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United Parcel Service return on equity (ROE)

United Parcel Service's return on equity is 29.49%: net income of 4.42B USD over the last twelve months on shareholders' equity of 14.99B USD.

Today
29.49%
Average, 5 years
45.45%
Low, 5 years
29.49%
High, 5 years
90.44%

ROE (return on equity) = net income (last 12 months) ÷ shareholders' equity = 4.42B ÷ 14.99B = 29.49%

ROE (return on equity)
Net income
Shareholders' equity

Each quarter's net income over its last four quarters, over the shareholders' equity at the quarter end.

Why is United Parcel Service's return on equity so high?

Net margin
6.3%
profit on each dollar of sales
Asset turnover
1.21×
sales on each dollar of assets
Equity multiplier
4.50×
assets on each dollar of equity
Return on equity
34.3%
FY2025
  • FY20256.3% × 1.21 × 4.50 = 34.3%
  • FY20246.4% × 1.30 × 4.19 = 34.6%
  • FY20237.4% × 1.28 × 4.09 = 38.8%
  • FY202211.5% × 1.41 × 3.59 = 58.4%
  • FY202113.3% × 1.40 × 4.87 = 90.4%

The DuPont breakdown, on each year-end's assets and equity, as the return on equity elsewhere on this page. A high equity multiplier means a small equity base: debt, or buybacks that return the equity to shareholders, lift the return on what is left.

ROE (return on equity) by year and by quarter

Fiscal yearPeriod endingROE (return on equity)Net incomeShareholders' equity
Today29.49%4.42B14.99B
FY202531 Dec 202534.34%5.57B16.23B
FY202431 Dec 202434.59%5.78B16.72B
FY202331 Dec 202338.76%6.71B17.31B
FY202231 Dec 202258.36%11.55B19.79B
FY202131 Dec 202190.44%12.89B14.25B
FY202031 Dec 2020217.20%1.43B657.00M
FY201931 Dec 2019135.90%4.44B3.27B
FY201831 Dec 2018158.59%4.79B3.02B
FY201731 Dec 2017493.96%4.91B994.00M
FY201631 Dec 2016847.16%3.43B405.00M
FY201531 Dec 2015196.11%4.84B2.47B
FY201431 Dec 2014141.62%3.03B2.14B
FY201331 Dec 201367.53%4.37B6.47B
FY201231 Dec 201217.34%807.00M4.65B
FY201131 Dec 201154.07%3.80B7.04B
FY201031 Dec 201043.71%3.49B7.98B
FY200931 Dec 200928.20%2.15B7.63B
FY200831 Dec 200844.29%3.00B6.78B
FY200731 Dec 20073.14%382.00M12.18B
FY200631 Dec 200627.14%4.20B15.48B
FY200531 Dec 200522.92%3.87B16.88B
FY200431 Dec 200420.34%3.33B16.38B
FY200331 Dec 200319.51%2.90B14.85B
FY200231 Dec 200225.55%3.18B12.46B
FY200131 Dec 200123.41%2.40B10.25B
FY200031 Dec 200030.14%2.93B9.74B
FY199931 Dec 199918.64%2.33B12.47B
FY199831 Dec 199824.27%1.74B7.17B

Figures in USD. A quarter's revenue, net income and dividends are those of its last four quarters.

See also:P/E ratio,Market cap,P/S ratio,Dividend yield,Debt to equity,Current ratio,All ratios

Common questions about United Parcel Service's ROE

Source: Financial Modeling Prep