UPS delivered a mixed first-quarter performance in 2026, with international revenue increasing while domestic revenue and profits declined.
The company’s international package segment generated $4.4bn in revenue, up 3.8% year on year. However, operating profit in the segment fell 14.4% to $547m, as operating expenses rose 7%.
In the US domestic segment, revenue declined 2.3% to $14bn, while profit dropped 47.4% to $515m. Operating expenses in the segment rose only 1%.
UPS Supply Chain Solutions recorded revenue of $2.4bn, down 6.5%, while profit reached $205m. Expenses in the segment fell 12.6%.
Overall company revenue stood at $21.1bn, down 1.6%, while total operating profit reached $1.3bn.
Chief executive Carol Tomé described the quarter as a critical transition period, during which UPS executed several major strategic actions. She said the company expects to return to consolidated revenue and operating profit growth in the second quarter, along with adjusted operating margin expansion.
Recent research from the Chaddick Institute at DePaul University also found that UPS’s Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport hub now has more daily flights and tonnage capacity than any other express air cargo hub worldwide.
