Raising full-year 2026 guidance
Guidance · revenue to $91.2B
UPS reported strong Q2 2026 results, successfully completing its Amazon volume reduction and network reconfiguration. Management raised full-year guidance, citing structural cost improvements, automation gains, and a focus on premium segments like SMB and healthcare. The only cross-company signal was continued de-risking from Amazon, now 9% of revenue. Q2 revenue $22.8B (+7.6% YoY), EPS $1.76; U.S. domestic operating profit +21% YoY to $1.2B.
UPS reported strong Q2 2026 results, successfully completing its Amazon volume reduction and network reconfiguration. Management raised full-year guidance, citing structural cost improvements, automation gains, and a focus on premium segments like SMB and healthcare. The only cross-company signal was continued de-risking from Amazon, now 9% of revenue. Q2 revenue $22.8B (+7.6% YoY), EPS $1.76; U.S. domestic operating profit +21% YoY to $1.2B.
Guidance · revenue to $91.2B
Management struck a confident tone, driven by the successful completion of the Amazon Glide Down and network reconfiguration, strong second-quarter results exceeding expectations, and raising full-year guidance.
Carol Tome discussed investing in RFID and artificial intelligence (AI), describing RFID as the 'eyes and ears' and AI as the 'brain' that transforms data from package movements into decisions, predictions, and actions. She noted the AI-powered digital twin of the network…
Reported gross margin was 13.27%, reinforcing the quarter's better-than-guided profitability.
Carol Tome discussed investing in RFID and artificial intelligence (AI), describing RFID as the 'eyes and ears' and AI as the 'brain' that transforms data from package movements into decisions, predictions, and actions. She noted the AI-powered digital twin of the network enables dynamic adaptation to changing conditions.
2 million pieces/day Amazon volume eliminated. Management struck a confident tone, driven by the successful completion of the Amazon Glide Down and network reconfiguration, strong second-quarter results exceeding expectations, and raising full-year guidance.
Brian Dykes stated that capital expenditures for 2026 are still expected to be about $3 billion, and when asked about the longer-term run rate, Carol Tome indicated it would be approximately 3.5% of revenue.
Management struck a confident tone, driven by the successful completion of the Amazon Glide Down and network reconfiguration, strong second-quarter results exceeding expectations, and raising full-year guidance.
“As a percent of our total revenue, Amazon made up 9%. That's down about 100 basis points from a year ago and certainly down from the peak, which was over 13% during the COVID year.”
| 지표 | 기간 | 범위 | 중간값 | 상태 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EPS | FY2026 | $7.22 | $7.22 | RAISED |
| Op marginUS_DOMESTIC | FY2026 | 7.5% | 7.5% | MAINTAINED |
| Op marginINTERNATIONAL | FY2026 | 14%–16% | 15% | MAINTAINED |
| Op marginSUPPLY_CHAIN_SOLUTIONS | FY2026 | 10%–11% | 10.5% | MAINTAINED |
| Op marginUS_DOMESTIC | FY2026 Q3 | 7% | 7% | MAINTAINED |
| Revenue | FY2026 | $91.2B | $91.2B | RAISED |
| RevenueUS_DOMESTIC | FY2026 | $60B | $60B | MAINTAINED |
| 제시 시점 | 지표 | 목표 기간 | 가이던스 | 실제 | 결과 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 Q1 | Op margin | FY2026 Q2 | 7.5%–8.5% | 8% | Met / beat |
| FY2026 Q1 | Op margin | FY2026 Q2 | 13%–14% | 12.4% | Missed |
| FY2026 Q1 | Op margin | FY2026 Q2 | 9.5%–10.5% | 10.2% | Met / beat |
UPS reduced Amazon volume to 9% of revenue, down from over 13% peak, de-risking the business and showing Amazon is internalizing delivery. — Amazon relying less on UPS strengthens Amazon's own logistics and reduces a major revenue dependency for UPS, shifting competitive dynamics in parcel delivery.
“I also want to thank our partners at Amazon for collaborating with us on what was truly a complex undertaking.”
Thank you, PJ, and good morning. 18 months ago, we announced our Amazon Glide Down and Network Reconfiguration Plan. Today, I'm pleased to say we executed that plan exactly as designed, while continuing to deliver the industry-leading service that sets UPS apart. I want to thank our UPSers for their extraordinary work throughout this period, and I also want to thank our partners at Amazon for collaborating with us on what was truly a complex undertaking. Over that period, we executed a deliberate structural reset of our U.S. business. Specifically, we eliminated approximately 2 million pieces per day of lower quality Amazon volume. We reconfigured and further automated our U.S. network for higher return opportunities. And we removed approximately $4.5 billion of related expense, with more to come as we finish out 2026. I'm incredibly proud of what we have accomplished. But this reconfiguration was never the destination. It was the foundation. We now have a leaner, more automated, more agile network that will deliver operating leverage as volume grows. And importantly, incremental volume today carries materially better economics than before because of the structural changes we've …