Union Pacific (UNP) EBITDA Margin (2009 - 2026)

Union Pacific's (UNP) quarterly EBITDA Margin came in at 49.72% in Q1 2026, up 26.0% year-on-year from 39.46% in Q1 2025, and little changed quarter-over-quarter from 49.71% in Q4 2025.

Union Pacific (UNP) EBITDA Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Union Pacific has disclosed EBITDA Margin across 18 years of filings, most recently posting 49.72% for Q1 2026.

  • EBITDA Margin for Q1 2026 came in at 49.72%, up 26.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 50.29% (up 28.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 50.23%, up 29.0% from the prior year.
  • EBITDA Margin came in at 49.72% for Q1 2026 at Union Pacific, roughly flat from 49.71% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, EBITDA Margin ranged from a high of 51.15% in Q4 2024 to a low of 46.41% in Q3 2023.
  • The 5-year median for EBITDA Margin is 49.46% (2025), against an average of 49.12%.
  • Across the five-year window, EBITDA Margin slumped 621 bps in 2022 and surged 324 bps in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Union Pacific's EBITDA Margin stood at 48.24% in 2022, then gained by 1 bps to 48.64% in 2023, then increased by 5 bps to 51.15% in 2024, then decreased by 3 bps to 49.71% in 2025, then advanced by 0 bps to 49.72% in 2026.
  • The last three EBITDA Margin figures came in at 49.72% (Q1 2026), 49.71% (Q4 2025), and 50.72% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) EBITDA Margin (Qtr)
1 Union Pacific 152.26 Bn 151.22 Bn 5.85 Bn 49.72%
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 40.99%
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

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 49.72%
Dec 31, 2025 49.71%
Sep 30, 2025 50.72%
Jun 30, 2025 50.99%
Mar 31, 2025 49.46%
Dec 31, 2024 51.15%
Sep 30, 2024 49.55%
Jun 30, 2024 49.88%
Mar 31, 2024 49.18%
Dec 31, 2023 48.64%
Sep 30, 2023 46.41%
Jun 30, 2023 46.64%
Mar 31, 2023 47.32%
Dec 31, 2022 48.24%
Sep 30, 2022 48.67%
Jun 30, 2022 48.72%
Mar 31, 2022 50.03%
Dec 31, 2021 52.26%
Sep 30, 2021 53.63%
Jun 30, 2021 54.92%