United Parcel Service (UPS) is a global leader in logistics, and we create value for our customers through solutions that lower costs, improve service and provide highly customizable supply chain control and visibility. Customers are attracted to our broad set of services that are delivered as promised through our integrated ground, air and ocean global network.
Growth Strategy
Customers leverage our broad array of logistics capabilities; global presence in North America, Europe, Asia and Latin America; reliability; industry-leading technologies; and solutions expertise for competitive advantage in markets where they choose to compete. We prudently invest to expand our integrated global network and our service portfolio. Technology investments create user-friendly shipping, e-commerce, logistics management and visibility tools for our customers, while supporting UPS’s ongoing efforts to increase operational efficiencies.
The UPS vision is guided by four transformative strategies:
- Deploying technology-enabled operations
- Providing unique and industry-specific customer solutions
- Expanding our global network
- Serving the needs of end consumers around the world
Company Growth (employees)
United Parcel Service was founded in 1907 and is headquartered in Atlanta, US
Key People at United Parcel Service
Richard Peretz
CFO
Juan Perez
CIO
Jim Barber
President, UPS International
Alan Gershenhorn
Executive VP & CCO
Teri Plummer McClure
Senior VP & CHRO
Norman Brothers
Senior VP & General Counsel
United Parcel Service Office Locations
United Parcel Service has offices in Atlanta, Singapore, Woluwe-Saint-Lambert and Miami
Atlanta, US (HQ)
55 Glenlake
Miami, US
3401 NW 67th Ave
Woluwe-Saint-Lambert, BE
5 Avenue Ariane
Singapore, SG
22 Changi South Ave 2
United Parcel Service Data and Metrics
United Parcel Service Financial Metrics
United Parcel Service's revenue was reported to be $15.3 b in Q1, 2017
USD
Revenue (Q1, 2017) | 15.3 b |
Net income (Q1, 2017) | 1.2 b |
EBIT (Q1, 2017) | 1.8 b |
Market capitalization (15-Sep-2017) | 102.8 b |
Cash (31-Mar-2017) | 2.7 b |
United Parcel Service's current market capitalization is $102.8 b.
| USD | FY, 2013 | FY, 2014 | FY, 2015 | FY, 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Revenue | 55.4 b | 58.2 b | 58.4 b | 60.9 b |
Revenue growth, % | 5% | 0% | 4% | |
Sales and marketing expense | 34.8 b | |||
Operating expense total | 34.8 b |
| USD | Q2, 2014 | Q3, 2014 | Q1, 2015 | Q2, 2015 | Q3, 2015 | Q1, 2016 | Q2, 2016 | Q3, 2016 | Q1, 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Revenue | 14.3 b | 14.3 b | 14 b | 14.1 b | 14.2 b | 14.4 b | 14.6 b | 14.9 b | 15.3 b |
Sales and marketing expense | 8.4 b | 7.2 b | 7.6 b | 7.5 b | 7.5 b | 7.9 b | 7.7 b | 7.9 b | 8.1 b |
Operating expense total | 8.4 b | 7.2 b | 7.6 b | 7.5 b | 7.5 b | 7.9 b | 7.7 b | 7.9 b | 8.1 b |
EBIT | 747 m | 2 b | 1.7 b | 2 b | 2 b | 1.8 b | 2 b | 2 b | 1.8 b |
| USD | FY, 2013 | FY, 2014 | FY, 2015 | FY, 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Cash | 4.7 b | 2.3 b | 2.7 b | 3.5 b |
Accounts Receivable | 6.5 b | 6.7 b | 7.1 b | 7.7 b |
Current Assets | 13.4 b | 11.8 b | 13.2 b | 13.8 b |
PP&E | 18 b | 18.3 b | 18.4 b | 18.8 b |
| USD | Q2, 2014 | Q3, 2014 | Q1, 2015 | Q2, 2015 | Q3, 2015 | Q1, 2016 | Q2, 2016 | Q3, 2016 | Q1, 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cash | 3.1 b | 4.2 b | 4.5 b | 3.4 b | 3.4 b | 3.9 b | 3.1 b | 3.3 b | 2.7 b |
Accounts Receivable | 5.8 b | 5.8 b | 5.7 b | 5.6 b | 6.1 b | 6.2 b | 6.1 b | 6.3 b | 6.5 b |
Current Assets | 12.3 b | 13.3 b | 13.9 b | 13.8 b | 13.6 b | 13.9 b | 13.1 b | 12.9 b | 11.5 b |
PP&E | 17.8 b | 17.8 b | 17.9 b | 18 b | 18.2 b | 18.3 b | 18.3 b | 18.5 b | 19.2 b |
| USD | FY, 2013 | FY, 2014 | FY, 2015 | FY, 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Net Income | 4.4 b | 3 b | 4.8 b | 3.4 b |
Depreciation and Amortization | 2.2 b | |||
Accounts Receivable | (515 m) | (523 m) | ||
Accounts Payable | 218 m | 276 m |
| USD | Q2, 2014 | Q3, 2014 | Q1, 2015 | Q2, 2015 | Q3, 2015 | Q1, 2016 | Q2, 2016 | Q3, 2016 | Q1, 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Net Income | 1.4 b | 2.6 b | 1 b | 1.2 b | 1.3 b | 1.1 b | 1.3 b | 1.3 b | 1.2 b |
Depreciation and Amortization | 941 m | 1.4 b | 506 m | 510 m | 527 m | 552 m | 555 m | 554 m | 554 m |
Accounts Receivable | 585 m | 448 m | 763 m | ||||||
Accounts Payable | (357 m) | (400 m) | (571 m) |
| USD | Y, 2017 |
|---|---|
Revenue/Employee | 35.3 k |
United Parcel Service Operating Metrics
United Parcel Service's Customers was reported to be 10 m in 2015
| Y, 2015 | |
|---|---|
Customers | 10 m |
Daily Delivery Volume | 18.3 m |
United Parcel Service Acquisitions / Subsidiaries
| Acquired Company | Date | Deal Size |
|---|---|---|
| Coyote Logistics | August 07, 2015 | $1.8 b |
| TNT Express | March 26, 2012 | |
| Kiala | February 15, 2012 |
United Parcel Service Market Value History
Market Position of United Parcel Service
Traffic Overview of United Parcel Service
United Parcel Service Online and Social Media Presence
United Parcel Service News and Updates
August 25, 2017
Tesla readies ‘long-haul’ electric truck with a range of up to 300 miles
(Reuters) — Tesla next month plans to unveil an electric big-rig truck with a working range of 200 to 300 miles, Reuters has learned, a sign that the electric car maker is targeting regional hauling for its entry into the commercial freight market. Chief Executive Elon Musk has promised to release a…
August 10, 2017
Tesla is building a self-driving electric truck and wants to test it in Nevada
(Reuters) — Tesla is developing a long-haul, electric semi-truck that can drive itself and move in “platoons” that automatically follow a lead vehicle, and is getting closer to testing a prototype, according to an email discussion of potential road tests between the car company and the Nevada Depart…
August 08, 2017
The future of drone delivery hinges on more accurate weather predictions
(Bloomberg) — Imagine a weather report so precise it provides wind-gust forecasts for individual city blocks. Such micro-weather data may soon become a reality—and a necessity for future fleets of delivery drones. As Amazon.com Inc., United Parcel Service Inc., Domino’s Pizza Inc., and others gear u…
June 22, 2017
The future of drone delivery depends on predicting the weather
Imagine a weather report so precise it provides wind-gust forecasts for individual city blocks. Such micro-weather data may soon become a reality—and a necessity for future fleets of delivery drones.
As Amazon.com Inc., United Parcel Service Inc., Domino’s Pizza Inc., and others gear up to launc…
April 09, 2017
AkzoNobel's anti-trust argument against PPG takeover rubbished
A former European Commission director-general has cast doubt over some of AkzoNobel’s reasoning for refusing to enter takeover talks with a US rival. Sir Philip Lowe, who was director-general for competition between 2002 and 2010, has dismissed the suggestion that political opposition to a takeov…
February 07, 2017
The man who acquired Star Wars, Marvel, and Pixar as Disney’s CEO may not be done just yet
Disney CEO Bob Iger, who oversaw the acquisitions of Pixar, Marvel, and Lucasfilm, is open to staying at the media behemoth a little longer. The…