Deutsche Post DHL - external revenue by segment 2020

In the fiscal year 2019, DHL's revenue from its express business unit amounted to over 16.7 billion euros.

A brief overview of Deutsche Post DHL

Deutsche Post DHL Group is a German supply chain management and package delivery multinational company. The company is composed of several transportation-related segments that include postal services, express delivery, freight forwarding, and supply chain management. The company was founded in 1995 as a result of privatization of the postal services in Germany. Since its establishment, the company demonstrated a strong growth pattern in its operations and key financial indicators. Between 2006 and 2020, the company’s capacity reached over 571,900 employees in 2020, up from 507,640 in 2006. Interestingly Deutsche Post DHL’s total revenue fluctuated around 50 to 60 billion euros between 2006 and 2020, reaching over 66.8 billion euros in 2020. Perhaps the stagnant growth pattern could be attributed to high competitiveness in the international delivery and logistics industry.

Deutsche Post DHL Group in the global logistics market

The company expanded its operations internationally with high comparative competitiveness in terms of efficiency, cost and quality of the logistics services it provided. In terms of contract logistics, DHL is the leading one worldwide, with almost six percent of the global market share. In courier and postal services, DHL holds the highest share of couriers and local delivery services in Europe and the Asia Pacific. Yet, in the Americas region, FedEx and UPS are the leading providers of couriers and local delivery services, and DHL is the third-largest provider. In 2020, Deutsche Post DHL’s revenue from its European operations were over 38.8 million euros, making it the leading logistics company in the region. By revenue distribution, DHL is followed by Maersk and Deutsche Bahn AG in Europe.