United Parcel Service
United Parcel Service, Inc. (NYSE: UPS) is a global package delivery and logistics provider founded in 1907 that operates an integrated air and ground network serving over 200 countries and territories. The company maintains its corporate presence at www.ups.com and investor relations information at… From the company’s description.
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What United Parcel Service does
In the company’s own words
United Parcel Service, Inc. (NYSE: UPS) is a global package delivery and logistics provider founded in 1907 that operates an integrated air and ground network serving over 200 countries and territories. The company maintains its corporate presence at www.ups.com and investor relations information at www.investors.ups.com.
UPS operates through two primary reporting segments: U.S. Domestic Package and International Package, collectively referred to as global small package operations, along with Supply Chain Solutions (SCS). The company delivered an average of 20.8 million packages per day in 2025, totaling 5.2 billion packages for the year, generating total revenue of $88.7 billion.
The U.S. Domestic Package segment provides time-definite delivery services including same-day, next-day, two-day, and three-day air services, along with ground delivery reaching substantially all business and residential zip codes in the contiguous United States. The International Package segment offers guaranteed day and time-definite services across Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Americas, and Asia, supported by brokerage capabilities for cross-border clearance.
The SCS segment encompasses forwarding, logistics, and digital businesses. UPS operates as one of the largest U.S. domestic airfreight carriers and global airfreight forwarders, provides ocean freight and customs brokerage services, and operates multi-client and dedicated logistics facilities. The company has strategically expanded its healthcare logistics capabilities, generating over $11 billion in healthcare revenue in 2025 through organic growth and acquisitions including Frigo-Trans and Andlauer Healthcare Group.
UPS employs approximately 460,000 people globally, including 370,000 in the United States and 90,000 internationally, comprising roughly 75,000 management employees and 385,000 hourly employees. Nearly 80 percent of U.S. employees are represented by unions, primarily the International Brotherhood of Teamsters.
The company's competitive strengths include its integrated global smart logistics network, sophisticated RFID-enabled technology systems, presence in all major economies, cutting-edge digital tools and artificial intelligence capabilities, consistent service quality, broad service portfolio, established customer relationships, strong brand equity, distinctive culture, and financial strength enabling strategic investments and acquisitions.
Company details
- Sector
- Industrials
- Industry (SIC)
- Transportation & Utilities
- Headquarters
- ATLANTA, GA
- Fiscal year end
- December
- CIK
- 1090727
- SIC
- 4210
Financial performance, year by year
Fiscal 2013–2025 · USDThe full income statement, balance sheet and cash flow for each of these years — every figure traceable to its filing — is on the Financials tab with a free account.
Who owns United Parcel Service — and what changed
Funds as of 2026Q2 · superinvestors as of 2026-06-30
Superinvestors in United Parcel Service · what they did last quarter
Share of each manager’s reported 13F portfolio. Change is in shares held, since the previous quarter.
Largest fund holders · United Parcel Service’s weight in each
Fund ownership is a floor, not a census — pensions, insurers and people holding shares directly are not visible here.
United Parcel Service’s bonds, as funds hold them
Funds report holding 27 issues of United Parcel Service’s debt, $1.46B at market value — what funds hold, not the company’s total debt. Weighted-average coupon 4.83%, maturing 2026 to 2065.
Fund ownership counts N-PORT filers only, so it is a floor rather than a census — pensions, insurers and direct holders are not visible here, and the remainder is not “held by individuals”.
Fund ownership is a subset of institutional 13F ownership — the two describe overlapping populations and must not be added together.
Every fund and institutional holder, quarter by quarter, is on the Ownership tab with a free account.
Recent filings
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