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UNITED PARCEL SERVICE INC UPS
UNITED PARCEL SERVICE INC (UPS) earns a Piotroski F-score of 5/9 (mixed financial health), with an Altman Z″ in the grey zone. It pays a dividend yielding 5.77% (safety: at-risk). FY2025 revenue was $88.7B at a 6.3% net margin.
Quality score trend · recomputed for each fiscal year
Each year's score is computed from that year's filing — a rising Piotroski F or Altman Z″ means improving financial health, a fall is worth a look.
Analyst price target
Recent analyst actions
| Date | Firm | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-29 | Stifel | Buy (main) |
| 2026-07-29 | Susquehanna | Neutral (main) |
| 2026-07-29 | Stephens & Co. | Overweight (main) |
| 2026-07-29 | Oppenheimer | Outperform (main) |
| 2026-07-29 | UBS | Buy (main) |
| 2026-07-29 | BMO Capital | Market Perform (main) |
Wall Street analyst consensus — a sentiment gauge, not our scoring.
Forward estimates · earnings calendar →
Consensus analyst estimates and scheduled dates — forward-looking, may change.
How it ranks in Transportation & Utilities · percentile among 348 companies
Percentile vs other Transportation & Utilities companies we cover — e.g. “stronger than 90%” means only 10% score higher on that measure.
Piotroski F breakdown · 5/9 tests passed
- Positive return on assets
- Positive operating cash flow
- Rising ROA
- Cash flow exceeds net income
- Lower long-term debt
- Rising current ratio
- No share dilution
- Rising gross margin
- Rising asset turnover
Altman Z″ components · grey zone
| Component | Value |
|---|---|
| Working capital / assets | 0.047 |
| Retained earnings / assets | 0.276 |
| EBIT / assets | 0.108 |
| Equity / liabilities | 0.286 |
Sector peers · similar-size Transportation & Utilities companies compare side by side →
| Ticker | Company | Piotroski F | Altman Z″ | P / E | Revenue growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UPS | UNITED PARCEL SERVICE INC | 5/9 | 2.23 | 16.8 | -2.6% |
| ZTO | ZTO Express (Cayman) Inc. | 7/9 | 6.06 | — | +15.7% |
| SFWL | SHENGFENG DEVELOPMENT Ltd | 6/9 | 2.34 | 6.2 | +13.6% |
| FLX | BingEx Ltd | 5/9 | -1.01 | — | -6.7% |
| HXHX | Haoxin Holdings Ltd | 2/9 | 7.07 | 1.4 | +29.2% |
| TOPP | Toppoint Holdings Inc. | 2/9 | -0.01 | — | +3.2% |
| ETS | Elite Express Holding Inc. | — | — | — | — |
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About UNITED PARCEL SERVICE INC
United Parcel Service, Inc., a package delivery and logistics provider, offers transportation and delivery services. It operates through two segments, U.S. Domestic Package and International Package. The U.S. Domestic Package segment offers time-definite delivery services for express letters, documents, packages and palletized freight through air and ground services. The International Package segment provides small package operations in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, Canada and Latin America, and Asia. The company offers a range of guaranteed day- and time-definite international transportation services; day-definite services; cross-border ground package delivery; contract-only, e-commerce solutions for non-urgent, and cross-border shipments; and international service for urgent and palletized shipments. It also provides international air and ocean freight forwarding, contract logistics, customs brokerage and insurance, mail services, healthcare logistics, distribution, and post-sales services. United Parcel Service, Inc. was founded in 1907 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.
FAQ
Is UPS financially healthy?
UNITED PARCEL SERVICE INC's Piotroski F-score is 5/9 (8–9 is excellent, 0–3 weak), and its Altman Z″ distress score is in the grey zone.
Does UPS pay a dividend, and is it safe?
Yes. UNITED PARCEL SERVICE INC pays a dividend yielding about 5.77% with a 96.9% payout ratio, rated “at-risk” for safety.
How profitable is UPS?
In FY2025, UNITED PARCEL SERVICE INC had a net margin of 6.3% and a return on equity of 34.3%.
Is UPS overvalued or undervalued?
UNITED PARCEL SERVICE INC trades at about 15.8× trailing earnings — below its 10-year norm (10-year range 13.8×–100.6×, median 19.1×). Stocktoria reports the data, not buy/sell advice.
What is the analyst price target for UPS?
The average Wall-Street price target for UNITED PARCEL SERVICE INC is $115.96, about 11.6% above the recent price, from 26 analysts (consensus: buy).
Is UPS a good stock to buy?
Stocktoria doesn't give buy or sell advice, but here is the data on UNITED PARCEL SERVICE INC: a Piotroski F-score of 5/9, an Altman Z″ in the grey zone, a P/E of about 16.8×, a dividend yield of 5.77%. Weigh these quality and valuation signals against your own goals.
Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.