Union Pacific (UNP) Deferred Taxes (2009 - 2026)
Union Pacific (UNP) posted Deferred Taxes of $114 million for Q3 2026, down 61.4% from $295 million a year earlier but up 192.3% from the prior quarter.
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Union Pacific (UNP) Deferred Taxes (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Sep 30, 2026, Deferred Taxes at Union Pacific was $276 million, up 124.4% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $241 million, up 760.7% from FY2024.
- Annual Deferred Taxes shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of -6.7% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Union Pacific's Deferred Taxes was $28 million in FY2024 (-76.1%), $117 million in FY2023 (-55.3%), $262 million in FY2022 (+70.1%) and $154 million in FY2021 (-54.7%).
- Quarterly Deferred Taxes has run from a low of -$116 million in Q2 2025 to a high of $295 million in Q3 2025 over five years.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Deferred Taxes in the past five years was Q3 2025, with growth of 767.6%; the weakest was Q3 2023, with a decline of 73.6%.
- According to Business Quant data, Deferred Taxes for the three prior quarters was $39 million (Q2 2026), $54 million (Q1 2026) and $69 million (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Deferred Taxes (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 178.63 Bn | 170.88 Bn | - | 114.00 Mn |
| 2 | Csx | 94.16 Bn | 89.39 Bn | - | 31.00 Mn |
| 3 | United Parcel Service | 83.47 Bn | 60.32 Bn | 22.04 Bn | 36.00 Mn |
| 4 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 81.54 Bn | 81.26 Bn | 57.15 Mn | 81.43 Mn |
| 5 | Fedex | 75.60 Bn | 41.80 Bn | 18.84 Bn | 740.00 Mn |
| 6 | Norfolk Southern | 73.66 Bn | 68.13 Bn | - | 54.00 Mn |
| 7 | Delta Air Lines | 60.67 Bn | 42.86 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | United Airlines Holdings | 39.17 Bn | -18.53 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Old Dominion Freight Line | 34.72 Bn | 33.56 Bn | 1.56 Bn | - |
| 10 | Ryanair Holdings | 31.95 Bn | 16.22 Bn | - | 256.08 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 114.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 39.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 54.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 69.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 295.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -116.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -7.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 23.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 52.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 60.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -35.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 61.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 74.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 54.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 13.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 156.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 80.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 91.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 103.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 26.00 Mn |
API Access
Union Pacific Deferred Taxes API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=deferred-taxes&ticker=UNP&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "deferred-taxes", "ticker": "UNP", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=deferred-taxes&ticker=UNP&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();