Union Pacific UNP
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At close: Aug 21, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

Union Pacific (UNP) Return on Invested Capital (2009 - 2026)

Union Pacific (UNP) posted Return on Invested Capital of 0.01% for Q2 2026, up 24.04% sequentially from 0.01% in Q1 2026, and little changed YoY from 0.01% in Q2 2025.

Union Pacific (UNP) Return on Invested Capital (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Union Pacific has reported Return on Invested Capital for 18 years, with the latest figure at 0.01% in Q2 2026.

  • Quarterly Return on Invested Capital changed 0.0% year-over-year to 0.01% in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 was 0.01% (changed 0.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 0.05%, changed 0.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Invested Capital grew to 0.01% in Q2 2026 per UNP's latest filing, from 0.01% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Return on Invested Capital peaked at 0.04% in Q2 2023 and troughed at 0.01% in Q4 2025.
  • A 5-year average of 0.02% and a median of 0.02% in 2022 frame the typical range for Return on Invested Capital.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: Return on Invested Capital rose 2 bps in 2022, then declined 2 bps in 2024.
  • Over 5 years, Return on Invested Capital stood at 0.03% in 2022, then rose by 29 bps to 0.04% in 2023, then tumbled by 57 bps to 0.02% in 2024, then sank by 40 bps to 0.01% in 2025, then jumped by 36 bps to 0.01% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Return on Invested Capital over the past three periods registered 0.01%, 0.01%, and 0.01% for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROIC (Qtr)
1 Union Pacific 182.58 Bn 180.47 Bn 6.50 Bn 0.01%
2 Csx 95.72 Bn 94.33 Bn 3.29 Bn 0.00%
3 Canadian Pacific Kansas City 85.71 Bn 85.44 Bn 2.92 Bn 0.00%
4 Canadian National Railway 79.38 Bn 79.38 Bn - -
5 Norfolk Southern 78.72 Bn 77.65 Bn - 0.00%
6 Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies 50.38 Bn 49.71 Bn 1.16 Bn 0.00%
7 Trinity Industries 2.37 Bn 2.21 Bn 109.90 Mn 0.00%
8 Greenbrier Companies 1.43 Bn 1.15 Bn 81.10 Mn 0.00%
9 Foster L B 392.93 Mn 387.15 Mn 30.87 Mn 0.00%
10 FreightCar America 235.01 Mn 170.72 Mn - -

Historic Data

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Jun 30, 2026 0.01%
Mar 31, 2026 0.01%
Dec 31, 2025 0.01%
Sep 30, 2025 0.01%
Jun 30, 2025 0.01%
Mar 31, 2025 0.01%
Dec 31, 2024 0.02%
Sep 30, 2024 0.02%
Jun 30, 2024 0.03%
Mar 31, 2024 0.03%
Dec 31, 2023 0.04%
Sep 30, 2023 0.04%
Jun 30, 2023 0.04%
Mar 31, 2023 0.03%
Dec 31, 2022 0.03%
Sep 30, 2022 0.03%
Jun 30, 2022 0.02%
Mar 31, 2022 0.02%
Dec 31, 2021 0.01%
Sep 30, 2021 0.01%