Union Pacific (UNP) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026)
Union Pacific's (UNP) quarterly Gross Margin came in at 94.15% in Q1 2026, up 10.0% year-on-year from 85.59% in Q1 2025, and down 11.95% quarter-over-quarter from 106.92% in Q4 2025.
Union Pacific (UNP) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Union Pacific has disclosed Gross Margin across 18 years of filings, most recently posting 94.15% for Q1 2026.
- Gross Margin for Q1 2026 came in at 94.15%, up 10.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 96.47% (up 421.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 94.39%, down 14.0% from the prior year.
- Gross Margin came in at 94.15% for Q1 2026 at Union Pacific, down from 106.92% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Gross Margin ranged from a high of 121.0% in Q4 2022 to a low of 85.01% in Q2 2022.
- The 5-year median for Gross Margin is 89.99% (2024), against an average of 93.1%.
- Across the five-year window, Gross Margin soared 1619 bps in 2022 and sank 3333 bps in 2023, its largest moves.
- Union Pacific's Gross Margin stood at 121.0% in 2022, then fell by 28 bps to 87.68% in 2023, then gained by 9 bps to 95.41% in 2024, then climbed by 12 bps to 106.92% in 2025, then retreated by 12 bps to 94.15% in 2026.
- The last three Gross Margin figures came in at 94.15% (Q1 2026), 106.92% (Q4 2025), and 94.36% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Gross Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 152.26 Bn | 151.22 Bn | 5.85 Bn | 94.15% |
| 2 | Csx | 84.99 Bn | 83.89 Bn | 3.18 Bn | 91.33% |
| 3 | Norfolk Southern | 67.33 Bn | 65.99 Bn | 2.74 Bn | 91.46% |
| 4 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 56.27 Bn | 56.68 Bn | 2.36 Bn | 87.62% |
| 5 | Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies | 46.65 Bn | 46.16 Bn | 1.06 Bn | 35.97% |
| 6 | Trinity Industries | 2.76 Bn | 2.82 Bn | 128.90 Mn | 26.20% |
| 7 | Greenbrier Companies | 1.54 Bn | 1.05 Bn | 69.50 Mn | 11.83% |
| 8 | Foster L B | 438.47 Mn | 435.35 Mn | 25.70 Mn | 21.21% |
| 9 | Rail Vision | 179.83 Mn | 159.33 Mn | 504,000.00 | 40.32% |
| 10 | FreightCar America | 178.32 Mn | 114.02 Mn | - | - |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 94.15% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 106.92% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 94.36% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 90.64% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 94.04% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 95.41% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 89.99% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 89.60% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 89.09% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 87.68% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 88.18% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 88.86% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 94.11% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 121.00% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 85.81% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 85.01% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 87.82% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 104.81% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 95.15% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 94.84% |