ARCB vs UPS
Arcbest Corp. and United Parcel Service Inc., side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | ARCB | UPS |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $4.0B | $88.7B |
| Net income | $60.1M | $5.6B |
| Gross margin | · | · |
| Net margin | 1.5% | 6.3% |
| Return on equity | 4.6% | 33.8% |
| Diluted EPS | $2.62 | $6.56 |
| Dividend / share | · | $6.56 |
| Payout ratio | 18.3% | 96.9% |
| Free cash flow | $114.2M | $4.8B |
| Equity | $1.3B | $16.2B |
| Net debt / equity | 0.09× | 1.13× |
| Current ratio | 0.95× | 1.22× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 6.4% | 0.9% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | −3.3% | 32.9% |
UPS bills 22.1× the revenue of ARCB, and keeps more of each dollar of revenue as profit (6.3% against 1.5%).
The stronger figure of the pair is set in bold. That is arithmetic, not a recommendation — this page does not pick a winner. "·" marks a figure not available in our data.
10 years side by side
| Fiscal year | ARCB | UPS |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $4.0B | $88.7B |
| FY2024 | $4.2B | $91.1B |
| FY2023 | $4.4B | $91.0B |
| FY2022 | $5.0B | $100.3B |
| FY2021 | $3.8B | $97.3B |
| FY2020 | $2.9B | $84.6B |
| FY2019 | $3.0B | $74.1B |
| FY2018 | $3.1B | $71.9B |
| FY2017 | $2.8B | $66.6B |
| FY2016 | $2.7B | $61.6B |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | ARCB | UPS |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $60.1M | $5.6B |
| FY2024 | $174.0M | $5.8B |
| FY2023 | $195.4M | $6.7B |
| FY2022 | $298.2M | $11.5B |
| FY2021 | $213.5M | $12.9B |
| FY2020 | $71.1M | $1.3B |
| FY2019 | $40.0M | $4.4B |
| FY2018 | $67.3M | $4.8B |
| FY2017 | $59.7M | $4.9B |
| FY2016 | $18.7M | $3.4B |
18 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −$84,650,842,000 | UPS |
| FY2024 | −$86,890,981,000 | UPS |
| FY2023 | −$86,530,557,000 | UPS |
| FY2022 | −$95,308,992,000 | UPS |
| FY2021 | −$93,520,815,000 | UPS |
| FY2020 | −$81,687,837,000 | UPS |
| FY2019 | −$71,105,690,000 | UPS |
| FY2018 | −$68,767,212,000 | UPS |
| FY2017 | −$63,758,543,000 | UPS |
| FY2016 | −$58,909,781,000 | UPS |
| FY2015 | −$55,696,095,000 | UPS |
| FY2014 | −$55,619,307,000 | UPS |
| FY2013 | −$53,138,451,000 | UPS |
| FY2012 | −$52,061,001,000 | UPS |
| FY2011 | −$51,197,391,000 | UPS |
| FY2010 | −$47,887,136,000 | UPS |
| FY2009 | −$43,824,099,000 | UPS |
| FY2008 | −$49,652,948,000 | UPS |
UPS has reported the higher revenue in every one of these 18 fiscal years. The gap has widened since the earliest year compared.
18 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
18 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −4.8 pp | UPS |
| FY2024 | −2.2 pp | UPS |
| FY2023 | −3.0 pp | UPS |
| FY2022 | −5.6 pp | UPS |
| FY2021 | −7.6 pp | UPS |
| FY2020 | +0.8 pp | ARCB |
| FY2019 | −4.7 pp | UPS |
| FY2018 | −4.5 pp | UPS |
| FY2017 | −5.3 pp | UPS |
| FY2016 | −4.9 pp | UPS |
| FY2015 | −6.6 pp | UPS |
| FY2014 | −3.4 pp | UPS |
| FY2013 | −7.2 pp | UPS |
| FY2012 | −1.9 pp | UPS |
| FY2011 | −6.8 pp | UPS |
| FY2010 | −8.7 pp | UPS |
| FY2009 | −13.0 pp | UPS |
| FY2008 | −4.2 pp | UPS |
The higher net margin has changed hands between ARCB and UPS over this period.
18 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
ARCB's net margin has been more volatile than UPS's over the 18 comparable fiscal years — 3.1 percentage points of standard deviation against 2.7.
18 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
The lead in net margin changed hands between ARCB and UPS over these 18 fiscal years — ARCB led in 1 and UPS in 17.
18 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
UPS's return on equity has been more volatile than ARCB's over the 18 comparable fiscal years — 157.1 percentage points of standard deviation against 10.9.
18 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
UPS led in return on equity in every one of the 18 comparable fiscal years — a structural lead, not a recent swing.
18 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.