FedEx vs United Parcel Service
FDX and UPS side by side. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How FDX and UPS compare
United Parcel Service is the larger company, worth 1.2 times as much as FedEx ($93.9B against $75.6B).
On earnings, FedEx is cheaper: it trades at 17.4× trailing earnings, against 21.2× for United Parcel Service.
FedEx grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (7.7% versus 2.1% for United Parcel Service).
United Parcel Service keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 4.8% compared with 4.7% at FedEx.
Both pay dividends: FedEx yields 1.7% and United Parcel Service 5.9%.
United Parcel Service scores higher on the StockData Score (16 against 10 for FedEx), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | FDX | UPS |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $75.6B | $93.9B |
| Share price | $322.63 | $110.38 |
| Change, 1 year | 27.1% | 16.2% |
| Change, 5 years | 32.9% | −47.1% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.97 | 0.87 |
| Employees | 452K | 10K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 10 | 16 (better) |
| Valuation score | 0 | 2 (better) |
| Growth score | 2 (better) | 0 |
| Performance score | 2 | 5 (better) |
| Health score | 3 | 4 (better) |
| Dividend score | 3 | 5 (better) |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 17.4× (better) | 21.2× |
| P/S | 0.8× (better) | 1.0× |
| P/B | 2.2× (better) | 6.3× |
| EV/EBITDA | 8.5× (better) | 11.4× |
| P/FCF | 14.8× (better) | 14.8× |
| PEG | 2.80 | – |
| FCF yield | 6.8% (better) | 6.8% |
| Fair value | $292.38 | $112.12 |
| Margin of safety | −10.3% | 1.6% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 7.7% (better) | 2.1% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 2.4% (better) | 0.94% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 8.3% (better) | −19.6% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 10.4% (better) | −19.6% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | −0.94% | 33.6% (better) |
| Profitability | ||
| Operating margin | 5.8% | 7.1% (better) |
| Net margin | 4.7% | 4.8% (better) |
| FCF margin | 5.4% | 7.0% (better) |
| Return on equity | 13.8% | 28.7% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | 9.3% | 14.5% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.56 (better) | 1.74 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 0.83 (better) | 1.93 |
| Interest coverage | – | 6.0× |
| Current ratio | 1.33 (better) | 1.24 |
| Altman Z-score | 2.82 | 2.95 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 8 (better) | 5 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 1.7% | 5.9% (better) |
| Payout ratio | 31.0% | 123% |
| Years of dividend growth | 2 | 4 (better) |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 17.4% | – |
| Buyback yield | 1.1% (better) | −0.12% |
| Shareholder yield | 2.7% | 5.8% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 81.6% | 62.8% |
| Held by insiders | 8.6% | 0.06% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$34.9M | −$3.5M (better) |
| Superinvestors holding | 4 (better) | 3 |
| Short interest, % of float | 2.2% | 3.1% |
Go deeper
- FDX stock overview
- FDX income statement
- FDX valuation and score
- UPS stock overview
- UPS income statement
- UPS valuation and score
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