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 equity

Union Pacific Corporation's return on equity over the twelve months to 30 June 2026 was 39.7%, down 0.7 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (40.4%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 20.8% (fiscal 2016) to 53.2% (fiscal 2022); the current reading is higher than 55% of that period. That is above the Railroads industry median of 11.5% and above the Industrials sector median of 4.48%.

Return on equity, annual

Annual

Period Return on equity Change (points)
FY2025 40.4% (2.22)
FY2024 42.6% (4.74)
FY2023 47.3% (5.83)
FY2022 53.2% 11.25
FY2021 41.9% 11.43
FY2020 30.5% (0.22)
FY2019 30.7% 4.36
FY2018 26.4% (21.48)
FY2017 47.8% 27.00
FY2016 20.8% (1.95)

Against its own ten years

Low 20.8% High 53.2%
Ten-year median 40.4%
Current reading's percentile 55

Return on equity against peers

Company Return on equity
RAIL Freightcar America, Inc. compare 52.8%
UNP Union Pacific Corporation 39.7%
TRN Trinity Industries, Inc. compare 28.2%
CSX CSX Corporation compare 24.4%
NSC Norfolk Southern Corporation compare 17.0%
WAB Wabtec compare 11.5%
CP Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited compare 8.16%
FSTR L.B. Foster Company compare 6.43%
GBX Greenbrier Companies, Inc. (The) compare 6.36%
Railroads industry median 11.5%
Industrials sector median 4.48%
Market median 1.76%

What Return on equity is

ROE shows how much profit a company earns for its shareholders on the equity they have in the business.

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

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