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Union Pacific Corporation UNP

Industrials  —  Railroads
273.79 (0.28) (0.10%) as of 25 Sep
Market cap
$162.8B
P/E
22.1×
S&P 500 Member Dividend Champion (10y)
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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 2.44%.

Return on invested capital, annual

Annual

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

Low 11.7% High 15.0%
Ten-year median 12.8%
Current reading's percentile 45

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 2.44%
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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