NYSE$FDX

FedEx Corporation · Q3 2026 earnings

Q3 2026 earnings · · After market close · Investor relations

Briefing

FedEx reported Q3 fiscal 2026 revenue of $24.0B with net income of $1.06B and diluted EPS of $4.41.

Revenue increased 8% to $24.0B on yield improvements and higher U.S. domestic package volume at Federal Express, partly offset by lower FedEx Freight shipments. Operating income was $1.35B; net income was $1.06B versus $909M a year ago. Diluted EPS rose 17% to $4.41. The company incurred $195M of pre-tax costs related to the planned FedEx Freight spin-off and continued Network 2.0 optimization spending.

  • Q3 revenue $24.0B (+8% YoY); nine-month revenue $69.7B (+6%).
  • Federal Express revenue +10% on yield and volume; Freight revenue pressured.
  • Q3 net income $1.06B; diluted EPS $4.41 (+17% YoY).
  • Freight spin-off separation costs $195M pre-tax in the quarter.
  • Repurchased 3.3M shares for $776M in the first nine months of FY2026.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$24B

Previous: $22.2B+8.3%
EPS (adj)

$4.41

Previous: $3.76+17.3%
Net Income

$1.06B

Previous: $909M+16.2%
Operating Income

$1.35B

Previous: $1.29B+4.3%
Gross Profit

-$1.63B

Previous: $4.73B-134.4%
Cash & Equivalents

$8.01B

No prior period
Total Assets

$94.7B

No prior period

Revenue & EPS history

FedEx · Revenue · Quarterly

$24B

Q3 2026+8.3%vs Q3 2025
Beat estimate in 7 of 15 quarters(47%)
ActualEstimate

Forward guidance

Management is executing the planned FedEx Freight spin-off and Network 2.0; no separate quantitative EPS bridge was issued in the 10-Q, but MD&A cites yield gains, volume mix, and separation/optimization costs as key swing factors.

Tailwinds

  • Revenue +8% on priority yield and domestic package growth.
  • Nine-month diluted EPS $11.91 (+19% YoY).
  • $1.3B remaining on the share repurchase authorization.
  • Ongoing tax litigation could yield up to $249M benefit if upheld.

Headwinds

  • FedEx Freight average daily shipments -6% in Q3 on weak industrial demand.
  • Freight spin-off and fiscal-year-change costs elevated expenses.
  • Macro trade-policy uncertainty noted in risk factors.

Historical earnings impact

How earnings announcements have historically affected this stock's price.

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 19 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q3 2026

Historical avgQ3 2026

-0.3%

Avg return

Earnings day

+0.1%

Avg return

5 days after

+2.3%

Avg return

30 days after

43%

31 / 72 earnings

Positive

+16.4%

Q4 2020

Best reaction

-14.6%

Q1 2025

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q4 2026
Q3 2026+1.4%+0.4%+10.2%
Q2 2026-1.6%+3.1%+7.3%
Q1 2026+2.4%+3.2%+5.0%
Q4 2025-0.8%-2.1%-1.5%
Q3 2025-6.4%-1.0%-15.7%
Q2 2025+0.9%-0.5%+0.7%
Q1 2025-14.6%-10.4%-8.0%
Q4 2024+15.5%+16.9%+16.4%
Q3 2024+9.4%+11.2%+2.7%
Q2 2024-12.7%-12.0%-13.4%
Q1 2024+0.5%+4.7%-2.4%
Q4 2023-3.3%-0.5%+12.9%
Q3 2023+12.8%+12.6%+18.1%
Q2 2023+0.7%+4.2%+9.2%
Q1 2023-2.6%-5.4%-0.0%
Q4 2022+6.2%+4.8%-0.8%
Q3 2022-3.1%+0.3%-8.9%
Q2 2022+4.0%+4.6%+6.4%
Q1 2022-8.7%-9.6%-7.2%
Q4 2021-1.8%+0.2%-0.1%
Q3 2021+5.2%+0.4%+8.2%
Q2 2021-4.6%-5.4%-12.6%
Q1 2021+5.9%+2.7%+19.4%
Q4 2020+16.4%+15.6%+28.4%
Q3 2020+10.2%+22.7%+31.6%
Q2 2020-10.5%-9.7%-2.8%
Q1 2020-13.1%-14.3%-13.2%
Q4 2019-0.6%+2.0%+9.3%
Q3 2019-4.0%-4.6%+8.6%
Q2 2019-10.8%-13.3%-4.9%
Q1 2019-5.4%-3.2%-12.5%
Q4 2018-4.6%-8.3%-10.3%
Q3 2018-0.2%-8.1%+0.8%
Q2 2018+3.8%+3.4%+12.5%
Q1 2018+2.5%+2.3%+4.1%
Q4 2017+0.6%+2.1%+0.4%
Q3 2017+1.9%-2.2%-3.0%
Q2 2017-2.8%-2.9%-5.8%
Q1 2017+7.8%+8.1%+5.2%
Q4 2016-4.8%-8.5%-3.7%
Q3 2016+12.8%
Q2 2016+4.9%
Q1 2016-2.9%
Q4 2015-2.1%
Q3 2015-1.1%
Q2 2015+0.1%
Q1 2015+2.8%
Q4 2014+5.2%
Q3 2014-1.5%
Q2 2014+0.4%
Q1 2014+5.6%
Q4 2013-3.8%
Q3 2013-9.4%
Q2 2013+1.0%
Q1 2013-2.7%
Q4 2012+3.2%
Q3 2012-3.6%
Q2 2012-1.3%
Q1 2012-0.8%
Q4 2011-0.9%
Q3 2011+2.2%
Q2 2011-0.7%
Q1 2011+3.3%
Q4 2008-5.2%
Q4 2010-5.2%
Q3 2010-3.2%
Q3 2009-3.2%
Q2 2010+0.3%
Q2 2009-1.1%
Q1 2009-1.1%
Q1 2010-1.1%
Q4 2009-1.1%

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