Stock Analysis on Net

United Parcel Service Inc. (NYSE:UPS)

Analysis of Solvency Ratios 

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Solvency Ratios (Summary)

United Parcel Service Inc., solvency ratios

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Dec 31, 2024 Dec 31, 2023 Dec 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Dec 31, 2020
Debt Ratios
Debt to equity 1.27 1.29 0.99 1.54 37.53
Debt to equity (including operating lease liability) 1.53 1.54 1.19 1.79 42.24
Debt to capital 0.56 0.56 0.50 0.61 0.97
Debt to capital (including operating lease liability) 0.61 0.61 0.54 0.64 0.98
Debt to assets 0.30 0.31 0.28 0.32 0.40
Debt to assets (including operating lease liability) 0.37 0.38 0.33 0.37 0.44
Financial leverage 4.19 4.09 3.59 4.87 94.99
Coverage Ratios
Interest coverage 9.59 11.92 22.06 24.91 3.63
Fixed charge coverage 5.19 6.21 11.30 12.66 2.31

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31).

Solvency ratio Description The company
Debt to equity ratio A solvency ratio calculated as total debt divided by total shareholders’ equity. United Parcel Service Inc. debt to equity ratio deteriorated from 2022 to 2023 but then slightly improved from 2023 to 2024.
Debt to equity ratio (including operating lease liability) A solvency ratio calculated as total debt (including operating lease liability) divided by total shareholders’ equity. United Parcel Service Inc. debt to equity ratio (including operating lease liability) deteriorated from 2022 to 2023 but then slightly improved from 2023 to 2024.
Debt to capital ratio A solvency ratio calculated as total debt divided by total debt plus shareholders’ equity. United Parcel Service Inc. debt to capital ratio deteriorated from 2022 to 2023 but then slightly improved from 2023 to 2024.
Debt to capital ratio (including operating lease liability) A solvency ratio calculated as total debt (including operating lease liability) divided by total debt (including operating lease liability) plus shareholders’ equity. United Parcel Service Inc. debt to capital ratio (including operating lease liability) deteriorated from 2022 to 2023 but then slightly improved from 2023 to 2024.
Debt to assets ratio A solvency ratio calculated as total debt divided by total assets. United Parcel Service Inc. debt to assets ratio deteriorated from 2022 to 2023 but then slightly improved from 2023 to 2024.
Debt to assets ratio (including operating lease liability) A solvency ratio calculated as total debt (including operating lease liability) divided by total assets. United Parcel Service Inc. debt to assets ratio (including operating lease liability) deteriorated from 2022 to 2023 but then slightly improved from 2023 to 2024.
Financial leverage ratio A solvency ratio calculated as total assets divided by total shareholders’ equity. United Parcel Service Inc. financial leverage ratio increased from 2022 to 2023 and from 2023 to 2024.

Solvency ratio Description The company
Interest coverage ratio A solvency ratio calculated as EBIT divided by interest payments. United Parcel Service Inc. interest coverage ratio deteriorated from 2022 to 2023 and from 2023 to 2024.
Fixed charge coverage ratio A solvency ratio calculated as earnings before fixed charges and tax divided by fixed charges. United Parcel Service Inc. fixed charge coverage ratio deteriorated from 2022 to 2023 and from 2023 to 2024.

Debt to Equity

United Parcel Service Inc., debt to equity calculation, comparison to benchmarks

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Dec 31, 2024 Dec 31, 2023 Dec 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Dec 31, 2020
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Current maturities of long-term debt, commercial paper and finance leases 1,838 3,348 2,341 2,131 2,623
Long-term debt and finance leases, excluding current maturities 19,446 18,916 17,321 19,784 22,031
Total debt 21,284 22,264 19,662 21,915 24,654
 
Equity for controlling interests 16,718 17,306 19,786 14,253 657
Solvency Ratio
Debt to equity1 1.27 1.29 0.99 1.54 37.53
Benchmarks
Debt to Equity, Competitors2
FedEx Corp. 0.73 0.79 0.81 0.86 1.20
Uber Technologies Inc. 0.45 0.89 1.32 0.66 0.64
Union Pacific Corp. 1.85 2.20 2.74 2.10 1.58
United Airlines Holdings Inc. 2.26 3.40 4.68 7.03 4.75
Debt to Equity, Sector
Transportation 1.16 1.49 1.62 1.63 2.02
Debt to Equity, Industry
Industrials 1.39 1.52 1.42 1.37 1.82

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31).

1 2024 Calculation
Debt to equity = Total debt ÷ Equity for controlling interests
= 21,284 ÷ 16,718 = 1.27

2 Click competitor name to see calculations.

Solvency ratio Description The company
Debt to equity ratio A solvency ratio calculated as total debt divided by total shareholders’ equity. United Parcel Service Inc. debt to equity ratio deteriorated from 2022 to 2023 but then slightly improved from 2023 to 2024.

Debt to Equity (including Operating Lease Liability)

United Parcel Service Inc., debt to equity (including operating lease liability) calculation, comparison to benchmarks

Microsoft Excel
Dec 31, 2024 Dec 31, 2023 Dec 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Dec 31, 2020
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Current maturities of long-term debt, commercial paper and finance leases 1,838 3,348 2,341 2,131 2,623
Long-term debt and finance leases, excluding current maturities 19,446 18,916 17,321 19,784 22,031
Total debt 21,284 22,264 19,662 21,915 24,654
Current maturities of operating leases 733 709 621 580 560
Non-current operating leases 3,635 3,756 3,238 3,033 2,540
Total debt (including operating lease liability) 25,652 26,729 23,521 25,528 27,754
 
Equity for controlling interests 16,718 17,306 19,786 14,253 657
Solvency Ratio
Debt to equity (including operating lease liability)1 1.53 1.54 1.19 1.79 42.24
Benchmarks
Debt to Equity (including Operating Lease Liability), Competitors2
FedEx Corp. 1.37 1.47 1.49 1.51 1.97
Uber Technologies Inc. 0.53 1.04 1.58 0.79 0.78
Union Pacific Corp. 1.92 2.31 2.87 2.22 1.67
United Airlines Holdings Inc. 2.65 3.94 5.41 8.17 5.69
Debt to Equity (including Operating Lease Liability), Sector
Transportation 1.48 1.88 2.03 2.02 2.51
Debt to Equity (including Operating Lease Liability), Industry
Industrials 1.55 1.71 1.59 1.54 2.00

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31).

1 2024 Calculation
Debt to equity (including operating lease liability) = Total debt (including operating lease liability) ÷ Equity for controlling interests
= 25,652 ÷ 16,718 = 1.53

2 Click competitor name to see calculations.

Solvency ratio Description The company
Debt to equity ratio (including operating lease liability) A solvency ratio calculated as total debt (including operating lease liability) divided by total shareholders’ equity. United Parcel Service Inc. debt to equity ratio (including operating lease liability) deteriorated from 2022 to 2023 but then slightly improved from 2023 to 2024.

Debt to Capital

United Parcel Service Inc., debt to capital calculation, comparison to benchmarks

Microsoft Excel
Dec 31, 2024 Dec 31, 2023 Dec 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Dec 31, 2020
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Current maturities of long-term debt, commercial paper and finance leases 1,838 3,348 2,341 2,131 2,623
Long-term debt and finance leases, excluding current maturities 19,446 18,916 17,321 19,784 22,031
Total debt 21,284 22,264 19,662 21,915 24,654
Equity for controlling interests 16,718 17,306 19,786 14,253 657
Total capital 38,002 39,570 39,448 36,168 25,311
Solvency Ratio
Debt to capital1 0.56 0.56 0.50 0.61 0.97
Benchmarks
Debt to Capital, Competitors2
FedEx Corp. 0.42 0.44 0.45 0.46 0.55
Uber Technologies Inc. 0.31 0.47 0.57 0.40 0.39
Union Pacific Corp. 0.65 0.69 0.73 0.68 0.61
United Airlines Holdings Inc. 0.69 0.77 0.82 0.88 0.83
Debt to Capital, Sector
Transportation 0.54 0.60 0.62 0.62 0.67
Debt to Capital, Industry
Industrials 0.58 0.60 0.59 0.58 0.65

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31).

1 2024 Calculation
Debt to capital = Total debt ÷ Total capital
= 21,284 ÷ 38,002 = 0.56

2 Click competitor name to see calculations.

Solvency ratio Description The company
Debt to capital ratio A solvency ratio calculated as total debt divided by total debt plus shareholders’ equity. United Parcel Service Inc. debt to capital ratio deteriorated from 2022 to 2023 but then slightly improved from 2023 to 2024.

Debt to Capital (including Operating Lease Liability)

United Parcel Service Inc., debt to capital (including operating lease liability) calculation, comparison to benchmarks

Microsoft Excel
Dec 31, 2024 Dec 31, 2023 Dec 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Dec 31, 2020
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Current maturities of long-term debt, commercial paper and finance leases 1,838 3,348 2,341 2,131 2,623
Long-term debt and finance leases, excluding current maturities 19,446 18,916 17,321 19,784 22,031
Total debt 21,284 22,264 19,662 21,915 24,654
Current maturities of operating leases 733 709 621 580 560
Non-current operating leases 3,635 3,756 3,238 3,033 2,540
Total debt (including operating lease liability) 25,652 26,729 23,521 25,528 27,754
Equity for controlling interests 16,718 17,306 19,786 14,253 657
Total capital (including operating lease liability) 42,370 44,035 43,307 39,781 28,411
Solvency Ratio
Debt to capital (including operating lease liability)1 0.61 0.61 0.54 0.64 0.98
Benchmarks
Debt to Capital (including Operating Lease Liability), Competitors2
FedEx Corp. 0.58 0.60 0.60 0.60 0.66
Uber Technologies Inc. 0.35 0.51 0.61 0.44 0.44
Union Pacific Corp. 0.66 0.70 0.74 0.69 0.63
United Airlines Holdings Inc. 0.73 0.80 0.84 0.89 0.85
Debt to Capital (including Operating Lease Liability), Sector
Transportation 0.60 0.65 0.67 0.67 0.71
Debt to Capital (including Operating Lease Liability), Industry
Industrials 0.61 0.63 0.61 0.61 0.67

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31).

1 2024 Calculation
Debt to capital (including operating lease liability) = Total debt (including operating lease liability) ÷ Total capital (including operating lease liability)
= 25,652 ÷ 42,370 = 0.61

2 Click competitor name to see calculations.

Solvency ratio Description The company
Debt to capital ratio (including operating lease liability) A solvency ratio calculated as total debt (including operating lease liability) divided by total debt (including operating lease liability) plus shareholders’ equity. United Parcel Service Inc. debt to capital ratio (including operating lease liability) deteriorated from 2022 to 2023 but then slightly improved from 2023 to 2024.

Debt to Assets

United Parcel Service Inc., debt to assets calculation, comparison to benchmarks

Microsoft Excel
Dec 31, 2024 Dec 31, 2023 Dec 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Dec 31, 2020
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Current maturities of long-term debt, commercial paper and finance leases 1,838 3,348 2,341 2,131 2,623
Long-term debt and finance leases, excluding current maturities 19,446 18,916 17,321 19,784 22,031
Total debt 21,284 22,264 19,662 21,915 24,654
 
Total assets 70,070 70,857 71,124 69,405 62,408
Solvency Ratio
Debt to assets1 0.30 0.31 0.28 0.32 0.40
Benchmarks
Debt to Assets, Competitors2
FedEx Corp. 0.23 0.24 0.24 0.25 0.30
Uber Technologies Inc. 0.19 0.26 0.30 0.25 0.24
Union Pacific Corp. 0.46 0.49 0.51 0.47 0.43
United Airlines Holdings Inc. 0.39 0.45 0.48 0.52 0.48
Debt to Assets, Sector
Transportation 0.32 0.35 0.36 0.36 0.38
Debt to Assets, Industry
Industrials 0.31 0.31 0.31 0.30 0.33

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31).

1 2024 Calculation
Debt to assets = Total debt ÷ Total assets
= 21,284 ÷ 70,070 = 0.30

2 Click competitor name to see calculations.

Solvency ratio Description The company
Debt to assets ratio A solvency ratio calculated as total debt divided by total assets. United Parcel Service Inc. debt to assets ratio deteriorated from 2022 to 2023 but then slightly improved from 2023 to 2024.

Debt to Assets (including Operating Lease Liability)

United Parcel Service Inc., debt to assets (including operating lease liability) calculation, comparison to benchmarks

Microsoft Excel
Dec 31, 2024 Dec 31, 2023 Dec 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Dec 31, 2020
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Current maturities of long-term debt, commercial paper and finance leases 1,838 3,348 2,341 2,131 2,623
Long-term debt and finance leases, excluding current maturities 19,446 18,916 17,321 19,784 22,031
Total debt 21,284 22,264 19,662 21,915 24,654
Current maturities of operating leases 733 709 621 580 560
Non-current operating leases 3,635 3,756 3,238 3,033 2,540
Total debt (including operating lease liability) 25,652 26,729 23,521 25,528 27,754
 
Total assets 70,070 70,857 71,124 69,405 62,408
Solvency Ratio
Debt to assets (including operating lease liability)1 0.37 0.38 0.33 0.37 0.44
Benchmarks
Debt to Assets (including Operating Lease Liability), Competitors2
FedEx Corp. 0.43 0.44 0.43 0.44 0.49
Uber Technologies Inc. 0.22 0.30 0.36 0.29 0.29
Union Pacific Corp. 0.48 0.51 0.53 0.50 0.45
United Airlines Holdings Inc. 0.45 0.52 0.55 0.60 0.57
Debt to Assets (including Operating Lease Liability), Sector
Transportation 0.40 0.44 0.45 0.45 0.47
Debt to Assets (including Operating Lease Liability), Industry
Industrials 0.35 0.35 0.34 0.34 0.36

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31).

1 2024 Calculation
Debt to assets (including operating lease liability) = Total debt (including operating lease liability) ÷ Total assets
= 25,652 ÷ 70,070 = 0.37

2 Click competitor name to see calculations.

Solvency ratio Description The company
Debt to assets ratio (including operating lease liability) A solvency ratio calculated as total debt (including operating lease liability) divided by total assets. United Parcel Service Inc. debt to assets ratio (including operating lease liability) deteriorated from 2022 to 2023 but then slightly improved from 2023 to 2024.

Financial Leverage

United Parcel Service Inc., financial leverage calculation, comparison to benchmarks

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Dec 31, 2024 Dec 31, 2023 Dec 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Dec 31, 2020
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Total assets 70,070 70,857 71,124 69,405 62,408
Equity for controlling interests 16,718 17,306 19,786 14,253 657
Solvency Ratio
Financial leverage1 4.19 4.09 3.59 4.87 94.99
Benchmarks
Financial Leverage, Competitors2
FedEx Corp. 3.15 3.34 3.45 3.43 4.02
Uber Technologies Inc. 2.38 3.44 4.37 2.68 2.71
Union Pacific Corp. 4.01 4.54 5.38 4.49 3.68
United Airlines Holdings Inc. 5.84 7.63 9.77 13.56 9.99
Financial Leverage, Sector
Transportation 3.67 4.25 4.53 4.48 5.38
Financial Leverage, Industry
Industrials 4.49 4.94 4.65 4.52 5.49

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31).

1 2024 Calculation
Financial leverage = Total assets ÷ Equity for controlling interests
= 70,070 ÷ 16,718 = 4.19

2 Click competitor name to see calculations.

Solvency ratio Description The company
Financial leverage ratio A solvency ratio calculated as total assets divided by total shareholders’ equity. United Parcel Service Inc. financial leverage ratio increased from 2022 to 2023 and from 2023 to 2024.

Interest Coverage

United Parcel Service Inc., interest coverage calculation, comparison to benchmarks

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Dec 31, 2024 Dec 31, 2023 Dec 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Dec 31, 2020
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Net income 5,782 6,708 11,548 12,890 1,343
Add: Income tax expense 1,660 1,865 3,277 3,705 501
Add: Interest expense 866 785 704 694 701
Earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) 8,308 9,358 15,529 17,289 2,545
Solvency Ratio
Interest coverage1 9.59 11.92 22.06 24.91 3.63
Benchmarks
Interest Coverage, Competitors2
FedEx Corp. 8.83 8.73 8.11 9.42 3.48
Uber Technologies Inc. 8.81 4.74 -15.49 -1.20 -14.24
Union Pacific Corp. 7.93 7.14 8.14 8.33 7.12
United Airlines Holdings Inc. 3.97 2.91 1.59 -0.62 -7.89
Interest Coverage, Sector
Transportation 7.31 6.34 5.17 6.98 -0.34
Interest Coverage, Industry
Industrials 5.79 6.64 4.98 5.14 1.25

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31).

1 2024 Calculation
Interest coverage = EBIT ÷ Interest expense
= 8,308 ÷ 866 = 9.59

2 Click competitor name to see calculations.

Solvency ratio Description The company
Interest coverage ratio A solvency ratio calculated as EBIT divided by interest payments. United Parcel Service Inc. interest coverage ratio deteriorated from 2022 to 2023 and from 2023 to 2024.

Fixed Charge Coverage

United Parcel Service Inc., fixed charge coverage calculation, comparison to benchmarks

Microsoft Excel
Dec 31, 2024 Dec 31, 2023 Dec 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Dec 31, 2020
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Net income 5,782 6,708 11,548 12,890 1,343
Add: Income tax expense 1,660 1,865 3,277 3,705 501
Add: Interest expense 866 785 704 694 701
Earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) 8,308 9,358 15,529 17,289 2,545
Add: Operating lease costs 912 860 736 729 711
Earnings before fixed charges and tax 9,220 10,218 16,265 18,018 3,256
 
Interest expense 866 785 704 694 701
Operating lease costs 912 860 736 729 711
Fixed charges 1,778 1,645 1,440 1,423 1,412
Solvency Ratio
Fixed charge coverage1 5.19 6.21 11.30 12.66 2.31
Benchmarks
Fixed Charge Coverage, Competitors2
FedEx Corp. 2.43 2.34 2.29 2.83 1.50
Uber Technologies Inc. 6.00 3.48 -9.72 -0.36 -6.43
Union Pacific Corp. 6.47 5.82 6.64 6.81 5.79
United Airlines Holdings Inc. 2.85 2.25 1.38 -0.01 -3.58
Fixed Charge Coverage, Sector
Transportation 3.88 3.54 2.98 3.86 0.41
Fixed Charge Coverage, Industry
Industrials 3.96 4.32 3.30 3.44 1.12

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31).

1 2024 Calculation
Fixed charge coverage = Earnings before fixed charges and tax ÷ Fixed charges
= 9,220 ÷ 1,778 = 5.19

2 Click competitor name to see calculations.

Solvency ratio Description The company
Fixed charge coverage ratio A solvency ratio calculated as earnings before fixed charges and tax divided by fixed charges. United Parcel Service Inc. fixed charge coverage ratio deteriorated from 2022 to 2023 and from 2023 to 2024.