UNITED PARCEL SERVICE INC (UPS) closed fiscal year 2025 with 850 M shares outstanding and a dividend of 7.44 USD per share.
UNITED PARCEL SERVICE INC (UPS) closed fiscal year 2025 with 850 M shares outstanding and a dividend of 7.44 USD per share. Over the year the share count fell by 6.00 M shares on a net basis. Since 2008 the share count has shrunk by 16.8 %. The dividend per share was 7.44 USD, up 0.6 % year on year. Total dividends paid came to 5.40 B USD, spread over 4 payments. The series covers 19 fiscal years, from 2007 to 2025. Per-share amounts are stated in USD. Share counts and dividends come from as-reported SEC EDGAR filings, with no restatements or adjustments of our own.
Fiscal year end: December
| 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shares outstanding, year-end | 1,022M | 1,004M | 1,003M | 991M | 969M | 948M | 924M | 906M | 887M | 875M | 870M | 869M | 871M | 878M | 875M | 860M | 856M | 850M |
| Shares issued — SBC/options | — | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 2.00M | 7.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M |
| Shares issued (%) | — | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.23 % | 0.80 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % |
| Shares repurchased | — | -18.0M | -1.00M | -12.0M | -22.0M | -21.0M | -24.0M | -18.0M | -19.0M | -12.0M | -5.00M | -1.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | -3.00M | -15.0M | -4.00M | -6.00M |
| Shares repurchased (%) | — | -1.79 % | -0.10 % | -1.21 % | -2.27 % | -2.22 % | -2.60 % | -1.99 % | -2.14 % | -1.37 % | -0.57 % | -0.12 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | -0.34 % | -1.74 % | -0.47 % | -0.71 % |
| Net addition/reduction | — | -18.0M | -1.00M | -12.0M | -22.0M | -21.0M | -24.0M | -18.0M | -19.0M | -12.0M | -5.00M | -1.00M | 2.00M | 7.00M | -3.00M | -15.0M | -4.00M | -6.00M |
| Net addition/reduction (%) | — | -1.79 % | -0.10 % | -1.21 % | -2.27 % | -2.22 % | -2.60 % | -1.99 % | -2.14 % | -1.37 % | -0.57 % | -0.12 % | 0.23 % | 0.80 % | -0.34 % | -1.74 % | -0.47 % | -0.71 % |
Fiscal year end: December
| 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend per share (DPS) | 1.80 | 1.80 | 1.88 | 2.08 | 2.28 | 2.48 | 2.68 | 2.92 | 3.12 | 3.32 | 3.64 | 3.84 | 4.04 | 4.63 | 6.90 | 7.35 | 7.40 | 7.44 |
| Payout Ratio (%) | 73.89 % | 88.97 % | 54.46 % | 52.50 % | 263.94 % | 51.69 % | 78.03 % | 52.13 % | 77.24 % | 56.49 % | 62.85 % | 71.94 % | 251.23 % | 26.66 % | 44.28 % | 80.08 % | 93.38 % | 96.88 % |
| Number of payments | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 |
| Dividends paid (total) | 2.22B | 1.75B | 1.82B | 2.00B | 2.13B | 2.26B | 2.37B | 2.53B | 2.64B | 2.77B | 3.01B | 3.19B | 3.37B | 3.44B | 5.11B | 5.37B | 5.40B | 5.40B |
| Dividend Yield (%) | 3.39 % | 3.11 % | 2.58 % | 2.86 % | 3.13 % | 2.37 % | 2.39 % | 3.01 % | 2.71 % | 2.79 % | 3.77 % | 3.23 % | 2.36 % | 2.16 % | 3.97 % | 4.67 % | 5.86 % | 7.40 % |
Figures in USD
