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Possibility speaks.

FedEx Corporation
942 South Shady Grove Road
Memphis, Tennessee 38120
fedex.com

 
 
 
 
Talking to FedEx gives voice to new possibilities. And those 
conversations yield powerful returns: ideas that move your 
business and the world forward. 

Quiksilver meets the demand for its outdoor sports apparel 
and accessories in 90 countries — from Chile to China — using 
the FedEx portfolio for global sourcing and distribution.



With the most express flights from India 
and secure, temperature-controlled 
delivery, FedEx helps Zydus Cadila 
provide its healthcare solutions to people 
around the globe.



  
Using a variety of FedEx shipping 
solutions, Build-A-Bear Workshop® brings 
customized, furry friendships to life in 
more than 15 countries.



  
With freight delivery options that match speed to need, 
FedEx keeps Borders employees selling books rather 
than waiting for trucks.





Rosenstiel’s, a family-owned business 
since 1880, uses FedEx as its modern-day 
clipper ship to export fine art prints from 
London to more than 100 countries.



Using critical replacement parts stocked 
at FedEx Kinko’s Office and Print Centers, 
Wincor Nixdorf’s technicians get 
customers’ ATMs up and running faster.





By replacing Boeing 727s with 757s, FedEx is adding planes 
that lessen the environmental impact — reducing fuel 
consumption up to 36% while providing 20% more capacity. 



By consolidating Lug’s shipments from 
Canada, FedEx enables the company to 
cut costs, streamline customs clearance 
and move 10 times more of its travel  
accessories across the border each day.

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With the click of a mouse you can access 
FedEx Kinko’s Print Online, an innovation 
that connects your computer to the 
professional printing capabilities of 
FedEx Kinko’s Office and Print Centers.





Possibilities speak loudest to those who want to achieve 
more: the possibility of innovation to give you an advantage 
your competitors can’t match, new choices to ensure a better 
future, and greater access for communities at the farthest 
frontiers of the world.

FedEx has always been fluent in possibility. We continue 
to give people, businesses and nations the ability to move 
forward, achieving higher standards of living and new 
levels of success. 

Financial Highlights

In millions, except earnings per share 

Operating Results
Revenues 
Operating income 
Operating margin 
Net income 
Diluted earnings per common share  
Average common and common equivalent shares 
Capital expenditures  

Financial Position
Total assets 
Long-term debt, including current portion 
Common stockholders’ investment 

   2007(1) 

2006(2)  

Percent 
  Change 

$35,214 
3,276 

  9.3 % 

2,016 
6.48 
311 
2,882 

$24,000 
2,646 
12,656 

$32,294 
3,014 

9.3 %  

1,806 
5.83 
310 
2,518 

$22,690 
2,442  
11,511  

9 
9

12
11

14

6
8
10

2003   2004   2005   2006   2007

2003  2004  2005  2006()  2007()
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00()	 2007()

00	 00	

2003  2004  2005  2006()  2007()
00	
00()	 2007()

00	 00	

$22.5   $24.7  $29.4  $32.3  $35.2

6.5%   5.8% 
.%		
.%	

8.4%  9.3%  9.3%
.%	
.% 
9.3%

$2.74   $2.76  $4.72  $5.83  $6.48

Revenue (in billions)

Operating margin
Operating margin

Diluted earnings per common share

2003  2004  2005  2006()  2007()

2003  2004  2005  2006  2007

2003 

2004 

2005 

2006 

2007

12.0%   10.9%  16.4%  17.1%  16.7%

21.7%   30.9%  22.6%  17.5%  17.3%

$63.98   $73.58  $89.42  $109.27  $111.62

Return on average equity

Debt to total capitalization

Stock price (May 31 close)

(1) Results for 2007 include a $143 million charge associated with upfront compensation and benefits under the new pilot labor contract.
(2) Results for 2006 include a $79 million ($49 million, net of tax, or $0.16 per diluted share) charge to adjust the accounting for certain facility leases.

	
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIRMAN

To Our Shareowners:

This past year, 280,000 FedEx team members applied their 
dedication, creativity, and passion to the task of changing 
what’s possible for our customers, offering them more 
innovative solutions, faster delivery, and greater access 
to the world. In short, our team members are providing 
a consistently outstanding customer experience that we 
believe sets an industry standard. Thanks to their efforts, 
I am pleased to report that FedEx Corporation achieved 
another benchmark in financial performance.

We have just entered our 35th year of continuous operation, 
and often, someone mentions to me they’ve seen the first 
FedEx aircraft — the very special “Wendy” N8FE — at 
the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum. I tell them how 
honored I am to be a part of that history. But I also say I’m 
proud to be part of a team that focuses on the future and 
new ways we can help our customers achieve their goals 
in the vast global marketplace. In fact, I often tell people 
that FedEx is just getting started. Though customers may 
begin talking to us about one or more of our services, 
they sometimes end up telling us what they really want 
to accomplish is better service, greater sales, and higher 
profits. Then, given our broad portfolio of solutions, we 
can really help them achieve their goals.

And as we talk to businesses large and small, we realize 
that what FedEx provides is greater than transportation, 
logistics, and business services. We ultimately provide 
access. As we’ve learned from our landmark research with 
SRI International, greater access leads to better societies. 
Individuals, businesses, and nations alike benefit from the 
ability to draw from a global marketplace of goods, services, 
and information. The possibilities speak to our customers, 
and they speak to us at FedEx as well. Looking forward, we 
will strive to meet the evolving needs of our customers and 
create new markets for our services. 

With that forward focus in mind, I’d like to mention in 
particular three areas of accomplishment among many  
in fiscal 2007.

The first is the growth of our networks. We believe we 
have the best collection of networks in the industry and 
are always looking to expand them strategically for 
more profitable growth and greater possibilities for our 
customers. In FY07, we completed acquisitions in areas 
where we see a bright future. 

In China, FedEx Express completed its acquisition of our 
partner DTW’s share of our joint venture international 
priority express business. We also acquired DTW’s domestic 
China express network. Within three months, we instituted 
next-business-day domestic express service in China, 
improving access to markets for businesses throughout the 
world’s largest nation.

In India, we acquired our service provider, PAFEX, giving us 
a wholly owned subsidiary serving nearly 4,400 destinations 
in a country that has joined China as one of the world’s 
fastest growing markets.

We strengthened our network in both the eastern and 
western portions of the European Union. In the UK, we 
acquired ANC, allowing FedEx Express to directly serve the 
entire UK domestic market, providing customers a broader 
range of shipping options and services. In Hungary, we 
acquired our global service provider there, Flying-Cargo, 
increasing our capacity in fast-growing eastern Europe.

In North America, we enhanced our less-than-truckload 
freight portfolio by completing the acquisition of Watkins 
Motor Lines. Watkins now operates as FedEx National 
LTL, broadening our FedEx Freight service offerings. 
Watkins’ Canadian operations are now FedEx Freight 
Canada, a great addition to our portfolio there. A number 
of new terminals were opened throughout the Freight 
system this past year.

The second area of accomplishment to note this past fiscal 
year was continued crisp execution.

When we acquired FedEx Kinko’s, we envisioned it as a 
complementary and powerful retail and digital network, 
having great synergies with other FedEx services. We made 
significant progress toward that vision in FY07. We are 
weaving FedEx philosophy, culture, and metrics deep into 
the fabric of FedEx Kinko’s, resulting in reduced employee 
turnover and continued performance improvement. We 
rolled out a new, more compact model for FedEx Kinko’s 
centers and opened more than 200 of them in FY07. This 
new model will help us open more locations faster and 
increase convenience and service for our customers. 
Through FedEx Print Online, we are applying our digital 
network expertise to helping customers print complex 
documents, regardless of time and distance. In the same 
vein, customers can now initiate end-to-end direct mail 
campaigns right from their computers, with the order 
fulfilled at a FedEx Kinko’s. The FedEx Kinko’s network  
is now producing significant revenues — at an 
$800,000,000 run rate as we ended FY07 — for our 
Express and Ground companies. This highly profitable 
traffic is growing substantially.

FedEx Ground made a seamless transition from its long-
time leader Dan Sullivan to its new president and CEO, Dave 
Rebholz, who brings great skills and many years of FedEx 
experience to his new role. This past year FedEx Ground 
added new hubs, additional direct routings, and numerous 
IT system improvements to further reduce transit times 
in our Ground network. A number of new state-of-the-art 
FedEx Ground facilities were opened during FY07. 

The FedEx Ground small business owners have remained 
committed to providing outstanding service to Ground 
customers, despite litigation challenges. As we have in the 
past, we will continue to aggressively defend our model, 
wherever challenged.

At FedEx Express, we further strengthened our industry-
leading global network. Our strongest emphasis in FY07 
came where growth is fastest: Asia. Our new Asia Pacific 



MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIRMAN

Hub is slated to open in FY09 in Guangzhou, the epicenter 
of Chinese manufacturing, optimally positioning us to meet 
the future needs of this thriving market. Our domestic hub 
in Hangzhou opened at the end of FY07 and will play a 
major role in our new China system. We also created a new 
administrative center for China in Nanjing and one for the 
Asia Pacific region in Manila. We added more capacity to 
meet projected shipping growth in South Korea as well.

A third area of significant accomplishment is our continuing 
commitment to improving our customers’ experience at 
every FedEx touchpoint. 

We know that expanding the physical networks of our 
companies is not enough. We must also fulfill our Purple 
Promise: “I will make every FedEx experience outstanding.” 
In FY07, we revamped our Service Quality Index across 
operating companies to better reflect customer needs.  
This is making our networks easier to use and helping us 
offer new solutions that enable customers to build their 
businesses by tapping into the power of access.

FedEx team members in our operating companies literally 
see the world from the air, the ground, and from store 
windows facing main streets and malls in cities and towns 
of every size. From every angle, we see opportunities to 
improve the quality of life for people in the communities we 
serve. We continue to act on many of those opportunities, 
both in our daily business activities and through our 
corporate citizenship activities.

In FY07, we expanded our long-standing commitment to 
bring help quickly when disaster strikes. We announced a 
donation to the Salvation Army to deploy mobile canteens, 
each providing up to 2,500 meals a day, along with a grant 
to train Salvation Army emergency response personnel 
in countries around the world. On a day-to-day basis, our 
company continues to increase support to communities 
by giving people access to needed food, education, 
medical care, safety programs, and more. This past year, 
in conjunction with Heart to Heart, we agreed to pre-stage 
disaster-relief supplies in a response center in Kansas City 

and in FedEx facilities in Subic Bay, Dubai, and Miami. 
We also maintain a significant support relationship with 
the Red Cross to help in times of crisis. 

We recognize the importance of environmental stewardship 
and the necessity of improving fuel efficiency. That is why 
we are adding more hybrid vans to our FedEx Express 
fleet and are participating in the development of improved 
commercial hybrid powertrains, to accelerate the spread 
and lower the acquisition costs of this promising technology 
industry-wide. We will further reduce our energy intensity 
and noise footprint by acquiring Boeing 757 aircraft, which 
offer major reductions in fuel consumption per ton earned 
over the planes they replace. Also with conservation in 
mind, we have chosen the fuel-efficient Boeing 777-200LR 
twin jet wide-body freighter to meet future international 
expansion needs. 

Our focus in FY07 resolutely remained on providing more 
possibilities each day to our customers, while positioning 
FedEx to extend access to more markets and offer more 
services in coming years. This is how the people of FedEx 
keep businesses small and large on the leading edge of 
commerce — equipping them for continued success in a 
changing business world.

Though the years ahead will certainly contain challenges, 
there will also be unprecedented opportunities. Whether in 
China, Chile, California or the Czech Republic, people today 
move to a global beat of new possibilities, thanks in large 
part to the explosive growth of access to goods and ideas. 

It’s a future we at FedEx anticipate with great excitement.

Sincerely,

Frederick W. Smith
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer



Talking with FedEx results 
in tailored solutions that 
take advantage of our 
global transportation and 
information networks: 
FedEx Express provides 
time-definite shipping to 
more than 220 countries and 
territories. FedEx Ground 
provides cost-effective, day-
definite package delivery 
throughout the United States 
and Canada. FedEx Freight 
is a leading North American 
less-than-truckload freight 
company. FedEx Kinko’s 
is a leading provider of 
document solutions and 
business services, with a 
global retail network of 
nearly 1,700 locations.



Possibilities speak when we talk with customers about enhancing 
their return on investment, increasing sales, improving the experience 
for their customers or extending access to more of the world.

By understanding customers’ needs and tailoring solutions to serve them, 
we help turn conversations into the fulfillment of valuable possibilities.



 


ChinaSony

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“FedEx framed the conversation around 
Sony’s end objectives — with results 
that help us grow our business.”  

“Sony’s business units span many segments of the 
electronics and entertainment industries. But whether 
it’s a movie, a music CD or a computer game, our 
products all excite and touch the lives of our customers. 
That’s really how the whole conversation with FedEx 
started: How can we compete as a united front? We 
didn’t need vendors — we needed a carrier that could 
help us work smarter and grow our business. FedEx 
talked with us to understand our business objectives. 
They saw that some of our processes weren’t serving our 
business needs and proposed changes to better address 
what we really wanted to accomplish. We didn’t expect 
FedEx to focus on our business objectives, but that’s what 
made the discussions and the solutions so valuable. 

“The conversations extended to all of our business 
units. If we said, ‘We want X,’ FedEx asked what 
X meant to us — what was the root need? They 
worked across the operating companies to build 
solutions that help us better serve our customers and 
vendors, reduce costs and give us the competitive 
edge. Today, the conversation has become about 
how we’re going to move forward in our industry.”

— Todd Yamagiwa, Director of Logistics, 
  Sony Logistics of America



 
       
Hitting critical “street dates” has 
gotten easier for Sony and its  
customers with the help of FedEx.

In Sony’s business, the number one priority is meeting 
the “street dates” when new products are expected to 
arrive across retail outlets for public release. Missing 
that window not only disappoints consumers and hurts 
sales, it also results in retailer penalties and other costs.  

FedEx saw that 100% in-transit visibility was essential. 
We provided a creative technology solution that gives 
Sony the information it needs to make solid decisions 
if weather or other factors threaten the timing of a 
shipment. And with the flexibility to access FedEx 
express, ground and freight services to optimize 
shipping, Sony has increased its on-time performance 
serving retail outlets across North America.  

The company is also taking advantage of a similar 
flexibility to cut costs and better fulfill direct-to-
consumer orders for computer equipment, electronics 
and more through its Web site, sonystyle.com. 

With thousands of product releases each year, Sony 
counts on FedEx to keep the hits coming.



Crocs



“ Crocs gained global advantages when 

FedEx changed the conversation 
about what was possible.”

“When Crocs started talking to FedEx three years 
ago, we were a small company that wanted to break 
the mold in our industry. Footwear has always been 
a seasonal business where retailers typically place 
orders six months ahead. We wanted a greater ability 
to match styles and colors to changing demand. In a 
series of discussions, FedEx coached us on adopting 
a direct distribution model that would give us the 
just-in-time replenishment capabilities of a high-
tech manufacturer — and save $5 million annually 
on traditional warehousing and distribution. These 
discussions brought our vision of rapid replenishment 
to life with a solution unlike anything in our industry. 

“We’ve relied on our relationship with individuals across 
FedEx as we’ve grown from $13.5 million to more than 
$350 million in sales over the past three years. Apart 
from providing solutions for a wide range of issues, 
they’ve been a great sounding board for us. It’s not an 
overstatement to say that our conversations with FedEx 
have been instrumental in our success.”

— Scott Crutchfield, VP of Operations,  
  Crocs, Inc.



 
 
With FedEx shipping options from 
China, Crocs has turn-on-a-dime 
control of its distribution.

Crocs invites everyone to “walk a mile in our shoes,” 
but those shoes typically cross several thousand miles 
to reach devoted customers’ feet. FedEx provides the 
company with a suite of services to move products 
manufactured in China to the U.S. market, matching 
speed to demand. 

Using an innovative technology solution developed 
by FedEx, Crocs can select the best mode of delivery 
for a shipment and generate the appropriate U.S. 
domestic shipping labels in China. During peak 
seasons — and whenever the hottest-selling shoes 
and new releases need to get into stores quickly —  
FedEx Express moves bulk shipments by air and 
breaks them down on arrival for delivery to retailers. 
More classic stock moves in bulk via ocean shipments, 
arranged by FedEx Trade Networks, for final delivery 
through FedEx Ground and FedEx Freight. 

Whether the company needs to meet a surge in  
demand for a special product release, or a retailer’s  
request for as few as 24 pairs, FedEx has given Crocs 
the flexibility to choose the distribution method  
to match.    





China



“ What FedEx is doing in China  

today is so different — it opens  
up possibilities that customers are 
increasingly talking to us about.”

“Sometimes in order to change the conversation about 
what’s possible, you have to build the infrastructure to 
support new ideas. We did this when FedEx began  
service in the United States 35 years ago, and the 
growth in China today is even greater. Middle-class 
incomes are rising dramatically — China is expected to 
become the world’s third-largest consumer market in 
the coming decades. By building two new hubs here, 
we’re expanding access within the country and for our 
customers around the world.

“In May, our new China domestic hub in Hangzhou began 
operations, providing time- or day-definite service to 
more than 200 cities and counties poised for growth. 
And in December 2008, we’ll relocate our current Asia 
Pacific hub in Subic Bay, Philippines, farther north to 
Guangzhou. It’s a move that uniquely positions us to 
serve the global demand for service in and out of the 
booming Pearl River Delta region. These investments 
are initiating some of the most powerful conversations 
we have today: helping companies large and small 
navigate this market and grow their business here.”

—  David L. Cunningham Jr., President, 

  Asia Pacific, FedEx Express



 
 
“ Even before a conversation starts,

we’re looking ahead for new  
answers. FedEx Innovation Lab was 
created for this purpose.”

“Our job is to keep changing what’s possible. That means 
using imagination to address needs that others haven’t 
anticipated — or maybe never thought could be met. 
FedEx was founded on this ability, and we set up the 
lab to support innovation by exploring emerging 
technologies and ideas that might be applied anywhere 
from two years to much farther into the future. 

“Within our portfolios, we’re working with mobile 

technologies, biometrics and video object recognition, 
as a few examples. Some of the applications are 
operationally driven; others are more customer-focused. 
Ultimately, they’re all designed to contribute to the 
customer experience. One innovation we’re piloting now 
is packaging with sensors that continually monitor 
temperature, humidity, speed and light — factors that 
are critical for certain types of shipments. Advanced as 
it sounds, it goes back to our idea that ‘the information 
about the package is as important as the package itself.’ 
This important principle has driven FedEx from 
the beginning.”

— Miley Ainsworth, Director, 
    Innovation and Scanning Technology,  
    FedEx Innovation Lab

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MESSAGE FROM THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

To Our Shareowners:

FedEx delivered solid financial performance for our 
shareowners despite increasingly challenging economic 
conditions in fiscal 2007. Our results benefited from the 
continued strong growth of our ground and international  
express businesses and from our investments to 
expand our portfolio of service offerings, drive 
revenue growth and increase productivity. 

We completed strategic acquisitions in three  
dynamic international markets — China, India and 
the United Kingdom — and began offering domestic 
time-definite service to customers throughout China. 
In the United States, we absorbed the acquisition 
and network integration costs associated with our 
new FedEx National LTL business. We also made 
investments in technology and network infrastructure 
at FedEx Ground, which have resulted in faster 
delivery lanes and increased productivity. Finally, 
we continued to expand the FedEx Kinko’s retail 
network with 226 new store openings in FY07.  

During the year, we also announced our intentions to 
modernize our employee retirement plans in response 
to a changing regulatory landscape and shifting 
demographic trends. The recently adopted and proposed 
accounting rules presented an unacceptable level of risk 
and volatility to the future of the company. Under our new 
programs, we expect our retirement plan costs to become 
more predictable. In addition, we were able to reduce the 
impact on shareholder equity of the adoption of SFAS 158 



by $1 billion. We feel these changes balance our 
responsibilities to remain competitive in the future, to 
provide our employees with a comfortable retirement and 
to maintain our fiscal responsibility to our shareowners.

In FY08, we will continue to be challenged by a soft 
economic environment; however, we will continue to 
make significant investments in our global networks. 
These investments will position our company to 
continue to achieve our long-term financial goals 
of improving earnings, margins, cash flows and 
returns for our shareowners. We have an excellent 
track record in this regard. Over the last 10 years, 
our revenues have grown more than 11 percent on 
a compounded annual basis while net income has 
increased more than 18 percent. Equally as important, 
our shareholders have earned more than 15 percent 
annually on their investment during that time. 

Thank you for your continued support as a FedEx 
shareowner. I hope you share my confidence that we  
will deliver on our long-term financial goals for our investors.

Alan B. Graf, Jr.
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Comparison of Five-Year 
Cumulative Total Return* 

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2003 

2004 

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FedEx Corporation

Dow Jones Transportation Average

S&P 500

* Shows the value, at the end of each of the last five fiscal years, of $100 

invested in FedEx Corporation common stock or the relevant index on May 
31, 2002, and assumes reinvestment of dividends. Fiscal year ended May 31.

 
34   Management’s Discussion and Analysis
57   Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting
58   Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
59   Consolidated Financial Statements
63   Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
88   Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
89   Selected Financial Data
90   Board of Directors
91   Executive Officers and Senior Management
92   Corporate Information

Financial Results

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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION

Overview of Financial Section

The financial section of the FedEx Corporation (“FedEx”) Annual 
Report  consists  of  the  following  Management’s  Discussion 
and Analysis of Results of Operations and Financial Condition 
(“MD&A”), the Consolidated Financial Statements and the notes 
to the Consolidated Financial Statements, and Other Financial 
Information, all of which include information about our signifi-
cant accounting policies, practices and the transactions that 
underlie our financial results. The following MD&A describes 
the principal factors affecting the results of operations, liquidity, 
capital resources, contractual cash obligations and the critical 
accounting estimates of FedEx. The discussion in the financial 
section should be read in conjunction with the other sections 
of this Annual Report and our detailed discussion of risk factors 
included in this MD&A.

OrganizatiOn Of infOrmatiOn
Our MD&A is  comprised of three major  sections:  Results of 
Operations, Financial Condition and Critical Accounting Estimates. 
These sections include the following information:

• Results of Operations includes an overview of our consolidated 
2007 results compared to 2006, and 2006 results compared to 
2005. This section also includes a discussion of key actions and 
events that impacted our results, as well as a discussion of our 
outlook for 2008.

• The overview is followed by a financial summary and analysis 
(including a discussion of both historical operating results and 
our outlook for 2008) for each of our four reportable business 
segments.

• Our financial condition is reviewed through an analysis of key 
elements of our liquidity, capital resources and contractual cash 
obligations, including a discussion of our cash flow statements 
and our financial commitments.

• We conclude with a discussion of the critical accounting esti-
mates that we believe are important to understanding certain 
of the material judgments and assumptions incorporated in our 
reported financial results.

DescriptiOn Of Business
FedEx provides a broad portfolio of transportation, e-commerce 
and business services through companies competing collec-
tively, operating independently and managed collaboratively, 
under the respected FedEx brand. These operating companies 
are primarily represented by FedEx Express, the world’s largest 
express transportation company; FedEx Ground, a leading pro-
vider of small-package ground delivery services; FedEx Freight 
Corporation,  a  leading  U.S.  provider  of  less-than-truckload 
(“LTL”) freight services; and FedEx Kinko’s, a leading provider of 
document solutions and business services. These companies rep-
resent our major service lines and form the core of our reportable 
segments. See “Reportable Segments” for further discussion.

The key indicators necessary to understand our operating results 
include:

• the overall customer demand for our various services;

• the volumes of transportation and business services provided 
through our networks, primarily measured by our average daily 
volume and shipment weight;

• the mix of services purchased by our customers;

• the prices we obtain for our services, primarily measured by 
yield (average price per shipment or pound) or average price 
per hundredweight for FedEx Freight LTL Group shipments;

• our ability to manage our cost structure for capital expendi-
tures and operating expenses and to match our cost structure 
to shifting volume levels; and

• the timing and amount of fluctuations in fuel prices and our 
ability  to  recover  incremental  fuel  costs  through  our  fuel 
 surcharges.

Except as otherwise specified, references to years indicate our 
fiscal year ended May 31, 2007 or ended May 31 of the year ref-
erenced and comparisons are to the prior year. References to our 
transportation segments mean, collectively, our FedEx Express, 
FedEx Ground and FedEx Freight segments.

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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS

Results of Operations

cOnsOliDateD results
The following table compares revenues, operating income, operating margin, net income and diluted earnings per share (dollars in 
millions, except per share amounts) for the years ended May 31:

Revenues 
Operating income 
Operating margin 
Net income 
Diluted earnings per share	

2007(1) 

2006(2) 

2005(3) 

2007/2006 

2006/2005

Percent Change

$	35,214 
3,276 

9.3% 

$	 2,016 
$	 6.48 

$ 32,294 
3,014 

9.3% 

$  1,806 
$  5.83 

$ 29,363 
2,471 

8.4% 

$  1,449 
$  4.72 

9 
9 
–bp 
12 
11 

10
22
90bp
25
24

(1) Operating expenses include a $143 million charge at FedEx Express associated with upfront compensation and benefits under the new labor contract with our pilots, which was ratified in October 
2006. The impact of this new contract on second quarter net income was approximately $78 million net of tax, or $0.25 per diluted share.
(2) Operating expenses include a $79 million ($49 million, net of tax, or $0.16 per diluted share) charge to adjust the accounting for certain facility leases, predominantly at FedEx Express.
(3) Results include a $48 million ($31 million, net of tax, or $0.10 per diluted share) Airline Stabilization Act charge at FedEx Express and a $12 million, or $0.04 per diluted share, benefit from an income 
tax adjustment.

The following table shows changes in revenues and operating income by reportable segment for 2007 compared to 2006, and 2006 
compared to 2005 (in millions):

FedEx Express segment (1) 
FedEx Ground segment 
FedEx Freight segment 
FedEx Kinko’s segment 
Other and Eliminations 

Revenues 

Operating Income

Dollar Change 

Percent Change 

Dollar Change 

Percent Change

2007/2006 

2006/2005 

2007/2006 

2006/2005 

2007/2006 

2006/2005 

2007/2006 

2006/2005

$1,235 
737 
941 
(48) 
55 
$2,920 

$1,961 
626 
428 
22 
(106) 
$2,931 

6 
14 
26 
(2) 
NM 
9 

10 
13 
13 
1 
NM 
10 

$188 
108 
(22) 
(12) 
– 
$262 

$353 
101 
131 
(43) 
1 
$543 

11 
15 
(5) 
(21) 
NM 
9 

25
17
37
(43)
NM
22

(1) FedEx Express 2007 operating expenses include a $143 million charge associated with upfront compensation and benefits under the new pilot labor contract, 2006 operating expenses include a 
$75 million charge to adjust the accounting for certain facility leases, and 2005 operating expenses include a $48 million charge related to the Airline Stabilization Act. 

The following graphs for FedEx Express, FedEx Ground and the FedEx Freight LTL Group show selected operating statistics (in  thousands, 
except yield amounts) for the years ended May 31:

Average Daily Package Volume (ADV)
FedEx Express and FedEx Ground

Average Daily LTL Shipments (ADS)
FedEx Freight LTL Group

Total ADV
% Change

5,864
8%

6,098
4%

6,391
5%

Total ADS
% Change

63
9%

67
6%

7,000

6,000

5,000

4,000

3,000

2,000

1,000

0

2,609

3,255

2005

2,815

3,126

3,283

2006

3,265

2007

80

60

40

20

0

78
16%

78

63

67

2005

2006

2007

FedEx Express

FedEx Ground

FedEx Freight LTL Group

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Revenue Per Package – Yield

LTL Revenue per Hundredweight – Yield

$30.00

$25.00

$20.00

$15.00

$10.00

$5.00

$0.00

$19.31

$20.77

$21.72

$6.68

$7.02

$7.21

2005

2006

2007

$30.00

$25.00

$20.00

$15.00

$10.00

$5.00

$0.00

$15.48

$16.84

$18.65

2005

2006

2007

FedEx Express

FedEx Ground

FedEx Freight LTL Group

Overall results for 2007 were solid in spite of several challenges, 
as we continued to execute our business strategy during a time 
of slower economic growth and expanded our service offerings 
through key acquisitions. Operating results moderated during 
2007, reflecting the impact of weaker volumes in the second 
half of our fiscal year in our FedEx Express and FedEx Freight 
segments  due  to  the  slowing  economic  environment.  The 
year-over-year negative impact from the timing lag in our fuel 
surcharges and a $143 million charge associated with upfront 
compensation and benefits under the new contract with our 
pilots also negatively impacted 2007 operating results.

Revenue growth in 2007 was due to strong FedEx Ground pack-
age  volume  growth  and  continued  growth  in  FedEx  Express 
International Priority (“IP”) services, as we continued to focus 
on expanding these service offerings. Our 2007 revenues also 
reflected the acquisition of FedEx National LTL (formerly known 
as Watkins Motor Lines), which added approximately $760 million 
to 2007 revenue. Revenue growth in 2007 was slightly offset by 
declines in copy product revenues at FedEx Kinko’s.

Operating income increased in 2007, as revenue growth at FedEx 
Express and FedEx Ground more than offset reduced profitability 
at the FedEx Freight segment and FedEx Kinko’s. Operating mar-
gin was flat in 2007 due to slower economic growth, the negative 
impact of higher salaries and benefits primarily as a result of the 
new labor contract with our pilots and the timing of adjustments 
to our fuel surcharges at FedEx Express (described below), as 
well as operating losses at FedEx National LTL. Softening vol-
umes in the LTL sector and ongoing expenses to integrate the 
FedEx National LTL network negatively impacted the performance 
of the FedEx Freight segment in 2007.

Salaries and employee benefits increased in 2007 as a result of 
the new labor contract for the pilots of FedEx Express and the 
FedEx National LTL acquisition. The impacts of expensing stock 
options commencing in 2007 and higher retirement plan costs 
were largely offset by lower incentive compensation accruals. 
Purchased transportation costs increased in 2007 due to FedEx 
Ground volume growth, the FedEx National LTL acquisition and 
IP package volume growth.

The pilots of FedEx Express, who represent a small number of 
our total employees, are employed under a collective bargaining 
agreement. In October 2006, the pilots ratified a new four-year 

labor contract that included signing bonuses and other upfront 
compensation  of  approximately  $143  million,  as  well  as  pay 
increases and other benefit enhancements. These costs were 
partially mitigated by reductions in variable incentive compensa-
tion. The effect of this new agreement on second quarter 2007 
net income was approximately $78 million net of tax, or $0.25 per 
diluted share.

The timing and amount of fluctuations in fuel prices and our abil-
ity to recover incremental fuel costs through our various fuel 
surcharges continue to impact our results. Fuel costs increased 
during 2007 due to an increase in the average price per gallon of 
fuel and an increase in gallons consumed. Because of the timing 
lag that exists between when we purchase fuel and when our 
fuel surcharges are automatically adjusted at FedEx Express, fuel 
surcharges were not sufficient to offset the effect of changes in 
fuel costs on our operating results for 2007. Though fluctuations 
in fuel surcharge rates can be significant from period to period, 
fuel surcharges represent one of the many individual components 
of our pricing structure that impact our overall revenue and yield. 
Additional components include the mix of services purchased, the 
base price and other extra service fees we obtain for these ser-
vices and the level of pricing discounts offered. In order to provide 
information about the impact of fuel surcharges on the trend in 
revenue and yield growth, we have included the comparative fuel 
surcharge rates in effect for 2007, 2006 and 2005 in the accompa-
nying discussions of each of our transportation segments.

Our 2006 results benefited from strong growth in the global econ-
omy. During 2006, revenue growth was primarily attributable to yield 
improvement across our transportation segments, package volume 
growth in our IP services at FedEx Express and volume growth at 
FedEx Ground and FedEx Freight. Yields improved principally due 
to incremental fuel surcharges and base rate increases.

Operating income increased during 2006 primarily due to rev-
enue growth and improved margins across all our transportation 
segments. Yield and cost management activities, combined with 
productivity gains across all transportation segments, contrib-
uted to our margin growth. Operating income improvement was 
partially offset by higher costs at FedEx Express to support inter-
national volume growth, expansion costs at FedEx Ground and 
reduced operating profit at FedEx Kinko’s.

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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS 

While fuel costs increased substantially in 2006, fuel surcharges 
more than offset the effect of these higher fuel costs. Salaries and 
employee benefits increased in 2006 due largely to increases in 
wage rates, pension and medical expenses. Pension expense 
increased $64 million in 2006 due primarily to a reduction in the 
discount rate. Purchased transportation increased in 2006 due 
primarily to the continued increase in the use of contract carriers 
to support increasing volumes at FedEx Ground, increased IP vol-
umes at FedEx Express and higher fuel surcharges from third-party 
transportation providers, including our independent contractors.

Other	Income	and	Expense
Net interest expense decreased $51 million during 2007 primarily 
due to increased interest income earned on higher cash bal-
ances. Net interest expense decreased $35 million during 2006 
due primarily to the reduction in the level of outstanding debt 
and capital leases as a result of scheduled payments, increased 
interest income due to higher cash balances and interest rates, 
and higher capitalized interest related to modification of certain 
aircraft at FedEx Express.

Income	Taxes
Our effective tax rate was 37.3% in 2007, 37.7% in 2006 and 37.4% 
in 2005. Our 2007 tax rate was favorably impacted by the conclu-
sion of various state and federal tax audits and appeals. This 
favorable impact was partially offset by tax charges incurred as 
a result of a reorganization in Asia associated with our acqui-
sition in China (described below). The 37.4% effective tax rate 
in 2005 was favorably impacted by the reduction of a valuation 
allowance on foreign tax credits arising from certain of our inter-
national operations as a result of the passage of the American 
Jobs Creation Act of 2004 and by a lower effective state tax rate. 
For 2008, we expect our effective tax rate to be between 37.5% 
and 38%. The actual rate, however, will depend on a number of 
factors, including the amount and source of operating income.

Business	Acquisitions
On September 3, 2006, we acquired the assets and assumed cer-
tain obligations of the LTL operations of Watkins Motor Lines, 
a privately held company, and certain affiliates for $787 million 
in cash. Watkins, a leading provider of long-haul LTL services, 
was renamed FedEx National LTL and meaningfully extends our 
leadership position in the heavyweight LTL freight sector. The 
financial results of FedEx National LTL are included in the FedEx 
Freight segment from the date of acquisition.

On December 16, 2006, we acquired all of the outstanding capital 
stock of ANC Holdings Ltd. (“ANC”), a United Kingdom domestic 
express transportation company, for $241 million, predominantly 
in cash. This acquisition allows FedEx Express to better serve the 
United Kingdom domestic market, which we previously served 
primarily through independent agents.

On March 1, 2007, FedEx Express acquired Tianjin Datian W. 
Group Co., Ltd.’s (“DTW Group”) 50% share of the FedEx-DTW 
International Priority express joint venture and assets relating 
to DTW Group’s domestic express network in China for $427 

million in cash. This acquisition converts our joint venture with 
DTW Group into a wholly owned subsidiary and increases our 
presence in China in the international and domestic express busi-
nesses. Prior to the fourth quarter of 2007, we accounted for our 
investment in the joint venture under the equity method.

The financial results of the ANC and DTW Group acquisitions, 
as well as other immaterial business acquisitions during 2007, 
are included in the FedEx Express segment from the date of 
acquisition. These acquisitions were not material to our results 
of operations or financial condition.

We paid the purchase price for these acquisitions from available 
cash balances, which included the net proceeds from our $1 bil-
lion senior unsecured debt offering completed during 2007. See 
Note 6 of the accompanying consolidated financial statements 
for further discussion of this debt offering.

See Note 3 of the accompanying consolidated financial state-
ments for further information about these acquisitions.

Lease	Accounting	Charge
Our results for 2006 included a noncash charge of $79 million 
($49 million net of tax, or $0.16 per diluted share) to adjust the 
accounting for certain facility leases, predominantly at FedEx 
Express. The charge, which included the impact on prior years, 
related primarily to rent escalations in on-airport facility leases 
that were not being recognized appropriately.

Airline	Stabilization	Act	Charge
In 2005, the United States Department of Transportation (“DOT”) 
issued a final order in its administrative review of the FedEx 
Express claim for compensation under the Air Transportation 
Safety and System Stabilization Act. As a result, we recorded a 
charge of $48 million in 2005 ($31 million net of tax, or $0.10 per 
diluted share), representing the DOT’s repayment demand of $29 
million and the write-off of a $19 million receivable.

Outlook
Our outlook for 2008 reflects continued investment in several 
major, long-term initiatives in a soft but stable U.S. economy. 
Outside the United States, economic activity is expected to con-
tinue to expand, but at a more moderate pace than in 2007. As a 
result, we expect our revenue trends to moderate in 2008, with 
growth driven by increased shipments at FedEx Ground, the full-
year benefit of the FedEx National LTL business and expansion of 
international business at FedEx Express (both IP and international 
domestic services).

We expect our earnings in 2008 to be below our long-term goal 
of 10% to 15% annual earnings growth due to the softening U.S. 
economy and planned investments in our businesses, which are 
critical to our long-term strategy. We remain optimistic about the 
long-term prospects for all of our business segments.

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We expect to make significant investments to expand our global 
networks, in part through the continued integration and expansion 
of the businesses we acquired in 2007. Our planned investments 
for 2008 are focused on the following three key opportunities:

• support for long-term volume growth, such as additional or 
expanded facilities across all segments, new aircraft (such as 
the Boeing 757 and 777 Freighter) and expansion of our inter-
national domestic express businesses;

• improvements in service levels, including expanded delivery 
areas for the FedEx Priority Overnight and FedEx First Overnight 
services at FedEx Express and reduced transit times at FedEx 
Ground; and

• improvements to productivity, including updates and enhance-

ments to our technology capabilities.

FedEx Kinko’s will continue to focus on key strategies related to 
adding new locations, improving customer service and increasing 
investments in employee development and training. We expect 
these strategies to continue to adversely affect profitability in 
2008. FedEx Kinko’s plans to open approximately 300 new centers 
in the coming year, which will bring the total number of centers 
to approximately 2,000 by the end of 2008.

All of our transportation businesses operate in a competitive pric-
ing environment, exacerbated by continuing volatile fuel prices. 
Historically, our fuel surcharges have generally been sufficient to 
offset incremental fuel costs; however, volatility in fuel costs may 
impact earnings because adjustments to our fuel surcharges lag 
changes in actual fuel prices paid. Therefore, the trailing impact 
of adjustments to our fuel surcharges can affect our earnings.

See “Risk Factors” for a discussion of these and other potential 
risks and uncertainties that could materially affect our future 
performance.

Seasonality	of	Business
Our businesses are seasonal in nature. Seasonal fluctuations 
affect volumes, revenues and earnings. Historically, the U.S. 
express package business experiences an increase in volumes 
in late November and December. International business, particu-
larly in the Asia-to-U.S. market, peaks in October and November 
in advance of the U.S. holiday sales season. Our first and third 
fiscal quarters, because they are summer vacation and post win-
ter-holiday seasons, have historically experienced lower volumes 
relative to other periods. Normally, the fall is the busiest shipping 
period for FedEx Ground, while late December, June and July are 
the slowest periods. For the FedEx Freight LTL Group, the spring 
and fall are the busiest periods and the latter part of December, 
January and February are the slowest periods. For FedEx Kinko’s, 
the summer months are normally the slowest periods. Shipment 
levels, operating costs and earnings for each of our companies 
can also be adversely affected by inclement weather, particularly 
in our third fiscal quarter. In addition, the transportation and busi-
ness services industries are directly affected by the state of the 
overall global economy.

new accOunting prOnOuncements
New accounting rules and disclosure requirements can signifi-
cantly impact the comparability of our financial statements. We 
believe the following new accounting pronouncements, which 
were issued or became effective for us during 2007, are relevant 
to the readers of our financial statements.

On June 1, 2006, we adopted the provisions of Statement of 
Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) 123R, “Share-Based 
Payment,” which requires recognition of compensation expense 
for stock-based awards using a fair value method. The adop-
tion of SFAS 123R reduced earnings for 2007 by $0.17 per diluted 
share. For additional information on the impact of the adoption 
of SFAS 123R, refer to Note 1 to the accompanying consolidated 
financial statements.

On May 31, 2007, we adopted SFAS 158, “Employers’ Accounting 
for Defined Benefit Pension and Other Postretirement Plans,” 
which requires recognition in the balance sheet of the funded 
status of defined benefit pension and other postretirement benefit 
plans, and the recognition in accumulated other comprehensive 
income of unrecognized gains or losses, prior service costs or 
credits and transition assets or obligations existing at the time 
of adoption. Additionally, SFAS 158 requires the measurement 
date for plan assets and liabilities to coincide with the sponsor’s 
year-end. We currently use a February 28 measurement date for 
our plans; therefore, this standard will require us to change our 
measurement date to May 31 (beginning in 2009).

The funded status recognition and disclosure provisions of SFAS 
158 were effective for FedEx as of May 31, 2007. The requirement 
to measure plan assets and benefit obligations as of our fiscal 
year-end is effective for FedEx no later than 2009.

The adoption of SFAS 158 resulted in a $982 million charge to 
shareholders’ equity at May 31, 2007 through accumulated other 
comprehensive income. Under SFAS 158, we were required to 
write off our prepaid pension asset of $1.4 billion and increase 
our pension and other postretirement benefit liabilities by $120 
million. These adjustments, net of deferred taxes of $582 mil-
lion, were required to recognize the unfunded projected benefit 
obligation in our balance sheet. SFAS 158 has no impact on the 
determination of expense for our pension or other postretirement 
benefit plans.

In February 2007, we announced changes to modernize certain of 
our retirement programs over the next two fiscal years. Effective 
January 1, 2008, we will increase the annual company matching 
contribution under the largest of our 401(k) plans covering most 
employees from $500 to a maximum of 3.5% of eligible compensa-
tion. Effective May 31, 2008, benefits previously accrued under our 
primary pension plans using a traditional pension benefit formula 
will be capped for most employees, and those benefits will be 
payable beginning at retirement. Beginning June 1, 2008, future 
pension benefits for most employees will be accrued under a cash 
balance formula we call the Portable Pension Account. These 
changes will not affect the benefits of current retirees. For addi-
tional information on the adoption of SFAS 158 and these changes, 
see Note 12 to the accompanying audited financial statements 
and the Critical Accounting Estimates section of this MD&A.

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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS

In July 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) 
issued  FASB  Interpretation  No.  (“FIN”)  48,  “Accounting  for 
Uncertainty in Income Taxes.” This interpretation establishes new 
standards for the financial statement recognition, measurement 
and disclosure of uncertain tax positions taken or expected to be 
taken in income tax returns. The new rules will be effective for 
FedEx in the first quarter of 2008. The adoption of this interpreta-
tion will not have a material effect on our financial statements.

feDex services & Other intersegment 
transactiOns
FedEx Services provides customer-facing sales, marketing and 
information technology support, primarily for FedEx Express 
and FedEx Ground. The costs for these activities are allocated 
based on metrics such as relative revenues or estimated services 
provided. We believe these allocations approximate the cost of 
providing these functions.

In September 2006, the Securities and Exchange Commission 
(“SEC”)  issued  Staff  Accounting  Bulletin  (“SAB”)  108, 
“Considering  the  Effects  of  Prior  Year  Misstatements  when 
Quantifying Misstatements in Current Year Financial Statements,” 
which eliminates the diversity in practice surrounding the quan-
tification  and  evaluation  of  financial  statement  errors.  The 
guidance outlined in SAB 108 was effective for FedEx in the fourth 
quarter of 2007 and is consistent with our historical practices for 
assessing such matters when circumstances have required such 
an evaluation.

repOrtaBle segments
FedEx Express, FedEx Ground, FedEx Freight and FedEx Kinko’s 
represent our major service lines and form the core of our report-
able segments. As of May 31, 2007, our reportable segments 
included the following businesses:

FedEx	Express	Segment 

FedEx Express

(express transportation) 

FedEx Trade Networks

(global trade services)

FedEx	Ground	Segment 

FedEx Ground

(small-package ground delivery)

FedEx SmartPost

(small-parcel consolidator)

FedEx	Freight	Segment 

FedEx Freight LTL Group: 

FedEx Freight

(regional LTL freight
transportation)
FedEx National LTL

(long-haul LTL freight
transportation)
FedEx Custom Critical

(time-critical transportation)
Caribbean Transportation Services

(airfreight forwarding) 

FedEx	Kinko’s	Segment 

FedEx Kinko’s

(document solutions and
business services) 

The operating expenses line item “Intercompany charges” on 
the accompanying unaudited financial summaries of our report-
able segments includes the allocations from FedEx Services to 
the respective segments. The “Intercompany charges” caption 
also includes allocations for administrative services provided 
between operating companies and certain other costs such as 
corporate management fees related to services received for gen-
eral corporate oversight, including executive officers and certain 
legal and finance functions. Management evaluates segment 
financial performance based on operating income.

Effective June 1, 2006, we moved the credit, collections and 
customer service functions with responsibility for FedEx Express 
U.S. and FedEx Ground customer information from FedEx Express 
into a new subsidiary of FedEx Services named FedEx Customer 
Information Services, Inc. (“FCIS”). Also, effective June 1, 2006, 
we moved FedEx Supply Chain Services, Inc., the results of which 
were previously reported in the FedEx Ground segment, into a 
new subsidiary of FedEx Services named FedEx Global Supply 
Chain  Services,  Inc.  The  costs  of  providing  these  customer 
service functions and the net operating costs of FedEx Global 
Supply Chain Services are allocated back to the FedEx Express 
and FedEx Ground segments. Prior year amounts have not been 
reclassified to conform to the current year segment presentation, 
as the financial results are materially comparable.

Certain  FedEx  operating  companies  provide  transportation 
and related services for other FedEx companies outside their 
reportable segment. Billings for such services are based on 
negotiated rates that we believe approximate fair value and are 
reflected as revenues of the billing segment. These rates are 
adjusted from time to time based on market conditions. FedEx 
Kinko’s segment revenues include package acceptance revenue, 
which represents the fee received by FedEx Kinko’s from FedEx 
Express and FedEx Ground for accepting and handling packages 
at FedEx Kinko’s locations on behalf of these operating compa-
nies. Package acceptance revenue does not include the external 
revenue associated with the actual shipments. Such interseg-
ment revenues and expenses are eliminated in the consolidated 
results and are not separately identified in the following segment 
information, as the amounts are not material.

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The following table compares selected statistics (in thousands, 
except yield amounts) for the years ended May 31:

2007 

2006 

2005 

Percent Change
2006/
2005

2007/ 
2006 

Package	Statistics	(1)
  Average daily package volume (ADV): 
  U.S. overnight box 
  U.S. overnight envelope 
  U.S. deferred 
  Total U.S.

  1,174	
706 
898 

  1,203 
713 
901 

  1,184 
680 
958 

  domestic ADV 

IP (2)   

  Total ADV 

  2,778 
487 
  3,265 

  2,817 
466 
  3,283 

  2,822 
433 
  3,255 

Revenue per package (yield):
  U.S. overnight box 
  U.S. overnight envelope 
  U.S. deferred 

$	21.66	
  11.06 
  12.59 

$ 20.94 
  10.86 
  12.42 

$ 19.77 
  10.37 
  11.46 

  U.S. domestic
  composite 

IP (2)   
  Composite

  16.04 
  54.13 

  15.66 
  51.64 

  14.69 
  49.47 

  package yield 

  21.72 

  20.77 

  19.31 

Freight	Statistics	(1)
  Average daily freight pounds:

  U.S.   

  9,569	

  9,374 

  8,885 

(2) 
(1) 
– 

(1) 
5 
(1) 

3	
2 
1 

2 
5 

5 

2 

International
  priority freight (2) 
  1,878 
International airfreight    1,831 

  Total average

  1,634 
  2,126 

  1,395 
  1,914 

15 
(14) 

  daily freight pounds   13,278	

 13,134 

 12,194 

Revenue per pound (yield):
  U.S.   

International
  priority freight (2) 
International airfreight 
  Composite

$	 0.99 

$  0.93 

$  0.82 

  2.18 
  0.84 

2.02 
0.80 

  1.88 
  0.78 

1 

6 

8 
5 

2
5
(6)

–
8
1

6
5
8

7
4

8

6

17
11

8

13

7
3

freight yield 

  1.14 

1.04 

  0.93 

10 

12

(1) Package and freight statistics include only the operations of FedEx Express.
(2) We reclassified certain prior period international priority freight service statistics previously 
included within the IP package statistics to international priority freight statistics to conform to 
the current period presentation and more precisely present the nature of the services provided.

feDex express segment
The following table compares revenues, operating expenses, 
operating income and operating margin (dollars in millions) for 
the years ended May 31:

2007 

2006 

2005 

Percent Change
2006/
2005 

2007/ 
2006 

Revenues:
  Package: 

  U.S. overnight box 
  U.S. overnight
  envelope 
  U.S. deferred 

$	 6,485  $  6,422  $  5,969 

  1,990 
  2,883 

  1,974 
  2,853 

  1,798 
  2,799 

  Total U.S. domestic  

  package revenue 	11,358 

 11,249 

 10,566 

International
  Priority (IP) (1) 
  Total package
revenue 

  Freight: 
  U.S.   

  6,722	

  6,139 

  5,464 

 18,080	

 17,388 

 16,030 

  2,412	

  2,218 

  1,854 

International
  priority freight (1) 
International airfreight   
  Total freight
revenue 

  Other (2)  

  Total revenues 

Operating	expenses: 
  Salaries and

  1,045 
394 

  3,851 
750 
	22,681	

840 
434 

670 
381 

  3,492 
566 
 21,446 

  2,905 
550 
 19,485 

1 

1 
1 

1 

9 

4 

9 

24 
(9) 

10 
33 
6 

8 

10
2 

6

12 

8 

20 

25 
14 

20 
3 
10 

  employee benefits 

  8,234(3)    8,033 

  7,704 

3 

4 

  Purchased

transportation 

	 1,098 

971 

843 

13 

15 

  Rentals and

landing fees 

	 1,610	

  1,696(4) 

  1,608 

(5) 

5 

  Depreciation and
  amortization 

  Fuel   
  Maintenance and

856 
	 2,946	

805 
  2,786 

798 
  2,012 

repairs 

  1,444 

  1,344 

  1,276 

6 
6 

7 

1 
38 

5 

  Airline Stabilization

  Act charge 
Intercompany charges	

  Other 

  Total operating
  expenses 

Operating	income 
Operating	margin 

– 
	 2,082	
  2,456 

– 
  1,542 
  2,502 

48 
  1,509 
  2,273 

NM  NM 
2 
10 

35 
(2) 

 19,679 
 18,071 
	20,726	
$	 1,955  $  1,767  $  1,414 

8.6% 

8.2% 

7.3% 

9
25 

5 
11 
40bp  90bp

(1) We reclassified certain prior period international priority freight service revenues previously 
included within IP package revenues to international priority freight revenues to conform to the 
current period presentation and more precisely present the nature of the services provided.
(2) Other revenues includes FedEx Trade Networks and our international domestic express 
businesses, such as ANC, DTW Group and our Canadian domestic express operations.
(3) Includes a $143 million charge for signing bonuses and other upfront compensation associated 
with a new four-year labor contract with our pilots.
(4) Includes a $75 million one-time, noncash charge to adjust the accounting for certain facility 
leases.

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FedEx	Express	Segment	Revenues
Solid yield growth primarily due to pricing discipline contributed 
to revenue growth in 2007, despite flat package volume growth. 
Package revenue growth in 2007 was driven by IP revenues, which 
grew 9% on yield growth of 5% as a result of yield improvements 
across all regions and a 5% increase in volumes due to IP vol-
ume growth in U.S. outbound, Asia and Europe, as we continued 
to focus on expanding this service. Also contributing to revenue 
growth in 2007 were increases in other revenues primarily due 
to our acquisition of ANC and increases in freight revenues due 
to higher U.S. and international priority freight volumes. U.S. 
domestic package revenues increased 1% as a result of yield 
improvements, partially offset by a decrease in volumes.

IP yield increased during 2007 as a result of favorable exchange 
rates, higher package weights and an increase in the average 
rate per pound. U.S. domestic composite yield increases in 2007 
were due to an increase in the average rate per pound, partially 
offset by changes in product mix and lower package weights. 
U.S. freight yield increased in 2007 due to an increase in the aver-
age rate per pound and higher fuel surcharges.

IP volume growth in 2007 was primarily due to increased demand 
in the U.S. outbound, Asia and Europe markets. U.S. domestic 
package volumes decreased during 2007 primarily due to the 
moderating growth rate of the U.S. economy.

FedEx Express segment revenues increased in 2006 due to yield 
improvements and volume growth in IP services (particularly in 
Asia, U.S. outbound and Europe). U.S. domestic package and U.S. 
freight revenue growth also contributed to the revenue increase for 
2006. U.S. volumes were flat compared to the prior year, as growth 
in our U.S. domestic overnight services was offset by declines in 
deferred volumes that resulted from yield management actions.

IP yield increased during 2006 due to higher fuel surcharges and 
increases in international average weight per package and aver-
age rate per pound. U.S. domestic composite yield increases were 
due to higher fuel surcharges and improved yields on U.S. domes-
tic deferred packages. Improvements in U.S. domestic deferred 
yield resulted from our continued efforts to improve the profit-
ability of this service. U.S. freight yield increases were due to an 
increase in average rate per pound and higher fuel surcharges.

Our fuel surcharges are indexed to the spot price for jet fuel. 
Using this index, the U.S. domestic and outbound fuel surcharge 
and the international fuel surcharges ranged as follows for the 
years ended May 31:

2007 

2006 

2005

U.S. Domestic and Outbound Fuel Surcharge:
  Low 
  High 
  Weighted-average 
International Fuel Surcharges:
  Low 
  High 
  Weighted-average 

8.50% 
17.00 
12.91 

8.50 
17.00 
12.98 

10.50% 
20.00 
13.69 

6.00%
13.00
9.05

10.00 
20.00 
12.73 

3.00
13.00
8.45

FedEx	Express	Segment	Operating	Income
Despite slower overall revenue growth, operating income and 
operating  margin  increased  in  2007.  Increases  in  operating 
income and margin in 2007 resulted from growth in IP services 
and were partially offset by costs associated with the ratification 
of a new labor contract with our pilots in October 2006. These 
costs included signing bonuses and other upfront compensa-
tion of $143 million, as well as pay increases and other benefit 
enhancements, which were mitigated by reductions in variable 
incentive compensation. Year-over-year results in 2007 were 
positively affected by a $75 million charge in 2006 to adjust the 
accounting for certain facility leases.

Fuel costs increased during 2007 due to an increase in the aver-
age price per gallon of fuel. Fuel surcharges did not offset the 
effect of higher fuel costs on our year-over-year operating results 
for 2007, due to the timing lag that exists between when we pur-
chase fuel and when our fuel surcharges are adjusted, based 
on a static analysis of the year-over-year changes in fuel prices 
compared to changes in fuel surcharges.

Salaries and employee benefits increased in 2007 primarily as 
a result of the new labor contract with our pilots. Purchased 
transportation costs increased 13% in 2007 due to IP volume 
growth, which required a higher utilization of contract pickup 
and delivery services and an increase in the cost of purchased 
transportation. We use purchased transportation in markets 
where we do not have a direct presence or to meet short-term 
capacity needs. Maintenance and repairs increased 7% in 2007 
primarily due to higher aircraft maintenance expenses for vari-
ous airframes and Airbus A300 engines. The 5% decrease in 
rentals and landing fees in 2007 was attributable to the one-time 
adjustment for leases in 2006 described above. Intercompany 
charges increased 35% in 2007 due to allocations as a result 
of moving the FCIS organization from FedEx Express to FedEx 
Services in 2007. The costs associated with the FCIS organiza-
tion in 2006 were of a comparable amount but were reported in 
individual operating expense captions.

During 2007, we terminated our agreement with Airbus for the 
purchase of A380 aircraft and in March 2007 entered into a sepa-
rate settlement agreement with Airbus that, among other things, 
provides us with credit memoranda applicable to the purchase 
of goods and services in the future. The net impact of this settle-
ment was immaterial to our 2007 results and was recorded as an 
operating gain during the fourth quarter of 2007.

Operating income grew significantly in 2006 as a result of strong 
revenue growth and improved operating margin. Volume growth 
in higher margin U.S. domestic overnight and IP services con-
tributed to yield improvements. Improved yields, combined with 
productivity gains and cost containment, allowed FedEx Express 
to improve operating margin in 2006. Revenue and margin growth 
for 2006 more than offset the one-time adjustment for leases and 
costs associated with two new around-the-world flights.

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feDex grOunD segment
The following table compares revenues, operating expenses, 
operating income and operating margin (dollars in millions) and 
selected package statistics (in thousands, except yield amounts) 
for the years ended May 31:

2007 

2006 

2005 

Percent Change
2006/
2005

2007/ 
2006 

Revenues:	
Operating expenses:
  Salaries and

$	6,043	

$ 5,306 

$ 4,680	

14	

13

  employee benefits 

	1,006 

  929 

  845 

  Purchased

transportation 

  Rentals 
  Depreciation and
  amortization 

  Fuel   
  Maintenance
  and repairs 
Intercompany charges 

  Other 

  Total operating
  expenses 
Operating income 
Operating margin	
FedEx Ground:
  Average daily

 2,326	
  166 

 2,019 
  133 

 1,791 
  122 

  268 
  117 

  224 
93 

  176 
48 

  134 
  578 
  635 

  118 
  526 
  559 

  110 
  482 
  502 

8 

15 
25 

20 
26 

14 
10 
14 

10

13
9

27
94

7
9
11

 5,230 
$	 813 

 4,601 
$  705 

 4,076 
$  604 

13.5% 

13.3% 

12.9% 

13 
17

14 
15 
20bp  40bp

  package volume 

  3,126 

  2,815 

  2,609 

11 

  Revenue per

  package (yield) 

$	 7.21 

$  7.02 

$  6.68 

3 

8

5

FedEx	Ground	Segment	Revenues
Strong volume growth fueled a 14% increase in revenue during 
2007. Average daily volumes at FedEx Ground rose 11% because 
of increased commercial business and the continued growth of 
our FedEx Home Delivery service. Yield improvement during 2007 
was primarily due to the impact of general rate increases and 
higher extra service revenues, primarily on our residential ser-
vices. This yield increase was partially offset by higher customer 
discounts and a lower average weight and zone per package. 
Additionally, revenue at FedEx SmartPost increased significantly 
in 2007 due to increased market share, as a major competitor 
exited this market in 2006, enabling significant growth in the cus-
tomer base and related volumes.

Revenues increased during 2006 due to volume increases and 
yield improvement. Average daily volumes increased across all 
of our services, led by the continued growth of our FedEx Home 
Delivery service. Yield improvement during 2006 was primarily 
due to increased fuel surcharges, higher extra service revenue 
and the impact of general rate increases. These increases were 
partially offset by higher customer discounts and a lower average 
weight per package.

In 2006, salaries and benefits increased primarily due to higher 
pension costs and wage rates. Fuel costs were higher in 2006 
primarily due to an increase in the average price per gallon of 
jet fuel, while gallons consumed increased slightly, primarily 
related to the two new around-the-world flights. However, our 
fuel surcharges substantially mitigated the impact of higher jet 
fuel prices. Purchased transportation costs increased in 2006, 
though at a slower rate than in 2005, driven by IP volume growth, 
which required a higher utilization of contract pickup and delivery 
services. Rentals and landing fees increased in 2006, primarily due 
to the one-time adjustment for leases of $75 million.

FedEx	Express	Segment	Outlook
We expect moderate revenue growth at FedEx Express in 2008, 
as growth in both IP and domestic package services will continue 
to slow as a result of the softening U.S. economy and declining 
growth outside the U.S. The majority of the revenue increase in 
2008 will be provided by IP services, as we continue to focus on 
growing our service offerings in international markets, particu-
larly China and Europe. Our international domestic revenue is 
projected to increase in 2008 due to the full-year benefit of 2007 
acquisitions such as ANC and DTW Group and the expansion of 
our China domestic service.

Operating income and operating margin are expected to improve 
in 2008 despite the soft U.S. economy due to continued cost con-
tainment and productivity improvements. Capital expenditures at 
FedEx Express are expected to be higher in 2008 due to invest-
ments in equipment and facilities necessary to support projected 
long-term volume growth, as well as continued investments in 
China. In March 2006, we broke ground on a new $150 million 
Asia-Pacific hub in the southern China city of Guangzhou. This 
hub is planned to be operational in 2009. Aircraft-related capi-
tal and expense outlays, including support of our Boeing 757 
program and the new Boeing 777 Freighter fleet, are expected 
to approximate 2007 spending levels. We will continue to make  
strategic investments despite short-term economic softness.

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The FedEx Ground fuel surcharge is based on a rounded average 
of the national U.S. on-highway average prices for a gallon of 
diesel fuel, as published by the Department of Energy. Our fuel 
surcharge ranged as follows for the years ended May 31:

Low	
High	
Weighted-average	

2007 

2006 

2005

3.50%	
5.25	
4.18	

2.50% 
5.25 
3.54 

1.80%
2.50
2.04

No fuel surcharge was in effect from January 2004 to January 2005.

FedEx	Ground	Segment	Operating	Income
FedEx Ground segment operating income increased 15% during 
2007 principally due to revenue growth and improved results at 
FedEx SmartPost. Operating margin increased only slightly in 2007, 
as revenue growth was partially offset by increased purchased 
transportation costs, increased legal costs and higher deprecia-
tion and rent expense associated with network expansion.

Purchased transportation increased 15% in 2007 primarily due 
to volume growth and higher rates paid to our independent con-
tractors, including fuel supplements. Our fuel surcharge was 
sufficient to offset the effect of higher fuel costs on our operating 
results, based on a static analysis of the year-over-year changes 
in fuel prices compared to changes in the fuel surcharge. Other 
operating  expenses  increased  14%  in  2007  primarily  due  to 
increased legal costs. Depreciation expense increased 20% and 
rent expense increased 25% principally due to higher spending 
on material handling and scanning equipment and facilities asso-
ciated with our multi-year network expansion.

Effective June 1, 2006, we moved FedEx Supply Chain Services, 
Inc., the results of which were previously reported in the FedEx 
Ground segment, into a new subsidiary of FedEx Services named 
FedEx Global Supply Chain Services, Inc. The net operating costs 
of this entity are allocated to FedEx Express and FedEx Ground. 
Prior year amounts have not been reclassified to conform to the 
current year segment presentation, as financial results are mate-
rially comparable.

FedEx Ground segment operating income increased in 2006, 
resulting principally from revenue growth and yield improvement. 
Operating margin for the segment improved in 2006 due to fuel 
surcharges, general rate increases, improved productivity and 
the inclusion in 2005 of a $10 million charge at FedEx Supply Chain 
Services related to the termination of a vendor agreement. A por-
tion of the operating margin improvement was offset by higher 
year-over-year expenses related to investments in new technol-
ogy and the opening of additional FedEx Ground facilities.

Salaries and employee benefits increased in 2006 principally due 
to wage rate increases and increases in staffing and facilities to 
support volume growth. Depreciation expense in 2006 increased 
at a higher rate than revenue due to increased spending associ-
ated with material handling and scanning equipment. In 2006, 
purchased transportation increased due to increased volumes 
and an increase in the cost of purchased transportation due to 
higher fuel surcharges from third-party transportation providers, 
including our independent contractors.

FedEx	Ground	Segment	Outlook
We expect the FedEx Ground segment to have revenue growth 
in 2008 consistent with 2007, led by continued strong volume 
growth at FedEx Ground and FedEx SmartPost. FedEx Ground’s 
average daily volume is expected to increase in 2008 due to 
increased base business and FedEx Home Delivery volumes. 
FedEx SmartPost volumes are also expected to grow, because of 
increased market share and improved service levels. Yields for all 
services at FedEx Ground are expected to increase in 2008 from 
increases in list prices and residential and commercial delivery 
area surcharges.

FedEx Ground’s operating margin in 2008 is expected to improve 
from  continued  cost  controls,  productivity  gains  and  yield 
improvements,  partially  offset  by  the  impact  of  our  network 
expansion and increased purchased transportation costs. Capital 
spending is expected to grow, as we continue with comprehen-
sive network expansion and productivity-enhancing technologies 
within the FedEx Ground segment. During 2008, the multi-phase 
expansion plan includes one new hub, 14 expanded hubs and 
two relocated facilities. We are committed to investing in the 
FedEx Ground network because of the long-term benefits we will 
experience from these investments.

feDex freight segment
The following table shows revenues, operating expenses, operat-
ing income and operating margin (dollars in millions) and selected 
statistics for the years ended May 31:

2007 

2006 

2005 

Percent Change
2006/
2007/ 
2005
2006 

Revenues  
Operating expenses:
  Salaries and

$	4,586 

$ 3,645 

$ 3,217 

26 

13

25 

56 
19 

63 
24 

38 
65 
30 

9

(5)
(5)

18
47

(6)
42
9

  employee benefits 

	2,250 

 1,801 

 1,650 

  Purchased

transportation 

  465 
  Rentals and landing fees    112 
  Depreciation and
  amortization 

  195 
  468 

  298 
94 

  315 
99 

  120 
  377 

  102 
  257 

  Fuel   
  Maintenance
  and repairs 
Intercompany charges 

  Other 

  Total operating
  expenses 
Operating income 
Operating margin 
Average daily LTL
  shipments (in thousands)   
Weight per LTL
  shipment (lbs) 
LTL yield (revenue per
  hundredweight) 

  165 
61 
  407 

  120 
37 
  313 

  128 
26 
  286 

 4,123	
$	 463 

 3,160 
$  485 

10.1% 

13.3% 

 2,863 
$  354 

30 
(5) 
11.0%  (320)bp  230bp

10
37

78	

67 

63 

16 

 1,130 

$	18.65	

 1,143 

 1,132 

(1) 

$ 16.84 

$ 15.48 

11 

6

1

9

The results of operations of FedEx National LTL are included in 
FedEx Freight segment results from the date of acquisition on 
September 3, 2006.

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FedEx	Freight	Segment	Revenues
FedEx Freight segment revenues increased 26% in 2007 primarily 
as a result of the acquisition of FedEx National LTL, which contrib-
uted significantly to an increase in average daily LTL shipments 
of 16% and LTL yield of 11%. Average daily LTL shipments exclud-
ing FedEx National LTL grew slightly in 2007 due to increased 
demand for our regional and interregional services. This growth 
rate moderated throughout the year, however, with year-over-
year declines in the second half of 2007. LTL yield growth was due 
to higher yields from longer-haul FedEx National LTL shipments, 
higher rates and favorable contract renewals.

FedEx Freight segment revenues increased 13% in 2006 due to 
growth in LTL yield and average daily LTL shipments. LTL yield 
grew during 2006, reflecting incremental fuel surcharges result-
ing from higher fuel prices and higher rates. Average daily LTL 
shipment growth in 2006 was driven in part by features such as 
our no-fee money-back guarantee and our Advance Notice ser-
vice, which continue to differentiate us in the LTL market.

The indexed LTL fuel surcharge is based on the average of the 
national U.S. on-highway average prices for a gallon of diesel 
fuel, as published by the Department of Energy. The indexed LTL 
fuel surcharge ranged as follows for the years ended May 31:

Low	
High	
Weighted-average	

2007 

2006 

2005 

14.0%	
21.2	
17.8	

12.5% 
20.1 
16.3 

7.6%
14.0 
11.0 

FedEx	Freight	Segment	Operating	Income
FedEx Freight segment operating income decreased 5% dur-
ing 2007 due to operating losses at FedEx National LTL, which 
resulted from softening volumes and ongoing expenses to inte-
grate its network. The inclusion of FedEx National LTL in our 
results has impacted the year-over-year comparability of all 
of our operating expenses. Along with incremental costs from 
FedEx National LTL (including amortization of acquired intan-
gible assets), depreciation expense increased due to prior-year 
purchases of vehicles and other operating equipment to sup-
port volume growth. Purchased transportation increased due 
to higher rates paid to our third-party transportation providers 
and the utilization of third-party providers at FedEx National LTL. 
While fuel costs increased in 2007, our fuel surcharge was more 
than sufficient to offset the effect of higher fuel costs, based on a 
static analysis of the year-over-year changes in fuel prices com-
pared to changes in the fuel surcharge.

FedEx  Freight  segment  operating  income  increased  in  2006 
primarily due to LTL revenue growth, as well as our ability to 
control costs in line with volume growth. Increased staffing 
to support volume growth and higher incentive compensation 
expense increased salaries and employee benefits in 2006. While 
fuel costs increased substantially in 2006, fuel surcharges more 
than offset the effect of higher fuel costs. Depreciation costs 
increased  in  2006  primarily  due  to  investments  in  operating 
equipment, which in some cases replaced leased equipment. 
Maintenance and repairs decreased in 2006 due to the pres-
ence of rebranding costs in 2005, as well as an increase in the 
purchase of new fleet vehicles. Purchased transportation costs 

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decreased, due to increased utilization of company equipment 
in our interregional freight services.

FedEx	Freight	Segment	Outlook
We expect FedEx Freight segment revenue to increase in 2008 
due to continued growth in our LTL business and the inclusion 
of FedEx National LTL for the full year. LTL yield is expected to 
increase due to our continued focus on pricing discipline, as well 
as the impact of higher yields on longer-haul FedEx National LTL 
shipments. Ongoing costs to integrate information technology 
systems and to increase sales resources to support long-term 
growth opportunities, as well as incremental costs associated 
with  facility  expansions,  are  expected  to  restrain  operating 
income and operating margin growth in 2008. Continued invest-
ments in facilities and equipment to support revenue growth and 
in technology to improve productivity and to meet our customers’ 
needs account for the majority of the total incremental capital 
spending anticipated for 2008. We expect our rebranding efforts 
at FedEx National LTL to continue in 2008.

feDex KinKO’s segment
The following table shows revenues, operating expenses, oper-
ating income and operating margin (dollars in millions) for the 
years ended May 31:

2007 

2006 

2005 

Percent Change
2006/
2005

2007/ 
2006 

$	2,040	 $ 2,088  $ 2,066 

(2) 

1

Revenues  
Operating expenses:
  Salaries and

  employee benefits 

  Rentals 
  Depreciation and
  amortization 
  Maintenance and

repairs 

Intercompany charges 
  Other operating expenses:
  Supplies, including
  paper and toner 

  Other 
  Total operating
  expenses 
Operating income 
Operating margin	

  781 
  375 

  752 
  394 

  742 
  412 

  139 

  148 

  138 

4	
(5) 

(6) 

1
(4)

7

66 
57 

73 
26 

70 
6 

(10) 
NM 

4
NM

  263 
  314 

  274 
  364 

  278 
  320 

(4) 
(14) 

(1)
14

 1,995 
$	

45  $ 
2.2%	

 2,031 

 1,966 
57  $  100 
2.7% 

4.8% 

3
(43)

(2) 
(21) 
(50)bp (210)bp

FedEx	Kinko’s	Segment	Revenues
Revenues  decreased  slightly  during  2007  due  to  decreased 
demand for copy products and the discontinuation of unprofit-
able service offerings, which more than offset higher package 
acceptance fees from FedEx Express and FedEx Ground. During 
2007, FedEx Kinko’s announced a multi-year network expan-
sion plan, including the model for new centers, which will be 
approximately one-third the size of a traditional center and will 
include enhanced pack-and-ship stations and a doubling of the 
number of retail office products offered. While revenues from 
new centers were not significant in 2007, this multi-year expan-
sion of the FedEx Kinko’s network is a key strategy relating to 
FedEx Kinko’s future revenue growth. In addition, this expansion 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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will provide FedEx Express and FedEx Ground customers with 
more retail access points. FedEx Kinko’s opened 226 new centers 
during 2007.

In 2006, a year-over-year increase in package acceptance reve-
nue led to modest revenue growth. Package acceptance revenue 
benefited year over year from the April 2005 conversion of FedEx 
World Service Centers to FedEx Kinko’s Ship Centers. FedEx 
Kinko’s experienced declines in copy product line revenues in 
2006 due to decreased demand for these services and a competi-
tive pricing environment.

FedEx	Kinko’s	Segment	Operating	Income
Operating income decreased $12 million during 2007 primarily due 
to the decrease in copy product revenues, as well as the impact 
of increased salaries and employee benefit costs incurred in con-
nection with expansion activities and significant investments in 
employee training and development programs. Rentals decreased 
during 2007 due to declines in copier rental expenses, which are 
variable based on usage. The increase in intercompany charges 
was primarily due to increased allocations of sales and marketing 
and IT support functions in 2007.

Operating income decreased in 2006, as the increase in package 
acceptance revenues was more than offset by a decline in copy 
product line revenues. In 2006, salaries and employee benefits 
increased due to the addition of FedEx Kinko’s Ship Centers, 
higher group health insurance costs and increased costs asso-
ciated  with  employee  training  and  development  programs. 
Increased depreciation in 2006 was driven by center rebranding 
and investments in new technology to replace legacy systems. 
The increase for 2006 in other operating expenses was primar-
ily due to increased costs related to technology, strategic and 
product offering initiatives.

FedEx	Kinko’s	Segment	Outlook
We expect increased revenue at FedEx Kinko’s in 2008 primarily 
due to the new store openings associated with the multi-year 
network expansion, together with a sales force realignment and 
marketing and service initiatives. The network expansion pro-
gram, combined with employee training and retention programs, 
is expected to negatively impact operating income and operat-
ing margin in 2008. These investments, however, are focused on 
long-term profit and margin growth. Initiatives in e-commerce 
technology  such  as  Print  Online  and  new  service  offerings, 
including our direct mail service, are expected to support addi-
tional growth opportunities for 2008 and beyond. Capital spending 
is expected to increase at FedEx Kinko’s in 2008 primarily due to 
the multi-year network expansion and technology investments. 
FedEx Kinko’s plans to open approximately 300 new centers in 
2008, which will bring the total number of centers to approxi-
mately 2,000 by the end of the year.

Financial Condition

liQuiDitY
Cash and cash equivalents totaled $1.569 billion at May 31, 2007, 
compared to $1.937 billion at May 31, 2006 and $1.039 billion at 
May 31, 2005. The following table provides a summary of our cash 
flows for the years ended May 31 (in millions): 

Operating activities:
  Net income 
  Noncash charges and credits 
  Changes in operating

  assets and liabilities 

Cash provided by
  operating activities 
Investing activities:
  Business acquisitions,

  net of cash acquired 

  Capital expenditures

2007 

2006 

2005

$	 2,016 
  1,988	

$  1,806 
  2,006 

$  1,449
  1,671

  (441)	

(136) 

(3)

  3,563	

  3,676 

  3,117

	(1,310) 

– 

(122)

  and other investing activities 

 (2,814) 

 (2,454) 

 (2,226)

Cash used in

investing activities 

Financing activities:
  Proceeds from debt issuances 
  Principal payments on debt 
  Dividends paid 
  Other financing activities 
Cash provided by

(used in) financing activities 
  Net (decrease) increase
in cash and cash

 (4,124) 

 (2,454) 

 (2,348)

  1,054 
  (906) 
	 (110) 
  155 

– 
(369) 
(97) 
142 

–
(791)
(84)
99

  193 

(324) 

(776)

  equivalents 

$	 (368) 

$ 

898 

$ 

(7)

We believe that our existing cash and cash equivalents, cash 
flow from operations, our commercial paper program, revolving 
bank credit facility and shelf registration statement with the SEC 
are adequate to meet our current and foreseeable future working 
capital and capital expenditure needs. In addition, other forms 
of secured financing may be used to obtain capital assets if we 
determine that they best suit our needs for the foreseeable future. 
We have been successful in obtaining investment capital, both 
domestic and international, although the marketplace for such 
capital can become restricted depending on a variety of eco-
nomic factors. We believe the capital resources available to us 
provide flexibility to access the most efficient markets for financ-
ing capital acquisitions, including aircraft, and are adequate for 
our future capital needs.

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The $500 million of floating-rate notes issued in 2007 will become 
due in August 2007. The timing of cash requirements in the first 
half of 2008 may dictate that we refinance a portion of this debt 
through our commercial paper program. 

As discussed in Note 1 of the accompanying consolidated finan-
cial statements, we adopted SFAS 158 on May 31, 2007. Our 
adoption of this standard did not impact our compliance with 
any current loan covenants or affect our debt ratings, pension 
funding requirements or our overall liquidity.

Dividends. Dividends paid were $110 million in 2007, $97 million 
in 2006 and $84 million in 2005. On May 25, 2007, our Board of 
Directors declared a dividend of $0.10 per share of common 
stock, an increase of $0.01 per share. The dividend was paid on 
July 2, 2007 to stockholders of record as of the close of business 
on June 11, 2007. Each quarterly dividend payment is subject to 
review and approval by our Board of Directors, and we intend to 
evaluate our dividend payment amount on an annual basis at the 
end of each fiscal year.

Other Liquidity Information. We have a senior unsecured debt 
credit rating from Standard & Poor’s of BBB and a commercial 
paper rating of A-2. Moody’s Investors Service has assigned us 
a senior unsecured debt credit rating of Baa2 and a commercial 
paper rating of P-2. Moody’s characterizes our ratings outlook as 
“stable,” while Standard & Poor’s characterizes our ratings out-
look as “positive.” If our credit ratings drop, our interest expense 
may increase. If our commercial paper ratings drop below cur-
rent levels, we may have difficulty utilizing the commercial paper 
market. If our senior unsecured debt ratings drop below invest-
ment grade, our access to financing may become more limited.

Cash Provided by Operating Activities. Cash flows from operat-
ing activities decreased $113 million in 2007 primarily due to an 
increase in income tax payments of $184 million, partially offset 
by increased earnings. The $559 million increase in cash flows 
from operating activities in 2006 was principally due to increased 
earnings. During 2007, we made tax-deductible voluntary con-
tributions to our principal U.S. domestic pension plans of $482 
million, compared to $456 million during 2006 and $460 million 
during 2005.

Cash Used in Investing Activities. During 2007, $1.3 billion of cash 
was used for the FedEx National LTL, ANC, DTW Group and other 
immaterial acquisitions. See Note 3 of the accompanying audited 
financial statements for further discussion of these acquisitions. 
See “Capital Resources” for a discussion of capital expenditures 
during 2007 and 2006.

Financing Activities. On August 2, 2006, we filed an updated shelf 
registration statement with the SEC. The new registration state-
ment does not limit the amount of any future offering. By using 
this shelf registration statement, we may sell, in one or more 
future offerings, any combination of our unsecured debt securi-
ties and common stock.

On August 8, 2006, under the new shelf registration statement, we 
issued $1 billion of senior unsecured debt, comprised of floating-
rate notes totaling $500 million due in August 2007 and fixed-rate 
notes totaling $500 million due in August 2009. The floating-rate 
notes bear interest at the three-month London Interbank Offered 
Rate (“LIBOR”) plus 0.08%, reset on a quarterly basis. As of May 
31, 2007, the floating interest rate was 5.44%. The fixed-rate notes 
bear interest at an annual rate of 5.5%, payable semi-annually. 
The net proceeds were used for working capital and general 
corporate purposes, including the funding of the acquisitions 
referenced above.

During 2007, $700 million of senior unsecured notes and $18 mil-
lion of medium-term notes matured and were repaid. During 2006, 
$250 million of senior unsecured notes matured and were repaid. 
In addition, other debt was reduced by $118 million as a result of 
the purchase by FedEx Express of two MD11 aircraft in March 
2007. In 2001, FedEx Express entered into a lease for the two 
MD11 aircraft from a separate entity, which we were required to 
consolidate under FIN 46. The purchase of these aircraft extin-
guished this liability.

A $1.0 billion revolving credit facility is available to finance our 
operations and other cash flow needs and to provide support 
for  the  issuance  of  commercial  paper.  Our  revolving  credit 
agreement contains a financial covenant, which requires us 
to maintain a leverage ratio of adjusted debt (long-term debt, 
including the current portion of such debt, plus six times rentals 
and landing fees) to capital (adjusted debt plus total common 
stockholders’ investment) that does not exceed 0.7. Our leverage 
ratio of adjusted debt to capital was 0.6 at May 31, 2007. We are 
in compliance with this and all other restrictive covenants of our 
revolving credit agreement and do not expect the covenants to 
affect our operations. As of May 31, 2007, no commercial paper 
was outstanding and the entire $1.0 billion under the revolving 
credit facility was available for future borrowings.

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capital resOurces
Our operations are capital intensive, characterized by significant 
investments in aircraft, vehicles, technology, package handling 
facilities and sort equipment. The amount and timing of capital 
additions depend on various factors, including pre-existing con-
tractual commitments, anticipated volume growth, domestic and 
international economic conditions, new or enhanced services, 
geographical expansion of services, availability of satisfactory 
financing and actions of regulatory authorities.

The following table compares capital expenditures by asset 
 category and reportable segment for the years ended May 31 
(in millions):

2007 

2006 

2005 

Aircraft and

related equipment	

$	1,107	

$	1,033 

$  990 

Facilities and sort
  equipment	
Vehicles  	
Information and

technology investments	

Other equipment	
	 Total capital

  expenditures	

FedEx Express segment	
FedEx Ground segment	
FedEx Freight segment	
FedEx Kinko’s segment	
Other, principally
  FedEx Services	
  Total capital

	 674	
	 445	

	 507 
  413 

  496 
  261 

	 431	
	 225	

  394 
	 171 

  331 
  158 

$	2,882	
$	1,672	
	 489	
	 287	
	 157	

$ 2,518 
$ 1,408 
  487 
	 274 
94 

$ 2,236 
$ 1,195 
  456	
  217 
  152 

	 277	

	 255 

  216	

Percent Change
2006/
2005

2007/ 
2006 

7	

33	
8	

9	
32	

14	
19	
–	
5	
67	

9	

4

2
58

19
8

13
18
7
26
(38)

18

13

  expenditures	

$	2,882 

$ 2,518 

$ 2,236 

14	

Capital  expenditures  increased  during  2007  primarily  due  to 
increased spending at FedEx Express for facility expansion and 
aircraft and related equipment and expenditures at FedEx Kinko’s 

associated with its multi-year expansion program. Capital expen-
ditures during 2006 were higher than the prior year primarily due 
to the purchase of vehicles at FedEx Express and FedEx Freight 
and information technology investments at FedEx Services. In 
addition, investments were made in the FedEx Ground and FedEx 
Freight networks in 2006 to support growth in customer demand.

While we pursue market opportunities to purchase aircraft when 
they become available, we must make commitments regarding 
our airlift requirements years before aircraft are actually needed 
because of substantial lead times associated with the manufacture 
and modification of aircraft. We are closely managing our capital 
spending based on current and anticipated volume levels and will 
defer or limit capital additions where economically feasible, while 
continuing to invest strategically in growing service lines.

During 2007, FedEx Express announced two aircraft acquisition 
programs designed to meet future capacity needs. The first is a 
$2.6 billion multi-year program to acquire and modify approxi-
mately 90 Boeing 757-200 aircraft to replace our narrow-body 
fleet of Boeing 727-200 aircraft. The second is an agreement to 
acquire 15 new Boeing 777F (“B777F”) aircraft and an option to 
purchase an additional 15 B777F aircraft. The B777F aircraft will 
provide us with non-stop, point-to-point transoceanic routes with 
shorter flight times. See Note 16 of the accompanying consoli-
dated financial statements for further discussion of our aircraft 
purchase commitments.

Our capital expenditures are expected to be approximately $3.5 
billion in 2008, with much of the year-over-year increase due 
to spending for facilities and sort equipment at FedEx Express 
and FedEx Ground and network expansion at FedEx Kinko’s. We 
also continue to invest in productivity-enhancing technologies. 
Aircraft-related capital and expense outlays, including support 
of the narrow-body aircraft replacement program and the B777F 
fleet, are expected to approximate 2007 aircraft spending levels. 
We currently expect to fund our 2008 capital requirements with 
cash from operations.

cOntractual cash OBligatiOns
The following table sets forth a summary of our contractual cash obligations as of May 31, 2007. Certain of these contractual obligations 
are reflected in our balance sheet, while others are disclosed as future obligations under accounting principles generally accepted in 
the United States. Except for the current portion of long-term debt and capital lease obligations, this table does not include amounts 
already recorded in our balance sheet as current liabilities at May 31, 2007. Accordingly, this table is not meant to represent a forecast 
of our total cash expenditures for any of the periods presented.

(in millions) 

2008 

2009 

Payments Due by Fiscal Year
2011 

2010 

2012 

Thereafter 

Total

Amounts	reflected	in	Balance	Sheet:
  Long-term debt 
  Capital lease obligations (1) 
Other	cash	obligations	not	reflected	in	Balance	Sheet:
  Unconditional purchase obligations (2) 

Interest on long-term debt 

  Operating leases 

  Total 

(1) Capital lease obligations represent principal and interest payments.
(2) See Note 16 to the accompanying consolidated financial statements.

$  521 
  103 

 1,282 
  118 
 1,680 
$ 3,704 

$  530 
13 

$  500 
97 

 1,111 
  111 
 1,481 
$ 3,246 

 1,150 
79 
 1,297 
$ 3,123 

$  250 
8 

  704 
65 
 1,143 
$ 2,170 

$ 

– 
8 

86 
47 
 1,010 
$ 1,151 

$  539 
  137 

  164 
 1,553 
 6,752 
$ 9,145 

$  2,340
366

  4,497
  1,973
 13,363
$ 22,539

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We have certain contingent liabilities that are not accrued in our 
balance sheets in accordance with accounting principles gener-
ally accepted in the United States. These contingent liabilities are 
not included in the table above.

Amounts	Reflected	in	Balance	Sheet
We have certain financial instruments representing potential 
commitments, not reflected in the table above, that were incurred 
in the normal course of business to support our operations, 
including surety bonds and standby letters of credit. These instru-
ments are generally required under certain U.S. self-insurance 
programs and are also used in the normal course of international 
operations. The underlying liabilities insured by these instruments 
are reflected in our balance sheets, where applicable. Therefore, 
no additional liability is reflected for the surety bonds and letters 
of credit themselves.

We have other long-term liabilities reflected in our balance sheet, 
including  deferred  income  taxes,  qualified  and  nonqualified 
 pension and postretirement healthcare liabilities and other self-
insurance accruals. The payment obligations associated with 
these liabilities are not reflected in the table above due to the 
absence of scheduled maturities. Therefore, the timing of these 
payments cannot be determined, except for amounts estimated 
to be payable within twelve months that are included in current 
liabilities.

Other	Cash	Obligations	Not	Reflected	in	Balance	Sheet
The amounts reflected in the table above for purchase commit-
ments represent non-cancelable agreements to purchase goods 
or services. Such contracts include those for certain purchases 
of aircraft, aircraft modifications, vehicles, facilities, computers, 
printing and other equipment and advertising and promotions 
contracts. In addition, we have committed to modify our DC10 
aircraft for two-man cockpit configurations, which is reflected 
in the table above. Commitments to purchase aircraft in passen-
ger configuration do not include the attendant costs to modify 
these aircraft for cargo transport unless we have entered into a 
non-cancelable commitment. Open purchase orders that are can-
celable are not considered unconditional purchase obligations 
for financial reporting purposes and are not included in the table 
above. Such purchase orders often represent authorizations to 
purchase rather than binding agreements.

The amounts reflected in the table above for interest on long-term 
debt represent future interest payments due on our long-term 
debt, which are primarily fixed rate.

The amounts reflected in the table above for operating leases 
represent future minimum lease payments under non-cancelable 
operating leases (principally aircraft and facilities) with an initial 
or remaining term in excess of one year at May 31, 2007. In the 
past, we financed a significant portion of our aircraft needs (and 
certain other equipment needs) using operating leases (a type 
of “off-balance sheet financing”). At the time that the decision 
to lease was made, we determined that these operating leases 
would provide economic benefits favorable to ownership with 
respect to market values, liquidity or after-tax cash flows.

In accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in 
the United States, our operating leases are not recorded in our 
balance sheet. Credit rating agencies routinely use information 
concerning minimum lease payments required for our operating 
leases to calculate our debt capacity. In addition, we have guar-
antees under certain operating leases, amounting to $17 million 
as of May 31, 2007, for the residual values of vehicles and facili-
ties at the end of the respective operating lease periods. Although 
some of these leased assets may have a residual value at the 
end of the lease term that is less than the value specified in the 
related operating lease agreement, we do not believe it is prob-
able that we will be required to fund material amounts under the 
terms of these guarantee arrangements. Accordingly, no material 
accruals have been recognized for these guarantees.

Critical Accounting Estimates

The  preparation  of  financial  statements  in  accordance  with 
accounting principles generally accepted in the United States 
requires management to make significant judgments and esti-
mates to develop amounts reflected and disclosed in the financial 
statements. In many cases, there are alternative policies or esti-
mation techniques that could be used. We maintain a thorough 
process to review the application of our accounting policies 
and to evaluate the appropriateness of the many estimates that 
are required to prepare the financial statements of a complex, 
global corporation. However, even under optimal circumstances, 
estimates routinely require adjustment based on changing cir-
cumstances and new or better information.

The estimates discussed below include the financial statement 
elements that are either the most judgmental or involve the selec-
tion or application of alternative accounting policies and are 
material to our financial statements. Management has discussed 
the development and selection of these critical accounting esti-
mates with the Audit Committee of our Board of Directors and 
with our independent registered public accounting firm.

As discussed in the notes to our financial statements and previ-
ously in this MD&A, we are required to adopt new accounting 
rules for income taxes under FIN 48, commencing in 2008. While 
the adoption of FIN 48 will not have a material effect on our 
financial statements, its application substantially increases the 
sensitivities of the estimation process used in the accounting 
and reporting for tax contingencies. Therefore, we will add a 
“Contingencies, including Income Taxes” category to our criti-
cal accounting estimates in the first quarter of 2008.

Over the past several years, we have substantially improved 
and automated the rating and billing processes for our package 
businesses. As a result, our experience with invoice corrections 
and bad debts has improved markedly, as has the accuracy of 
our revenue estimates for shipments not yet billed at period end. 
Therefore, substantially less judgment is required in the report-
ing of revenue and we have concluded that revenue recognition 
will no longer be considered a critical accounting estimate com-
mencing in 2008.

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retirement plans
Overview. We sponsor programs that provide retirement ben-
efits to most of our employees. These programs include defined 
benefit pension plans, defined contribution plans and retiree 
healthcare plans. The accounting for pension and healthcare 
plans includes numerous assumptions, such as: discount rates; 
expected long-term investment returns on plan assets; future sal-
ary increases; employee turnover; mortality; and retirement ages. 
These assumptions most significantly impact our U.S. domestic 
pension plan.

A summary of our retirement plans costs over the past three 
years is as follows (in millions):

  U.S. domestic pension plans 
International pension and
  defined contribution plans 

  U.S. domestic defined
  contribution plans 
  Retiree healthcare plans 

2007 

$	442 

2006 

$ 400 

2005

$ 337

  49	

  45 

  41

 152 
  55	
$	698 

 147 
	 73 
$ 665 

 136
  68
$ 582

The determination of our annual retirement plans cost is highly 
sensitive  to  changes  in  the  assumptions  discussed  above 
because we have a large active workforce, a significant amount 
of assets in the pension plans, and the payout of benefits will 
occur over an extended period in the future. Total retirement 
plans cost increased approximately $33 million in 2007, $83 mil-
lion in 2006 and $37 million in 2005, primarily due to changes to 
these assumptions.

In February 2007, we announced changes to modernize certain of 
our retirement programs over the next two fiscal years. Effective 
January 1, 2008, we will increase the annual company matching 
contribution under the largest of our 401(k) plans covering most 
employees from $500 to a maximum of 3.5% of eligible compensa-
tion. Employees not participating in the 401(k) plan as of January 
1, 2008 will be automatically enrolled at 3% of eligible pay with 
a company match of 2% of eligible pay. Effective May 31, 2008, 
benefits previously accrued under our primary pension plans 
using a traditional pension benefit formula will be capped for 
most employees, and those benefits will be payable beginning 
at retirement. Beginning June 1, 2008, future pension benefits for 
most employees will be accrued under a cash balance formula 
we call the Portable Pension Account. These changes will not 
affect the benefits of current retirees.

Under the Portable Pension Account, the retirement benefit is 
expressed as a dollar amount in a notional account that grows 
with annual credits based on pay, age and years of credited ser-
vice and interest on the notional account balance. An employee’s 
pay credits are determined each year under a graded formula 
that combines age with years of service for points. The plan inter-
est credit rate will vary from year to year based on the selected 
U.S. Treasury index, with a minimum rate of 4% or the one-year 
Treasury Constant Maturities rate and a maximum rate based on 
the average 30-year Treasury rate.

Under the new programs, we expect the long-term costs and 
funding for our retirement plans will approximate those under 
the current design. However, we expect that the costs of our 
retirement plans will become more predictable, as we reduce 
highly volatile pension costs in favor of more predictable 401(k) 
costs associated with our matching contributions. These retire-
ment plan changes were contemplated in our February 28, 2007 
actuarial measurement and reduced the impact on shareholders’ 
equity of adopting SFAS 158 by $1 billion. Because it will take 
several years to fully implement the increases to our 401(k) plan 
contributions, we will realize a net retirement plans cost reduc-
tion in the near term from these changes.

Retirement plans cost in 2008 is expected to be approximately 
$615 million, a decrease of $83 million from 2007. This expected 
decrease in cost is due to the retirement plan design changes 
described above, which will be partially offset by changes in 
assumptions related to plan asset rate of return, mortality, ben-
efit age for deferred vested participants and pilot-specific benefit 
formula and salary increases. Retirement plans cost is included 
in the “Salaries and Employee Benefits” caption in our consoli-
dated income statements.

As part of our strategy to manage future pension costs and net 
funded status volatility, we are also in the process of re-evaluat-
ing our pension investment strategy. We have decided to move 
certain equity investments out of actively managed funds and into 
index funds. Also, we are currently evaluating the mix of invest-
ments between equities and fixed income securities, whose cash 
flows will more closely align with the cash flows of our pension 
obligations. Based on these considerations, we have reduced 
our estimated long-term rate of return on plan assets from 9.1% 
to 8.5% for 2008.

Pension Cost. Of all of our retirement plans, our largest qualified 
U.S. domestic pension plan is the most significant and subjective. 
The components of pension cost for all pension plans recognized 
in our income statements are as follows (in millions):

Service cost 
Interest cost 
Expected return on plan assets 
Recognized actuarial
losses and other 

2007 

$	540 
 707 
 (930) 

 150 
$	467 

2006 

$  473 
  642 
 (811) 

  121 
$  425 

2005

$  417
  579
 (707)

  72
$  361

Following is a discussion of the key estimates we consider in 
determining our pension costs:

Discount Rate. This is the interest rate used to discount the 
estimated future benefit payments that have been accrued to 
date (the projected benefit obligation, or PBO) to their net pres-
ent value. The discount rate is determined each year at the plan 
measurement date (February 28) and affects the succeeding 
year’s pension cost. A decrease in the discount rate increases 
pension expense.

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This  assumption  is  highly  sensitive,  as  the  following  table 
illustrates:

2008 
2007 
2006 
2005 

Discount 

Rate (1) 

n/a 
6.012% 
5.912% 
6.285% 

Sensitivity (in millions) (2)
PBO

Expense 

$2.1 
2.5 
2.1 
1.8 

n/a
$19
21
16

(1) The discount rate in effect at the end of a given fiscal year affects the current year’s 
projected benefit obligation (PBO) and the succeeding year’s pension expense. 
(2) Sensitivities show the impact on expense and the PBO of a one-basis-point change in the 
discount rate. 

We determine the discount rate (which is required to be the 
rate at which the projected benefit obligation could be effec-
tively settled as of the measurement date) with the assistance 
of actuaries, who calculate the yield on a theoretical portfolio 
of high-grade corporate bonds (rated Aa or better) with cash 
flows that generally match our expected benefit payments in 
future years. This bond modeling technique allows for the use of 
non-callable and make-whole bonds that meet certain screen-
ing criteria to ensure that the selected bonds with a call feature 
have a low probability of being called. To the extent scheduled 
bond proceeds exceed the estimated benefit payments in a given 
period, the yield calculation assumes those excess proceeds are 
reinvested at the one-year forward rates implied by the Citigroup 
Pension Discount Curve. The trend of declines in the discount rate 
negatively affected our primary domestic pension plan expense 
by $89 million in 2007, $101 million in 2006 and $32 million in 2005. 
Pension costs will be favorably affected in 2008 by approximately 
$27 million due to the slight increase in the discount rate.

Plan Assets. Pension plan assets are invested primarily in listed 
securities. Our pension plans hold only a minimal investment in 
FedEx common stock that is entirely at the discretion of third-party 
pension fund investment managers. The estimated average rate of 
return on plan assets is a long-term, forward-looking assumption 
that also materially affects our pension cost. It is required to be 
the expected future long-term rate of earnings on plan assets. At 
February 28, 2007, with approximately $11.3 billion of plan assets, 
a one-basis-point change in this assumption for our domestic 
pension plans affects pension cost by approximately $1.1 million. 
We have assumed an 8.5% compound geometric long-term rate 
of return on our principal U.S. domestic pension plan assets for 
2008, down from 9.1% in 2007, as discussed above.

Establishing the expected future rate of investment return on our 
pension assets is a judgmental matter. Management considers 
the following factors in determining this assumption:

• the duration of our pension plan liabilities, which drives the 
investment  strategy  we  can  employ  with  our  pension  plan 
assets;

• the types of investment classes in which we invest our pension 
plan assets and the expected compound geometric return we 
can reasonably expect those investment classes to earn over 
the next 10- to 15-year time period (or such other time period 
that may be appropriate); and

• the investment returns we can reasonably expect our active 
investment management program to achieve in excess of the 
returns we could expect if investments were made strictly in 
indexed funds.

As noted above, we have refined our investment strategy and 
lowered the long-term rate of return for 2008. To support our 
conclusions, we periodically commission asset/liability studies 
performed by third-party professional investment advisors and 
actuaries to assist us in our reviews. These studies project our 
estimated future pension payments and evaluate the efficiency of 
the allocation of our pension plan assets into various investment 
categories. These studies also generate probability-adjusted 
expected future returns on those assets. The following table 
summarizes our current asset allocation strategy:

Asset Class 

Domestic equities 
International equities 
Private equities 
  Total equities 
Long duration fixed

income securities 

Other fixed income securities 

Percent of Plan Assets at Measurement Date

2007 

2006

Actual 

Target 

Actual 

Target

52%	
21	
3	
76	

53% 
17 
5 
75 

54% 
20 
3 
77 

53%
17
5
75

15	
9	
100%	

15 
10 
100% 

14 
9 
100% 

15
10
100%

The actual historical return on our U.S. pension plan assets, 
calculated on a compound geometric basis, was 9.8%, net of 
investment manager fees, for the 15-year period ended February 
28, 2007. In addition, our actual return on plan assets exceeded 
the estimated return in each of the past four fiscal years.

Pension expense is also affected by the accounting policy used 
to determine the value of plan assets at the measurement date. 
We use a calculated-value method to determine the value of plan 
assets, which helps mitigate short-term volatility in market per-
formance (both increases and decreases). Another method used 
in practice applies the market value of plan assets at the mea-
surement date. The application of the calculated-value method 
equaled the result from applying the market-value method for 
2005 through 2007.

Salary  Increases.  The  assumed  future  increase  in  salaries 
and wages is also a key estimate in determining pension cost. 
Generally,  we  correlate  changes  in  estimated  future  salary 
increases to changes in the discount rate (since that is an indi-
cator of general inflation and cost of living adjustments) and 
general estimated levels of profitability (since most incentive 
compensation is a component of pensionable wages). Our aver-
age future salary increases based on age and years of service 
were 3.46% for 2007 and 3.15% for 2006 and 2005. Future salary 
increases are estimated to be 4.47% for our 2008 pension costs, 
reflecting the impact of the modernization of our retirement plans 
(discussed above). In the future, a one-basis-point across-the-
board change in the rate of estimated future salary increases will 
have an immaterial impact on our pension costs.

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Following is information concerning the funded status of our 
 pension plans as of May 31 (in millions):

2007	(1) 

2006

Funded	Status	of	Plans:
Projected benefit obligation (PBO) 
Fair value of plan assets 
PBO in excess of plan assets 
Unrecognized actuarial losses and other 
Net amount recognized 

$	12,209 
 11,506 
(703) 
22(2) 
(681) 

$	

–(4) 
1	

$	

Components	of	Amounts	Included	in	Balance	Sheets:
Prepaid pension cost 
Noncurrent pension assets 
Current pension, postretirement
  healthcare and other 
  benefit obligations 
Accrued pension liability 
Minimum pension liability	
Noncurrent pension, postretirement
  healthcare and other benefit obligations 
Accumulated other comprehensive income 
Intangible asset and other 
Net amount recognized 

$	

(658)	
–(4) 
–(4) 
(681) 

(24)	
–(4) 
–(4) 

$ 12,153
 10,130
 (2,023)
  3,119(3)
$  1,096

$  1,349
–

–
(253)
(122)

–
112 
10
$  1,096

Cash	Amounts:
Cash contributions during the year 
Benefit payments during the year 

$	
$	

524 
261 

$ 
$ 

492
228

(1) Incorporates the provisions of SFAS 158 adopted on May 31, 2007.  
(2) Amounts for 2007 represent only employer contributions after measurement date, as 
unrecognized net actuarial loss, unamortized prior service cost and unrecognized net transition 
amount were not applicable in 2007 due to adoption of SFAS 158. 
(3) Amounts for 2006 consist of unrecognized net actuarial loss, unamortized prior service cost, 
unrecognized net transition amount and employer contributions after measurement date. 
(4) Not applicable for 2007 due to adoption of SFAS 158.

The funded status of the plans reflects a snapshot of the state of 
our long-term pension liabilities at the plan measurement date. 
Our plans remain adequately funded to provide benefits to our 
employees as they come due and current benefit payments are 
nominal compared to our total plan assets (benefit payments for 
2007 were approximately 2% of plan assets). As described previ-
ously in this MD&A, the adoption of SFAS 158 resulted in a $982 
million charge to shareholders’ equity in accumulated other com-
prehensive income from the elimination of our prepaid pension 
asset of $1.4 billion and an increase in other postretirement ben-
efit liabilities of $120 million, net of tax. Under SFAS 158 we are 
required to recognize the funded status of the PBO and cannot 
defer actuarial gains and losses even though such items continue 
to be deferred for the determination of pension expense.

We made tax-deductible voluntary contributions of $482 million in 
2007 and $456 million in 2006 to our qualified U.S. domestic pen-
sion plans. We expect approximately $10 million of contributions 
to such plans to be legally required in 2008, and we currently 
expect to make tax-deductible voluntary contributions to our 
qualified plans in 2008 at levels approximating those in 2007.

Cumulative unrecognized actuarial losses for  pension  plans 
expense determination were approximately $3.3 billion through 
February  28,  2007,  compared  to  $3.0  billion  at  February  28, 
2006. These unrecognized losses primarily reflect the declin-
ing discount rate from 2002 through 2006 and other changes in 
assumptions. A portion is also attributable to the differences 

between expected and actual asset returns, which are being 
amortized over future periods. These unrecognized losses may 
be recovered in future periods through actuarial gains. However, 
unless they are below a corridor amount, these unrecognized 
actuarial losses are required to be amortized and recognized in 
future periods. For example, projected U.S. domestic plan pen-
sion expense for 2008 includes $162 million of amortization of 
these actuarial losses versus $136 million in 2007, $107 million in 
2006 and $60 million in 2005.

self-insurance accruals
We are self-insured up to certain limits for costs associated with 
workers’ compensation claims, vehicle accidents and general 
business liabilities, and benefits paid under employee healthcare 
and long-term disability programs. At May 31, 2007 there were 
approximately $1.3 billion of self-insurance accruals reflected in 
our balance sheet ($1.2 billion at May 31, 2006). In 2007 approxi-
mately 41% of these accruals were classified as current liabilities 
and in 2006 approximately 43% of self-insurance accruals were 
classified as current liabilities.

The measurement of these costs requires the consideration 
of  historical  cost  experience,  judgments  about  the  present 
and expected levels of cost per claim and retention levels. We 
account for these costs primarily through actuarial methods, 
which develop estimates of the undiscounted liability for claims 
incurred, including those claims incurred but not reported, on 
a quarterly basis for material accruals. These methods provide 
estimates of future ultimate claim costs based on claims incurred 
as of the balance sheet date. We self-insure up to certain limits 
that vary by operating company and type of risk. Periodically, we 
evaluate the level of insurance coverage and adjust insurance 
levels based on risk tolerance and premium expense. Historically, 
it has been infrequent that incurred claims exceeded our self-
insured limits. Other acceptable methods of accounting for these 
accruals include measurement of claims outstanding and pro-
jected payments based on historical development factors.

We believe the use of actuarial methods to account for these lia-
bilities provides a consistent and effective way to measure these 
highly judgmental accruals. However, the use of any estimation 
technique in this area is inherently sensitive given the magni-
tude of claims involved and the length of time until the ultimate 
cost is known. We believe our recorded obligations for these 
expenses are consistently measured on a conservative basis. 
Nevertheless, changes in healthcare costs, accident frequency 
and severity, insurance retention levels and other factors can 
materially affect the estimates for these liabilities.

lOng-liveD assets
Property and Equipment. Our key businesses are capital intensive, 
with more than 53% of our total assets invested in our transpor-
tation and information systems infrastructures. We capitalize 
only those costs that meet the definition of capital assets under 
accounting standards. Accordingly, repair and maintenance costs 
that do not extend the useful life of an asset or are not part of the 
cost of acquiring the asset are expensed as incurred. However, 
consistent with industry practice, we capitalize certain aircraft-
related major maintenance costs on one of our aircraft fleet types 
and amortize these costs over their estimated service lives.

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The depreciation or amortization of our capital assets over their 
estimated useful lives, and the determination of any salvage 
values, requires management to make judgments about future 
events. Because we utilize many of our capital assets over rela-
tively long periods (the majority of aircraft costs are depreciated 
over 15 to 18 years), we periodically evaluate whether adjustments 
to our estimated service lives or salvage values are necessary 
to ensure these estimates properly match the economic use of 
the asset. This evaluation may result in changes in the estimated 
lives and residual values used to depreciate our aircraft and other 
equipment. These estimates affect the amount of depreciation 
expense recognized in a period and, ultimately, the gain or loss on 
the disposal of the asset. Historically, gains and losses on oper-
ating equipment have not been material (typically less than $15 
million annually). However, such amounts may differ materially in 
the future due to technological obsolescence, accident frequency, 
regulatory changes and other factors beyond our control.

Because of the lengthy lead times for aircraft manufacture and 
modifications, we must anticipate volume levels and plan our 
fleet requirements years in advance, and make commitments for 
aircraft based on those projections. These activities create risks 
that asset capacity may exceed demand and that an impairment 
of our assets may occur. In addition, aircraft purchases (primarily 
aircraft in passenger configuration) that have not been placed in 
service totaled $71 million at May 31, 2007 and $208 million at May 
31, 2006. We plan to modify these assets in the future to place 
them into operation.

The accounting test for whether an asset held for use is impaired 
involves first comparing the carrying value of the asset with its 
estimated future undiscounted cash flows. If the cash flows do 
not exceed the carrying value, the asset must be adjusted to its 
current fair value. Because the cash flows of our transportation 
networks cannot be identified to individual assets, and based on 
the ongoing profitability of our operations, we have not experi-
enced any significant impairment of assets to be held and used. 
However, from time to time we make decisions to remove certain 
long-lived assets from service based on projections of reduced 
capacity needs and those decisions may result in an impairment 
charge. Assets held for disposal must be adjusted to their esti-
mated fair values when the decision is made to dispose of the 
asset and certain other criteria are met. There were no material 
asset impairment charges recognized in 2007, 2006 or 2005.

Leases. We utilize operating leases to finance certain of our 
aircraft, facilities and equipment. Such arrangements typically 
shift the risk of loss on the residual value of the assets at the end 
of the lease period to the lessor. As disclosed in “Contractual 
Cash Obligations” and Note 7 to the accompanying consolidated 
financial statements, at May 31, 2007 we had approximately $13 
billion (on an undiscounted basis) of future commitments for pay-
ments under operating leases. The weighted-average remaining 
lease term of all operating leases outstanding at May 31, 2007 
was approximately seven years.

The future commitments for operating leases are not reflected as 
a liability in our balance sheet because these leases do not meet 
the accounting definition of capital leases. The determination of 
whether a lease is accounted for as a capital lease or an operating 
lease requires management to make estimates primarily about the 

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fair value of the asset and its estimated economic useful life. We 
believe we have well-defined and controlled processes for making 
this evaluation, including obtaining third-party appraisals for mate-
rial transactions to assist us in making these evaluations.

Goodwill. We have approximately $3.5 billion of goodwill in our 
balance sheet resulting from business acquisitions. Our busi-
ness acquisitions in 2007 contributed approximately $670 million 
in goodwill, as follows:

Segment 

FedEx Express 
FedEx Express 
FedEx Freight 
FedEx Express 

Acquisition 

DTW Group 
ANC 
FedEx National LTL 
Other 

Goodwill
(in millions)

$ 348
168
121
33
$ 670

The annual evaluation of goodwill impairment requires the use 
of estimates and assumptions to determine the fair value of our 
reporting units using a discounted cash flow methodology, such 
as: revenue growth rates; operating margins; discount rates and 
expected capital expenditures. Estimates used by management 
can significantly affect the outcome of the impairment test. Each 
year, independent of our goodwill impairment test, we update 
our weighted-average cost of capital calculation and perform 
a long-range planning analysis to project expected results of 
operations. Using this data, we complete a separate fair-value 
analysis for each of our reporting units. Changes in forecasted 
operations and other assumptions could materially affect these 
estimates. We compare the fair value of our reporting units to 
the carrying value, including goodwill, of each of those units. 
We performed our annual impairment tests in the fourth quarter 
of 2007. Because the fair value of each of our reporting units 
exceeded its carrying value, including goodwill, no additional 
testing or impairment charge was necessary.

Intangible Asset with an Indefinite Life. We have an intangible 
asset of $567 million associated with the Kinko’s trade name. 
This intangible asset is not amortized because it has an indefinite 
remaining useful life. We must review this asset for impairment on 
at least an annual basis. This annual evaluation requires the use 
of estimates about the future cash flows attributable to the Kinko’s 
trade name to determine the estimated fair value of the trade name. 
Changes in forecasted operations and changes in discount rates 
can materially affect this estimate. However, once an impairment 
of this intangible asset has been recorded, it cannot be reversed. 
We performed our annual impairment test in the fourth quarter of 
2007. Because the fair value of the trade name exceeded its car-
rying value, no impairment charge was necessary.

While FedEx Kinko’s experienced a slight revenue decline in 2007 
and decreased profitability in 2007 and 2006, we believe that our 
long-term growth and expansion strategies support our fair value 
conclusions. For both goodwill and recorded intangible assets at 
FedEx Kinko’s, the recoverability of these amounts is dependent 
on execution of key initiatives related to revenue growth, location 
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recognized through estimates using actual shipment volumes and 
historical trends of shipment size and length of haul. These esti-
mates are adjusted in subsequent months to the actual amounts 
invoiced. Due to strong system controls and shipment visibility, 
there is a low level of subjectivity inherent in these accrual pro-
cesses and the estimates have historically not varied significantly 
from actual amounts subsequently invoiced.

Shipments in Process. Because the majority of our shipments 
have short cycle times, less than 5% of a total month’s revenue is 
typically in transit at the end of a period. We periodically perform 
studies to measure the percentage of completion for shipments 
in process. At month end, we estimate the amount of revenue 
earned on shipments in process based on actual shipments picked 
up, the scheduled day of delivery, the day of the week on which 
the month ends (which affects the percentage of completion) and 
current trends in our average price for the respective services. 
We believe these estimates provide a reasonable approximation 
of the actual revenue earned at the end of a period.

Future Adjustments to Revenue and Accounts Receivable. In the 
transportation industry, pricing that is put in place may be subse-
quently adjusted due to continued negotiation of contract terms, 
earned discounts triggered by certain shipment volume thresholds, 
and/or no-fee money-back guarantee refunds caused by on-time 
service failures. We account for estimated future revenue adjust-
ments through a reserve against accounts receivable that takes 
into consideration historical experience and current trends. For 
2007, 2006 and 2005, revenue adjustments as a percentage of 
total revenue averaged approximately 1%. Due to our reliable 
on-time service, close communication with customers, strong 
revenue systems and minimal volume discounts in place, we 
have maintained a consistently low revenue adjustment per-
centage. A one-basis-point change in the revenue adjustment 
percentage would increase or decrease revenue adjustments 
by approximately $2 million.

While write-offs related to bad debts do occur from time to time, 
they are small compared to our total revenue and accounts 
receivable balances due to the small value of individual shipping 
transactions spread over a large customer base, our short credit 
terms and our strong credit and collection practices. Bad debt 
expense associated with credit losses has averaged approxi-
mately 0.3% in 2007, 0.4% in 2006 and 0.3% in 2005 of total revenue 
and reflects our strong credit management processes.

revenue recOgnitiOn
Historically, the policies adopted to recognize revenue have 
been deemed critical because an understanding of the account-
ing applied in this area is fundamental to assessing our overall 
financial performance and because revenue and revenue growth 
are key measures of financial performance in the marketplace. 
Revenue  recognition  will  no  longer  be  considered  a  critical 
accounting estimate category for 2008 due to the improvements 
we have made in our rating and billing processes, which have 
significantly reduced the level of management judgment applied 
in these areas.

Our businesses are primarily involved in the direct pickup and 
delivery of commercial package and freight shipments, as well 
as providing document solutions and business services. Our 
employees, independent contractors and agents are involved 
throughout the process and our operational, billing and account-
ing systems directly capture and control all relevant information 
necessary to record revenue, bill customers and collect amounts 
due to us. Certain of our transportation services are provided 
through independent contractors. FedEx is the principal to the 
transaction in most instances and in these cases revenue from 
these transactions is recognized on a gross basis. Costs associ-
ated with independent contractor settlements are recognized as 
incurred and included in the purchased transportation caption in 
the accompanying income statements.

We recognize revenue upon delivery of shipments for our trans-
portation businesses and upon completion of services for our 
business  services,  logistics  and  trade  services  businesses. 
Transportation industry practice includes four acceptable meth-
ods for revenue recognition for shipments in process at the end 
of an accounting period, two of which are predominant: (1) rec-
ognize all revenue and the related delivery costs when shipments 
are delivered or (2) recognize a portion of the revenue earned 
for shipments that have been picked up but not yet delivered 
at period end and accrue delivery costs as incurred. We use 
the second method and recognize the portion of revenue earned 
at the balance sheet date for shipments in transit and accrue 
all delivery costs as incurred. We believe this accounting policy 
effectively and consistently matches revenue with expenses and 
recognizes liabilities as incurred.

Our contract logistics, global trade services and certain transpor-
tation businesses engage in some transactions wherein they act 
as agents. Revenue from these transactions is recorded on a net 
basis. Net revenue includes billings to customers less third-party 
charges, including transportation or handling costs, fees, com-
missions, taxes and duties. These amounts are not material.

There are three key estimates that are included in the recognition 
and measurement of our revenue and related accounts receiv-
able under the policies described above: (1) estimates for unbilled 
revenue on shipments that have been delivered; (2) estimates for 
revenue associated with shipments in transit; and (3) estimates 
for future adjustments to revenue or accounts receivable for bill-
ing adjustments and bad debts.

Unbilled Revenue. There is a time lag between the completion of 
a shipment and the generation of an invoice that varies by cus-
tomer and operating company. Accordingly, unbilled revenue is 

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Market Risk Sensitive Instruments  
and Positions

sensitivity analysis of the effects of changes in foreign currency 
exchange rates does not factor in a potential change in sales 
levels or local currency prices.

Interest Rates. While we currently have market risk sensitive 
instruments related to interest rates, we have no significant expo-
sure to changing interest rates on our long-term debt because the 
interest rates are fixed on the majority of our long-term debt. At 
May 31, 2007, we had approximately $500 million of outstanding 
floating-rate senior unsecured debt issued in August 2006. This 
floating-rate debt matures in August 2007. We have not employed 
interest rate hedging to mitigate the risks with respect to this bor-
rowing. A hypothetical 10% increase in the interest rate on our 
outstanding floating-rate debt would not have a material effect 
on our results of operations. In 2006, we had approximately $118 
million of outstanding floating-rate borrowings related to leases 
for two MD-11 aircraft that were consolidated under the provi-
sions of FIN 46, “Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities, an 
Interpretation of ARB No. 51.” FedEx Express purchased these air-
craft in March 2007, extinguishing this debt. As disclosed in Note 
6 to the accompanying consolidated financial statements, we had 
outstanding fixed-rate, long-term debt (exclusive of capital leases) 
with an estimated fair value of $2.4 billion at May 31, 2007 and 
$2.2 billion at May 31, 2006. Market risk for fixed-rate, long-term 
debt is estimated as the potential decrease in fair value resulting 
from a hypothetical 10% increase in interest rates and amounts 
to approximately $36 million as of May 31, 2007 and $42 million as 
of May 31, 2006. The underlying fair values of our long-term debt 
were estimated based on quoted market prices or on the current 
rates offered for debt with similar terms and maturities. 

Foreign Currency. While we are a global provider of transporta-
tion, e-commerce and business services, the substantial majority 
of our transactions are denominated in U.S. dollars. The distribu-
tion of our foreign currency denominated transactions is such 
that currency declines in some areas of the world are often offset 
by currency gains in other areas of the world. The principal for-
eign currency exchange rate risks to which we are exposed are 
in the euro, Chinese yuan, Canadian dollar, Great Britain pound 
and Japanese yen. During 2007 and 2006, we believe operating 
income was positively impacted due to foreign currency fluctua-
tions. However, favorable foreign currency fluctuations also may 
have had an offsetting impact on the price we obtained or the 
demand for our services. At May 31, 2007, the result of a uniform 
10% strengthening in the value of the dollar relative to the cur-
rencies in which our transactions are denominated would result 
in a decrease in operating income of approximately $151 million 
for 2008 (the comparable amount in the prior year was approxi-
mately $135 million). This theoretical calculation assumes that 
each exchange rate would change in the same direction relative 
to the U.S. dollar.

In practice, our experience is that exchange rates in the principal 
foreign markets where we have foreign currency denominated 
transactions tend to have offsetting fluctuations. Therefore, the 
calculation above is not indicative of our actual experience in 
foreign currency transactions. In addition to the direct effects of 
changes in exchange rates, fluctuations in exchange rates also 
affect the volume of sales or the foreign currency sales price 
as competitors’ services become more or less attractive. The 

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Commodity. We have market risk for changes in the price of jet and 
diesel fuel; however, this risk is largely mitigated by our fuel sur-
charges. Our fuel surcharges are closely linked to market prices 
for fuel. Therefore, a hypothetical 10% change in the price of fuel 
would not be expected to materially affect our earnings. However, 
our fuel surcharges have a lag that exists before they are adjusted 
for changes in fuel prices and fuel prices can fluctuate within 
certain ranges before resulting in a change in our fuel surcharges. 
Therefore, our operating income may be affected should the spot 
price of fuel suddenly change by a significant amount or change 
by amounts that do not result in a change in our fuel surcharges.

Other. We do not purchase or hold any derivative financial instru-
ments for trading purposes.

Risk Factors

Our financial and operating results are subject to many risks and 
uncertainties, as described below.

Our businesses depend on our strong reputation and the value of 
the FedEx brand. The FedEx brand name symbolizes high-quality 
service, reliability and speed. FedEx is one of the most widely 
recognized, trusted and respected brands in the world, and the 
FedEx brand is one of our most important and valuable assets. In 
addition, we have a strong reputation among customers and the 
general public for high standards of social and environmental 
responsibility and corporate governance and ethics. The FedEx 
brand name and our corporate reputation are powerful sales 
and marketing tools, and we devote significant resources to pro-
moting and protecting them. Adverse publicity (whether or not 
justified) relating to activities by our employees, contractors or 
agents could tarnish our reputation and reduce the value of our 
brand. Damage to our reputation and loss of brand equity could 
reduce demand for our services and thus have an adverse effect 
on our financial condition, liquidity and results of operations, as 
well as require additional resources to rebuild our reputation and 
restore the value of our brand.

We rely heavily on technology to operate our transportation 
and business networks, and any disruption to our technology 
infrastructure or the Internet could harm our operations and our 
reputation among customers. Our ability to attract and retain 
customers and to compete effectively depends in part upon the 
sophistication and reliability of our technology network, includ-
ing our ability to provide features of service that are important to 
our customers. Any disruption to the Internet or our technology 
infrastructure, including those impacting our computer systems 
and Web site, could adversely impact our customer service and 
our volumes and revenues and result in increased costs. While 
we have invested and continue to invest in technology security 
initiatives and disaster recovery plans, these measures cannot 
fully insulate us from technology disruptions and the resulting 
adverse effect on our operations and financial results.

MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS

Our businesses are capital intensive, and we must make capi-
tal expenditures based upon projected volume levels. We make 
significant investments in aircraft, vehicles, technology, package 
handling facilities, sort equipment, copy equipment and other 
capital to support our transportation and business networks. We 
also make significant investments to rebrand, integrate and grow 
the companies that we acquire. The amount and timing of capital 
investments depend on various factors, including our anticipated 
volume growth. For example, we must make commitments to pur-
chase or modify aircraft years before the aircraft are actually 
needed. We must predict volume levels and fleet requirements 
and make commitments for aircraft based on those projections. 
If we miss our projections, we could end up with too much or too 
little capacity relative to our shipping volumes.

We face intense competition. The transportation and business 
services markets are both highly competitive and sensitive to 
price and service. Some of our competitors have more financial 
resources than we do, or they are controlled or subsidized by 
foreign governments, which enables them to raise capital more 
easily. We believe we compete effectively with these companies – 
for example, by providing more reliable service at compensatory 
prices. However, our competitors determine the charges for their 
services. If the pricing environment becomes irrational, it could 
limit our ability to maintain or increase our prices (including our 
fuel surcharges in response to rising fuel costs) or to maintain or 
grow our market share. In addition, maintaining a broad portfo-
lio of services is important to keeping and attracting customers. 
While we believe we compete effectively through our current 
service offerings, if our competitors offer a broader range of ser-
vices or more effectively bundle their services, it could impede 
our ability to maintain or grow our market share.

If we do not effectively operate, integrate, leverage and grow 
acquired businesses, our financial results and reputation may 
suffer. Our strategy for long-term growth, productivity and profit-
ability depends in part on our ability to make prudent strategic 
acquisitions and to realize the benefits we expect when we make 
those acquisitions. In furtherance of this strategy, during 2007 
we acquired the LTL freight operations of Watkins Motor Lines 
(renamed FedEx National LTL) and made strategic acquisitions 
in China, the United Kingdom and India. While we expect these 
acquisitions to enhance our value proposition to customers and 
improve our long-term profitability, there can be no assurance 
that we will realize our expectations within the time frame we 
have established, if at all. We acquired FedEx Kinko’s in February 
2004 to expand our portfolio of business services and enhance 
our ability to provide package-shipping services to small- and 
medium-sized business customers through its network of retail 
locations. However, FedEx Kinko’s financial performance has not 
yet met our expectations. Accordingly, we have undertaken key 
initiatives at FedEx Kinko’s relating to revenue growth, network 
expansion and improved profitability. There can be no assurance 
that our acquisitions will be successful or that we can continue 
to support the value we allocate to these acquired businesses, 
including their goodwill or other intangible assets.

Our transportation businesses may be impacted by the price and 
availability of fuel. We must purchase large quantities of fuel to 
operate our aircraft and vehicles, and the price and availability 

of fuel can be unpredictable and beyond our control. To date, 
we have been successful in mitigating the impact of higher fuel 
costs through our indexed fuel surcharges, as the amount of the 
surcharges is closely linked to the market prices for fuel. If we 
are unable to maintain or increase our fuel surcharges because 
of competitive pricing pressures or some other reason, fuel costs 
could adversely impact our operating results. In addition, disrup-
tions in the supply of fuel could have a negative impact on our 
ability to operate our transportation networks.

FedEx Ground relies on owner-operators to conduct its operations, 
and the status of these owner-operators as independent contrac-
tors, rather than employees, is being challenged. FedEx Ground’s 
use of independent contractors is well suited to the needs of the 
ground delivery business and its customers. We are involved in 
numerous purported class-action lawsuits and other proceedings, 
however, that claim that these owner-operators should be treated 
as employees and not independent contractors. We expect to 
incur certain costs, including legal fees, in defending the status of 
FedEx Ground’s owner-operators as independent contractors. We 
strongly believe that the owner-operators are properly classified 
as independent contractors and that we will prevail in our defense. 
However, adverse determinations in these matters could, among 
other things, entitle some of our contractors to the reimbursement 
of certain expenses and to the benefit of wage-and-hour laws 
and result in employment and withholding tax liability for FedEx 
Ground. Moreover, if FedEx Ground is compelled to convert its 
independent contractors to employees, our operating costs could 
increase and we could incur significant capital outlays.

Increased security requirements could impose substantial costs 
on us, especially at FedEx Express. As a result of concerns about 
global terrorism and homeland security, governments around the 
world are adopting or are considering adopting stricter security 
requirements that will increase operating costs for businesses, 
including those in the transportation industry. For example, in 
May 2006, the U.S. Transportation Security Administration (“TSA”) 
adopted new rules enhancing many of the security requirements 
for air cargo on both passenger and all-cargo aircraft, and in May 
2007, the TSA issued a revised model all-cargo aircraft security 
program for implementing the new rules. Together with other 
all-cargo aircraft operators, we have filed comments with the 
TSA requesting clarification regarding several provisions in the 
revised model program. Until the requirements for our security 
program under the new rules are finalized, we cannot determine 
the effect that these new rules will have on our cost structure 
or our operating results. It is reasonably possible, however, that 
these rules or other future security requirements for air cargo 
carriers could impose material costs on us.

The regulatory environment for global aviation rights may impact 
our air operations. Our extensive air network is critical to our suc-
cess. Our right to serve foreign points is subject to the approval 
of the Department of Transportation and generally requires a 
bilateral agreement between the United States and foreign gov-
ernments. In addition, we must obtain the permission of foreign 
governments to provide specific flights and services. Regulatory 
actions affecting global aviation rights or a failure to obtain or 
maintain aviation rights in important international markets could 
impair our ability to operate our air network.

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We are directly affected by the state of the economy. While the 
global, or macro-economic, risks listed above apply to most com-
panies, we are particularly vulnerable. The transportation industry 
is highly cyclical and especially susceptible to trends in economic 
activity. Our primary business is to transport goods, so our busi-
ness levels are directly tied to the purchase and production of 
goods — key macro-economic measurements. When individuals 
and companies purchase and produce fewer goods, we trans-
port fewer goods. In addition, we have a relatively high fixed-cost 
structure, which is difficult to adjust to match shifting volume 
levels. Moreover, as we grow our international business, we are 
increasingly affected by the health of the global economy.

Forward-Looking Statements

Certain statements in this report, including (but not limited to) those 
contained in “Outlook (including segment outlooks),” “Liquidity,” 
“Capital Resources,” “Contractual Cash Obligations” and “Critical 
Accounting Estimates,” and the “Retirement Plans” note to the 
consolidated financial statements, are “forward-looking” state-
ments within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation 
Reform Act of 1995 with respect to our financial condition, results 
of operations, cash flows, plans, objectives, future performance 
and business. Forward-looking statements include those preceded 
by, followed by or that include the words “may,” “could,” “would,” 
“should,” “believes,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “plans,” “esti-
mates,” “targets,” “projects,” “intends” or similar expressions. 
These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertain-
ties. Actual results may differ materially from those contemplated 
(expressed  or  implied)  by  such  forward-looking  statements, 
because of, among other things, the risk factors identified above 
and the other risks and uncertainties you can find in our press 
releases and other SEC filings.

As a result of these and other factors, no assurance can be given 
as to our future results and achievements. Accordingly, a forward-
looking statement is neither a prediction nor a guarantee of future 
events or circumstances and those future events or circumstances 
may not occur. You should not place undue reliance on the forward-
looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this report. 
We are under no obligation, and we expressly disclaim any obliga-
tion, to update or alter any forward-looking statements, whether as 
a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

We are also subject to risks and uncertainties that affect many 
other businesses, including:

• the impact of any international conflicts or terrorist activities on 
the United States and global economies in general, the trans-
portation industry or us in particular, and what effects these 
events will have on our costs or the demand for our services;

• any impacts on our businesses resulting from new domestic or 
international government laws and regulation, including tax, 
accounting, labor or environmental rules;

• our ability to manage our cost structure for capital expenditures 
and operating expenses and match them to shifting customer 
volume levels;

• changes in foreign currency exchange rates, especially in the 
euro, Chinese yuan, Canadian dollar, Great Britain pound and 
Japanese yen, which can affect our sales levels and foreign 
currency sales prices;

• our ability to maintain good relationships with our employees 
and prevent attempts by labor organizations to organize groups 
of our employees, which could significantly increase our oper-
ating costs;

• a shortage of qualified labor and our ability to mitigate this 
shortage through recruiting and retention efforts and produc-
tivity gains;

• increasing costs for employee benefits, especially pension and 

healthcare benefits;

• significant changes in the volumes of shipments transported 
through our networks, customer demand for our various ser-
vices or the prices we obtain for our services;

• market acceptance of our new service and growth initiatives;

• any liability resulting from and the costs of defending against 
class-action litigation, such as wage-and-hour claims, and any 
other legal proceedings;

• the impact of technology developments on our operations and 
on demand for our services (for example, the impact that low-
cost home copiers and printers are having on demand for FedEx 
Kinko’s copy services);

• adverse weather conditions or natural disasters, such as earth-
quakes and hurricanes, which can damage our property, disrupt 
our operations, increase fuel costs and adversely affect ship-
ment levels;

• widespread outbreak of an illness or any other communicable 

disease, or any other public health crisis; and

• availability of financing on terms acceptable to us and our abil-
ity to maintain our current credit ratings, especially given the 
capital intensity of our operations.

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Management’s Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 
13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended). Our internal control over financial reporting includes, 
among other things, defined policies and procedures for conducting and governing our business, sophisticated information systems 
for processing transactions and a properly staffed, professional internal audit department. Mechanisms are in place to monitor the 
effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting and actions are taken to correct deficiencies identified. Our procedures 
for financial reporting include the active involvement of senior management, our Audit Committee and our staff of highly qualified 
financial and legal professionals.

Management, with the participation of our principal executive and financial officers, assessed our internal control over financial 
reporting as of May 31, 2007, the end of our fiscal year. Management based its assessment on criteria established in Internal Control –   
Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (the COSO criteria).

Based on this assessment, management has concluded that our internal control over financial reporting was effective as of 
May 31, 2007.

Our independent registered public accounting firm, Ernst & Young LLP, audited management’s assessment and the effectiveness of 
our internal control over financial reporting. Ernst & Young LLP has issued their report concurring with management’s assessment, 
which is included in this Annual Report.

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FEDEX CORPORATION

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

The Board of Directors and Stockholders
FedEx Corporation

We have audited management’s assessment, included in the accompanying Management’s Report on Internal Control Over Financial 
Reporting, that FedEx Corporation maintained effective internal control over financial reporting as of May 31, 2007, based on crite-
ria established in Internal Control – Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway 
Commission (the COSO criteria). FedEx Corporation’s management is responsible for maintaining effective internal control over financial 
reporting and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting. Our responsibility is to express an 
opinion on management’s assessment and an opinion on the effectiveness of the company’s internal control over financial reporting 
based on our audit.

We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those 
standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether effective internal control over 
financial reporting was maintained in all material respects. Our audit included obtaining an understanding of internal control over 
financial reporting, evaluating management’s assessment, testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal 
control, and performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audit provides 
a reasonable basis for our opinion.

A company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliabil-
ity of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted 
accounting principles. A company’s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to 
the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of 
the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial state-
ments in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being 
made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance 
regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company’s assets that could have a 
material effect on the financial statements.

Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections 
of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes 
in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

In our opinion, management’s assessment that FedEx Corporation maintained effective internal control over financial reporting as of 
May 31, 2007, is fairly stated, in all material respects, based on the COSO criteria. Also, in our opinion, FedEx Corporation maintained, 
in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of May 31, 2007, based on the COSO criteria.

We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the con-
solidated balance sheets of FedEx Corporation as of May 31, 2007 and 2006, and related consolidated statements of income, changes 
in stockholders’ investment and comprehensive income, and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended May 31, 2007 
of FedEx Corporation and our report dated July 9, 2007 expressed an unqualified opinion thereon.

Memphis, Tennessee
July 9, 2007

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Consolidated Statements of Income 

(In millions, except per share amounts) 

REVENUES 
Operating	Expenses:
  Salaries and employee benefits 
  Purchased transportation 
  Rentals and landing fees 
  Depreciation and amortization 
  Fuel   
  Maintenance and repairs 
  Other 

OPERATING	INCOME 
Other	Income	(Expense): 

Interest expense 
Interest income 

  Other, net 

Income	Before	Income	Taxes 
Provision	for	Income	Taxes 
NET	INCOME 
BASIC	EARNINGS	PER	COMMON	SHARE 
DILUTED	EARNINGS	PER	COMMON	SHARE 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

2007 

$	35,214	

 13,740 
  3,873 
  2,343 
  1,742	
  3,533	
  1,952 
  4,755 
 31,938 

  3,276	

(136) 
83	
(8) 
(61) 
  3,215	
  1,199	
$	 2,016	
$	 6.57 
$	 6.48	

Years ended May 31,

2006 

$ 32,294 

 12,571 
  3,251 
  2,390 
  1,550 
  3,256 
  1,777 
  4,485 
 29,280 

  3,014 

(142) 
38 
(11) 
(115) 
  2,899 
  1,093 
$  1,806 
$  5.94 
$  5.83 

2005

$ 29,363

 11,963
  2,935
  2,299
  1,462
  2,317
  1,695
  4,221
 26,892

  2,471

(160)
21
(19)
(158)
  2,313
864
$  1,449
$  4.81
$  4.72

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Consolidated Balance Sheets 

(In millions, except per share data) 

ASSETS
Current	Assets
  Cash and cash equivalents 
  Receivables, less allowances of $136 and $144 
  Spare parts, supplies and fuel, less allowances of $156 and $150 
  Deferred income taxes 
  Prepaid expenses and other 

  Total current assets 

Property	and	Equipment,	at	Cost
  Aircraft and related equipment 
  Package handling and ground support equipment 
  Computer and electronic equipment 
  Vehicles 
  Facilities and other 

  Less accumulated depreciation and amortization 

  Net property and equipment 

Other	Long-Term	Assets
  Goodwill 
  Prepaid pension cost 

Intangible and other assets 
  Total other long-term assets	

LIABILITIES	AND	STOCKHOLDERS’	INVESTMENT
Current	Liabilities
  Current portion of long-term debt 
  Accrued salaries and employee benefits 
  Accounts payable 
  Accrued expenses 

  Total current liabilities 

Long-Term	Debt,	Less	Current	Portion 
Other	Long-Term	Liabilities
  Deferred income taxes 
  Pension, postretirement healthcare and other benefit obligations 
  Self-insurance accruals 
  Deferred lease obligations 
  Deferred gains, principally related to aircraft transactions 
  Other liabilities 

  Total other long-term liabilities 

Commitments	and	Contingencies	
Common	Stockholders’	Investment 
  Common stock, $0.10 par value; 800 million shares authorized; 308 million shares

issued for 2007 and 306 million shares issued for 2006 

  Additional paid-in capital 
  Retained earnings 
  Accumulated other comprehensive loss 
  Treasury stock 

	 Total common stockholders’ investment	

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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May 31,

2007 

2006

$	 1,569 
	 3,942 
338 
536 
244 
  6,629 

  9,593 
  3,889 
  4,685 
  2,561 
  6,362 
	27,090 
	14,454 
	12,636 

	 3,497 
– 
  1,238	
	 4,735	
$	24,000 

639 
$	
	 1,354 
	 2,016 
	 1,419 
  5,428 
	 2,007 

897 
	 1,164 
759 
655 
343 
91 
	 3,909 

31 
  1,689 
	11,970 
	(1,030) 
(4)	
	12,656 
$	24,000 

$  1,937
  3,516
308
539
164
  6,464

  8,611
  3,558
  4,331
  2,203
  5,371
 24,074
 13,304
 10,770

  2,825
  1,349
  1,282
  5,456
$ 22,690

$ 
850
  1,325
  1,908
  1,390
  5,473
  1,592

  1,367
944
692
658
373
80
  4,114

31
  1,438
 10,068
(24)
(2)
 11,511
$ 22,690

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
	
	
	
	
 
	
 
 
 
	
 
	
 
	
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
	
 
	
 
 
 
	
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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows 

(In millions) 

OPERATING	ACTIVITIES
  Net income 
  Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash provided by operating activities:

  Depreciation and amortization 
  Provision for uncollectible accounts 
  Deferred income taxes and other noncash items 
  Lease accounting charge 
  Excess tax benefits on the exercise of stock options 
  Stock-based compensation 
  Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of the effects of

  businesses acquired:

  Receivables 
  Other current assets 
  Pension assets and liabilities, net 
  Accounts payable and other operating liabilities 
  Other, net 

Cash provided by operating activities 

INVESTING	ACTIVITIES
  Capital expenditures 
  Business acquisitions, net of cash acquired 
  Proceeds from asset dispositions 
  Other, net 
Cash used in investing activities 

FINANCING	ACTIVITIES
  Principal payments on debt 
  Proceeds from debt issuances 
  Proceeds from stock issuances 
  Excess tax benefits on the exercise of stock options 
  Dividends paid 
  Other, net 
Cash provided by (used in) financing activities 

CASH	AND	CASH	EQUIVALENTS
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents 
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period 
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

2007 

$	2,016 

  1,742 
  106 
37 
– 
– 
  103 

  (323) 
(85) 
(69) 
66 
(30) 
  3,563 

 (2,882) 
 (1,310) 
68	
– 
 (4,124) 

	 (906) 
	 1,054	
  115	
45 
	 (110) 
(5) 
  193	

	 (368) 
	1,937	
$	1,569 

Years ended May 31,

2006 

$ 1,806 

  1,548 
121 
159 
79 
62 
37 

(319) 
(38) 
(71) 
346 
(54) 
  3,676 

 (2,518) 
– 
64 
– 
 (2,454) 

(369) 
– 
144 
– 
(97) 
(2) 
(324) 

898 
  1,039 
$ 1,937 

2005

$ 1,449

  1,462
101
40
–
36
32

(235)
(26)
(118)
365
11
  3,117

 (2,236)
(122)
12
(2)
 (2,348)

(791)
–
99
–
(84)
–
(776)

(7)
  1,046
$ 1,039

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Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’  
Investment and Comprehensive Income 

(In millions, except share data) 

BALANCE	AT	MAY	31,	2004 
Net income 
Foreign currency translation adjustment, 
  net of deferred taxes of $5 
Minimum pension liability adjustment, 
  net of deferred taxes of $1 

	 Total	comprehensive	income 

Cash dividends declared ($0.29 per share) 
Employee incentive plans and other 

(2,767,257 shares issued) 

BALANCE	AT	MAY	31,	2005 
Net income 
Foreign currency translation adjustment, 
  net of deferred taxes of $3 
Minimum pension liability adjustment, 
  net of deferred taxes of $24 

  Total	comprehensive	income 

Cash dividends declared ($0.33 per share) 
Employee incentive plans and other 

(3,579,766 shares issued) 

BALANCE	AT	MAY	31,	2006 
Net income 
Foreign currency translation adjustment, 
  net of deferred taxes of $8 
Minimum pension liability adjustment, 
  net of deferred taxes of $24 

	 Total	comprehensive	income	

Retirement plans adjustment in connection
  with the adoption of SFAS 158, net of
  deferred taxes of $582 
Cash dividends declared ($0.37 per share) 
Employee incentive plans and other 

(2,508,850 shares issued) 
BALANCE	AT	MAY	31,	2007 

Common 
Stock 

$ 30 
  – 

Additional 
Paid-in 
Capital 

$ 1,051 
– 

Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive 
Loss 

$ 

(46) 
– 

Retained 
Earnings 

$  7,001 
  1,449 

Treasury
Stock 

$  – 
  – 

  – 

  – 

  – 

  – 

 30 
  – 

  – 

  – 

  – 

  1 

 31 
  – 

  – 

  – 

  – 
  – 

  – 
$	31	

– 

– 

– 

  162 

 1,213 
– 

– 

– 

– 

  225 

 1,438 
– 

– 

– 

– 
– 

  251 
$	1,689	

– 

– 

(87) 

– 

  8,363 
  1,806 

– 

– 

(101) 

– 

 10,068 
  2,016 

– 

– 

27 

2 

– 

– 

(17) 
– 

29 

(36) 

– 

– 

(24) 
– 

26 

(50) 

– 
(114) 

– 
$	11,970	

  (982) 
– 

– 
$	(1,030)	

  – 

  – 

  – 

  (1) 

  (1) 
  – 

  – 

  – 

  – 

  (1) 

  (2) 
  – 

  – 

  – 

  – 
  – 

  (2) 
$	 (4)	

Total

$  8,036
  1,449

27

2
	 1,478
(87)

161

  9,588
  1,806

29

(36)
  1,799
(101)

225

 11,511
  2,016

26

(50)
  1,992

(982)
(114)

249
$	12,656

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Note 1: Description of Business and 
Summary of Significant Accounting 
Policies

DescriptiOn Of Business
FedEx Corporation (“FedEx”) provides a broad portfolio of trans-
portation, e-commerce and business services through companies 
competing collectively, operating independently and managed 
collaboratively, under the respected FedEx brand. These oper-
ating companies are primarily represented by Federal Express 
Corporation  (“FedEx  Express”),  the  world’s  largest  express 
transportation company; FedEx Ground Package System, Inc. 
(“FedEx Ground”), a leading provider of small-package ground 
delivery services; FedEx Freight Corporation, a leading U.S. pro-
vider of less-than-truckload (“LTL”) freight services; and FedEx 
Kinko’s Office and Print Services, Inc. (“FedEx Kinko’s”), a leading 
provider of document solutions and business services. These 
companies represent our major service lines and form the core 
of our reportable segments.

Other  business  units  in  the  FedEx  portfolio  are  FedEx  Trade 
Networks, Inc. (“FedEx Trade Networks”), a global trade ser-
vices company; FedEx SmartPost, Inc. (“FedEx SmartPost”), a 
small-parcel consolidator; FedEx Global Supply Chain Services, 
Inc. (“FedEx Supply Chain Services”), a contract logistics pro-
vider; FedEx Custom Critical, Inc. (“FedEx Custom Critical”), a 
critical-shipment carrier; Caribbean Transportation Services, Inc. 
(“Caribbean Transportation Services”), a provider of airfreight 
forwarding services, and FedEx Corporate Services, Inc. (“FedEx 
Services”), a provider of customer-facing sales, marketing and 
information technology functions, primarily for FedEx Express 
and FedEx Ground.

fiscal Years
Except as otherwise specified, references to years indicate 
our fiscal year ended May 31, 2007 or ended May 31 of the year 
 referenced.

principles Of cOnsOliDatiOn
The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of 
FedEx and its subsidiaries, substantially all of which are wholly 
owned. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions 
have been eliminated.

revenue recOgnitiOn
We recognize revenue upon delivery of shipments for our trans-
portation businesses and upon completion of services for our 
business  services,  logistics  and  trade  services  businesses. 
Certain of our transportation services are provided with the use of 
independent contractors. FedEx is the principal to the transaction 
in most instances and in those cases revenue from these trans-
actions is recognized on a gross basis. Costs associated with 
independent contractor settlements are recognized as incurred 
and included in the caption “Purchased transportation” in the 
accompanying consolidated statements of income. For shipments 
in transit, revenue is recorded based on the percentage of service 
completed at the balance sheet date. Estimates for future billing 
adjustments to revenue and accounts receivable are recognized 

at the time of shipment for money-back service guarantees and 
billing corrections. Delivery costs are accrued as incurred.

Our contract logistics, global trade services and certain transpor-
tation businesses engage in some transactions wherein they act 
as agents. Revenue from these transactions is recorded on a net 
basis. Net revenue includes billings to customers less third-party 
charges, including transportation or handling costs, fees, commis-
sions, and taxes and duties. These amounts are not material.

Certain of our revenue-producing transactions are subject to 
taxes assessed by governmental authorities, such as sales tax. 
We present these taxes on a net basis.

creDit risK
We routinely grant credit to many of our customers for transpor-
tation and business services without collateral. The risk of credit 
loss in our trade receivables is substantially mitigated by our 
credit evaluation process, short collection terms and sales to a 
large number of customers, as well as the low revenue per trans-
action for most of our services. Allowances for potential credit 
losses are determined based on historical experience and current 
evaluation of the composition of accounts receivable. Historically, 
credit losses have been within management’s expectations.

aDvertising
Advertising and promotion costs are expensed as incurred and 
are classified in other operating expenses. Advertising and pro-
motion expenses were $406 million in 2007, $376 million in 2006 
and $326 million in 2005. 

cash eQuivalents
Cash in excess of current operating requirements is invested in 
short-term, interest-bearing instruments with maturities of three 
months or less at the date of purchase and is stated at cost, 
which approximates market value.

spare parts, supplies anD fuel
Spare parts (principally aircraft related) are reported at weighted-
average cost. Supplies and fuel are reported at standard cost, 
which approximates actual cost on a first-in, first-out basis. 
Allowances  for  obsolescence  are  provided  for  spare  parts 
expected to be on hand at the date the aircraft are retired from 
service over the estimated useful life of the related aircraft and 
engines. Additionally, allowances for obsolescence are provided 
for spare parts currently identified as excess or obsolete. These 
allowances are based on management estimates, which are 
subject to change.

prOpertY anD eQuipment
Expenditures for major additions, improvements, flight equip-
ment modifications and certain equipment overhaul costs are 
capitalized when such costs are determined to extend the use-
ful life of the asset or are part of the cost of acquiring the asset. 
Maintenance and repairs are charged to expense as incurred, 
except for certain aircraft-related major maintenance costs on 
one of our aircraft fleet types, which are capitalized as incurred 
and amortized over the estimated remaining useful lives of the 
aircraft. We capitalize certain direct internal and external costs 
associated with the development of internal use software. Gains 

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and losses on sales of property used in operations are classified 
with depreciation and amortization.

For financial reporting purposes, we record depreciation and 
amortization of property and equipment on a straight-line basis 
over the asset’s service life or related lease term. For income tax 
purposes, depreciation is generally computed using accelerated 
methods. The depreciable lives and net book value of our prop-
erty and equipment are as follows (dollars in millions):

Net Book Value at May 31,
2006

2007 

Range 

15 to 25 years 

Wide-body aircraft and
related equipment 
Narrow-body and feeder 
  aircraft and related equipment  5 to 15 years 
Package handling and 
  ground support equipment 
Computer and electronic 
  equipment 
Vehicles 
Facilities and other 

2 to 10 years 
3 to 15 years 
2 to 40 years 

2 to 30 years 

$	5,391	

$ 4,669

  352 

  369

 1,420 

 1,255

 1,021	
  957	
 3,495	

  928
  743
 2,806

Substantially all property and equipment have no material resid-
ual values. The majority of aircraft costs are depreciated on a 
straight-line basis over 15 to 18 years. We periodically evaluate 
the estimated service lives and residual values used to depre-
ciate our property and equipment. This evaluation may result 
in changes in the estimated lives and residual values. Such 
changes did not materially affect depreciation expense in any 
period presented. Depreciation expense, excluding gains and 
losses on sales of property and equipment used in operations, 
was $1.7 billion in 2007, $1.5 billion in 2006 and $1.4 billion in 2005. 
Depreciation and amortization expense includes amortization of 
assets under capital lease.

capitalizeD interest
Interest on funds used to finance the acquisition and modification 
of aircraft, construction of certain facilities and development of 
certain software up to the date the asset is ready for its intended 
use is capitalized and included in the cost of the asset if the asset 
is actively under construction. Capitalized interest was $34 million 
in 2007, $33 million in 2006 and $22 million in 2005.

impairment Of lOng-liveD assets
Long-lived assets are reviewed for impairment when circum-
stances  indicate  the  carrying  value  of  an  asset  may  not  be 
recoverable. For assets that are to be held and used, an impair-
ment is recognized when the estimated undiscounted cash flows 
associated with the asset or group of assets is less than their car-
rying value. If impairment exists, an adjustment is made to write 
the asset down to its fair value, and a loss is recorded as the 
difference between the carrying value and fair value. Fair values 
are determined based on quoted market values, discounted cash 
flows or internal and external appraisals, as applicable. Assets to 
be disposed of are carried at the lower of carrying value or esti-
mated net realizable value. We operate integrated transportation 
networks, and accordingly, cash flows cannot be associated with 
an individual asset for our analysis of impairment.

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gOODwill
Goodwill is recognized for the excess of the purchase price over 
the fair value of tangible and identifiable intangible net assets of 
businesses acquired. Goodwill is reviewed at least annually for 
impairment by comparing the fair value of each reporting unit 
with its carrying value (including attributable goodwill). Fair value 
is determined using a discounted cash flow methodology and 
includes management’s assumptions on revenue growth rates, 
operating margins, discount rates and expected capital expendi-
tures. Unless circumstances otherwise dictate, we perform our 
annual impairment testing in the fourth quarter.

intangiBle assets
Amortizable intangible assets include customer relationships, 
technology  assets  and  contract-based  intangibles  acquired 
in business combinations. Amortizable intangible assets are 
amortized over periods ranging from 2 to 15 years, either on a 
straight-line  basis  or  an  accelerated  basis  depending  upon 
the pattern in which the economic benefits are realized. Our 
only non-amortizing intangible asset is the Kinko’s trade name. 
Non-amortizing intangibles are reviewed at least annually for 
impairment. Unless circumstances otherwise dictate, we perform 
our annual impairment testing in the fourth quarter.

pensiOn anD pOstretirement healthcare 
plans
On May 31, 2007, we adopted Statement of Financial Accounting 
Standards (“SFAS”) 158, “Employers’ Accounting for Defined 
Benefit Pension and Other Postretirement Plans,” which amended 
several other Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) 
Statements. SFAS 158 requires recognition in the balance sheet 
of the funded status of defined benefit pension and other post-
retirement benefit plans, and the recognition in accumulated 
other comprehensive income (“AOCI”) of unrecognized gains 
or losses and prior service costs or credits existing at the time 
of adoption. Additionally, SFAS 158 requires the measurement 
date for plan assets and liabilities to coincide with the sponsor’s 
year-end. We currently use a February 28 measurement date for 
our plans; therefore, this standard will require us to change our 
measurement date to May 31 (beginning in 2009). The impact 
of adopting the measurement date provision on our financial 
statements will depend on the funded status of the plans at the 
date of adoption.

The adoption of SFAS 158 resulted in a $982 million charge to 
shareholders’ equity at May 31, 2007 through AOCI. Under SFAS 
158, we were required to write off our prepaid pension asset 
of $1.4 billion and increase our pension and other postretire-
ment benefit liabilities by $120 million. These adjustments, net 
of deferred taxes of $582 million, were required to recognize the 
unfunded projected benefit obligation in our balance sheet. SFAS 
158 has no impact on the determination of expense for our pen-
sion and other postretirement benefit plans.

In February 2007, we announced changes to modernize certain of 
our retirement programs over the next two fiscal years. Effective 
May 31, 2008, all benefits previously accrued under our primary 
pension plans using a traditional pension benefit formula will be 
capped for most employees, and those benefits will be payable 
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benefits for most employees will be accrued under a cash bal-
ance formula we call the Portable Pension Account (as described 
in Note 12). These retirement plan changes were contemplated 
in our February 28, 2007 actuarial measurement. These changes 
will not affect the benefits of current retirees. 

Currently, our defined benefit plans are measured using actuarial 
techniques that reflect management’s assumptions for discount 
rate, rate of return, salary increases, expected retirement, mor-
tality, employee turnover and future increases in healthcare 
costs. We determine the discount rate (which is required to be 
the rate at which the projected benefit obligation could be effec-
tively settled as of the measurement date) with the assistance 
of actuaries, who calculate the yield on a theoretical portfolio 
of high-grade corporate bonds (rated Aa or better) with cash 
flows that generally match our expected benefit payments. A cal-
culated-value method is employed for purposes of determining 
the expected return on the plan asset component of net periodic 
pension cost for our qualified U.S. pension plans. Generally, we 
do not fund defined benefit plans when such funding provides no 
current tax deduction or when such funding would be deemed 
current compensation to plan participants.

incOme taxes
Deferred income taxes are provided for the tax effect of tempo-
rary differences between the tax basis of assets and liabilities 
and their reported amounts in the financial statements. The liabil-
ity method is used to account for income taxes, which requires 
deferred taxes to be recorded at the statutory rate expected to 
be in effect when the taxes are paid.

We have not recognized deferred taxes for U.S. federal income 
taxes on foreign subsidiaries’ earnings that are deemed to be 
permanently reinvested and such taxes associated with these 
earnings are not material. Pretax earnings of foreign operations 
were approximately $648 million in 2007, $606 million in 2006 and 
$636 million in 2005, which represent only a portion of total results 
associated with international shipments.

self-insurance accruals
We are primarily self-insured for workers’ compensation claims, 
vehicle accidents and general liabilities, benefits paid under 
employee healthcare programs and long-term disability benefits. 
Accruals are primarily based on the actuarially estimated, undis-
counted cost of claims, which includes incurred-but-not-reported 
claims. Current workers’ compensation claims, vehicle and gen-
eral liability, employee healthcare claims and long-term disability 
are included in accrued expenses. We self-insure up to certain 
limits that vary by operating company and type of risk. Periodically, 
we evaluate the level of insurance coverage and adjust insurance 
levels based on risk tolerance and premium expense.

leases 
We lease certain aircraft, facilities, equipment and vehicles 
under capital and operating leases. The commencement date of 
all leases is the earlier of the date we become legally obligated 
to make rent payments or the date we may exercise control over 
the use of the property. In addition to minimum rental payments, 
certain leases provide for contingent rentals based on equipment 
usage principally related to aircraft leases at FedEx Express and 

copier usage at FedEx Kinko’s. Rent expense associated with 
contingent rentals is recorded as incurred. Certain of our leases 
contain fluctuating or escalating payments and rent holiday peri-
ods. The related rent expense is recorded on a straight-line basis 
over the lease term. The cumulative excess of rent payments 
over rent expense is accounted for as a deferred lease asset 
and recorded in “Intangible and other assets” in the accompa-
nying consolidated balance sheets. The cumulative excess of 
rent expense over rent payments is accounted for as a deferred 
lease obligation. Leasehold improvements associated with assets 
utilized under capital or operating leases are amortized over the 
shorter of the asset’s useful life or the lease term. 

DeferreD gains
Gains on the sale and leaseback of aircraft and other property 
and equipment are deferred and amortized ratably over the life of 
the lease as a reduction of rent expense. Substantially all of these 
deferred gains are related to aircraft transactions. 

fOreign currencY translatiOn 
Translation gains and losses of foreign operations that use local 
currencies as the functional currency are accumulated and 
reported, net of applicable deferred income taxes, as a compo-
nent of accumulated other comprehensive loss within common 
stockholders’ investment. Transaction gains and losses that 
arise from exchange rate fluctuations on transactions denomi-
nated in a currency other than the local currency are included 
in the caption “Other, net” in the accompanying consolidated 
statements of income. Cumulative net foreign currency transla-
tion gains in accumulated other comprehensive loss were $69 
million at May 31, 2007, $43 million at May 31, 2006 and $14 million 
at May 31, 2005.

airline staBilizatiOn act charge
In 2005, the United States Department of Transportation (“DOT”) 
issued a final order in its administrative review of the FedEx 
Express claim for compensation under the Air Transportation 
Safety and System Stabilization Act. We recorded a charge of $48 
million in 2005, representing the repayment of $29 million that we 
had previously received and the write-off of a $19 million receiv-
able that we concluded was no longer collectible. 

emplOYees unDer cOllective Bargaining 
arrangements
The pilots of FedEx Express, which represent a small number of 
our total employees, are employed under a collective bargaining 
agreement. In October 2006, the pilots ratified a new four-year 
labor contract that included signing bonuses and other upfront 
compensation  of  approximately  $143  million,  as  well  as  pay 
increases and other benefit enhancements. These costs were 
partially mitigated by reductions in variable incentive compensa-
tion. The effect of this new agreement on second quarter 2007 
net income was approximately $78 million after tax, or $0.25 per 
diluted share. 

stOcK-BaseD cOmpensatiOn
On June 1, 2006, we adopted the provisions of SFAS 123R, “Share-
Based Payment,” which requires recognition of compensation 
expense  for  stock-based  awards  using  a  fair  value  method. 

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SFAS 123R is a revision of SFAS 123, “Accounting for Stock-
Based Compensation,” and supersedes Accounting Principles 
Board Opinion No. (“APB”) 25, “Accounting for Stock Issued 
to Employees.” Prior to the adoption of SFAS 123R, we applied 
APB 25 and its related interpretations to measure compensa-
tion expense for stock-based compensation plans. As a result, 
no compensation expense was recorded for stock options, as 
the exercise price was equal to the market price of our common 
stock at the date of grant. 

in estimates are recognized in accordance with the accounting 
rules for the estimate, which is typically in the period when new 
information becomes available to management. Areas where the 
nature of the estimate makes it reasonably possible that actual 
results could materially differ from amounts estimated include: 
self-insurance accruals; retirement plan obligations; long-term 
incentive accruals; tax liabilities; obsolescence of spare parts; 
contingent liabilities; and impairment assessments on long-lived 
assets (including goodwill and indefinite lived intangible assets).

Note 2: Recent Accounting 
Pronouncements

New accounting rules and disclosure requirements can signifi-
cantly impact the comparability of our financial statements. We 
believe the following new accounting pronouncements, which 
were issued or became effective for us during 2007, are relevant 
to the readers of our financial statements.

In July 2006, the FASB issued FASB Interpretation No. (“FIN”) 48, 
“Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes.” This interpretation 
establishes new standards for the financial statement recogni-
tion, measurement and disclosure of uncertain tax positions 
taken or expected to be taken in income tax returns. The new 
rules will be effective for FedEx in the first quarter of 2008. The 
adoption of this interpretation will not have a material effect on 
our financial statements.

In September 2006, the Securities and Exchange Commission 
(“SEC”)  issued  Staff  Accounting  Bulletin  (“SAB”)  108, 
“Considering  the  Effects  of  Prior  Year  Misstatements  when 
Quantifying Misstatements in Current Year Financial Statements,” 
which eliminates the diversity in practice surrounding the quan-
tification  and  evaluation  of  financial  statement  errors.  The 
guidance outlined in SAB 108 was effective for FedEx in the fourth 
quarter of 2007 and is consistent with our historical practices 
for assessing such matters when circumstances have required 
such an evaluation. 

We adopted SFAS 123R using the modified prospective method, 
which  resulted  in  prospective  recognition  of  compensation 
expense for all outstanding unvested share-based payments 
based on the fair value on the original grant date. Under this 
method of adoption, our financial statement amounts for the prior 
period presented have not been restated.

Our total share-based compensation expense was $103 million 
in 2007, $37 million in 2006 and $32 million in 2005. The impact of 
adopting SFAS 123R for the year ended May 31, 2007 was approxi-
mately $71 million ($52 million, net of tax), or $0.17 per basic and 
diluted share. 

Stock option compensation expense, pro forma net income and 
basic and diluted earnings per common share, if determined 
under SFAS 123 at fair value using the Black-Scholes method, 
would have been as follows (in millions, except for per share 
amounts) for the years ended May 31:

Net income, as reported 
Add: Stock option compensation

2006 

$ 1,806	

2005

$ 1,449

included in reported net income, net of tax 

5 

4

Deduct: Total stock option compensation 
  expense determined under fair value 
  based method for all awards, net of 

tax benefit 

Pro forma net income 
Earnings per common share:
  Basic – as reported 
  Basic – pro forma 
  Diluted – as reported 
  Diluted – pro forma 

46 
$ 1,765 

$  5.94 
$  5.81 
$  5.83 
$  5.70 

40
$ 1,413

$  4.81
$  4.69
$  4.72
$  4.60

DiviDenDs DeclareD per cOmmOn share
On May 25, 2007, our Board of Directors declared a dividend of 
$0.10 per share of common stock. The dividend was paid on July 
2, 2007 to stockholders of record as of the close of business on 
June 11, 2007. Each quarterly dividend payment is subject to 
review and approval by our Board of Directors, and we evaluate 
our dividend payment amount on an annual basis at the end of 
each fiscal year.

use Of estimates
The preparation of our consolidated financial statements requires 
the use of estimates and assumptions that affect the reported 
amounts of assets and liabilities, the reported amounts of rev-
enues and expenses and the disclosure of contingent liabilities. 
Management makes its best estimate of the ultimate outcome 
for these items based on historical trends and other information 
available when the financial statements are prepared. Changes 

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Note 3: Business Combinations

On September 3, 2006, we acquired the assets and assumed 
certain obligations of the LTL operations of Watkins Motor Lines 
(“Watkins”), a privately held company, and certain affiliates for 
$787 million in cash. Watkins, a leading provider of long-haul LTL 
services, was renamed FedEx National LTL and meaningfully 
extends our leadership position in the heavyweight LTL freight 
sector. The financial results of FedEx National LTL are included 
in the FedEx Freight segment from the date of acquisition. 

On December 16, 2006, we acquired all of the outstanding capital 
stock of ANC Holdings Ltd. (“ANC”), a United Kingdom domestic 
express transportation company, for $241 million, predominantly 
in cash. This acquisition allows FedEx Express to better serve the 
United Kingdom domestic market, which we previously served 
primarily through independent agents. 

On March 1, 2007, FedEx Express acquired Tianjin Datian W. 
Group Co., Ltd.’s (“DTW Group”) 50% share of the FedEx-DTW 
International Priority express joint venture and assets relating 
to DTW Group’s domestic express network in China for $427 
million in cash. This acquisition converts our joint venture with 
DTW Group into a wholly owned subsidiary and increases our 
presence in China in the international and domestic express busi-
nesses. Prior to the fourth quarter of 2007, we accounted for our 
investment in the joint venture under the equity method. 

The financial results of the ANC and DTW Group acquisitions, 
as well as other immaterial business acquisitions during 2007, 
are included in the FedEx Express segment from the date of 
acquisition. These acquisitions were not material to our results 
of operations or financial condition. The portion of the purchase 
price allocated to goodwill and other identified intangible assets 
for the FedEx National LTL, ANC and DTW Group acquisitions will 
generally be deductible for U.S. tax purposes over 15 years.

Pro forma results of these acquisitions, individually or in the 
aggregate, would not differ materially from reported results in 
any of the periods presented. Our accompanying consolidated 
balance sheet reflects the following preliminary allocations of the 
purchase price for the FedEx National LTL, ANC and DTW Group 
acquisitions (in millions):

FedEx
National LTL 

ANC 

DTW Group

Current assets 
Property and equipment 
Intangible assets 
Goodwill 
Other assets 
Current liabilities 
Long-term liabilities 
Total purchase price 

$ 121 
 525 
  77 
 121 
  3 
 (60) 
  – 
$ 787 

  $  68 
  20 
  49 
 168 
2 
  (56) 
  (10) 
 $ 241 

$  54
  16
  17
 348
  10
 (18)
  –
$ 427

While the purchase price allocations are substantially complete 
and we do not expect any material adjustments, we may make 
adjustments to the purchase price allocations as refinements 
to estimates are deemed necessary. Our ANC and DTW Group 
acquisitions included the impact of foreign currency fluctua-
tions from the execution of the purchase agreement to the actual 
 closing date. The impact of these foreign currency fluctuations 
was immaterial to these transactions. 

The intangible assets acquired in the FedEx National LTL and 
ANC acquisitions consist primarily of customer-related intangible 
assets, which will be amortized on an accelerated basis over 
their average estimated useful lives of seven years for FedEx 
National LTL and up to 12 years for ANC, with the majority of the 
amortization recognized during the first four years. The intan-
gible assets acquired in the DTW Group acquisition relate to the 
reacquired rights for the use of certain FedEx technology and 
service marks. These intangible assets will be amortized over 
their estimated useful lives of approximately two years. 

We paid the purchase price for these acquisitions from available 
cash balances, which included the net proceeds from our $1 bil-
lion senior unsecured debt offering completed during 2007. See 
Note 6 for further discussion of this debt offering.

On September 12, 2004, we acquired the assets and assumed 
certain liabilities of FedEx SmartPost (formerly known as Parcel 
Direct), a division of a privately held company, for $122 million 
in cash. FedEx SmartPost is a leading small-parcel consolidator 
and broadens our portfolio of services by allowing us to offer 
a  cost-effective  option  for  delivering  low-weight,  less  time-
sensitive packages to U.S. residences through the U.S. Postal 
Service. The financial results of FedEx SmartPost are included 
in the FedEx Ground segment from the date of its acquisition and 
are not material to reported or pro forma results of operations 
of any period. 

The purchase price was allocated as follows (in millions):

Current assets, primarily accounts receivable 
Property and equipment 
Intangible assets 
Goodwill 
Current liabilities 
Total purchase price 

$  10
  91
  10
  20
  (9)
$ 122

The excess cost over the estimated fair value of the assets 
acquired and liabilities assumed (approximately $20 million) 
has been recorded as goodwill, which is entirely attributed to 
FedEx Ground. 

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Note 4: Goodwill and Intangibles

The FedEx National LTL, ANC and DTW Group acquisitions, as well as other immaterial business acquisitions during 2007, contributed 
approximately $670 million in goodwill for the year ended May 31, 2007. The carrying amount of goodwill attributable to each reportable 
operating segment and changes therein follows (in millions): 

FedEx Express segment 
FedEx Ground segment 
FedEx Freight segment 
FedEx Kinko’s segment 

May 31, 2005 

$  528 
90 
666 
  1,551 
$ 2,835 

Purchase 
Adjustments 
and Other 

May 31, 2006 

Goodwill 
Acquired 

Purchase
Adjustments
and Other 

$  2 
– 
  (10) 
(2) 
$ (10) 

$  530 
90 
  656 
 1,549 
$ 2,825 

$ 549 
– 
  121 
– 
$ 670 

$ 9 
  – 
  – 
 (7) 
$ 2 

May	31,	2007

$	1,088
90
	 777
 1,542
$	3,497

The FedEx National LTL, ANC and DTW Group acquisitions, as well as other immaterial business acquisitions during 2007, contributed 
approximately $147 million in intangible assets for the year ended May 31, 2007. The components of our intangible assets were as 
follows (in millions):

Gross Carrying 
Amount 

May	31,	2007 
Accumulated 
Amortization 

Net Book 
Value 

Gross Carrying 
Amount 

May 31, 2006 
Accumulated 
Amortization 

Net Book
Value

Amortizable	intangible	assets 
Customer relationships 
Contract related 
Technology related and other 
  Total  

Non-amortizing	intangible	asset 
Kinko’s trade name 

$	206	
79	
74	
$	359	

$	567	

$	 (58)	
	 (62)	
	 (39)	
$	(159)	

$	148 
17 
35 
$	200 

$	 –	

$	567 

$  77 
  79 
  54 
$ 210 

$ 567 

$  (29) 
  (57) 
  (30) 
$ (116) 

$  – 

$  48
22
24
$  94

$ 567

Note 5: Selected Current Liabilities

The components of selected current liability captions were as 
follows (in millions):

Accrued Salaries and Employee Benefits
  Salaries 
  Employee benefits 
  Compensated absences 

Accrued Expenses
  Self-insurance accruals 
	 Taxes other than income taxes	
	 Other	

May 31,

2007 

2006

$	 283 
  599 
  472 
$	1,354 

$	 548 
	 310	
	 561	
$	1,419 

$  236
  655
  434
$ 1,325

$  523
	 305
	 562
$ 1,390

The recoverability of the amounts recorded for FedEx Kinko’s 
goodwill and trade name is dependent on execution of key initia-
tives related to revenue growth, network expansion and improved 
profitability. 

Amortization expense for intangible assets was $42 million in 
2007, $25 million in 2006 and $26 million in 2005. Estimated amorti-
zation expense for the next five years is as follows (in millions):

$55
47
35
22
12

2008 
2009 
2010 
2011 
2012 

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Note 6: Long-Term Debt and Other 
Financing Arrangements

The components of long-term debt (net of discounts) were as 
follows (in millions):

May 31,

2007 

2006

Senior unsecured debt

Interest rate of 7.80%, due in 2007 
Interest rate of 2.65%, due in 2007 
Interest rate of three-month LIBOR plus 0.08%

(5.44% at May 31, 2007) due in 2008 

Interest rate of 3.50%, due in 2009 
Interest rate of 5.50%, due in 2010 
Interest rate of 7.25%, due in 2011 
Interest rate of 9.65%, due in 2013 
Interest rate of 7.60%, due in 2098 

Other notes, due in 2007 

Capital lease obligations 
Other debt, interest rates of 3.89% to 9.98%
  due through 2009 

  Less current portion 

$	

– 
– 

  500 
  500 
  499 
  249 
  300 
  239 
– 
 2,287 
  308 

51 
	2,646 
  639 
$	2,007 

$  200
  500

–
  500
–
  249
  300
  239
18
 2,006
  310

  126
 2,442
  850
$ 1,592

Scheduled annual principal maturities of debt, exclusive of capi-
tal leases, for the five years subsequent to May 31, 2007, are as 
follows (in millions):

2008 
2009 
2010 
2011 
2012 

$521
530
500
250
–

On August 2, 2006, we filed an updated shelf registration state-
ment with the SEC. The new registration statement does not limit 
the amount of any future offering. By using this shelf registration 
statement, we may sell, in one or more future offerings, any com-
bination of our unsecured debt securities and common stock.

On August 8, 2006, under the new shelf registration statement, we 
issued $1 billion of senior unsecured debt, comprised of floating-
rate notes totaling $500 million due in August 2007 and fixed-rate 
notes totaling $500 million due in August 2009. The net proceeds 
were used for working capital and general corporate purposes, 
including the funding of acquisitions (see Note 3).

From time to time, we finance certain operating and investing 
activities,  including  acquisitions,  through  borrowings  under 
our $1.0 billion revolving credit facility or the issuance of com-
mercial paper. The revolving credit agreement contains certain 
covenants and restrictions, none of which are expected to sig-
nificantly affect our operations or ability to pay dividends. Our 
commercial paper program is backed by unused commitments 
under the revolving credit facility and borrowings under the pro-
gram reduce the amount available under the credit facility. At 
May 31, 2007, no commercial paper borrowings were outstanding 
and the entire amount under the credit facility was available.

Long-term debt, exclusive of capital leases, had carrying values 
of $2.3 billion compared with an estimated fair value of approxi-
mately $2.4 billion at May 31, 2007, and $2.1 billion compared 
with an estimated fair value of $2.2 billion at May 31, 2006. The 
estimated fair values were determined based on quoted market 
prices or on the current rates offered for debt with similar terms 
and maturities.

Our other debt at May 31, 2006 included $118 million related to 
leases for two MD-11 aircraft that were consolidated under the 
provisions of FIN 46, “Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities, an 
Interpretation of ARB No. 51.” These assets were held by a sepa-
rate entity, which was established to lease these aircraft to FedEx 
Express, and was owned by independent third parties who provide 
financing through debt and equity participation. FedEx Express 
purchased these aircraft in March 2007, extinguishing this debt. 

We issue other financial instruments in the normal course of 
business to support our operations. Letters of credit at May 31, 
2007 were $694 million. The amount unused under our letter of 
credit facility totaled approximately $30 million at May 31, 2007. 
This facility expires in July of 2010. These instruments are gen-
erally required under certain U.S. self-insurance programs and 
are used in the normal course of international operations. The 
underlying liabilities insured by these instruments are reflected 
in the balance sheets, where applicable. Therefore, no additional 
liability is reflected for the letters of credit.

Our capital lease obligations include leases for aircraft and 
facilities. Our facility leases include leases that guarantee the 
repayment of certain special facility revenue bonds that have 
been issued by municipalities primarily to finance the acquisi-
tion and construction of various airport facilities and equipment. 
These  bonds  require  interest  payments  at  least  annually, 
with principal payments due at the end of the related lease 
 agreement.

Note 7: Leases

We utilize certain aircraft, land, facilities and equipment under 
capital  and  operating  leases  that  expire  at  various  dates 
through 2039. We leased approximately 15% of our total air-
craft  fleet  under  capital  or  operating  leases  as  of  May  31, 
2007. In addition, supplemental aircraft are leased by us under 
agreements  that  generally  provide  for  cancellation  upon   
30 days’ notice. Our leased facilities include national, regional 
and metropolitan sorting facilities, retail facilities and administra-
tive buildings.

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The components of property and equipment recorded under capi-
tal leases were as follows (in millions):

May 31,

Aircraft 
Package handling and ground 
  support equipment 
Vehicles 
Other, principally facilities 

  Less accumulated amortization 

2007 

$	115 

 165 
  20 
 151 
 451 
 306 
$	145 

2006

$ 114

 167
  34
 166
 481
 331
$ 150

Rent  expense  under  operating  leases  was  as  follows  (in 
 millions):

Minimum rentals 
Contingent rentals (1) 

For years ended May 31,

2007 

2006 

$	1,916 
  241 
$	2,157 

$ 1,919 
  245 
$ 2,164 

2005

$ 1,793
  235
$ 2,028

(1) Contingent rentals are based on equipment usage.

A summary of future minimum lease payments under capital 
leases at May 31, 2007 is as follows (in millions):

2008 
2009 
2010 
2011 
2012 
Thereafter 

Less amount representing interest 
Present value of net minimum lease payments 

$103
13
97
8
8
137
366
58
$308

A summary of future minimum lease payments under non-cancel-
able operating leases with an initial or remaining term in excess 
of one year at May 31, 2007 is as follows (in millions):

2008  
2009  
2010  
2011  
2012  
Thereafter 

Aircraft and Related  Facilities and
Other 

Equipment 

$  602 
  555 
  544 
  526 
  504 
 3,430 
$ 6,161 

$ 1,078 
  926 
  753 
  617 
  506 
 3,322 
$ 7,202 

Total

$  1,680
  1,481
  1,297
  1,143
  1,010
  6,752
$ 13,363

The weighted-average remaining lease term of all operating 
leases outstanding at May 31, 2007 was approximately seven 
years. While certain of our lease agreements contain covenants 
governing the use of the leased assets or require us to maintain 
certain levels of insurance, none of our lease agreements include 
material financial covenants or limitations.

FedEx Express makes payments under certain leveraged operating 
leases that are sufficient to pay principal and interest on certain 
pass-through certificates. The pass-through certificates are not 
direct obligations of, or guaranteed by, FedEx or FedEx Express.

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Our results for 2006 included a noncash charge of $79 million ($49 
million after tax or $0.16 per diluted share) to adjust the account-
ing for certain facility leases, predominantly at FedEx Express. 
This charge, which included the impact on prior years, related 
primarily to rent escalations in on-airport facility leases that were 
not being recognized appropriately.

Note 8: Preferred Stock

Our Certificate of Incorporation authorizes the Board of Directors, 
at its discretion, to issue up to 4,000,000 shares of preferred stock. 
The stock is issuable in series, which may vary as to certain rights 
and preferences, and has no par value. As of May 31, 2007, none 
of these shares had been issued.

Note 9: Stock-Based Compensation

We have two types of equity-based compensation: stock options 
and restricted stock.

stOcK OptiOns
Under the provisions of our incentive stock plans, key employees 
and non-employee directors may be granted options to purchase 
shares of common stock at a price not less than its fair market 
value at the date of grant. Options granted have a maximum term 
of 10 years. Vesting requirements are determined at the discretion 
of the Compensation Committee of our Board of Directors. Option-
vesting periods range from one to four years, with approximately 
90% of options granted vesting ratably over four years. 

restricteD stOcK
Under the terms of our incentive stock plans, restricted shares 
of common stock are awarded to key employees. All restrictions 
on the shares expire ratably over a four-year period. Shares are 
valued at the market price at the date of award. Compensation 
related  to  these  awards  is  recognized  as  expense  over  the 
explicit service period. 

For unvested stock options granted prior to June 1, 2006 and 
all restricted stock awards, the terms of these awards provide 
for continued vesting subsequent to the employee’s retirement. 
Compensation expense associated with these awards is recog-
nized on a straight-line basis over the shorter of the remaining 
service or vesting period. This postretirement vesting provision 
was removed from all stock option awards granted subsequent 
to May 31, 2006. 

valuatiOn anD assumptiOns
We use the Black-Scholes option pricing model to calculate the 
fair value of stock options. The value of restricted stock awards 
is based on the stock price of the award on the grant date. We 
recognize stock-based compensation expense on a straight-
line basis over the requisite service period of the award in the 
“Salaries and employee benefits” caption in the accompanying 
consolidated statements of income. 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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The key assumptions for the Black-Scholes valuation method include the expected life of the option, stock price volatility, risk-free 
interest rate, dividend yield and exercise price. Many of these assumptions are judgmental and highly sensitive. The following table 
describes each assumption, as well as the results of increases in the various assumptions:

Assumption 

Expected	life	of	the	option – This is the period of time over which the options 
granted are expected to remain outstanding. Generally, options granted have  
a maximum term of 10 years. We examine actual stock option exercises to  
determine the expected life of the options.

Expected	volatility – Actual changes in the market value of our stock are 
used to calculate the volatility assumption. We calculate daily market value  
changes from the date of grant over a past period equal to the expected life  
of the options to determine volatility.

Risk-free	interest	rate – This is the U.S. Treasury Strip rate posted at the date 
of grant having a term equal to the expected life of the option.

Expected	dividend	yield – This is the annual rate of dividends per share over 
the exercise price of the option.

Change in 
Assumption 
Increase 

Impact on Fair
Value of Option
Increase 

Increase 

Increase 

Increase 

Increase 

Increase 

Decrease 

Following is a table of the key weighted-average assumptions used in the valuation calculations for the options granted during the 
years ended May 31: 

Expected lives 
Expected volatility 
Risk-free interest rate 
Dividend yield 

2007 

5	years 

22% 
4.879% 
0.3023% 

2006 

5 years 

25% 
3.794% 
0.3229% 

2005

4 years

27%
3.559%
0.3215%

The weighted-average Black-Scholes value of our stock option grants using the assumptions indicated above was $31.60 per option 
in 2007, $25.78 per option in 2006 and $20.37 per option in 2005. The intrinsic value of options exercised was $145 million in 2007, $191 
million in 2006 and $126 million in 2005.

The following table summarizes information about stock option activity for the year ended May 31, 2007:

Outstanding at June 1, 2006 
  Granted 
  Exercised 
  Forfeited 
Outstanding	at	May	31,	2007 
  Exercisable 
  Expected to Vest 

Stock Options

Shares 

17,099,526 
2,094,873 
(2,333,845) 
(270,153) 
16,590,401	
10,418,072	
5,678,543	

Weighted- 
Average 
Exercise Price 

$  60.82
 110.25
  49.55
  89.12
$	 68.22	
$	 54.75	
$	 90.97	

Weighted-
Average
Remaining 
Contractual 
Term 

Aggregate
Intrinsic Value
(in millions)

5.9	years	
4.6	years	
8.0	years	

$	696
$	577
$	109

The following table summarizes information about vested and unvested restricted stock for the year ended May 31, 2007:

Unvested at June 1, 2006 
  Granted 
  Vested 
  Forfeited 
Unvested	at	May	31,	2007 

Restricted Stock

Weighted-
Average Grant
Date Fair
Value

$  76.97
 109.90
  69.92
  88.69
$	 92.37

Shares 

583,106 
175,005 
(260,821) 
(15,943) 
481,347	

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During the year ended May 31, 2006, there were 233,939 shares 
of restricted stock granted with a weighted-average fair value of 
$90.12. During the year ended May 31, 2005, there were 218,273 
shares of restricted stock granted with a weighted-average fair 
value of $80.24.

The following table summarizes information about stock option 
vesting during the years ended May 31:

2005 
2006 
2007 

Stock Options

Vested during 
the year 

Fair value
(in millions)

3,498,853 
3,366,273 
3,147,642	

$56
59
65

As of May 31, 2007, there was $129 million of total unrecog-
nized compensation cost, net of estimated forfeitures, related to 
unvested share-based compensation arrangements. This com-
pensation expense is expected to be recognized on a straight-line 
basis over the remaining weighted-average vesting period of 
approximately two years.

At May 31, 2007, there were 7,088,052 shares authorized and 
available for future grants under our incentive stock plans. The 
options granted during the year ended May 31, 2007 are primarily 
related to our principal annual stock option grant in June 2006. 

Total shares outstanding or available for grant related to equity 
compensation at May 31, 2007 represented 7.3% of the total out-
standing common and equity compensation shares and equity 
compensation shares available for grant.

Note 10: Computation of Earnings  
Per Share

The calculation of basic and diluted earnings per common share 
for the years ended May 31 was as follows (in millions, except 
per share amounts):

Net income 
Weighted-average shares of 
  common stock outstanding 
Common equivalent shares:
  Assumed exercise of outstanding 

2007 

2006 

2005

$	2,016 

$ 1,806 

$ 1,449

  307 

  304 

  301

  dilutive options 

18 

19 

18

Note 11: Income Taxes 

The components of the provision for income taxes for the years 
ended May 31 were as follows (in millions):

2007 

2006 

2005

Current provision
	 Domestic:
  Federal	
  State and local	

  Foreign 

Deferred provision (benefit)
  Domestic:
  Federal 
  State and local 

  Foreign 

$	 829	
72 
174 
	 1,075 

90 
27 
7 
124 
$	1,199 

$ 719 
79 
  132 
  930 

  151 
13 
(1) 
  163 
$ 1,093 

$ 634
65
  103
  802

67
(4)
(1)
62
$ 864

A reconciliation of the statutory federal income tax rate to the 
effective income tax rate for the years ended May 31 was as 
follows:

Statutory U.S. income tax rate 
Increase resulting from:
  State and local income taxes,

  net of federal benefit 

  Other, net 
Effective tax rate 

2007 

2006 

2005

  35.0% 

  35.0% 

  35.0%

2.0 
0.3 
  37.3% 

2.1 
0.6 
  37.7% 

1.7
0.7
  37.4%

Our 2007 tax rate of 37.3% was favorably impacted by the con-
clusion of various state and federal tax audits and appeals. The 
2007 rate reduction was partially offset by tax charges incurred 
as a result of a reorganization in Asia associated with our acquisi-
tion in China, as described in Note 3. The 37.4% effective tax rate 
in 2005 was favorably impacted by the reduction of a valuation 
allowance on foreign tax credits arising from certain of our inter-
national operations as a result of the passage of the American 
Jobs Creation Act of 2004 and by a lower effective state tax rate. 

The significant components of deferred tax assets and liabilities 
as of May 31 were as follows (in millions):

2007 

2006

  Less shares repurchased from 

  proceeds of assumed 
  exercise of options 
Weighted-average common 
  and common equivalent 
  311 
  shares outstanding 
Basic earnings per common share 
$	 6.57 
Diluted earnings per common share  $	 6.48 

(14) 

(13) 

(12)

  310 
$  5.94 
$  5.83 

  307
$  4.81
$  4.72

Property, equipment,

leases and intangibles 

Employee benefits 
Self-insurance accruals 
Other 
Net operating loss/credit 
  carryforwards 
Valuation allowance 

We have excluded from the calculation of diluted earnings per 
share approximately 368,185 antidilutive options for the year 
ended  May  31,  2007,  as  the  exercise  price  of  each  of  these 
options was greater than the average market price of our com-
mon stock for the period.

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Deferred 

Deferred
Tax Assets  Tax Liabilities  Tax Assets  Tax Liabilities

Deferred 

Deferred 

$	 328 
  406 
  350 
  346 

61 
(49) 
$	1,442 

$	1,655 
53 
– 
95 

– 
– 
$	1,803 

$  329 
  413 
  339 
  360 

64 
(48) 
$ 1,457 

$ 1,559
  648
–
78

–
–
$ 2,285

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
	
	
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

The net deferred tax liabilities as of May 31 have been classified 
in the balance sheets as follows (in millions):

Current deferred tax asset 
Noncurrent deferred tax liability (1) 

2007 
$	 536 
	(897) 
$	(361) 

2006
$  539
 (1,367)
$  (828)

(1) The significant reduction in the noncurrent deferred tax liability in 2007 was primarily related 
to the impact of our adoption of SFAS 158 discussed in Note 12.

The valuation allowance primarily represents amounts reserved 
for operating loss and tax credit carryforwards, which expire over 
varying periods starting in 2008. As a result of this and other fac-
tors, we believe that a substantial portion of these deferred tax 
assets may not be realized. 

Note 12: Retirement Plans

We sponsor programs that provide retirement benefits to most of 
our employees. These programs include defined benefit pension 
plans, defined contribution plans and retiree healthcare plans. The 
accounting for pension and healthcare plans includes numerous 
assumptions, such as: discount rates; expected long-term invest-
ment returns on plan assets; future salary increases; employee 
turnover; mortality; and retirement ages. These assumptions most 
significantly impact our U.S. domestic pension plan. 

In February 2007, we announced changes to modernize certain of 
our retirement programs over the next two fiscal years. Effective 
January 1, 2008, we will increase the annual company matching 
contribution under the largest of our 401(k) plans covering most 
employees from $500 to a maximum of 3.5% of eligible compensa-
tion. Employees not participating in the 401(k) plan as of January 
1, 2008 will be automatically enrolled at 3% of eligible pay with a 
company match of 2% of eligible pay. Effective May 31, 2008, ben-
efits previously accrued under our primary pension plans using a 
traditional pension benefit formula will be capped for most employ-
ees, and those benefits will be payable beginning at retirement. 
Beginning June 1, 2008, future pension benefits for most employ-
ees will be accrued under a cash balance formula we call the 
Portable Pension Account. These retirement plan changes were 
contemplated in our February 28, 2007 actuarial measurement. 
These changes will not affect the benefits of current retirees. In 
addition, these pension plans will be modified to accelerate vest-
ing from five years to three years effective June 1, 2008. 

A summary of our retirement plans costs over the past three 
years is as follows (in millions):

  U.S. domestic pension plans 
International pension and 
  defined contribution plans 

  U.S. domestic defined 
  contribution plans 
  Retiree healthcare plans 

2007 

$	442 

2006 

$ 400 

  49 

  45 

 152 
  55 
$	698 

 147 
  73 
$ 665 

2005

$ 337

  41

 136
  68
$ 582

pensiOn plans
The largest pension plan covers certain U.S. employees age 21 
and over, with at least one year of service. Eligible employees 
as of May 31, 2003 were given the opportunity to make a one-
time election to accrue future pension benefits under either the 
Portable Pension Account, or a traditional pension benefit for-
mula. Benefits provided under the traditional formula are based 
on average earnings and years of service. Under the Portable 
Pension Account, the retirement benefit is expressed as a dol-
lar amount in a notional account that grows with annual credits 
based on pay, age and years of credited service, and interest on 
the notional account balance. Eligible employees hired after May 
31, 2003 accrue benefits exclusively under the Portable Pension 
Account. We also sponsor or participate in nonqualified benefit 
plans covering certain of our U.S. employee groups and other 
pension plans covering certain of our international employees. 
The international defined benefit pension plans provide bene-
fits primarily based on final earnings and years of service and 
are funded in accordance with local practice. Where plans are 
funded, they are in compliance with local laws. 

DefineD cOntriButiOn plans
Defined contribution plans are in place covering a majority of 
U.S. employees and certain international employees. Expense 
under these plans was $176 million in 2007, $167 million in 2006 
and $153 million in 2005. 

pOstretirement healthcare plans
Certain of our subsidiaries offer medical, dental and vision cov-
erage to eligible U.S. retirees and their eligible dependents. 
U.S. employees covered by the principal plan become eligible 
for these benefits at age 55 and older, if they have permanent, 
continuous service of at least 10 years after attainment of age 45 
if hired prior to January 1, 1988, or at least 20 years after attain-
ment of age 35 if hired on or after January 1, 1988. Postretirement 
healthcare benefits are capped at 150% of the 1993 per capita 
projected employer cost, which has been reached and, therefore, 
these benefits are not subject to additional future inflation.

new accOunting prOnOuncement
As discussed in Note 1, we adopted the recognition and disclo-
sure provisions of SFAS 158 on May 31, 2007. The adoption of 
SFAS 158 requires recognition in the balance sheet of the funded 
status of defined benefit pension and other postretirement ben-
efit plans, and the recognition in AOCI of unrecognized gains or 
losses, prior service costs or credits and transition assets or 
obligations existing at the time of adoption. The funded status is 
measured as the difference between the fair value of the plan’s 
assets and the projected benefit obligation (“PBO”) of the plan. 
Additionally, SFAS 158 requires the measurement date for plan 
assets and liabilities to coincide with the sponsor’s year-end. 
We currently use a February 28 measurement date for our plans; 
therefore, this standard will require us to change our measure-
ment date to May 31. The requirement to measure plan assets 
and benefit obligations as of our fiscal year-end is effective for 
FedEx no later than 2009. 

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As discussed in Note 1, upon adoption of SFAS 158, we recog-
nized assets of $1 million for our overfunded plans and liabilities 
of $1.2 billion for our underfunded plans in our balance sheet at 
May 31, 2007. In addition, we eliminated the minimum pension 
liability balance of $191 million and intangible assets of $3 million 
related to our plans that had been recorded prior to adoption. The 
adoption of SFAS 158 did not affect our operating results in the 
current period and will not have any effect on operating results 
in future periods. 

We have presented below the incremental effects of adopt-
ing SFAS 158 to our balance sheet for the individual line items 
impacted from this adoption, as of May 31, 2007 (in millions).

Prepaid pension cost 
Intangible and other assets 
Accrued salaries and 
  employee benefits 
Minimum pension liability 
Pension, postretirement healthcare
  and other benefit obligations 
Deferred income taxes 
Accumulated other 
  comprehensive loss 

Prior to 
Adopting 
SFAS 158 

$	1,442	
 1,240	

Effect of 
Adopting 
SFAS 158 

As Reported
Under
SFAS 158

$	(1,442)	
(2)	

$	
–
	1,238

 1,300	
  191	

  907	
 1,479	

54	
	 (191)	

	 257	
	 (582)	

	1,354
–

	1,164
	 897

  (48)	

	 (982)	

	(1,030)

pensiOn plan assumptiOns
Our pension cost is materially affected by the discount rate used 
to measure pension obligations, the level of plan assets avail-
able to fund those obligations and the expected long-term rate 
of return on plan assets.

We currently use a measurement date of February 28 for our 
pension  and  postretirement  healthcare  plans.  Management 
reviews the assumptions used to measure pension costs on an 
annual basis. Economic and market conditions at the measure-
ment date impact these assumptions from year to year and it is 
reasonably possible that material changes in pension cost may 
be experienced in the future. Additional information about our 
pension plan can be found in the Critical Accounting Estimates 
section of Management’s Discussion and Analysis.

Actuarial gains or losses are generated for changes in assump-
tions  and  to  the  extent  that  actual  results  differ  from  those 
assumed. These actuarial gains and losses are amortized over 
the remaining average service lives of our active employees if 
they exceed a corridor amount in the aggregate. 

Substantially all plan assets are actively managed. The invest-
ment strategy for pension plan assets is to utilize a diversified 
mix of global public and private equity portfolios, together with 
public and private fixed income portfolios, to earn a long-term 
investment return that meets our pension plan obligations. Active 
management strategies are utilized within the plan in an effort to 
realize investment returns in excess of market indices. 

The weighted-average asset allocations for our primary pension 
plan at February 28 were as follows: 

Domestic equities 
International equities 
Private equities 
  Total equities 
Long duration fixed

income securities 

Other fixed income securities 

2007 

2006

Actual 

Target 

Actual 

Target 

52%	
21	
3	
76	

53% 
17 
5 
75 

54% 
20 
3 
77 

53%
17
5
75

15	
9	
100%	

15 
10 
100% 

14 
9 
100% 

15
10
100%

Establishing the expected future rate of investment return on our 
pension assets is a judgmental matter. Management considers 
the following factors in determining this assumption:

• the duration of our pension plan liabilities, which drives the invest-
ment strategy we can employ with our pension plan assets;

• the types of investment classes in which we invest our pen-
sion plan assets and the expected compound return we can 
reasonably expect those investment classes to earn over the 
next 10- to 15-year time period (or such other time period that 
may be appropriate); and 

• the investment returns we can reasonably expect our active 
investment management program to achieve in excess of the 
returns we could expect if investments were made strictly in 
indexed funds.

We review the expected long-term rate of return on an annual 
basis and revise it as appropriate. As part of our strategy to man-
age future pension cost and net funded status volatility, we are 
also in the process of re-evaluating our pension investment strat-
egy. Initially, we have decided to move some equity investments 
out of actively managed funds and into index funds. Also, we are 
currently evaluating the mix of investments between equities and 
fixed income securities, the cash flows of which will more closely 
align with the cash flows of our pension obligations. Based on 
these considerations, we will reduce our estimated long-term 
rate of return on plan assets from 9.1% to 8.5% for 2008. 

We periodically commission asset/liability studies performed by 
third-party professional investment advisors and actuaries to 
assist us in our reviews. These studies project our estimated future 
pension payments and evaluate the efficiency of the allocation of 
our pension plan assets into various investment categories. These 
studies also generate probability-adjusted expected future returns 
on those assets. The studies performed or updated supported the 
reasonableness of our expected rate of return of 9.1% for 2007, 
2006 and 2005. Our actual returns exceeded this assumption in 
each of the last three years and for the 15-year period ended 
February 28, 2007.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

The following table provides a reconciliation of the changes in the pension and postretirement healthcare plans’ benefit obligations 
and fair value of assets over the two-year period ended May 31, 2007 and a statement of the funded status as of May 31, 2007 and 
2006 (in millions):

Postretirement Healthcare Plans
2006

2007	(1) 

Accumulated	Benefit	Obligation	(“ABO”) 

Changes	in	Projected	Benefit	Obligation	(“PBO”)
Projected benefit obligation at the beginning of year 
  Service cost 
Interest cost 

  Actuarial loss (gain) 
  Benefits paid 
  Amendments 
  Other 
Projected benefit obligation at the end of year 

Change	in	Plan	Assets
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year 
  Actual return on plan assets 
  Company contributions 
  Benefits paid 
  Other 
Fair value of plan assets at end of year 

Funded	Status	of	the	Plans 
  Unrecognized net actuarial loss (gain) 
  Unamortized prior service cost (credit) 
  Unrecognized net transition amount 
  Employer contributions after measurement date 
Net amount recognized 

Amount	Recognized	in	the	Balance	Sheet	at	May	31:
	 Prepaid benefit cost	
  Noncurrent pension assets 
  Current pension, postretirement healthcare

  and other benefit obligations 

  Accrued benefit liability 
  Minimum pension liability 
  Noncurrent pension, postretirement healthcare

  and other benefit obligations 

  Accumulated other comprehensive income 

Intangible asset 
Net amount recognized 

Amounts	Recognized	in	AOCI	and	not	yet	reflected	in
	 Net	Periodic	Benefit	Cost:
  Net actuarial loss (gain) 
  Prior service (credit) cost 
  Transition amount 

Total  

Amounts	Recognized	in	AOCI	and	not	yet	reflected	in
	 Net	Periodic	Benefit	Cost	expected	to	be	amortized

in	next	year’s	Net	Periodic	Benefit	Cost:
  Net actuarial loss (gain) 
  Prior service credit 
  Transition amount 

Total  

2006 

$ 10,090 

$ 10,401 
473 
642 
858 
(228) 
1 
6 
$ 12,153 

$  8,826 
  1,034 
492 
(228) 
6 
$ 10,130 

$ (2,023) 
  3,026 
88 
(3) 
8 
$  1,096 

$  1,349 
– 

– 
(253) 
(122) 

– 
112 (3) 
10 
$  1,096 

Pension Plans 

2007	(1) 

$	11,559 

$	12,153 
540 
707 
590 
(261) 
 (1,551) 
31 
$	12,209 

$	10,130 
  1,086 
524 
(261) 
27 
$	11,506 

$	

$	

$	

(703) 
–	(2) 
–	(2) 
–	(2) 
22 
(681) 

–	(2) 
1	

(24) 
–	(2) 
–	(2) 

(658) 
–	(2) 
–	(2) 
(681) 

$	

$  3,324 
 (1,475) 
(2) 
$	 1,847 

$ 

$	

167 
(113) 
(1) 
53 

$	475 
  31 
  28 
9 
  (40) 
5	
  17 
$	525 

$	 – 
  – 
  23 
  (40) 
  17 
$	 – 

$	(525) 
  –	(2) 
  –	(2) 
  –	(2) 
4 
$	(521) 

$	 –	(2) 
  – 

  (30) 
  –	(2) 
  –	(2) 

	(491) 
	 –	(2) 
	 –	(2) 
$	(521) 

$	 (97)
2
  –
$	 (95)

$ 

$	

(3)
–
–
(3)

$ 537
  42
  32
 (109)
  (39)
–
  12
$ 475

$  –
–
  27
  (39)
  12
$  –

$ (475)
 (110)
(3)
–
5
$ (583)

$  –
–

–
 (583)
–

–
–
–
$ (583)

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(1) Incorporates the provisions of SFAS 158 adopted on May 31, 2007.
(2) Not applicable for 2007 due to adoption of SFAS 158.
(3) The minimum pension liability component of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income for 2006 is shown in the Statement of Changes in Stockholders’ Investment and Comprehensive  
Income, net of deferred taxes.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
	
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
	
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
	
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
	
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
FEDEX CORPORATION

Our pension plans included the following components at May 31, 2007 and 2006 (in millions):

2007	(1)
  Qualified 
  Nonqualified 

International Plans 

  Total  

2006
  Qualified 
  Nonqualified 

International Plans 

  Total  

ABO 

PBO 

Fair Value of 
Plan Assets 

$	10,926	
314	
319	
$	11,559	

$  9,591 
239 
260 
$ 10,090 

$	11,487	
326	
396	
$	12,209	

$ 11,569 
271 
313 
$ 12,153 

$	11,300	
–	
206	
$	11,506	

$  9,969 
– 
161 
$ 10,130 

Funded 
Status 

$	 (187)	
(326)	
(190)	
$	 (703)	

$ (1,600) 
(271) 
(152) 
$ (2,023) 

Other (2) 

Net Amount 
Recognized

$	

$	

–	
16(3)	
6(3)	
22(3)	

$ 2,932 
123 
64 
$ 3,119 

$	 (187)
(310)
(184)
$	 (681)

$ 1,332
(148)
(88)
$ 1,096

(1) Incorporates the provisions of SFAS 158 adopted on May 31, 2007.  
(2) Amounts in “Other” consist of unrecognized net actuarial loss, unamortized prior service cost, unrecognized net transition amount and employer contributions after measurement date.
(3) Amounts in “Other” for 2007 represent only employer contributions after measurement date, as unrecognized net actuarial loss, unamortized prior service cost and unrecognized net transition 
amount were not applicable in 2007 due to adoption of SFAS 158.

The PBO is the actuarial present value of benefits attributable 
to employee service rendered to date, including the effects of 
estimated future pay increases. The ABO also reflects the actu-
arial present value of benefits attributable to employee service 
rendered to date, but does not include the effects of estimated 
future pay increases. Therefore, the ABO as compared to plan 
assets is an indication of the assets currently available to fund 
vested and nonvested benefits accrued through May 31.

Prior to SFAS 158, the measure of whether a pension plan was 
underfunded for recognition of a liability under financial account-
ing requirements was based on a comparison of the ABO to the 
fair value of plan assets and amounts accrued for such benefits 
in the balance sheets. With the adoption of SFAS 158, the funded 
status is measured as the difference between the fair value of the 
plan’s assets and the projected benefit obligation of the plan.

At May 31, 2007 and 2006, the projected benefit obligation, the 
accumulated benefit obligation, and the fair value of plan assets 
for pension plans with a projected benefit obligation in excess of 
plan assets, and for pension plans with an accumulated benefit 
obligation in excess of plan assets were as follows (in millions):

Pension Benefits 
  PBO  
  Fair Value of Plan Assets 

Pension Benefits 
  PBO  
	 ABO 	
	 Fair Value of Plan Assets	

PBO Exceeds the Fair Value
of Plan Assets

2007 

2006

$	12,085 
	11,381 

$ 12,153
 10,130

ABO Exceeds the Fair Value
of Plan Assets 

2007 

2006

$	727	
	 637	
	 206 

$ 584
498
161

The accumulated postretirement benefit obligation exceeds plan 
assets for all of our postretirement healthcare plans.

Plan funding is actuarially determined and is subject to certain 
tax law limitations. International defined benefit pension plans 
provide benefits primarily based on final earnings or final average 
earnings and years of service and are funded in accordance with 
local practice. Where plans are funded, they are in compliance 
with local laws and income tax regulations. Amounts contributed 
to these plans are generally not recoverable by us. Although not 
legally required, we made $482 million in tax-deductible voluntary 
contributions to our qualified U.S. pension plans in 2007 compared 
to total tax-deductible voluntary contributions of $456 million in 
2006. We expect approximately $10 million of contributions to 
such plans to be legally required in 2008, and we currently expect 
to make tax-deductible voluntary contributions in 2008 at levels 
approximating those in 2007.

We have certain nonqualified defined benefit pension plans that 
are not funded because such funding provides no current tax 
deduction and would be deemed current compensation to plan 
participants. Primarily related to those plans and certain inter-
national plans, we have ABOs aggregating approximately $632 
million at May 31, 2007 and $499 million at May 31, 2006 and PBOs 
aggregating approximately $722 million at May 31, 2007 and $584 
million at May 31, 2006, with assets of $206 million at May 31, 2007 
and $161 million at May 31, 2006. Plans with this funded status 
resulted in the recognition of a minimum pension liability in our 
balance sheets prior to adopting SFAS 158. This minimum liability 
was $122 million at May 31, 2006.

At the end of 2007 and prior to our adoption of SFAS 158, we 
recorded a minimum pension liability on a plan-by-plan basis for 
many of our pension plans for the amount by which the ABO 
exceeded the fair value of the plan assets, after adjusting for 
previously recorded accrued or prepaid pension cost for the plan. 
We subsequently eliminated the minimum pension liability bal-
ance and intangible assets related to our plans that had been 
recorded prior to adoption. The minimum liability eliminated at 
May 31, 2007 was $191 million. 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Net periodic benefit cost for the three years ended May 31 and amounts recognized in other comprehensive income for 2007 were 
as follows (in millions):

Service cost 
Interest cost 
Expected return on plan assets 
Recognized actuarial losses (gains) and other 

2007 

$	540 
  707 
  (930) 
  150 
$	467 

Pension Plans 
2006 

$  473 
  642 
  (811) 
  121 
$  425 

2005 

$ 417 
  579 
  (707) 
72 
$ 361 

Postretirement Healthcare Plans
2006 

2005

2007 

$	31 
  28 
  – 
  (4) 
$	55 

$ 42 
  32 
  – 
  (1) 
$ 73 

$ 37
  32
  –
  (1)
$ 68

Increases in pension costs from the prior year are primarily the result of changes in discount rate.

Weighted-average actuarial assumptions for our primary U.S. plans, which comprise substantially all of our projected benefit obliga-
tions, are as follows:

Discount rate 
Rate of increase in future compensation levels 
Expected long-term rate of return on assets 

2007 

6.012% 
4.47 
9.10 

Pension Plans 
2006 

5.912% 
3.46 
9.10 

2005 

6.285% 
3.15 
9.10 

Postretirement Healthcare Plans
2006 

2005

2007 

6.084% 
– 
– 

6.080% 
– 
– 

6.160%
–
–

Benefit payments, which reflect expected future service, are 
expected to be paid as follows for the years ending May 31 (in 
millions):

Pension Plans 

Postretirement
Healthcare Plans

2008  
2009  
2010  
2011  
2012  
2013-2017 

$  303 
  334 
  407 
  434 
  510 
 3,910 

$  30
  30
  32
  34
  35
 213

These estimates are based on assumptions about future events. 
Actual  benefit  payments  may  vary  significantly  from  these 
 estimates.

Future medical benefit claims costs are estimated to increase 
at an annual rate of 11% during 2008, decreasing to an annual 
growth rate of 5% in 2019 and thereafter. Future dental benefit 
costs are estimated to increase at an annual rate of 6.25% dur-
ing 2008, decreasing to an annual growth rate of 5% in 2013 and 
thereafter. A 1% change in these annual trend rates would not 
have a significant impact on the accumulated postretirement ben-
efit obligation at May 31, 2007 or 2007 benefit expense because 
the level of these benefits is capped.

Note 13: Business Segment 
Information

Our operations for the periods presented are primarily represented 
by FedEx Express, FedEx Ground, the FedEx Freight LTL Group and 
FedEx Kinko’s. These businesses represent our major service lines 
and form the core of our reportable segments. Other business 
units in the FedEx portfolio are FedEx Trade Networks, FedEx 
SmartPost, FedEx Supply Chain Services, FedEx Custom Critical 
and Caribbean Transportation Services. Management evaluates 
segment financial performance based on operating income.

As of May 31, 2007, our reportable segments included the follow-
ing businesses:

FedEx	Express	Segment 

FedEx Express

(express transportation) 

FedEx Trade Networks

(global trade services)

FedEx	Ground	Segment 

FedEx Ground

(small-package ground delivery)

FedEx SmartPost

(small-parcel consolidator)

FedEx	Freight	Segment 

FedEx Freight LTL Group: 

FedEx Freight

(regional LTL freight
transportation)
FedEx National LTL

(long-haul LTL freight
transportation)
FedEx Custom Critical

(time-critical transportation)
Caribbean Transportation Services

(airfreight forwarding)

FedEx	Kinko’s	Segment 

FedEx Kinko’s

(document solutions and
business services) 

FedEx Services provides customer-facing sales, marketing and 
information technology support, primarily for FedEx Express 
and FedEx Ground. The costs for these functions are allocated 
based on metrics such as relative revenues or estimated services 
provided. We also allocate costs for administrative functions 
provided between operating companies and certain other costs, 
such as those associated with services received for general cor-
porate oversight, including executive officers and certain legal 
and finance functions. We believe these allocations approximate 
the cost of providing these functions. 

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In addition, certain FedEx operating companies provide transpor-
tation and related services for other FedEx companies outside 
their reportable segment. Billings for such services are based 
on negotiated rates that we believe approximate fair value and 
are reflected as revenues of the billing segment. These rates are 
adjusted from time to time based on market conditions. FedEx 
Kinko’s segment revenues include package acceptance revenue, 
which represents the fee received by FedEx Kinko’s from FedEx 
Express and FedEx Ground for accepting and handling packages 
at FedEx Kinko’s locations on behalf of these operating compa-
nies. Package acceptance revenue does not include the external 
revenue associated with the actual shipments. All shipment rev-
enues are reflected in the segment performing the transportation 
services. Intersegment revenues and expenses are eliminated in 
the consolidated results and are not separately identified in the 
following segment information, as the amounts are not material.

Effective June 1, 2006, we moved the credit, collections and cus-
tomer service functions with responsibility for FedEx Express 
and FedEx Ground customer information from FedEx Express 
into a newly formed subsidiary of FedEx Services named FedEx 
Customer Information Services, Inc. Also, effective June 1, 2006, 
we moved FedEx Supply Chain Services, Inc., the results of which 
were previously reported in the FedEx Ground segment, into a 
new subsidiary of FedEx Services named FedEx Global Supply 
Chain Services, Inc. The costs of providing these customer ser-
vice functions and the net operating costs of FedEx Global Supply 
Chain Services are allocated back to the FedEx Express and FedEx 
Ground segments. Prior year amounts have not been reclassified 
to conform to the current year segment presentation, as the finan-
cial results of all segments are materially comparable.

The following table provides a reconciliation of reportable segment revenues, depreciation and amortization, operating income and 
segment assets to consolidated financial statement totals for the years ended or as of May 31 (in millions):

Revenues
2007		
2006  
2005  
Depreciation and amortization
2007  
2006  
2005  
Operating income
2007(2)	  
2006(3)   
2005(4)   
Segment assets(5)
2007  
2006  
2005  

FedEx 
Express 
Segment 

$	22,681	
  21,446 
  19,485 

$	

856	
805 
798 

$	 1,955	
  1,767 
  1,414 

$	15,650	
  14,673 
  13,130 

FedEx 
Ground 
Segment 

FedEx 
Freight 
Segment(1) 

$	6,043	
  5,306 
  4,680 

$	 268	
224 
176 

$	 813	
705 
604 

$	3,937	
  3,378 
  2,776 

$	4,586	
  3,645 
  3,217 

$	 195	
120 
102 

$	 463	
485 
354 

$	3,150	
  2,245 
  2,047 

FedEx
Kinko’s 
Segment 

$	2,040	
  2,088 
  2,066 

$	 139	
148 
138 

$	

45	
57 
100 

$	2,957	
  2,941 
  2,987 

Other and 
Eliminations 

Consolidated
Total

$	 (136)	
(191) 
(85) 

$	 284	
253 
248 

$	

–	
– 
(1) 

$	(1,694)	
(547) 
(536) 

$	35,214
  32,294
  29,363

$	 1,742
  1,550
  1,462

$	 3,276
  3,014
  2,471

$	24,000
  22,690
  20,404

(1) Includes the operations of FedEx National LTL from the date of acquisition, September 3, 2006.
(2) FedEx Express operating expenses include a $143 million charge associated with upfront compensation and benefits under the new pilot labor contract. 
(3) Includes a $79 million one-time, noncash charge to adjust the accounting for certain facility leases ($75 million at FedEx Express).
(4) Includes $48 million related to the Airline Stabilization Act charge.
(5) Segment assets include intercompany receivables. 

The following table provides a reconciliation of reportable segment capital expenditures to consolidated totals for the years ended 
May 31 (in millions):

FedEx 
Express 
Segment 

$	1,672	
1,408 
1,195 

FedEx 
Ground 
Segment 

$	489	
487 
456 

FedEx 
Freight 
Segment 

$	287	
274 
217 

FedEx
Kinko’s 
Segment 

$	157	
94 
152 

Other 

$	277	
255 
216 

Consolidated
Total

$	2,882
2,518
2,236

2007  
2006  
2005  

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The following table presents revenue by service type and geo-
graphic information for the years ended or as of May 31 (in 
millions):

Note 15: Guarantees and 
Indemnifications 

Revenue	by	Service	Type

FedEx Express segment:
  Package:

  U.S. overnight box 
  U.S. overnight envelope 
  U.S. deferred 

  Total domestic package 

revenue 

International Priority (IP)(1) 

  Total package revenue 

  Freight:
  U.S.   

International priority freight(1) 
International airfreight 
  Total freight revenue 

  Other(2)  

  Total FedEx Express segment 

FedEx Ground segment 
FedEx Freight segment(3) 
FedEx Kinko’s segment 
Other and Eliminations 

Geographical	Information(4)
Revenues:
  U.S.   

International 

Noncurrent assets:
  U.S.   

International 

2007 

2006 

2005

$	 6,485 
  1,990 
  2,883 

$  6,422 
  1,974 
  2,853 

$  5,969
  1,798
  2,799

	11,358 
	 6,722 
 18,080 

 11,249 
  6,139 
 17,388 

 10,566
  5,464
 16,030

  2,412 
  1,045 
394 
  3,851 
750 
 22,681 
  6,043 
  4,586 
  2,040 
(136) 
$	35,214 

  2,218 
840 
434 
  3,492 
566 
 21,446 
  5,306 
  3,645 
  2,088 
(191) 
$ 32,294 

  1,854
670
381
  2,905
550
 19,485
  4,680
  3,217
  2,066
(85)
$ 29,363

$	26,132 
	 9,082 
$	35,214 

$ 24,172 
  8,122 
$ 32,294 

$	14,191 
	 3,180 
$	17,371 

$ 13,804 
  2,422 
$ 16,226 

$ 22,146
  7,217
$ 29,363

$ 13,020
  2,115
$ 15,135

(1) We reclassified certain prior period international priority freight service revenues previously 
included within IP package revenues to international priority freight revenues to conform to the 
current period presentation and more precisely present the nature of the services provided.
(2) Other revenues includes FedEx Trade Networks and our international domestic express 
businesses, such as ANC, DTW Group and our Canadian domestic express operations.
(3) Includes the operations of FedEx National LTL from the date of acquisition, September 3, 2006.
(4) International revenue includes shipments that either originate in or are destined to locations 
outside the United States. Noncurrent assets include property and equipment, goodwill and other 
long-term assets. Flight equipment is allocated between geographic areas based on usage.

Note 14: Supplemental Cash Flow 
Information

Cash paid for interest expense and income taxes for the years 
ended May 31 was as follows (in millions):

Interest (net of capitalized interest) 
Income taxes 

2007 

$	 136 
 1,064 

2006 

$ 145 
 880 

2005

$ 162
 824

In conjunction with certain transactions, primarily the lease, 
sale or purchase of operating assets or services in the ordinary 
course of business, we may provide routine indemnifications 
(e.g., environmental, fuel, tax and software infringement), the 
terms of which range in duration and are often not limited. With 
the exception of residual value guarantees in certain operating 
leases (described below), a maximum obligation is generally not 
specified in our guarantees and indemnifications. As a result, 
the overall maximum potential amount of the obligation under 
such guarantees and indemnifications cannot be reasonably esti-
mated. Historically, we have not been required to make significant 
payments under our guarantee or indemnification obligations and 
no amounts have been recognized in our financial statements for 
the underlying fair value of these obligations.

We have guarantees under certain operating leases, amount-
ing to $17 million as of May 31, 2007, for the residual values of 
vehicles and facilities at the end of the respective operating lease 
periods. Under these leases, if the fair market value of the leased 
asset at the end of the lease term is less than an agreed-upon 
value as set forth in the related operating lease agreement, we 
will be responsible to the lessor for the amount of such defi-
ciency. Based upon our expectation that none of these leased 
assets will have a residual value at the end of the lease term that 
is materially less than the value specified in the related operating 
lease agreement, we do not believe it is probable that we will 
be required to fund material amounts under the terms of these 
guarantee arrangements. Accordingly, no material accruals have 
been recognized for these guarantees.

Special  facility  revenue  bonds  have  been  issued  by  certain 
municipalities primarily to finance the acquisition and construc-
tion of various airport facilities and equipment. These facilities 
were leased to us and are accounted for as either capital leases 
or operating leases. FedEx Express has unconditionally guaran-
teed $755 million in principal of these bonds (with total future 
principal and interest payments of approximately $1.1 billion as 
of May 31, 2007) through these leases. Of the $755 million bond 
principal guaranteed, $204 million was included in capital lease 
obligations in our balance sheet at May 31, 2007. The remaining 
$551 million has been accounted for as operating leases. 

Note 16: Commitments 

Annual purchase commitments under various contracts as of 
May 31, 2007 were as follows (in millions):

Other (2) 

Total 

2008 
2009 
2010 
2011 
2012 
Thereafter 

Aircraft 

$ 482 
  788 
  907 
  640 
  31 
– 

Aircraft-
Related (1) 

$ 150 
  157 
  146 
3 
– 
– 

$ 650 
  166 
97 
61 
55 
  164 

(1) Primarily aircraft modifications.
(2) Primarily vehicles, facilities, computers and advertising and promotion contracts.

$ 1,282
  1,111
  1,150
704
86
164

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The amounts reflected in the table above for purchase commit-
ments represent noncancelable agreements to purchase goods 
or services. Commitments to purchase aircraft in passenger 
configuration do not include the attendant costs to modify these 
aircraft for cargo transport unless we have entered into non-
cancelable commitments to modify such aircraft. Open purchase 
orders that are cancelable are not considered unconditional pur-
chase obligations for financial reporting purposes.

In September 2006, we announced a $2.6 billion multi-year pro-
gram to acquire and modify approximately 90 Boeing 757-200 
(“B757”) aircraft to replace our narrow-body fleet of Boeing 
727-200 aircraft. We expect to bring the new aircraft into service 
during the eight-year period between calendar years 2008 and 
2016 contingent upon identification and purchase of suitable B757 
aircraft. As of May 31, 2007, we had entered into agreements to 
purchase 30 B757 aircraft under this program. 

In November 2006, we entered into an agreement to acquire 15 
new Boeing 777 Freighter (“B777F”) aircraft and an option to 
purchase an additional 15 B777F aircraft. In connection with the 
decision to purchase these aircraft, we cancelled our order of 
10 Airbus A380-800F aircraft. In March 2007, we entered into a 
separate settlement agreement with Airbus that, among other 
things, provides us with credit memoranda applicable to the pur-
chase of goods and services in the future. The net impact of this 
settlement was immaterial to our 2007 results and was recorded 
as an operating gain during the fourth quarter of 2007.

Deposits and progress payments of $109 million have been made 
toward aircraft purchases, options to purchase additional aircraft 
and other planned aircraft-related transactions. In addition, we 
have committed to modify our DC10 aircraft for two-man cockpit 
configurations. Future payments related to these activities are 
included in the table above. Aircraft and aircraft-related contracts 
are subject to price escalations. The following table is a summary 
of the number and type of aircraft we are committed to purchase 
as of May 31, 2007, with the year of expected delivery:

2008 
2009 
2010 
2011 
2012 
Thereafter 
Total 

A300 

A310 

B757 

B777F 

Total

9 
3 
– 
– 
– 
– 
12 

2 
– 
– 
– 
– 
– 
2 

7 
13 
4 
3 
3 
– 
30 

– 
– 
6 
9 
– 
– 
15 

18
16
10
12
3
–
59

Note 17: Contingencies

Wage-and-Hour. We are a defendant in a number of lawsuits 
filed in federal or California state courts containing various class-
action allegations under federal or California wage-and-hour 
laws. The plaintiffs in these lawsuits allege, among other things, 
that they were forced to work “off the clock,” were not paid over-
time and were not provided work breaks or other benefits. The 
plaintiffs generally seek unspecified monetary damages, injunc-
tive relief, or both. We have denied any liability and intend to 
vigorously defend ourselves. Given the nature and preliminary 
status of these wage-and-hour claims, we cannot yet determine 
the amount or a reasonable range of potential loss in these mat-
ters, if any. 

Independent Contractor. FedEx Ground is involved in numer-
ous purported class-action lawsuits and other proceedings that 
claim that the company’s owner-operators should be treated as 
employees, rather than independent contractors. These matters 
include Estrada v. FedEx Ground, a class action involving single 
work area contractors that was filed in California state court. 
Although the trial court granted some of the plaintiffs’ claims 
for relief in Estrada ($18 million, inclusive of attorney’s fees, plus 
equitable relief), the appellate court has reversed the trial court’s 
issuance of equitable relief. The plaintiffs petitioned the California 
Supreme Court for a review of the appellate court decision, and 
that petition was denied. The rest of the appeal is pending. 

Adverse determinations in these matters could, among other 
things, entitle certain of our contractors to the reimbursement 
of certain expenses and to the benefit of wage-and-hour laws 
and result in employment and withholding tax liability for FedEx 
Ground. On August 10, 2005, the Judicial Panel on Multi-District 
Litigation granted our motion to transfer and consolidate the 
majority of the class-action lawsuits for administration of the 
pre-trial proceedings by a single federal court – the U.S. District 
Court for the Northern District of Indiana. We strongly believe 
that FedEx Ground’s owner-operators are properly classified 
as independent contractors and that we will prevail in these 
proceedings. Given the nature and preliminary status of these 
claims, we cannot yet determine the amount or a reasonable 
range of potential loss in these matters, if any. 

Race Discrimination. During the fourth quarter of 2007, we settled 
Satchell v. FedEx Express, a class-action lawsuit in California that 
alleged discrimination by FedEx Express in the Western region 
of the United States against certain current and former minority 
employees in pay and promotion. The settlement will require a 
payment of approximately $55 million by FedEx Express, which is 
covered by insurance. The court has granted preliminary approval 
of the settlement, and a hearing is scheduled for August 2007 for 
the court to consider final approval of the settlement.

Other. FedEx and its subsidiaries are subject to other legal pro-
ceedings that arise in the ordinary course of their business. In 
the opinion of management, the aggregate liability, if any, with 
respect to these other actions will not materially adversely affect 
our financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

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Note 18: Related Party Transactions

Two of our sponsorships of professional sports venues involve related parties. Our Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, 
Frederick W. Smith, currently holds an approximate 10% ownership interest in the National Football League Washington Redskins 
professional football team (“Redskins”) and is a member of its board of directors. FedEx has a multi-year naming rights agreement 
with the Redskins granting us certain marketing rights, including the right to name the Redskins’ stadium “FedExField.” 

A member of our Board of Directors, J.R. Hyde, III, and his wife together own approximately 13% of HOOPS, L.P. (“HOOPS”), the owner 
of the NBA Memphis Grizzlies professional basketball team. FedEx has a naming rights agreement with HOOPS granting us certain 
marketing rights, including the right to name the Grizzlies’ arena “FedEx Forum.” Pursuant to a separate 25-year agreement with HOOPS, 
the City of Memphis and Shelby County, FedEx has agreed to pay $2.5 million a year for the balance of the term if HOOPS terminates 
its lease for the arena after 17 years.

Note 19: Summary of Quarterly Operating Results (Unaudited)

(in millions, except per share amounts) 

2007
Revenues	
Operating income	
Net income	
Basic earnings per common share	
Diluted earnings per common share	

2006
Revenues 
Operating income 
Net income 
Basic earnings per common share 
Diluted earnings per common share 

First 
Quarter (1) 

$	8,545	
	 784	
	 475	
	 1.55	
	 1.53	

$ 7,707 
  584 
  339 
  1.12 
  1.10 

Second 
Quarter (2) 

$	8,926	
	 839	
	 511	
	 1.67	
	 1.64	

$ 8,090 
  790 
  471 
  1.55 
  1.53 

Third 
Quarter 

$	8,592	
	 641	
	 420	
	 1.37	
	 1.35	

$ 8,003 
  713 
  428 
  1.41 
  1.38 

Fourth
Quarter

$	9,151
	1,012
	 610
	 1.98
	 1.96

$ 8,494
  927
  568
  1.86
  1.82

(1) Results for the first quarter of 2006 include a $79 million ($49 million, net of tax, or $0.16 per diluted share) charge to adjust the accounting for certain facility leases, predominantly at FedEx 
Express, as described in Note 7.
(2) Results for the second quarter of 2007 include a $143 million charge at FedEx Express associated with upfront compensation and benefits under the new labor contract with our pilots. Additionally, 
FedEx National LTL’s financial results have been included from September 3, 2006 (the date of acquisition).

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Note 20: Condensed Consolidating Financial Statements

We are required to present condensed consolidating financial information in order for the subsidiary guarantors (other than FedEx 
Express) of our public debt to be exempt from reporting under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

The guarantor subsidiaries, which are wholly owned by FedEx, guarantee approximately $1.7 billion of our debt. The guarantees are 
full and unconditional and joint and several. Our guarantor subsidiaries were not determined using geographic, service line or other 
similar criteria, and as a result, the “Guarantor” and “Non-Guarantor” columns each include portions of our domestic and international 
operations. Accordingly, this basis of presentation is not intended to present our financial condition, results of operations or cash flows 
for any purpose other than to comply with the specific requirements for subsidiary guarantor reporting.

Condensed consolidating financial statements for our guarantor subsidiaries and non-guarantor subsidiaries are presented in the 
following tables (in millions):

cOnDenseD cOnsOliDating Balance sheets

Parent 

Guarantor 
Subsidiaries 

May 31, 2007
Non-Guarantor 
Subsidiaries 

Eliminations 

Consolidated

ASSETS
Current	Assets
  Cash and cash equivalents 
  Receivables, less allowances 
  Spare parts, fuel, supplies, prepaid expenses

  and other, less allowances 

  Deferred income taxes 
  Total current assets 

Property	and	Equipment,	at	Cost 
  Less accumulated depreciation and amortization 

  Net property and equipment 

Intercompany	Receivable 
Goodwill  
Investment	in	Subsidiaries 
Other	Assets 

LIABILITIES	AND	STOCKHOLDERS’	INVESTMENT
Current	Liabilities
  Current portion of long-term debt 
  Accrued salaries and employee benefits 
  Accounts payable 
  Accrued expenses 

  Total current liabilities 

Long-Term	Debt,	Less	Current	Portion 
Intercompany	Payable 
Other	Liabilities
  Deferred income taxes 
  Other liabilities 

  Total other long-term liabilities 

Stockholders’	Investment 

$	 1,212	
–	

7	
–	
	 1,219	

22	
14	
8	

–	
–	
 14,588	
670	
$	16,485	

$	

551	
60	
37	
36	
684	

  1,248	
  1,463	

–	
451	
451	

 12,639	
$	16,485	

$	
124	
	 3,083	

500	
505	
	 4,212	

	24,681	
	13,422	
	11,259	

511	
	 2,667	
	 3,340	
457	
$	22,446	

$	
85	
	 1,079	
	 1,563	
	 1,197	
	 3,924	

398	
–	

	 1,262	
	 2,445	
	 3,707	

	14,417	
$	22,446	

$	 233	
	 894	

75	
31	
	1,233	

	2,387	
	1,018	
	1,369	

	 952	
	 830	
–	
	 755	
$	5,139	

$	
3	
	 215	
	 448	
	 189	
	 855	

	 361	
–	

	 279	
	 116	
	 395	

	3,528	
$	5,139	

$	

–	
(35)	

–	
–	
(35)	

–	
–	
–	

	 (1,463)	
–	
	(17,928)	
(644)	
$	(20,070)	

$	

–	
–	
(32)	
(3)	
(35)	

–	
	 (1,463)	

(644)	
–	
(644)	

	(17,928)	
$	(20,070)	

$	 1,569
	 3,942

582
536
	 6,629

	27,090
	14,454
	12,636

–
	 3,497
–
	 1,238
$	24,000

$	
639
	 1,354
	 2,016
	 1,419
	 5,428

	 2,007
–

897
	 3,012
	 3,909

	12,656
$	24,000

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cOnDenseD cOnsOliDating Balance sheets

Parent 

Guarantor 
Subsidiaries 

May 31, 2006
Non-Guarantor 
Subsidiaries 

Eliminations 

Consolidated

ASSETS 
Current	Assets 
  Cash and cash equivalents 
  Receivables, less allowances 
  Spare parts, fuel, supplies, prepaid expenses 

  and other, less allowances 

  Deferred income taxes 
  Total current assets 

Property	and	Equipment,	at	Cost 
  Less accumulated depreciation and amortization 

  Net property and equipment 

Intercompany	Receivable 
Goodwill  
Prepaid	Pension	Cost	
Investment	in	Subsidiaries 
Other	Assets 

LIABILITIES	AND	STOCKHOLDERS’	INVESTMENT	
Current	Liabilities 
  Current portion of long-term debt 
  Accrued salaries and employee benefits 
  Accounts payable 
  Accrued expenses 

  Total current liabilities 

Long-Term	Debt,	Less	Current	Portion 
Intercompany	Payable 
Other	Liabilities 
  Deferred income taxes 
  Other liabilities 

  Total other long-term liabilities 

Stockholders’	Investment 

$  1,679 
– 

7 
– 
  1,686 

22 
12 
10 

– 
– 
	 1,310 
 12,301 
69 
$ 15,376 

$ 

700 
50 
33 
37 
820 

749 
  2,079 

– 
226 
226 

 11,502 
$ 15,376 

$ 
114 
  2,864 

423 
522 
  3,923 

 22,430 
 12,410 
 10,020 

680 
  2,675 
18 
  2,070 
571 
$ 19,957 

$ 
150 
  1,107 
  1,594 
  1,221 
  4,072 

843 
– 

  1,143 
  2,447 
  3,590 

 11,452 
$ 19,957 

$  144 
  681 

42 
17 
  884 

 1,622 
  882 
  740 

 1,399 
  150 
21 
– 
  675 
$ 3,869 

$ 
– 
  168 
  310 
  132 
  610 

– 
– 

  257 
74 
  331 

 2,928 
$ 3,869 

$ 

– 
(29) 

– 
– 
(29) 

– 
– 
– 

  (2,079) 
– 
– 
 (14,371) 
(33) 
$ (16,512) 

$ 

– 
– 
(29) 
– 
(29) 

– 
  (2,079) 

(33) 
– 
(33) 

 (14,371) 
$ (16,512) 

$  1,937
  3,516

472
539
  6,464

 24,074
 13,304
 10,770

–
  2,825
  1,349
–
  1,282
$ 22,690

$ 
850
  1,325
  1,908
  1,390
  5,473

  1,592
–

  1,367
  2,747
  4,114

 11,511
$ 22,690

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cOnDenseD cOnsOliDating statements Of incOme

Parent 

$	

–	

Guarantor 
Subsidiaries 

$	29,894	

Year Ended May 31, 2007
Non-Guarantor 
Subsidiaries 

Eliminations 

Consolidated

$	5,671	

$	 (351)	

$	35,214

103	
–	
3	
2	
–	
1	
(193)	
84	
–	

–	

	 2,016	
(22)	
29	
(7)	

	 2,016	
–	
$	2,016	

	11,632	
	 2,964	
	 2,082	
	 1,513	
	 3,317	
	 1,830	
(170)	
	 4,133	
	27,301	

	 2,593	

390	
(29)	
(34)	
–	

	 2,920	
971	
$	 1,949	

	2,005	
	 944	
	 261	
	 227	
	 216	
	 121	
	 363	
	 851	
	4,988	

	 683	

–	
(2)	
5	
(1)	

	 685	
	 228	
$	 457	

–	
(35)	
(3)	
–	
–	
–	
–	
(313)	
(351)	

–	

	 (2,406)	
–	
–	
–	

	 (2,406)	
–	
$	(2,406)	

	13,740
	 3,873
	 2,343
	 1,742
	 3,533
	 1,952
–
	 4,755
	31,938

	 3,276

–
(53)
–
(8)

	 3,215
	 1,199
$	 2,016

Parent 

$ 

– 

Guarantor 
Subsidiaries 

$ 28,310 

Year Ended May 31, 2006
Non-Guarantor
Subsidiaries 

Eliminations 

Consolidated

$ 4,325 

$  (341) 

$ 32,294

81 
– 
4 
2 
– 
1 
(164) 
76 
– 

– 

  1,806 
(47) 
55 
(8) 

  1,806 
– 
$ 1,806 

 11,046 
  2,642 
  2,163 
  1,401 
  3,128 
  1,709 
(229) 
  4,008 
 25,868 

  2,442 

327 
(57) 
(78) 
(4) 

  2,630 
876 
$  1,754 

 1,444 
  627 
  226 
  147 
  128 
67 
  393 
  721 
 3,753 

  572 

– 
– 
23 
1 

  596 
  217 
$  379 

– 
(18) 
(3) 
– 
– 
– 
– 
(320) 
(341) 

– 

  (2,133) 
– 
– 
– 

  (2,133) 
– 
$ (2,133) 

 12,571
  3,251
  2,390
  1,550
  3,256
  1,777
–
  4,485
 29,280

  3,014

–
(104)
–
(11)

  2,899
  1,093
$  1,806

REVENUES 

Operating	Expenses: 
  Salaries and employee benefits 
  Purchased transportation 
  Rentals and landing fees 
  Depreciation and amortization 
  Fuel   
  Maintenance and repairs 

Intercompany charges, net 

  Other 

Operating	Income 

Other	Income	(Expense): 
  Equity in earnings of subsidiaries 

Interest, net 
Intercompany charges, net 

  Other, net 

Income	Before	Income	Taxes 
  Provision for income taxes 
Net	Income 

REVENUES 

Operating	Expenses: 
  Salaries and employee benefits 
  Purchased transportation 
  Rentals and landing fees 
  Depreciation and amortization 
  Fuel   
  Maintenance and repairs 

Intercompany charges, net 

  Other 

Operating	Income 

Other	Income	(Expense): 
  Equity in earnings of subsidiaries 

Interest, net 
Intercompany charges, net 

  Other, net 

Income	Before	Income	Taxes 
  Provision for income taxes 
Net	Income 

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cOnDenseD cOnsOliDating statements Of incOme

REVENUES 

Operating	Expenses: 
  Salaries and employee benefits 
  Purchased transportation 
  Rentals and landing fees 
  Depreciation and amortization 
  Fuel   
  Maintenance and repairs 

Intercompany charges, net 

  Other 

Operating	Income 

Other	Income	(Expense): 
  Equity in earnings of subsidiaries 

Interest, net 
Intercompany charges, net 

  Other, net 

Income	Before	Income	Taxes 
  Provision for income taxes 
Net	Income 

Parent 

$ 

– 

Guarantor 
Subsidiaries 

$ 25,859 

Year Ended May 31, 2005
Non-Guarantor
Subsidiaries 

Eliminations 

Consolidated

$ 3,927 

$  (423) 

$ 29,363

86 
– 
3 
1 
– 
1 
(172) 
81 
– 

– 

  1,449 
(79) 
90 
(11) 

  1,449 
– 
$ 1,449 

 10,523 
  2,388 
  2,088 
  1,324 
  2,231 
  1,625 
(132) 
  3,804 
 23,851 

  2,008 

244 
(58) 
(98) 
(5) 

  2,091 
695 
$  1,396 

 1,354 
  583 
  211 
  137 
86 
69 
  304 
  720 
 3,464 

  463 

– 
(2) 
8 
(3) 

  466 
  169 
$  297 

– 
(36) 
(3) 
– 
– 
– 
– 
(384) 
(423) 

– 

  (1,693) 
– 
– 
– 

  (1,693) 
– 
$ (1,693) 

 11,963
  2,935
  2,299
  1,462
  2,317
  1,695
–
  4,221
 26,892

  2,471

–
(139)
–
(19)

  2,313
864
$  1,449

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cOnDenseD cOnsOliDating statements Of cash flOws

CASH	PROVIDED	BY	(USED	IN)	OPERATING	ACTIVITIES 

INVESTING	ACTIVITIES
  Capital expenditures  
  Business acquisitions, net of cash acquired 
  Proceeds from asset dispositions 
Cash Used in Investing Activities 

FINANCING	ACTIVITIES 
  Net transfers (to) from Parent 
  Principal payments on debt    
  Proceeds from debt issuance 
  Proceeds from stock issuances 
  Excess tax benefits on the exercise of stock options 
  Dividends paid 
  Other, net 
Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities 

CASH	AND	CASH	EQUIVALENTS 
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents 
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period 
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period 

CASH	PROVIDED	BY	(USED	IN)	OPERATING	ACTIVITIES 

INVESTING	ACTIVITIES
  Capital expenditures 
  Proceeds from asset dispositions 
Cash Used in Investing Activities 

FINANCING	ACTIVITIES 
  Net transfers (to) from Parent 
  Principal payments on debt 
  Proceeds from stock issuances 
  Dividends paid 
  Other, net 
Cash (Used in) Provided by Financing Activities 

CASH	AND	CASH	EQUIVALENTS 
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents 
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period 
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period 

Parent 

$	

(57)	

Guarantor 
Subsidiaries 

$	 2,741	

(1)	
(175)	
–	
(176)	

(578)	
(700)	
999	
115	
45	
(110)	
(5)	
(234)	

	 (2,631)	
(36)	
47	
	(2,620)	

40	
(206)	
55	
–	
–	
–	
–	
(111)	

(467)	
	 1,679	
$	1,212	

10	
114	
$	 124	

Parent 

$ 

(69) 

Guarantor 
Subsidiaries 

$  3,418 

(4) 
– 
(4) 

  1,215 
(250) 
144 
(97) 
(2) 
  1,010 

937 
742 
$ 1,679 

 (2,321) 
58 
 (2,263) 

 (1,073) 
(119) 
– 
– 
– 
 (1,192) 

(37) 
151 
$  114 

Year Ended May 31, 2007
Non-Guarantor 
Subsidiaries 

Eliminations 

Consolidated

$	 879	

$	

	 (250)	
	(1,099)	
21	
	(1,328)	

	 538	
–	
–	
–	
–	
–	
–	
	 538	

89	
	 144	
$	 233	

$	

–	

–	
–	
–	
–	

–	
–	
–	
–	
–	
–	
–	
–	

–	
–	
–	

$	 3,563

	 (2,882)
	 (1,310)
68
	 (4,124)

–
(906)
	 1,054
115
45
(110)
(5)
193

(368)
	 1,937
$	 1,569

Year Ended May 31, 2006
Non-Guarantor 
Subsidiaries 

Eliminations 

Consolidated

$  327 

$ 

  (193) 
6 
  (187) 

  (142) 
– 
– 
– 
– 
  (142) 

(2) 
  146 
$  144 

$ 

– 

– 
– 
– 

– 
– 
– 
– 
– 
– 

– 
– 
– 

$ 3,676

  (2,518)
64
  (2,454)

–
(369)
144
(97)
(2)
(324)

898
  1,039
$ 1,937

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cOnDenseD cOnsOliDating statements Of cash flOws

CASH	PROVIDED	BY	(USED	IN)	OPERATING	ACTIVITIES 

INVESTING	ACTIVITIES
  Capital expenditures 
  Business acquisitions, net of cash acquired 
  Proceeds from asset dispositions 
  Other, net 
Cash Used in Investing Activities 

FINANCING	ACTIVITIES 
  Net transfers (to) from Parent 
  Principal payments on debt 
  Proceeds from stock issuances 
  Dividends paid 
Cash (Used in) Provided by Financing Activities 

CASH	AND	CASH	EQUIVALENTS 
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents 
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period 
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period 

Parent 

$ 

(5) 

Guarantor 
Subsidiaries 

$ 2,849 

(3) 
(122) 
– 
– 
(125) 

717 
(600) 
99 
(84) 
132 

2 
740 
$  742 

  (2,049) 
– 
10 
(2) 
  (2,041) 

(651) 
(191) 
– 
– 
(842) 

(34) 
185 
$  151 

Year Ended May 31, 2005
Non-Guarantor 
Subsidiaries 

Eliminations 

Consolidated

$  273 

$ 

  (184) 
– 
2 
– 
  (182) 

(66) 
– 
– 
– 
(66) 

25 
  121 
$  146 

$ 

– 

– 
– 
– 
– 
– 

– 
– 
– 
– 
– 

– 
– 
– 

$  3,117

  (2,236)
(122)
12
(2)
  (2,348)

–
(791)
99
(84)
(776)

(7)
  1,046
$  1,039

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

The Board of Directors and Stockholders
FedEx Corporation

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of FedEx Corporation as of May 31, 2007 and 2006, and the related 
consolidated statements of income, changes in stockholders’ investment and comprehensive income, and cash flows for each of the 
three years in the period ended May 31, 2007. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our 
responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those 
standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free 
of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial 
statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well 
as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position 
of FedEx Corporation at May 31, 2007 and 2006, and the consolidated results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the three 
years in the period ended May 31, 2007, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

As discussed in Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements, effective June 1, 2006, the Company adopted Statement of Financial 
Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 123 (revised 2004), “Share-Based Payment,” and effective May 31, 2007 the Company adopted 
SFAS No. 158, “Employer’s Accounting for Defined Benefit Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans – An Amendment of FASB 
Statements No. 87, 88, 106 and 132(R).”

We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the effec-
tiveness of FedEx Corporation’s internal control over financial reporting as of May 31, 2007, based on criteria established in Internal 
Control – Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission and our report 
dated July 9, 2007 expressed an unqualified opinion thereon.

Memphis, Tennessee
July 9, 2007

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Selected Financial Data

The following table sets forth (in millions, except per share amounts and other operating data) certain selected consolidated financial 
and operating data for FedEx as of and for the five years ended May 31, 2007. This information should be read in conjunction with the 
Consolidated Financial Statements, Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Results of Operations and Financial Condition and other 
financial data appearing elsewhere in this Report. 

2007	(1) 

2006 (2) 

2005 (3) 

2004 (4) 

2003  

Operating	Results
Revenues  
Operating income 
Income before income taxes 
Net income 

Per	Share	Data
Earnings per share: 
  Basic 
  Diluted  
Average shares of common stock outstanding 
Average common and common 
  equivalent shares outstanding 
Cash dividends declared 

Financial	Position
Property and equipment, net 
Total assets 
Long-term debt, less current portion 
Common stockholders’ investment 

Other	Operating	Data 
FedEx Express aircraft fleet 
Average full-time equivalent employees and contractors 

$	35,214 
  3,276 
	 3,215 
$	 2,016 

$	 6.57 
$	 6.48 
307 

311 
$	 0.37 

$	12,636 
 24,000 
  2,007 
 12,656 

669 
	238,935 

$ 32,294 
  3,014 
  2,899 
$  1,806 

$ 
$ 

$ 

5.94 
5.83 
304 

310 
0.33 

$ 10,770 
 22,690 
  1,592 
 11,511 

671 
 221,677 

$ 29,363 
  2,471 
  2,313 
$  1,449 

$ 
$ 

$ 

4.81 
4.72 
301 

307 
0.29 

$  9,643 
 20,404 
  2,427 
  9,588 

670 
 215,838 

$ 24,710 
  1,440 
  1,319 
838 
$ 

$ 
$ 

$ 

2.80 
2.76 
299 

304 
0.29 

$  9,037 
 19,134 
  2,837 
  8,036 

645 
 195,838 

$ 22,487
  1,471
  1,338
830
$ 

$  2.79
$  2.74
298

303
$  0.15

$  8,700
 15,385
  1,709
  7,288

643
 190,918

(1) Results for 2007 include a $143 million charge at FedEx Express associated with upfront compensation and benefits under the new labor contract with our pilots. See Note 1 to the accompanying 
consolidated financial statements. Additionally, results for 2007 include several acquisitions from the date of acquisition as described in Note 3 to the accompanying financial statements.
(2) Results for 2006 include a $79 million ($49 million, net of tax, or $0.16 per diluted share) charge to adjust the accounting for certain facility leases, predominantly at FedEx Express. See Note 7 to the 
accompanying consolidated financial statements. 
(3) Results for 2005 include a $48 million ($31 million, net of tax, or $0.10 per diluted share) Airline Stabilization Act charge at FedEx Express (see Note 1 to the accompanying consolidated financial 
statements) and a $12 million or $0.04 per diluted share benefit from an income tax adjustment (see Note 11 to the accompanying consolidated financial statements).
(4) Results for 2004 include $435 million ($270 million, net of tax, or $0.89 per diluted share) of business realignment costs and a $37 million, or $0.12 per diluted share, benefit related to a favorable ruling 
on an aircraft engine maintenance tax case and the reduction of our effective tax rate. Additionally, FedEx Kinko’s financial results have been included from February 12, 2004 (the date of acquisition).

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Shirley A. Jackson (3) (4)
President
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Technological university

Steven R. Loranger (1) 
Chairman, President and 
Chief Executive Officer
ITT Corporation
Engineering and manufacturing company

Charles T. Manatt (2)
Partner and Co-founder
Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP
Law firm

Frederick W. Smith
Chairman, President and 
Chief Executive Officer
FedEx Corporation

Joshua I. Smith (1)
Chairman and Managing Partner
Coaching Group, LLC
Consulting firm

Paul S. Walsh (2)
Chief Executive Officer
Diageo plc
Beverage company

Peter S. Willmott (1) (4*)
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Willmott Services, Inc.
Retail and consulting firm

Board of Directors

James L. Barksdale	(3) (4)
Chairman and President
Barksdale Management Corporation
Investment management company

August A. Busch IV (2)
President and Chief Executive Officer
Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc.
Brewing organization

John A. Edwardson (1*)
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
CDW Corporation
Technology products and services company

Judith L. Estrin (3*)
President and Chief Executive Officer
Packet Design, LLC
Internet technology company

J. Kenneth Glass (2) (4)
Retired Chairman, 
President and Chief Executive Officer
First Horizon National Corporation
Bank holding company

Philip Greer (2*)
Managing Director
Greer Family Consulting & Investments, LLC
Investment management firm

J.R. Hyde, III (3)
Chairman
GTx, Inc.
Biopharmaceutical company

(1)	 Audit Committee
(2)	 Compensation Committee
(3)	 Information Technology Oversight Committee
(4)	 Nominating & Governance Committee
 *  Committee Chair

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Executive Officers and Senior Management

FedEx	Corporation	

Frederick W. Smith
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer

Christine P. Richards
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

Alan B. Graf, Jr.
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Robert B. Carter
Executive Vice President,  
FedEx Information Services and Chief Information Officer

T. Michael Glenn
Executive Vice President,
Market Development and Corporate Communications

John L. Merino
Corporate Vice President and Principal Accounting Officer

FedEx	Express

FedEx	Ground

David J. Bronczek
President and Chief Executive Officer

Michael L. Ducker
Executive Vice President 
and President, International

William J. Logue
Executive Vice President, 
Operations and Systems Support

David F. Rebholz
President and Chief Executive Officer

Rodger G. Marticke
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer

FedEx	Freight

FedEx	Kinko’s

Douglas G. Duncan
President and Chief Executive Officer

Kenneth A. May
President and Chief Executive Officer

Patrick L. Reed
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer

Brian D. Philips
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer

Thomas J. Leverton
Executive Vice President and Chief Development Officer

FedEx	Trade	Networks

FedEx	SmartPost

G. Edmond Clark
President and Chief Executive Officer

Ward B. Strang
President and Chief Executive Officer

FedEx	Custom	Critical

FedEx	Global	Supply	Chain	Services

Virginia C. Albanese
President and Chief Executive Officer

Thomas Schmitt
President and Chief Executive Officer

Caribbean	Transportation	Services

Rick A. Faieta
President and Chief Executive Officer

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Corporate Information 

FedEx	Corporation: 942 South Shady Grove Road, Memphis, 
Tennessee 38120, (901) 818-7500, fedex.com

Annual	Meeting	of	Shareowners: Monday, September 24, 2007, 
10:00 a.m. local time, Hilton Hotel, Tennessee Grand Ballroom, 
939 Ridge Lake Boulevard, Memphis, Tennessee 38120

Stock	Listing: FedEx Corporation’s common stock is listed on 
the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol FDX.

Shareowners: As of July 9, 2007, there were 20,165 
shareowners of record.

Market	Information: Following are high and low sale prices and 
cash dividends paid, by quarter, for FedEx Corporation’s common 
stock in 2007 and 2006:

FY	2007
High	
Low  
Dividend	

FY 2006
High 
Low 
Dividend 

First Quarter 

Second Quarter 

Third Quarter 

Fourth Quarter

	$118.74		
  97.79		
	 0.09		

	$119.21		
99.34		
0.09		

	$121.42		
	 106.63		
0.09		

	$116.76
	 104.01
0.09

 $  91.43 
  79.55 
0.08 

$  98.81 
76.81 
0.08 

 $ 108.83 
  95.79 
0.08 

$ 120.01
  106.00
0.08

Financial	Information: Copies of FedEx Corporation’s Annual 
Report on Form 10-K, other documents filed with the Securities 
and Exchange Commission (SEC) and other financial and statis-
tical information are available through our Web site at fedex.com.
Company documents filed electronically with the SEC can 
also be found at the SEC’s Web site at www.sec.gov. You will 
be mailed a copy of the Form 10-K upon request to: FedEx 
Corporation Investor Relations, 942 South Shady Grove Road, 
Memphis, Tennessee 38120, (901) 818-7200, e-mail: 
ir@fedex.com.

SEC	and	NYSE	Certifications: The most recent certifications 
by our principal executive and financial officers pursuant to 
Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 are filed as 
exhibits to our Form 10-K. We have also filed with the New York 
Stock Exchange the most recent Annual CEO Certification as 
required by section 303A.12(a) of the NYSE Listed Company 
Manual. 

Independent	Registered	Public	Accounting	Firm:
Ernst & Young LLP, Memphis, Tennessee

Customer	Service: Call 1-800-Go-FedEx or visit fedex.com.

Media	Inquiries: Jesse W. Bunn, Staff Director, Marketplace  
Communications, FedEx Corporation, 942 South Shady Grove 
Road, Memphis, Tennessee 38120, (901) 818-7463,
e-mail: mediarelations@fedex.com

Shareowner	Account	Services: Computershare Investor 
Services, P.O. Box 43069, Providence, Rhode Island 02940-3069, 
(800) 446-2617, www.computershare.com

Direct	Stock	Purchase	and	Dividend	Reinvestment: 
For information on the direct stock purchase and dividend 
reinvestment plan for FedEx Corporation common stock, call 
Computershare at (800) 446-2617 or visit their direct stock 
purchase plan Web site at www.computershare.com. This plan 
provides an alternative to traditional retail brokerage methods of 
purchasing, holding and selling FedEx common stock. This plan 
also permits shareowners to automatically reinvest their divi-
dends to purchase additional shares of FedEx common stock.

Investor	Relations: Mickey Foster, Vice President, Investor 
Relations, FedEx Corporation, 942 South Shady Grove Road, 
Memphis, Tennessee 38120, (901) 818-7200, e-mail: ir@fedex.com

Equal	Employment	Opportunity: Our greatest asset is our 
people. We are committed to providing a workplace where 
our employees and contractors feel respected, satisfied and 
appreciated. Our policies are designed to promote fairness 
and respect for everyone. We hire, evaluate and promote 
employees, and engage contractors, based on their skills and 
performance. With this in mind, we will not tolerate certain 
behaviors. These include harassment, violence, intimidation 
and discrimination of any kind involving race, color, religion, 
national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability, 
veteran status or, where applicable, marital status.

Service	Marks: The following are registered service marks of 
Federal Express Corporation, registered with the U.S. Patent 
& Trademark Office and in other countries: FedEx®, FedEx 
Express®, FedEx Ground®, FedEx Freight®, FedEx Freight 
Advance Notice®, FedEx Custom Critical®, FedEx Supply 
Chain Services®, FedEx SmartPost®, FedEx Home Delivery®, 
FedEx Trade Networks® and FedEx Services®. FedEx National 
LTLSM, Caribbean Transportation ServicesSM, and FedEx Global 
Supply Chain ServicesSM are service marks of Federal Express 
Corporation. FedEx Kinko’s Office and Print Centers® is a regis-
tered service mark of Federal Express Corporation and Kinko’s 
Ventures, Inc. FedEx Kinko’s Ship CentersSM is a service mark of 
Federal Express Corporation and Kinko’s Ventures, Inc.

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conversations yield powerful returns: ideas that move your 
business and the world forward. 

Quiksilver meets the demand for its outdoor sports apparel 
and accessories in 90 countries — from Chile to China — using 
the FedEx portfolio for global sourcing and distribution.

This entire annual report is printed on paper certified by the Forest Stewardship Council, 
which promotes environmentally appropriate, socially beneficial and economically viable 
management of the world’s forests. The paper contains a mix of pulp derived from 
FSC-certified well-managed forests and FSC-certified recycled paper fibers.

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942 South Shady Grove Road
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