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United Parcel Service (United Parcel Service) 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate

: 17.10% (As of Dec. 2023)
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United Parcel Service's Dividends per Share for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $1.62.

The historical rank and industry rank for United Parcel Service's 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate or its related term are showing as below:

UPS' s 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 3.8   Med: 8.7   Max: 36.3
Current: 17.1

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate of United Parcel Service was 36.30% per year. The lowest was 3.80% per year. And the median was 8.70% per year.

UPS's 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate is ranked better than
54.34% of 357 companies
in the Transportation industry
Industry Median: 14.2 vs UPS: 17.10

During the past 12 months, United Parcel Service's average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 6.60% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 17.10% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 13.00% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 9.30% per year. Please click Growth Rate Calculation Example (GuruFocus) to see how GuruFocus calculates Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT)'s revenue growth rate. You can apply the same method to get the average dividends per share growth rate.

United Parcel Service's Dividend Payout Ratio for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.66. As of today, United Parcel Service's Dividend Yield % is 4.58%.

Warning Sign:

If a company's dividend payout ratio is too high, its dividend may not be sustainable. The dividend payout ratio of United Parcel Service Inc is 0.75, which seems too high.

Good Sign:

United Parcel Service Inc stock dividend yield is close to 10-year high.

For more information regarding to dividend, please check our Dividend Page.


Competitive Comparison

For the Integrated Freight & Logistics subindustry, United Parcel Service's 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate, along with its competitors' market caps and 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


United Parcel Service 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate Distribution

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, United Parcel Service's 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where United Parcel Service's 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate falls into.



United Parcel Service 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate Calculation

This is the average annual rate that a company has been raising its dividends. The growth rate is calculated with expontential compound based on the latest four year annual data.

Please click Growth Rate Calculation Example (GuruFocus) to see how GuruFocus calculates Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT)'s revenue growth rate. You can apply the same method to get the average dividends per share growth rate.


United Parcel Service  (NYSE:UPS) 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate Explanation

1. Dividend Payout Ratio measures the percentage of the company's earnings paid out as dividends.

United Parcel Service's Dividend Payout Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Dividend Payout Ratio=Dividends per Share (Q: Dec. 2023 )/ EPS without NRI (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=1.62/ 2.47
=0.66

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Payout Ratio of United Parcel Service was 0.82. The lowest was 0.38. And the median was 0.60.

Warning Sign:

If a company's dividend payout ratio is too high, its dividend may not be sustainable. The dividend payout ratio of United Parcel Service Inc is 0.75, which seems too high.

2. Dividend Yield % measures how much a company pays out in dividends each year relative to its share price.

United Parcel Service Recent Full-Year* Dividend History

Amount Ex-date Record Date Pay Date Type Frequency Forex Rate
USD 1.6302024-02-162024-02-202024-03-08Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 1.6202023-11-102023-11-132023-11-30Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 1.6202023-08-112023-08-142023-08-31Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 1.6202023-05-122023-05-152023-06-01Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000

* GuruFocus has an internal rule that if the most recent dividend payment frequency is at least 4 times a year, then the full year will be calculated according to the frequency of payment or the one-year time frame, whichever is stricter.
* GuruFocus converts dividend currency to local traded share price currency in order to calculate dividend yield. Please refer to the last column "Forex Rate" in the above table.

United Parcel Service's Dividend Yield (%) for Today is calculated as

Dividend Yield %=Most Recent Full Year Dividend/Current Share Price
=6.49/142.77
=4.55 %

Current Share Price is $142.77.
United Parcel Service's Dividends per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Today is $6.49.

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Yield of United Parcel Service was 4.73%. The lowest was 1.82%. And the median was 2.83%.

Good Sign:

United Parcel Service Inc stock dividend yield is close to 10-year high.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


United Parcel Service 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate Related Terms>


United Parcel Service (United Parcel Service) Business Description

Address
55 Glenlake Parkway, N.E. Atlanta, Atlanta, GA, USA, 30328
As the world's largest parcel delivery company, UPS manages a massive fleet of more than 500 planes and 100,000 vehicles, along with many hundreds of sorting facilities, to deliver an average of about 25 million packages per day to residences and businesses across the globe. UPS' domestic U.S. package operations generate around 64% of total revenue while international package makes up 20%. Air and ocean freight forwarding, truckload brokerage, and contract logistics make up the remainder.
Executives
Nando Cesarone officer: President, UPS International 55 GLENLAKE PARKWAY, NE, ATLANTA GA 30328
Laura J Lane officer: Chief Corp Affairs & Comms Off 55 GLENLAKE PARKWAY, NE, ATLANTA GA 30328
Brian Newman officer: Chief Financial Officer 55 GLENLAKE PARKWAY, NE, ATLANTA GA 30328
Brothers Norman M. Jr officer: Sr VP, Gen Counsel & Sec 55 GLENLAKE PARKWAY, NE, ATLANTA GA 30328
Darrell L Ford officer: Chief Human Resources Officer 55 GLENLAKE PARKWAY, NE, ATLANTA GA 30328
Kathleen M. Gutmann officer: Senior Vice President 55 GLENLAKE PARKWAY, NE, ATLANTA GA 30328
Kevin M Warren officer: Chief Marketing Officer 55 GLENLAKE PARKWAY, NE, ATLANTA GA 30328
Bala Subramanian officer: Chief Digital & Tech Officer 55 GLENLAKE PARKWAY, NE, ATLANTA GA 30328
Philippe R Gilbert officer: Pres, Supply Chain Solutions 55 GLENLAKE PARKWAY, NE, ATLANTA GA 30328
Juan R. Perez officer: Senior Vice President 55 GLENLAKE PARKWAY, NE, ATLANTA GA 30328
Scott A. Price officer: Chief Transformation Officer 55 GLENLAKE PARKWAY, NE, ATLANTA GA 30328
Russell Stokes director ONE FINANCIAL CENTER, SUITE 3700, BOSTON MA 02111
Wayne M. Hewett director 5 WESTBROOK CORPORATE CENTER, WESTCHESTER IL 60154
Charlene A Thomas officer: Chief Human Resources Officer 55 GLENLAKE PARKWAY, NE, ATLANTA GA 30328
Kathleen E Johnson director 55 GLENLAKE PARKWAY, NE, ATLANTA GA 30328

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