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United Parcel Service (WBO:UPSI) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow : 26.12 (As of Dec. 13, 2024)


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What is United Parcel Service Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow?

As of today (2024-12-13), United Parcel Service's share price is €122.20. United Parcel Service's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2024 was €4.68. Hence, United Parcel Service's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 26.12.

The historical rank and industry rank for United Parcel Service's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow or its related term are showing as below:

WBO:UPSI' s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 13.2   Med: 23.61   Max: 122990
Current: 25.37

During the past 13 years, United Parcel Service's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 122990.00. The lowest was 13.20. And the median was 23.61.

WBO:UPSI's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked worse than
73.5% of 634 companies
in the Transportation industry
Industry Median: 12.025 vs WBO:UPSI: 25.37

United Parcel Service's Free Cash Flow per Share for the three months ended in Sep. 2024 was €0.69. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was €4.68.

During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of United Parcel Service was -20.90% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 0.60% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 11.70% per year.

During the past 13 years, United Parcel Service's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 73.40% per year. The lowest was -13.00% per year. And the median was 12.50% per year.


United Parcel Service Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for United Parcel Service's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow 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 Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Chart

United Parcel Service Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 45.02 29.06 17.40 16.29 26.62

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
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow 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 24.21 26.62 22.73 25.23 26.79

Competitive Comparison of United Parcel Service's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow

For the Integrated Freight & Logistics subindustry, United Parcel Service's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow 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 Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Transportation Industry

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, United Parcel Service's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where United Parcel Service's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow falls into.



United Parcel Service Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

United Parcel Service's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow ratio for today is calculated as

Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio=Share Price/ Free Cash Flow per Share (TTM)
=122.20/4.678
=26.12

United Parcel Service's Share Price of today is €122.20.
United Parcel Service's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2024 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was €4.68.

* 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.

It can also be calculated from the numbers for the whole company:

Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio=Market Cap/Free Cash Flow

United Parcel Service  (WBO:UPSI) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Explanation

Free Cash Flow is considered more important than earnings by value investors. The reason is because, in principle, only the net cash that can be taken from the business belongs to shareholders. This Free Cash Flow can be used to grow the business, reduce debt or return to shareholders in dividends or share buybacks.

In a DCF Calculation Free Cash Flow is used to determine the intrinsic value of companies.


Be Aware

In real business, Free Cash Flow can be affected by the change in accounts receivable, accounts payable, management's decision on expansion, etc. Therefore, investors should look at the Free Cash Flow over the longer term. Long-term average of Free Cash Flow is a more reliable indicator for real free cash flow.


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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.

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