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United Parcel Service (UPS) Q3 2026 Earnings: Guidance Raised

Q3 2026 (quarter ended Sep 30, 2026): revenue, EPS and full-year guidance from the SEC filing

Published Nov 5, 2026

TL;DR

  • United Parcel Service raised its full-year guidance; revenue +6.7% vs a year earlier.

United Parcel Service's results for Q3 2026 (quarter ended Sep 30, 2026) come from the company's own earnings release, filed with the SEC on 2026-10-27. Everything below is taken from that filing; quotes are copied exactly. Company outlooks are the company's own.

At a glance

ItemValue
Revenue (GAAP)$22,853 million (+6.7% vs a year earlier)
Diluted EPS (GAAP)$1.37
Adjusted per-share figure (company's non-GAAP measure; FFO/AFFO for REITs)$1.69
Full-year guidanceRaised

Guidance

UPS raised 2026 outlook: revenue about $92.6 billion, adjusted operating profit about $8.75 billion, adjusted EPS about $7.28, free cash flow about $6.1 billion.

Why this label: 'Raises Full-year 2026 Outlook' for revenue (~$92.6B), adjusted operating profit (~$8.75B) and adjusted EPS (~$7.28); priors not stated; nothing core lowered.

MetricPeriodNewPrior (as stated in the release)
consolidated revenueFY2026~$92.6 billionnot stated
non-GAAP adjusted operating profitFY2026~$8.75 billionnot stated
non-GAAP adjusted diluted EPSFY2026~$7.28not stated
non-GAAP adjusted free cash flowFY2026~$6.1 billionnot stated
capital expendituresFY2026~$3.0 billionnot stated
dividend paymentsFY2026~$5.4 billionnot stated
effective tax rateFY2026~23%not stated
pension contributionsFY2026$1.3 billionnot stated

Next-quarter outlook:

MetricPeriodRange
revenueQ4 2026~$25.7 billion
non-GAAP adjusted operating profitQ4 2026~$3.3 billion

From the release

Revenue: "Consolidated Revenue Increased 6.7% to $22.9B,"

Earnings per share: "Diluted earnings per share were $1.37; non-GAAP adjusted diluted earnings per share were $1.69"

consolidated revenue: "For the full year 2026, the company now expects consolidated revenue of approximately $92.6 billion, non-GAAP adjusted operating profit of approximately $8.75 billion, non-GAAP adjusted diluted EPS of approximately $7.28, and non-GAAP adjusted free cash flow of approximately $6.1B."

non-GAAP adjusted operating profit: "non-GAAP adjusted operating profit of approximately $8.75 billion"

non-GAAP adjusted diluted EPS: "non-GAAP adjusted diluted EPS of approximately $7.28"

Key fact: Revenue rose 6.7% to $22.9 billion; full-year adjusted EPS outlook raised to about $7.28.

Source

United Parcel Service earnings release (SEC filing), accession 0001628280-26-067381, filed 2026-10-27.

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