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Union Pacific profit margin UNP

Gross, operating and net profit as a share of revenue over the last twelve months, from 2009.

Net margin, 12 months
28.9%
Operating margin, 12 months
40.1%
Net margin on a year earlier
+0.2 pts
Peer median
21.0%

Over the twelve months to Sep 30, 2026, Union Pacific kept 28.9% of its revenue as net profit, with an operating margin of 40.1%.

Five years earlier its net margin was 29.2%.

The median for 3 railroad stocks of a similar size is 21.0%.

Profit margin over time

OperatingNet

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Fiscal year by fiscal year

Fiscal yearNet marginOperating margin
FY202529.1%40.2%
FY202427.8%40.1%
FY202326.4%37.7%
FY202228.1%39.9%
FY202129.9%42.8%
FY202027.4%40.1%
FY201927.3%39.4%
FY201826.1%37.3%
FY201750.4%38.2%
FY201621.2%36.5%
FY201521.9%36.9%
FY201421.6%36.5%
FY201320.0%33.9%
FY201218.8%32.2%
FY201116.8%29.3%

Quarter by quarter

QuarterEndedNet margin, 12 monthsChange on a yearOperating margin
Q3 FY2628.9%+0.2 pts40.1%
Q2 FY2628.8%+0.4 pts40.0%
Q1 FY2629.2%+1.4 pts40.2%
Q4 FY2529.1%+1.3 pts40.2%
Q3 FY2528.7%+1.4 pts40.6%
Q2 FY2528.4%+1.5 pts40.3%
Q1 FY2527.8%+1.2 pts40.1%
Q4 FY2427.8%+1.4 pts40.1%
Q3 FY2427.3%+1.0 pts39.5%
Q2 FY2426.9%−0.3 pts38.8%
Q1 FY2426.5%−1.4 pts38.0%
Q4 FY2326.4%−1.7 pts37.7%

Against its peers

Companies in Railroads nearest Union Pacific's size, closest first, today.

CompanyProfit margin
UNPUnion Pacific28.9%
CSXCSX22.2%
NSCNorfolk Southern21.0%
WABWestinghouse Air Brake Technologies10.6%
Peer median21.0%

Where Union Pacific ranks

What the profit margin tells you

Profit as a share of revenue at three levels: gross (after making the product), operating (after running the business) and net (after everything, including tax and interest).

Compare within an industry. 10% is superb for a retailer and poor for a software company.

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