Union Pacific (UNP) Return on Assets [ROA] (2009 - 2026)
Union Pacific (UNP) reported Return on Assets [ROA] of 10.59% for Q3 2026, up 0.32 percentage points from 10.28% a year earlier and up 0.19 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 Q3 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 nine quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.40 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 Q3 2026 came in at 10.41% (Q2 2026), 10.35% (Q1 2026) and 10.32% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 179.72 Bn | 171.97 Bn | - | 10.59% |
| 2 | Csx | 95.95 Bn | 91.18 Bn | - | 8.03% |
| 3 | United Parcel Service | 84.51 Bn | 61.36 Bn | 22.04 Bn | 6.14% |
| 4 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 81.84 Bn | 81.57 Bn | 57.15 Mn | 4.42% |
| 5 | Fedex | 76.69 Bn | 42.88 Bn | 18.84 Bn | 4.58% |
| 6 | Norfolk Southern | 73.66 Bn | 68.13 Bn | - | 5.89% |
| 7 | Delta Air Lines | 56.72 Bn | 38.90 Bn | - | 3.92% |
| 8 | Old Dominion Freight Line | 36.07 Bn | 34.91 Bn | 1.56 Bn | 19.98% |
| 9 | United Airlines Holdings | 35.51 Bn | -22.18 Bn | - | 4.21% |
| 10 | Ryanair Holdings | 30.13 Bn | 14.39 Bn | - | 8.90% |
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 | 10.15% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 9.99% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 9.71% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 9.62% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 9.49% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 9.48% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 9.99% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 10.50% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 10.64% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 10.90% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 10.66% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 10.68% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 10.36% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 9.95% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 9.50% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 8.40% |
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();