Analysis of Profitability Ratios
Quarterly Data
Profitability ratios measure the company ability to generate profitable sales from its resources (assets).
Profitability Ratios (Summary)
United Parcel Service Inc., profitability ratios (quarterly data)
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-31), 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).
| Profitability ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Operating profit margin | A profitability ratio calculated as operating income divided by revenue. | United Parcel Service Inc. operating profit margin ratio deteriorated from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024 and from Q1 2024 to Q2 2024. |
| Net profit margin | An indicator of profitability, calculated as net income divided by revenue. | United Parcel Service Inc. net profit margin ratio deteriorated from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024 and from Q1 2024 to Q2 2024. |
| Profitability ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| ROE | A profitability ratio calculated as net income divided by shareholders’ equity. | United Parcel Service Inc. ROE deteriorated from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024 and from Q1 2024 to Q2 2024. |
| ROA | A profitability ratio calculated as net income divided by total assets. | United Parcel Service Inc. ROA deteriorated from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024 and from Q1 2024 to Q2 2024. |
Operating Profit Margin
United Parcel Service Inc., operating profit margin calculation (quarterly data)
| Jun 30, 2024 | Mar 31, 2024 | 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 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating profit | 1,944) | 1,613) | 2,477) | 1,343) | 2,780) | 2,541) | 3,195) | 3,113) | 3,535) | 3,251) | 3,891) | 2,896) | 3,258) | 2,765) | 2,037) | 2,363) | 2,212) | 1,072) | 2,133) | 2,128) | 2,143) | 1,394) | |||||||
| Revenue | 21,818) | 21,706) | 24,917) | 21,061) | 22,055) | 22,925) | 27,033) | 24,161) | 24,766) | 24,378) | 27,771) | 23,184) | 23,424) | 22,908) | 24,896) | 21,238) | 20,459) | 18,035) | 20,568) | 18,318) | 18,048) | 17,160) | |||||||
| Profitability Ratio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating profit margin1 | 8.24% | 9.15% | 10.05% | 10.59% | 12.09% | 12.52% | 13.05% | 13.64% | 13.56% | 13.46% | 13.17% | 11.60% | 11.27% | 10.48% | 9.08% | 9.69% | 9.75% | 9.97% | 10.52% | — | — | — | |||||||
| Benchmarks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating Profit Margin, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FedEx Corp. | 6.03% | 5.88% | 5.45% | 5.76% | 5.97% | 6.37% | 6.68% | 6.67% | 6.47% | 6.54% | 6.98% | 5.76% | 5.27% | 4.24% | 3.49% | 4.68% | 5.43% | 6.27% | 6.41% | — | — | — | |||||||
| Uber Technologies Inc. | 5.03% | 4.00% | 2.98% | 0.88% | -1.64% | -4.76% | -5.75% | -7.71% | -9.07% | -13.04% | -21.97% | -28.04% | -36.73% | -47.47% | -43.66% | -41.16% | -37.93% | -61.73% | -60.76% | — | — | — | |||||||
| Union Pacific Corp. | 38.76% | 38.02% | 37.65% | 37.64% | 38.53% | 39.22% | 39.87% | 40.71% | 41.59% | 42.90% | 42.83% | 41.98% | 41.35% | 39.80% | 40.11% | 40.44% | 40.25% | 40.54% | 39.40% | — | — | — | |||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-31), 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 Q2 2024 Calculation
Operating profit margin = 100
× (Operating profitQ2 2024
+ Operating profitQ1 2024
+ Operating profitQ4 2023
+ Operating profitQ3 2023)
÷ (RevenueQ2 2024
+ RevenueQ1 2024
+ RevenueQ4 2023
+ RevenueQ3 2023)
= 100 × (1,944 + 1,613 + 2,477 + 1,343)
÷ (21,818 + 21,706 + 24,917 + 21,061)
= 8.24%
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Profitability ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Operating profit margin | A profitability ratio calculated as operating income divided by revenue. | United Parcel Service Inc. operating profit margin ratio deteriorated from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024 and from Q1 2024 to Q2 2024. |
Net Profit Margin
United Parcel Service Inc., net profit margin calculation (quarterly data)
| Jun 30, 2024 | Mar 31, 2024 | 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 | 1,409) | 1,113) | 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) | |||||||
| Revenue | 21,818) | 21,706) | 24,917) | 21,061) | 22,055) | 22,925) | 27,033) | 24,161) | 24,766) | 24,378) | 27,771) | 23,184) | 23,424) | 22,908) | 24,896) | 21,238) | 20,459) | 18,035) | 20,568) | 18,318) | 18,048) | 17,160) | |||||||
| Profitability Ratio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net profit margin1 | 5.87% | 6.60% | 7.37% | 9.19% | 10.41% | 10.90% | 11.51% | 11.07% | 10.92% | 10.90% | 13.25% | 6.83% | 6.57% | 5.78% | 1.59% | 5.71% | 5.66% | 5.73% | 5.99% | — | — | — | |||||||
| Benchmarks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net Profit Margin, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FedEx Corp. | 4.87% | 4.71% | 4.41% | 3.23% | 3.54% | 3.79% | 4.09% | 5.60% | 5.49% | 5.88% | 6.23% | 3.85% | 3.28% | 2.50% | 1.86% | -0.50% | 0.11% | 0.65% | 0.77% | — | — | — | |||||||
| Uber Technologies Inc. | 5.02% | 3.60% | 5.06% | 2.93% | -1.07% | -9.95% | -28.68% | -30.45% | -39.39% | -29.52% | -2.84% | -15.87% | -7.97% | -36.50% | -60.76% | -57.26% | -53.43% | -72.96% | -60.13% | — | — | — | |||||||
| Union Pacific Corp. | 26.90% | 26.52% | 26.45% | 26.37% | 27.18% | 27.91% | 28.13% | 28.95% | 29.23% | 30.06% | 29.92% | 29.19% | 28.60% | 27.02% | 27.38% | 27.40% | 27.54% | 27.85% | 27.27% | — | — | — | |||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-31), 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 Q2 2024 Calculation
Net profit margin = 100
× (Net incomeQ2 2024
+ Net incomeQ1 2024
+ Net incomeQ4 2023
+ Net incomeQ3 2023)
÷ (RevenueQ2 2024
+ RevenueQ1 2024
+ RevenueQ4 2023
+ RevenueQ3 2023)
= 100 × (1,409 + 1,113 + 1,605 + 1,127)
÷ (21,818 + 21,706 + 24,917 + 21,061)
= 5.87%
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Profitability ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Net profit margin | An indicator of profitability, calculated as net income divided by revenue. | United Parcel Service Inc. net profit margin ratio deteriorated from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024 and from Q1 2024 to Q2 2024. |
Return on Equity (ROE)
United Parcel Service Inc., ROE calculation (quarterly data)
| Jun 30, 2024 | Mar 31, 2024 | 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 | 1,409) | 1,113) | 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) | |||||||
| Equity for controlling interests | 17,030) | 16,909) | 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) | |||||||
| Profitability Ratio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ROE1 | 30.85% | 35.05% | 38.76% | 44.64% | 50.02% | 53.80% | 58.36% | 65.94% | 67.12% | 69.80% | 90.44% | 53.57% | 56.25% | 72.34% | 204.41% | 81.97% | 100.32% | 130.16% | 135.90% | — | — | — | |||||||
| Benchmarks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ROE, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FedEx Corp. | 16.02% | 15.73% | 15.23% | 12.10% | 13.82% | 14.28% | 15.34% | 20.94% | 19.71% | 20.96% | 21.64% | 13.78% | 11.65% | 9.18% | 7.03% | -1.85% | 0.40% | 2.48% | 3.04% | — | — | — | |||||||
| Uber Technologies Inc. | 16.28% | 12.57% | 16.77% | 11.26% | -4.31% | -44.86% | -124.54% | -141.59% | -151.07% | -70.86% | -3.43% | -16.91% | -7.20% | -28.97% | -55.18% | -77.12% | -72.97% | -91.96% | -59.94% | — | — | — | |||||||
| Union Pacific Corp. | 39.38% | 40.79% | 43.14% | 45.45% | 51.02% | 56.19% | 57.54% | 60.21% | 53.89% | 57.26% | 46.06% | 44.49% | 41.12% | 32.09% | 31.54% | 31.23% | 33.82% | 37.53% | 32.65% | — | — | — | |||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-31), 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 Q2 2024 Calculation
ROE = 100
× (Net incomeQ2 2024
+ Net incomeQ1 2024
+ Net incomeQ4 2023
+ Net incomeQ3 2023)
÷ Equity for controlling interests
= 100 × (1,409 + 1,113 + 1,605 + 1,127)
÷ 17,030 = 30.85%
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Profitability ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| ROE | A profitability ratio calculated as net income divided by shareholders’ equity. | United Parcel Service Inc. ROE deteriorated from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024 and from Q1 2024 to Q2 2024. |
Return on Assets (ROA)
United Parcel Service Inc., ROA calculation (quarterly data)
| Jun 30, 2024 | Mar 31, 2024 | 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 | 1,409) | 1,113) | 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) | |||||||
| Total assets | 69,418) | 67,628) | 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) | |||||||
| Profitability Ratio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ROA1 | 7.57% | 8.76% | 9.47% | 12.17% | 14.23% | 14.93% | 16.24% | 16.09% | 15.60% | 15.35% | 18.57% | 9.81% | 9.37% | 8.17% | 2.15% | 7.35% | 7.05% | 7.05% | 7.67% | — | — | — | |||||||
| Benchmarks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ROA, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FedEx Corp. | 4.87% | 4.77% | 4.56% | 3.49% | 3.89% | 4.18% | 4.45% | 6.11% | 5.84% | 6.21% | 6.32% | 3.66% | 3.02% | 2.30% | 1.75% | -0.50% | 0.11% | 0.66% | 0.99% | — | — | — | |||||||
| Uber Technologies Inc. | 4.84% | 3.51% | 4.88% | 2.93% | -1.09% | -10.38% | -28.47% | -28.43% | -32.45% | -19.26% | -1.28% | -6.39% | -2.82% | -11.37% | -20.35% | -23.87% | -24.68% | -34.66% | -26.78% | — | — | — | |||||||
| Union Pacific Corp. | 9.58% | 9.50% | 9.50% | 9.57% | 10.19% | 10.61% | 10.69% | 10.82% | 10.63% | 10.64% | 10.27% | 9.93% | 9.48% | 8.44% | 8.57% | 8.43% | 8.75% | 9.65% | 9.60% | — | — | — | |||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-31), 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 Q2 2024 Calculation
ROA = 100
× (Net incomeQ2 2024
+ Net incomeQ1 2024
+ Net incomeQ4 2023
+ Net incomeQ3 2023)
÷ Total assets
= 100 × (1,409 + 1,113 + 1,605 + 1,127)
÷ 69,418 = 7.57%
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Profitability ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| ROA | A profitability ratio calculated as net income divided by total assets. | United Parcel Service Inc. ROA deteriorated from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024 and from Q1 2024 to Q2 2024. |