Company details
A package network with a newly separated freight business
FedEx earns revenue from delivery volumes, realized revenue per shipment and service mix. Its aircraft, facilities and transportation network carry substantial fixed costs, so weaker demand can hurt margins before capacity can adjust. Realized yields also reflect fuel surcharges, shipment weight and customer mix; they are not simply list-price increases.
The Freight separation was completed June 1, 2026. FedEx retained 19.9%, with subsequent fair-value changes recognized in earnings; monetization within 24 months was an expectation subject to conditions, not assured cash. The July 21 filing and exhibit introduce the Domestic and International segments and a December year-end. June–December 2026 is a seven-month transition period. The exhibit’s calendar-2025 and calendar-2024 comparisons are unaudited historical recasts, not new 2026 results or corrections of accounting errors. They exclude Freight but retain Supply Chain and some shared costs left behind after separation.
Sources: 10-K · 2026-05-31 · 8-K · 2026-07-21 · EX-99.1 · 2026-07-21
Cash improved, but obligations remain substantial
Fiscal 2026 operating cash flow was $8.925 billion, versus $7.036 billion, and cash capital spending was $3.809 billion, versus $4.055 billion. Higher accruals and lower voluntary pension contributions helped cash generation, while receivables absorbed cash. At May 31, $749 million was owed to customers for received tariff refunds and the $625 million pilot ratification payment was already accrued. Neither amount represents freely available surplus. The pilot agreement became effective June 29 with an initial 40% pay-rate increase; the supplied records do not confirm payment of the ratification amount.
The May 31 balance sheet, still including Freight, carried $17.229 billion of operating-lease liabilities and $10.722 billion of noncancellable purchase commitments. Cash capex excludes noncash lease additions. Calendar-2026 capex guidance of approximately $3.9 billion excludes Freight and is not directly comparable with the May-ending annual actual. Fiscal 2026 dividends consumed $1.374 billion. June repurchases included a $1 billion accelerated program whose completion is not established here; the July 20 authorization for another $5 billion is permission, not completed spending.
Sources: 10-K · 2026-05-31
Financing changed after the annual balance sheet
At May 31, 2026, cash was $13.311 billion, long-term debt including current maturities and finance leases was $24.969 billion, and short-term borrowing was $745 million. Reported remaining credit availability of approximately $2.8 billion was borrowing capacity, not cash. FedEx reported covenant compliance and a negotiated debt-to-adjusted-EBITDA ratio of 1.8 times at that date; this does not establish current headroom. Freight-related parent guarantees were released at separation, and FedEx repurchased approximately $4.9 billion principal of its own debt in July.
Following September 9 underwriting agreements, new offerings closed September 14: €1.1 billion of 4.000% notes due 2030, €900 million of 4.625% notes due 2034, and $1.1 billion of 5.750% notes due 2036. These are face amounts and coupons, not net proceeds or effective borrowing costs. Undisclosed fees, uses and contemporaneous repayments prevent deriving current cash or net debt by adding these issuances to May balances.
Sources: 10-K · 2026-05-31 · 8-K · 2026-09-09
Execution, collections and pending transactions remain consequential
Network 2.0 had reached approximately 410 U.S. and Canadian locations by May 31; U.S. completion remained a calendar-2027 expectation. Management anticipated continued revenue and operating-profit growth during the remainder of calendar 2026, but labor inflation, fuel, trade policy and transformation disruption could offset savings. Full MD-11 return was expected by calendar year-end, not confirmed. Credit-loss provision reached $946 million, with tariffs contributing to collection pressure. Customer tariff-refund litigation and a government appeal involving a previously recognized $249 million tax benefit remained unresolved in the supplied evidence.
Separation does not eliminate shared-service, tax, brand or cross-indemnity exposure. Stranded-cost reductions are expected rather than achieved, and Freight’s ability to honor indemnities is not assured. FedEx’s proposed noncontrolling 37% InPost interest would require approximately €2.20 billion, subject to regulatory approvals and other conditions. The July 1 announced Supply Chain sale carried a $1.4 billion headline price and expected second-half-2026 closing. Neither transaction’s completion is established; the sale price is not received cash, and undisclosed adjustments, taxes and retained obligations prevent treating it as certain net funding.
Sources: 10-K · 2026-05-31 · EX-99.1 · 2026-07-21
Other post-annual governance developments
The July 24 filing reported a July 20 executive severance-plan adoption and a June-established one-time bonus pool for approximately 1,100 employees. Severance depends on qualifying events and conditions, not merely plan adoption; the total bonus pool and completed payments were not disclosed. The September 29 filing reported the September 28 election of eleven directors, advisory compensation approval, auditor ratification for the transition period, and rejection of proposals on an independent chair, a lower special-meeting threshold and an abortion-drug distribution risk report. It also reported updated outside-director compensation arrangements without supplying their amounts in the primary filing.
Sources: 8-K · 2026-07-20 · 8-K · 2026-09-28