Union Pacific (UNP) Return on Assets [ROA] (2009 - 2026)
Union Pacific (UNP) reported Return on Assets [ROA] of 10.41% for Q2 2026, up 0.29 percentage points from 10.12% a year earlier and up 0.05 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Union Pacific (UNP) Return on Assets [ROA] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Union Pacific posted Return on Assets [ROA] of 10.39%, up 0.38 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Assets [ROA] has a five-year change of +1.77 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Return on Assets [ROA] came in at 10.01% in FY2024 (+0.38 pp), 9.62% in FY2023 (-1.23 pp), 10.85% in FY2022 (+0.49 pp) and 10.36% in FY2021 (+1.74 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Return on Assets [ROA] since Q1 2023.
- Year over year, Return on Assets [ROA] has now increased in each of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.39 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Assets [ROA] in five years was Q1 2022 (a gain of 2.28 percentage points); the low point was Q3 2023 (a drop of 1.29 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at 10.35% (Q1 2026), 10.32% (Q4 2025) and 10.28% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 177.13 Bn | 169.38 Bn | - | 10.59% |
| 2 | Csx | 95.25 Bn | 90.48 Bn | - | 8.03% |
| 3 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 79.66 Bn | 79.37 Bn | - | 4.44% |
| 4 | United Parcel Service | 76.08 Bn | 53.01 Bn | - | 6.39% |
| 5 | Norfolk Southern | 75.89 Bn | 70.35 Bn | - | 5.89% |
| 6 | Fedex | 71.92 Bn | 37.86 Bn | - | 4.58% |
| 7 | Delta Air Lines | 52.14 Bn | 34.32 Bn | - | 3.82% |
| 8 | Old Dominion Freight Line | 39.40 Bn | 38.66 Bn | - | 19.12% |
| 9 | United Airlines Holdings | 33.14 Bn | -24.56 Bn | - | 4.21% |
| 10 | Ryanair Holdings | 28.01 Bn | 11.66 Bn | - | 9.57% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 10.59% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 10.41% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 10.35% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 10.32% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 10.28% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 10.12% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 9.88% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 9.97% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 9.80% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 9.61% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 9.51% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 9.54% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 9.60% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 10.20% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 10.65% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 10.70% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 10.90% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 10.66% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 10.68% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 10.36% |
API Access
Union Pacific Return on Assets [ROA] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=UNP&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-assets-[roa]", "ticker": "UNP", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=UNP&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();