Analysis of Long-term (Investment) Activity Ratios
Quarterly Data
Activity ratios measure how efficiently a company performs day-to-day tasks, such us the collection of receivables and management of inventory.
Long-term Activity Ratios (Summary)
United Parcel Service Inc., long-term (investment) activity ratios (quarterly data)
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31).
| Long-term activity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Net fixed asset turnover | An activity ratio calculated as total revenue divided by net fixed assets. | United Parcel Service Inc. net fixed asset turnover ratio improved from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 and from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024. |
| Net fixed asset turnover (including operating lease, right-of-use asset) | An activity ratio calculated as total revenue divided by net fixed assets (including operating lease, right-of-use asset). | United Parcel Service Inc. net fixed asset turnover ratio (with operating lease, right-of-use asset) improved from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 and from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024. |
| Total asset turnover | An activity ratio calculated as total revenue divided by total assets. | United Parcel Service Inc. total asset turnover ratio improved from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 but then slightly deteriorated from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024 not reaching Q2 2024 level. |
| Equity turnover | An activity ratio calculated as total revenue divided by shareholders’ equity. | United Parcel Service Inc. equity turnover ratio improved from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 and from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024. |
Net Fixed Asset Turnover
United Parcel Service Inc., net fixed asset turnover calculation (quarterly data)
| Dec 31, 2024 | Sep 30, 2024 | Jun 30, 2024 | Mar 31, 2024 | Dec 31, 2023 | Sep 30, 2023 | Jun 30, 2023 | Mar 31, 2023 | Dec 31, 2022 | Sep 30, 2022 | Jun 30, 2022 | Mar 31, 2022 | Dec 31, 2021 | Sep 30, 2021 | Jun 30, 2021 | Mar 31, 2021 | Dec 31, 2020 | Sep 30, 2020 | Jun 30, 2020 | Mar 31, 2020 | |||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Revenue | 25,301) | 22,245) | 21,818) | 21,706) | 24,917) | 21,061) | 22,055) | 22,925) | 27,033) | 24,161) | 24,766) | 24,378) | 27,771) | 23,184) | 23,424) | 22,908) | 24,896) | 21,238) | 20,459) | 18,035) | ||||||
| Property, plant and equipment, net | 37,179) | 37,389) | 37,129) | 37,168) | 36,945) | 36,013) | 35,501) | 34,995) | 34,719) | 33,625) | 33,487) | 33,595) | 33,475) | 32,859) | 32,631) | 32,455) | 32,254) | 32,164) | 31,439) | 30,908) | ||||||
| Long-term Activity Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net fixed asset turnover1 | 2.45 | 2.43 | 2.41 | 2.41 | 2.46 | 2.58 | 2.71 | 2.83 | 2.89 | 3.01 | 2.99 | 2.94 | 2.91 | 2.87 | 2.83 | 2.76 | 2.62 | — | — | — | ||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net Fixed Asset Turnover, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FedEx Corp. | 2.11 | 2.11 | 2.12 | 2.15 | 2.22 | 2.32 | 2.37 | 2.44 | 2.45 | 2.45 | 2.41 | 2.37 | 2.35 | 2.25 | 2.16 | 2.09 | 2.06 | 2.09 | 2.13 | 2.20 | ||||||
| Uber Technologies Inc. | 22.53 | 21.17 | 19.69 | 18.98 | 17.98 | 17.12 | 16.54 | 15.80 | 15.31 | 14.96 | 13.73 | 11.55 | 9.42 | 8.33 | 7.21 | 6.14 | 6.14 | — | — | — | ||||||
| Union Pacific Corp. | 0.42 | 0.42 | 0.42 | 0.42 | 0.42 | 0.42 | 0.44 | 0.45 | 0.44 | 0.44 | 0.42 | 0.41 | 0.40 | 0.39 | 0.38 | 0.36 | 0.36 | — | — | — | ||||||
| United Airlines Holdings Inc. | 1.33 | 1.34 | 1.37 | 1.35 | 1.35 | 1.37 | 1.37 | 1.36 | 1.31 | 1.25 | 1.12 | 0.91 | 0.77 | 0.62 | 0.45 | 0.33 | 0.49 | — | — | — | ||||||
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31).
1 Q4 2024 Calculation
Net fixed asset turnover
= (RevenueQ4 2024
+ RevenueQ3 2024
+ RevenueQ2 2024
+ RevenueQ1 2024)
÷ Property, plant and equipment, net
= (25,301 + 22,245 + 21,818 + 21,706)
÷ 37,179 = 2.45
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Long-term activity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Net fixed asset turnover | An activity ratio calculated as total revenue divided by net fixed assets. | United Parcel Service Inc. net fixed asset turnover ratio improved from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 and from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024. |
Net Fixed Asset Turnover (including Operating Lease, Right-of-Use Asset)
United Parcel Service Inc., net fixed asset turnover (including operating lease, right-of-use asset) calculation (quarterly data)
| Dec 31, 2024 | Sep 30, 2024 | Jun 30, 2024 | Mar 31, 2024 | Dec 31, 2023 | Sep 30, 2023 | Jun 30, 2023 | Mar 31, 2023 | Dec 31, 2022 | Sep 30, 2022 | Jun 30, 2022 | Mar 31, 2022 | Dec 31, 2021 | Sep 30, 2021 | Jun 30, 2021 | Mar 31, 2021 | Dec 31, 2020 | Sep 30, 2020 | Jun 30, 2020 | Mar 31, 2020 | |||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Revenue | 25,301) | 22,245) | 21,818) | 21,706) | 24,917) | 21,061) | 22,055) | 22,925) | 27,033) | 24,161) | 24,766) | 24,378) | 27,771) | 23,184) | 23,424) | 22,908) | 24,896) | 21,238) | 20,459) | 18,035) | ||||||
| Property, plant and equipment, net | 37,179) | 37,389) | 37,129) | 37,168) | 36,945) | 36,013) | 35,501) | 34,995) | 34,719) | 33,625) | 33,487) | 33,595) | 33,475) | 32,859) | 32,631) | 32,455) | 32,254) | 32,164) | 31,439) | 30,908) | ||||||
| Operating lease right-of-use assets | 4,149) | 4,129) | 4,088) | 4,223) | 4,308) | 4,162) | 4,219) | 4,089) | 3,755) | 3,417) | 3,436) | 3,481) | 3,562) | 3,460) | 3,568) | 3,044) | 3,073) | 3,022) | 2,998) | 3,041) | ||||||
| Property, plant and equipment, net (including operating lease, right-of-use asset) | 41,328) | 41,518) | 41,217) | 41,391) | 41,253) | 40,175) | 39,720) | 39,084) | 38,474) | 37,042) | 36,923) | 37,076) | 37,037) | 36,319) | 36,199) | 35,499) | 35,327) | 35,186) | 34,437) | 33,949) | ||||||
| Long-term Activity Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net fixed asset turnover (including operating lease, right-of-use asset)1 | 2.20 | 2.18 | 2.17 | 2.17 | 2.20 | 2.32 | 2.42 | 2.53 | 2.61 | 2.73 | 2.71 | 2.66 | 2.63 | 2.60 | 2.55 | 2.52 | 2.40 | — | — | — | ||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net Fixed Asset Turnover (including Operating Lease, Right-of-Use Asset), Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FedEx Corp. | 1.50 | 1.50 | 1.50 | 1.51 | 1.55 | 1.62 | 1.65 | 1.69 | 1.71 | 1.70 | 1.68 | 1.67 | 1.64 | 1.58 | 1.51 | 1.47 | 1.46 | 1.47 | 1.49 | 1.53 | ||||||
| Uber Technologies Inc. | 14.14 | 13.23 | 12.46 | 11.88 | 11.25 | 10.70 | 10.26 | 9.73 | 9.03 | 8.68 | 7.65 | 6.50 | 5.39 | 4.95 | 4.25 | 3.57 | 3.61 | — | — | — | ||||||
| Union Pacific Corp. | 0.41 | 0.41 | 0.41 | 0.41 | 0.41 | 0.41 | 0.42 | 0.43 | 0.43 | 0.43 | 0.41 | 0.40 | 0.38 | 0.38 | 0.37 | 0.35 | 0.35 | — | — | — | ||||||
| United Airlines Holdings Inc. | 1.22 | 1.23 | 1.25 | 1.24 | 1.23 | 1.24 | 1.24 | 1.22 | 1.17 | 1.11 | 0.98 | 0.79 | 0.67 | 0.54 | 0.40 | 0.29 | 0.43 | — | — | — | ||||||
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31).
1 Q4 2024 Calculation
Net fixed asset turnover (including operating lease, right-of-use asset)
= (RevenueQ4 2024
+ RevenueQ3 2024
+ RevenueQ2 2024
+ RevenueQ1 2024)
÷ Property, plant and equipment, net (including operating lease, right-of-use asset)
= (25,301 + 22,245 + 21,818 + 21,706)
÷ 41,328 = 2.20
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Long-term activity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Net fixed asset turnover (including operating lease, right-of-use asset) | An activity ratio calculated as total revenue divided by net fixed assets (including operating lease, right-of-use asset). | United Parcel Service Inc. net fixed asset turnover ratio (with operating lease, right-of-use asset) improved from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 and from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024. |
Total Asset Turnover
United Parcel Service Inc., total asset turnover calculation (quarterly data)
| Dec 31, 2024 | Sep 30, 2024 | Jun 30, 2024 | Mar 31, 2024 | Dec 31, 2023 | Sep 30, 2023 | Jun 30, 2023 | Mar 31, 2023 | Dec 31, 2022 | Sep 30, 2022 | Jun 30, 2022 | Mar 31, 2022 | Dec 31, 2021 | Sep 30, 2021 | Jun 30, 2021 | Mar 31, 2021 | Dec 31, 2020 | Sep 30, 2020 | Jun 30, 2020 | Mar 31, 2020 | |||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Revenue | 25,301) | 22,245) | 21,818) | 21,706) | 24,917) | 21,061) | 22,055) | 22,925) | 27,033) | 24,161) | 24,766) | 24,378) | 27,771) | 23,184) | 23,424) | 22,908) | 24,896) | 21,238) | 20,459) | 18,035) | ||||||
| Total assets | 70,070) | 68,263) | 69,418) | 67,628) | 70,857) | 70,281) | 70,347) | 72,189) | 71,124) | 69,544) | 70,089) | 70,113) | 69,405) | 65,739) | 64,869) | 63,312) | 62,408) | 62,406) | 62,057) | 60,895) | ||||||
| Long-term Activity Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total asset turnover1 | 1.30 | 1.33 | 1.29 | 1.33 | 1.28 | 1.32 | 1.37 | 1.37 | 1.41 | 1.45 | 1.43 | 1.41 | 1.40 | 1.44 | 1.43 | 1.41 | 1.36 | — | — | — | ||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total Asset Turnover, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FedEx Corp. | 1.01 | 1.02 | 1.00 | 1.01 | 1.03 | 1.08 | 1.10 | 1.10 | 1.09 | 1.09 | 1.06 | 1.06 | 1.01 | 0.95 | 0.92 | 0.92 | 0.94 | 1.00 | 0.99 | 1.02 | ||||||
| Uber Technologies Inc. | 0.86 | 0.89 | 0.96 | 0.97 | 0.96 | 1.00 | 1.03 | 1.04 | 0.99 | 0.93 | 0.82 | 0.65 | 0.45 | 0.40 | 0.35 | 0.31 | 0.33 | — | — | — | ||||||
| Union Pacific Corp. | 0.36 | 0.36 | 0.36 | 0.36 | 0.36 | 0.36 | 0.38 | 0.38 | 0.38 | 0.37 | 0.36 | 0.35 | 0.34 | 0.34 | 0.33 | 0.31 | 0.31 | — | — | — | ||||||
| United Airlines Holdings Inc. | 0.77 | 0.77 | 0.76 | 0.76 | 0.76 | 0.72 | 0.69 | 0.69 | 0.67 | 0.59 | 0.51 | 0.42 | 0.36 | 0.29 | 0.21 | 0.17 | 0.26 | — | — | — | ||||||
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31).
1 Q4 2024 Calculation
Total asset turnover
= (RevenueQ4 2024
+ RevenueQ3 2024
+ RevenueQ2 2024
+ RevenueQ1 2024)
÷ Total assets
= (25,301 + 22,245 + 21,818 + 21,706)
÷ 70,070 = 1.30
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Long-term activity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Total asset turnover | An activity ratio calculated as total revenue divided by total assets. | United Parcel Service Inc. total asset turnover ratio improved from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 but then slightly deteriorated from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024 not reaching Q2 2024 level. |
Equity Turnover
United Parcel Service Inc., equity turnover calculation (quarterly data)
| Dec 31, 2024 | Sep 30, 2024 | Jun 30, 2024 | Mar 31, 2024 | Dec 31, 2023 | Sep 30, 2023 | Jun 30, 2023 | Mar 31, 2023 | Dec 31, 2022 | Sep 30, 2022 | Jun 30, 2022 | Mar 31, 2022 | Dec 31, 2021 | Sep 30, 2021 | Jun 30, 2021 | Mar 31, 2021 | Dec 31, 2020 | Sep 30, 2020 | Jun 30, 2020 | Mar 31, 2020 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Revenue | 25,301) | 22,245) | 21,818) | 21,706) | 24,917) | 21,061) | 22,055) | 22,925) | 27,033) | 24,161) | 24,766) | 24,378) | 27,771) | 23,184) | 23,424) | 22,908) | 24,896) | 21,238) | 20,459) | 18,035) | ||||||
| Equity for controlling interests | 16,718) | 16,857) | 17,030) | 16,909) | 17,306) | 19,168) | 20,019) | 20,038) | 19,786) | 16,968) | 16,289) | 15,416) | 14,253) | 12,041) | 10,805) | 7,147) | 657) | 5,592) | 4,363) | 3,299) | ||||||
| Long-term Activity Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Equity turnover1 | 5.45 | 5.38 | 5.26 | 5.31 | 5.26 | 4.86 | 4.80 | 4.93 | 5.07 | 5.96 | 6.15 | 6.41 | 6.83 | 7.84 | 8.56 | 12.52 | 128.81 | — | — | — | ||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Equity Turnover, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FedEx Corp. | 3.18 | 3.32 | 3.29 | 3.34 | 3.46 | 3.74 | 3.90 | 3.77 | 3.75 | 3.74 | 3.59 | 3.56 | 3.47 | 3.58 | 3.55 | 3.67 | 3.78 | 3.70 | 3.71 | 3.84 | ||||||
| Uber Technologies Inc. | 2.04 | 2.84 | 3.24 | 3.49 | 3.31 | 3.84 | 4.04 | 4.51 | 4.34 | 4.65 | 3.84 | 2.40 | 1.21 | 1.07 | 0.90 | 0.79 | 0.91 | — | — | — | ||||||
| Union Pacific Corp. | 1.44 | 1.46 | 1.46 | 1.54 | 1.63 | 1.72 | 1.88 | 2.01 | 2.05 | 2.08 | 1.84 | 1.90 | 1.54 | 1.52 | 1.44 | 1.19 | 1.15 | — | — | — | ||||||
| United Airlines Holdings Inc. | 4.50 | 4.90 | 5.29 | 5.97 | 5.76 | 5.93 | 6.60 | 7.32 | 6.52 | 8.32 | 8.99 | 8.00 | 4.90 | 3.66 | 2.98 | 2.04 | 2.58 | — | — | — | ||||||
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31).
1 Q4 2024 Calculation
Equity turnover
= (RevenueQ4 2024
+ RevenueQ3 2024
+ RevenueQ2 2024
+ RevenueQ1 2024)
÷ Equity for controlling interests
= (25,301 + 22,245 + 21,818 + 21,706)
÷ 16,718 = 5.45
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Long-term activity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Equity turnover | An activity ratio calculated as total revenue divided by shareholders’ equity. | United Parcel Service Inc. equity turnover ratio improved from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 and from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024. |