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UPS (United Parcel Service) Dividend Yield % : 4.86% (As of Oct. 31, 2024)


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What is United Parcel Service Dividend Yield %?

As of today (2024-10-31), the Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of United Parcel Service is 4.86%.

Good Sign:

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

The historical rank and industry rank for United Parcel Service's Dividend Yield % or its related term are showing as below:

UPS' s Dividend Yield % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.82   Med: 2.92   Max: 5.17
Current: 4.86

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Yield of United Parcel Service was 5.17%. The lowest was 1.82%. And the median was 2.92%.

UPS's Dividend Yield % is ranked better than
73.43% of 651 companies
in the Transportation industry
Industry Median: 2.93 vs UPS: 4.86

United Parcel Service's Dividend Payout Ratio for the three months ended in Jun. 2024 was 0.91.

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 0.87, which seems too high.

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Payout Ratio of United Parcel Service was 0.87. The lowest was 0.38. And the median was 0.60.

As of today (2024-10-31), the Forward Dividend Yield % of United Parcel Service is 4.86%.

United Parcel Service's Dividends per Share for the three months ended in Jun. 2024 was $1.63.

During the past 12 months, United Parcel Service's average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 3.50% 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.

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.

The growth rate is calculated with least square regression.

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* Please note that "special dividend" is not included in the calculation of dividend per share and related fields.


United Parcel Service Dividend Yield % Historical Data

The historical data trend for United Parcel Service's Dividend Yield % can be seen below:

* 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.

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United Parcel Service Dividend Yield % Chart

United Parcel Service Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Dividend Yield %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 3.28 2.40 1.90 3.46 4.12

United Parcel Service Quarterly Data
Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24
Dividend Yield % Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 4.09 4.12 4.37 4.75 4.77

Competitive Comparison of United Parcel Service's Dividend Yield %

For the Integrated Freight & Logistics subindustry, United Parcel Service's Dividend Yield %, along with its competitors' market caps and Dividend Yield % 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's Dividend Yield % Distribution in the Transportation Industry

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, United Parcel Service's Dividend Yield % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where United Parcel Service's Dividend Yield % falls into.



United Parcel Service Dividend Yield % Calculation

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 1.6300002024-08-192024-08-192024-09-05Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 1.6300002024-05-102024-05-132024-05-30Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 1.6300002024-02-162024-02-202024-03-08Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 1.6200002023-11-102023-11-132023-11-30Cash 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 Trailing Annual Dividend Yield (%) for Today is calculated as

Trailing Annual Dividend Yield=Most Recent Full Year Dividend/Current Share Price
=6.51/133.80
=4.87 %

Current Share Price is $133.80.
United Parcel Service's Dividends per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Today is $6.51.

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

Forward Annual Dividend Yield=Forward Full Year Dividend/Current Share Price
=6.52/133.80
=4.87 %

Current Share Price is $133.80.
United Parcel Service's Dividends per Share for the forward twelve months is calculated as $1.63 * 4 = $6.52.

* 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  (NYSE:UPS) Dividend Yield % Explanation

Over the long term, the return from dividends has been a significant contributor to the total returns produced by equity securities. Studies by Elroy Dimson, Paul Marsh, and Mike Staunton of Princeton University (2002) found that a market-oriented portfolio, which included reinvested dividends, would have generated nearly 85 times the wealth generated by the same portfolio relying solely on capital gains.

Dividends may also qualify a lower tax rate for investors.

In dividends investing, Payout Ratio and Dividend Growth Rate are the two most important variables for consideration. A lower payout ratio may indicate that the company has more room to increase its dividends.

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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 22 million packages per day to residences and businesses across the globe. UPS' domestic US 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. UPS is currently pursuing "strategic alternatives" for its truck brokerage unit, Coyote, which it acquired in 2015.
Executives
William R Johnson director UNITED PARCEL SERVICE, INC., 55 GLENLAKE PARKWAY, NE, ATLANTA GA 30328
Eva C Boratto director 55 GLENLAKE PARKWAY, NE, ATLANTA GA 30328
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