Union Pacific (UNP) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026)
Union Pacific's Tax Rate was 22.00% in Q2 2026, up 3.10 percentage points from 18.89% a year earlier but down 1.69 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Union Pacific (UNP) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Union Pacific's Tax Rate was 22.92% through Jun 30, 2026, up 0.76 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 22.13%, down 1.15 percentage points from FY2024.
- Tax Rate shows a five-year change of -1.24 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Tax Rate was 23.28% in FY2024 (+0.76 pp), 22.52% in FY2023 (-0.34 pp), 22.86% in FY2022 (-0.20 pp) and 23.06% in FY2021 (-0.31 pp).
- Quarterly Tax Rate has moved between 18.89% (Q2 2025) and 24.55% (Q4 2022) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Tax Rate has increased for three straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.11 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Tax Rate over five years was Q2 2024 (a gain of 3.53 percentage points); the worst was Q2 2025 (a drop of 4.50 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, UNP's Tax Rate in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was 23.69% (Q1 2026), 23.26% (Q4 2025) and 22.86% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Tax Rate (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 161.62 Bn | 156.15 Bn | - | 22.00% |
| 2 | Csx | 86.16 Bn | 82.37 Bn | - | 24.09% |
| 3 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 74.78 Bn | 74.50 Bn | - | 24.65% |
| 4 | United Parcel Service | 70.01 Bn | 46.94 Bn | - | 20.63% |
| 5 | Norfolk Southern | 69.45 Bn | 64.09 Bn | - | 23.46% |
| 6 | Fedex | 67.46 Bn | 33.40 Bn | - | 24.21% |
| 7 | Delta Air Lines | 54.88 Bn | 37.06 Bn | - | 20.16% |
| 8 | Old Dominion Freight Line | 36.07 Bn | 35.33 Bn | - | 25.00% |
| 9 | Ryanair Holdings | 28.71 Bn | 12.72 Bn | 3.13 Bn | - |
| 10 | Copart | 25.27 Bn | 9.69 Bn | 645.66 Mn | 19.24% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 22.00% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 23.69% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 23.26% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 22.86% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 18.89% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 23.55% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 22.75% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 23.66% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 23.40% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 23.32% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 24.36% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 21.60% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 19.87% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 23.90% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 24.55% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 22.40% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 21.65% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 23.00% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 23.20% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 23.26% |
Union Pacific Tax Rate 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-rate&ticker=UNP&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "tax-rate", "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-rate&ticker=UNP&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();