Union Pacific Corporation
UNP Industrials Railroads
Union Pacific Corporation’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $24.5 billion, up 1.07% from fiscal 2024. In the quarter to June 2026, revenue grew 11.5%, EPS grew 6.33%, free cash flow grew 57.7% and total debt fell 7.58%, each against the same quarter a year earlier. Member of the S&P 500; dividend growth for ten consecutive years.
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Union Pacific Corporation (UNP) Return on invested capital
Union Pacific Corporation's return on invested capital over the twelve months to 30 June 2026 was 13.0%, up 0.4 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (12.6%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 11.7% (fiscal 2020) to 15.0% (fiscal 2015); the current reading is higher than 45% of that period. That is above the Railroads industry median of 7.59% and above the Industrials sector median of 2.30%.
Return on invested capital, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Return on invested capital | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 12.6% | (0.28) |
| FY2024 | 12.9% | 0.64 |
| FY2023 | 12.3% | (1.68) |
| FY2022 | 13.9% | 0.33 |
| FY2021 | 13.6% | 1.90 |
| FY2020 | 11.7% | (0.89) |
| FY2019 | 12.6% | (0.23) |
| FY2018 | 12.8% | 0.30 |
| FY2017 | 12.5% | (0.94) |
| FY2016 | 13.5% | (1.55) |
Against its own ten years
Return on invested capital against peers
| Company | Return on invested capital |
|---|---|
| RAIL Freightcar America, Inc. compare | 14.8% |
| UNP Union Pacific Corporation | 13.0% |
| CSX CSX Corporation compare | 9.81% |
| GBX Greenbrier Companies, Inc. (The) compare | 8.65% |
| NSC Norfolk Southern Corporation compare | 7.93% |
| TRN Trinity Industries, Inc. compare | 7.59% |
| WAB Wabtec compare | 7.16% |
| FSTR L.B. Foster Company compare | 6.88% |
| CP Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited compare | 4.91% |
| Railroads industry median | 7.59% |
| Industrials sector median | 2.30% |
| Market median | 0.00% |
What Return on invested capital is
Return on Invested Capital shows how much after-tax operating profit a company earns on the money its lenders and shareholders have put in.
TTM: (Operating Income × 0.625) ÷ (Shareholders Equity (Total) (latest quarter) + Long Term Debt (Total) (latest quarter) + Current Part of Debt (latest quarter) − Cash & Short Term Investments (latest quarter)); Annual: (Operating Income × 0.625) ÷ (Shareholders Equity (Total) + Long Term Debt (Total) + Current Part of Debt − Cash & Short Term Investments)
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