League tableParcel, freight and logistics companies
Ten of the biggest parcel, freight and logistics companies, ranked by how fast they pay their suppliers
Your bill is due on 5 June. Two of the ten pay it, on average, before that date, and one on the day. Seven pay after, on average. By their own reports to the government.
Mara, WolfX research desk22 October 2026
You supply one of them in May: a night trunk run, drops on a subcontracted route, tyres fitted in the yard. You bill on 30-day terms. These are ten of the biggest by money paid to suppliers in their latest reports to the government, one company per group: parcel carriers, freight forwarders and contract logistics firms. Each dot is your 6 May bill, paid on that company’s own average.
Due 5 June.Seven of the ten pay after.
Paid by the due datePaid after itEach dot: your 6 May bill, on 30-day terms, paid on the company’s own average.
On their averages, two of the ten pay it before it is due: Yodel (InPost), on 17 May, and Evri, on 19 May. DSV pays on the day, 5 June. Seven pay after; the last, Eddie Stobart, on 12 July. Yodel (InPost)’s report covers one month only, 1 June to 30 June 2026; the rest, about six months. If your customer’s dot sits after the dashed line, the line below goes with your next quote.
From their own reports
Each company’s own latest report, one company per group: where a group has more than one reporting company, the row shows the one that paid its suppliers the most. For InPost, that is InPost Delivery Network Limited, which filed its earlier reports under the Yodel name. For Culina, it is Eddie Stobart Limited. For GXO, it is GXO Logistics UK Limited; its group also owns Wincanton, whose own report is not in the table. InPost Delivery Network Limited: 1 June to 30 June 2026, a one-month report, not a half-year. Evri Limited: 1 March to 29 August 2026. DSV Air & Sea Limited, DHL Supply Chain Limited, Kuehne + Nagel Limited, GXO Logistics UK Limited, XPO Transport Solutions UK Limited and Eddie Stobart Limited: 1 January to 30 June 2026. FedEx Express UK Transportation Limited: 1 December 2025 to 31 May 2026. Royal Mail Group Limited: 29 September 2025 to 29 March 2026. “Late” is each company’s own figure for bills not paid within the agreed terms. Of the 3,270 companies that reported figures for January to June 2026 by 22 October 2026, the middle one pays in 32 days, on average.
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From 6,381 companies’ own reports to the government.
The Wolf’s note
Seven of ten pay after 5 June, on their averages. Read yours, then quote.
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