United Parcel Service, Inc.

NYSE:UPS Stock Report

Market Cap: US$85.3b

United Parcel Service Valuation

Is UPS undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

4/6

Valuation Score 4/6

  • Below Future Cash Flow Value

  • Significantly Below Future Cash Flow Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of UPS when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

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Below Future Cash Flow Value: UPS ($100.28) is trading below our estimate of future cash flow value ($163.22)

Significantly Below Future Cash Flow Value: UPS is trading below future cash flow value by more than 20%.

Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for UPS?

Key metric: As UPS is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for UPS. This is calculated by dividing UPS's market cap by their current earnings.
What is UPS's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio18.7x
EarningsUS$4.57b
Market CapUS$85.32b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does UPS's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for UPS vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average20.6x
FDX FedEx
16.7x6.98%US$73.8b
EXPD Expeditors International of Washington
27.2x3.55%US$25.0b
CHRW C.H. Robinson Worldwide
28.2x11.10%US$17.9b
ZTO ZTO Express (Cayman)
10.2x7.56%US$15.7b
UPS United Parcel Service
18.7x14.35%US$85.3b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: UPS is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (18.7x) compared to the peer average (20.6x).

Historical Price to Earnings Ratio

Historical Price to Earnings Ratio compares a stock's price to its earnings over time. Higher ratios indicate that investors are willing to pay more for the stock.

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Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does UPS's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the Global Logistics Industry?

4 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
UPS 18.7xIndustry Avg. 15.1xNo. of Companies31PE01020304050+
4 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: UPS is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (18.7x) compared to the Global Logistics industry average (15.1x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is UPS's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

UPS PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio18.7x
Fair PE Ratio26.2x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: UPS is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (18.7x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (26.2x).

Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst UPS forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentUS$100.28
US$116.08
+15.75%
12.92%US$135.00US$76.00n/a26
Sep ’27US$102.66
US$116.08
+13.07%
12.92%US$135.00US$76.00n/a26
Aug ’27US$104.22
US$115.85
+11.16%
13.29%US$135.00US$76.00n/a26
Jul ’27US$109.54
US$113.60
+3.71%
13.17%US$135.00US$75.00n/a25
Jun ’27US$109.02
US$112.88
+3.54%
13.37%US$135.00US$75.00n/a26
May ’27US$107.57
US$113.15
+5.19%
13.08%US$135.00US$75.00n/a27
Apr ’27US$97.91
US$113.07
+15.49%
12.60%US$135.00US$75.00n/a28
Mar ’27US$115.96
US$113.18
-2.40%
12.41%US$130.00US$75.00n/a28
Feb ’27US$106.22
US$113.18
+6.55%
12.41%US$130.00US$75.00n/a28
Jan ’27US$99.19
US$103.83
+4.68%
11.34%US$122.00US$75.00n/a29
Dec ’26US$95.22
US$103.62
+8.82%
11.40%US$122.00US$75.00n/a29
Nov ’26US$96.42
US$103.47
+7.31%
11.20%US$122.00US$75.00n/a30
Oct ’26US$84.38
US$101.70
+20.53%
13.31%US$133.00US$75.00n/a30
Sep ’26US$87.44
US$104.13
+19.09%
12.99%US$133.00US$75.00US$102.6630
Aug ’26US$84.50
US$105.73
+25.13%
12.97%US$133.00US$75.00US$104.2230
Jul ’26US$104.47
US$114.30
+9.41%
12.20%US$145.00US$80.00US$109.5431
Jun ’26US$97.54
US$115.66
+18.58%
13.16%US$150.00US$80.00US$109.0232
May ’26US$94.60
US$116.91
+23.59%
13.72%US$150.00US$80.00US$107.5732
Apr ’26US$109.26
US$131.10
+19.99%
14.45%US$179.00US$82.00US$97.9133
Mar ’26US$119.03
US$132.56
+11.36%
14.00%US$179.00US$82.00US$115.9631
Feb ’26US$114.23
US$134.59
+17.82%
14.78%US$179.00US$82.00US$106.2229
Jan ’26US$126.10
US$149.01
+18.16%
11.79%US$185.00US$100.00US$99.1930
Dec ’25US$135.72
US$149.25
+9.97%
11.74%US$185.00US$100.00US$95.2229
Nov ’25US$134.05
US$149.28
+11.36%
11.78%US$185.00US$100.00US$96.4229
Oct ’25US$133.27
US$144.64
+8.53%
13.00%US$190.00US$100.00US$84.3828
Sep ’25US$128.55
US$145.86
+13.47%
13.41%US$190.00US$100.00US$87.4429
US$116.08
Fair Value
13.6% undervalued intrinsic discount
26
Number of Analysts

Analyst Forecast: Target price is less than 20% higher than the current share price.

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2026/09/14 04:04
End of Day Share Price 2026/09/11 00:00
Earnings2026/06/30
Annual Earnings2025/12/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

* Example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

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Industry and Sector Metrics

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Analyst Sources

United Parcel Service, Inc. is covered by 42 analysts. 24 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Will ChienAccountability Research Corporation
John EadeArgus Research Company
Brandon OglenskiBarclays