AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · United Parcel Service (UPS)

UPS Q3 revenue rises 5.6% to $22.2 billion; adjusted EPS $1.76 vs $1.57

Positive Impact 4 of 5 earnings Written later

UPS reported third-quarter 2024 consolidated revenue of $22.2 billion, up 5.6% from a year earlier, and diluted EPS of $1.80 versus $1.31 a year ago. Non-GAAP adjusted diluted EPS was $1.76, compared with $1.57, and the company updated its 2024 outlook, including a consolidated non-GAAP adjusted operating margin expectation of approximately 9.6%.

Key points

  • Consolidated operating profit was $2.0 billion, up 47.8% from the third quarter of 2023.
  • The Coyote Logistics divestiture produced a $152 million net gain after $116 million of transformation strategy costs, adding $0.04 per diluted share.
  • 2024 outlook: consolidated revenue of approximately $91.1 billion and non-GAAP adjusted operating margin of approximately 9.6%.
  • Capital expenditures are expected to be about $4.0 billion and dividend payments about $5.4 billion, subject to Board approval.

The filing

CompanyUnited Parcel Service (UPS)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECOct 24, 2024, 6:05 AM ET
Accession number0001090727-24-000057

Items reported: 2.02 Results of Operations

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI (Anthropic Claude, claude-haiku-5-5) on Nov 8, 2026, 1:21 AM ET, from the text of the filing and its press-release exhibits only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on October 24, 2024.

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