Earnings

Quarterly revenue, at $21.7 billion, was off 2.3% annually, and operating income, at $1.24 billion, rose 16% annually. Earnings per share, at $3.51, topped the $3.05 from a year ago, topping Wall Street expectations of $3.30. Net income, at $879 million, was up 12% annually.

Saia, the nation’s eighth-largest less-than-truckload (LTL) carrier, enjoyed a blowout fourth quarter with earnings exceeding Wall Street analysts’ expectations in one of the first indications of a post-Yellow freight boom in the LTL sector.

Quarterly revenue, at $1.98 billion, was up 2% annually, and adjusted earnings per share fell 7% annually, to $0.88, topping Wall Street estimates, at $0.66.

UPS said consolidated revenue fell 12.8% in Q3, but that it was winning back business lost during contract negotiations with the Teamsters.

Quarterly revenue, at $21.1 billion, saw a 12.8% annual decrease, and adjusted earnings per share, at $1.57, were off 47.5%. Consolidated quarterly operating profit came in at $1.3 billion, which was off 48.7% annually on an adjusted basis.

Quarterly revenue—at $21.9 billion—was down 10.3% annually, and adjusted operating income—at $1.8 billion—fell 21%. Adjusted earnings per share came in at $4.94, down 28% annually and topping Wall Street expectations, at $4.85.

Freight demand did not pick up toward the second half of the first quarter, as it usually does in the LTL sector.

Quarterly revenue—at $1.91 billion—was up 1% annually, and adjusted earnings per share—at $0.56—rose $0.22 annually, topping Wall Street estimates, at $0.46. Operating income came in at $58 million, down from $63 million a year ago, which XPO said reflected higher transaction costs related to its previous spin-off of RXO. Adjusted EBITA—at $210 million—was up 12%.

Yellow, which controls about 10% of the $58 billion less-than-truckload (LTL) market, suffered a first quarter loss of $54.6 million on revenue of $1.159 billion. That was nearly twice the loss of $27.5 million on $1.26 billion revenue in the year-ago period.

Quarterly revenue—at $22.9 billion—was off 6% annually, and adjusted earnings per share—at $2.20—fell 27.9%, for the same period. Consolidated quarterly operating profit came in at $2.5 billion, which was off 22.8% annually on an adjusted basis.

Quarterly revenue—at $22.2 billion—was off 6% annually, and net income—at $865 million was below the $1.22 billion recorded a year ago. Diluted earnings per share—at $3.41—fell 7.4%.

Revenue came in at $1.83 billion, for a 3.3% annual increase, and adjusted earnings per share, at $0.98, topped the $0.64 recorded for the same quarter a year ago. XPO officials cited various growth drivers that factored into its quarterly earnings growth, including growing volumes, pricing, margins, and earnings, in what is called a “challenging macro environment,” and growing its shipment count and tonnage, outperforming negative trends in the industry and typical seasonality.

Quarterly revenue—at $27.0 billion—was down 2.7% annually, and adjusted earnings per share—at $3.62—up 0.8% annually, topping Wall Street expectations of $3.59 per share. Quarterly operating profit came in at $3.2 billion, which was off 17.9% annually.

Quarterly revenue—at $22.8 billion—was off 3% annually, and net income—at $788 million—fell 25%. Operating income—at $1.176 billion—was off 26%. Diluted earnings per share—at $3.07—dropped 21%, topping Wall Street estimates of $2.83.

Quarterly revenue—at $24.161 billion—increased 4.2% annually, and adjusted earnings per share—at $2.99—increased 10.3% annually and beat Wall Street estimates at $2.89 per share. Quarterly operating profit rose 7% to $3.113 billion.