Should Investors Worry About UPS' Dividend Sustainability? [Yahoo! Finance]
United Parcel Service, Inc. (UPS)
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With a current yield of 6.7% and a five-year dividend growth rate of 14%, its payouts are no doubt appealing. However, there are signs that future dividend growth may slow down. UPS' elevated dividend payout ratio (the percentage of net income paid out as dividends) of 84% highlights the concern associated with its ability to maintain dividend payouts over the long term. In February, United Parcel Service's management announced a 0.6% hike in its quarterly dividend payout. As a result, UPS' current quarterly dividend moved up 1 cent to $1.64 per share (annualized $6.56). We remind investors that in the early 2020s, when UPS' business was flourishing, driven by exponential e-commerce growth during the peak pandemic period, it resorted to making huge dividend payments. During the pandemic, UPS generated more than enough free cash flow to cover the elevated dividend payments. Free cash flow has been on a decline after touching the highs of $9 billion in 2022. Currently, United Parcel
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- 11/17/25 - Form 25-NSE
- 11/7/25 - Form 4
- 11/5/25 - Form 10-Q
- UPS's page on the SEC website