51 | 0.50 | 0.50 | 0.47 | 0.47 | 0.46 | 0.43 | 0.43 | 0.44 | 0.45 | 0.45 | 0.41 | 0.42 | 0.41 | 0.41 | ||||||
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
Debt to assets = Total debt ÷ Total assets
= 22,264 ÷ 70,857 = 0.31
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Solvency ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Debt to assets ratio | A solvency ratio calculated as total debt divided by total assets. | United Parcel Service Inc. debt to assets ratio deteriorated from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 and from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023. |
Debt to Assets (including Operating Lease Liability)
United Parcel Service Inc., debt to assets (including operating lease liability) 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 maturities of long-term debt, commercial paper and finance leases | 3,348) | 2,243) | 1,412) | 2,332) | 2,341) | 2,581) | 2,579) | 2,141) | 2,131) | 1,268) | 1,564) | 1,811) | 2,623) | 2,382) | 3,749) | 4,405) | 3,420) | 2,161) | 2,952) | 2,789) | ||||||
| Long-term debt and finance leases, excluding current maturities | 18,916) | 18,882) | 19,351) | 19,856) | 17,321) | 17,769) | 17,997) | 19,740) | 19,784) | 20,838) | 21,027) | 21,916) | 22,031) | 23,336) | 23,199) | 24,196) | 21,818) | 21,740) | 20,427) | 20,377) | ||||||
| Total debt | 22,264) | 21,125) | 20,763) | 22,188) | 19,662) | 20,350) | 20,576) | 21,881) | 21,915) | 22,106) | 22,591) | 23,727) | 24,654) | 25,718) | 26,948) | 28,601) | 25,238) | 23,901) | 23,379) | 23,166) | ||||||
| Current maturities of operating leases | 709) | 664) | 673) | 668) | 621) | 560) | 562) | 579) | 580) | 552) | 556) | 548) | 560) | 560) | 534) | 526) | 538) | 500) | 487) | 492) | ||||||
| Non-current operating leases | 3,756) | 3,651) | 3,680) | 3,539) | 3,238) | 2,960) | 2,962) | 2,970) | 3,033) | 2,938) | 3,038) | 2,524) | 2,540) | 2,473) | 2,463) | 2,493) | 2,391) | 2,063) | 2,026) | 2,093) | ||||||
| Total debt (including operating lease liability) | 26,729) | 25,440) | 25,116) | 26,395) | 23,521) | 23,870) | 24,100) | 25,430) | 25,528) | 25,596) | 26,185) | 26,799) | 27,754) | 28,751) | 29,945) | 31,620) | 28,167) | 26,464) | 25,892) | 25,751) | ||||||
| Total assets | 70,857) | 70,281) | 70,347) | 72,189) | 71,124) | 69,544) | 70,089) | 70,113) | 69,405) | 65,739) | 64,869) | 63,312) | 62,408) | 62,406) | 62,057) | 60,895) | 57,857) | 53,282) | 52,787) | 52,061) | ||||||
| Solvency Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Debt to assets (including operating lease liability)1 | 0.38 | 0.36 | 0.36 | 0.37 | 0.33 | 0.34 | 0.34 | 0.36 | 0.37 | 0.39 | 0.40 | 0.42 | 0.44 | 0.46 | 0.48 | 0.52 | 0.49 | 0.50 | 0.49 | 0.49 | ||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Debt to Assets (including Operating Lease Liability), Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FedEx Corp. | 0.44 | 0.44 | 0.44 | 0.44 | 0.43 | 0.44 | 0.44 | 0.44 | 0.44 | 0.47 | 0.47 | 0.49 | 0.49 | 0.48 | 0.47 | 0.48 | 0.32 | 0.34 | 0.32 | 0.33 | ||||||
| Uber Technologies Inc. | 0.29 | 0.31 | 0.32 | 0.34 | 0.35 | 0.36 | 0.36 | 0.34 | 0.29 | 0.30 | 0.26 | 0.27 | 0.28 | 0.29 | 0.30 | 0.25 | 0.23 | 0.23 | 0.19 | 0.34 | ||||||
| Union Pacific Corp. | 0.50 | 0.51 | 0.52 | 0.53 | 0.53 | 0.53 | 0.52 | 0.52 | 0.49 | 0.49 | 0.48 | 0.45 | 0.45 | 0.46 | 0.47 | 0.47 | 0.43 | 0.44 | 0.44 | 0.44 | ||||||
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
Debt to assets (including operating lease liability) = Total debt (including operating lease liability) ÷ Total assets
= 26,729 ÷ 70,857 = 0.38
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Solvency ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Debt to assets (including operating lease liability) ratio | A solvency ratio calculated as total debt (including operating lease liability) divided by total assets. | United Parcel Service Inc. debt to assets ratio (including operating lease liability) deteriorated from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 and from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023. |
Financial Leverage
United Parcel Service Inc., financial leverage 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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total assets | 70,857) | 70,281) | 70,347) | 72,189) | 71,124) | 69,544) | 70,089) | 70,113) | 69,405) | 65,739) | 64,869) | 63,312) | 62,408) | 62,406) | 62,057) | 60,895) | 57,857) | 53,282) | 52,787) | 52,061) | ||||||
| Equity for controlling interests | 17,306) | 19,168) | 20,019) | 20,038) | 19,786) | 16,968) | 16,289) | 15,416) | 14,253) | 12,041) | 10,805) | 7,147) | 657) | 5,592) | 4,363) | 3,299) | 3,267) | 5,558) | 4,405) | 3,467) | ||||||
| Solvency Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Financial leverage1 | 4.09 | 3.67 | 3.51 | 3.60 | 3.59 | 4.10 | 4.30 | 4.55 | 4.87 | 5.46 | 6.00 | 8.86 | 94.99 | 11.16 | 14.22 | 18.46 | 17.71 | 9.59 | 11.98 | 15.02 | ||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Financial Leverage, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FedEx Corp. | 3.34 | 3.47 | 3.55 | 3.41 | 3.45 | 3.43 | 3.38 | 3.37 | 3.43 | 3.77 | 3.86 | 3.99 | 4.02 | 3.72 | 3.75 | 3.77 | 3.06 | 2.74 | 2.76 | 2.71 | ||||||
| Uber Technologies Inc. | 3.44 | 3.84 | 3.93 | 4.32 | 4.37 | 4.98 | 4.66 | 3.68 | 2.68 | 2.65 | 2.56 | 2.55 | 2.71 | 3.23 | 2.96 | 2.65 | 2.24 | 2.14 | 1.95 | — | ||||||
| Union Pacific Corp. | 4.54 | 4.75 | 5.00 | 5.30 | 5.38 | 5.56 | 5.07 | 5.38 | 4.49 | 4.48 | 4.34 | 3.80 | 3.68 | 3.70 | 3.86 | 3.89 | 3.40 | 3.44 | 3.40 | 3.46 | ||||||
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
Financial leverage = Total assets ÷ Equity for controlling interests
= 70,857 ÷ 17,306 = 4.09
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Solvency ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Financial leverage ratio | A solvency ratio calculated as total assets divided by total shareholders’ equity. | United Parcel Service Inc. financial leverage ratio increased from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 and from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023. |
Interest Coverage
United Parcel Service Inc., interest coverage 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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income | 1,605) | 1,127) | 2,081) | 1,895) | 3,453) | 2,584) | 2,849) | 2,662) | 3,093) | 2,329) | 2,676) | 4,792) | (3,347) | 1,957) | 1,768) | 965) | (106) | 1,750) | 1,685) | 1,111) | ||||||
| Add: Income tax expense | 458) | 141) | 639) | 627) | 1,014) | 685) | 848) | 730) | 869) | 664) | 760) | 1,412) | (941) | 568) | 589) | 285) | (92) | 456) | 519) | 329) | ||||||
| Add: Interest expense | 207) | 199) | 191) | 188) | 182) | 177) | 171) | 174) | 173) | 177) | 167) | 177) | 175) | 176) | 183) | 167) | 166) | 159) | 159) | 169) | ||||||
| Earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) | 2,270) | 1,467) | 2,911) | 2,710) | 4,649) | 3,446) | 3,868) | 3,566) | 4,135) | 3,170) | 3,603) | 6,381) | (4,113) | 2,701) | 2,540) | 1,417) | (32) | 2,365) | 2,363) | 1,609) | ||||||
| Solvency Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest coverage1 | 11.92 | 15.44 | 18.59 | 20.44 | 22.06 | 21.60 | 21.21 | 20.95 | 24.91 | 12.99 | 12.33 | 10.56 | 3.63 | 9.58 | 9.32 | 9.39 | 9.66 | — | — | — | ||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest Coverage, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Uber Technologies Inc. | 4.74 | 2.67 | 0.55 | -4.42 | -15.49 | -15.64 | -19.05 | -13.64 | -1.20 | -4.91 | -1.89 | -7.20 | -14.24 | -15.12 | -16.13 | -22.17 | -14.15 | — | — | — | ||||||
| Union Pacific Corp. | 7.14 | 7.13 | 7.59 | 8.00 | 8.14 | 8.40 | 8.34 | 8.53 | 8.33 | 8.05 | 7.66 | 6.91 | 7.12 | 7.20 | 7.58 | 8.28 | 8.38 | — | — | — | ||||||
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
Interest coverage
= (EBITQ4 2023
+ EBITQ3 2023
+ EBITQ2 2023
+ EBITQ1 2023)
÷ (Interest expenseQ4 2023
+ Interest expenseQ3 2023
+ Interest expenseQ2 2023
+ Interest expenseQ1 2023)
= (2,270 + 1,467 + 2,911 + 2,710)
÷ (207 + 199 + 191 + 188)
= 11.92
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Solvency ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Interest coverage ratio | A solvency ratio calculated as EBIT divided by interest payments. | United Parcel Service Inc. interest coverage ratio deteriorated from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 and from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023. |