For the quarter ended June 2025, United Parcel Service (UPS Quick QuoteUPS - Free Report) reported revenue of $21.22 billion, down 2.7% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $1.55, compared to $1.79 in the year-ago quarter.

The reported revenue represents a surprise of +1.77% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $20.85 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $1.56, the EPS surprise was -0.64%.

While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance.

Since these metrics play a crucial role in driving the top- and bottom-line numbers, comparing them with the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated about them helps investors better project a stock's price performance.

Here is how UPS performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:

• Average revenue per piece - International Package - Total: $21.14 versus $20.58 estimated by four analysts on average.
• Average daily package volume - International Package - Export: 1.68 million versus the four-analyst average estimate of 1.6 million.
• Average daily package volume - International Package - Domestic: 1.51 million compared to the 1.49 million average estimate based on four analysts.
• Average revenue per piece - U.S. Domestic Package - Ground: $11.46 versus the four-analyst average estimate of $11.47.
• Revenue- Supply Chain Solutions: $2.65 billion versus $2.78 billion estimated by six analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -20.3% change.
• Revenue- International Package: $4.49 billion versus the six-analyst average estimate of $4.25 billion. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +2.6%.
• Revenue- U.S. Domestic Package: $14.08 billion versus the six-analyst average estimate of $13.83 billion. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -0.3%.
• Revenue- International Package- Domestic: $830 million versus the five-analyst average estimate of $765.8 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +7.8%.
• Revenue- U.S. Domestic Package- Next Day Air: $2.29 billion compared to the $2.33 billion average estimate based on five analysts. The reported number represents a change of -0.7% year over year.
• Revenue- U.S. Domestic Package- Ground: $10.48 billion versus the five-analyst average estimate of $10.24 billion. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -2.1%.
• Revenue- Supply Chain Solutions- Other: $445 million compared to the $447.83 million average estimate based on five analysts. The reported number represents a change of -4.9% year over year.
• Revenue- International Package- Cargo and other: $171 million versus $164.91 million estimated by five analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +4.9% change.

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Shares of UPS have returned +0.6% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +3.6% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell), indicating that it could underperform the broader market in the near term.