UPS vs FDX vs EXPD
161 measures in 16 categories, one definition each, computed from filings and market data.
UPS43.9
United Parcel Service, Inc.
Industrials · Integrated Freight & Logistics
$97.50 −0.34%$73.1B mkt cap
Score DNA
FDX53.7
FedEx Corporation
Industrials · Integrated Freight & Logistics
$293.55 −0.67%$69.5B mkt cap
Score DNA
EXPD64.6
Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.
Industrials · Integrated Freight & Logistics
$195.91 −1.41%$25.5B mkt cap
Score DNA
Price, rebased to 100 three years ago
UPS FDX EXPD · weekly adjusted closesSmart money 8Valuation 16Profitability (TTM) 12Returns on capital 11Growth 17Margin history & stability 7Liquidity (latest quarter) 7Leverage & solvency (latest quarter) 13Efficiency 11Cash flow & earnings quality 7Dividends & buybacks 9Scores & forensic checks 15Per share 7Size (TTM) 8Price performance 9Technicals 4
● marks the highest or lowest value where that direction is plainly stronger (margins, returns, coverage, leverage); multiples and yields are left unmarked. Bars show each stock's percentile within its own industry. n/a: the measure does not apply to lenders and insurers.
Smart money
8 measures| Measure | UPS | FDX | EXPD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Insider open-market buys, 180d | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Insider $ bought, 180d | — | — | — |
| Congress purchases, 180d | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Last Congress purchase | 2026-09-25 | 2026-09-11 | 2026-05-01 |
| 13F net change in holders | +32 | −71 | — |
| ETFs adding shares, 30d | 1,185 | 1,188 | 1,025 |
| ETFs trimming, 30d | 893 | 931 | 941 |
| Net ETF funds, 30d | +292 | +257 | +84 |
Valuation
16 measures| Measure | UPS | FDX | EXPD |
|---|---|---|---|
| P/E (TTM) | 16.0x
30th
|
15.7x
20th
|
27.7x
60th
|
| PEG (P/E ÷ 3-yr EPS CAGR) | — | 2.81 | — |
| Price / sales | 0.8x
42nd
|
0.7x
33rd
|
2.1x
83rd
|
| Price / book | 4.8x
56th
|
2.2x
44th
|
12.0x
100th
|
| Price / tangible book | 17.1x
88th
|
3.2x
12th
|
10.2x
75th
|
| Price / free cash flow | 13.3x
30th
|
13.6x
40th
|
27.6x
80th
|
| Price / operating cash flow | 8.2x
27th
|
7.8x
18th
|
26.2x
82nd
|
| Enterprise value | $97.1B
92nd
|
$99.1B
100th
|
$25.0B
83rd
|
| EV / sales | 1.1x
50th
|
1.0x
33rd
|
2.1x
75th
|
| EV / EBITDA | 9.2x
22nd
|
9.3x
33rd
|
19.9x
89th
|
| EV / EBIT | 14.4x
22nd
|
15.9x
33rd
|
20.8x
56th
|
| EV / free cash flow | 17.7x
20th
|
19.4x
30th
|
27.1x
70th
|
| Earnings yield | 6.3%
75th
|
6.4%
83rd
|
3.6%
50th
|
| FCF yield | 7.5%
75th
|
7.4%
67th
|
3.6%
33rd
|
| Operating cash flow yield | 12.2%
75th
|
12.8%
83rd
|
3.8%
25th
|
| Graham number (per share) | $46.25
50th
|
$233.15
100th
|
$49.88
75th
|
Profitability (TTM)
12 measures| Measure | UPS | FDX | EXPD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | 16.6%
50th
|
22.9%
58th
|
23.9%
67th
|
| EBITDA margin | 11.8%
83rd
|
11.2%
75th
|
10.5%
67th
|
| Operating margin | 7.3%
67th
|
6.7%
58th
|
9.8%
83rd
|
| EBIT margin | 7.5%
83rd
|
6.6%
67th
|
10.0%
92nd
|
| Net margin | 5.1%
67th
|
4.7%
58th
|
7.6%
92nd
|
| NOPAT margin | 5.7%
67th
|
5.2%
58th
|
7.4%
83rd
|
| FCF margin | 6.1%
75th
|
5.4%
67th
|
7.7%
83rd
|
| Operating cash flow margin | 9.9%
83rd
|
9.4%
75th
|
8.1%
67th
|
| R&D / revenue | 0.0%
0th
|
0.0%
0th
|
0.0%
0th
|
| SG&A / revenue | 0.0%
0th
|
12.4%
75th
|
11.4%
67th
|
| Stock comp / revenue | 0.1%
33rd
|
0.0%
0th
|
0.6%
83rd
|
| Effective tax rate | 22.1%
33rd
|
23.5%
50th
|
24.8%
75th
|
Returns on capital
11 measures| Measure | UPS | FDX | EXPD |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROE (on average equity) | 29.7%
80th
|
14.8%
50th
|
42.6%
100th
|
| ROA | 6.4%
67th
|
4.8%
50th
|
18.5%
100th
|
| ROIC | 13.1%
58th
|
8.0%
50th
|
53.8%
100th
|
| ROCE | 11.9%
58th
|
7.8%
50th
|
46.8%
100th
|
| Return on tangible assets | 9.5%
58th
|
6.7%
50th
|
24.3%
100th
|
| Cash ROIC (OCF / invested capital) | 22.8%
67th
|
14.6%
50th
|
58.8%
100th
|
| Gross profitability (GP / assets) | 21.0%
33rd
|
21.9%
42nd
|
56.0%
92nd
|
| ROIC, 3-yr average | 11.6%
73rd
|
6.8%
45th
|
40.7%
100th
|
| ROIC, 5-yr average | 18.8%
70th
|
8.1%
30th
|
50.1%
100th
|
| ROE, 5-yr average | 42.9%
100th
|
15.0%
44th
|
39.6%
89th
|
| Incremental ROIC | -71.7%
27th
|
19.2%
73rd
|
-259.1%
0th
|
Growth
17 measures| Measure | UPS | FDX | EXPD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (TTM YoY) | -0.3%
27th
|
7.7%
100th
|
6.8%
82nd
|
| Revenue growth (QoQ) | 7.7%
45th
|
4.2%
27th
|
25.8%
100th
|
| Revenue CAGR, 3 yr | -2.1%
64th
|
1.7%
82nd
|
-1.6%
73rd
|
| Revenue CAGR, 5 yr | -0.5%
30th
|
2.5%
80th
|
-0.5%
40th
|
| Gross profit CAGR, 3 yr | -8.8%
18th
|
4.2%
64th
|
19.0%
91st
|
| Operating income CAGR, 3 yr | -17.1%
22nd
|
5.8%
78th
|
-5.0%
56th
|
| Net income growth (TTM YoY) | -20.2%
11th
|
8.4%
44th
|
7.8%
33rd
|
| Net income CAGR, 3 yr | -23.0%
25th
|
3.7%
88th
|
-4.5%
62nd
|
| EPS growth (TTM YoY) | -20.6%
0th
|
7.0%
33rd
|
11.7%
56th
|
| EPS CAGR, 3 yr | -22.7%
25th
|
5.6%
88th
|
-0.2%
75th
|
| EPS CAGR, 5 yr | -5.2%
12th
|
-0.9%
38th
|
3.7%
62nd
|
| FCF growth (TTM YoY) | 55.0%
40th
|
71.6%
60th
|
14.0%
30th
|
| FCF CAGR, 3 yr | -4.0%
67th
|
24.7%
78th
|
-20.0%
44th
|
| Operating cash flow CAGR, 3 yr | -8.0%
64th
|
0.4%
73rd
|
-19.5%
45th
|
| Book value CAGR, 3 yr | -8.7%
0th
|
8.5%
100th
|
-1.8%
33rd
|
| Dividend CAGR, 3 yr | 0.5%
14th
|
2.6%
57th
|
5.1%
71st
|
| Sustainable growth rate | -5.4%
0th
|
10.2%
62nd
|
32.9%
100th
|
Margin history & stability
7 measures| Measure | UPS | FDX | EXPD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin, 3-yr average | 17.5%
55th
|
22.0%
73rd
|
16.7%
45th
|
| Operating margin, 3-yr average | 8.5%
82nd
|
7.0%
64th
|
9.7%
91st
|
| Net margin, 3-yr average | 5.8%
91st
|
4.8%
73rd
|
7.5%
100th
|
| FCF margin, 3-yr average | 5.1%
73rd
|
4.1%
45th
|
7.5%
91st
|
| Revenue stability (0-1) | 0.31
55th
|
0.64
73rd
|
0.07
27th
|
| Earnings stability (0-1) | 0.32
73rd
|
0.09
18th
|
0.26
64th
|
| Margin stability (0-1) | 0.91
55th
|
0.97
100th
|
0.68
18th
|
Liquidity (latest quarter)
7 measures| Measure | UPS | FDX | EXPD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cash & short-term investments | $4.7B
92nd
|
$13.3B
100th
|
$1.0B
83rd
|
| Net cash (− = net debt) | −$24.0B
8th
|
−$29.6B
0th
|
$464.2M
100th
|
| Working capital | $2.7B
92nd
|
$9.0B
100th
|
$1.4B
83rd
|
| Current ratio | 1.18
17th
|
1.48
50th
|
1.57
67th
|
| Quick ratio | 1.18
17th
|
1.44
42nd
|
1.57
67th
|
| Cash ratio (cash + ST investments / current liabilities) | 0.31
58th
|
0.70
92nd
|
0.40
75th
|
| Defensive interval (days) | 669 days
50th
|
619 days
42nd
|
790 days
75th
|
Leverage & solvency (latest quarter)
13 measures| Measure | UPS | FDX | EXPD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total debt | $28.7B
92nd
|
$42.9B
100th
|
$567.3M
33rd
|
| Debt / equity | 1.90
89th
|
1.36
78th
|
0.27
11th
|
| Net debt / equity | 1.59
89th
|
0.94
67th
|
−0.22
22nd
|
| Debt / assets | 40.2%
58th
|
43.4%
67th
|
11.0%
8th
|
| Debt / capital | 65.6%
89th
|
57.6%
78th
|
21.1%
11th
|
| Debt / EBITDA | 2.71
67th
|
4.05
78th
|
0.45
0th
|
| Net debt / EBITDA | 2.27
67th
|
2.79
78th
|
−0.37
11th
|
| Interest coverage (EBIT / interest) | 4.1x
40th
|
11.7x
70th
|
— |
| Cash interest coverage | 5.5x
40th
|
16.8x
80th
|
— |
| Debt payback (years of OCF) | 3.2 yrs
45th
|
4.8 yrs
73rd
|
0.6 yrs
0th
|
| Liabilities / assets | 78.8%
75th
|
68.0%
50th
|
58.7%
42nd
|
| IS credit model rating | BBB | BBB+ | AA+ |
| Implied credit spread (bps) | 275
58th
|
225
50th
|
65
8th
|
Efficiency
11 measures| Measure | UPS | FDX | EXPD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asset turnover | 1.26
50th
|
1.02
33rd
|
2.43
83rd
|
| Fixed asset turnover | 2.15
18th
|
1.61
0th
|
12.06
73rd
|
| Inventory turnover | — | 114.9 | — |
| Receivables turnover | 8.5
83rd
|
7.9
75th
|
5.2
17th
|
| Days sales outstanding | 43 days
17th
|
46 days
25th
|
70 days
83rd
|
| Days inventory outstanding | — | 3 days | — |
| Days payables outstanding | 29 days
42nd
|
20 days
8th
|
52 days
75th
|
| Cash conversion cycle (days) | 14 days
33rd
|
29 days
67th
|
19 days
42nd
|
| Capex / revenue | 3.8%
67th
|
4.0%
92nd
|
0.4%
17th
|
| Capex / depreciation | 0.88
83rd
|
0.87
75th
|
0.89
92nd
|
| Operating expense ratio | 9.2%
25th
|
14.3%
58th
|
19.3%
67th
|
Cash flow & earnings quality
7 measures| Measure | UPS | FDX | EXPD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow / net income | 1.95
60th
|
2.01
70th
|
1.06
20th
|
| FCF / net income | 1.20
60th
|
1.15
50th
|
1.00
20th
|
| FCF / operating cash flow | 61.7%
18th
|
57.3%
9th
|
95.0%
91st
|
| Capex / operating cash flow | 38.3%
82nd
|
42.7%
91st
|
5.0%
9th
|
| Accruals ratio | -6.1%
25th
|
-4.8%
42nd
|
-1.1%
75th
|
| Sloan accruals ratio | -8.2%
8th
|
1.8%
83rd
|
-2.9%
58th
|
| Earnings quality score (0-1) | 0.75
10th
|
1.00
50th
|
1.00
50th
|
Scores & forensic checks
15 measures| Measure | UPS | FDX | EXPD |
|---|---|---|---|
| IS score | 44
33rd
|
54
67th
|
65
92nd
|
| IS profitability | 35
75th
|
34
58th
|
59
100th
|
| IS growth | 27
9th
|
51
55th
|
54
64th
|
| IS value | 50
75th
|
57
83rd
|
42
58th
|
| IS momentum | 58
18th
|
80
73rd
|
73
55th
|
| IS risk (safety) | 65
42nd
|
65
42nd
|
100
67th
|
| IS quality | 55
33rd
|
63
50th
|
80
100th
|
| IS balance sheet | 38
25th
|
62
58th
|
87
92nd
|
| IS earnings quality | 76
75th
|
77
83rd
|
71
42nd
|
| IS cash flow | 61
58th
|
59
50th
|
68
83rd
|
| Piotroski F-score (0-9) | 4
17th
|
6
33rd
|
8
92nd
|
| Altman Z-score | 3.0
50th
|
2.6
42nd
|
8.4
83rd
|
| Beneish M-score | −2.33
82nd
|
−2.37
64th
|
−11.09
0th
|
| Ohlson O-score | −7.11
58th
|
−7.97
25th
|
−8.27
8th
|
| IS credit score | 56
42nd
|
64
50th
|
94
83rd
|
Size (TTM)
8 measures| Measure | UPS | FDX | EXPD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Market cap | $73.1B
100th
|
$69.5B
92nd
|
$25.5B
83rd
|
| Revenue | $89.9B
92nd
|
$94.7B
100th
|
$12.0B
58th
|
| EBITDA | $10.6B
92nd
|
$10.6B
100th
|
$1.3B
75th
|
| Net income | $4.6B
100th
|
$4.4B
92nd
|
$919.3M
83rd
|
| Free cash flow | $5.5B
100th
|
$5.1B
92nd
|
$923.9M
75th
|
| Total assets | $71.3B
92nd
|
$98.9B
100th
|
$5.1B
50th
|
| Shareholders' equity | $15.1B
92nd
|
$31.6B
100th
|
$2.1B
67th
|
| Employees | 460,000
92nd
|
530,000
100th
|
19,800
58th
|
Price performance
9 measures| Measure | UPS | FDX | EXPD |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 day | −0.3% | −0.7% | −1.4% |
| 1 week | +3.1% | +0.6% | +1.4% |
| 1 month | −2.7% | −4.0% | +3.6% |
| 3 months | −13.8% | −3.8% | +10.4% |
| 6 months | −8.4% | −6.7% | +33.0% |
| Year to date | −2.1% | +25.4% | +29.0% |
| 1 year | +18.0% | +56.6% | +67.8% |
| 3 years, cumulative | −28.9% | +51.0% | +72.5% |
| 5 years, cumulative | −35.8% | +79.6% | +80.6% |
Technicals
4 measures| Measure | UPS | FDX | EXPD |
|---|---|---|---|
| RSI 14 | 53.6 | 46.0 | 58.7 |
| From 52-week high | −19.2% | −14.7% | −2.3% |
| From 52-week low | +18.3% | +58.5% | +68.5% |
| Beta | 1.05 | 1.33 | 1.06 |
InsiderStreet reports findings from filings and market data. A comparison is not a recommendation to buy or sell either stock.Every figure is computed in code · data as of 2026-10-17