United Parcel Service, Inc. Quarterly report [Sections 13 or 15(d)]

Quarterly report [Sections 13 or 15(d)]

GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS

GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2025

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

The following table indicates the allocation of goodwill as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024 (in millions):


	U.S. Domestic Package		International Package		Supply Chain Solutions		Consolidated
December 31, 2024:	$	847	$	487	$	2,966	$	4,300
Acquired	—		—		342		342

Currency / Other	—		9		40		49
March 31, 2025:	$	847	$	496	$	3,348	$	4,691

During the three months ended March 31, 2025:

•We recorded an increase in goodwill of $342 million as a part of the purchase accounting allocation for our January 2025 acquisition of Frigo-Trans and Biotech & Pharma Logistics ("Frigo-Trans").

•The remaining changes were due to the impact of changes in the value of the U.S. Dollar on the translation of non-U.S. Dollar goodwill balances.

Frigo-Trans will be reported in Supply Chain Solutions as part of our Healthcare Logistics and Distribution ("HLD") reporting unit.

For each of our reporting units, we continue to monitor the impact of macroeconomic conditions and business performance on our estimates of fair value. Subsequent to our annual testing date and as of March 31, 2025, none of our reporting units had indications that an impairment was more likely than not. Approximately $1.1 billion of our consolidated goodwill balance of $4.7 billion is represented by our Global Freight Forwarding, Roadie and Global Logistics and Distribution reporting units which, based on our most recent annual impairment evaluation, are exhibiting a limited excess of fair value above carrying value and reflect a greater risk of an impairment occurring in future periods.

During the first quarter of 2025, our Mail Innovations reporting unit experienced cost increases inconsistent with our expectations due to increases in purchased transportation rates which resulted from the expiration of our previous contract with our primary vendor. We are evaluating additional vendors for this business. We are also addressing the revenue quality in the business. Depending on the outcome of these actions, our expectations for the future performance of this reporting unit could be materially affected. Approximately $295 million in goodwill is represented by our Mail Innovations reporting unit included in Supply Chain Solutions.

Actual reporting unit performance, revisions to our forecasts of future performance, market factors, changes in estimates or assumptions in future impairment testing, or a combination thereof could result in an impairment charge in one or more of our reporting units during a future period.

The following is a summary of intangible assets as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024 (in millions):



	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization		Net Carrying Value
March 31, 2025:
Capitalized software	$	6,267	$	(4,315)	$	1,952
Licenses	88		(20)		68
Franchise rights	388		(60)		328
Customer relationships	837		(226)		611
Trade name	110		(29)		81
Trademarks, patents and other	373		(116)		257
Amortizable intangible assets	$	8,063	$	(4,766)	$	3,297
Indefinite-lived intangible assets	4		—		4
Total Intangible Assets	$	8,067	$	(4,766)	$	3,301
December 31, 2024:
Capitalized software	$	6,088	$	(4,159)	$	1,929
Licenses	30		(12)		18
Franchise rights	348		(55)		293
Customer relationships	677		(206)		471
Trade name	109		(26)		83
Trademarks, patents and other	369		(103)		266
Amortizable intangible assets	$	7,621	$	(4,561)	$	3,060
Indefinite-lived intangible assets	4		—		4
Total Intangible Assets	$	7,625	$	(4,561)	$	3,064

Impairment tests for finite-lived intangible assets are performed when a triggering event occurs that may indicate that the carrying value of the intangible asset may not be recoverable. For the three months ended March 31, 2025, we recorded an impairment charge of $32 million ($24 million after tax) within Other Expenses in our statement of consolidated income. This charge represented software impairment associated with one of our Supply Chain Solutions businesses.

For the three months ended March 31, 2024, we recorded impairment charges of $48 million ($35 million after tax) within Other Expenses in our statement of consolidated income. These charges represented trade name and capitalized software license impairments.