Union Pacific (UNP) EBIT Margin (2009 - 2026)
Union Pacific's (UNP) quarterly EBIT Margin came in at 39.54% in Q1 2026, up 20.0% year-on-year from 32.95% in Q1 2025, and little changed quarter-over-quarter from 39.46% in Q4 2025.
Union Pacific (UNP) EBIT Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Union Pacific has disclosed EBIT Margin across 18 years of filings, most recently posting 39.54% for Q1 2026.
- EBIT Margin for Q1 2026 came in at 39.54%, up 20.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 40.21% (up 16.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 40.17%, up 12.0% from the prior year.
- EBIT Margin came in at 39.54% for Q1 2026 at Union Pacific, roughly flat from 39.46% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, EBIT Margin ranged from a high of 41.25% in Q4 2024 to a low of 36.64% in Q3 2023.
- The 5-year median for EBIT Margin is 39.54% (2026), against an average of 39.44%.
- Across the five-year window, EBIT Margin tumbled 513 bps in 2022 and soared 302 bps in 2024, its largest moves.
- Union Pacific's EBIT Margin stood at 39.03% in 2022, then gained by 0 bps to 39.08% in 2023, then grew by 6 bps to 41.25% in 2024, then declined by 4 bps to 39.46% in 2025, then grew by 0 bps to 39.54% in 2026.
- The last three EBIT Margin figures came in at 39.54% (Q1 2026), 39.46% (Q4 2025), and 40.82% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBIT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 152.26 Bn | 151.22 Bn | 5.85 Bn | 39.54% |
| 2 | Csx | 84.99 Bn | 83.89 Bn | 3.18 Bn | 35.99% |
| 3 | Norfolk Southern | 67.33 Bn | 65.99 Bn | 2.74 Bn | 29.25% |
| 4 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 56.27 Bn | 56.68 Bn | 2.36 Bn | 33.99% |
| 5 | Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies | 46.65 Bn | 46.16 Bn | 1.06 Bn | 17.53% |
| 6 | Trinity Industries | 2.76 Bn | 2.82 Bn | 128.90 Mn | 20.55% |
| 7 | Greenbrier Companies | 1.54 Bn | 1.05 Bn | 69.50 Mn | 4.27% |
| 8 | Foster L B | 438.47 Mn | 435.35 Mn | 25.70 Mn | 1.69% |
| 9 | Rail Vision | 179.83 Mn | 159.33 Mn | 504,000.00 | -482.40% |
| 10 | FreightCar America | 178.32 Mn | 114.02 Mn | - | - |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 39.54% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 39.46% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 40.82% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 41.03% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 39.34% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 41.25% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 39.67% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 39.95% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 39.33% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 39.08% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 36.64% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 36.96% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 37.88% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 39.03% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 40.10% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 39.80% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 40.56% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 42.56% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 43.69% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 44.93% |