Union Pacific (UNP) Tax Provisions (2009 - 2026)
Union Pacific (UNP) posted Tax Provisions of $650 million for Q3 2026, up 22.6% from $530 million a year earlier and up 15.7% from the prior quarter.
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Union Pacific (UNP) Tax Provisions (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Sep 30, 2026, Tax Provisions at Union Pacific was $2.3 billion, up 15.8% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was $2.03 billion, down 0.9% from FY2024.
- Annual Tax Provisions shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of 4.5% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Union Pacific's Tax Provisions was $2.05 billion in FY2024 (+10.4%), $1.85 billion in FY2023 (-10.6%), $2.07 billion in FY2022 (+6.1%) and $1.96 billion in FY2021 (+19.9%).
- The Q3 2026 figure stands as the highest quarterly Tax Provisions since Q3 2017.
- On a year-over-year basis, Tax Provisions has increased in each of the last five quarters, with growth averaging 6.3% over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Tax Provisions in the past five years was Q2 2024, with growth of 31.4%; the weakest was Q2 2023, with a decline of 23.3%.
- According to Business Quant data, Tax Provisions for the three prior quarters was $562 million (Q2 2026), $528 million (Q1 2026) and $560 million (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Taxes (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 178.63 Bn | 170.88 Bn | - | 650.00 Mn |
| 2 | Csx | 94.16 Bn | 89.39 Bn | - | 332.00 Mn |
| 3 | United Parcel Service | 83.47 Bn | 60.32 Bn | 22.04 Bn | 408.00 Mn |
| 4 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 81.54 Bn | 81.26 Bn | 57.15 Mn | 320.02 Mn |
| 5 | Fedex | 75.60 Bn | 41.80 Bn | 18.84 Bn | 510.00 Mn |
| 6 | Norfolk Southern | 73.66 Bn | 68.13 Bn | - | 228.00 Mn |
| 7 | Delta Air Lines | 60.67 Bn | 42.86 Bn | - | 318.00 Mn |
| 8 | United Airlines Holdings | 39.17 Bn | -18.53 Bn | - | 282.00 Mn |
| 9 | Old Dominion Freight Line | 34.72 Bn | 33.56 Bn | 1.56 Bn | 111.28 Mn |
| 10 | Ryanair Holdings | 31.95 Bn | 16.22 Bn | - | -256.08 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 650.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 562.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 528.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 560.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 530.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 437.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 501.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 518.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 511.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 499.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 421.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 389.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 512.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 547.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 507.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 487.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 517.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 507.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 518.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 413.00 Mn |
API Access
Union Pacific Tax Provisions 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=tax-provisions&ticker=UNP&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "tax-provisions", "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=tax-provisions&ticker=UNP&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();