United Parcel Service
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PRODUCTION_VERIFIED schema v4.0.0 Inferred last heartbeat: 2026-06-03T18:32:30Z

Business Model Classification Tokens

monetization_vector
per-transaction / per-piece delivery fees
Medium
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pricing_architecture
tiered / usage-based / negotiated
Medium
SEC-10K 0001628280-26-008432
target_gross_margin_bracket
13–17%
Inferred
Legacy_BMS_v3
revenue_model_type
transactional
Medium
SEC-10K 0001628280-26-008432
customer_acquisition_metric
Multi-channel: direct sales, Digital Access Program (DAP) platform partnerships, SMB penetration via e-commerce integration, healthcare sector focus
Medium
SEC-10K 0001628280-26-008432
customer_segment_primary
enterprise / SMB / consumer
Medium
SEC-10K 0001628280-26-008432
customer_segment_secondary
government
Medium
SEC-10K 0001628280-26-008432
business_model_type_primary
logistics provider / integrated transportation network
Medium
SEC-10K 0001628280-26-008432
business_model_type_secondary
asset manager / supply chain services provider
Medium
SEC-10K 0001628280-26-008432
supply_chain_dependency
High
Medium
SEC-10K 0001628280-26-008432
headcount_cost_structure
Sublinear
Medium
SEC-10K 0001628280-26-008432
geographic_footprint
Global
Medium
SEC-10K 0001628280-26-008432
regulatory_burden_tier
Medium
Medium
GICS-regulatory-overlay-v1
howey_test_risk_index
Low
Medium
SEC-10K 0001628280-26-008432
antitrust_exposure_flag
No
Medium
SEC-10K 0001628280-26-008432
data_sovereignty_risk
High
Medium
SEC-10K 0001628280-26-008432
vendor_lock_dependency_score
Moderate
Medium
SEC-10K 0001628280-26-008432
pricing_power_rating
Moderate
Medium
SEC-10K 0001628280-26-008432
network_effect_present
Partial
Medium
SEC-10K 0001628280-26-008432
switching_cost_profile
Moderate
Medium
SEC-10K 0001628280-26-008432
asset_efficiency_ratio
9.8% Return on Assets (Excellent)
High
SEC-XBRL
recession_resistance_tier
Mixed
Medium
SEC-10K 0001628280-26-008432
interest_rate_sensitivity
Moderate
Medium
SEC-10K 0001628280-26-008432
debt_leverage_profile
1.60x Total Debt / Equity (Elevated leverage)
High
SEC-XBRL
geopolitical_supply_exposure
Medium intensity; China's 2025 export-licensing regime on rare earths and NdFeB magnets (layered on its gallium/germanium/antimony controls) is the live chokepoint for motors, actuators, and defense electronics, while the mid-2025 expansion of US Section 232 tariffs to 50% on steel and aluminum repriced the sector's core structural-metal inputs.
Medium
GICS-commodity-overlay-v2
marginal_cost_of_growth
Sublinear
Medium
SEC-10K 0001628280-26-008432
franchise_compliance_risk
Low
Medium
SEC-10K 0001628280-26-008432
international_expansion_readiness
High
Medium
SEC-10K 0001628280-26-008432
characteristic_occupations
["11-0000 Management Occupations", "13-0000 Business and Financial Operations Occupations", "15-0000 Computer and Mathematical Occupations", "17-0000 Architecture and Engineering Occupations", "23-0000 Legal Occupations", "33-0000 Protective Service Occupations", "37-0000 Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations", "41-0000 Sales and Related Occupations", "43-0000 Office and Administrative Support Occupations", "47-0000 Construction and Extraction Occupations", "49-0000 Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations", "51-0000 Production Occupations", "53-0000 Transportation and Material Moving Occupations"]
High
SOC-2018/GICS-overlay
agent_automatable_labor_share
0.21 (HIL — ~21% of characteristic roles agent-automatable)
Medium
SOC-2018 + agentic-exposure-v2
commodity_exposure_profile
Medium intensity; commodities: steel, aluminum, copper, jet fuel / diesel (refined distillates), rare earth elements & NdFeB magnets, titanium, nickel; geopolitical: China's 2025 export-licensing regime on rare earths and NdFeB magnets (layered on its gallium/germanium/antimony controls) is the live chokepoint for motors, actuators, and defense electronics, while the mid-2025 expansion of US Section 232 tariffs to 50% on steel and aluminum repriced the sector's core structural-metal inputs.
Medium
GICS-commodity-overlay-v2
regulatory_exposure_profile
Medium burden; regimes: FAA, DOT, OSHA, EPA, ITAR, FTC; Export controls and defense procurement rules create contract concentration risk.
Medium
GICS-regulatory-overlay-v1
sec_cik
0001090727
High
SEC-EDGAR
ticker
UPS
High
SEC-EDGAR
capital_expenditure_profile
4.2% CapEx / Revenue (Low-CapEx Asset-Light)
High
SEC-XBRL
churn_vulnerability_index
Moderate
Medium
SEC-10K 0001628280-26-008432
Filings_Dog_Scope
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High
SEC-10K 0001628280-26-008432
insider_buys_6m
0
High
SEC-Form4 0001225208-26-005393..0001225208-26-005387
insider_sells_6m
0
High
SEC-Form4 0001225208-26-005393..0001225208-26-005387
insider_net_shares_6m
0
High
SEC-Form4 0001225208-26-005393..0001225208-26-005387
insider_last_transaction_date
none in window
High
SEC-Form4 0001225208-26-005393..0001225208-26-005387
Insider_Dog_Checked
2026-10-03T13:56|activist_13d_count_1y,activist_last_13d_date,blockholder_13g_count_1y,insider_buys_6m,insider_last_transaction_date,insider_net_shares_6m,insider_sells_6m
High
SEC-Form4 registry
activist_13d_count_1y
0
High
SEC-13D/G registry, subject-verified
blockholder_13g_count_1y
2
High
SEC-13D/G registry, subject-verified
activist_last_13d_date
none in window
High
SEC-13D/G registry, subject-verified

Knowledge Graph — All Sections

monetization_vector
per-transaction / per-piece delivery fees
Medium
SEC-10K 0001628280-26-008432
pricing_architecture
tiered / usage-based / negotiated
Medium
SEC-10K 0001628280-26-008432
target_gross_margin_bracket
13–17%
Inferred
Legacy_BMS_v3
revenue_model_type
transactional
Medium
SEC-10K 0001628280-26-008432
customer_acquisition_metric
Multi-channel: direct sales, Digital Access Program (DAP) platform partnerships, SMB penetration via e-commerce integration, healthcare sector focus
Medium
SEC-10K 0001628280-26-008432
customer_segment_primary
enterprise / SMB / consumer
Medium
SEC-10K 0001628280-26-008432
customer_segment_secondary
government
Medium
SEC-10K 0001628280-26-008432
business_model_type_primary
logistics provider / integrated transportation network
Medium
SEC-10K 0001628280-26-008432
business_model_type_secondary
asset manager / supply chain services provider
Medium
SEC-10K 0001628280-26-008432
supply_chain_dependency
High
Medium
SEC-10K 0001628280-26-008432
headcount_cost_structure
Sublinear
Medium
SEC-10K 0001628280-26-008432
geographic_footprint
Global
Medium
SEC-10K 0001628280-26-008432
regulatory_burden_tier
Medium
Medium
GICS-regulatory-overlay-v1
howey_test_risk_index
Low
Medium
SEC-10K 0001628280-26-008432
antitrust_exposure_flag
No
Medium
SEC-10K 0001628280-26-008432
data_sovereignty_risk
High
Medium
SEC-10K 0001628280-26-008432
vendor_lock_dependency_score
Moderate
Medium
SEC-10K 0001628280-26-008432
pricing_power_rating
Moderate
Medium
SEC-10K 0001628280-26-008432
network_effect_present
Partial
Medium
SEC-10K 0001628280-26-008432
switching_cost_profile
Moderate
Medium
SEC-10K 0001628280-26-008432
asset_efficiency_ratio
9.8% Return on Assets (Excellent)
High
SEC-XBRL
recession_resistance_tier
Mixed
Medium
SEC-10K 0001628280-26-008432
interest_rate_sensitivity
Moderate
Medium
SEC-10K 0001628280-26-008432
debt_leverage_profile
1.60x Total Debt / Equity (Elevated leverage)
High
SEC-XBRL
geopolitical_supply_exposure
Medium intensity; China's 2025 export-licensing regime on rare earths and NdFeB magnets (layered on its gallium/germanium/antimony controls) is the live chokepoint for motors, actuators, and defense electronics, while the mid-2025 expansion of US Section 232 tariffs to 50% on steel and aluminum repriced the sector's core structural-metal inputs.
Medium
GICS-commodity-overlay-v2
marginal_cost_of_growth
Sublinear
Medium
SEC-10K 0001628280-26-008432
franchise_compliance_risk
Low
Medium
SEC-10K 0001628280-26-008432
international_expansion_readiness
High
Medium
SEC-10K 0001628280-26-008432
characteristic_occupations
["11-0000 Management Occupations", "13-0000 Business and Financial Operations Occupations", "15-0000 Computer and Mathematical Occupations", "17-0000 Architecture and Engineering Occupations", "23-0000 Legal Occupations", "33-0000 Protective Service Occupations", "37-0000 Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations", "41-0000 Sales and Related Occupations", "43-0000 Office and Administrative Support Occupations", "47-0000 Construction and Extraction Occupations", "49-0000 Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations", "51-0000 Production Occupations", "53-0000 Transportation and Material Moving Occupations"]
High
SOC-2018/GICS-overlay
agent_automatable_labor_share
0.21 (HIL — ~21% of characteristic roles agent-automatable)
Medium
SOC-2018 + agentic-exposure-v2
commodity_exposure_profile
Medium intensity; commodities: steel, aluminum, copper, jet fuel / diesel (refined distillates), rare earth elements & NdFeB magnets, titanium, nickel; geopolitical: China's 2025 export-licensing regime on rare earths and NdFeB magnets (layered on its gallium/germanium/antimony controls) is the live chokepoint for motors, actuators, and defense electronics, while the mid-2025 expansion of US Section 232 tariffs to 50% on steel and aluminum repriced the sector's core structural-metal inputs.
Medium
GICS-commodity-overlay-v2
regulatory_exposure_profile
Medium burden; regimes: FAA, DOT, OSHA, EPA, ITAR, FTC; Export controls and defense procurement rules create contract concentration risk.
Medium
GICS-regulatory-overlay-v1
sec_cik
0001090727
High
SEC-EDGAR
ticker
UPS
High
SEC-EDGAR
capital_expenditure_profile
4.2% CapEx / Revenue (Low-CapEx Asset-Light)
High
SEC-XBRL
churn_vulnerability_index
Moderate
Medium
SEC-10K 0001628280-26-008432
Filings_Dog_Scope
antitrust_exposure_flag,business_model_type_primary,business_model_type_secondary,churn_vulnerability_index,customer_acquisition_metric,customer_segment_primary,customer_segment_secondary,data_sovereignty_risk,franchise_compliance_risk,geographic_footprint,geopolitical_supply_exposure,headcount_cost_structure,howey_test_risk_index,interest_rate_sensitivity,international_expansion_readiness,marginal_cost_of_growth,monetization_vector,network_effect_present,pricing_architecture,pricing_power_rating,recession_resistance_tier,regulatory_burden_tier,revenue_model_type,supply_chain_dependency,switching_cost_profile,vendor_lock_dependency_score
High
SEC-10K 0001628280-26-008432
insider_buys_6m
0
High
SEC-Form4 0001225208-26-005393..0001225208-26-005387
insider_sells_6m
0
High
SEC-Form4 0001225208-26-005393..0001225208-26-005387
insider_net_shares_6m
0
High
SEC-Form4 0001225208-26-005393..0001225208-26-005387
insider_last_transaction_date
none in window
High
SEC-Form4 0001225208-26-005393..0001225208-26-005387
Insider_Dog_Checked
2026-10-03T13:56|activist_13d_count_1y,activist_last_13d_date,blockholder_13g_count_1y,insider_buys_6m,insider_last_transaction_date,insider_net_shares_6m,insider_sells_6m
High
SEC-Form4 registry
activist_13d_count_1y
0
High
SEC-13D/G registry, subject-verified
blockholder_13g_count_1y
2
High
SEC-13D/G registry, subject-verified
activist_last_13d_date
none in window
High
SEC-13D/G registry, subject-verified

Business Model Components

Core Space

United Parcel Service operates as a Service-Based business within the Industrials sector. Core value is delivered through a Tiered Volume pricing model targeting B2B-Enterprise customers, achieving gross margins of 13–17% via its Asset-Heavy-Owned operational architecture.

Interaction Modes

Primary engagement occurs with B2B-Enterprise buyers via a Transactional revenue model. Medium-Contractual switching costs anchor retention. Operations span Global markets with active expansion posture.

Product Matrix

Monetization vectors: Transaction-Fee, Subscription. Pricing structured as Tiered Volume to maintain 13–17% gross margin. Linear-Headcount-Scaling cost structure enables scalable delivery.

Historical Evolution Log

Live Operational Signals

2026-06-03System InitBMS record initialized — Turn 3B daemon active
BMS-SYSTEM

Evaluation Gate — Persona Stress Tests

SKILL_BUFFETT_VAL_03PASS2026-06-03Pricing power and moat verified
SKILL_LEGAL_SEC_01PASS2026-06-03Regulatory posture acceptable
SKILL_SHORT_BEAR_01PASS2026-06-03No critical fragility identified
SKILL_MACRO_STRAT_01PASS2026-06-03Macro exposure within bounds
SKILL_OPS_PARTNER_01PASS2026-06-03Unit economics validated

Live Status (System-Managed)

schema_version
4.0.0
overall_confidence
Inferred
last_updated
2026-06-03T18:32:30Z
last_verified
2026-06-03T18:32:30Z
verification_method
migration-agent
owner
migration-agent
token_count.total
25
token_count.high
0
token_count.medium
0
token_count.inferred
25
stale_tokens
none
inferred_tokens
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