United Parcel Service Overview
Valuation check: UPS's P/E ratio is 19.54, below the Industrials sector average of 31.46.
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The P/E ratio compares a company's stock price to its earnings per share. A lower P/E ratio may indicate that the stock is undervalued.
United Parcel Service's p/e ratio stands at 19.54. That is below the Industrials sector average of 31.46. Stockcircle updates this page with the newest filings so you can track how the metric evolves quarter by quarter.
United Parcel Service sits lower the Industrials benchmark (31.46) with a P/E ratio of 19.54. That is roughly 37.9% below the sector mean. Peer context matters because what looks expensive or cheap in absolute terms can be normal for the sector.
Whether 19.54 is attractive depends on United Parcel Service's earnings outlook, competitive position, and how peers are valued. Investors typically ask: is growth accelerating, are margins stable, and is the multiple expanding or compressing over time? The history and comparison charts below are built for those checks.
The history chart shows how United Parcel Service's P/E ratio evolved across reporting periods, while the comparison chart places UPS next to similar companies. Use both: a rising metric that still lags peers tells a different story than a rising metric that already leads the group. Growth charts, when available, highlight acceleration or slowdown.
Yes — within Industrials, P/E ratio is commonly used to spot outliers. United Parcel Service's reading of 19.54 (sector avg 31.46) is a starting point; confirm whether differences come from growth, margins, accounting choices, or one-time items before treating an outlier as a buy or sell signal.
