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Paragraph-level year-over-year comparison of FedEx's 2024 and 2025 10-K annual filings, covering the Business, Risk Factors, Legal Proceedings, Cybersecurity, MD&A and Market Risk sections. Every new, removed and edited paragraph is highlighted side-by-side so you can see exactly what management changed in the 2025 report.

+820 added959 removedSource: 10-K (2025-07-21) vs 10-K (2024-07-15)

Top changes in FedEx's 2025 10-K

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Item 1. Business

Business — how the company describes what it does

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Biggest changeAs of June 7, 2024, FedEx Logistics operated approximately 115 offices and facilities in 34 countries and territories throughout North America and in Africa, Asia-Pacific, Europe, India, Latin America, the Middle East, and Australia/New Zealand.
Biggest changeAs of May 31, 2025, FedEx Logistics operated approximately 110 offices and facilities in 34 countries and territories throughout North America and in Africa, Asia-Pacific, Europe, India, Latin America, the Middle East, and Australia/New Zealand. In addition, as of May 31, 2025, FedEx Supply Chain had 80 facilities through which it operated its supply chain logistics services.
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ITEM 1. B USINESS Overview FedEx Corporation (“FedEx”) was incorporated in Delaware on October 2, 1997 to serve as the parent holding company and provide strategic direction to the FedEx portfolio of companies.
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Item 1. Business ” for information regarding the ongoing redesign of the Federal Express international air network to improve efficiency and asset utilization.
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FedEx provides customers and businesses worldwide with a broad portfolio of transportation, e-commerce, and business services, offering integrated business solutions utilizing its flexible, efficient, and intelligent global network. Our website is located at fedex.com . Detailed information about our services, e-commerce tools and solutions, and environmental, social, and governance (“ESG”) initiatives can be found on our website.
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As of May 31, 2025, Federal Express operated approximately 78,000 motorized vehicles in its global network and also conducts certain linehaul and pickup-and-delivery operations primarily with approximately 95,000 motorized vehicles owned or leased by independent service providers. -36- Aircraft Purchase Commitments The following table is a summary of the number and type of aircraft we were committed to purchase as of May 31, 2025, with the year of expected delivery: Cessna SkyCourier 408 ATR 72-600F B767F B777F Total 2026 19 3 7 — 29 2027 4 3 — 5 12 2028 — 4 — 5 9 2029 — 4 — — 4 2030 — 2 — — 2 Thereafter — — — — — Total 23 16 7 10 56 As of May 31, 2025, we had $590 million in deposits and progress payments on aircraft purchases and other planned aircraft-related transactions.
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In addition, we make our Annual Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Current Reports on Form 8-K, and all exhibits and amendments to such reports available, free of charge, through our website, as soon as reasonably practicable on the day they are filed with or furnished to the SEC.
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See Note 1 9 of the accompanying consolidated financial statements for more information about our purchase commitments and options. -37- Sorting and Handling Facilities At May 31, 2025, Federal Express operated the following major air sorting and handling facilities: Location Acres Square Feet Sorting Capacity (per hour) (1) Lessor Lease Expiration Calendar Year Primary Memphis, Tennessee 953 5,058,299 484,000 Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority 2036 National Indianapolis, Indiana (2) 449 3,002,925 164,000 Indianapolis Airport Authority 2053 Miami, Florida (3) 35 284,809 7,000 Aero Miami FX, LLC 2041 Regional Fort Worth, Texas 168 987,388 76,000 Fort Worth Alliance Airport Authority 2041 Newark, New Jersey 70 634,193 156,000 Port Authority of New York and New Jersey 2030 Oakland, California 75 587,700 63,000 Port of Oakland 2036 Greensboro, N.
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The Investor Relations page of our website, investors.fedex.com, contains a significant amount of information about FedEx, including our SEC filings and financial and other information for investors. The information that we post on the Investor Relations page of our website could be deemed to be material information.
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Carolina 165 595,000 23,000 Piedmont Triad Airport Authority 2031 Metropolitan Chicago, Illinois 54 481,350 24,000 City of Chicago 2028 Los Angeles, California 34 305,300 23,000 City of Los Angeles 2025⁽⁴⁾ Atlanta, Georgia 35 291,525 22,600 City of Atlanta 2030 International Anchorage, Alaska (5) 64 375,300 25,000 State of Alaska, Department of Transportation and Public Facilities 2078 Paris, France (6) 123 1,798,368 59,000 Aeroports de Paris 2048 Cologne, Germany (6) 14 731,267 17,900 Cologne Bonn Airport 2040 Guangzhou, China (7) 155 873,006 36,000 Guangdong Airport Management Corp. 2029 Osaka, Japan (7) 17 425,206 9,000 Kansai Airports 2029 Liege, Belgium (8) 23 1,027,952 33,700 Liege Airport 2036 (1) Documents and packages.
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We encourage investors, the media, and others interested in FedEx to visit this website from time to time, as information is updated and new information is posted. The information on our website, however, is not incorporated by reference in, and does not form part of, this Annual Report.
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(2) In addition to U.S. domestic express package and freight shipments, handles certain international express package and freight shipments to and from Europe. (3) Handles international express package and freight shipments to and from Latin America and the Caribbean.
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Except as otherwise specified, any reference to a year in this Annual Report indicates our fiscal year ended May 31 of the year referenced. One FedEx Consolidation and New Reportable Segments In the fourth quarter of 2023, we announced one FedEx, a consolidation plan to bring FedEx Ground Package System, Inc. (“FedEx Ground”) and FedEx Corporate Services, Inc.
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(4) Property is held under four separate leases — we continue to renew the leases for the sorting and handling facility on a month-to-month basis while a new lease is being negotiated. (5) Handles international express package and freight shipments to and from Asia, Europe, and North America.
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(“FedEx Services”) into Federal Express Corporation (“Federal Express”), becoming a single company operating a unified, fully integrated air-ground express network under the respected FedEx brand. On June 1, 2024, FedEx Ground and FedEx Services were merged into Federal Express. FedEx Freight, Inc. (“FedEx Freight”) continues to provide less-than-truckload (“LTL”) freight transportation services as a separate subsidiary.
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(6) Handles intra-Europe express package and freight shipments, as well as international express package and freight shipments to and from Europe. (7) Handles intra-Asia express package and freight shipments, as well as international express package and freight shipments to and from Asia. (8) Handles intra-Europe express package and freight shipments.
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Beginning in the first quarter of 2025, Federal Express and FedEx Freight will represent our major service lines and constitute our reportable segments. FedEx Custom Critical, Inc. (“FedEx Custom Critical”) will be included in the FedEx Freight segment instead of the Federal Express segment beginning in 2025. Additionally, the FedEx Dataworks, Inc.
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Federal Express’s primary sorting facility, which serves as the center of its multiple hub-and-spoke system and worldwide air network, is located at the Memphis International Airport.
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(“FedEx Dataworks”) operating segment is focused on creating solutions to transform the digital and physical experiences of our customers and team members. The FedEx Office and Print Services, Inc. (“FedEx Office”) operating segment provides document and business services and retail access to our package transportation businesses and the FedEx Logistics, Inc.
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Federal Express’s facilities at the Memphis International Airport also include aircraft hangars, aircraft ramp areas, vehicle parking areas, flight training and fuel facilities, the FedEx Cold Chain Center, administrative offices, and warehouse space. -38- Federal Express leases these facilities from the Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority (the “Authority”).
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(“FedEx Logistics”) operating segment provides customs brokerage and global ocean and air freight forwarding, as well as integrated supply chain management solutions through FedEx Supply Chain Distribution System, Inc. (“FedEx Supply Chain”). FedEx Dataworks, FedEx Office, and FedEx Logistics are included in “Corporate, other, and eliminations” in our segment reporting.
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The lease obligates Federal Express to maintain and insure the leased property and to pay all related taxes, assessments, and other charges. The lease is subordinate to, and Federal Express’s rights thereunder could be affected by, any future lease or agreement between the Authority and the U.S. government.
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There will be no changes to “Corporate, other, and eliminations” in 2025 following the one FedEx consolidation. For more information about FedEx Dataworks, FedEx Office, and FedEx Logistics, please see “FedEx Dataworks Operating Segment,” “FedEx Office Operating Segment,” and “FedEx Logistics Operating Segment” under “Business Segments” below.
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Federal Express has additional major international sorting and freight handling facilities located at Narita Airport in Tokyo and Stansted Airport outside London. Federal Express also has a substantial presence at airports in Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Dubai. A central air hub near Liege, Belgium connects specific large European markets.
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For more information about our new reportable segments beginning in the first quarter of 2025, please see “Business Segments” below.
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Additionally, central European road hubs are located in Duiven, The Netherlands and Novara, Italy, respectively. As of May 31, 2025, Federal Express owned or leased approximately 650 facilities for city station operations in the U.S.
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During 2024 and 2023, our reportable segments were FedEx Express, the world’s largest express transportation company; FedEx Ground, a leading North American provider of small-package ground delivery services; FedEx Freight Corporation, a leading North American provider of LTL freight transportation services; and FedEx Services, which provided sales, marketing, information technology, communications, customer service, technical support, billing and collection services, and certain back-office functions that supported our operating segments.
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As of May 31, 2025, Federal Express owned or leased approximately 1,150 additional sorting and distribution centers in the U.S. and 100 sorting and distribution centers in Canada that support its U.S. and Canada surface operations. This included approximately 720 legacy FedEx Ground and 530 legacy FedEx Express facilities.
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For financial information concerning our reportable segments in place during 2024 and 2023, refer to “Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Results of Operations and Financial Condition” and “Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data” of this Annual Report.
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See the “Federal Express Segment — Operations” section of “ Item 1. Business ” for information regarding the ongoing consolidation of these operations. The leased facilities have a variety of lease term lengths and are strategically located to cover the geographic area served by the U.S. and Canada surface operations of Federal Express.
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Part I of this Annual Report contains certain references to the financial and operational performance of our reportable segments in place during 2024 and 2023. Additional information regarding our reportable segments in place during 2024 and 2023 can be found in “Item 1. Business” and “Item 2. Properties” of our Annual Report for the year ended May 31, 2023.
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The facilities range in size from approximately 1,000 to 1,160,000 square feet, with an average size of approximately 124,000 square feet. In addition, over 1,000 city stations are owned or leased throughout Federal Express’s international network. The majority of these leases are for terms of five to ten years.
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Certain statistical information in Part I of this Annual Report is presented as of June 7, 2024, the earliest practicable date following the one FedEx consolidation. Strategy The collective FedEx brand gives us our competitive edge. Further, our strategy allows us to manage our business as a portfolio, in the long-term best interest of the enterprise.
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City stations serve as a sorting and distribution center for a particular city or region. We believe that suitable alternative facilities are available in each locale on satisfactory terms, if necessary. Administrative and Other Properties and Facilities The World Headquarters of Federal Express is located in southeastern Shelby County, Tennessee. Federal Express international headquarters are located in Hoofddorp, The Netherlands.
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As a result, we base decisions on capital investment and service additions or enhancements upon achieving the highest overall long-term return on invested capital for our business as a whole. We focus on making appropriate - 2 - investments in the technology and assets necessary to optimize our long-term earnings performance and cash flow.
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Federal Express leases state-of-the-art technology centers in Collierville, Tennessee and Colorado Springs, Colorado. These facilities house personnel responsible for strategic software development and other functions that support FedEx’s technology and e-commerce solutions. As of May 31, 2025, Federal Express had approximately 24,700 Drop Boxes.
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Our business strategy also provides flexibility in structuring our network to align with varying macroeconomic conditions and customer demand for the market segments in which the customer operates, allowing us to leverage and manage change.
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Federal Express customers can also ship from approximately 24,000 staffed drop-off locations, including FedEx Office stores and FedEx Authorized ShipCenters. Internationally, Federal Express had approximately 14,000 drop-off locations. The FedEx Authorized ShipCenter program offers U.S. domestic and international Federal Express shipping and drop-off services through a network of approximately 5,000 franchised and independent “pack and ship” retail locations.
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Volatility, uncertainty, and innovation have become the norms in the global transportation market, and we are able to use our flexibility to accommodate changing conditions in the global economy.
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The FedEx OnSite network includes over 15,000 drop-off locations at Walgreens and Dollar General. Additionally, Federal Express has an agreement with Office Depot, Inc. to offer U.S. domestic and international Federal Express shipping and drop-off services at nearly 800 Office Depot and OfficeMax retail locations.
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For more than 50 years, we built networks that have created a differentiated and unmatched portfolio of services while continuously evolving to meet the changing needs of our customers and the market.
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FedEx Freight Segment FedEx Freight’s corporate headquarters are located in Memphis, Tennessee, with some administrative offices in Harrison, Arkansas. As of May 31, 2025, FedEx Freight operated nearly 30,000 motorized vehicles and approximately 355 service centers, which are strategically located to provide service throughout North America.
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With the recent significant growth of e-commerce and as our service mix continues to shift to deferred services, we are continuing to evolve to improve our operational efficiency and enhance profitability through one FedEx, Network 2.0 (our multi-year effort to improve the efficiency with which FedEx picks up, transports, and delivers packages in the U.S. and Canada), and DRIVE (our comprehensive program to improve long-term profitability).
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These facilities range in size from approximately 1,000 to 280,000 square feet of office and dock space. FedEx Dataworks Operating Segment FedEx Dataworks’ corporate headquarters are located in Memphis, Tennessee. FedEx Office Operating Segment FedEx Office’s corporate headquarters are located in Plano, Texas.
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We are building a simplified experience to better serve our customers with enhanced capabilities and transforming to operate with more flexibility, efficiency, and intelligence. We have implemented Network 2.0 in more than 50 locations in the U.S. and began the phased transition of all legacy FedEx Ground operations and personnel in Canada to Federal Express surface operations in April 2024.
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As of May 31, 2025, FedEx Office operated approximately 2,000 customer-facing stores and 16 manufacturing plants with expanded print capabilities (traditional electrophotography, digital and traditional offset, large and grand format, and dye sublimation printing), with 14 of the manufacturing plants also housing co-located signs and graphics production operations.
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As we optimize our network under Network 2.0, Federal Express will continue to utilize both employee couriers and contracted service providers in U.S. surface operations using a market-by-market approach. Additionally, in 2024 we announced Tricolor, the redesign of the Federal Express international air network as part of the DRIVE program to improve efficiency and asset utilization.
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Substantially all FedEx Office stores are leased, generally for terms of five to ten years with varying renewal options. FedEx Office operates approximately 200 stores at hotels, convention centers, hospitals, universities, and corporate campuses, with the remainder generally located in strip malls, office buildings, Walmart stores, and stand-alone structures.
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See “Business Segments” below, “Item 1A. Risk Factors,” and “Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Results of Operations and Financial Condition” of this Annual Report for more information on one FedEx, Network 2.0, and DRIVE.
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FedEx Office’s customer-facing stores average approximately 3,100 square feet in size. -39- FedEx Logistics Operating Segment FedEx Logistics’s corporate headquarters are located in Memphis, Tennessee and FedEx Supply Chain’s corporate headquarters are located in the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania metropolitan area.
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One FedEx and Network 2.0 will leverage the strength of our networks, people, and assets in more efficient ways, enabling a distinct focus on air and international volume while facilitating a more holistic approach to how we move packages on the ground.
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Innovation inspired our start at FedEx over 50 years ago, and it is fueling our future as we combine logistics with digital intelligence. Leveraging the capabilities of FedEx Dataworks, developments in data and technology, including artificial intelligence and machine learning, are facilitating the execution of our DRIVE transformation by creating new opportunities to improve our operational efficiency.
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See “Business Segments” below for more information. The size and scale of our global network gives us key insights into global supply chains and trends. This foundation provides an immense amount of data we can use to build better insights, improve the customer experience, and differentiate our service offerings.
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To fully harness the power of this data, FedEx Dataworks is focused on putting our data into context and using it to enhance the efficiency of the FedEx network and the end-to-end experience of our customers by making supply chains smarter for everyone.
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In January 2024, we announced fdx, a fully integrated data-driven commerce platform that connects the entire customer journey. See “Federal Express Segment — Customer-Driven Technology — E-Commerce and Digital Solutions” below for more information.
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In early 2025 we formed a new enterprise-wide Data & Technology team, which is focused on initiatives to streamline the technology used during the package delivery lifecycle; establish global standards across pickup-and-delivery, linehaul, sort, and clearance operations; and improve digital products and experiences for the FedEx enterprise and our customers .
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“Safety Above All” is the first and foremost value in every aspect of our business. We are committed to making our workplaces and communities safer for our team members, customers, and the public. This philosophy is embedded in our day-to-day work through rigorous policies, continual education and engagement, and investments in technology designed to prevent accidents.
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Through our global transportation, information technology, and retail networks, we help to facilitate an ongoing and unprecedented expansion of customer access — to goods, services, and information.
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We believe it would be extremely difficult, costly, and time-consuming to replicate our global network, which reflects decades of investment, innovation, and expertise, includes the world’s largest all-cargo air fleet, and connects more than 99% of the world’s gross domestic product.
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We continue to position our company and team members to facilitate and capitalize on this access and to achieve stronger long-term growth, productivity, and profitability.
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During 2024 and early 2025, we introduced and expanded a number of innovative solutions, advanced important long-term business initiatives, and made other important investments that benefit our customers, team members, communities, and other stakeholders, including: • Completing our one FedEx consolidation plan to bring FedEx Ground and FedEx Services into Federal Express, becoming a single company operating a unified, fully integrated air-ground express network. • Continuing DRIVE, our comprehensive program to improve our long-term profitability. • Implementing Network 2.0 in more than 50 locations in the U.S. and beginning the phased implementation in Canada. - 3 - • Announcing Tricolor, the redesign of the Federal Express international air network to improve efficiency and asset utilization of the entire FedEx system. • Introducing fdx, a fully integrated data-driven commerce platform that connects the entire customer journey. • Opening our first Advanced Capability Community in India, which will create employment opportunities and help meet the technological and digital requirements of FedEx operations worldwide. • Further strengthening our customer offerings through digital and data-driven solutions, such as enhancements to our healthcare services with more powerful capabilities to prioritize critical shipments and provide monitoring and intervention . • Leveraging the power of our digital insights and predictive capabilities through FedEx Dataworks to proactively divert storm-bound volumes across our networks during severe winter weather in the third quarter of 2024.
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In June 2024, we announced that FedEx’s management and Board of Directors are conducting an assessment of the role of FedEx Freight in the company’s portfolio structure.
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Business Segments The following describes in more detail the operations of each of our principal operating segments beginning in the first quarter of 2025: Federal Express Segment Overview Federal Express pioneered the express transportation industry over 50 years ago in 1973 and remains the industry leader today, providing a range of rapid, reliable, time- and day-definite delivery services to more than 220 countries and territories through an integrated air-ground express network.
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In connection with our one FedEx consolidation, on June 1, 2024 FedEx Ground and FedEx Services were merged into Federal Express.
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As of June 7, 2024, Federal Express employed approximately 430,000 employees and had approximately 64,000 drop-off locations (including FedEx Office stores and FedEx OnSite locations, such as nearly 17,000 Walgreens, Dollar General, and Albertsons stores), nearly 700 aircraft, and over 175,000 motorized vehicles in its global network.
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Federal Express contracts with approximately 6,000 independent small businesses to conduct certain linehaul and pickup-and-delivery operations. See “Operations” below for information regarding the consolidation of these operations into the surface operations of Federal Express. Federal Express also provides cross-border enablement and technology solutions and e-commerce transportation solutions.
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U.S. and Canadian Services Federal Express offers a wide range of U.S. domestic and Canadian shipping services for delivery of packages and freight. Federal Express offers three U.S. domestic overnight package delivery services: FedEx First Overnight, FedEx Priority Overnight, and FedEx Standard Overnight.
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FedEx SameDay service is available 365 days a year throughout all 50 states for urgent shipments up to 150 pounds. Federal Express also offers U.S. express overnight and deferred freight services to handle the needs of the time-definite freight market.
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Federal Express is also a leading provider of day-definite business and residential package delivery services for packages weighing up to 150 pounds. Federal Express service reaches 100% of the continental U.S. population and nearly 100% of the Canadian population.
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Federal Express offers residential delivery service to 99% of the U.S. population on Saturdays and more than half of the U.S. population on Sundays. Federal Express also offers an economy service that is available for the consolidation and delivery of high volumes of low-weight, less time-sensitive business-to-consumer packages to any residential address or P.O. Box in the U.S.
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International Services Federal Express offers a wide range of international shipping services for delivery of packages and freight, connecting markets that generate more than 99% of the world’s gross domestic product. FedEx international package services include a money-back guarantee.
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Federal Express’s unmatched air route authorities and extensive transportation infrastructure, combined with leading-edge information technologies, make it the world’s largest express transportation company. - 4 - International express and deferred package delivery is available to more than 220 countries and territories, with a variety of time-definite services to meet distinct customer needs.
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FedEx International Economy provides time-definite delivery typically in two to five business days. FedEx International First provides time-definite delivery to select postal codes in more than 25 countries and territories, with delivery to select U.S.
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ZIP Codes as early as 8:00 a.m. from more than 90 countries and Caribbean islands in one or two business days, delivery by 10:00 a.m. in one business day from the U.S. to Canada, and by 11:00 a.m. in one business day from the U.S. to Mexico.
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Federal Express also offers domestic pickup-and-delivery services within certain non-U.S. countries, including France, the United Kingdom, Australia, Brazil, Italy, Canada, Mexico, Poland, India, China, and South Africa. In addition, Federal Express offers comprehensive international express and deferred freight services, real-time tracking, and advanced customs clearance.
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Our FedEx International Priority service provides end-of-day time-definite delivery in one to three business days to more than 220 countries and territories, and our FedEx International Priority Express service provides midday time-definite delivery in one to three business days to more than 25 countries and territories.
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Additionally, FedEx International Connect Plus, a contractual e-commerce service currently available from nearly 60 origin countries to over 190 destination countries, provides day-definite delivery typically within two to five business days. Operations Federal Express’s largest sorting facility, located in Memphis, serves as the center of the company’s multiple hub-and-spoke system and worldwide air network.
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A second national air hub facility is located in Indianapolis. We are making investments over multiple years in our facilities to expand and modernize our Indianapolis hub and modernize our Memphis hub. See the “Financial Condition — Liquidity Outlook” section of “Item 7.
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Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Results of Operations and Financial Condition” of this Annual Report for more information. In addition to these national air hubs, Federal Express operates regional air hubs in Fort Worth, Newark, Oakland, and Greensboro and major metropolitan sorting facilities at airports in Chicago, Los Angeles, and Atlanta.
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Facilities at airports in Anchorage, Paris, Cologne, Guangzhou, and Osaka serve as sorting facilities for express package and freight traffic moving to and from Asia, Europe, and North America. Additional major sorting and freight handling facilities are located at Narita Airport in Tokyo and Stansted Airport outside London.
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The facilities in Paris, Cologne, Guangzhou, and Osaka are also designed to serve as regional air hubs for their respective market areas. A facility in Miami serves our South Florida, Latin American, and Caribbean markets. A central air hub near Liege, Belgium connects specific large European markets.

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Item 1A. Risk Factors

Risk Factors — what could go wrong, per management

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Biggest changeManagement’s Discussion and Analysis of Results of Operations and Financial Condition Results of Operations and Outlook Consolidated Results Goodwill and Other Asset Impairment Charges” of this Annual Report for information regarding the noncash impairment charges recorded in 2024 and 2023 in connection with our decision to permanently retire certain aircraft and related engines from service.
Biggest changeFederal Express segment results in 2025 and 2024 also include $21 million and $157 million, respectively, of asset impairment charges associated with the decision to permanently retire certain aircraft and related engines. See the “Business Optimization Costs” and “Asset Impairment Charges” sections of this MD&A for more information.
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ITEM 1A. RIS K FACTORS In addition to the other information set forth in this Annual Report, you should carefully consider the following factors, which could materially affect our business, results of operations, financial condition, and the price of our common stock.
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Item 1A. Risk Factors ” for more information. -53- RECENT ACCOUNTING GUIDANCE See Note 2 of the accompanying consolidated financial statements for a discussion of recent accounting guidance. REPORTABLE SEGMENTS Federal Express and FedEx Freight represent our major service lines and constitute our reportable segments. Our reportable segments include the following businesses.
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Additional risks not currently known to us or that we currently deem to be immaterial also may materially affect our business, results of operations, financial condition, and the price of our common stock. Macroeconomic and Market Risks We are directly affected by the state of the global economy and geopolitical developments.
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Federal Express Segment Federal Express (express transportation, small-package ground delivery, and freight transportation) FedEx Freight Segment FedEx Freight (LTL freight transportation) FedEx Custom Critical (time-critical transportation) The Federal Express segment operates combined sales, marketing, administrative, and information-technology functions in shared service operations for U.S. customers of our major business units and certain back-office support to FedEx Freight and our other operating segments which allows us to obtain synergies from the combination of these functions.
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While macroeconomic risks apply to most companies, we are particularly vulnerable. The transportation industry is highly cyclical and especially susceptible to trends in economic activity.
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We allocate the net operating costs of these services to reflect the full cost of operating our businesses in the results of those segments. We review and evaluate the performance of FedEx Freight and our other operating segments based on operating income inclusive of these allocations.
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Our primary business is to transport goods, so our business levels are directly tied to the purchase and production of goods and the rate of global trade growth — key macroeconomic measurements influenced by, among other things, inflation and deflation, supply chain disruptions, interest rates and currency exchange rates, labor costs and unemployment levels, fuel and energy prices, inventory levels, spending patterns (including shifts from goods to services and vice versa), disposable income, debt levels, credit availability, and public health crises.
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Operating expenses for our FedEx Freight segment include allocations of these services from the Federal Express segment. These allocations also include charges and credits for administrative services provided between operating companies. The allocations of net operating costs are based on metrics such as relative revenue or estimated services provided.
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When individuals and companies purchase and produce fewer goods, we transport fewer goods, and as companies move manufacturing closer to consumer markets and expand the number of distribution centers, we transport goods shorter distances, which adversely affects our yields and results of operations.
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We believe these allocations approximate the net cost of providing these functions. Our allocation methodologies are refined periodically, as necessary, to reflect changes in our businesses.
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Certain manufacturers and retailers are making investments to produce and store goods in closer proximity to supply chains and consumers in connection with recent macroeconomic, geopolitical, and public health developments.
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CORPORATE, OTHER, AND ELIMINATIONS Corporate and other includes corporate headquarters costs for executive officers and certain legal and finance functions, certain other costs and credits not attributed to our core business, and certain costs associated with developing integrated business solutions through our FedEx Dataworks, Inc. ("FedEx Dataworks") operating segment.
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Additionally, in 2024 we continued to see customer preference for slower, less costly shipping services and experienced lower fuel surcharges at all of our transportation segments and reduced demand surcharges at FedEx Express. We expect service mix to shift further toward deferred service offerings in 2025.
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FedEx Dataworks is focused on creating solutions to transform the digital and physical experiences of our customers and team members. Also included in Corporate and other is the FedEx Office and Print Services, Inc.
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Further, the scale of our operations and our relatively high fixed-cost structure, particularly with respect to our air network, make it difficult to quickly adjust to match shifting volume levels. For more information, see “Our businesses are capital intensive, and we must make capital decisions based upon projected volume levels.” below.
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(“FedEx Office”) operating segment, which provides an array of document and business services and retail access to our customers for our package transportation businesses, and the FedEx Logistics operating segment, which provides integrated supply chain management solutions, specialty transportation, customs brokerage, and global ocean and air freight forwarding.
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The decline in U.S. imports of consumer goods that started in late 2022, along with slowed global industrial production, has contributed to weakened economic conditions for the transportation industry. Consequently, this environment has led to lower freight and package volumes at FedEx Express and FedEx Freight, negatively affecting our results in 2024.
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The results of Corporate, other, and eliminations are not allocated to the other business segments.
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We are experiencing a decline in demand for our transportation services as inflation and high interest rates are negatively affecting consumer and business spending. We expect inflation and high interest rates to continue to negatively affect our results in 2025. See Item 7.
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In 2025, the decline in operating results in Corporate, other, and eliminations was primarily due to a decrease in operating results at FedEx Dataworks and a $57 million benefit in 2024 at FedEx Corporate for insurance recoveries in connection with a legacy FedEx Ground legal matter, partially offset by improved operating results at FedEx Office.
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“Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Results of Operations and Financial Condition” of this Annual Report for additional information.
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The decline in operating results at FedEx Dataworks was primarily due to increased business optimization costs, salaries and employee benefits expense, and outside service contracts expense. The improvement in operating results at FedEx Office was primarily due to lower salaries and employee benefits expense and higher revenue.
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Moreover, given the nature of our business and our global operations, political, economic, and other conditions in foreign countries and regions, including international taxes, government-to-government relations, the typically more volatile economies of emerging markets, and geopolitical risks such as the ongoing conflicts between Russia and Ukraine and in the Middle East, may adversely affect our business and results of operations.
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Certain FedEx operating companies provide transportation and related services for other FedEx companies outside their reportable segment in order to optimize our resources. For example, during 2025 FedEx Freight provided road and intermodal support for Federal Express. In addition, Federal Express works with FedEx Logistics to secure air charters and other cargo space for U.S. customers.
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We have suspended all services in Ukraine and Belarus. We also temporarily idled our operations in Russia and reduced our presence to the minimum required for purposes of maintaining a legal presence with active transport licenses.
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Billings for such services are based on negotiated rates and are reflected as revenue of the billing segment. These rates are adjusted from time to time based on market conditions.
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While these conflicts have not had, and we do not expect these conflicts to have, a direct material effect on our business or results of operations, the broader consequences of these conflicts, which may include further sanctions, embargoes, regional instability, and geopolitical shifts; airspace bans relating to certain routes, or strategic decisions to alter certain routes; potential retaliatory action by foreign governments and other groups against us; increased tensions between the United States and countries in which we operate; and the extent of the conflict’s effect on our business and results of operations as well as the global economy, cannot be predicted.
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Such intersegment revenue and expenses are eliminated in our consolidated results and are not separately identified in the following segment information because the amounts are not material. -54- FEDERAL EXPRESS SEGMENT Federal Express offers a wide range of U.S. domestic and international shipping services for delivery of packages and freight including priority, deferred, and economy services, which provide delivery on a time-definite or day-definite basis.
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Geopolitical uncertainty negatively affected our results of operations in recent years.
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The following table compares revenue, operating expenses, operating income (dollars in millions), operating margin, and operating expenses as a percent of revenue for the years ended May 31: 2025 2024 Percent Change Revenue: Package: U.S. priority $ 10,520 $ 10,543 — U.S. deferred 5,007 4,926 2 U.S. ground 33,887 32,981 3 Total U.S. domestic package revenue 49,414 48,450 2 International priority 8,737 9,454 (8) International economy 5,861 4,653 26 Total international export package revenue 14,598 14,107 3 International domestic (1) 4,495 4,659 (4) Total package revenue 68,507 67,216 2 Freight: U.S. 1,536 2,391 (36) International priority 2,320 2,205 5 International economy 1,975 1,874 5 Total freight revenue 5,831 6,470 (10) Percent of Revenue Other 966 977 (1) 2025 2024 Total revenue 75,304 74,663 1 100.0 % 100.0 % Operating expenses: Salaries and employee benefits 25,091 24,606 2 33.3 33.0 Purchased transportation 19,974 19,330 3 26.5 25.9 Rentals and landing fees 3,939 3,863 2 5.2 5.2 Depreciation and amortization 3,722 3,754 (1) 5.0 5.0 Fuel 3,316 4,137 (20) 4.4 5.5 Maintenance and repairs 2,799 2,848 (2) 3.7 3.8 Asset impairment charges 21 157 (87) — 0.2 Business optimization costs 384 251 53 0.5 0.3 Intercompany allocations (791) (684) 16 (1.0) (0.9) Other 11,964 11,582 3 15.9 15.5 Total operating expenses 70,419 69,844 1 93.5 % 93.5 % Operating income $ 4,885 $ 4,819 1 Operating margin 6.5 % 6.5 % — bp (1) International domestic revenue relates to our international intra-country operations. -55- The following table compares selected statistics (in thousands, except yield amounts) for the years ended May 31: 2025 2024 Percent Change Package Statistics Average daily package volume (ADV) (1) : U.S. priority 1,609 1,649 (2) U.S. deferred 1,052 1,015 4 U.S. ground commercial 4,252 4,276 (1) U.S. ground home delivery/economy 7,041 6,678 5 Total U.S. domestic ADV 13,954 13,618 2 International priority 584 667 (12) International economy 553 394 40 Total international export ADV 1,137 1,061 7 International domestic (2) 1,910 1,936 (1) Total ADV 17,001 16,615 2 Revenue per package (yield): U.S. priority $ 25.74 $ 24.98 3 U.S. deferred 18.75 18.97 (1) U.S. ground 11.81 11.76 — U.S. domestic composite 13.94 13.90 — International priority 58.89 55.36 6 International economy 41.74 46.14 (10) International export composite 50.55 51.94 (3) International domestic (2) 9.26 9.40 (1) Composite package yield 15.86 15.80 — Freight Statistics Average daily freight pounds: U.S. 3,137 5,636 (44) International priority 4,651 4,444 5 International economy 11,365 11,364 — Total average daily freight pounds 19,153 21,444 (11) Revenue per pound (yield): U.S. $ 1.93 $ 1.66 16 International priority 1.96 1.94 1 International economy 0.68 0.64 6 Composite freight yield 1.20 1.18 2 Prior year statistical information has been revised to conform to the current presentation.
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To the extent the continued conflicts between Russia and Ukraine and in the Middle East, or subsequent similar conflicts, adversely affect our business, they may also have the effect of heightening many other risks disclosed in this Annual Report, any of which could materially and adversely affect our business and results of operations.
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(1) ADV is calculated on a 5-day-per-week basis.
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Such risks include, but are not limited to, disruptions to our global technology infrastructure, including through cyberattack or cyber-intrusion, ransomware attack, or malware attack; adverse changes in international trade policies; increased costs and unavailability of fuel; our ability to implement and execute our business strategy, particularly with regard to our international business; disruptions in global supply chains, which can limit the access of FedEx and our service providers to vehicles and other key capital resources and increase our costs and could affect our ability to achieve our goal of carbon neutrality for our global operations by calendar 2040; our ability to maintain our strong reputation and the value of the FedEx brand; terrorist activities targeting transportation infrastructure; our exposure to foreign currency fluctuations; and constraints, volatility, or disruption in the capital markets.
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(2) International domestic statistics relate to our international intra-country operations. -56- Federal Express Segment Revenue Federal Express segment revenue increased 1% in 2025 primarily due to increased international economy and U.S. ground package volume and improved base yields, partially offset by lower priority package and U.S. freight volume, two fewer operating days, and unfavorable currency exchange rates.
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Additional changes in international trade policies and relations could significantly reduce the volume of goods transported globally and adversely affect our business and results of operations. The U.S. government has taken certain actions that have negatively affected U.S. trade, including imposing tariffs on certain goods imported into the U.S.
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Yield: U.S. domestic composite package yield increased slightly in 2025 due to higher base rates from our continued focus on revenue quality.
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Additionally, several foreign - 24 - governments have imposed tariffs on certain goods imported from the U.S. These actions contributed to weakness in the global economy that adversely affected our results of operations in recent years.
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Composite freight yield increased 2% in 2025 primarily due to improved U.S. freight yield resulting from the expiration of our contract with the USPS on September 29, 2024 and an increase in international economy freight yield due to improved market strength. International export composite package yield decreased 3% in 2025 primarily due to unfavorable service mix.
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Any further changes in U.S. or international trade policy, including tariffs, export controls, quotas, embargoes, or sanctions, could trigger additional retaliatory actions by affected countries, resulting in “trade wars” and further increased costs for goods transported globally, which may reduce customer demand for these products if the parties having to pay tariffs or other anti-trade measures increase their prices, or in trading partners limiting their trade with countries that impose such measures.
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Volume: International economy package volume increased 40% in 2025 primarily due to continued growth in our deferred service offerings as a result of strengthening e-commerce. U.S. ground home delivery/economy package volume increased 5% in 2025, also primarily due to strong growth in e-commerce.
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Political uncertainty surrounding international trade and other disputes could also have a negative effect on business and consumer confidence and spending. Such conditions could have an adverse effect on our business, results of operations, and financial condition, as well as on the price of our common stock.
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U.S. deferred package volume increased 4% in 2025 primarily due to mix shift toward our deferred service offerings. International and U.S. priority package volumes decreased 12% and 2%, respectively, in 2025 primarily due to softness in the global industrial economy.
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Additionally, the U.S. government has taken action to limit the ability of domestic companies to engage in commerce with certain foreign entities under certain circumstances, and foreign governments may investigate our compliance with these restrictions.
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U.S. average daily freight pounds decreased 44% in 2025 primarily due to the expiration of our contract with the USPS on September 29, 2024. Federal Express Segment Operating Income Federal Express segment operating income increased 1% in 2025 primarily due to higher base yields and volume, partially offset by increased operating expenses and two fewer operating days.
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Furthermore, given the nature of our business and our global recognizability, foreign governments may target FedEx by limiting the ability of foreign entities to do business with us in certain instances, imposing monetary or other penalties or taking other retaliatory action, which could have an adverse effect on our business, results of operations, and financial condition, as well as on the price of our common stock.
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The increase in operating expenses was driven by increased wage and purchased transportation rates, employee benefits, and business optimization costs, partially offset by lower fuel prices and continued benefits from DRIVE initiatives that drove a reduction in our permanent cost structure.
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Our transportation businesses are affected by the price and availability of jet and vehicle fuel. We must purchase large quantities of fuel to operate our aircraft and vehicles, and the price and availability of fuel is beyond our control and can be highly volatile. In addition, our purchased transportation expense is affected by fuel costs.
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These initiatives included the continued structural transformation of our network, improving the efficiency of our information technology and back-office functions, optimizing operations in Europe, and increasing linehaul efficiencies. Currency exchange rates had a negative effect on revenue and a positive effect on expenses and operating income in 2025.
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To date, we have been mostly successful in mitigating over time the expense effect of higher fuel costs through our indexed fuel surcharges, as the amount of the surcharges is closely linked to the market prices for fuel.
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Purchased transportation expense increased 3% in 2025 primarily due to higher rates as well as an increase in U.S. ground volume and an increase in commercial linehaul to support international economy volume growth and network changes, partially offset by savings from our DRIVE initiatives and lower fuel prices.
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If we are unable to maintain or increase our fuel surcharges because of competitive pricing pressures or some other reason, fuel costs could adversely affect our operating results. Lower fuel prices negatively affected yields through lower fuel surcharges at all of our transportation segments during 2024. See “Item 7.
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Salaries and employee benefits expense increased 2% in 2025 primarily due to an increase in wage rates and an increase in retirement benefits due to changes to our defined contribution plan which increased the number of eligible employees, partially offset by savings from our DRIVE initiatives and lower variable incentive compensation.
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Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Results of Operations and Financial Condition” of this Annual Report for more information. As of May 31, 2024, we had no derivative financial instruments to reduce our exposure to fuel price fluctuations.
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Other operating expense increased 3% in 2025 primarily due to higher self-insurance accruals, net expenses for international regulatory and legacy FedEx Ground legal matters in 2025, and higher credit losses. Fuel expense decreased 20% in 2025 due to decreases in fuel prices and usage from lower flight hours.
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Even if we are able to offset the cost of fuel with our surcharges, high fuel surcharges could move our customers away from our higher-yielding express services to our lower-yielding deferred or ground services or even reduce customer demand for our services altogether.
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Federal Express segment results in 2025 and 2024 include business optimization costs of $384 million and $251 million, respectively, associated with our plan to drive efficiency and lower our overhead and support costs.
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In addition, disruptions in the supply of fuel could have a negative effect on our ability to operate our transportation networks.
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In July 2023, Federal Express’s pilots failed to ratify the tentative successor agreement that was approved by the Air Line Pilots Association, International’s FedEx Master Executive Council in the prior month. Negotiations have continued, and the ongoing bargaining process has no effect on our operations.
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The following factors may affect fuel supply and could result in shortages and price increases in the future: weather-related events; natural disasters; political disruptions or wars involving oil-producing countries; economic sanctions imposed against oil-producing countries or specific industry participants; changes in governmental policy concerning fuel production, transportation, taxes, or marketing; changes in refining capacity; environmental concerns; cyberattacks; and public and investor sentiment.
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For more information, see Note 1 of the accompanying consolidated financial statements. -57- FEDEX FREIGHT SEGMENT FedEx Freight LTL service offerings include priority services when speed is critical and economy services when time can be traded for savings.
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Operating Risks The failure to successfully execute our DRIVE transformation, including Network 2.0, in the expected time frame and at the expected cost may adversely affect our future results.
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The following table compares revenue, operating expenses, operating income (dollars in millions), operating margin, selected statistics, and operating expenses as a percent of revenue for the years ended May 31: Percent Change Percent of Revenue 2025 2024 2025 2024 Revenue $ 8,892 $ 9,429 (6) 100.0 % 100.0 % Operating expenses: Salaries and employee benefits 3,865 3,923 (1) 43.5 41.6 Purchased transportation 807 877 (8) 9.1 9.3 Rentals 287 280 3 3.2 3.0 Depreciation and amortization 416 404 3 4.7 4.3 Fuel 457 571 (20) 5.1 6.0 Maintenance and repairs 332 330 1 3.7 3.5 Intercompany charges 573 543 6 6.5 5.8 Other 666 680 (2) 7.5 7.2 Total operating expenses 7,403 7,608 (3) 83.3 % 80.7 % Operating income $ 1,489 $ 1,821 (18) Operating margin 16.7% 19.3% (260) bp Average daily shipments (in thousands): Priority 61.8 64.9 (5) Economy 28.3 29.1 (3) Total average daily shipments 90.1 94.0 (4) Weight per shipment (pounds): Priority 941 977 (4) Economy 873 878 (1) Composite weight per shipment 920 946 (3) Revenue per shipment: Priority $ 358.84 $ 361.38 (1) Economy 405.53 411.25 (1) Composite revenue per shipment $ 373.52 $ 376.81 (1) Revenue per hundredweight: Priority $ 38.13 $ 36.98 3 Economy 46.46 46.86 (1) Composite revenue per hundredweight $ 40.61 $ 39.82 2 FedEx Freight Segment Revenue FedEx Freight segment revenue decreased 6% in 2025 primarily due to lower shipments and yields.
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In the first quarter of 2023, FedEx announced our DRIVE transformation program to improve long-term profitability, including Network 2.0, the multi-year effort to improve the efficiency with which FedEx picks up, transports, and delivers packages in the U.S. and Canada.
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Revenue was also negatively impacted by two fewer operating days in 2025. Average daily shipments decreased 4% in 2025 due to reduced demand for our services, primarily resulting from weakness in the industrial economy.
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In the fourth quarter of 2023, we announced one FedEx, a consolidation plan to bring FedEx Ground and FedEx Services into Federal Express. Additionally, in 2024 we announced Tricolor, the redesign of the Federal Express international air network as part of the DRIVE program to improve efficiency and asset utilization.
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Revenue per shipment decreased 1% in 2025 primarily due to lower fuel surcharges and weight per shipment, partially offset by base yield improvement from our continued focus on revenue quality. FedEx Freight Segment Operating Income FedEx Freight segment operating income decreased 18% in 2025 due to decreased revenue, partially offset by reduced operating expenses.
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While the new legal structure was completed in June 2024, network integration and optimization are ongoing. See “Item 1. Business” and “Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Results of Operations and Financial Condition” of this Annual Report for more information. These entities historically operated as separate and independent businesses and networks.
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Operating income was also negatively impacted by two fewer operating days in 2025. Fuel and purchased transportation expense decreased 20% and 8%, respectively, in 2025 due to decreased shipments and lower fuel prices.
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There can be no assurances that these businesses and networks can successfully be fully integrated as planned.
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Salaries and employee benefits expense decreased 1% in 2025 primarily due to lower staffing to align with decreased shipments and lower variable incentive compensation, partially offset by higher wage rates. -58- FINANCIAL CONDITION LIQUIDITY Cash and cash equivalents totaled $5.5 billion at May 31, 2025, compared to $6.5 billion at May 31, 2024.
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It is possible that the integration process could result in higher than currently expected costs, less-than-expected savings, the loss of customers, the disruption of ongoing businesses, union organizing, litigation, government agency challenges, the loss of key employees or service providers, or other unexpected issues. It is also possible that the overall process will take longer than currently anticipated.
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The following table provides a summary of our cash flows for the years ended May 31 (in millions): 2025 2024 Operating activities: Net income $ 4,092 $ 4,331 Retirement plans mark-to-market adjustments (515) (561) Asset impairment charges 21 157 Business optimization costs, net of payments 43 26 Other noncash charges and credits 8,095 7,790 Changes in assets and liabilities (4,700) (3,431) Cash provided by operating activities 7,036 8,312 Investing activities: Capital expenditures (4,055) (5,176) Purchase of investments (262) (176) Proceeds from sale of investments 110 38 Proceeds from asset dispositions and other investments 115 114 Cash used in investing activities (4,092) (5,200) Financing activities: Principal payments on debt (157) (147) Proceeds from stock issuances 524 491 Dividends paid (1,339) (1,259) Purchase of common stock (3,017) (2,500) Other, net (30) (11) Cash used in financing activities (4,019) (3,426) Effect of exchange rate changes on cash 76 (41) Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents $ (999) $ (355) Cash and cash equivalents at end of period $ 5,502 $ 6,501 Cash Provided by Operating Activities.
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Additionally, the following issues, among others, must be addressed in order to realize the anticipated timing and projected benefits of our DRIVE transformation: • our ability to maintain coverage of U.S. employees at Federal Express under the RLA and manage challenges to the employment status of drivers employed by service providers utilized in certain linehaul and pickup-and-delivery operations, in addition to other labor-related risks; • combining the Federal Express and legacy FedEx Ground physical networks and operations, including consolidating or optimizing pickup-and-delivery and linehaul operations; - 25 - • integrating, consolidating, and implementing new administrative and back-office support functions, information-technology infrastructure, and computer systems of the respective companies; • integrating and unifying the offerings and services available to FedEx customers; • harmonizing certain operating practices; human resource management practices such as employee recruitment, development, and compensation programs; internal controls; and other policies, procedures, and processes; • maintaining existing agreements with customers and service providers and avoiding delays in entering into new agreements with prospective customers and service providers; • legal challenges by service providers or government agencies seeking to slow or stop plans related to Network 2.0; • addressing possible differences in business backgrounds, corporate cultures, and management philosophies; • addressing employee issues so as to promote retention and maintain efficient and effective labor and employee relations; • maintaining access to ports of call and railroads for intermodal support; • managing the movement of certain positions to different locations; • obtaining any required regulatory licenses, operating authority, or contractual consents; and • managing unforeseen increased expenses or delays associated with the integration process.
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Cash flows from operating activities decreased $1.3 billion in 2025 primarily due to working capital changes driven by an increase in accounts receivable and a decrease in accrued incentive compensation, partially offset by an increase in accounts payable from 2024. Cash Used in Investing Activities .
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We may be unable to achieve the expected operational efficiencies and network flexibility, alignment of our cost base with demand, cost savings and reductions to our permanent cost structure, and other benefits from our DRIVE transformation.
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Capital expenditures decreased i n 2025 primaril y due to decreased spending on aircraft and related equipment, facilities and other, vehicles and trailers, and information and technology investments. See “Capital Resources” below for a more detailed discussion of capital expenditures during 2025. Financing Activities .
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The actual amount and timing of costs to be incurred and related cost savings and reductions to our permanent cost structure resulting from these initiatives and enhancements may differ from our current expectations and estimates.
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We repurchased an aggregate of $3.0 billion, or 10.9 million shares, of our common stock in 2025 through ASR and open market transactions. During 2024, we repurchased an aggregate of $2.5 billion, or 9.8 million shares, of our common stock through ASR transactions.
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These initiatives and enhancements could also result in asset impairment charges and changes to our tax liabilities and deferred tax balances and subject us to litigation. If we are not able to successfully implement our DRIVE transformation our future financial results will suffer and we may not be able to achieve our financial performance goals.

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Item 1C. Cybersecurity

Cybersecurity — threats and controls disclosure

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Biggest changeAs of June 7, 2024, FedEx Logistics operated approximately 115 offices and facilities in 34 countries and territories throughout North America and in Africa, Asia-Pacific, Europe, India, Latin America, the Middle East, and Australia/New Zealand. In addition, as of June 7, 2024, FedEx Supply Chain had nearly 80 facilities through which it operates its supply chain logistics services.
Biggest changeAs of May 31, 2025, FedEx Logistics operated approximately 115 offices and facilities in 34 countries and territories throughout North America and in Africa, Asia-Pacific, Europe, India, Latin America, the Middle East, and Australia/New Zealand.
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CYBERSECURITY Our ability to attract and retain customers, efficiently operate our businesses, execute our DRIVE transformation, including Network 2.0, and compete effectively increasingly depend in part upon the sophistication, security, and reliability of our technology network, including our ability to provide features of service that are important to our customers, to protect our confidential business information and the information provided by our customers, and to maintain customer confidence in our ability to protect our systems and to provide services consistent with their expectations.
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Item 1C. Cybersecurity ” of this Annual Report.
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Cybersecurity Risk Management and Strategy FedEx has an information technology (“IT”) risk management process designed to identify and manage risk within its IT environment, including cybersecurity. The IT risk management process is based on an established framework for identification, measurement, and monitoring of cybersecurity and other risk areas and supplements our Enterprise Risk Management (“ERM”) process and framework.
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FedEx Freight Segment FedEx Freight Overview FedEx Freight is a leading North American provider of LTL freight services, offering choice, simplicity, and reliability to meet the needs of LTL shippers — FedEx Freight Priority, when speed is critical to meet a customer’s supply chain needs; FedEx Freight Economy, when a customer can trade time for cost savings; and FedEx Freight Direct, a service to meet the needs of the growing e-commerce market for delivery of big and bulky products to or through the door for residences and businesses.
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Our IT risk management, ERM, and compliance teams collaborate to regularly evaluate and manage cybersecurity-related risks using various tools and services.
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Through one comprehensive network of service centers and advanced information systems, FedEx Freight provides service to virtually every U.S. ZIP Code (including Alaska and Hawaii) with industry-leading transit times. FedEx Freight Priority has the fastest published transit times of any nationwide LTL service.
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Leveraging components from multiple industry frameworks and best practices such as the International Organization for Standardization 27001 and National Institute of Standards and Technology (“NIST”) standards, including the NIST Cybersecurity Framework, our cybersecurity program prioritizes governance, identification, protection, detection, response, and remediation measures.
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FedEx Freight Priority Plus adds even more speed to time-sensitive shipments even if the shipment is in transit, offering the fastest delivery option available through FedEx Freight with early-morning, after-hours, and Saturday delivery available. FedEx Freight also offers additional services to meet specific customer needs.
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We regularly assess our cybersecurity program’s capabilities and tools to help us enhance reliability and scan our environment for vulnerabilities.
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Volume Services offers -8- three different service options that allow customers to balance their budget and delivery timeline for larger LTL shipments — Truckload Exempt (TLX), Truckload Service (TLS), and Exclusive Use (EXCL).
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Our IT risk management team, including our Corporate Vice President – Chief Information Security Officer (“CISO”), communicates with senior management on the cybersecurity risk posture of our IT assets, strives to ensure consistent risk remediation activities, and monitors the effectiveness of our IT-related controls.
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Retail Flex is available for delivery to major retailers with key benefits that go beyond standard LTL services, ensuring on-time deliveries to avoid late fees and providing accountability for handling units to reduce incomplete shipments and chargebacks.
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In addition, our internal audit team performs reviews of our information security organization to help ensure controls are operating effectively and as designed. Enterprise-wide information security training (including with respect to cybersecurity), supplemented by awareness programs, is crucial for risk reduction and safeguarding customer, employee, and company information.
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Internationally, FedEx Freight Canada offers FedEx Freight Priority service, serving most points in Canada, as well as FedEx Freight Priority and FedEx Freight Economy service between the U.S. and Canada. Additionally, FedEx Freight A.M. Delivery offers freight delivery by 10:30 a.m. within and between the U.S. and Canada.
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We provide training to employees and certain third-party contractors based on access to our network, risk, roles, policies, standards, and behaviors, which is updated to address emerging technology and security issues. We periodically engage with assessors, consultants, auditors, and other third parties to review and improve our cybersecurity program. Compliance with regulatory requirements involves regular third-party assessments.
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FedEx Freight Direct, FedEx Freight Priority Plus and FedEx Freight Volume Services are available within and between Canada and the U.S. FedEx Freight Mexico offers FedEx Freight Priority to deliver cross-border and intra-Mexico LTL shipments door-to-door.
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Our processes are also designed to address cybersecurity risks associated with third-party service providers, including risk assessment and due diligence during selection and oversight.
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Customers receive support from the FedEx Freight International Services team to monitor LTL freight shipments, review customer paperwork, and follow up to avoid shipping delays when shipments are crossing borders. In addition to North America, FedEx Freight offers service to, from, and within Puerto Rico and to the U.S. Virgin Islands via alliances.
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Key third parties undergo regular assessments to gauge cybersecurity control effectiveness, with heightened review of those with access to non-public data. - 37 - We conduct table-top simulation exercises to regularly test our cybersecurity incident response processes with the aim of enhancing effectiveness against evolving threats. Our incident response procedures guide our preparedness, detection, response, and recovery actions.
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Through its many service offerings, FedEx Freight can match customers’ time-critical needs with industry-leading transit times. FedEx Automation solutions make freight shipping easier and provide customers easy access to their account information.
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Additionally, we maintain cyber insurance designed to address certain aspects of cyber risks. In the last three fiscal years to date, we are not aware of any cybersecurity incidents that have materially affected or are reasonably likely to materially affect our business, results of operations, or financial condition.
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Customers can also process domestic and cross-border LTL shipments to and from Canada and Mexico, as well as intra-Canada and -Mexico shipments, through FedEx Ship Manager at fedex.com, FedEx Ship Manager Software, FedEx Web Services, FedEx API, FedEx Compatible, and LTL Select.
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While we have significant security processes and initiatives in place, we may be unable to detect or prevent a breach or disruption in the future. For more information about cybersecurity-related risks, please see Item 1A. “Risk Factors” of this Form 10-K. See “Item 1A.
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LTL Select is a free cloud-based, multi-carrier transportation management system that provides customers with visibility into all available carriers and their pricing in one location, as well as the ability to book service and make payments.
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Risk Factors” of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended May 31, 2021, for information regarding the 2017 NotPetya cyberattack at TNT Express.
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FedEx Freight uses radio frequency identification technology and customized software to improve shipment visibility on its docks and enhance custodial control at the handling unit level. FedEx Freight Direct has four delivery service levels to meet customer needs, with basic and basic by appointment to-the-door services and standard through-the-door service available to nearly 100% of the U.S. population.
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Cybersecurity Governance The FedEx Board of Directors has delegated to the Cyber and Technology Oversight Committee of the Board of Directors (“CyTOC”) responsibility for overseeing the company’s cyber and technology-related risks, including network security, information and digital security, data privacy and protection, and risks related to emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence and machine learning; the technologies, policies, processes, and practices for managing and mitigating such risks; and the company’s cyber incident response and recovery plan.
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Premium through-the-door service with packaging removal is available to 90% of the U.S. population. The services include flexible delivery windows, end-to-end visibility, proactive notifications, and returns services with flexible pickup windows and label-less options.
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The CyTOC also oversees the cybersecurity, cyber-resiliency, and technology aspects of the company’s business continuity and disaster recovery capabilities and contingency plans. Several of our Board members, including certain members of our CyTOC, have technological, digital, and/or cybersecurity experience.
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As of May 31, 2025, the FedEx Freight segment was operating nearly 30,000 motorized vehicles from a network of approximately 355 service centers and had approximately 40,000 employees, none of whom are unionized. John A. Smith is the President of FedEx Freight, which is based in Memphis, Tennessee.
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The CyTOC receives regular updates from our CISO, Executive Vice President – Chief Digital and Information Officer and Chief Transformation Officer, and other members of management on risks related to these matters.
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FedEx Freight’s primary competitors are XPO, Inc., Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc., ABF Freight (an ArcBest company), SAIA, Inc., and TFI International Inc. In December 2024, we announced that FedEx’s Board of Directors decided to pursue a full separation of FedEx Freight through the capital markets, creating a new publicly traded company.
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Specific topics may include updates to FedEx’s cyber risks and threats, the status of existing or new strategies and associated projects intended to strengthen FedEx’s information security systems, assessments of FedEx’s cybersecurity program, and the emerging threat landscape. The CyTOC also receives regular updates on key metrics related to our cybersecurity-related risks.
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The transaction, which would be implemented through the spin-off of shares of the new company to FedEx stockholders, is expected to be tax-free for U.S. federal income tax purposes for FedEx stockholders and be completed by June 2026. See “ Item 1A.
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The results of the IT risk management process are also presented annually to the CyTOC. Additionally, members of the CyTOC participate in certain of the simulation exercises conducted by management. The Chair of the CyTOC briefs the full Board on certain of these matters. In addition, the Board periodically receives cybersecurity updates directly from management.
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Risk Factors — Strategic Risks — The planned spin-off of FedEx Freight may not be completed on the terms or timeline currently contemplated, if at all, and there is no guarantee that the spin-off, if completed, will achieve the intended financial and strategic benefits.” for more information.
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Separately, through our ERM program, risks appropriate for Board-level awareness, including with respect to cybersecurity, are communicated to the Board and its Audit and Finance Committee at least annually, while significant risks are reported on a quarterly basis.
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Pricing FedEx Freight periodically publishes updates to the list prices for the majority of its services in its 100 Rules Tariff. In general, shipping rates are based on the service selected, origin, destination, weight, class, any ancillary service charge, and whether the customer charged the shipment to a FedEx account.
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Our CISO, who reports to the Executive Vice President – Chief Digital and Information Officer and Chief Transformation Officer, leads our information security team and has responsibility for overseeing FedEx’s cybersecurity program.
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On January 6, 2025, FedEx Freight implemented a 5.9% average list price increase for customers who use FXF PZONE and FXF EZONE rates and a 6.9% average list price increase for customers who use FXF 1000 and FXF 501. These increases apply for shipments within the U.S. and between the contiguous U.S. and Canada.
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The CISO, who has over 25 years of experience at FedEx and has received industry-recognized information security certifications, oversees an information security organization of more than 400 security, risk, and compliance professionals based in the U.S. and internationally across the FedEx enterprise.
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FedEx Freight implements and adjusts demand surcharges from time-to-time based on assessments of shipment volume and capacity in our network. Beginning in July 2021, FedEx Freight implemented a demand surcharge applying to specific delivery points within the U.S. The demand surcharge has been adjusted periodically since implementation. Effective November 15, 2021, FedEx Freight increased applicable length surcharges.
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The leadership team of our information security organization has extensive experience in IT and cybersecurity and possess certifications in cybersecurity and related fields. The FedEx Information Technology Risk Council (“ITRC”), which is sponsored by the CISO, oversees the execution of FedEx’s comprehensive IT risk management program.
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Effective January 17, 2022, FedEx Freight added a surcharge that applies when a pickup is performed and no shipment is tendered to the carrier. Effective January 16, 2023, FedEx Freight changed the extreme length surcharge to a tier-based length structure.
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The ITRC, which receives quarterly reports on FedEx’s IT risk management, is responsible for assessing the overall risk framework on an annual basis, setting acceptable risk tolerance levels, approving risk prioritization and associated risk mitigation activities, and monitoring the changing risk landscape and posture.
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The company continues to explore ways to modernize freight pricing including through dimension-in-motion technology, which more accurately captures freight profile and improves its ability to cost and price shipments. FedEx Freight has an indexed fuel surcharge, which is adjusted on a weekly basis.
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Both our CISO and other members of our cybersecurity leadership team participate in threat intelligence briefings provided by various government and industry entities.
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The fuel surcharge is based on a weekly fuel price from two days prior to the day in which it is assessed. Effective August 26, 2024, and June 9, 2025, the tables used to determine fuel surcharges at FedEx Freight were updated. See the “Results of Operations and Outlook — Consolidated Results — Fuel” section of “ Item 7.
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Moreover, our Executive Vice President – Chief Digital and Information Officer and Chief Transformation Officer is a member of the FedEx Executive Committee, which oversees our business risk, with cybersecurity threat risks being a regular topic of discussion.
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Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Results of Operations and Financial Condition ” for more information. -9- FedEx Custom Critical FedEx Custom Critical provides a range of expedited, time-specific freight-shipping services throughout the U.S., Canada, and Mexico.
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Among its services are Surface Expedite, providing exclusive-use shipping and time-definite services; Air Expedite, offering an array of expedited air solutions to meet customers’ critical delivery times; and White Glove Services, for shipments that require extra care in handling, temperature control, or specialized security. Service from FedEx Custom Critical is available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
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PROPERTIES Federal Express Segment Federal Express’s principal owned and leased properties include its aircraft, vehicles, major sorting and handling facilities, administration buildings, FedEx Drop Boxes, and data processing and telecommunications equipment.
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FedEx Custom Critical continuously monitors shipments through an integrated proprietary shipment-control system, including two-way satellite communications on exclusive-use shipments.
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In connection with our one FedEx consolidation, on June 1, 2024 FedEx Ground and FedEx Services were merged into Federal Express. - 38 - Aircraft and Vehicles As of June 7, 2024, Federal Express’s aircraft fleet consisted of the following: Description Owned Leased Total Maximum Gross Structural Payload (Pounds per Aircraft) Boeing B777F 54 3 57 233,300 Boeing MD11 36 1 37 192,600 Boeing 767F 138 — 138 (1) 127,100 Airbus A300-600 63 2 65 106,600 Boeing 757-200 92 — 92 63,000 ATR-72 600F 20 — 20 19,290 ATR-72 19 — 19 17,970 ATR-42 18 — 18 12,070 Cessna 408 19 — 19 (2) 6,000 Cessna 208B 233 — 233 2,830 Total 692 6 698 (1) Includes one aircraft not currently in operation and undergoing pre-service modifications.
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FedEx Dataworks Operating Segment The FedEx Dataworks operating segment is focused on putting our data into context and using it to enhance the efficiency of the FedEx network and our customers’ supply chains, as well as the end-to-end experience of our customers.
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(2) Includes two aircraft not currently in operation and undergoing pre-service modifications.
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The size and scale of our global network gives us a bird’s-eye view of global supply chains and trends and provides an immense amount of data. As the digital twin of our physical network and a key enabler of our DRIVE transformation, FedEx Dataworks leverages this information to allow us to work differently through a more technology-enabled, data-driven approach.
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In 2024, we made the decision to permanently retire from service 22 Boeing 757-200 aircraft and seven related engines to align with the plans of Federal Express to modernize its aircraft fleet, improve its global network, and better align air network capacity to match current and anticipated shipment volumes.
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See “Federal Express Segment — Operations” above for information regarding how FedEx Dataworks is enabling the transformation of our physical network. FedEx Dataworks is working to centralize data onto a single enterprise platform.
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See the “Results of Operations and Outlook — Consolidated Results — Goodwill and Other Asset Impairment Charges” section of “Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Results of Operations and Financial Condition” of this Annual Report for more information regarding the retirements, and the “Federal Express Segment — Operations” section of “Item 1.
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By adopting this single platform — where machine learning models are reusable and self-learning — we are able to solve problems and deliver value to stakeholders at speed, scale, and with the right economics.
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Business” for information regarding the ongoing redesign of the Federal Express international air network to improve efficiency and asset utilization. As of June 7, 2024, Federal Express operated more than 87,000 motorized vehicles in its global network and also conducts certain linehaul and pickup-and-delivery operations primarily with more than 95,000 motorized vehicles owned or leased by independent service providers.
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This enterprise data platform serves as the foundation for our data science and machine learning practice and houses a common set of models and insights that can be reused across different use cases. Focusing on design principles that embrace simplification, our teams are working to enhance efficiencies and value across our operational portfolio. FedEx Dataworks is based in Memphis, Tennessee.
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Aircraft Purchase Commitments The following table is a summary of the number and type of aircraft we were committed to purchase as of June 7, 2024, with the year of expected delivery: Cessna SkyCourier 408 ATR 72-600F B767F B777F Total 2025 17 7 11 2 37 2026 14 3 3 — 20 2027 — — — — — 2028 — — — — — 2029 Thereafter — — — — — Total 31 10 14 2 57 As of June 7, 2024, we had $611 million in deposits and progress payments on aircraft purchases and other planned aircraft-related transactions.
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As of May 31, 2025, FedEx Dataworks had approximately 700 employees. FedEx Dataworks is an operating segment that is included in “Corporate, other, and eliminations” in our segment reporting.
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See Note 18 of the accompanying consolidated financial statements for more information about our purchase commitments and options. - 39 - Sorting and Handling Facilities At June 7, 2024, Federal Express operated the following major air sorting and handling facilities: Location Acres Square Feet Sorting Capacity (per hour) (1) Lessor Lease Expiration Calendar Year Primary Memphis, Tennessee 916 3,671,859 484,000 Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority 2036 National Indianapolis, Indiana (2) 450 3,002,925 140,000 Indianapolis Airport Authority 2053 Miami, Florida (3) 35 284,809 7,000 Aero Miami FX, LLC 2041 Regional Fort Worth, Texas 168 987,388 76,000 Fort Worth Alliance Airport Authority 2041 Newark, New Jersey 70 634,193 156,000 Port Authority of New York and New Jersey 2030 Oakland, California 75 587,700 63,000 Port of Oakland 2036 Greensboro, N.
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FedEx Office Operating Segment As of May 31, 2025, FedEx Office operated approximately 2,000 customer-facing stores and manages the relationship and strategy for all on-site, owned, and third-party retail channel locations, providing convenient access to shipping expertise with reliable service.
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Carolina 165 595,000 23,000 Piedmont Triad Airport Authority 2031 Metropolitan Chicago, Illinois 54 481,350 24,000 City of Chicago 2028 Los Angeles, California 34 305,300 23,000 City of Los Angeles 2025 (4) Atlanta, Georgia 35 291,525 22,600 City of Atlanta 2030 International Anchorage, Alaska (5) 64 375,300 25,000 State of Alaska, Department of Transportation and Public Facilities 2078 Paris, France (6) 123 1,798,368 59,000 Aeroports de Paris 2048 Cologne, Germany (6) 14 731,267 17,900 Cologne Bonn Airport 2040 Guangzhou, China (7) 155 873,006 36,000 Guangdong Airport Management Corp. 2029 Osaka, Japan (7) 17 425,206 9,000 Kansai Airports 2029 Liege, Belgium (8) 23 1,027,952 33,700 Liege Airport 2036 (1) Documents and packages.
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The FedEx Office brick-and-mortar network features retail stores, FedEx Office locations inside Walmart stores, manufacturing plants, and on-site business centers at colleges and universities, hotels, convention centers, corporate campuses, and healthcare campuses. Many of these locations are open later in the evenings to accommodate urgent printing projects and delivery drop-offs.
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(2) In addition to U.S. domestic express package and freight shipments, handles certain international express package and freight shipments to and from Europe. (3) Handles international express package and freight shipments to and from Latin America and the Caribbean.
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FedEx Office has designed a suite of printing and shipping management solutions that are flexible and scalable, allowing customers to meet their unique printing and shipping needs. The network provides an adaptable cost model helping to save time, labor, and overhead by freeing up resources and avoiding fixed costs associated with large-scale printing and e-commerce parcel volumes.
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(4) Property is held under two separate leases — we continue to renew the lease for the sorting and handling facility on a month-to-month basis while a new lease is being negotiated, and the lease for the ramp expansion expires in calendar 2025. (5) Handles international express package and freight shipments to and from Asia, Europe, and North America.
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This is especially valuable to our enterprise customers looking to outsource their print supply chain.
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(6) Handles intra-Europe express package and freight shipments, as well as international express package and freight shipments to and from Europe. (7) Handles intra-Asia express package and freight shipments, as well as international express package and freight shipments to and from Asia. (8) Handles intra-Europe express package and freight shipments.
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Services include digital printing, professional finishing, document creation, design solutions, direct mail, signs and graphics, custom-branded boxes, copying, computer rental, free Wi-Fi, corporate print solutions, shredding, expedited U.S. passport processing and renewal through a collaboration with a registered U.S. passport agency, and fully digital notarization services through FedEx Office Online Notary.
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Federal Express’s primary sorting facility, which serves as the center of its multiple hub-and-spoke system and worldwide air network, is located at the Memphis International Airport.
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With the FedEx Office Print On Demand solution, customers can use their laptops or mobile devices to design their print needs or access their personal cloud accounts, and print directly to any FedEx Office location in the U.S., or have their order delivered right to their door.
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Federal Express’s facilities at the Memphis International Airport also include aircraft hangars, aircraft ramp areas, vehicle parking areas, flight training and fuel facilities, the FedEx Cold Chain Center, administrative offices, and warehouse space. - 40 - Federal Express leases these facilities from the Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority (the “Authority”).

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ITEM 2. Properties 38 ITEM 3. Legal Proceedings 42 ITEM 4. Mine Safety Disclosures 42 Information about our Executive Officers 43 PART II ITEM 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters, and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities 45 ITEM 6. [RESERVED] 45 ITEM 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Results of Operations and Financial Condition 46 ITEM 7A.
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Item 2. Properties ” of this Annual Report under the caption “Federal Express Segment” and Note 1 5 of the accompanying consolidated financial statements.
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Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk 71 ITEM 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data 72
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Facilities We work to support the long-term health and well-being of our business, the planet, and the communities in which we operate through the sustainable operations of our more than 5,000 air and ground hubs, local stations, freight service centers, and retail locations.
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Our transition to one FedEx and implementation of Network 2.0 will support our sustainability efforts through the minimization of operational redundancies and reduction in our overall physical footprint. As we support electric vehicle deployment and charging infrastructure, our energy demand will increase.
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In response to this challenge, we invest in both on- and off-site renewable energy generation and procurement of renewable energy. Given the complexity of grid systems, different real estate models, utility markets, and a varied regulatory landscape, the viability of on-site renewable energy differs by facility.
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The pace of these investments is designed to grow in the coming years to address our increased electricity demands. We have set new mid-term renewable energy goals through calendar 2033 as we advance to our goal of having all electricity used at our facilities from renewable sources by calendar 2040.
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Our approach to innovating operations involves continued investments in energy efficiency and management, renewable energy procurement, facility resiliency, environmental compliance and waste reduction, among other initiatives. For new facilities, we integrate energy efficiency specifications and explore on-site renewable energy generation options into the design.
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We are committed to embedding resiliency in our operations as the physical risks of climate change increase, causing extreme weather events, strain on electricity grids, and higher energy costs. We invest in infrastructure reinforcement to meet growing electricity demand and evolving renewable generation standards, in addition to mitigating the potential for storm damage.
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We also continuously enhance our contingency planning to address the impacts of severe weather more quickly. We strive to reduce the waste we generate and recycle waste when possible. We challenge our individual team members to find new ways to improve efficiencies and equip them with Quality Driven Management (“QDM”) tools to assist in identifying waste.
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QDM tools are designed to drive continuous improvement and, in many cases, successful ideas become integrated across our networks. Sustainable Customer Solutions We recognize that transporting goods for our customers can lead to environmental impacts through emissions and waste generation. We embed circularity principles into our package design to minimize our environmental impact while protecting shipments from damage and loss.
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Our more sustainable packaging choices, such as the resealable Reusable Padded Pak, give our customers more choice to reduce waste associated with their shipping and returns. To help us source our packaging materials responsibly, we seek relevant third-party certifications and review these certifications bi-annually. In calendar 2024, 74% of FedEx packaging materials were from third-party certified sources.
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The FedEx Sourcing team also conducts annual reviews of our critical supplier’s environmental management practices and sustainability programs, including recommending improvement areas.
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Our FedEx ® Sustainability Insights (“FSI”) tool gives our customers and suppliers access to estimated CO 2 e emissions data associated with their FedEx shipments, from the individual package to account levels, enabling them to understand their environmental impact and drive informed supply chain decisions.
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This tool enables greater transparency for customers to inform their emissions reporting, understand their carbon footprint, and make informed decisions about their shipping patterns. Additionally, U.S.-based customers can forecast future emissions through predictive modeling capabilities. FSI is third-party verified to adhere to the GHG Protocol and Global Logistics Emissions Council framework.
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Launched globally in 2024, FedEx ® Sustainability Insights is currently translated into more than 30 languages and available in over 100 markets. Since July 2023, over 13,000 customers have generated emissions reports from the tool.
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Providing our customers with this level of information empowers them to gain a better understanding of their Scope 3 emissions generated from their shipping activities with us and to plan ahead for future improvements. For additional information on the ways we are minimizing our impact on the environment, see fedex.com/en-us/sustainability.html .
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For additional information regarding environmental, climate, and weather-related regulation and risks, see “Regulation” above and “ Item 1 A. Risk Factors ” under “Environmental, Climate, and Weather Risks.” Governance The FedEx Board of Directors is comprised of a majority of independent directors and is committed to the highest quality corporate governance and accountability to stockholders.
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Our Board of Directors periodically reviews all aspects of our governance policies and practices, including our Corporate Governance Guidelines (the “Guidelines”) and our Code of Conduct, in light of best practices and makes whatever changes it deems appropriate to further our longstanding commitment to the highest standards of corporate governance.
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The Guidelines and the Code of Conduct, which apply to all of our directors, officers, and employees, including our principal executive officer and senior financial officers, are available under the Corporate Governance heading under “Governance” -20- on the Investor Relations page of our website at investors.fedex.com.
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We will post under the Corporate Governance heading on the Investor Relations page of our website information regarding any amendment to, or waiver from, the provisions of the Code of Conduct to the extent such disclosure is required. ITEM 1A.
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RISK FACTORS In addition to the other information set forth in this Annual Report, you should carefully consider the following factors, which could materially affect our business, results of operations, financial condition, and the price of our common stock.
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Additional risks not currently known to us or that we currently deem to be immaterial also may materially affect our business, results of operations, financial condition, and the price of our common stock. Although the risks below are organized by headings and each risk is discussed separately, many are interrelated.
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Macroeconomic and Market Risks We are directly affected by the state of the global economy and geopolitical developments. While macroeconomic risks apply to most companies, we are particularly vulnerable. The transportation industry is highly cyclical and especially susceptible to trends in economic activity.
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Our primary business is to transport goods, so our business levels are directly tied to the purchase and production of goods and the rate of global trade growth — key macroeconomic measurements influenced by, among other things: inflation and deflation; international trade policies and relations; supply chain disruptions; interest rates and currency exchange rates; labor costs and unemployment levels; fuel and energy prices; inventory levels; spending patterns (including shifts from goods to services and vice versa); disposable income; debt levels; credit availability; political uncertainty; public health crises; and geopolitical tensions or conflicts.
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When individuals and companies purchase and produce fewer goods, we transport fewer goods, and as companies move manufacturing closer to consumer markets and expand the number of distribution centers, we transport goods shorter distances, which adversely affects our yields and results of operations.
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Certain manufacturers and retailers are making investments to produce and store goods in closer proximity to supply chains and consumers. Additionally, in 2025, we continued to see customer preference for slower, less costly shipping services and experienced lower fuel surcharges at FedEx Freight and reduced demand surcharges at Federal Express.
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We expect service mix to shift further toward deferred service offerings in 2026. Further, the scale of our operations and our relatively high fixed-cost structure, particularly with respect to our air network, make it difficult to quickly adjust to match shifting volume levels.
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For more information, see “Our businesses are capital intensive, and we must make capital decisions based upon projected volume levels.” below. The decline in U.S. imports of consumer goods that started in late 2022, along with slowed global industrial production, has contributed to continued weakened business conditions for the transportation industry, leading to lower freight and package volumes.
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Additionally, recent changes in U.S. and international trade policy, along with continued uncertainty surrounding such policies, could lead to further weakened business conditions for the transportation industry. We also continue to experience pressure on demand for our transportation services, particularly our priority services, from the impact of elevated inflation and interest rates on consumer and business spending.
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See “ Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Results of Operations and Financial Condition ” of this Annual Report for more information.
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Moreover, given the nature of our business and our global operations, political, economic, and other conditions in foreign countries and regions, including international taxes, government-to-government relations, the typically more volatile economies of emerging markets, and geopolitical risks such as the ongoing conflicts between Russia and Ukraine and in the Middle East or escalations thereof, may adversely affect our business and results of operations.
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For example, services in Ukraine remain limited, services in Belarus remain suspended, and we have exited our operations in Russia.
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While these conflicts have not had, and we do not expect these conflicts to have, a direct material effect on our business or results of operations, the broader consequences of these conflicts, which may include further sanctions, embargoes, regional instability, and geopolitical shifts; airspace bans relating to certain routes, or strategic decisions to alter certain routes; potential retaliatory action by foreign governments and other groups against us; increased tensions between the United States and countries in which we operate; and the extent of the conflict’s effect on our business and results of operations as well as the global economy, cannot be predicted.
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Geopolitical uncertainty negatively affected our results of operations in recent years.
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To the extent the continued conflicts between Russia and Ukraine and in the Middle East, or subsequent similar conflicts, adversely affect our business, they may also have the effect of heightening many other risks disclosed in this Annual Report, any of which could materially and adversely affect our business and results of operations.
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Such risks include, but are not limited to, disruptions to our global technology infrastructure, including through cyberattack or cyber-intrusion, ransomware attack, or malware attack; adverse changes in international trade policies; increased costs and unavailability of fuel; our ability to implement and execute our business strategy, particularly with regard to our international business; disruptions in global supply chains, which can limit the access of FedEx and our service providers to vehicles and other key capital resources and increase our costs and could affect our ability to achieve our goal of carbon neutrality for our global operations by calendar 2040; our ability to maintain our strong reputation and the value of the FedEx brand; terrorist activities targeting transportation infrastructure; our exposure to foreign currency fluctuations; and constraints, volatility, or disruption in the capital markets. -21- Additional changes in international trade policies, including with respect to tariffs, and relations could significantly reduce the volume of goods transported globally, increase our costs, and materially and adversely affect our business, results of operations, cash flows, and financial condition.
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The U.S. government has taken certain actions that have negatively affected U.S. trade, including imposing tariffs on many goods imported into the United States. Additionally, many foreign governments have imposed, and others have threatened to impose, tariffs on certain goods imported from the United States.
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These actions have contributed to weakness in the global economy that has adversely affected our results of operations. Increased tariffs may lead to lower levels of trade or heightened political tensions.
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Additional changes to global trade policies could lead to increased tariffs, export controls, quotas, embargoes, or sanctions, which may lead to increased prices or trade limitations for goods transported globally, potentially reducing customer demand for our services. See “ Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Results of Operations and Financial Condition ” of this Annual Report for more information.
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Additionally, the U.S. government has taken action to limit the ability of domestic companies to engage in commerce with certain foreign entities under certain circumstances, and foreign governments may investigate our compliance with these restrictions.
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Furthermore, given the nature of our business and our global recognizability, foreign governments may target FedEx by limiting the ability of foreign entities to do business with us in certain instances, imposing monetary or other penalties or taking other retaliatory action, which could have an adverse effect on our business, results of operations, and financial condition, as well as on the price of our common stock.
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Our transportation businesses and their profitability are affected by the price and availability of jet and vehicle fuel, as well as our ability to collect fuel surcharges. We must purchase large quantities of fuel to operate our aircraft and vehicles, and the price and availability of fuel is beyond our control and can be highly volatile.
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In addition, our purchased transportation expense is affected by fuel costs. To date, we have been mostly successful in mitigating over time the expense effect of higher fuel costs through our indexed fuel surcharges, as the amount of the surcharges is closely linked to the market prices for fuel.
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If we are unable to maintain or increase our fuel surcharges because of competitive pricing pressures or some other reason, fuel costs could adversely affect our operating results. Lower fuel prices have negatively affected yields through lower fuel surcharges at each of our transportation segments in recent years. See “ Item 7.
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Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Results of Operations and Financial Condition ” of this Annual Report for more information. As of May 31, 2025, we had no derivative financial instruments to reduce our exposure to fuel price fluctuations, and we currently have no plans to use derivative financial instruments for this purpose in the future.
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Even if we are able to offset the cost of fuel with our surcharges, high fuel surcharges could move our customers away from our higher-yielding express services to our lower-yielding deferred or ground services or even reduce customer demand for our services altogether.
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In addition, disruptions in the supply of fuel could have a negative effect on our ability to operate our transportation networks.
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The following factors may affect fuel supply and could result in shortages and price increases in the future: weather-related events; natural disasters; political disruptions or wars involving oil-producing countries; economic sanctions imposed against oil-producing countries or specific industry participants; changes in governmental policy concerning fuel production, transportation, taxes, or marketing; changes in refining capacity; sustainability concerns; cyberattacks; and public and investor sentiment.
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Operating Risks The failure to successfully execute our DRIVE transformation, including Network 2.0 and Tricolor, in the expected time frame and at the expected cost may adversely affect our future results. In 2023, FedEx announced DRIVE, a comprehensive program to improve long-term profitability.
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The program includes Network 2.0, the multi-year effort to improve the efficiency with which FedEx picks up, transports, and delivers packages in the U.S. and Canada, as well as Tricolor, the redesign of the Federal Express international air network to improve efficiency and asset utilization. See “ Item 1. Business ” and “

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Biggest changeITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS FedEx and its subsidiaries are subject to legal proceedings and claims that arise in the ordinary course of their business. See Note 20 of the accompanying consolidated financial statements, which is incorporated herein by reference, for a description of certain pending legal proceedings.
Biggest changeITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS FedEx and its subsidiaries are subject to legal proceedings and claims that arise in the ordinary course of their business. See Note 2 1 of the accompanying consolidated financial statements, which is incorporated herein by reference, for a description of certain pending legal proceedings.
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Biggest changeRajesh Subramaniam President and Chief Executive Officer and Director 58 President of FedEx since March 2019 and Chief Executive Officer of FedEx since June 2022; President and Chief Executive Officer of Federal Express since June 1, 2024; director of FedEx since January 2020; Chief Executive Officer—Elect of FedEx from March 2022 to May 2022; Chief Operating Officer of FedEx from March 2019 to March 2022; President and Chief Executive Officer of Federal Express from January 2019 to March 2019; Executive Vice President Chief Marketing and Communications Officer of FedEx from January 2017 to December 2018; Executive Vice President Marketing & Communications of FedEx Services from 2013 to January 2017; Senior Vice President Marketing of FedEx Services from 2006 to 2013; Senior Vice President Canada of Federal Express from 2003 to 2006; Vice President Marketing/APAC of Federal Express from 2000 to 2003; Vice President APAC, EC & CS of Federal Express from 1999 to 2000; and various management and marketing analyst positions at Federal Express from 1991 to 1999.
Biggest changeINFORMATION ABOUT OUR EXECUTIVE OFFICERS Information regarding executive officers of FedEx as of July 21, 2025 is as follows: Name and Office Age Positions and Offices Held and Business Experience Rajesh Subramaniam President and Chief Executive Officer and Director 59 President of FedEx since March 2019 and Chief Executive Officer of FedEx since June 2022; President and Chief Executive Officer of Federal Express since June 1, 2024; director of FedEx since January 2020; Chief Executive Officer–Elect of FedEx from March 2022 to May 2022; Chief Operating Officer of FedEx from March 2019 to March 2022; President and Chief Executive Officer of Federal Express from January 2019 to March 2019; Executive Vice President Chief Marketing and Communications Officer of FedEx from January 2017 to December 2018; Executive Vice President Marketing & Communications of FedEx Services from 2013 to January 2017; Senior Vice President Marketing of FedEx Services from 2006 to 2013; Senior Vice President Canada of Federal Express from 2003 to 2006; Vice President Marketing/APAC of Federal Express from 2000 to 2003; Vice President APAC, EC & CS of Federal Express from 1999 to 2000; and various management and marketing analyst positions at Federal Express from 1991 to 1999.
Smith Chief Operating Officer United States and Canada, Federal Express 62 Chief Operating Officer United States and Canada of Federal Express since June 1, 2024; President and Chief Executive Officer U.S. and Canada Ground Operations of Federal Express from April 16, 2023 to May 31, 2024; President and Chief Executive Officer of FedEx Ground from June 2021 to April 2023; President and Chief Executive Officer—Elect of FedEx Ground from March 2021 to May 2021; President and Chief Executive Officer of FedEx Freight from August 2018 to February 2021; President and Chief Executive Officer—Select of FedEx Freight from May 2018 to August 2018; Senior Vice President Operations of FedEx Freight from May 2015 to May 2018; Vice President Safety, Fleet Maintenance and Facilities Services of FedEx Freight from June 2011 to May 2015; Vice President Operations of FedEx National LTL, Inc. from April 2010 to June 2011; Vice President Transportation/Fleet Maintenance of FedEx National LTL, Inc. from March 2008 to April 2010; and various management positions at FedEx Freight from 2000 to 2008.
Smith Chief Operating Officer United States and Canada, Federal Express 63 Chief Operating Officer United States and Canada of Federal Express since June 1, 2024; President and Chief Executive Officer U.S. and Canada Ground Operations of Federal Express from April 16, 2023 to May 31, 2024; President and Chief Executive Officer of FedEx Ground from June 2021 to April 2023; President and Chief Executive Officer–Elect of FedEx Ground from March 2021 to May 2021; President and Chief Executive Officer of FedEx Freight from August 2018 to February 2021; President and Chief Executive Officer—Select of FedEx Freight from May 2018 to August 2018; Senior Vice President Operations of FedEx Freight from May 2015 to May 2018; Vice President Safety, Fleet Maintenance and Facilities Services of FedEx Freight from June 2011 to May 2015; Vice President Operations of FedEx National LTL, Inc. from April 2010 to June 2011; Vice President Transportation/Fleet Maintenance of FedEx National LTL, Inc. from March 2008 to April 2010; and various management positions at FedEx Freight from 2000 to 2008.
Smith Chief Operating Officer International and Chief Executive Officer Airline, Federal Express 46 Chief Operating Officer International and Chief Executive Officer Airline of Federal Express since June 1, 2024; President and Chief Executive Officer Airline and International of Federal Express from April 16, 2023 to May 31, 2024; President and Chief Executive Officer of Federal Express from September 2022 to April 2023; President and Chief Executive Officer—Elect of Federal Express from April 2022 to August 2022; Regional President, The Americas and Executive Vice President, Global Support of Federal Express from 2020 to March 2022; Regional President, U.S. and Executive Vice President, Global Support of Federal Express from 2019 to 2020; President and Chief Executive Officer of FedEx Logistics from July 2017 to 2019; Senior Vice President, Global Trade and Specialty Services of Federal Express from March 2017 to June 2017; Vice President, Global Trade Services of Federal Express from 2014 to 2017; Managing Director, Life Sciences and Specialty Services/U.S./International of Federal Express from 2009 to 2014; and various positions with FedEx from 2005 to 2009.
Smith Chief Operating Officer International and Chief Executive Officer Airline, Federal Express 47 Chief Operating Officer International and Chief Executive Officer Airline of Federal Express since June 1, 2024; President and Chief Executive Officer Airline and International of Federal Express from April 16, 2023 to May 31, 2024; President and Chief Executive Officer of Federal Express from September 2022 to April 2023; President and Chief Executive Officer–Elect of Federal Express from April 2022 to August 2022; Regional President, The Americas and Executive Vice President, Global Support of Federal Express from 2020 to March 2022; Regional President, U.S. and Executive Vice President, Global Support of Federal Express from 2019 to 2020; President and Chief Executive Officer of FedEx Logistics from July 2017 to 2019; Senior Vice President, Global Trade and Specialty Services of Federal Express from March 2017 to June 2017; Vice President, Global Trade Services of Federal Express from 2014 to 2017; Managing Director, Life Sciences and Specialty Services/U.S./International of Federal Express from 2009 to 2014; and various positions with FedEx from 2005 to 2009.
Mr. Dietrich serves as a director of AAR Corp., a global aerospace and defense aftermarket solutions company, and First Horizon Corporation, a financial services company.
Mr. Dietrich serves as a director of AAR Corp., a global aerospace and defense aftermarket solutions company, and First Horizon Corporation, a financial services company. John A.
Carere Executive Vice President Chief Customer Officer 46 Executive Vice President Chief Customer Officer of FedEx since June 2022; Executive Vice President Chief Marketing and Communications Officer of FedEx from January 2019 to May 2022; Senior Vice President, Global Portfolio Marketing of FedEx Services from October 2016 to December 2018; Vice President, Marketing, Customer Experience and Corporate Communications for FedEx Express Canada from October 2010 to October 2016; and various positions in marketing, customer experience, and strategy with FedEx Express Canada from 2001 to October 2010.
Carere Executive Vice President Chief Customer Officer 47 Executive Vice President Chief Customer Officer of FedEx since June 2022; Executive Vice President Chief Marketing and Communications Officer of FedEx from January 2019 to May 2022; Senior Vice President, Global Portfolio Marketing of FedEx Services from October 2016 to December 2018; Vice President, Marketing, Customer Experience and Corporate Communications for FedEx Express Canada from October 2010 to October 2016; and various positions in marketing, customer experience, and strategy with FedEx Express Canada from 2001 to October 2010.
Ms. Carere serves as a director of ZipRecruiter, Inc., an online employment marketplace. - 43 - John W.
Ms. Carere serves as a director of ZipRecruiter, Inc., an online employment marketplace. John W.
Dietrich Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer 59 Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of FedEx since August 1, 2023; Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer—Elect of FedEx from July 17, 2023 to July 31, 2023; President and Chief Executive Officer and a director of Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc.
Dietrich Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer 60 Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of FedEx since August 1, 2023; Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer–Elect of FedEx from July 17, 2023 to July 31, 2023; President and Chief Executive Officer and a director of Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc.
Brightman Executive Vice President Chief People Officer 61 Executive Vice President Chief People Officer of FedEx since June 2023; Corporate Vice President Chief People Officer of FedEx from November 2022 to June 2023; General Counsel & Senior Vice President Legal and Human Resources of FedEx Office from October 2020 to November 2022; Senior Vice President Human Resources and Communications of FedEx Office from April 2018 to October 2020; Senior Vice President Human Resources of FedEx Office from July 2007 to March 2018; Vice President Field Human Resources Operations of FedEx Office from January 2005 to June 2007; Vice President Assistant General Counsel and Assistant Secretary of FedEx Office from April 2004 to January 2005; and Director, Litigation and Employment Counsel of FedEx Office from September 2002 to April 2004.
Brightman Executive Vice President Chief People Officer 62 Executive Vice President Chief People Officer of FedEx since June 2023; Corporate Vice President Chief People Officer of FedEx from November 2022 to June 2023; General Counsel & Senior Vice President Legal and Human Resources of FedEx Office from October 2020 to November 2022; Senior Vice President Human Resources and Communications of FedEx Office from April 2018 to October 2020; Senior Vice President Human Resources of FedEx Office from July 2007 to March 2018; Vice President Field Human Resources Operations of FedEx Office from January 2005 to June 2007; Vice President Assistant General Counsel and Assistant Secretary of FedEx Office from April 2004 to January 2005; and Director, Litigation and Employment Counsel of FedEx Office from September 2002 to April 2004. -40- Brie A.
Mr. Subramaniam serves as a director of The Proctor & Gamble Company, a consumer products company. Mark R.
Mr. Subramaniam serves as a director of The Proctor & Gamble Company, a consumer products company. Gina F.
Richard W. Smith is the son of Frederick W. Smith. There are no other - 44 - family relationships between any executive officer and any other executive officer or director of FedEx, or any person nominated or chosen to become a director or executive officer. PART II
There are no family relationships between any executive officer and any other executive officer or director of FedEx, or any person nominated or chosen to become a director or executive officer. -41- PART II ITEM 5.
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ITEM 4. MINE SAFE TY DISCLOSURES Not applicable. - 42 - INFORMATION ABOUT OUR EXECUTIVE OFFICERS Information regarding executive officers of FedEx as of July 15, 2024 is as follows: Name and Office Age Positions and Offices Held and Business Experience Frederick W.
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Adams Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary 66 Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of FedEx since September 24, 2024; Executive Vice President and General Counsel–Elect of FedEx from September 1, 2024 through September 23, 2024; Corporate Vice President, Government & Regulatory Affairs of FedEx from 2019 through August 2024; Corporate Vice President, Government Affairs of FedEx from 2001 to 2019; Staff Vice President, International Government Affairs of FedEx from 1999 to 2001; and various government and regulatory affairs positions with FedEx and Federal Express from 1992 to 1999.
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Smith Executive Chairman and Chairman of the Board 79 Executive Chairman of FedEx since June 2022 and Chairman of the Board since January 1998; Chief Executive Officer of FedEx from January 1998 to May 2022; President of FedEx from January 1998 to January 2017; Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer of Federal Express from April 1983 to January 1998; Chief Executive Officer of Federal Express from 1977 to January 1998; President of Federal Express from June 1971 to February 1975; and Chairman of Federal Express from 1975 to May 2022.
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Prior to that, Ms. Adams worked in the Office of the General Counsel of the U.S. Department of Transportation for nine years. Ms. Adams serves as a director of Entergy Corporation, an integrated energy company. Tracy B.
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Allen Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary 68 Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of FedEx since October 2017; Executive Vice President, General Counsel—Select of FedEx from September 2017 to October 2017; Senior Vice President, Legal International of Federal Express from July 2010 to September 2017; Vice President, Legal — Europe, Middle East, Africa and Indian Subcontinent Region of Federal Express from October 2000 to July 2010; Vice President, Legal — Asia Pacific of Federal Express from 1996 to October 2000; and various legal positions with Federal Express from 1982 to 1996.
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Mr. Smith has been selected to serve as President and Chief Executive Officer of the new publicly traded company to be created upon the separation of FedEx Freight. Richard W.
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Mr. Allen will serve as Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of FedEx through September 23, 2024, and will remain at FedEx as Executive Vice President and Senior Advisor until December 31, 2024. Tracy B.
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MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS, AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES FedEx’s common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “FDX.” As of July 17, 2025, there were 11,538 holders of record of our common stock.
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Sriram Krishnasamy Executive Vice President — Chief Digital and Information Officer and Chief Transformation Officer 52 Executive Vice President — Chief Digital and Information Officer effective July 1, 2024; Executive Vice President — Chief Digital and Information Officer—Elect of FedEx from March 11, 2024 to June 30, 2024; Executive Vice President — Chief Transformation Officer since August 2022; President and Chief Executive Officer, FedEx Dataworks at FedEx Services from November 2021 to July 2022; Senior Vice President — Strategic Programs of FedEx Services from February 2020 to October 2021; Senior Vice President — Global Portfolio Marketing from January 2019 to January 2020; Vice President — Marketing of Federal Express from July 2017 to January 2019; Managing Director — Strategic Marketing of Federal Express from July 2015 to July 2017; and various positions in marketing and finance with Federal Express from September 1997 to June 2015.
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We expect to continue to pay regular quarterly cash dividends, though each quarterly dividend payment is subject to review and approval by our Board of Directors. We evaluate our dividend payment amount on an annual basis.
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There are no material restrictions on our ability to declare dividends, nor are there any material restrictions on the ability of our subsidiaries to transfer funds to us in the form of cash dividends, loans, or advances. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities In February 2025, we acquired RouteSmart Technologies, Inc.
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(“RouteSmart”), a global leader in route planning and optimization solutions, and the consideration paid to certain former stockholders of RouteSmart consisted in part of 359,052 unregistered shares of our common stock valued at approximately $90 million as of the acquisition date.
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In May 2025, in connection with pre-closing period financial statement adjustments, we issued another 1,510 unregistered shares of our common stock valued at less than $500,000 to the former RouteSmart stockholders pursuant to the terms of the acquisition agreement. The foregoing transactions did not involve any underwriters or underwriting discounts or commissions.
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The shares of our common stock were issued in reliance upon the exemption from registration provided by Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, in a privately negotiated transaction not involving any public offerings or solicitations. See Note 4 of the accompanying audited consolidated financial statements for additional information regarding the RouteSmart acquisition.
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Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities In March 2024, our Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to $5.0 billion of FedEx common stock. As part of this program, we repurchased 2.1 million shares for $500 million in the open market during the fourth quarter of 2025.
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In fiscal 2026 we have completed $500 million of share repurchases through open market transactions through July 21, 2025 and expect to continue repurchasing additional shares of our common stock subject to market conditions, our liquidity needs, and other factors. As of July 21, 2025, approximately $1.6 billion remained available to be used for repurchases under the program.
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Shares under the program may be repurchased from time to time in the open market or in privately negotiated transactions. No time limits were set for completion of the program; however, we may decide to suspend or discontinue the program.
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The following table provides additional information on our repurchases of our common stock during the fourth quarter of 2025: Period Total Number of Shares Purchased Average Price Paid per Share Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Programs Approximate Dollar Value of Shares That May Yet Be Purchased Under the Programs ($ in millions) Mar. 1-31, 2025 1,775,000 $ 242.43 1,775,000 $ 2,134 Apr. 1-30, 2025 287,186 $ 242.78 287,186 $ 2,064 May 1-31, 2025 — $ — — $ 2,064 Total 2,062,186 2,062,186 $ 2,064 See “ Item 7.
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Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Results of Operations and Financial Condition ” and Note 1 of the consolidated financial statements included in “ Item 8.
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Financial Statements and Supplementary Data ” of this Annual Report for additional information regarding our stock repurchases during 2025 and expected stock repurchases during 2026. -42- Common Stock Performance Graph: The following performance graph and related information shall not be deemed “soliciting material” or to be “filed” with the SEC, nor shall such information be incorporated by reference into any future filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or Securities Exchange Act of 1934, each as amended, except to the extent that we specifically incorporate such information by reference into such filing.
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The following graph compares the cumulative total shareholder return on our common stock for the periods indicated with the Standard & Poor's ("S&P") 500 index and the Dow Jones Transportation Average index.
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May 31, 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 FedEx Corporation $ 100.00 $ 244.20 $ 176.29 $ 175.00 $ 208.06 $ 182.43 S&P 500 Index $ 100.00 $ 140.25 $ 139.83 $ 143.91 $ 184.48 $ 209.42 Dow Jones Transportation Average Index $ 100.00 $ 178.01 $ 163.66 $ 159.29 $ 179.75 $ 176.03 (1) Assumes $100 invested in FedEx common stock and in each index on May 31, 2020 and that all dividends are reinvested.
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ITEM 6. [RESERVED] ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION ORGANIZATION OF INFORMATION This Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Results of Operations and Financial Condition (“MD&A”) of FedEx Corporation (“FedEx”) is composed of three major sections: Results of Operations and Outlook, Financial Condition, and Critical Accounting Estimates.
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These sections include the following information: • Results of operations includes an overview of our consolidated 2025 results compared to 2024 results. This section also includes a discussion of key actions and events that impacted our results. Discussion and analysis of 2023 results and year-over-year comparisons between 2024 results and 2023 results can be found in “Item 7.
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Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Results of Operations and Financial Condition” of our Annual Report on Form 10-K (“Annual Report”) for the year ended May 31, 2024. -43- • The overview is followed by a discussion of both historical operating results for our business segments during 2025 and 2024 and our outlook for 2026, as well as a financial summary and analysis for each of our transportation segments in place during 2025 and 2024. • Our financial condition is reviewed through an analysis of key elements of our liquidity and capital resources, financial commitments, and liquidity outlook for 2026. • Critical accounting estimates discusses those financial statement elements that we believe are most important to understanding the material judgments and assumptions incorporated in our financial results.
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The discussion in MD&A should be read in conjunction with the other sections of this Annual Report, particularly “ Item 1. Business ,” “ Item 1A. Risk Factors ,” and “ Item 8.
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Financial Statements and Supplementary Data .” DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS SEGMENTS We provide a broad portfolio of transportation, e-commerce, and business services, offering integrated business solutions utilizing our flexible, efficient, and intelligent global network.
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Our primary operating companies are Federal Express Corporation (“Federal Express”), the world’s largest express transportation company and a leading North American provider of small-package ground delivery services, and FedEx Freight, Inc. (“FedEx Freight”), a leading North American provider of less-than-truckload (“LTL”) freight transportation services.
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In connection with our one FedEx consolidation plan, on June 1, 2024, FedEx Ground Package System, Inc. (“FedEx Ground”) and FedEx Corporate Services, Inc ("FedEx Services") were merged into Federal Express, becoming a single company operating a unified, fully integrated air-ground express network under the respected FedEx brand.
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FedEx Freight continues to provide LTL freight transportation services as a separate subsidiary. Beginning in the first quarter of 2025, Federal Express and FedEx Freight represent our major service lines and constitute our reportable segments. Additionally, the results of FedEx Custom Critical, Inc.
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(“FedEx Custom Critical”) are included in the FedEx Freight segment instead of the Federal Express segment in 2025. Prior-year amounts were revised to reflect this presentation. See “Reportable Segments” below and “ Item 1. Business ” for additional information.
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In December 2024, we announced that FedEx’s Board of Directors decided to pursue a full separation of FedEx Freight through the capital markets, creating a new publicly traded company.
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The transaction, which would be implemented through the spin-off of shares of the new company to FedEx stockholders, is expected to be tax-free for U.S. federal income tax purposes for FedEx stockholders and be completed by June 2026. See Item 1A.
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“Risk Factors – The planned spin-off of FedEx Freight may not be completed on the terms or timeline currently contemplated, if at all, and there is no guarantee that the spin-off, if completed, will achieve the intended financial and strategic benefits. ” In January 2025, the Board of Directors approved a change in FedEx's fiscal year end from May 31 to December 31.
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The fiscal year change will be effective for the period beginning June 1, 2026. References to our transportation segments include, collectively, the Federal Express segment and the FedEx Freight segment.
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The key indicators necessary to understand our operating results include: • the overall customer demand for our various services based on macroeconomic factors and the global economy; • the volumes of transportation services provided through our networks, primarily measured by our average daily volume and shipment weight and size; • the mix of services purchased by our customers; • the prices we obtain for our services, primarily measured by yield (revenue per package or pound or revenue per shipment or hundredweight for LTL freight shipments); • our ability to manage our cost structure (capital expenditures and operating expenses) to match shifting volume levels; and • the timing and amount of fluctuations in fuel prices and our ability to recover incremental fuel costs through our fuel surcharges.
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Trends Affecting Our Business The following trends significantly affect the indicators discussed above, as well as our business and operating results. See the risk factors identified under Item 1A. “Risk Factors” for more information.
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Additionally, see “Results of Operations and Outlook – Consolidated Results – Business Optimization Costs and – Outlook” and “Financial Condition – Liquidity Outlook” below for additional information on efforts we are taking to mitigate adverse trends. -44- Macroeconomic Conditions While macroeconomic risks apply to most companies, we are particularly vulnerable.
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The transportation industry is highly cyclical and especially susceptible to trends in economic activity. Our primary business is to transport goods, so our business levels are directly tied to the purchase and production of goods and the rate of global trade growth.
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The decline in U.S. imports of consumer goods that started in late 2022, along with slowed global industrial production, has contributed to weakened business conditions for the transportation industry. Consequently, this environment has led to lower shipments at FedEx Freight, negatively affecting our results in 2025.
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In the latter half of 2025, the U.S. government began the process of significantly increasing the rates and broadening the scope of tariffs imposed on goods imported into the United States. In response, several foreign governments imposed new tariffs on certain goods imported from the United States, and additional U.S. and retaliatory measures are possible in 2026.
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Additional changes to global trade policies could lead to increased tariffs, export controls, quotas, embargoes, or sanctions, which may lead to increased prices or trade limitations for goods transported globally, potentially reducing customer demand for our services. Inflation and Interest Rates During 2025, global inflation decelerated year-over-year but continues to be above historical levels.
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Additionally, global interest rates remained elevated in an effort to curb inflation. We are experiencing pressure on demand for our transportation services, particularly our priority services, as elevated inflation and interest rates are negatively affecting consumer and business spending. We expect inflation and high interest rates to continue to negatively affect our results in 2026.
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Fuel We must purchase large quantities of fuel to operate our aircraft and vehicles, and the price and availability of fuel is beyond our control and can be highly volatile.
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The timing and amount of fluctuations in fuel prices and our ability to recover incremental fuel costs through our fuel surcharges can significantly affect our operating results either positively or negatively in the short term. Lower fuel prices negatively affected yields through lower fuel surcharges at FedEx Freight and reduced fuel expense at both of our transportation segments during 2025.
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Geopolitical Conflicts Given the nature of our business and our global operations, geopolitical conflicts may adversely affect our business and results of operations.
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While we do not expect ongoing geopolitical conflicts between Russia and Ukraine and in the Middle East, or escalations thereof, to have a direct material impact on our business or results of operations, the broader consequences are adversely affecting the global economy and may also have the effect of heightening other risks disclosed under Item 1A.
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“Risk Factors. ” RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND OUTLOOK Many of our operating expenses are directly affected by revenue and volume levels, and we expect these operating expenses to fluctuate on a year-over-year basis consistent with changes in revenue and volumes.
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Therefore, the discussion of operating expense captions focuses on the key drivers and trends affecting expenses other than those factors strictly related to changes in revenue and volumes. The line item “Other” includes costs associated with outside service contracts (such as information technology services, temporary labor, facility services, and security), insurance, professional fees, and operational supplies.
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Except as otherwise specified, references to years indicate our fiscal year ended May 31, 2025 or ended May 31 of the year referenced, and comparisons are to the corresponding period of the prior year. -45- CONSOLIDATED RESULTS The following table compares summary operating results (dollars in millions, except per share amounts) for the years ended May 31: 2025⁽¹⁾ 2024⁽¹⁾ Percent Change Consolidated revenue $ 87,926 $ 87,693 — Operating income (loss): Federal Express segment 4,885 4,819 1 FedEx Freight segment 1,489 1,821 (18) Corporate, other, and eliminations (1,157) (1,081) 7 Consolidated operating income 5,217 5,559 (6) Operating margin: Federal Express segment 6.5 % 6.5 % — bp FedEx Freight segment 16.7 % 19.3 % (260) bp Consolidated operating margin 5.9 % 6.3 % (40) bp Consolidated net income $ 4,092 $ 4,331 (6) Diluted earnings per share $ 16.81 $ 17.21 (2) The following table shows changes in revenue and operating results by reportable segment for 2025 compared to 2024 (in millions): Year-over-Year Changes Revenue Operating Results (1) Federal Express segment $ 641 $ 66 FedEx Freight segment (537) (332) Corporate, other, and eliminations 129 (76) $ 233 $ (342) (1) The following is a summary of the effects of the (costs) benefits of certain items affecting our financial results for the years ended May 31 (in millions): 2025 2024 Items affecting Operating Income: Business optimization costs $ (756) $ (582) Asset impairment charges (21) (157) International regulatory and legacy FedEx Ground legal matters (88) 57 FedEx Freight spin-off costs (38) — $ (903) $ (682) Items affecting Net Income: Mark-to-market (“MTM”) retirement plans accounting adjustments, net of tax $ 390 $ 426 FedEx Freight spin-off costs, net of tax (44) — Remeasurement of state deferred income taxes under one FedEx structure — (54) $ 346 $ 372 Overview Operating income declined in 2025 primarily due to lower shipments and fuel surcharges at FedEx Freight, a continued mix shift toward deferred package services which constrained yield growth, and the expiration of our contract with the U.S.
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Postal Service ("USPS"). In addition, operating results for 2025 were negatively affected by increased purchased transportation and wage rates and two fewer operating days at both of our transportation segments. Partially offsetting these pressures were continued savings related to DRIVE and higher demand for international economy and U.S. ground package services.
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Our DRIVE initiatives for 2025 included the continued structural transformation of our network, improving -46- the efficiency of our information technology and back-office functions, optimizing operations in Europe, and increasing linehaul efficiencies.
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Operating income in 2025 and 2024 includ es $756 million ($577 million, net of tax, or $2.37 per diluted share) and $582 million ( $444 million , net of tax, or $1.77 per diluted share), respectively, of ex penses associated with our DRIVE business optimization strategy to drive efficiency and lower our overhead and support costs.
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See the “Business Optimization Costs” section of this MD&A for more information.
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Operating income in 2025 and 2024 includes $21 million ($16 million, net of tax, or $0.06 per diluted share) and $157 million ( $120 million , net of tax, or $0.48 per diluted share), respectively, of asset impairment charges associated with the decision to permanently retire certain aircraft and related engines at Federal Express.
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See the “Asset Impairment Charges” section of this MD&A for more information. Operating income in 2025 includes $88 million of net expenses ($90 million, net of tax, or $0.37 per diluted share) for international regulatory and legacy FedEx Ground legal matters included in Federal Express.
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Operating income in 2024 includes a $57 million benefit ($44 million, net of tax, or $0.17 per diluted share) for insurance recoveries in connection with a separate legacy FedEx Ground legal matter included in "Corporate, other, and eliminations." We incurred costs related to the planned spin-off of FedEx Freight of $56 million ($44 million, net of tax, or $0.18 per diluted share) in 2025.
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These costs are included in Corporate, other, and eliminations and consist of $38 million of professional and legal fees included in other operating expenses and $18 million related to the debt exchange offer and consent solicitation transactions discussed in Note 7 of the accompanying financial statements included in other, net.
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We did not incur any FedEx Freight spin-off costs in 2024. Net income includes a pre-tax, noncash gain of $515 million in 2025 ($390 million, net of tax, or $1.60 per diluted share) and a gain of $561 million in 2024 ($426 million, net of tax, or $1.69 per diluted share) associated with our MTM retirement plans accounting adjustments.
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See the “Retirement Plans MTM Adjustments” section of this MD&A and Note 14 of the accompanying consolidated financial statements for more information. Net income in 2024 includes a $54 million ($0.21 per diluted share) tax expense related to the remeasurement of state deferred income taxes under the new one FedEx structure.
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See the “Income Taxes” section of this MD&A and Note 13 of the accompanying consolidated financial statements for more information. During 2025, we repurchased 10.9 million shares of FedEx common stock under accelerated share repurchase ("ASR") and open market transactions at an average price of $274.34 per share for a total of $3.0 billion.
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Share repurchases had a benefit of $0.44 per diluted share in 2025. In fiscal 2026 we have completed $500 million of share repurchases through open market transactions and as of July 21, 2025, $1.6 billion remained available to be used for repurchases under the stock repurchase program approved by our Board of Directors in March 2024.
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See Note 1 of the accompanying consolidated financial statements and the “Financial Condition—Liquidity” section of this MD&A for additional information on our stock repurchases. -47- The following graphs for Federal Express and FedEx Freight show selected volume trends (in thousands) calculated on a 5-day-per-week basis for the years ended May 31: Prior year statistical information has been revised to conform to the current year presentation.
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(1) International domestic average daily package volume relates to our international intra-country operations. International export average daily package volume relates to our international priority and economy services.
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(2) International average daily freight pounds relate to our international priority and economy services. -48- The following graphs for Federal Express and FedEx Freight show selected yield trends for the years ended May 31: Prior year statistical information has been revised to conform to the current year presentation.
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(1) International export revenue per package relates to our international priority and economy services. International domestic revenue per package relates to our international intra-country operations.
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(2) International freight revenue per pound relates to our international priority and economy services. -49- Revenue Revenue was flat in 2025 primarily due to increased base yields at both of our transportation segments and higher volume at Federal Express, which offset two fewer operating days at both of our transportation segments, lower shipments and fuel surcharges at FedEx Freight, and unfavorable currency exchange rates.
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Federal Express revenue increased 1% in 2025 primarily due to increased international economy and U.S. ground package volume and improved base yields, partially offset by lower priority package volume, the expiration of our contract with the USPS on September 29, 2024, two fewer operating days, and unfavorable exchange rates.
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FedEx Freight revenue decreased 6% in 2025 primarily due to lower shipments, fuel surcharges, weight per shipment, and two fewer operating days, partially offset by base yield improvement. Revenue at Corporate, other, and eliminations increased in 2025 primarily due to higher yields and shipments at FedEx Logistics, Inc. (“FedEx Logistics”).
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Operating Expenses The following table compares operating expenses expressed as dollar amounts (in millions) and as a percent of revenue for the years ended May 31: Percent Change Percent of Revenue 2025 2024 2025 2024 Operating expenses: Salaries and employee benefits $ 31,232 $ 30,961 1 35.5 % 35.3 % Purchased transportation 21,768 20,921 4 24.8 23.9 Rentals and landing fees 4,647 4,571 2 5.3 5.2 Depreciation and amortization 4,264 4,287 (1) 4.8 4.9 Fuel 3,775 4,710 (20) 4.3 5.4 Maintenance and repairs 3,245 3,291 (1) 3.7 3.7 Asset impairment charges (1) 21 157 (87) — 0.2 Business optimization costs (2) 756 582 30 0.9 0.7 Other (3) 13,001 12,654 3 14.8 14.4 Total operating expenses 82,709 82,134 1 94.1 93.7 Total operating income $ 5,217 $ 5,559 (6) 5.9 % 6.3 % (1) Includes asset impairment charges in 2025 and 2024 associated with the Federal Express operating segment.

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Biggest changeWe expect to continue to pay regular quarterly cash dividends, though each quarterly dividend payment is subject to review and approval by our Board of Directors. We evaluate our dividend payment amount on an annual basis.
Biggest changeEach quarterly dividend payment is subject to review and approval by our Board of Directors, and we evaluate our dividend payment amount on an annual basis.
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ITEM 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOC KHOLDER MATTERS, AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES FedEx’s common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “FDX.” As of July 11, 2024, there were 11,993 holders of record of our common stock.
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Item 5. Market for R e gistrant's Com mon Equity, R e lated Sto ckholder Matters, and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities ” for more information. Our cash and cash equivalents balance at May 31, 2025 includes $3.3 billion of cash in foreign jurisdictions associated with our permanent reinvestment strategy.
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The following table provides information on FedEx’s repurchases of our common stock during the fourth quarter of 2024: Period Total Number of Shares Purchased Average Price Paid per Share Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Programs Approximate Dollar Value of Shares That May Yet Be Purchased Under the Programs ($ in millions) Mar. 1-31, 2024 1,415,578 $ 274.57 1,415,578 $ 5,064 Apr. 1-30, 2024 405,468 274.57 405,468 $ 5,064 May 1-31, 2024 — — — $ 5,064 Total 1,821,046 1,821,046 $ 5,064 In December 2021, our Board of Directors approved a stock repurchase program of up to $5 billion of FedEx common stock.
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We are able to access the majority of this cash without a material tax cost and do not believe that the indefinite reinvestment of these funds impairs our ability to meet our U.S. domestic debt or working capital obligations. Our capital expenditures for 2026 are expected to be approximately $4.5 billion, $0.4 billion higher than 2025.
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As of February 29, 2024, $564 million remained available to be used for repurchases under the 2021 program. In March 2024, our Board of Directors authorized a new stock repurchase program for additional repurchases of up to $5 billion of FedEx common stock.
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The increase is driven by investment in Network 2.0 initiatives and other efforts to modernize our facilities and package handling equipment in the U.S. and internationally. Aircraft spend is expected to decline to approximately $1.0 billion, $0.3 billion lower than 2025.
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As part of the 2021 repurchase program, we entered into an accelerated share repurchase (“ASR”) transaction with a bank in March 2024 to repurchase $500 million of our common stock. During the fourth quarter of 2024, the transaction was completed, and 1.8 million shares were delivered under the agreement.
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We have several aircraft modernization programs under way that are supported by the purchase of Boeing 777 Freighter (“B777F”) and Boeing 767-300 Freighter (“B767F”) aircraft. These aircraft are significantly more fuel-efficient per unit than the aircraft types previously utilized, and these expenditures are necessary to achieve significant long-term operating savings and to replace older aircraft.
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In June 2024, we executed an ASR agreement with two banks as part of the 2021 and 2024 repurchase programs to repurchase $1 billion of our common stock with a completion date no later than the end of the first quarter of 2025.
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Our ability to delay the timing of these aircraft-related expenditures is limited without incurring significant costs to modify existing purchase agreements. During 2025, Federal Express exercised options to purchase eight B777F aircraft and ten ATR 72-600F aircraft.
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As of July 15, 2024, approximately $4.1 billion remained available to be used for repurchases under the 2024 stock repurchase program. Shares under the program may be repurchased from time to time in the open market or in privately negotiated transactions.
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Of the eight B777F aircraft, three are expected to be delivered in calendar year 2026 and five are expected to be delivered in calendar year 2027. Of the ten ATR 72-600F aircraft, three are expected to be delivered in calendar year 2027, four in calendar year 2028, and three in calendar year 2029.
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No time limits were set for completion of the program, however the program may be suspended or discontinued at any time. See “Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Results of Operations and Financial Condition” and Note 1 of the consolidated financial statements included in “Item 8.
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Additionally, we have extended the retirement of the entire Boeing MD-11 fleet from 2028 to the end of 2032. We have additional obligations as part of our ordinary course of business, beyond those committed for capital expenditures, which consist of debt obligations, lease obligations, and obligations and commitments for purchases of goods and services.
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Financial Statements and Supplementary Data” of this Annual Report for additional information regarding our stock repurchases during 2024 and planned stock repurchases during 2025.
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Refer to Note 7 , Note 8 , and Note 1 9 of the accompanying consolidated financial statements for more information. In addition, we have certain tax positions that are further discussed in Note 1 3 of the accompanying consolidated financial statements.
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We do not have any guarantees or other off-balance sheet financing arrangements, including variable interest entities, which we believe could have a material impact on our financial condition or liquidity.
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We have a shelf registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) that allows us to sell, in one or more future offerings, any combination of our unsecured debt securities and common stock and allows pass-through trusts formed by Federal Express to sell, in one or more future offerings, pass-through certificates.
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The Three-Year Credit Agreement and the Five-Year Credit Agreement expire in March 2027 and March 2029, respectively. Each of the Credit Agreements has a $125 million letter of credit sublimit. The Credit Agreements are available to finance our operations and other cash flow needs.
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As of May 31, 2025, no amounts were outstanding under the Credit Agreements, no commercial paper was outstanding, and we had $250 million of the letter of credit sublimit unused under the Credit Agreements. See Note 7 of the accompanying consolidated financial statements for a description of the terms and significant covenants of the Credit Agreements.
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In fiscal 2026, we made voluntary contributions of $200 million to our tax-qualified U.S. domestic pension plan (“U.S. Pension Plan”) through July 21, 2025 and anticipate making up to $400 million of additional voluntary contributions during the remainder of 2026. There are currently no required minimum contributions to our U.S.
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Pension Plan, and we maintain a credit balance related to our cumulative excess voluntary pension contributions over those required that exceeds $3.0 billion. The credit balance is subtracted from plan assets to determine the minimum funding requirements. Therefore, we have the flexibility to eliminate all required contributions to our principal U.S. Pension Plan for several years. Our U.S.
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Pension Plan has ample funds to meet expected benefit payments. On June 9, 2025, our Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $1.45 per share of common stock. The dividend was paid on July 8, 2025 to stockholders of record as of the close of business on June 23, 2025.
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Standard & Poor’s has assigned us a senior unsecured debt credit rating of BBB, a Certificates rating of AA-, a commercial paper rating of A-2, and a ratings outlook of “stable.” Moody’s Investors Service has assigned us an unsecured debt credit rating of Baa2, a Certificates rating of Aa3, a commercial paper rating of P-2, and a ratings outlook of “stable.” Our interest expense may increase in the event of a reduction in our credit rating.
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If our unsecured debt or commercial paper ratings are reduced to below investment grade, our access to the capital markets may become limited. -62- CRITICAL ACCOUNTING ESTIMATES The preparation of financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States requires management to make significant judgments and estimates to develop amounts reflected and disclosed in the financial statements.
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In many cases, there are alternative policies or estimation techniques that could be used. We maintain a thorough process to review the application of our accounting policies and to evaluate the appropriateness of the many estimates that are required to prepare the financial statements of a complex, global corporation.
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However, even under optimal circumstances, estimates routinely require adjustment based on changing circumstances and new or better information. The estimates discussed below include the financial statement elements that are either the most judgmental or involve the selection or application of alternative accounting policies and are material to our results of operations and financial condition.
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Management has discussed the development and selection of these critical accounting estimates with the Audit and Finance Committee of our Board of Directors and with our independent registered public accounting firm. PENSION PLANS The rules for pension accounting are complex and can produce volatility in our earnings, financial condition, and liquidity.
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Our defined benefit pension plans are measured using actuarial techniques that reflect management’s assumptions for expected returns on assets (“EROA”), discount rate, and demographic experience such as salary increases, expected retirement, mortality, and employee turnover. Differences between these assumptions and actual experience are recognized in our earnings through MTM accounting.
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Our annual MTM adjustment is highly sensitive to the discount rate and EROA assumptions, which are as follows: U.S.
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Pension Plans International Pension Plans 2025 2024 2025 2024 Discount rate used to determine benefit obligation 5.94 % 5.58 % 4.40 % 4.29 % Discount rate used to determine net periodic benefit cost 5.58 5.20 4.29 4.21 Expected long-term rate of return on assets 6.75 6.50 3.59 3.55 The following sensitivity analysis shows the impact of a 50-basis-point change in the EROA and discount rate assumptions for our largest pension plan and the resulting increase (decrease) in our projected benefit obligation (“PBO”) as of May 31, 2025 and expense for the year ended May 31, 2025 (in millions): 50 Basis Point Increase 50 Basis Point Decrease Pension Plan EROA: Effect on pension expense $ (131) $ 131 Discount Rate: Effect on pension expense 15 (17) Effect on PBO (1,275) 1,397 See Note 1 4 of the accompanying consolidated financial statements for further information about our pension plans.
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INCOME TAXES We are subject to income taxes in the U.S. and numerous foreign jurisdictions. Our income taxes are a function of our income, tax planning opportunities available to us, statutory tax rates, and the income tax laws in the various jurisdictions in which we operate.
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These tax laws are complex and subject to different interpretations by us and the respective governmental taxing authorities. As a result, significant judgment is required in determining our tax expense and in evaluating our tax positions, including evaluating uncertainties.
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Also, our effective tax rate is significantly affected by the earnings generated in each jurisdiction, so unexpected fluctuations in the geographic mix of earnings could significantly impact our tax rate. Our intercompany transactions are based on globally accepted transfer pricing principles, which align profits with the business operations and functions of the various legal entities in our international business.
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We evaluate our tax positions quarterly and adjust the balances as new information becomes available. These evaluations are based on factors including, but not limited to, changes in facts or circumstances, changes in tax laws or their interpretations, audit activity, and changes in our business.
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In addition, management considers the advice of third parties in making conclusions regarding tax consequences. -63- Tax contingencies arise from uncertainty in the application of tax rules throughout the many jurisdictions in which we operate. Despite our belief that our tax return positions are consistent with applicable tax laws, taxing authorities could challenge certain positions.
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We record tax benefits for uncertain tax positions based upon management’s evaluation of the information available at the reporting date. To be recognized in the financial statements, a tax benefit must be at least more likely than not of being sustained based on the technical merits.
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The benefit for positions meeting the recognition threshold is measured as the largest benefit more likely than not of being realized upon ultimate settlement with a taxing authority that has full knowledge of all relevant information. Significant judgment is required in making these determinations and adjustments to unrecognized tax benefits may be necessary to reflect actual taxes payable upon settlement.
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Deferred income tax assets represent amounts available to reduce income taxes payable on taxable income in future years. Such assets arise because of temporary differences between the financial reporting and tax bases of assets and liabilities, as well as from net operating loss, capital loss, and tax credit carryforwards.
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We evaluate the recoverability of these future tax deductions and credits by assessing the adequacy of future expected taxable income from all sources, including reversal of taxable temporary differences, forecasted operating earnings, and available tax planning strategies.
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These sources of income rely heavily on estimates to make this determination, and as a result there is a risk that these estimates will have to be revised as new information is received. To the extent we do not consider it more likely than not that a deferred tax asset will be recovered, a valuation allowance is established.
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We believe we will generate sufficient future taxable income to realize the tax benefits related to the remaining net deferred tax assets in our consolidated balance sheets that are not subject to valuation allowances. We record the taxes for global intangible low-taxed income as a period cost. Our income tax positions are based on currently enacted tax laws.
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As further guidance is issued by the U.S. Treasury Department, the IRS, and other standard-setting bodies, any resulting changes to our estimates will be treated in accordance with the relevant accounting guidance. For more information, see the “Income Taxes” section of this MD&A and Note 1 3 of the accompanying consolidated financial statements.
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SELF-INSURANCE ACCRUALS Our self-insurance reserves are established for estimates of ultimate loss on all incurred claims, including incurred-but-not-reported claims. Components of our self-insurance reserves included in this critical accounting estimate are workers’ compensation claims, vehicle accidents, property and cargo loss, general business liabilities, and benefits paid under employee disability programs.
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These reserves are primarily based on the actuarially estimated cost of claims incurred as of the balance sheet date. These estimates include judgment about severity of claims, frequency and volume of claims, healthcare inflation, seasonality, and plan designs.
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The use of any estimation technique in this area is inherently sensitive given the magnitude of claims involved and the length of time until the ultimate cost is known, which may be several years. We believe our recorded obligations for these expenses are consistently measured and appropriate.
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Nevertheless, changes in accident frequency and severity, healthcare costs, insurance retention levels, and other factors can materially affect the estimates for these liabilities and affect our results of operations.
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Self-insurance accruals reflected in our balance sheet for the period ended May 31 are as follows (in millions): 2025 2024 Short-Term $ 1,858 $ 1,931 Long-Term 4,033 3,701 Total $ 5,891 $ 5,632 A five-percent reduction or improvement in the assumed claim severity used to estimate our self-insurance accruals would result in an increase or decrease of approximately $295 million in our reserves and expenses as of and for the year ended May 31, 2025.
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For more information, see “ Item 1A. Risk Factors ” of this Annual Report. LONG-LIVED ASSETS USEFUL LIVES AND SALVAGE VALUES . Our business is capital intensive, with approximately 59% of our owned assets invested in our transportation and information system infrastructures.
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The depreciation or amortization of our capital assets over their estimated useful lives, and the determination of any salvage values, requires management to make judgments about future events.
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Because we utilize many of our capital assets over relatively long periods (the majority of aircraft costs are depreciated over 18 to 30 years), we periodically evaluate whether adjustments to our estimated service lives or salvage values are necessary to ensure these estimates properly match the economic use of the asset.
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These evaluations consider usage, maintenance costs, and economic factors that affect the useful life of an asset.
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This evaluation may result in changes in the estimated lives and residual values used to depreciate our aircraft and other equipment. -64- For our aircraft, we consider actual experience with the same or similar aircraft types and future volume projections in estimating the useful lives and expected salvage values.
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We typically assign no residual value due to the utilization of our aircraft in cargo configuration, which results in little to no value at the end of their useful life. These estimates affect the amount of depreciation expense recognized in a period and, ultimately, the gain or loss on the disposal of the asset.
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Changes in the estimated lives of assets will result in an increase or decrease in the amount of depreciation recognized in future periods and could have a material impact on our results of operations (as described below). Historically, gains and losses on disposals of operating equipment have not been material.
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However, such amounts may differ materially in the future due to changes in business levels, technological obsolescence, accident frequency, regulatory changes, and other factors beyond our control. IMPAIRMENT.
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As of May 31, 2025, the Federal Express global air network included a fleet of 698 aircraft (including 312 supplemental aircraft) that provide delivery of packages and freight to more than 220 countries and territories through a wide range of U.S. and international shipping services.
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While certain aircraft are utilized in primary geographic areas (U.S. versus international), we operate an integrated global network, and utilize our aircraft and other modes of transportation to achieve the lowest cost of delivery while maintaining our service commitments to our customers.
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Because of the integrated nature of our global network, our aircraft are interchangeable across routes and geographies, giving us flexibility with our fleet planning to meet changing global economic conditions and maintain and modify aircraft as needed.
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Because of the lengthy lead times for aircraft manufacture and modifications, we must anticipate volume levels and plan our fleet requirements years in advance, and make commitments for aircraft based on those projections.
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Furthermore, the timing and availability of certain used aircraft types (particularly those with better fuel efficiency) may create limited opportunities to acquire these aircraft at favorable prices in advance of our capacity needs. These activities create risks that asset capacity may exceed demand. At May 31, 2025, we had two purchased aircraft that were not yet placed into service.
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We evaluate our long-lived assets used in operations for impairment when events and circumstances indicate that the undiscounted cash flows to be generated by that asset group are less than the carrying amounts of the asset group and may not be recoverable.
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If the cash flows do not exceed the carrying value, the asset must be adjusted to its current fair value. We operate integrated transportation networks, and accordingly, cash flows for most of our operating assets are assessed at a network level, not at an individual asset level for our analysis of impairment.
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Further, decisions about capital investments are evaluated based on the effect on the overall network rather than the return on an individual asset. We make decisions to remove certain long-lived assets from service based on projections of reduced capacity needs or lower operating costs of newer aircraft types, and those decisions may result in an impairment charge.
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Assets held for disposal must be adjusted to their estimated fair values less costs to sell when the decision is made to dispose of the asset and certain other criteria are met. The fair value determinations for such aircraft may require management estimates, as there may not be active markets for some of these aircraft.
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Such estimates are subject to revision from period to period. In the fourth quarter of 2025, we made the decision to permanently retire from service 12 aircraft and eight related engines, resulting in a noncash impairment charge of $21 million ($16 million, net of tax, or $0.06 per diluted share).
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These retirements included two Boeing 757-200 aircraft, seven Airbus A300-600 aircraft, three Boeing MD-11 aircraft, and align with Federal Express’s fleet reduction and modernization strategy as we continue to improve our global network efficiency and better align air network capacity with anticipated demand. All of these permanently retired aircraft were temporarily idled and not in revenue service.
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During 2024, Federal Express made the decision to permanently retire from service 22 Boeing 757-200 aircraft and seven related engines to align with Federal Express’s fleet reduction and modernization strategy. As a consequence of this decision, a noncash impairment charge of $157 million ($120 million, net of tax, or $0.48 per diluted share) was recorded in 2024.
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In 2023 we accelerated the retirement of the entire Boeing MD-11 fleet by the end of 2028. In 2025 we made the decision to extend the retirement plan to have the fleet retired by the end of 2032 to better align the air network capacity of Federal Express to match anticipated shipment volumes.
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As a result of this decision, we had a net decrease in depreciation expense in 2025 of $19 million. In the normal management of our aircraft fleet, we routinely idle aircraft and engines temporarily due to maintenance cycles and adjustments of our network capacity to match seasonality and overall customer demand levels.
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Temporarily idled assets are classified as available-for-use, and we continue to record depreciation expense associated with these assets. These temporarily idled assets are assessed for impairment and remaining life on a quarterly basis.
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The criteria for determining whether an asset has been permanently removed from service (and, as a result, is potentially impaired) include, but are not limited to, our global economic outlook and the impact of our outlook on our current and projected volume levels, including capacity needs during our peak shipping seasons; the introduction of new fleet types or decisions to permanently retire an aircraft fleet from operations; and changes to planned service expansion activities.
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At May 31, 2025, we had 22 aircraft temporarily idled. These aircraft have been idled for an average of ten months and are expected to return to revenue service i n order to meet expected demand. LEASES . We utilize operating leases to finance certain of our aircraft, facilities, and equipment.
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Such arrangements typically shift the risk of loss on the residual value of the assets at the end of the lease period to the lessor. We had $17 billion in operating lease liabilities and $16 billion in related right-of-use assets on the balance sheet as of May 31, 2025.
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The weighted-average remaining lease term of all operating leases outstanding at May 31, 2025 was 9.7 years. -65- Our leases generally contain options to extend or terminate the lease. We reevaluate our leases on a regular basis to consider the economic and strategic incentives of exercising the renewal options, and how they align with our operating strategy.
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Therefore, substantially all the renewal option periods are not included within the lease term and the associated payments are not included in the measurement of the right-of-use asset and lease liability as the options to extend are not reasonably certain at lease commencement.
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Short-term leases with an initial term of 12 months or less are not recognized in the right-of-use asset and lease liability on the consolidated balance sheets.
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The lease liabilities are measured at the lease commencement date and determined using the present value of the minimum lease payments not yet paid and our incremental borrowing rate, which approximates the rate at which we would borrow, on a collateralized basis, over the term of a lease in the applicable currency environment.
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The interest rate implicit in the lease is generally not determinable in transactions where we are the lessee. The determination of whether a lease is accounted for as a finance lease or an operating lease requires management to make estimates primarily about the fair value of the asset and its estimated economic useful life.

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Biggest changeFor additional details on key 2025 capital projects, refer to the “Financial Condition Capital Resources” and “Financial Condition Liquidity Outlook” sections of this MD&A. In June 2024, FedEx Express announced a workforce reduction plan in Europe as part of its ongoing measures to reduce structural costs.
Biggest changeFor example, in June 2024, Federal Express announced a workforce reduction plan in Europe as part of its ongoing measures to reduce structural costs. See Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Results of Operations and Financial Condition of this Annual Report for more information.
The use of any estimation technique in this area is inherently sensitive given the magnitude of claims involved and the length of time until the ultimate cost is known, which may be several years. We believe our recorded obligations for these expenses are consistently measured and appropriate.
However, the use of any estimation technique in this area is inherently sensitive given the magnitude of claims involved and the length of time until the ultimate cost is known, which may be several years.
The plan will impact between 1,700 and 2,000 employees in Europe across back-office and commercial functions. The execution of the plan is subject to a consultation process that is expected to occur over an 18-month period in accordance with local country processes and regulations.
The execution of the plan is subject to a consultation process that is expected to occur over an 18-month period in accordance with local country processes and regulations.
During 2023, FedEx Express made the decision to permanently retire from service 12 Boeing MD-11F aircraft and 25 related engines, four Boeing 757-200 aircraft and one related engine, and two Airbus A300-600 aircraft and eight related engines to align with the plans of FedEx Express to modernize its aircraft fleet, improve its global network, and better align air network capacity to match current and anticipated shipment volumes.
In 2025, we made the decision to permanently retire from service 12 aircraft, including two Boeing 757-200 aircraft, seven Airbus A300-600 aircraft and three Boeing MD-11 aircraft, and eight related engines. These retirements are aligned with our fleet reduction and modernization strategy as we continue to improve our global network efficiency and better align air network capacity with anticipated demand.
These amounts are included in “Corporate, other, and eliminations.” Net income includes a pre-tax, noncash gain of $561 million in 2024 ($426 million, net of tax, or $1.69 per diluted share) and a gain of $650 million in 2023 ($493 million, net of tax, or $1.92 per diluted share) associated with our MTM retirement plans accounting adjustments.
For example, we recognized a pre-tax, noncash MTM gain of $515 million in 2025 ($390 million, net of tax, or $1.60 per diluted share). For additional information on our MTM retirement plans accounting adjustments, see Item 7.
SELF-INSURAN CE ACCRUALS Our self-insurance reserves are established for estimates of ultimate loss on all incurred claims, including incurred-but-not-reported claims. Components of our self-insurance reserves included in this critical accounting estimate are workers’ compensation claims, vehicle accidents, property and cargo loss, general business liabilities, and benefits paid under employee disability programs.
We are self-insured for certain costs associated with our operations, and insurance and claims expenses could have a material adverse effect on us. We are self-insured up to certain limits for costs associated with workers’ compensation claims, vehicle accidents, property and cargo loss, general business liabilities, and benefits paid under employee disability programs.
Nevertheless, changes in accident frequency and severity, healthcare costs, insurance retention levels, and other factors can materially affect the estimates for these liabilities and affect our results of operations.
Material increases in the magnitude of claims, changes to healthcare costs, accident frequency and severity, insurance retention levels, judgment and settlement amounts, associated legal expenses, and other factors could result in unfavorable differences between actual self-insurance costs and our reserve estimates.
These reserves are primarily based on the actuarially estimated cost of claims incurred as of the balance sheet date. These estimates include judgment about severity of claims, frequency and volume of claims, healthcare inflation, seasonality, and plan designs.
Our self-insurance accruals are primarily based on estimated costs determined by actuarial methods. Estimated costs include consideration of a variety of factors and related assumptions such as the severity of claims, frequency and volume of claims, healthcare inflation, seasonality, and plan designs, which may be subject to a high degree of variability.
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ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION ORGANIZATION OF INFORMATION This Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Results of Operations and Financial Condition (“MD&A”) of FedEx Corporation (“FedEx”) is composed of three major sections: Results of Operations and Outlook, Financial Condition, and Critical Accounting Estimates.
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Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Results of Operations and Financial Condition ” of this Annual Report for more information. There can be no assurance that the Federal Express and legacy FedEx Ground businesses and networks, which historically operated separately and independently, can successfully be fully integrated as planned.
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These sections include the following information: • Results of operations includes an overview of our consolidated 2024 results compared to 2023 results. This section also includes a discussion of key actions and events that impacted our results. Discussion and analysis of 2022 results and year-over-year comparisons between 2023 results and 2022 results can be found in “Item 7.
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Additionally, it is possible that the business and network integration and optimization process could result in higher-than-currently-expected costs, less-than-expected savings, the loss of customers, the disruption of ongoing businesses, union organizing, litigation, legal disputes with service providers, governmental agency challenges, the loss of key employees or service providers, or other unexpected issues.
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Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Results of Operations and Financial Condition” of our Annual Report on Form 10-K (“Annual Report”) for the year ended May 31, 2023. • The overview is followed by a discussion of both historical operating results for our business segments in place during 2024 and 2023 and our outlook for 2025, as well as a financial summary and analysis for each of our transportation segments in place during 2024 and 2023. • Our financial condition is reviewed through an analysis of key elements of our liquidity and capital resources, financial commitments, and liquidity outlook for 2025. • Critical accounting estimates discusses those financial statement elements that we believe are most important to understanding the material judgments and assumptions incorporated in our financial results.
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It is also possible that the overall process will take longer than currently anticipated.
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The discussion in MD&A should be read in conjunction with the other sections of this Annual Report, particularly “Item 1. Business,” “Item 1A. Risk Factors,” and “Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.” DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS SEGMENTS We provide a broad portfolio of transportation, e-commerce, and business services, offering integrated business solutions utilizing our flexible, efficient, and intelligent global network.
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Additionally, the following issues, among others, must be addressed in order to realize the anticipated timing and projected benefits of our transformation initiatives: • our ability to maintain coverage of U.S. employees at Federal Express under the RLA and successfully manage challenges to the employment status of drivers employed by service providers utilized in certain linehaul and pickup-and-delivery operations, in addition to other labor-related risks; • combining the Federal Express and legacy FedEx Ground physical networks and operations, including consolidating or optimizing pickup-and-delivery and linehaul operations; -22- • integrating, consolidating, and implementing new administrative and back-office support functions, information-technology infrastructure, and computer systems; • integrating and unifying the offerings and services available to FedEx customers; • harmonizing certain operating practices; human resource management practices such as employee recruitment, development, and compensation programs; internal controls; and other policies, procedures, and processes; • maintaining or amending existing agreements with customers and service providers and avoiding delays in entering into new agreements with prospective customers and service providers; • legal challenges by service providers or governmental agencies seeking to slow or stop plans related to Network 2.0; • addressing possible differences in business backgrounds, corporate cultures, and management philosophies; • addressing employee issues so as to promote retention and maintain efficient and effective labor and employee relations; • maintaining access to ports of call and railroads for intermodal support; • managing the movement of certain positions to different locations; • obtaining any required regulatory licenses, operating authority, or contractual consents; • managing unforeseen increased expenses or delays associated with the integration process; and • mitigating the potential distraction and diversion of resources and of management’s time and attention associated with the planned spin-off of FedEx Freight.
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During 2024 and 2023, our primary operating companies were Federal Express Corporation (“FedEx Express”), the world’s largest express transportation company; FedEx Ground Package System, Inc. (“FedEx Ground”), a leading North American provider of small-package ground delivery services; and FedEx Freight Corporation and its less-than-truckload (“LTL”) operating subsidiary FedEx Freight, Inc.
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We may be unable to achieve the expected operational efficiencies and network flexibility, alignment of our cost base with demand, cost savings and reductions to our permanent cost structure, and other benefits from our transformation initiatives.
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(“FedEx Freight”), a leading North American provider of LTL freight transportation services. For these periods, those companies represented our major service lines and, along with FedEx Corporate Services, Inc. (“FedEx Services”), constituted our reportable segments.
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The actual amount and timing of costs to be incurred and related cost savings and reductions to our permanent cost structure resulting from these initiatives and enhancements may differ from our current expectations and estimates.
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Our FedEx Services segment provided sales, marketing, information technology, communications, customer service, technical support, billing and collection services, and certain back-office functions that supported our operating segments. The operating costs of the FedEx Services segment were allocated to the business units it served during 2024 and 2023.
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These initiatives and enhancements could also result in asset impairment charges and changes to our tax liabilities and deferred tax balances and subject us to litigation. If we are not able to successfully implement our DRIVE transformation, our future financial results will suffer and we may not be able to achieve our financial performance goals.
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This MD&A is based on our segment reporting that was in effect during 2024 and 2023. In connection with our one FedEx consolidation, on June 1, 2024, FedEx Ground and FedEx Services were merged into Federal Express Corporation (“Federal Express”), becoming a single company operating a unified, fully integrated air-ground express network under the respected FedEx brand.
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All of these factors could adversely affect FedEx’s results of operations and negatively affect the price of our common stock. In addition, at times the attention of certain members of our management may be focused on our transformation initiatives and diverted from day-to-day business operations, which may disrupt our business.
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FedEx Freight continues to provide LTL freight transportation services as a separate subsidiary. Beginning in the first quarter of 2025, Federal Express and FedEx Freight represent our major service lines and constitute our reportable segments. Additionally, the results of FedEx Custom Critical, Inc.
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A significant data breach or other disruption to our technology infrastructure could disrupt our operations and result in the loss of critical sensitive or confidential information, adversely affecting our reputation, business, or results of operations.
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(“FedEx Custom Critical”) will be included in the FedEx Freight segment instead of the Federal Express segment in 2025. Prior-year amounts will be revised to reflect this presentation. See “Reportable Segments” below and “Item 1. Business” for additional information.
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Our ability to attract and retain customers, efficiently operate our businesses, execute our DRIVE transformation, and compete effectively increasingly depend in part upon the sophistication, security, and reliability of our technology network, including our ability to provide features of service that are important to our customers, to protect our confidential business information and the information provided by our customers (including personal information), and to maintain customer confidence in our ability to protect our systems and to provide services consistent with their expectations.
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The key indicators necessary to understand our operating results include: • the overall customer demand for our various services based on macroeconomic factors and the global economy; • the volumes of transportation services provided through our networks, primarily measured by our average daily volume and shipment weight and size; • the mix of services purchased by our customers; • the prices we obtain for our services, primarily measured by yield (revenue per package or pound or revenue per shipment or hundredweight for LTL freight shipments); • our ability to manage our cost structure (capital expenditures and operating expenses) to match shifting volume levels; and - 46 - • the timing and amount of fluctuations in fuel prices and our ability to recover incremental fuel costs through our fuel surcharges.
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For example, we rely on information technology to receive shipment information in advance of physical receipt of packages, to track items that move through our delivery systems, to efficiently plan deliveries, to clear shipments through customs, to execute billing processes, and to track and report financial and operational data.
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Trends Affecting Our Business The following trends significantly affect the indicators discussed above, as well as our business and operating results. See the risk factors identified under Part I, Item 1A. “Risk Factors” for more information.
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We are subject to risks imposed by data breaches and operational disruptions, both random and targeted, including through cyberattack or cyber-intrusion, ransomware attack, malware attack, or denial-of-service attack by computer hackers, foreign governments and state-sponsored actors, cyber terrorists and hacktivists, cyber criminals, malicious employees or other insiders of FedEx or third-party service providers, and other groups and individuals.
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Additionally, see “Results of Operations and Outlook – Consolidated Results – Business Optimization and Realignment Costs and – Outlook” and “Results of Operations and Outlook – Financial Condition – Liquidity Outlook” below for additional information on efforts we are taking to mitigate adverse trends. Macroeconomic Conditions While macroeconomic risks apply to most companies, we are particularly vulnerable.
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Data breaches and other technology disruptions of companies and governments continue to increase as the number, intensity, and sophistication of attempted attacks and intrusions from around the world have increased and we, our customers, and third parties increasingly store and transmit data by means of connected information technology systems.
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The transportation industry is highly cyclical and especially susceptible to trends in economic activity. Our primary business is to transport goods, so our business levels are directly tied to the purchase and production of goods and the rate of global trade growth.
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Additionally, risks such as code anomalies, “Acts of God,” transitional challenges in migrating operating company functionality to our FedEx enterprise automation platforms, data leakage, cyber-fraud, and human error pose a direct threat to our products, services, systems, and data and could result in unauthorized or block legitimate access to sensitive or confidential data regarding our operations, customers, employees, and suppliers, including personal information.
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The decline in U.S. imports of consumer goods that started in late 2022, along with slowed global industrial production, has contributed to weakened economic conditions for the transportation industry. Consequently, this environment has led to lower freight and package volumes at FedEx Express and FedEx Freight, negatively affecting our results in 2024.
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The technology infrastructure of acquired businesses, as well as their practices related to the use and maintenance of data, could also present issues that we were not able to identify prior to the acquisition.
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Inflation and Interest Rates During 2024, global inflation decelerated year-over-year but continues to be above historical levels. Additionally, global interest rates remained elevated in an effort to curb inflation. We are experiencing a decline in demand for our transportation services as inflation and high interest rates are negatively affecting consumer and business spending.
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For example, ShopRunner, which we acquired in 2021, collects and stores certain personal data of its merchants and their buyers, its partners, consumers with whom it has a direct relationship, and -23- users of its applications. Additionally, it uses third-party service providers and subprocessors to help deliver services to merchants and their buyers.
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We expect inflation and high interest rates to continue to negatively affect our results in 2025. Fuel We must purchase large quantities of fuel to operate our aircraft and vehicles, and the price and availability of fuel is beyond our control and can be highly volatile.
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These service providers and subprocessors may store or access personal data and/or other confidential information. The foregoing factors increase the risk of data incidents and the amount of potential exposure in the event of a data breach.
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The timing and amount of fluctuations in fuel prices and our ability to recover incremental fuel costs through our fuel surcharges can significantly affect our operating results either positively or negatively in the short-term. Lower fuel prices negatively affected yields through lower fuel surcharges and drove a decrease in fuel expense during 2024 at all of our transportation segments.
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We also depend on and interact with the technology and systems of third parties, including our customers and third-party service providers such as cloud service providers and delivery services. Certain third parties host, process, or have access to information we maintain about our company, customers, employees, and vendors and/or operate systems that are critical to our business operations and services.
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Geopolitical Conflicts Given the nature of our business and our global operations, geopolitical conflicts may adversely affect our business and results of operations.
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Like us, these third parties are subject to risks imposed by data breaches, cyberattacks, and other events or actions that could damage, disrupt, or close down their networks or systems.
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While we do not expect ongoing geopolitical conflicts between Russia and Ukraine and in the Middle East to have a direct material impact on our business or results of operations, the broader consequences are adversely affecting the global economy and may also have the effect of heightening other risks disclosed under Part I, Item 1A.
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We have security processes, protocols, and standards in place, including contractual provisions requiring such security measures, that are applicable to such third parties and are designed to protect information that is held by them, or to which they have access, as a result of their engagements with us.
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“Risk Factors.” RESULTS OF O PERATIONS AND OUTLOOK Many of our operating expenses are directly affected by revenue and volume levels, and we expect these operating expenses to fluctuate on a year-over-year basis consistent with changes in revenue and volumes.
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A cyberattack has and may in the future defeat one or more of such third parties’ security measures, allowing an attacker to obtain information about our company, customers, employees, and vendors or disrupt our operations.
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Therefore, the discussion of operating expense captions focuses on the key drivers and trends affecting expenses other than those factors strictly related to changes in revenue and volumes. The line item “Other operating expense” includes costs associated with outside service contracts (such as information technology services, facility services, temporary labor, and security), insurance, professional fees, and operational supplies.
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Certain third parties also have and may in the future experience operational disruptions or human error that could result in unauthorized access to sensitive or confidential data regarding our operations, customers, employees, and suppliers, including personal information.
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Except as otherwise specified, references to years indicate our fiscal year ended May 31, 2024 or ended May 31 of the year referenced, and comparisons are to the corresponding period of the prior year.
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See “Failure of third-party service providers to perform as expected, or disruptions in our relationships with those providers or their provision of services to FedEx, could have a material adverse effect on our business and results of operations.” below for more information.
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References to our transportation segments include, collectively, the FedEx Express segment, the FedEx Ground segment, and the FedEx Freight segment. - 47 - CONSOLIDATED RESULTS The following table compares summary operating results (dollars in millions, except per share amounts) for the years ended May 31: 2024 (1) 2023 (1) Percent Change Consolidated revenue $ 87,693 $ 90,155 (3 ) Operating income (loss): FedEx Express segment 776 1,064 (27 ) FedEx Ground segment 4,049 3,140 29 FedEx Freight segment 1,814 1,925 (6 ) Corporate, other, and eliminations (1,080 ) (1,217 ) 11 Consolidated operating income 5,559 4,912 13 Operating margin: FedEx Express segment 1.9 % 2.5 % (60 ) bp FedEx Ground segment 11.8 % 9.4 % 240 bp FedEx Freight segment 20.0 % 20.0 % 0 bp Consolidated operating margin 6.3 % 5.4 % 90 bp Consolidated net income $ 4,331 $ 3,972 9 Diluted earnings per share $ 17.21 $ 15.48 11 The following table shows changes in revenue and operating results by reportable segment for 2024 compared to 2023 (in millions): Year-over-Year Changes Revenue Operating Results (1) FedEx Express segment $ (1,886 ) $ (288 ) FedEx Ground segment 749 909 FedEx Freight segment (550 ) (111 ) FedEx Services segment (41 ) — Corporate, other, and eliminations (734 ) 137 $ (2,462 ) $ 647 (1) The following is a summary of the effects of the (costs) benefits of certain items affecting our financial results for the years ended May 31 (in millions): 2024 2023 Items affecting Operating Income: Business optimization costs $ (582 ) $ (273 ) Business realignment costs — (36 ) Goodwill and other asset impairment charges (157 ) (117 ) FedEx Ground legal matters 57 (35 ) $ (682 ) $ (461 ) Items affecting Net Income: Mark-to-market (“MTM”) retirement plans accounting adjustments, net of tax $ 426 $ 493 Remeasurement of state deferred income taxes under one FedEx structure (54 ) — $ 372 $ 493 Overview Operating income improved in 2024 due to the execution of our DRIVE program initiatives and our continued focus on revenue quality, partially offset by reduced demand and lower fuel surcharges, driven by challenging macroeconomic conditions.
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In 2025, the information systems of one of our third-party service providers experienced a security breach that resulted in unauthorized access to the third-party’s cloud environment, including certain systems that contained our data. This incident did not have a material adverse effect on our business or results of operations.
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Our DRIVE initiatives in 2024 included network rationalization through structural flight takedowns and route optimization, along with improvements in hub sort efficiency at FedEx Express, as well as continued benefits from increasing linehaul efficiencies and improving dock productivity at FedEx Ground. - 48 - Operating income in 2024 and 2023 includes $157 million ($120 million, net of tax, or $0.48 per diluted share) and $70 million ($54 million, net of tax, or $0.21 per diluted share), respectively, of asset impairment charges associated with the decision to permanently retire certain aircraft and related engines at FedEx Express.
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However, there can be no assurance that similar events will not have such an effect in the future. From time to time we experience disruptions to our complex, global technology infrastructure, including our computer systems and websites.
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Operating income in 2023 also includes $47 million ($44 million, net of tax, or $0.17 per diluted share) of goodwill and other asset impairment charges associated with the ShopRunner, Inc. (“ShopRunner”) acquisition at FedEx Dataworks, Inc. (“FedEx Dataworks”). See the “Goodwill and Other Asset Impairment Charges” section of this MD&A for more information.
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Such events could result in the loss of confidential business or customer information; require substantial repairs or replacements, resulting in significant costs; and lead to the temporary or permanent transfer by customers of some or all of their business to our competitors. The foregoing could harm our reputation and adversely affect our business, customer service, and results of operations.
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Operating income in 2024 includes $582 million ($444 million, net of tax, or $1.77 per diluted share) of expenses associated with our DRIVE business optimization strategy announced in 2023.
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Additionally, a security breach could require us to devote significant management resources to address the problems created. These types of adverse effects could also occur in the event the confidentiality, integrity, or availability of company and customer information was compromised due to a data loss by FedEx or a trusted third party.
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Operating income in 2023 includes $273 million ($209 million, net of tax, or $0.81 per diluted share) of expenses under this program, and also includes business realignment costs of $36 million ($27 million, net of tax, or $0.11 per diluted share) associated with our workforce reduction plan in Europe announced in 2021.
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We or the third parties with which we share information may not discover any security breach and loss of information for a significant period of time after the security breach occurs. Even if we detect a cybersecurity incident, the nature and extent of the incident may not be immediately clear.
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See the “Business Optimization and Realignment Costs” section of this MD&A for more information. Operating income in 2024 includes a $57 million benefit ($44 million, net of tax, or $0.17 per diluted share) for insurance recoveries in connection with a FedEx Ground legal matter.
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It may also not be clear how best to contain and remediate any harm caused by the cybersecurity incident, and certain errors or actions could be repeated or compounded before they are discovered and remediated.
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Operating income in 2023 includes a $35 million charge ($26 million, net of tax, or $0.10 per diluted share) related to a separate FedEx Ground legal matter.
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Based on the sophistication of threat actors and the size and complexity of our information systems and network environment, among other factors, an investigation into a cybersecurity incident could take a significant amount of time to complete.
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See the “Retirement Plans MTM Adjustments” section of this MD&A and Note 13 of the accompanying consolidated financial statements for more information. Net income in 2024 includes a $54 million ($0.21 per diluted share) tax expense related to the remeasurement of state deferred income taxes under the new one FedEx structure.
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In addition, while the investigation of a cybersecurity incident is ongoing, we may not know the full extent of the harm caused by a threat actor, and such harm may spread both internally and to certain customers, vendors, or other third parties.
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Net income in 2023 includes a $46 million ($0.18 per diluted share) tax expense from a revaluation of certain foreign tax assets. See the “Income Taxes” section of this MD&A and Note 12 of the accompanying consolidated financial statements for more information.
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Additionally, our logging capabilities and the logging capabilities of third parties are not always complete or sufficiently detailed, which could affect our ability to fully investigate and understand the scope of security events.
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We completed an accelerated share repurchase (“ASR”) transaction with a bank during the fourth quarter of 2024 to repurchase $500 million of FedEx common stock. During 2024, we repurchased 9.8 million shares of our common stock under ASR agreements at an average price of $255.34 per share for a total of $2.5 billion.
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Given the age, size, and complexity of our network environment, operational technology, and computer systems, patches for certain vulnerabilities may not exist and, even where patches or other risk-mitigating activities are available, the development of patches or execution of risk-mitigating actions may not occur before an underlying vulnerability is exploited and results in the disruption of our operations or compromise of our information systems or data.
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Share repurchases had a benefit of $0.34 per diluted share in 2024. As of July 15, 2024, $4.1 billion remained available to be used for repurchases under the stock repurchase program approved by our Board of Directors in March 2024.
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A significant number of our employees as well as customers and others with whom we do business continue to work remotely or in hybrid models, which may heighten these risks. These risks may also be heightened by our DRIVE transformation and the planned spin-off of FedEx Freight into a separate, publicly traded company.
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See Note 1 of the accompanying consolidated financial statements and the “Financial Condition—Liquidity” section of this MD&A for additional information on our stock repurchases. - 49 - The following graphs for FedEx Express, FedEx Ground, and FedEx Freight show selected volume trends (in thousands) for the years ended May 31: (1) International domestic average daily package volume relates to our international intra-country operations.
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Furthermore, we are subject to an increasing number of cybersecurity compliance and reporting obligations in different jurisdictions that vary in their scope and application, creating conflicting reporting requirements.
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International export average daily package volume relates to our international priority and economy services. (2) Ground commercial average daily volume is calculated on a 5-day-per-week basis, while home delivery and economy average daily package volumes are calculated on a 7-day-per-week basis. 2021 statistical information has been revised to conform to the current year presentation.
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These factors and the time spent to comply may inhibit our ability to quickly provide complete and reliable information about the cybersecurity incident to customers, counterparties, and regulators, as well as the public. Any or all of these factors could further increase the costs and consequences of a cybersecurity incident on our business and results of operations.

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Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

Market Risk — interest-rate, FX, commodity exposure

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Biggest changeAt May 31, 2024, the result of a uniform 10% strengthening in the value of the dollar relative to the currencies in which our transactions are denominated would result in a decrease in expected operating income of approximately $400 million for 2025.
Biggest changeAt May 31, 2025, the result of a uniform 10% strengthening in the value of the dollar relative to the currencies in which our transactions are denominated would result in a decrease in operating income of approximately $450 million for 2026, assuming operations were consistent with the prior year.
The principal foreign currency exchange rate risks to which we are exposed are in the euro, Chinese yuan, British pound, Canadian dollar, Australian dollar, Mexican peso, Hong Kong dollar, and Japanese yen.
The principal foreign currency exchange rate risks to which we are exposed relate to the euro, Chinese yuan, British pound, Canadian dollar, Australian dollar, Mexican peso, Hong Kong dollar, and Japanese yen.
While we have market risk for changes in the price of jet and vehicle fuel, this risk is largely mitigated by our indexed fuel surcharges. For additional discussion of our indexed fuel surcharges, see the “Results of Operations and Outlook Consolidated Results Fuel” section of “Item 7.
While we have market risk for changes in the price of jet and vehicle fuel, this risk is largely mitigated by our indexed fuel surcharges. For additional discussion of our indexed fuel surcharges, see the “Results of Operations and Outlook Consolidated Results Fuel” section of Item 7.
ITEM 7A. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATI VE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK INTEREST RATES. While we currently have market risk sensitive instruments related to interest rates, we do not have significant exposure to changing interest rates on our long-term debt.
ITEM 7A. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK INTEREST RATES. While we currently have market risk sensitive instruments related to interest rates, we do not have significant exposure to changing interest rates on our long-term debt.
Historically, our exposure to foreign currency fluctuations is more significant with respect to our revenue than our expenses, as a significant portion of our expenses are denominated in U.S. dollars, such as aircraft and fuel expenses. Foreign currency fluctuations had a slightly negative impact on operating income in 2024 and a slightly negative impact on operating income in 2023.
Historically, our exposure to foreign currency fluctuations is more significant -67- with respect to our revenue than our expenses, as a significant portion of our expenses are denominated in U.S. dollars, such as aircraft and fuel expenses. Foreign currency fluctuations had a slightly positive impact on operating income in 2025 and a slightly negative impact on operating income in 2024.
Market risk for long-term debt is estimated as the potential decrease in fair value resulting from a hypothetical 10% increase in interest rates and amounts to approximately $650 million as of May 31, 2024 and approximately $750 million as of May 31, 2023.
Market risk for long-term debt is estimated as the potential decrease in fair value resulting from a hypothetical 10% increase in interest rates and amounts to approximately $600 million as of May 31, 2025 and approximately $650 million as of May 31, 2024.
Certain derivatives are designated as net investment hedges and the gains or losses on those derivatives are reported in accumulated other comprehensive loss within common stockholders’ investment as part of the cumulative translation adjustment. During 2024, we recognized a $6 million loss in other comprehensive income related to our cross-currency swaps, which excludes any impact of deferred income taxes.
Certain derivatives are designated as net investment hedges and the gains or losses on those derivatives are reported in accumulated other comprehensive loss within common stockholders’ investment as part of the cumulative translation adjustment. During 2025, we recognized an $86 million loss in other comprehensive income related to our cross-currency swaps, which excludes any impact of deferred income taxes.
Substantial investment losses on plan assets would also increase net pension expense. See the “Critical Accounting Estimates Retirement Plans” section of “Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Results of Operations and Financial Condition” of this Annual Report for more information. FOREIGN CURRENCY.
Substantial investment losses on plan assets would also increase net pension expense. See the “Critical Accounting Estimates Retirement Plans” section of Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Results of Operations and Financial Condition of this Annual Report for more information. FOREIGN CURRENCY.
All other derivatives are accounted for at fair value with any gains or losses recorded in income, and were immaterial in 2024. The income statement impact of the derivatives was immaterial in 2023. For additional discussion of our derivatives, see Note 15 of the accompanying consolidated financial statements. COMMODITY.
All other derivatives are accounted for at fair value with any gains or losses recorded in income, and were immaterial in 2025. The income statement impact of the derivatives was immaterial in 2024. For additional discussion of our derivatives, see Note 1 6 of the accompanying consolidated financial statements. COMMODITY.
As disclosed in Note 6 to the accompanying consolidated financial statements, we had outstanding fixed-rate long-term debt (exclusive of finance leases) with an estimated fair value of $17.5 billion at May 31, 2024 and outstanding fixed-rate long-term debt (exclusive of finance leases) with an estimated fair value of $17.5 billion at May 31, 2023.
As disclosed in Note 7 to the accompanying consolidated financial statements, we had outstanding fixed-rate long-term debt (exclusive of finance leases) with an estimated fair value of $17.2 billion at May 31, 2025 and outstanding fixed-rate long-term debt (exclusive of finance leases) with an estimated fair value of $17.5 billion at May 31, 2024.
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