Fedex Corp
FDX10-K,fiscal year ended May 31, 2026,filed Jul 20, 2026,Original on SEC EDGAR
3 of 3 checkable figures matched the company’s XBRL, 5 of 5 risk excerpts located in the filing text
The Print
FedEx FY2026 revenue rose 8% to $94.7B with net income of $4.4B and diluted EPS of $18.55, while consolidated operating margin narrowed 10 bp to 5.8%.
Revenue increased 8% to $94.7B from $87.9B, which management attributes to improved base yields for package services, increased U.S. domestic package volumes, higher fuel surcharges, and favorable exchange rates, partially offset by the expiration of the U.S. Postal Service contract and lower FedEx Freight shipments. Consolidated operating income rose 5% to $5.5B while consolidated operating margin narrowed 10 bp to 5.8%, as the Federal Express segment operating margin expanded 70 bp to 7.2% and the FedEx Freight segment operating margin contracted 970 bp to 7.0%. Net income rose 8% to $4.4B and diluted EPS rose 10% to $18.55.
- Revenue increased 8% to $94.7B, which management attributes to improved base yields for package services, increased U.S. domestic package volumes, higher fuel surcharges, and favorable exchange rates, partially offset by the expiration of the U.S. Postal Service contract and lower FedEx Freight shipments.
- Consolidated operating income rose 5% to $5.5B, with the Federal Express segment up 21% and the FedEx Freight segment down 59%.
- Operating income included $1,148M of items affecting operating income, including $738M of Spin-Off costs and $366M of business optimization costs.
- Cash provided by operating activities increased $1.9B to $8.9B, and cash and cash equivalents rose to $13.3B from $5.5B.
Results That Matter
- Revenue
- Current period
- $94.7B
- Prior period
- $87.9B
- Change
- +7.7%
Management attributes the increase primarily to improved base yields for package services, increased U.S. domestic package volumes, higher fuel surcharges, and favorable exchange rates, partially offset by the expiration of the U.S. Postal Service contract and lower FedEx Freight shipments. - Operating income
- Current period
- $5.5B
- Prior period
- $5.2B
- Change
- +4.7%
Management states operating income increased primarily due to improved base yields for package services, increased U.S. domestic package volumes and higher fuel surcharges, combined with continued structural cost reductions from business optimization initiatives, partially offset by higher salaries and employee benefit expense, higher purchased transportation expense, the financial impact of global trade policy changes, and increased Spin-Off costs. - Consolidated operating margin
- Current period
- 5.8%
- Prior period
- 5.9%
- Change
- −0.1 ppts
The consolidated operating margin narrowed 10 bp as the Federal Express segment operating margin expanded 70 bp to 7.2% while the FedEx Freight segment operating margin contracted 970 bp to 7.0%. - Net income
- Current period
- $4.4B
- Prior period
- $4.1B
- Change
- +8.3%
Net income in 2026 includes a pre-tax, noncash gain of $647M associated with MTM retirement plans accounting adjustments, compared with $515M in 2025. - Diluted earnings per share
- Current period
- $18.55
- Prior period
- $16.81
- Change
- +10.4%
Diluted EPS growth of 10% exceeded net income growth of 8%; share repurchases had a benefit of $0.21 per diluted share in 2026. - Basic earnings per share
- Current period
- $18.71
- Prior period
- $16.96
- Change
- +10.3%
Basic EPS is reported on the consolidated statements of income for the years ended May 31, 2026 and 2025.
| Metric | Current Period | Prior Period | Change | Investor Takeaway |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Revenue | $94.7B | $87.9B | +7.7% | Management attributes the increase primarily to improved base yields for package services, increased U.S. domestic package volumes, higher fuel surcharges, and favorable exchange rates, partially offset by the expiration of the U.S. Postal Service contract and lower FedEx Freight shipments. |
Operating income | $5.5B | $5.2B | +4.7% | Management states operating income increased primarily due to improved base yields for package services, increased U.S. domestic package volumes and higher fuel surcharges, combined with continued structural cost reductions from business optimization initiatives, partially offset by higher salaries and employee benefit expense, higher purchased transportation expense, the financial impact of global trade policy changes, and increased Spin-Off costs. |
Consolidated operating margin | 5.8% | 5.9% | −0.1 ppts | The consolidated operating margin narrowed 10 bp as the Federal Express segment operating margin expanded 70 bp to 7.2% while the FedEx Freight segment operating margin contracted 970 bp to 7.0%. |
Net income | $4.4B | $4.1B | +8.3% | Net income in 2026 includes a pre-tax, noncash gain of $647M associated with MTM retirement plans accounting adjustments, compared with $515M in 2025. |
Diluted earnings per share | $18.55 | $16.81 | +10.4% | Diluted EPS growth of 10% exceeded net income growth of 8%; share repurchases had a benefit of $0.21 per diluted share in 2026. |
Basic earnings per share | $18.71 | $16.96 | +10.3% | Basic EPS is reported on the consolidated statements of income for the years ended May 31, 2026 and 2025. |
What changed
Year over year, against the 10-K for the year ended May 31, 2025.
Prior 10-KRevenue up 7.7%; Net income up 8.3%
| Metric | Prior | Current | Change | Read as |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $87.9B | $94.7B | +7.7% | Favorable |
| Net income | $4.1B | $4.4B | +8.3% | Favorable |
| EPS | $16.96 | $18.71 | +10.3% | Favorable |
- Revenue+7.7%Prior $87.9B, current $94.7BFavorable
- Net income+8.3%Prior $4.1B, current $4.4BFavorable
- EPS+10.3%Prior $16.96, current $18.71Favorable
▲ and ▼ show the direction of each change. Color and “Read as” show whether that direction is usually favorable for the metric.
Earnings Quality & Cash Conversion
Operating income of $5,463M includes items affecting operating income of $(1,148)M in 2026, comprising Spin-Off costs of $(738)M, business optimization costs of $(366)M, asset impairment charges of $(23)M, a $12M benefit from international regulatory and legacy FedEx Ground legal matters, and fiscal year change costs of $(33)M; the comparable 2025 items totaled $(903)M. Net income of $4,433M includes items affecting net income of $(405)M in 2026, comprising Spin-Off costs net of tax of $(589)M, MTM retirement plans accounting adjustments net of tax of $497M, business optimization costs net of tax of $(285)M, asset impairment charges net of tax of $(18)M, international regulatory and legacy FedEx Ground legal matters net of tax of $16M, and fiscal year change costs net of tax of $(26)M; the comparable 2025 items totaled $(337)M. The filing does not report an adjusted or ex-item net income total.
Operating cash flow was 2.0x net income attributable to the parent (cash conversion); free cash flow of $5.1B (derived as operating cash flow minus the absolute selected capex cash-flow amount; not an issuer-defined or discretionary-cash measure).
Red flag
Red flag
Value Drivers & Capital Allocation
Capital returned — dividends paid $1.4B (prior $1.3B), share repurchases $796.0M (prior $3.0B); capital expenditures $3.8B (prior $4.1B) (selected cash-flow amount, not necessarily total capital investment).
Financing cash flow for 2025-06-01 to 2026-05-31 was an inflow of $2,749,000,000, compared with an outflow of $4,019,000,000 for 2024-06-01 to 2025-05-31. Net financing changed from an outflow to an inflow.
“During fiscal year 2026, we repurchased 3.3 million shares of FedEx common stock under ASR or open market transactions at an average price of $233.07 per share for a total of $776 million.”
— Filing statement
“In July 2026, FedEx utilized the $4.1 billion dividend received from FedEx Freight Holding, together with cash on hand, to repurchase approximately $4.9 billion aggregate principal amount of its outstanding debt securities.”
— Filing statement
“On July 20, 2026, our Board of Directors authorized a new stock repurchase program for additional repurchases of up to $5.0 billion of FedEx common stock (“2026 program”).”
— Filing statement
Period net income attributable to the parent / period-end equity, not annualized: 14.0% (prior at 2025-05-31: 14.6%); period net income attributable to the parent / period-end assets, not annualized: 4.5% (prior at 2025-05-31: 4.7%).
Forward Signals
Based on current trends, we anticipate revenue and operating profit growth to continue the remainder of calendar year 2026, driven by year-over-year growth in U.S. Domestic and International segments. We expect continued yield and volume improvement to more than offset expense increases, including higher wage and purchased transportation rates, higher costs associated with the newly ratified pilot CBA, which took effect June 29, 2026, and other inflationary matters. We will continue to execute on our business optimization initiatives, including Network 2.0 and our one FedEx program, where we expect to achieve $1.0 billion in structural cost reduction by the end of calendar year 2026. Our capital expenditures during calendar year 2026 are expected to be approximately $3.9 billion, $0.4 billion higher than calendar year 2025.
Known trends
- The decline in U.S. imports of consumer goods that started in late 2022, along with slowed global industrial production, has contributed to continued weakened business conditions for the transportation industry leading to lower shipment volumes.
- Inflation and elevated interest rates are negatively affecting consumer and business spending, and we expect inflation and elevated interest rates to continue to negatively affect our results for the remainder of calendar year 2026.
- In January 2026, FedEx initiated operational transformation programs in certain international locations designed to modernize, streamline, and optimize international domestic operations. These transformation programs may reduce approximately 5,000 operational employees.
Subsequent events
- On June 1, 2026, we completed the Spin-Off of FedEx Freight into a new, publicly traded company; effective June 1, 2026, FedEx will no longer consolidate the FedEx Freight business, and FedEx Freight will no longer be a reportable segment.
- Effective June 1, 2026, we changed our fiscal year end from May 31 to December 31.
- On July 1, 2026, FedEx announced that it would sell its FedEx Supply Chain business to CMA CGM Group for $1.4 billion as part of a strategic portfolio streamlining effort.
- On June 8, 2026, our Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $1.22 per share of common stock. The dividend of $292 million was paid on July 7, 2026 to stockholders of record as of the close of business on June 22, 2026.
“Based on current trends, we anticipate revenue and operating profit growth to continue the remainder of calendar year 2026, driven by year-over-year growth in U.S. Domestic and International segments.”
— FedEx Management
“We will continue to execute on our business optimization initiatives, including Network 2.0 and our one FedEx program, where we expect to achieve $1.0 billion in structural cost reduction by the end of calendar year 2026.”
— FedEx Management
Risks
Excerpts are the filing’s own words; each heading is the start of its excerpt. Selected excerpts are not a complete risk inventory.
The failure to successfully execute our transformation initiatives in the expected time frame…
The failure to successfully execute our transformation initiatives in the expected time frame and at the expected cost may materially and adversely affect our future results.
As of May 31, 2026, we have submitted claims totaling $3.3 billion and we have received cash refunds…
As of May 31, 2026, we have submitted claims totaling $3.3 billion and we have received cash refunds of approximately $800 million.
If the IRS ultimately determines that the Spin-Off is taxable, then the Spin-Off could be treated…
If the IRS ultimately determines that the Spin-Off is taxable, then the Spin-Off could be treated as a taxable dividend or capital gain to our stockholders for U.S. federal income tax purposes, and we could incur significant U.S. tax liabilities.
We are defending joint-employer cases where it is alleged that we should be treated as an employer…
We are defending joint-employer cases where it is alleged that we should be treated as an employer or joint employer of the drivers employed by service providers with whom we contract to conduct certain linehaul and pickup-and-delivery operations.
Consequently, we experienced operational disruptions during fiscal 2026 related to the grounding…
Consequently, we experienced operational disruptions during fiscal 2026 related to the grounding of our MD-11 aircraft fleet which had an adverse impact on our financial results.
5 of 5 excerpts located in the filing text
Segments
| Segment | Revenue | Operating Income | Revenue Change | Commentary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FedEx Freight And FedEx Express Segments | $91.1B | $6.5B | +8.2% | |
| Other | $1.1B | +1.0% | ||
| Federal Express Segment | $5.9B | |||
| FedEx Freight Segment | $616.0M |
Balance Sheet & Liquidity
Leverage: Identified debt as of 2026-05-31 (carrying amount): long-term debt including current maturities of $23.5B; noncurrent long-term debt of $23.3B; short-term borrowings of $745.0M. The reported scopes overlap; no non-overlapping subtotal is established. Total debt, net debt and debt-to-equity are therefore not stated.
Liquidity: We held $13.3 billion in cash and cash equivalents at May 31, 2026 and had $2.8 billion in available liquidity under our $1.75 billion three-year credit agreement (the “Three-Year Credit Agreement”) and $1.75 billion five-year credit agreement (the “Five-Year Credit Agreement” and together with the Three-Year Credit Agreement, the “Credit Agreements”), after offsetting outstanding commercial paper borrowings.
Cash flow: Cash flow — operating $8.9B, investing $-3.9B, financing $2.7B.
Working capital: Current assets $27.9B vs. current liabilities $18.9B (current ratio 1.48x). Prior reported balance sheet as of 2025-05-31: $18.4B vs. $15.4B (1.19x).
Maturities & covenants
- The Three-Year Credit Agreement and the Five-Year Credit Agreement expire in March 2028 and March 2030, respectively. Each of the Credit Agreements has a $125 million letter of credit sublimit.
- As of May 31, 2026, no amounts were outstanding under the Credit Agreements, $750 million of commercial paper was outstanding, and we had $250 million of the letter of credit sublimit unused under the Credit Agreements.
Notable Footnotes
| Item | Impact |
|---|---|
| Spin-Off costs | FedEx incurred $744M ($589M net of tax, or $2.46 per diluted share) of Spin-Off costs in 2026, primarily professional services and an employee incentive plan; separation costs of $738M are included within 'Separation and other costs' and $6M within 'Other, net'. |
| Retirement plans MTM adjustments | FedEx recognized a pre-tax, noncash MTM gain of $647M ($497M net of tax, or $2.08 per diluted share) in 2026 due to higher asset returns, partially offset by lower discount rates. |
| Income taxes | The effective tax rate was 23.5% for 2026 versus 24.8% for 2025; the 2026 provision includes a net income tax benefit of $100M from the reduction of a Brazil valuation allowance. |
| Self-insurance accruals | Self-insurance accruals totaled $6,382M at May 31, 2026 ($1,969M short-term and $4,413M long-term), up from $5,891M at May 31, 2025; a five-percent change in assumed claim severity would change reserves and expenses by approximately $320M. |
Ask FDX’s 10-K anything
Get plain-English answers, each cited to the exact filing text. Try a starter question:
AI-generated. Informational only, not investment advice. May be incomplete or contain errors. The authoritative source is always the original SEC filing.