Every UPS Investor Should Keep an Eye on This Number

The company faces near-term risks, but it also has a pathway to meeting its full-year guidance -- and this metric could be key.Behemoth package carrier United Parcel Service (UPS 0.38%) will release Q3 earnings on Oct. 24, which should be noteworthy. Rival FedEx (FDX 0.05%) disappointed the market recently with its first-quarter 2025 earnings report amid management talk of weakening business-to-business (B2B) demand, pressure on domestic deliveries, and customers shifting to lower-priced alternatives.Let's ...