JBHT vs UPS
Hunt J B Transport Services Inc. and United Parcel Service Inc., side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | JBHT | UPS |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $12.0B | $88.7B |
| Net income | $598.3M | $5.6B |
| Gross margin | · | · |
| Net margin | 5.0% | 6.3% |
| Return on equity | 15.8% | 33.8% |
| Diluted EPS | $6.12 | $6.56 |
| Dividend / share | $0.44 | $6.56 |
| Payout ratio | 28.6% | 96.9% |
| Free cash flow | $947.6M | $4.8B |
| Equity | $3.6B | $16.2B |
| Net debt / equity | 0.41× | 1.13× |
| Current ratio | 0.83× | 1.22× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 4.5% | 0.9% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | 3.4% | 32.9% |
UPS bills 7.4× the revenue of JBHT, and keeps more of each dollar of revenue as profit (6.3% against 5.0%).
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 | JBHT | UPS |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $12.0B | $88.7B |
| FY2024 | $12.1B | $91.1B |
| FY2023 | $12.8B | $91.0B |
| FY2022 | $14.8B | $100.3B |
| FY2021 | $12.2B | $97.3B |
| FY2020 | $9.6B | $84.6B |
| FY2019 | $9.2B | $74.1B |
| FY2018 | $8.6B | $71.9B |
| FY2017 | $7.2B | $66.6B |
| FY2016 | $6.6B | $61.6B |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | JBHT | UPS |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $598.3M | $5.6B |
| FY2024 | $570.9M | $5.8B |
| FY2023 | $728.3M | $6.7B |
| FY2022 | $969.4M | $11.5B |
| FY2021 | $760.8M | $12.9B |
| FY2020 | $506.0M | $1.3B |
| FY2019 | $516.3M | $4.4B |
| FY2018 | $489.6M | $4.8B |
| FY2017 | $686.3M | $4.9B |
| FY2016 | $432.1M | $3.4B |
18 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −$76,661,904,000 | UPS |
| FY2024 | −$78,982,796,000 | UPS |
| FY2023 | −$78,128,335,000 | UPS |
| FY2022 | −$85,524,001,000 | UPS |
| FY2021 | −$85,118,698,000 | UPS |
| FY2020 | −$74,991,427,000 | UPS |
| FY2019 | −$64,928,742,000 | UPS |
| FY2018 | −$63,246,126,000 | UPS |
| FY2017 | −$59,395,432,000 | UPS |
| FY2016 | −$55,054,541,000 | UPS |
| FY2015 | −$52,175,354,000 | UPS |
| FY2014 | −$52,066,559,000 | UPS |
| FY2013 | −$49,853,429,000 | UPS |
| FY2012 | −$49,072,020,000 | UPS |
| FY2011 | −$48,578,158,000 | UPS |
| FY2010 | −$45,751,515,000 | UPS |
| FY2009 | −$42,093,679,000 | UPS |
| FY2008 | −$47,754,057,000 | 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 | −1.3 pp | UPS |
| FY2024 | −1.6 pp | UPS |
| FY2023 | −1.7 pp | UPS |
| FY2022 | −5.0 pp | UPS |
| FY2021 | −7.0 pp | UPS |
| FY2020 | +3.7 pp | JBHT |
| FY2019 | −0.4 pp | UPS |
| FY2018 | −1.0 pp | UPS |
| FY2017 | +2.2 pp | JBHT |
| FY2016 | +1.0 pp | JBHT |
| FY2015 | −1.4 pp | UPS |
| FY2014 | +0.9 pp | JBHT |
| FY2013 | −1.8 pp | UPS |
| FY2012 | +4.6 pp | JBHT |
| FY2011 | −1.5 pp | UPS |
| FY2010 | −1.5 pp | UPS |
| FY2009 | −0.1 pp | UPS |
| FY2008 | −0.5 pp | UPS |
The higher net margin has changed hands between JBHT 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
UPS's net margin has been more volatile than JBHT's over the 18 comparable fiscal years — 2.7 percentage points of standard deviation against 1.1.
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 JBHT and UPS over these 18 fiscal years — JBHT led in 5 and UPS in 13.
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 JBHT's over the 18 comparable fiscal years — 157.1 percentage points of standard deviation against 9.4.
18 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
The lead in return on equity changed hands between JBHT and UPS over these 18 fiscal years — JBHT led in 1 and UPS in 17.
18 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.