Union Pacific (UNP) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026)
Union Pacific recorded quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 15.27% in Q1 2026, down 0.53% quarter-over-quarter from 15.35% in Q4 2025, and down 43.0% year-over-year from 26.78% in Q1 2025.
Union Pacific's Return on Capital Employed history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 15.27% for Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed fell 43.0% year-over-year to 15.27%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 15.27% (down 43.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 15.46%, down 16.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed came in at 15.27% for Q1 2026 at Union Pacific, down from 15.35% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 16.8% in Q3 2022 to a low of 14.62% in Q1 2024.
- A 5-year average of 15.7% and a median of 15.69% in 2025 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
- Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed soared 324 bps in 2022 and tumbled 191 bps in 2024, its largest moves.
- Union Pacific's Return on Capital Employed stood at 16.56% in 2022, then slipped by 11 bps to 14.71% in 2023, then rose by 6 bps to 15.57% in 2024, then fell by 1 bps to 15.35% in 2025, then decreased by 1 bps to 15.27% in 2026.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed over the past three periods registered 15.27%, 15.35%, and 15.73% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 15.27% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 15.35% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 15.73% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 15.85% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 15.69% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 15.57% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 15.39% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 14.79% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 14.62% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 14.71% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 14.90% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 15.71% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 16.53% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 16.56% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 16.80% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 16.73% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 16.67% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 16.33% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 15.59% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 14.77% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 13.43% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 13.30% |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 13.48% |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 14.11% |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 15.25% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 14.88% |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 15.13% |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 15.58% |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 15.53% |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 15.60% |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 15.70% |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 15.52% |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 15.56% |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 15.11% |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 14.73% |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 14.61% |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 14.19% |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 13.89% |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 13.70% |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 14.20% |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 14.96% |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 15.80% |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 16.86% |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 17.17% |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 17.98% |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 17.97% |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 17.32% |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 16.83% |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 16.62% |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 16.35% |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 15.88% |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 15.62% |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 15.52% |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 15.33% |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 15.49% |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 15.33% |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 14.76% |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 13.71% |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 13.28% |
| Jun 30, 2011 | 12.90% |
| Mar 31, 2011 | 12.70% |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 12.42% |
| Mar 31, 2010 | 9.35% |
| Dec 31, 2009 | 8.61% |
| Sep 30, 2009 | 9.05% |