(Il Sole 24 Ore Radiocor) - Milano, 28 apr - The US postal and logistics group UPS said that in the first quarter diluted earnings per share totalled 1.02 dollars, down from 1.40 dollars a year earlier, and adjusted diluted EPS was 1.07 dollars against 1.49 dollars.

Revenue totalled 21.2 billion dollars.

The operating margin was 6.0% and the adjusted operating margin of 6.2% during the quarter.

"The first quarter of 2026 marked a critical transition period for UPS in which we needed to flawlessly execute several major strategic actions and we delivered. With that behind us, we expect to return to consolidated revenue and operating profit growth, and adjusted operating margin expansion in the second quarter of this year,' said Carol Tome, the chief executive officer.

The company reaffirmed its full year guidance.

UPS expects 2026 revenue of approximately 89.7 billion dollars and adjusted operating margin of about 9.6%.

The company also confirmed capital expenditures of about 3.0.

billion dollars and dividend payments of around 5.4 billion.

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