Editing FedEx (section)

{{short description|American freight and package delivery company}}
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{{Infobox company
| name = FedEx Corporation
| logo = FedEx Corporation - 2016 Logo.svg
| logo_size = 250px
| image = FedEx - Federal Express McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30(F) N319FE (cn 47820-317) (4196174034).jpg
| image_size = 250px
| image_caption = A FedEx [[McDonnell Douglas DC-10]], with a FedEx delivery truck in the foreground.
| trade_name = FedEx
| former_name = {{ubl|class=nowrap|Federal Express Corporation{{wbr}}{{nbsp}}(1971–1997)|FDX Corporation{{wbr}}{{nbsp}}(1997–2000)}}
| type = [[Public company]]
| traded_as = {{ubl|{{NYSE|FDX}}|[[DJTA]] component|[[S&P 100]] component|[[S&P 500]] component}}
| ISIN = {{ISIN|sl=n|pl=y|US31428X1063}}
| founded = {{start date and age|1971|5|5}} in [[Little Rock, Arkansas]], U.S.
| founder = [[Frederick W. Smith]]
| hq_location = <!-- add only if the address/building are themselves notable -->
| hq_location_city = [[Memphis, Tennessee]]
| hq_location_country = U.S.
| num_locations = 2,000 FedEx locations
| num_locations_year = 2024
| area_served = Worldwide
| key_people = {{ubl|Frederick W. Smith ([[executive chairman]])|[[Raj Subramaniam]] ([[President (corporate title)|president]] & [[Chief executive officer|CEO]])}}
| industry = {{Ubl|[[E-commerce]]|[[Service sector|Services]]|[[Transportation]]}}
| services = {{Ubl|[[Business services]]|[[Express mail|Express delivery]]|[[Freight transportation]]|[[Logistics|Logistics services]]}}
| revenue = {{decrease}} {{US$|87.69 billion|link=yes}} (2024)
| operating_income = {{increase}} US$5.559 billion (2024)
| net_income = {{increase}} US$4.331 billion (2024)
| assets = {{decrease}} US$87.01 billion (2024)
| equity = {{increase}} US$27.58 billion (2024)
| num_employees = 505,000 (2024)
| subsid = {{Ubl|FedEx Custom Critical|[[FedEx Express]]| FedEx Freight |[[FedEx Ground]]|FedEx Logistics|[[FedEx Office]]|FedEx Services|[[FedEx Supply Chain]]|FedEx Trade Networks}}
| website = {{url|https://www.fedex.com/|fedex.com}}
| footnotes = <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1048911/000095017024083577/fdx-20240531.htm |title=FY 2024 Annual Report (Form 10-K) |publisher=U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission |date=July 15, 2024 |access-date=July 20, 2024}}</ref><ref name="2020_10K">{{Cite web|url=https://www.fedex.com/en-us/about/company-structure.html|title=Company structure & facts|access-date=August 17, 2021|archive-date=August 18, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210818165835/https://www.fedex.com/en-us/about/company-structure.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
}}

'''FedEx Corporation''', originally known as '''Federal Express Corporation''', is an American [[Multinational corporation|multinational]] [[Conglomerate (company)|conglomerate]] [[holding company]] specializing in [[Package delivery|transportation]], [[e-commerce]], and [[business services]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=FedEx in Memphis |url=http://news.van.fedex.com/files/FedEx%20in%20Memphis.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080719222318/http://news.van.fedex.com/files/FedEx%20in%20Memphis.pdf |archive-date=July 19, 2008 |access-date=February 28, 2010 |website=News.Van.FedEx.com |publisher=FedEx}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=FedEx (FDX) |url=https://www.forbes.com/companies/fedex/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210915051431/https://www.forbes.com/companies/fedex/ |archive-date=September 15, 2021 |access-date=2021-09-13 |website=Forbes |language=en}}</ref> The company is headquartered in [[Memphis, Tennessee]]. The name "FedEx" is a syllabic abbreviation of its original air division, [[FedEx Express|Federal Express]], which operated under this name from 1973 until 1994.<ref name=":5">{{Cite web |last=Brett |first=Damian |date=2023-11-03 |title=Top 20 Cargo Airports: Hong Kong leads the way in a tough 2022 |url=https://www.aircargonews.net/monthly-exclusive/top-20-cargo-airports-hong-kong-leads-the-way-in-a-tough-2022/ |access-date=2024-03-16 |website=Air Cargo News |language=en}}</ref>

FedEx is best known for its air [[Package delivery|delivery service]], [[FedEx Express]], which pioneered overnight delivery as its flagship service. Over the years, the company has expanded its operations to include [[FedEx Ground]], [[FedEx Office]], [[FedEx Supply Chain]], FedEx Freight, and several other services through a network of subsidiaries. These expansions have often been strategic moves to compete with its primary rival, [[United Parcel Service|UPS]].

The company’s air shipping operations are centralized at its primary hub at [[Memphis International Airport]], making it a critical hub for global logistics.<ref name="AboutFedEx" /><ref name=":6" />