FEDEX

High-Margin Verticals &

Premium Customer

Growth Sales Plan

2026

COMMERCIAL

GROWTH FRAMEWORK

PREMIUM

CUSTOMER

HEALTHCA

AEROSPAC

AUTOMOTI

DATA CEN

E-COMMER

TIME-DEFINITE • VISIBILITY • CROSS-BORDER • SPECIALIZED LOGISTICS • DATA + AI

HEALTHCARE

AUTOMOTIVE

AEROSPACE

DATA CENTERS

PREMIUM E-COMMERCE

A premium-growth sales model built around speed, reliability, specialized logistics, customer visibility and data-driven supply-chain value.

FedEx High-Margin Verticals & Premium Customer Growth Sales Plan

01 Sales Plan Overview

FedEx's February 2026 Investor Day explicitly identified premium B2B and specialized B2C segments as a commercial

priority, with healthcare, automotive, aerospace, data centers and premium e-commerce named as high-margin verticals.

$94.7B

>220

~18M

~2 PB

FY26 REVENUE

COUNTRIES / TERRITORIES

DAILY SHIPMENTS

DATA PROCESSED DAILY

Growth objective

Prioritize customers where speed, precision, visibility and reliability command differentiated value. Build deeper account

relationships, increase premium-service penetration, expand cross-border volumes and improve revenue quality through

disciplined account profitability management.

FedEx High-Margin Verticals & Premium Customer Growth Sales Plan

02 Target Customer Segments

Segment accounts by the value of time, consequence of failure, supply-chain complexity and potential for multi-service

expansion.

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OUTPUT

Healthcare

Time-critical and temperature-sensitive flows.

Clinical supply, specialty logistics and

visibility.

Automotive

Just-in-time parts and manufacturing continuity.

Time-definite transport and

cross-border flows.

Aerospace

High-value components and urgent maintenance.

Critical shipment services and

specialized handling.

Data centers

Equipment and deployment schedules.

High-value equipment logistics.

Premium e-commerce

Fast, predictable customer delivery.

Premium parcel and visibility services.

High-value B2B

Reliability and resilience.

Enterprise account expansion.

Specialized B2C

High-value or time-sensitive purchases.

Premium delivery experience.

FedEx High-Margin Verticals & Premium Customer Growth Sales Plan

03 Value Proposition

Connect FedEx network capabilities to the economic and operational consequence of getting a shipment right the first time.

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COMMERCIAL ACTION

OUTPUT

Reliable time-definite delivery

Predictable movement for time-sensitive shipments.

Protect production, clinical or customer

commitments.

Premium transportation

Service levels aligned to high-value needs.

Pay for consequence reduction and

speed.

Cross-border capability

Support international supply chains.

Reduce friction across strategic lanes.

Shipment visibility

Real-time status and tracking.

Improve control and communication.

Specialized logistics

Tailored handling and industry-oriented solutions.

Match service to shipment complexity.

Data-driven experience

Digital tools, analytics and network intelligence.

Turn shipment data into operational

insight.

FedEx High-Margin Verticals & Premium Customer Growth Sales Plan

04 Industry Sales Strategy

Build vertical-specific propositions instead of selling the same transportation package to every enterprise account.

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COMMERCIAL ACTION

OUTPUT

Healthcare

Temperature sensitivity, clinical urgency and regulated flows.

Lead with reliability, visibility and

specialized capabilities.

Automotive

Production interruption and urgent part requirements.

Sell continuity, time-definite services

and resilience.

Aerospace

Aircraft-on-ground and high-value component urgency.

Emphasize speed, precision, control

and expertise.

Data centers

Equipment movements tied to deployment schedules.

Build coordinated high-value delivery

plans.

Premium e-commerce

Expectation for fast, predictable delivery.

Position premium service around

experience and visibility.

FedEx High-Margin Verticals & Premium Customer Growth Sales Plan

05 Customer Acquisition Plan

Create a focused enterprise acquisition engine that begins with vertical signals and ends with a multi-year account strategy.

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OUTPUT

1. Identify

Find high-value prospects by industry and shipment profile.

Named prospect universe.

2. Segment

Classify by value, urgency, complexity and potential.

Priority tiers.

3. Diagnose

Map carrier mix, pain points, lanes and requirements.

Account opportunity map.

4. Propose

Build an industry-specific solution and economic case.

Targeted proposal.

5. Convert

Coordinate executive, operational and procurement engagement.

Won account / migration.

6. Develop

Create a 12–36 month expansion roadmap.

Strategic account plan.

FedEx High-Margin Verticals & Premium Customer Growth Sales Plan

06 Account Expansion Strategy

Increase service breadth and strategic depth after acquisition.

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OUTPUT

Service penetration

What shipments are still handled elsewhere?

Map flows and service gaps.

Cross-sell

Which premium service solves an adjacent need?

Introduce targeted bundles.

International

Which lanes or countries are growing?

Build cross-border expansion plan.

Vertical adjacency

Are facilities, products or programs emerging?

Extend the account solution.

Strategic partnership

Can FedEx participate earlier in supply-chain planning?

Move toward strategic partnership.

FedEx High-Margin Verticals & Premium Customer Growth Sales Plan

07 Pricing Strategy

Premium growth requires disciplined pricing that reflects service value, shipment complexity and account profitability.

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COMMERCIAL ACTION

OUTPUT

Value-based pricing

Price around time, reliability, consequence and differentiation.

Document customer value case.

Disciplined management

Avoid indiscriminate discounting.

Approval thresholds.

Premium specialized services

Charge appropriately for complex requirements.

Service-level economics.

Customer agreements

Tailor commercial structures for strategic accounts.

Account profitability review.

Profitability monitoring

Measure revenue, cost-to-serve and service mix.

Quarterly account review.

FedEx High-Margin Verticals & Premium Customer Growth Sales Plan

08 Digital & Technology Sales Enablement

FedEx's 2026 strategy identifies data and technology as a core advantage, including digital capabilities, AI and automation.

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OUTPUT

Digital platforms

Simpler shipment management.

Demonstrate workflow efficiency.

Shipment visibility

Status transparency across critical shipments.

Build visibility into the value proposition.

Data analytics

Understand demand, service and network patterns.

Identify expansion opportunities.

AI-supported logistics

Improve planning and decision support.

Position intelligence as a service

enabler.

Automated interactions

Reduce repetitive customer-service friction.

Improve account experience.

Real-time information

Faster operational response.

Support premium service positioning.

FedEx High-Margin Verticals & Premium Customer Growth Sales Plan

09 Geographic Expansion

Prioritize international lanes where premium service, reliability and network reach create meaningful customer value.

AREA

COMMERCIAL ACTION

OUTPUT

Europe

Long-term international value-creation opportunity.

Develop high-value cross-border

account plans.

North America

Dense enterprise and industrial customer base.

Expand strategic vertical coverage.

Asia Pacific

Manufacturing, technology and trade flows.

Target high-value international lanes.

Strategic global corridors

Customer-specific international supply chains.

Build end-to-end lane propositions.

Network context

FedEx identifies Europe as its largest long-term international value-creation opportunity and continues to transform its

integrated air and surface networks to improve flexibility, utilization and customer experience.

FedEx High-Margin Verticals & Premium Customer Growth Sales Plan

10 Sales Performance Metrics

Measure growth quality, not simply shipment volume.

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COMMERCIAL ACTION

OUTPUT

New customer acquisition

Create high-value accounts.

Monthly.

Revenue growth

Account and vertical expansion.

Monthly.

Premium-service volume

Monitor differentiated service mix.

Monthly.

Customer retention

Protect recurring revenue quality.

Quarterly.

Average revenue / customer

Track account depth.

Quarterly.

Cross-sell revenue

Measure portfolio expansion.

Monthly.

International shipment growth

Track strategic lane expansion.

Monthly.

Customer profitability

Protect revenue quality and margin.

Quarterly.

FedEx High-Margin Verticals & Premium Customer Growth Sales Plan

11 Sales Action Plan

Turn vertical strategy into an operating cadence with clear ownership and pipeline discipline.

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COMMERCIAL ACTION

OUTPUT

Identify priority verticals

Refresh industry and account priorities using market and customer

data.

Sales leadership / quarterly.

Build target lists

Rank by shipment value, urgency, complexity and expansion potential.

Vertical teams / monthly.

Assign strategic accounts

Match opportunities to specialized account teams.

Sales leadership / monthly.

Develop proposals

Use vertical-specific service and economics narratives.

Account teams / opportunity stage.

Track pipeline

Monitor stage, value, probability and next action.

Sales operations / weekly.

Review performance

Assess retention, mix, profitability and expansion.

Account teams / quarterly.

Adjust initiatives

Use market, customer and network data to refine priorities.

Leadership / quarterly.

FedEx High-Margin Verticals & Premium Customer Growth Sales Plan

12 Expected Business Outcomes

Improve revenue quality by concentrating commercial resources where FedEx's network, reliability and digital capabilities

can command differentiated customer value.

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COMMERCIAL ACTION

OUTPUT

High-value account growth

Larger base of strategically important customers.

Qualified wins.

Premium-service revenue

Improved mix toward differentiated services.

Premium penetration.

Customer retention

Deeper relationships and higher switching costs.

Retention rate.

Higher-value B2B relationships

More executive-level, multi-service partnerships.

Multi-service accounts.

Specialized logistics expansion

Broader industry-specific capability adoption.

Specialized-service adoption.

Improved revenue quality

Better balance of growth, price, mix and profitability.

Account profitability.

2026 strategic alignment

FedEx's 2026 Investor Day strategy calls for premium growth in high-margin verticals, a stronger data and technology

advantage, network transformation and ongoing efficiency gains. This plan translates those priorities into a practical

customer-acquisition and account-expansion framework.

Core commercial loop

Target

→

Diagnose

→

Design

→

Win

→

Expand

→

Retain

→

Reinvest

FedEx High-Margin Verticals & Premium Customer Growth Sales Plan

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