UPS (United Parcel Service) Days Inventory : 4.22 (As of Mar. 2025)

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What is United Parcel Service Days Inventory?

Days Inventory is also known as Days Sales of Inventory (DSI). United Parcel Service's Average Total Inventories for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was $826 Mil. United Parcel Service's Cost of Goods Sold for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was $17,866 Mil. Hence, United Parcel Service's Days Inventory for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was 4.22.

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

UPS' s Days Inventory Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.41 Med: 2.9 Max: 4.52
Current: 4.35

During the past 13 years, United Parcel Service's highest Days Inventory was 4.52. The lowest was 2.41. And the median was 2.90.

UPS's Days Inventory is ranked better than
73.76% of 785 companies
in the Transportation industry
Industry Median: 11.87 vs UPS: 4.35

United Parcel Service's Days Inventory declined from Mar. 2024 (4.61) to Mar. 2025 (4.22).

Inventory Turnover measures how fast the company turns over its inventory within a year. United Parcel Service's Inventory Turnover for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was 21.63.

Inventory-to-Revenue determines the ability of a company to manage their inventory levels. It measures the percentage of Inventories the company currently has on hand to support the current amount of Revenue. United Parcel Service's Inventory-to-Revenue for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was 0.04.

United Parcel Service Days Inventory Historical Data

The historical data trend for United Parcel Service's Days Inventory can be seen below:

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United Parcel Service Days Inventory Chart

United Parcel Service Annual Data

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2.98

3.17

3.69

4.52

4.30

United Parcel Service Quarterly Data
	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23	Dec23	Mar24	Jun24	Sep24	Dec24	Mar25
Days Inventory	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															4.61	4.55	-	3.76	4.22

Competitive Comparison of United Parcel Service's Days Inventory

For the Integrated Freight & Logistics subindustry, United Parcel Service's Days Inventory, along with its competitors' market caps and Days Inventory data, can be viewed below:

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United Parcel Service's Days Inventory Distribution in the Transportation Industry

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

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United Parcel Service Days Inventory Calculation

Days Inventory indicates the number of days of goods in sales that a company has in the inventory.

United Parcel Service's Days Inventory for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as

	Days Inventory (A: Dec. 2024 )
=	Average Total Inventories					/	Cost of Goods Sold	*	Days in Period
=	( (Total Inventories (A: Dec. 2023 )	+	Total Inventories (A: Dec. 2024 ))	/	count )	/	Cost of Goods Sold (A: Dec. 2024 )	*	Days in Period
=	( (935	+	826)	/	2 )	/	74714	*	365
=	880.5					/	74714	*	365
=	4.30

United Parcel Service's Days Inventory for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as:

	Days Inventory (Q: Mar. 2025 )
=	Average Total Inventories					/	Cost of Goods Sold	*	Days in Period
=	( (Total Inventories (Q: Dec. 2024 )	+	Total Inventories (Q: Mar. 2025 ))	/	count )	/	Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Mar. 2025 )	*	Days in Period
=	( (826	+	0)	/	1 )	/	17866	*	365 / 4
=	826					/	17866	*	365 / 4
=	4.22

United Parcel Service (NYSE:UPS) Days Inventory Explanation

Days Inventory indicates the liquidity of the inventory. Generally, a lower Days Inventory is preferred as it indicates a shorter duration to clear off the inventory. An increase of the ratio may indicate the company's sales slowed. Similar ratios related to Days Inventory are:

1. Inventory Turnover measures how fast the company turns over its inventory within a year.

United Parcel Service's Inventory Turnover for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as

Inventory Turnover	=	Cost of Goods Sold	/	Average Total Inventories
	=	17866	/	826
	=	21.63

2. Inventory-to-Revenue determines the ability of a company to manage their inventory levels. It measures the percentage of Inventories the company currently has on hand to support the current amount of Revenue.

United Parcel Service's Inventory to Revenue for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as

Inventory-to-Revenue	=	Average Total Inventories	/	Revenue
	=	826	/	21546
	=	0.04

Be Aware

A lot of business are seasonable. It makes more sense to compare Days Inventory from the same period in the previous year instead of from the previous quarter.

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United Parcel Service Business Description

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Address

55 Glenlake Parkway, N.E. Atlanta, Atlanta, GA, USA, 30328

Website

https://www.ups.com

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 65% of total revenue, while international package makes up 20%. Air and ocean freight forwarding and contract logistics make up the remainder.

Executives

Brothers Norman M. Jr	officer: Sr VP, Gen Counsel & Sec	55 GLENLAKE PARKWAY, NE, ATLANTA GA 30328
Nando Cesarone	officer: President, UPS International	55 GLENLAKE PARKWAY, NE, ATLANTA GA 30328
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
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
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