UPS Stock — United Parcel Service, Inc.

United Parcel Service, Inc. (UPS)

UPS is a low-cost Stock. As of August 28, 2026, its distribution rate is 6.21%, its trailing-12-month yield is 6.23%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 80/100 (Safe). Fund total return is 236.8% over the past 26.8 years, 556.9 points behind SPY at 793.7%.

At the current 6.21% distribution rate, a $10,000 investment would generate approximately $621 per year, or $51.75 per month on an equivalent basis. Actual quarterly payments vary.

UPS performance versus SPY

Data as of August 28, 2026.

Fund total return is 236.8% over the past 26.8 years, 556.9 points behind SPY at 793.7%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 19.9%.

UPS key facts

Data as of August 28, 2026.

Distribution Safety Score™

80 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

4.97%

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

11/10/1999

Distribution rate

6.21%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

6.23%

5-year average yield

4.34

Last close

$105.33

Market cap

$89,885,073,408

Average volume

2342107.0

Last dividend

$1.6400

Ex-dividend date

08/17/2026

Payment date

09/03/2026

Beta

1.038

Payout ratio

0.9439

P/E ratio

19.5287

Forward P/E

14.4718

EPS

$5.41

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (6.21%) is the latest regular payout annualized by the fund's stated frequency, divided by the last close. Issuers often publish this as “Distribution Rate” on the fact sheet. Trailing-12-month yield (6.23%) is the sum of distributions paid in the last 12 months, split-adjusted, divided by the last close. It lags a recent raise or cut. We show a 30-day SEC yield when the fund publishes one. Schwab and other issuers may report a TTM distribution yield or SEC yield on a different date — all can be valid; they are not interchangeable. Fund total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is what the fund did, not your personal gain/loss. Figures below use Dividend Vision data as of August 28, 2026.

Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology · SEC yield

Sources and review

Data as of August 28, 2026.

Primary sources: prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

UPS risks and drawbacks

Payments are quarterly, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 19.9%.

Who may consider UPS — and who may not

UPS may suit someone looking for low-cost broad dividend exposure, a high Distribution Safety Score. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (UPS pays quarterly); investors whose main goal is matching SPY total return. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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