Shares of United Parcel Service ( UPS ) sank 15% Thursday morning to lead S&P 500 decliners after the shipping giant reported worse-than-expected fourth-quarter results.
The company reported net income of $1.72 billion, or $2.01 per share, on $25.3 billion in revenue. Analysts had expected profit of $2.14 billion, or $2.51 per share, on revenue of $25.35 billion, per Visible Alpha.
After stripping out $639 million in charges that were mostly related to pensions, UPS reported adjusted
earnings per share (EPS)
of $2.75, above the $2.51 per share analysts had expected.
UPS said it has "reached an agreement in principle with its largest customer to lower its volume by more than 50% by the second half of 2026." Based on its previous annual reports, that customer likely is Amazon ( AMZN ), which UPS said represented nearly 12% of its consolidated 2023 revenue.
UPS expects 2025 revenue to be roughly $89 billion, below the more than $95 billion analysts had projected. The firm also said it is starting "multi-year 'efficiency reimagined' initiatives" that are expected to generate about $1 billion in savings.
The results marked a second straight quarter of year-over-year revenue and profit growth for UPS, which—like shipping rival FedEx ( FDX )—saw several quarters of declines following record demand during the pandemic.
UPS shares, which entered Thursday down about 15% over the last 12 months, sank more than 15% to $113.45, their lowest level since 2020.
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