United Parcel Servicereason 02 of 4it can hold its price and keep the customerderived 2026-09-11accession 0001628280-26-053249
UPS is deliberately shedding low-margin, high-volume e-commerce business (including more than 50% of its largest customer's volume) while growing higher-yielding SMB traffic through its Digital Access Program. Revenue per piece rising 9.3% while volumes fall indicates pricing power and mix improvement that could reset the domestic package segment toward structurally higher margins once the network right-sizes.
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the claims it rests on
“We also continued our focus on revenue quality and made progress on previously announced initiatives related to workforce optimization, network capacity actions and the outsourcing of last-mile delivery of a portion of our Ground Saver product to the United States Postal Service.”
“Revenue per piece increased 9.3% for the quarter (up 8.0% year to date), driven by an average 5.9% net increase in base and accessorial rates implemented throughout 2025, higher fuel surcharges and favorable customer mix.”
“Average daily volume decreased for both the quarter and year-to-date periods, driven by planned volume reductions from our largest customer, which concluded during the quarter, as well as, actions taken on lower-yielding e-commerce volume.”
“These overall declines were partially offset by continued growth from SMBs who leveraged our Digital Access Program.”
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the 50%+ volume reduction from largest customer
“This included completing the planned reduction of volume from our largest customer, as previously announced, in which we reduced their volume by more than 50% from 2024 levels.”
SMB growth via DAP offsetting volume declines
“Average daily package volume in our global small package operations decreased in both the quarter and year-to-date periods primarily due to planned reduction in volume from our largest customer, revenue quality actions, including those affecting certain e-commerce customers, and the impact of trade policy changes on certain international trade lanes. These declines were partially offset by continued growth from SMBs who leveraged our Digital Access Program ("DAP").”
revenue quality and higher-yielding volume benefits
“Revenue increased in both the quarter and year-to-date periods due to higher fuel surcharge revenue, benefits from our focus on revenue quality and higher yielding volume, as well as the impact of the AHG acquisition in the fourth quarter of 2025, partially offset by lower revenue associated with average daily volume declines and decreases in our Mail Innovations volume.”