Union Pacific Corporation UNP

273.79 (0.28) (0.10%) as of 25 Sep
Market cap
$162.8B
P/E
22.1×
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Union Pacific Corporation (UNP) Return on assets

Union Pacific Corporation's return on assets over the twelve months to 30 June 2026 was 10.5%, up 0.1 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (10.4%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 7.67% (fiscal 2016) to 18.9% (fiscal 2017); the current reading is higher than 82% of that period. That is above the Railroads industry median of 3.98% and above the Industrials sector median of 1.30%.

Return on assets, annual

Annual

Period Return on assets Change (points)
FY2025 10.4% 0.38
FY2024 10.0% 0.39
FY2023 9.62% (1.23)
FY2022 10.9% 0.49
FY2021 10.4% 1.74
FY2020 8.62% (1.18)
FY2019 9.80% (0.40)
FY2018 10.2% (8.67)
FY2017 18.9% 11.20
FY2016 7.67% (1.25)

Against its own ten years

Low 7.67% High 18.9%
Ten-year median 10.0%
Current reading's percentile 82

Return on assets against peers

Company Return on assets
UNP Union Pacific Corporation 10.5%
CSX CSX Corporation compare 7.35%
NSC Norfolk Southern Corporation compare 5.90%
WAB Wabtec compare 5.83%
CP Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited compare 4.43%
TRN Trinity Industries, Inc. compare 3.98%
FSTR L.B. Foster Company compare 3.33%
GBX Greenbrier Companies, Inc. (The) compare 2.46%
RAIL Freightcar America, Inc. compare −4.13%
Railroads industry median 3.98%
Industrials sector median 1.30%
Market median 0.00%

What Return on assets is

ROA tells an investor how much profit a company earns for shareholders from the assets it uses to run its business.

Annual: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Assets; TTM: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Assets (latest quarter)

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