Q3 2025 EPS Estimates for FedEx Co. Lifted by Analyst (NYSE:FDX)

FedEx Co. (NYSE:FDX) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research boosted their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of FedEx in a research report issued on Tuesday, October 8th. Zacks Research analyst M. Basu now forecasts that the shipping service provider will post earnings per share of $5.57 for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $5.32. The consensus estimate for FedEx’s current full-year earnings is $19.66 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for FedEx’s Q1 2026 earnings at $4.87 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $16.15 EPS.

FedEx (NYSE:FDX) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, September 19th. The shipping service provider reported $3.60 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $4.82 by ($1.22). FedEx had a return on equity of 15.61% and a net margin of 4.62%. The business had revenue of $21.58 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $21.87 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $4.55 earnings per share. FedEx’s revenue was down .5% compared to the same quarter last year.

A number of other equities research analysts have also recently issued reports on the stock. Daiwa America cut shares of FedEx from a “moderate buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, September 11th. Morgan Stanley cut shares of FedEx from an “equal weight” rating to an “underweight” rating and lowered their price target for the company from $215.00 to $200.00 in a report on Friday, September 20th. UBS Group dropped their price objective on shares of FedEx from $333.00 to $311.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, September 20th. HSBC lowered shares of FedEx from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $300.00 target price on the stock. in a research report on Friday, September 20th. Finally, Argus boosted their price target on FedEx from $325.00 to $335.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, June 27th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have given a hold rating and seventeen have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $314.17.

FedEx Stock Performance

FDX opened at $264.66 on Thursday. FedEx has a 52-week low of $224.69 and a 52-week high of $313.84. The firm has a market capitalization of $65.13 billion, a PE ratio of 15.36, a PEG ratio of 1.04 and a beta of 1.17. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.72, a quick ratio of 1.24 and a current ratio of 1.28. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $282.30 and its 200 day simple moving average is $275.78.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On FedEx

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in FDX. Capital International Investors boosted its position in shares of FedEx by 32.5% during the first quarter. Capital International Investors now owns 8,831,084 shares of the shipping service provider’s stock valued at $2,558,718,000 after buying an additional 2,163,622 shares during the last quarter. Sentry LLC bought a new position in FedEx during the 4th quarter valued at about $307,007,000. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of FedEx by 5.6% during the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 19,868,165 shares of the shipping service provider’s stock valued at $5,756,602,000 after acquiring an additional 1,056,061 shares during the last quarter. Mawer Investment Management Ltd. raised its holdings in shares of FedEx by 43.5% during the first quarter. Mawer Investment Management Ltd. now owns 2,258,579 shares of the shipping service provider’s stock valued at $654,401,000 after purchasing an additional 684,679 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Ameriprise Financial Inc. lifted its position in FedEx by 34.6% during the second quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 2,248,137 shares of the shipping service provider’s stock valued at $674,336,000 after purchasing an additional 578,350 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 84.47% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at FedEx

In other FedEx news, EVP Brie Carere sold 1,958 shares of FedEx stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, July 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $310.43, for a total transaction of $607,821.94. Following the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 19,937 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $6,189,042.91. The trade was a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. In other news, CEO Sriram Krishnasamy sold 8,421 shares of FedEx stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, July 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $310.14, for a total transaction of $2,611,688.94. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 12,246 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,797,974.44. This trade represents a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, EVP Brie Carere sold 1,958 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, July 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $310.43, for a total value of $607,821.94. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 19,937 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $6,189,042.91. This trade represents a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Corporate insiders own 8.73% of the company’s stock.

FedEx Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, October 1st. Stockholders of record on Monday, September 9th were issued a dividend of $1.38 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, September 9th. This represents a $5.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.09%. FedEx’s dividend payout ratio is currently 32.04%.

FedEx Company Profile

FedEx Corporation provides transportation, e-commerce, and business services in the United States and internationally. It operates through FedEx Express, FedEx Ground, FedEx Freight, and FedEx Services segments. The FedEx Express segment offers express transportation, small-package ground delivery, and freight transportation services; and time-critical transportation services.