UPS's Competitors, Revenue, Number of Employees, Funding and Acquisitions

UPS is a logistics company that provides freight and package delivery services.

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Based on data from UPS's latest SEC filings

Annual Revenue

Based on data from UPS's latest SEC filings

Employees

Chairman & CEO

David Abney

CEO Approval Rating

71/100

OVERVIEW

Founded:

1907

Headquarters:

Atlanta, Georgia

Status:

PublicNYSEUPS

Industry Sector:

Courier, Logistics & Freight Services

SIC Code:

4210NAICS listing »

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Competitive Analysis

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FedEx is seen as one of UPS's biggest rivals. FedEx was founded in 1973 in Memphis, Tennessee. Like UPS, FedEx also operates in the Courier, Logistics & Freight Services sector. FedEx generates $5.4B less revenue than UPS.

DHL is one of UPS's top competitors. DHL was founded in 1969, and its headquarters is in Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia. Like UPS, DHL also operates in the Courier, Logistics & Freight Services space. DHL has 101,000 fewer employees than UPS.

Purolator is one of UPS's top rivals. Purolator was founded in 1998, and is headquartered in Jericho, New York. Like UPS, Purolator also works within the Courier, Logistics & Freight Services sector. Purolator generates $72.2B less revenue vs. UPS.

David Abney

Chairman & CEO

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481,000

$547M

$74.1B

Frederick W Smith

Chairman & CEO

75/100

239,000

$95M

$69.7B

John Pearson

CEO

72/100

380,000

- -

$18.5B

John T. Costanzo

President

79/100

10,000

- -

$1.9B

Jochen Thewes

Chairman & CEO

77/100

77,000

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$19.5B

David Binks

CEO

72/100

70,000

- -

$9.3B

Darren D. Hawkins

President

75/100

19,000

- -

$3.2B

Mathieu Friedberg

CEO

51/100

341

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$87.2M

Megan Brennan

CEO

81/100

670,000

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$69.6B

Robert Biesterfeld

President & CEO

76/100

15,262

$253.9M

$15.3B

Eric Dietz

CEO

66/100

28,402

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$8.3B

The top 10 competitors in UPS's competitive set are FedEx, DHL, Purolator, DB Schenker, TNT, YRC Freight, CEVA Logistics, USPS, C.H. Robinson and DPDgroup. Together they have raised over 348.9M between their estimated 1.5M employees. UPS has 481,000 employees and is ranked 2nd among it's top 10 competitors. The top 10 competitors average 180,909.

Quarterly and Annual Revenue

Trailing 12-Months Trend (TTM)

Annual Revenue

$74.1B

UPS's revenue is the ranked 1st among it's top 10 competitors. The top 10 competitors average 26.3B. Over the last four quarters, UPS's revenue has grown by 19.9%. Specifically, in Q4 2019's revenue was $20.6B; in Q3 2019, it was $18.3B; in Q2 2019, it was $18B; in Q1 2019, UPS's revenue was $17.2B.

Acquisitions

COMPANY ACQUIRED

ACQUISITION DATE

AMOUNT

DESCRIPTION

Sandler & Travis Trade Advisory Services, Inc

Nov 2017

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undisclosed

STTAS is a trade compliance management firm that offers import, export and business support services to corporations.

Nightline Logistics Group

May 2017

Source »

undisclosed

Nightline Logistics provides parcel delivery, shipping, freight and courier services in Ireland.

Freightex Limited

Jan 2017

Source »

undisclosed

Freightex is engaged in providing online road freight quotes, supply chain management, logistics and haulage rates.

Marken Limited

Nov 2016

Source »

undisclosed

Marken is a supply chain logistics company that provides patient-centric supply chain services to the life sciences and pharmaceutical industries.

Coyote Logistics, LLC

Jul 2015

Source »

$1.8B

Coyote is a third-party logistics firm that provides freight transportation and intermodal brokerage services.

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These are all the companies that UPS has acquired. UPS has acquired 8 companies and its latest acquisition was Sandler & Travis Trade Advisory Services, Inc in Nov 2017. STTAS is a trade compliance management firm that offers import, export and business support services to corporations.

UPS Funding History

Since UPS was founded in 1907, it has participated in 1 round of funding. In total UPS has raised $547.0M. UPS's funding round was on Nov 1999 for a total of $547.0M

IPO

Nov 1999

$547M

Total Funding: $547M

Since UPS was founded in 1907, it has participated in 1 round of funding. In total UPS has raised $547.0M. UPS's funding round was on Nov 1999 for a total of $547.0M

Investments

TuSimple design and develops AI based self-driving truck for freight solutions.

$120M

Aug 14, 2019

Series D

Fast Radius develops injection molded and 3D printed components for aviation, medical and automotive sectors.

$48M

Apr 01, 2019

Series B

ShopRunner operates as an online fashion retailer that sells clothing, shoes, bags and jewelry.

Jan 21, 2019

Equity

Deliv provides same-day delivery and returns services for omnichannel retailers, local merchants, e-commerce companies and parcel carriers.

$40M

Oct 29, 2018

Series C

Fleet is an online logistics marketplace that connects shippers with freight forwarding companies.

$10M

Jan 23, 2018

Series A

These are all the companies that UPS has invested in. UPS has invested 8 companies and its latest investment was Sandler & Travis Trade Advisory Services, Inc in Nov 2017. STTAS is a trade compliance management firm that offers import, export and business support services to corporations.

UPS News

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March 31, 2020St Louis Post Dispatch

UPS pilots vote to approve labor contract extension

Pilots for UPS have voted to approve a two-year extension of their labor contract. The pilots for the... See more »

March 30, 2020Logistics Management

UPS provides details of its plan to work and mobilize against coronavirus

Atlanta-based global freight transportation and logistics bellwether UPS said today it is taking a fu... See more »

March 30, 2020Air Cargo News

UPS outlines support for US government in fight against Covid-19

To support the global fight against the coronavirus pandemic, UPS has increased its efforts in its wo... See more »

March 30, 2020The Business Journals: Atlanta Business Chronicle

UPS to open Worldport facilities for FEMA's use, intensifies focus on health care services

UPS has provided more insight into its "unprecedented" collaboration with the federal government as i... See more »

March 30, 2020Post & Parcel

UPS Healthcare "has the expertise and experience to move vital, life-saving medicines"

UPS has announced it has stepped up its collaboration with the President's Coronavirus Taskforce, the... See more »

March 27, 2020The Detroit News

UPS suspends service guarantees during coronavirus outbreak

The United Parcel Service has suspended a number of service guarantees in response to the spread of t... See more »

March 26, 2020Tech Wire Asia

UPS launches new drone technology for speedier, heavier deliveries

UPS Flight Forward will be partnering with Germany's Wingcopter in an effort to expand its drone deli... See more »

UPS Blogs

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August 27, 2015UNITED PARCEL SERVICE BLOG

Targeting Online Replacement and Upgrade Auto Parts Shoppers

For many shoppers, buying auto parts bears little resemblance to their father's trip to the local sto... See more »

August 19, 2015UNITED PARCEL SERVICE BLOG

DIY Versus DIFM Auto Parts Sales - How Do You Steer Online Growth?

By now you know the stats. The average age of automobiles will climb beyond its current record of 11.... See more »

July 27, 2015UNITED PARCEL SERVICE OF AMERICA BLOG

Why Logistics Will Be The Key To Solving Hunger

April 24, 2015UNITED PARCEL SERVICE OF AMERICA BLOG

Arbor Day Foundation: Planting Trees and Inspiration

April 23, 2015UNITED PARCEL SERVICE OF AMERICA BLOG

WWF on Locally-Led Reforestation Projects

April 22, 2015UNITED PARCEL SERVICE OF AMERICA BLOG

Earth Day Network on Advocating for the Environment

April 21, 2015UNITED PARCEL SERVICE OF AMERICA BLOG

A UPS Volunteer Shares His Tree-planting Story

UPS Press Releases

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March 5, 2020University Chronicle

UPS Longitudes | Rethinking Supplier Diversity

This Longitudes blog post is an abridged Q&A with Kris Oswold, Director of Supplier Diversity at UPS ... See more »

February 27, 2020CSRwire

UPS Contributed Over $1.5M to Canadian Communities in 2019

UPS® CONTRIBUTED OVER $1.5M TO CANADIAN COMMUNITIES IN 2019UPS Canada employees continued to demonstr... See more »

February 27, 2020CSRwire

UPS'S Safest Drivers Have Traveled More Accident-Free Miles Than Voyager Space Probe

UPS'S Safest Drivers Have Traveled More Accident-Free Miles Than Voyager Space ProbeUPS today announc... See more »

February 26, 2020CSRwire

UPS Infographic | An Integrated Approach to Diversity & Inclusion

UPS is a global company-and is becoming even more so as much of the world's economic and population g... See more »

January 2, 2020WebWire

The UPS Store Wins Sweepstakes Award At 2020 Rose Paradeï¿½

The UPS Store, Inc. made its fourth appearance at the Rose Parade® today, winning the Sweepstakes Awa... See more »

December 12, 2019EIN Presswire

Local Family-Owned Company "Handling" Global Business

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December 10, 2019WebWire

UPS Delivers Expo 2020 Dubai's Largest Shipment Ahead of "World's Greatest Show"

- - • UPS, Expo 2020's Official Logistics Partner, delivers three iconic carbon-fiber entry portals f... See more »

UPS Videos

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March 11, 2020UPS Youtube Channel