UPS (United Parcel Service) Days Payable : 30.02 (As of Mar. 2025)

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What is United Parcel Service Days Payable?

United Parcel Service's average Accounts Payable for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was $5,878 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 Payable for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was 30.02.

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

UPS' s Days Payable Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 20.84 Med: 31.25 Max: 34.6
Current: 27.32

During the past 13 years, United Parcel Service's highest Days Payable was 34.60. The lowest was 20.84. And the median was 31.25.

UPS's Days Payable is ranked worse than
67.27% of 947 companies
in the Transportation industry
Industry Median: 38.6 vs UPS: 27.32

United Parcel Service's Days Payable increased from Mar. 2024 (29.54) to Mar. 2025 (30.02). It may suggest that United Parcel Service delayed paying its suppliers.

United Parcel Service Days Payable Historical Data

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

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United Parcel Service Days Payable Chart

United Parcel Service Annual Data

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Days Payable

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31.61

33.13

34.60

34.30

30.88

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 Payable	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															29.54	27.09	26.36	26.66	30.02

Competitive Comparison of United Parcel Service's Days Payable

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

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

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United Parcel Service Days Payable Calculation

Days Payable indicates the number of days that the account payable relative to cost of goods sold the company has. An increase of Days Payable may suggest that the company delays paying its suppliers.

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

	Days Payable (A: Dec. 2024 )
=	Average Accounts Payable					/	Cost of Goods Sold	*	Days in Period
=	( (Accounts Payable (A: Dec. 2023 )	+	Accounts Payable (A: Dec. 2024 ))	/	count )	/	Cost of Goods Sold (A: Dec. 2024 )	*	Days in Period
=	( (6340	+	6302)	/	2 )	/	74714	*	365
=	6321					/	74714	*	365
=	30.88

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

	Days Payable (Q: Mar. 2025 )
=	Average Accounts Payable					/	Cost of Goods Sold	*	Days in Period
=	( (Accounts Payable (Q: Dec. 2024 )	+	Accounts Payable (Q: Mar. 2025 ))	/	count )	/	Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Mar. 2025 )	*	Days in Period
=	( (6302	+	5454)	/	2 )	/	17866	*	365 / 4
=	5878					/	17866	*	365 / 4
=	30.02

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United Parcel Service Business Description

Industry

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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