UPS (UPS) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript

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• Digital Access Platform revenue grew from $139M when Carol joined to $4.1B in 2025, representing +25% YoY growth

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• UPS goal is to be the #1 complex healthcare logistics provider globally

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• UPS was the industry leader in on-time service during peak season for 8 consecutive years including 2025

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• 2025 EPS included $0.30 benefit from sale-leaseback transaction

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• U.S. inbound trade lanes have 20-30% margins while other growing lanes have mid-teens margins

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• UPS strategy is not shrink-to-grow, but grow in best market segments including Enterprise, SMB, B2B, healthcare, and international

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• Automated facilities have 28% lower cost per piece compared to conventional facilities

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• U.S. customs entries increased +300% YoY in daily volume

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• UPS reduced labor hours by 26.9M in 2025 and targets ~25M reduction in 2026

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• UPS reduced Amazon volume by approximately 1M pieces per day in 2025 and plans to reduce another 1M pieces per day in 2026, completing the glide down by June 2026

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• Q4 2025 incremental lease costs were $50M, with 2026 incremental lease costs expected to be ~$100M with 90% in H1

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• Insourcing Groundsaver in 2025 cost $400-500M EBIT, expect to recover by 2027

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• UPS closed 93 buildings in 2025, exceeding the target of 73, with total operations closed at 195

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• RFID commercial benefits resulted in Q4 2025 new business wins +25% YoY

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• Investment in Asia regional diversification following China lockdown is paying off

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• Automation penetration reached 66.5% of U.S. volume end-2025, targeting 68% by end-2026 with 127 automated buildings plus 24 new

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• Cross-border transactions are ~90% processed digitally via AI and next-gen brokerage

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• U.S. small package market excluding Amazon will grow at low single-digit rate in 2026

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• 2026 guidance does not reflect significant changes to current tariff landscape

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• UPS targets $3B in cost savings for 2026 related to Amazon glide down

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• UPS achieved total savings of $3.5B in 2025 from network reconfiguration and efficiency reimagined initiatives

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• Vietnam air hub is 80% full on 5-year plan with double-digit export growth from Asian countries to Europe and India

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• 24 buildings identified for closure in H1 2026 with more under evaluation for H2

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• Normalized CapEx profile is 3-3.5% of revenue

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