FedEx

FedEx Corporation
FedEx
Formerly
  • Federal Express Corporation (1971–1997)
  • FDX Corporation (1997–2000)
TypePublic
ISINUS31428X1063
Industry
FoundedMay 5, 1971 (1971-05-05) in Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S.
FounderFrederick W. Smith
Headquarters,
United States
Number of locations
2,000 FedEx locations (2025)
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Services
Revenue Increase US$94.70 billion (2026)
Increase US$5.46 billion (2026)
Increase US$4.43 billion (2026)
Total assetsIncrease US$91.77 billion (2026)
Total equityIncrease US$31.65 billion (2026)
Number of employees
Decrease 452,000 (May 31, 2026)
Subsidiaries
Websitewww.fedex.com Edit this at Wikidata
Footnotes

FedEx Corporation, headquartered in Memphis, Tennessee, is an American multinational conglomerate holding company specializing in package delivery. Its services include FedEx Express, FedEx Ground, FedEx Office, FedEx Supply Chain, and FedEx Freight.

The company is ranked the 59th on the Fortune 500 and 180th on the Forbes Global 2000.

The name "FedEx" is a portmanteau (syllabic abbreviation) of its original air division, Federal Express, which operated under this name from 1973 until 1994.

The company's air shipping operations are centralized at its primary hub at Memphis International Airport, making it a critical hub for global logistics.