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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

UPS$108.30-2.5%Stored close · as of Nov 6, 2026
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Supplemental Information - Items Affecting Comparability

We supplement the reporting of our financial information determined under generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP") with certain non-GAAP adjusted financial measures.

Non-GAAP adjusted financial measures should be considered in addition to, and not as an alternative for, our reported results prepared in accordance with GAAP. Our non-GAAP adjusted financial measures do not represent a comprehensive basis of accounting and therefore may not be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies.

Non-GAAP adjusted amounts reflect the following (in millions):

Three Months Ended June 30,Six Months Ended June 30,
Non-GAAP Adjustments2026202520262025
Operating Expenses:
Transformation Strategy Costs:
Transformation 2.0$—$(3)$—$13
Fit to Serve—9—28
Network Reconfiguration and Efficiency Reimagined1,172681,22791
Total Transformation Strategy Costs1,172741,227132
Net Loss (Gain) on Divestiture—(20)—19
Total Non-GAAP Adjustments to Operating Expenses$1,172$54$1,227$151
Three Months Ended June 30,Six Months Ended June 30,
Non-GAAP Adjustments2026202520262025
Other Income and (Expense):
Goodwill and Asset Impairment Charges$—$—$—$19
Total Non-GAAP Adjustments to Other Income$—$—$—$19
Total Non-GAAP Adjustments to Income Before Income Taxes$1,172$54$1,227$170
Three Months Ended June 30,Six Months Ended June 30,
Non-GAAP Adjustments2026202520262025
Income Tax (Benefit) Expense:
Transformation Strategy Costs:
Transformation 2.0$—$(1)$—$3
Fit to Serve—2—6
Network Reconfiguration and Efficiency Reimagined2811629422
Total Transformation Strategy Costs2811729431
Net Loss (Gain) on Divestiture—(5)—4
Reversal of Income Tax Valuation Allowance—13—23
Total Non-GAAP Adjustments to Income Tax Expense$281$25$294$58
Total Adjustments to Non-GAAP Net Income$891$29$933$112

The income tax impacts of these items are calculated at the statutory tax rates applicable in each tax jurisdiction.

We supplement the presentation of operating profit, operating margin, other income and (expense), income before income taxes, net income and earnings per share with non-GAAP financial measures that exclude the impact of the following:

Transformation Strategy Costs

We exclude the impact of charges related to initiatives within our transformation strategy. Our transformation strategy initiatives have spanned several years and are designed to fundamentally change the spans and layers of our organization structure, processes, technologies and the composition of our business portfolio.

Various circumstances precipitated these initiatives, including identification and prioritization of certain investments, developments and changes in competitive landscapes, inflationary pressures, consumer behaviors and other factors including post-COVID normalization and volume diversions attributed to our 2023 labor negotiations.

Our transformation strategy has included the following initiatives:

Transformation 2.0: We reduced spans and layers of management, reviewed and refined our business portfolio and invested in certain technologies to reduce costs, increase visibility and reduce reliance on legacy systems. Costs associated with Transformation 2.0 consisted primarily of compensation and benefit costs related to reductions in our workforce and fees paid to third-party consultants. This initiative was completed in 2025.

Fit to Serve: We undertook our Fit to Serve initiative to right-size our business to create a more efficient operating model that was more responsive to market dynamics through a workforce reduction, primarily within management. This initiative was completed in 2025.

Network Reconfiguration and Efficiency Reimagined: Our Network of the Future initiative is intended to enhance the efficiency of our network through automation and operational sort consolidation in our U.S. Domestic Package network. In connection with our strategic execution of planned volume declines from our largest customer, we began our Network Reconfiguration initiative, which is an expansion of Network of the Future and has led, and will continue to lead to further reductions in our facilities, vehicles, aircraft and workforce, as well as an end-to-end process redesign. We launchedour Efficiency Reimagined initiatives to undertake the end-to-end process redesign effort which will align our organizational processes to the network reconfiguration and enhance our business performance and profitability beyond ordinary ongoing efforts. Through these initiatives we have reduced our operational workforce and closed certain daily operations at leased and owned buildings. In the first half of 2026, we closed 45 leased and owned buildings, 44 of which have been permanently closed. In the first six months of 2026, we achieved approximately $1.2 billion of program benefits from these initiatives. We expect to achieve approximately $3 billion in full year 2026 benefits from these initiatives.

As a part of these initiatives, we expect non-GAAP adjusted operating expense to exclude between $1.3 and $1.5 billion in cost during the full year 2026, primarily related to employee separation costs and third-party consulting fees of which $1.1 billion is related to the Driver Choice Program. As of June 30, 2026, we had incurred costs to date of $1.8 billion, including $1.2 billion in 2026, as a part of these initiatives. These initiatives are expected to conclude by 2027.

We do not consider the related costs to be ordinary because each program involves separate and distinct activities that span multiple periods, and such costs are not expected to drive incremental revenue. These initiatives exceed ordinary, ongoing efforts to enhance our business performance and profitability.

In addition, we have incurred and expect to continue to incur other costs and benefits associated with our Network Reconfiguration initiative and anticipated lower volumes, including early asset retirement, lease-related costs and gains from the sale of properties. It is our intention to exit or abandon leases, sell property and transfer or dispose of equipment associated with closed facilities. During the six months ended June 30, 2026, we recorded $60 million in gains on sales of properties related to this initiative. We expect the costs and benefits associated with these actions may increase should we determine to close additional buildings.

For more information regarding transformation strategy costs, see note 16 to the unaudited, consolidated financial statements.

Goodwill and Asset Impairments

We exclude the impact of goodwill and certain asset impairment charges. We do not consider these charges when evaluating the operating performance of our business units, making decisions to allocate resources or in determining incentive compensation awards. For more information regarding goodwill and asset impairment, see note 7 to the unaudited, consolidated financial statements.

Net Gains and Losses Related to Divestitures

We exclude the impact of gains or losses related to the business divestitures. We do not consider these gains or losses to be a component of our ongoing operations, nor do we consider their impact when evaluating the operating performance of our business units, making decisions to allocate resources or in determining incentive compensation awards.

Reversal of Income Tax Valuation Allowance

We previously recorded non-GAAP adjustments for transactions that resulted in capital loss deferred tax assets not expected to be realized. As a result of property sales during 2025, these capital losses were fully realized within that year. We supplement our presentation with non-GAAP adjusted financial measures that exclude the impact of the reversals of the valuation allowances against these deferred tax assets as we believe such treatment is consistent with how the valuation allowance was initially established.

Non-GAAP Adjusted Cost per Piece

We evaluate the efficiency of our operations using various metrics, including non-GAAP adjusted cost per piece. Non-GAAP adjusted cost per piece in any period is calculated as non-GAAP adjusted operating expenses divided by total volume. Because non-GAAP adjusted operating expenses exclude costs or charges that we do not consider a part of underlying business performance when monitoring and evaluating the operating performance of our business units, making decisions to allocate resources or in determining incentive compensation awards, we believe this is the appropriate metric on which to base reviews and evaluations of the efficiency of our operational performance.

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