United Parcel Service, Inc.
Industrials · Air Freight & Logistics
STRUCTURAL: One half of the US ground-parcel duopoly with $FDX; integrated air+ground network is a multi-decade capex moat. Revenue mix ~62% US Domestic, ~19% International, ~19% Supply Chain. Healthcare logistics (cold chain, pharma) is the strategic growth leg via the 2025 Andlauer acquisition.
Margin structure is operating-leverage heavy - small volume swings move EPS materially.
- $AMZN glidedown (largest customer, ~11.8% of 2024 revenue, dropping to ~half by H2 2026) removes lowest-margin volume - mix shift is accretive on a per-package basis
- "Efficiency Reimagined" cost program targets $3.5B+ savings in 2026 via network rationalization, 20k+ management cuts, 200+ facility closures
- Healthcare logistics TAM ($130B+) growing mid-single digits with structural cold-chain demand
- SMB platform (Digital Access Program) and revenue quality push expanding US Domestic per-piece pricing
- Dividend ($6.56/yr) is a defensive yield anchor; payout being defended despite earnings reset
- $AMZN exit pace is faster than mix-shift accretion can offset - 2026 revenue likely down low-to-mid single digits
- $FDX, regional carriers ($XPO consolidation), and $AMZN-in-housed logistics structurally cap pricing power
- Teamsters contract (2023-2028) locked in step-up labor cost just as volumes softened - operating deleverage risk into 2026-2027
- Industrial freight cycle (LTL, supply chain solutions) still in trough; no V-shape visible
- Dividend payout ratio is stretched on reset EPS - coverage debate is the overhang every earnings print
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