Quarterly report [Sections 13 or 15(d)]

DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS AND RISK MANAGEMENT

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DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS AND RISK MANAGEMENT
 3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2026
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]  
DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS AND RISK MANAGEMENT DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS AND RISK MANAGEMENT
Types of Hedges
Commodity Risk Management
The fuel surcharges that we apply in our domestic and international package businesses are the primary means we employ to reduce the risk of adverse fuel price changes on our business. In order to mitigate the impact of fuel surcharges imposed on us by outside carriers, we regularly adjust the rates we charge for our freight brokerage services.
Foreign Currency Risk Management
To protect against the reduction in value of forecasted foreign currency cash flows from our international package business, we maintain a foreign currency cash flow hedging program. Our most significant foreign currency exposures relate to the Euro, British Pound Sterling, Canadian Dollar, Chinese Renminbi and Hong Kong Dollar. We generally designate and account for these contracts as cash flow hedges of anticipated foreign currency denominated revenue.
We may also hedge portions of our anticipated cash settlements of principal and interest on certain foreign currency denominated debt. We generally designate and account for these contracts as cash flow hedges of forecasted foreign currency denominated transactions.
We hedge our net investment in certain foreign operations with foreign currency denominated debt instruments.
Interest Rate Risk Management
We may use a combination of derivative instruments to manage the fixed and floating interest rate mix of our total debt portfolio and related overall cost of borrowing.
We generally designate and account for interest rate swaps that convert fixed-rate interest payments into floating-rate interest payments as fair value hedges of the associated debt instruments. We designate and account for interest rate swaps that convert floating-rate interest payments into fixed-rate interest payments as cash flow hedges of the forecasted payment obligations.
We may periodically hedge the forecasted fixed-coupon interest payments associated with anticipated debt offerings by using forward starting interest rate swaps, interest rate locks or similar derivatives.

Outstanding Positions
As of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, the notional amounts of our outstanding derivative positions were as follows (in millions):
  March 31,
2026		 December 31,
2025
Currency hedges:
Euro EUR 2,887  2,764 
British Pound Sterling GBP 433  410 
Canadian Dollar CAD 1,546  1,574 
Hong Kong Dollar HKD 4,767  4,317 
Chinese Renminbi CNH 7,236  6,743 
As of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, we had no outstanding commodity hedge positions.
Balance Sheet Recognition
The following table indicates the location in our consolidated balance sheets where our derivative assets and liabilities have been recognized, the fair value hierarchy level applicable to each derivative type and the related fair values of those derivatives.
We have master netting arrangements with substantially all of our counterparties giving us the right of offset for our derivative positions. However, we have not elected to offset the fair value positions of our derivative contracts recorded in our
consolidated balance sheets. The columns labeled Net Amounts if Right of Offset had been Applied indicate the potential net fair value positions by type of contract and location in our consolidated balance sheets had we elected to apply the right of offset as of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025 (in millions):
Fair Value Hierarchy Level Gross Amounts Presented in Consolidated Balance Sheets Net Amounts if Right of
Offset had been Applied
Asset Derivatives Balance Sheet Location March 31,
2026		 December 31,
2025		 March 31,
2026		 December 31,
2025
Derivatives designated as hedges:
Foreign currency exchange contracts Other current assets Level 2 $ 16  $ 5  $ 5  $ — 
Foreign currency exchange contracts Other non-current assets Level 2 28  4  6  — 
Total Asset Derivatives $ 44  $ 9  $ 11  $ — 
Fair Value Hierarchy Level Gross Amounts Presented in
Consolidated Balance Sheets		 Net Amounts if Right of
Offset had been Applied
Liability Derivatives Balance Sheet Location March 31,
2026		 December 31,
2025		 March 31,
2026		 December 31,
2025
Derivatives designated as hedges:
Foreign currency exchange contracts Other current liabilities Level 2 $ 51  $ 83  $ 40  $ 78 
Foreign currency exchange contracts Other non-current liabilities Level 2 51  91  29  87 
Total Liability Derivatives $ 102  $ 174  $ 69  $ 165 
Our foreign currency exchange rate derivatives are largely comprised of over-the-counter derivatives, which are primarily valued using pricing models that rely on market observable inputs such as yield curves, foreign currency exchange rates and investment forward prices; therefore, these derivatives are classified as Level 2.

Balance Sheet Location of Hedged Item in Fair Value Hedges    
The following table indicates the amounts that were recorded in our consolidated balance sheets related to cumulative basis adjustments for fair value hedges as of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025 (in millions):
Line Item in the Consolidated Balance Sheets in Which the Hedged Item is Included Carrying Amount
of Hedged Liabilities		 Cumulative Amount
of Fair Value Hedge
Adjustments		 Carrying Amount
of Hedged Liabilities		 Cumulative Amount
 of Fair Value Hedge
Adjustments
March 31, 2026 March 31, 2026 December 31, 2025 December 31, 2025
Long-term debt and finance leases $ 279  $ 3  $ 279  $ 3 
Income Statement and AOCI Recognition of Designated Hedges
The following table indicates the amount of gains (losses) that were recognized in Revenue in our statements of consolidated income for cash flow hedges, for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025 (in millions):


 Three Months Ended
 March 31,

2026 2025
Gain or (loss) on cash flow hedging relationships:
Foreign currency exchange contracts:
Amount of gain or (loss) reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income $ (24) $ 57 
Total amount of income presented in the statement of income
$ (24) $ 57 
The following table indicates the amount of gains (losses) that were recognized in AOCI for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025 for those derivatives designated as cash flow hedges (in millions):
Derivative Instruments in Cash Flow Hedging Relationships Amount of Gain (Loss) Recognized in AOCI on Derivatives
2026 2025
Three Months Ended March 31:
Foreign currency exchange contracts $ 82  $ (126)
Total $ 82  $ (126)
As of March 31, 2026, there were $41 million of pre-tax losses related to cash flow hedges deferred in AOCI that are expected to be reclassified to income over the 12-month period ending March 31, 2027. The actual amounts that will be reclassified to income over the next 12 months will vary from this amount as a result of changes in market conditions. The maximum term over which we are hedging exposures to the variability of cash flows is approximately 3 years.
The following table indicates the amount of gains (losses) that have been recognized in AOCI within foreign currency translation adjustment for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025 for those instruments designated as net investment hedges (in millions):
Non-derivative Instruments in Net Investment Hedging Relationships Amount of Gain (Loss) Recognized in AOCI on Debt
2026 2025
Three Months Ended March 31:
Foreign currency denominated debt $ 43  $ (81)
Total $ 43  $ (81)