Union Pacific (UNP) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)

Union Pacific's (UNP) quarterly Operating Expenses came in at $3.8 billion in Q1 2026, up 2.82% year-on-year from $3.7 billion in Q1 2025, and up 2.04% quarter-over-quarter from $3.7 billion in Q4 2025.

Union Pacific (UNP) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Union Pacific has disclosed Operating Expenses across 18 years of filings, most recently posting $3.8 billion for Q1 2026.

  • Operating Expenses for Q1 2026 came in at $3.8 billion, up 2.82% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $14.8 billion (up 1.6% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $14.7 billion, up 0.87% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses came in at $3.8 billion for Q1 2026 at Union Pacific, up from $3.7 billion in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Operating Expenses ranged from a high of $3.9 billion in Q3 2022 to a low of $3.5 billion in Q1 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Operating Expenses is $3.7 billion (2025), against an average of $3.7 billion.
  • Across the five-year window, Operating Expenses increased 25.49% in 2022 and retreated 4.3% in 2023, its largest moves.
  • Union Pacific's Operating Expenses stood at $3.8 billion in 2022, then fell by 0.42% to $3.8 billion in 2023, then slipped by 4.16% to $3.6 billion in 2024, then grew by 2.45% to $3.7 billion in 2025, then climbed by 2.04% to $3.8 billion in 2026.
  • The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $3.8 billion (Q1 2026), $3.7 billion (Q4 2025), and $3.7 billion (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 Union Pacific 152.26 Bn 151.22 Bn 5.85 Bn 3.76 Bn
2 Csx 84.99 Bn 83.89 Bn 3.18 Bn 2.23 Bn
3 Norfolk Southern 67.33 Bn 65.99 Bn 2.74 Bn 2.12 Bn
4 Canadian Pacific Kansas City 56.27 Bn 56.68 Bn 2.36 Bn 1.78 Bn
5 Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies 46.65 Bn 46.16 Bn 1.06 Bn 544.00 Mn
6 Trinity Industries 2.76 Bn 2.82 Bn 128.90 Mn 50.70 Mn
7 Greenbrier Companies 1.54 Bn 1.05 Bn 69.50 Mn 57.40 Mn
8 Foster L B 438.47 Mn 435.35 Mn 25.70 Mn 23.03 Mn
9 Rail Vision 179.83 Mn 159.33 Mn 504,000.00 -6.53 Mn
10 FreightCar America 178.32 Mn 114.02 Mn - -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 3.76 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 3.68 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 3.70 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 3.63 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 3.66 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 3.60 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 3.68 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 3.61 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 3.66 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 3.75 Bn
Sep 30, 2023 3.76 Bn
Jun 30, 2023 3.76 Bn
Mar 31, 2023 3.76 Bn
Dec 31, 2022 3.77 Bn
Sep 30, 2022 3.93 Bn
Jun 30, 2022 3.77 Bn
Mar 31, 2022 3.48 Bn
Dec 31, 2021 3.29 Bn
Sep 30, 2021 3.13 Bn
Jun 30, 2021 3.03 Bn