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FedEx Beats Q4 Forecast, Shares Slip on MD-11 Headwind

6/24/2026

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FedEx Beats Forecast

FedEx Corp. reported Q4 earnings of $6.31 per share on June 23, beating the $5.97 estimate.
Margin fell to 8.4% and shares dropped 5.4% after CEO Raj Subramaniam cited the MD-11 grounding as a headwind, while company forecast 2026 earnings of $16.90-$18.10 per share, excluding the freight unit.
FedEx retained a 19.9% stake in the freight unit, which started trading June 1, and warned of $2.6 billion inflation costs and Amazon competition.

Summary

FedEx Returns

FedEx returned $2.2 billion to shareholders in fiscal 2026 via buybacks and dividends and plans up to $1 billion of repurchases in calendar 2026.
The FedEx Freight spin-off paid a cash dividend of $4.1 billion to FedEx Corp. on June 1 2026.
FedEx achieved more than $1 billion in structural savings for fiscal 2026, exceeding its DRIVE transformation target.
Capital spending dropped to $3.8 billion (4 % of revenue) as fuel costs jumped 66 % to $1.43 billion and U.S. pricing rose 10 %.

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FedEx Shifts Calendar

FedEx announced it will shift its fiscal year to match the calendar year, ending the previous May-31 schedule.
The core express segment’s revenue rose 14 % on stronger domestic and International Priority yields.
Management flagged temperature-controlled medicine deliveries as a high-margin growth area after the spin-off.
CFO Claude Russ said easing employee compensation costs should lift margins.
Analysts noted rising strength in FedEx’s premium overnight service, counterbalancing e-commerce volume weakness.

History

Historical Context

FedEx created holding company FDX Corp. in October 1997 and bought Caliber System in January 1998, converting its Roadway Package System into FedEx Ground and later adding FedEx Freight and Custom Critical. By 1988 the former RPS operated 130 terminals covering 70 % of the U.S., a network that underpins today’s 2026 freight spin-off.

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FedEx Beats Forecast

FedEx Corp. reported Q4 earnings of $6.31 per share on June 23, beating the $5.97 estimate.
Margin fell to 8.4% and shares dropped 5.4% after CEO Raj Subramaniam cited the MD-11 grounding as a headwind, while company forecast 2026 earnings of $16.90-$18.10 per share, excluding the freight unit.
FedEx retained a 19.9% stake in the freight unit, which started trading June 1, and warned of $2.6 billion inflation costs and Amazon competition.

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