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

Union Pacific's (UNP) quarterly Operating 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) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Union Pacific has disclosed Operating Margin across 18 years of filings, most recently posting 39.54% for Q1 2026.

  • Operating 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.
  • Operating 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, Operating 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 Operating Margin is 39.54% (2026), against an average of 39.44%.
  • Across the five-year window, Operating Margin tumbled 513 bps in 2022 and soared 302 bps in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Union Pacific's Operating 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 Operating 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) Operating 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

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DateValue
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%