UNITED PARCEL SERVICE INC
For the period ended Jun 30, 2026. Filed Aug 5, 2026.
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Jun 30, 2026 · Filed Aug 5, 2026
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Overview
During the second quarter of 2026, we took several steps in furtherance of our Customer First, People Led and Innovation Driven strategy to grow in the most attractive parts of the market including healthcare, small and medium-sized businesses ("SMBs") and international. This included completing the planned reduction of volume from our largest customer, as previously announced, in which we reduced their volume by more than 50% from 2024 levels. We also continued our focus on revenue quality and made progress on previously announced initiatives related to workforce optimization, network capacity actions and the outsourcing of last-mile delivery of a portion of our Ground Saver product to the United States Postal Service ("USPS").
We also advanced our Network of the Future initiative, which is intended to enhance the efficiency of our U.S. Domestic Package network through automation and operational sort consolidation. Our related Network Reconfiguration initiative expanded our Network of the Future initiative, and has led, and will continue to lead, to further consolidations in facilities, vehicles, aircraft and workforce, as well as an end-to-end process redesign. We launched our Efficiency Reimagined initiatives to undertake the end-to-end process redesign effort which will align our organizational processes to the network reconfiguration. As a part of these initiatives, in the first half of 2026, we closed 45 leased and owned buildings, 44 of which have been permanently closed, and recorded approximately $1.1 billion in separation costs related to our previously announced voluntary separation program, the Driver Choice Program. See Supplemental Information - Items Affecting Comparabilityfor additional discussion of this initiative.
In the first half of 2026, we also advanced a number of initiatives that drove growth in healthcare and international markets, including the integration of Andlauer Healthcare Group ("AHG"), which expanded our healthcare logistics network and capabilities, and investments in temperature-controlled cross-dock facilities. Internationally, we expanded our hub in Incheon, South Korea, opened a logistics center in Taiwan and implemented initiatives to improve ground transit times in Europe.
We have two reportable segments: U.S. Domestic Package and International Package, which are together referred to as our global small package operations. Our remaining businesses are reported as Supply Chain Solutions ("SCS").
Our financial results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026 reflected the impact of a complex macroeconomic environment, including evolving trade policies, higher fuel and network costs arising from the Middle East conflict, as well as the impact of our strategic actions described above.
In February 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a ruling invalidating certain tariffs previously imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act ("IEEPA"). UPS has filed and received U.S. Customs and Border Protection ("CBP") approval for approximately $500 million of IEEPA tariffs paid for entries eligible for refund. For additional information on tariffs, see note 10 to the unaudited, consolidated financial statements included in this report.
Highlights of our consolidated results compared to our results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, which are discussed in more detail below, include:
| Three Months Ended June 30, · Change · Six Months Ended June 30, · Change | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 2025 · $ · % · 2026 · 2025 · $ · % | |||||||||||||
| Revenue (in millions) | $22,834 | $21,221 | $1,613 | 7.6% | $44,036 | $42,767 | $1,269 | 3.0% | |||||
| Operating Expenses (in millions) | 21,904 | 19,399 | 2,505 | 12.9% | 41,839 | 39,279 | 2,560 | 6.5% | |||||
| Operating Profit (in millions) | $930 | $1,822 | $(892) | (49.0)% | $2,197 | $3,488 | $(1,291) | (37.0)% | |||||
| Operating Margin | 4.1% | 8.6% | 5.0% | 8.2% | |||||||||
| Net Income (in millions) | $604 | $1,283 | $(679) | (52.9)% | $1,468 | $2,470 | $(1,002) | (40.6)% | |||||
| Basic Earnings Per Share | $0.71 | $1.51 | $(0.80) | (53.0)% | $1.73 | $2.91 | $(1.18) | (40.5)% | |||||
| Diluted Earnings Per Share | $0.71 | $1.51 | $(0.80) | (53.0)% | $1.73 | $2.91 | $(1.18) | (40.5)% | |||||
| Operating Days | 64 | 64 | 126 | 126 | |||||||||
| Average Daily Package Volume (in thousands) | 19,006 | 19,741 | (3.7)% | 19,093 | 20,257 | (5.7)% | |||||||
| Average Revenue Per Piece | $15.96 | $14.34 | $1.62 | 11.3% | $15.65 | $14.28 | $1.37 | 9.6% | |||||
All of our segments contributed to revenue growth during the quarter and year-to-date periods of 2026.
Revenue increased in both the quarter and year-to-date periods due to higher fuel surcharge revenue, benefits from our focus on revenue quality and higher yielding volume, as well as the impact of the AHG acquisition in the fourth quarter of 2025, partially offset by lower revenue associated with average daily volume declines and decreases in our Mail Innovations volume.
Average daily package volume in our global small package operations decreased in both the quarter and year-to-date periods primarily due to planned reduction in volume from our largest customer, revenue quality actions, including those affecting certain e-commerce customers, and the impact of trade policy changes on certain international trade lanes. These declines were partially offset by continued growth from SMBs who leveraged our Digital Access Program ("DAP").
Operating expenses increased during the quarter and year-to-date periods, primarily due to employee separation costs related to the Driver Choice Program and excess operational staffing in the first quarter of 2026 associated with outsourcing our Ground Saver product. Expenses also increased due to higher purchased transportation costs and higher costs for third-party aircraft, including lease expense incurred to address capacity constraints following the permanent grounding and retirement of our MD-11 fleet in the fourth quarter of 2025. Additionally, higher fuel costs and charter utilization expenses associated with network disruptions resulting from the Middle East conflict contributed to the increase. These increases were partially offset by benefits achieved as we executed our Network Reconfiguration and Efficiency Reimagined initiatives, as well as gains on sales of properties and aircraft parts.
As a result of the factors described above, consolidated operating profit and operating margin decreased $892 million for the quarter ($1.3 billion year to date), with operating margin decreasing 450 basis points to 4.1% (down 320 basis points to 5.0% year to date).
We reported second quarter 2026 net income of $604 million and diluted earnings per share of $0.71 ($1.5 billion and $1.73 per diluted share, year to date). Non-GAAP adjusted diluted earnings per share for the second quarter of 2026 were $1.76 ($2.82 per diluted share, year to date) after adjusting for the after-tax impacts of:
Transformation strategy costs of $891 million, or $1.05 per diluted share, in the second quarter ($933 million, or $1.09 per diluted share, year to date), primarily from employee separation costs related to the Driver Choice Program. For additional information, see note 16 of the unaudited, consolidated financial statements.
We also returned $2.7 billion of cash to shareowners through dividends during the first half of 2026.
For additional operational results for the quarter and year-to-date periods specific to our segments, refer to Results of Operations - Segment Review below.
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