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Union Pacific Corporation (UNP) Operating Margin

Annual Operating Margin:

39.90%+2.40%(+6.40%)
December 31, 2024

Summary

  • As of today, UNP annual operating profit margin is 39.90%, with the most recent change of +2.40% (+6.40%) on December 31, 2024.
  • During the last 3 years, UNP annual operating margin has fallen by -2.93% (-6.84%).
  • UNP annual operating margin is now -6.84% below its all-time high of 42.83%, reached on December 31, 2021.

Performance

1-Year Change

+6.4%

3-Year Change

-6.84%

5-Year Change

+1.27%

15-Year Change

+4.56%

UNP Operating Margin Chart

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Highlights

Sector Percentile

97.66%
UNP annual operating profit margin is higher than 97.66% of companies in Industrials sector

Range

All-Time High

42.83%
UNP annual operating profit margin is currently -6.84% below its historical high of 42.83%

3-Year Low

37.50%
UNP annual operating profit margin is currently +6.40% above its 3-year low

Earnings dates

Last Annual Earnings Report Date

Dec 31, 2024
UNP previous annual earnings announcement was published on Dec 31, 2024

Next Annual Earnings Report Date

Jan 22, 2026
UNP next annual earnings announcement is scheduled for Jan 22, 2026

OtherUNPprofitability metrics

Annual Operating Profit

$9.68B
UNP annual operating income is $9.68 billion

Annual Revenue

$24.25B
UNP annual revenue is $24.25 billion

Annual Gross Margin

45.37%
UNP annual gross profit margin is 45.37%

Annual Net Margin

27.82%
UNP annual net profit margin is 27.82%

Quarterly Operating Margin:

40.73%-0.19%(-0.46%)
September 30, 2025

Summary

  • As of today, UNP quarterly operating profit margin is 40.73%, with the most recent change of -0.19% (-0.46%) on September 30, 2025.
  • Over the past year, UNP quarterly operating margin has increased by +1.18% (+2.98%).
  • UNP quarterly operating margin is now -77.08% below its all-time high of 177.73%, reached on December 31, 1993.

Performance

3-Month Change

-0.46%

1-Year Change

+2.98%

3-Year Change

+1.57%

5-Year Change

-1.36%

UNP Quarterly Operating Margin Chart

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Highlights

Sector Percentile

96.62%
UNP quarterly operating profit margin is higher than 96.62% of companies in Industrials sector

Range

All-Time High

177.73%
UNP quarterly operating profit margin is currently -77.08% below its historical high of 177.73%

3-Year Low

36.49%
UNP quarterly operating profit margin is currently +11.62% above its 3-year low

Earnings dates

Last Quarterly Earnings Report Date

Sep 30, 2025
UNP previous earnings announcement was published on Sep 30, 2025

Next Quarterly Earnings Report Date

Jan 22, 2026
UNP next earnings announcement is scheduled for Jan 22, 2026

OtherUNPprofitability metrics

Quarterly Operating Profit

$2.55B
UNP quarterly operating income is $2.55 billion

Quarterly Revenue

$6.24B
UNP quarterly revenue is $6.24 billion

Quarterly Gross Margin

46.36%
UNP quarterly gross profit margin is 46.36%

Quarterly Net Margin

28.64%
UNP quarterly net profit margin is 28.64%

Operating Margin Formula

Operating Profit Margin =  Operating Profit
Revenue ✕ 100%

Annual Operating Margin

39.90%
UNP annual operating profit margin is 39.90%

Annual Operating Profit

$9.68B
UNP annual operating income is $9.68 billion

Annual Revenue

$24.25B
UNP annual revenue is $24.25 billion

UNP Operating Margin Trends

PeriodPeriodAnnualAnnualQuarterlyQuarterly
1Y1 Year+6.4%+3.0%
3Y3 Years-6.8%+1.6%
5Y5 Years+1.3%-1.4%

UNP Operating Margin Highs & Lows

PeriodPeriodAnnual vs HighAnnual vs HighAnnual vs LowAnnual vs LowQuarter. vs HighQuarter. vs HighQuarter. vs LowQuarter. vs Low
3Y3-Year-6.8%+6.4%-0.6%+11.6%
5Y5-Year-6.8%+6.4%-9.3%+11.6%
All-TimeAll-Time-6.8%+1020.8%-77.1%+113.9%

UNP Operating Margin History

DateAnnualQuarterly
Sep 2025
-
40.73%(-0.5%)
Jun 2025
-
40.92%(+4.2%)
Mar 2025
-
39.26%(-4.2%)
Dec 2024
39.90%(+6.4%)
40.99%(+3.6%)
Sep 2024
-
39.55%(-0.7%)
Jun 2024
-
39.82%(+1.5%)
Mar 2024
-
39.23%(+0.6%)
Dec 2023
37.50%(-5.5%)
38.98%(+6.8%)
Sep 2023
-
36.49%(-1.1%)
Jun 2023
-
36.91%(-1.8%)
Mar 2023
-
37.57%(-3.1%)
Dec 2022
39.68%(-7.4%)
38.77%(-3.3%)
Sep 2022
-
40.10%(+0.8%)
Jun 2022
-
39.80%(-1.9%)
Mar 2022
-
40.56%(-4.7%)
Dec 2021
42.83%(+6.8%)
42.56%(-2.6%)
Sep 2021
-
43.69%(-2.8%)
Jun 2021
-
44.93%(+12.7%)
Mar 2021
-
39.85%(+2.1%)
Dec 2020
40.11%(+1.8%)
39.02%(-5.5%)
Sep 2020
-
41.29%(+6.0%)
Jun 2020
-
38.97%(-4.9%)
Mar 2020
-
40.98%(+1.7%)
Dec 2019
39.40%(+5.6%)
40.29%(-0.5%)
Sep 2019
-
40.50%(+0.3%)
Jun 2019
-
40.39%(+11.0%)
Mar 2019
-
36.40%(-5.2%)
Dec 2018
37.30%(-2.3%)
38.39%(+0.3%)
Sep 2018
-
38.28%(+3.4%)
Jun 2018
-
37.01%(+4.5%)
Mar 2018
-
35.42%(-13.4%)
Dec 2017
38.16%(+5.1%)
40.88%(+6.7%)
Sep 2017
-
38.33%(+0.7%)
Jun 2017
-
38.06%(+8.9%)
Mar 2017
-
34.94%(-6.7%)
Dec 2016
36.32%(-1.6%)
37.46%(-1.1%)
Sep 2016
-
37.88%(+8.9%)
Jun 2016
-
34.80%(-0.4%)
Mar 2016
-
34.93%(-5.2%)
Dec 2015
36.91%(+1.2%)
36.83%(-7.2%)
Sep 2015
-
39.70%(+10.6%)
Jun 2015
-
35.90%(+1.9%)
Mar 2015
-
35.22%(-8.7%)
Dec 2014
36.49%(+7.6%)
38.57%(+2.3%)
Sep 2014
-
37.69%(+3.2%)
Jun 2014
-
36.51%(+11.0%)
Mar 2014
-
32.88%(-6.2%)
Dec 2013
33.90%(+5.2%)
35.04%(-0.5%)
Sep 2013
-
35.21%(+2.6%)
Jun 2013
-
34.33%(+11.2%)
Mar 2013
-
30.87%(-6.1%)
Dec 2012
32.23%(+10.1%)
32.86%(-1.7%)
Sep 2012
-
33.43%(+1.2%)
Jun 2012
-
33.02%(+11.8%)
Mar 2012
-
29.54%(-6.7%)
Dec 2011
29.27%(-0.3%)
31.66%(+2.3%)
Sep 2011
-
30.94%(+8.0%)
Jun 2011
-
28.65%(+13.2%)
Mar 2011
-
25.32%(-14.9%)
Dec 2010
29.36%(+22.4%)
29.77%(-6.3%)
Sep 2010
-
31.78%(+3.9%)
Jun 2010
-
30.58%(+22.7%)
Mar 2010
-
24.92%(-6.6%)
Dec 2009
23.98%(+5.7%)
26.69%(+1.3%)
Sep 2009
-
26.34%(+16.3%)
Jun 2009
-
22.65%(+15.3%)
Mar 2009
-
19.65%(-26.2%)
Dec 2008
22.68%(+9.4%)
26.62%(+6.2%)
Sep 2008
-
25.07%(+23.0%)
Jun 2008
-
20.38%(+10.5%)
Mar 2008
-
18.45%(-10.4%)
Dec 2007
20.73%(+12.0%)
20.59%(-14.1%)
Sep 2007
-
23.98%(+23.3%)
Jun 2007
-
19.45%(+4.1%)
Mar 2007
-
18.68%(-8.6%)
Dec 2006
18.51%
20.44%(+8.3%)
Sep 2006
-
18.88%(+3.3%)
DateAnnualQuarterly
Jun 2006
-
18.28%(+12.1%)
Mar 2006
-
16.31%(+10.8%)
Dec 2005
13.22%(+4.8%)
14.72%(+5.9%)
Sep 2005
-
13.90%(-0.7%)
Jun 2005
-
14.00%(+41.0%)
Mar 2005
-
9.93%(+56.6%)
Dec 2004
12.62%(-31.7%)
6.34%(-53.3%)
Sep 2004
-
13.59%(+14.7%)
Jun 2004
-
11.85%(+9.2%)
Mar 2004
-
10.85%(-45.4%)
Dec 2003
18.47%(-0.8%)
19.87%(-0.8%)
Sep 2003
-
20.03%(+8.2%)
Jun 2003
-
18.52%(+49.6%)
Mar 2003
-
12.38%(-32.2%)
Dec 2002
18.61%(+7.5%)
18.26%(-7.6%)
Sep 2002
-
19.76%(+3.5%)
Jun 2002
-
19.09%(+13.5%)
Mar 2002
-
16.82%(-10.5%)
Dec 2001
17.31%(+1.9%)
18.80%(-0.9%)
Sep 2001
-
18.97%(+15.1%)
Jun 2001
-
16.48%(+10.5%)
Mar 2001
-
14.92%(+28.3%)
Dec 2000
16.99%(+6.2%)
11.63%(-37.4%)
Sep 2000
-
18.57%(+2.1%)
Jun 2000
-
18.19%(+17.2%)
Mar 2000
-
15.52%(-19.0%)
Dec 1999
16.00%(+349.4%)
19.15%(+7.6%)
Sep 1999
-
17.80%(+11.9%)
Jun 1999
-
15.90%(+20.4%)
Mar 1999
-
13.21%(+55.4%)
Dec 1998
3.56%(-65.5%)
8.50%(+0.7%)
Sep 1998
-
8.44%(+237.5%)
Jun 1998
-
-6.14%(-369.3%)
Mar 1998
-
2.28%(-95.5%)
Dec 1997
10.33%(-40.8%)
50.83%(+215.3%)
Sep 1997
-
16.12%(-9.3%)
Jun 1997
-
17.77%(+1.3%)
Mar 1997
-
17.54%(-61.2%)
Dec 1996
17.45%(-2.6%)
45.20%(+87.2%)
Sep 1996
-
24.15%(+0.6%)
Jun 1996
-
24.01%(+54.4%)
Mar 1996
-
15.55%(-57.4%)
Dec 1995
17.91%(-12.4%)
36.52%(+72.4%)
Sep 1995
-
21.18%(-13.2%)
Jun 1995
-
24.39%(+22.7%)
Mar 1995
-
19.87%(-82.5%)
Dec 1994
20.45%(+3.9%)
113.27%(+405.2%)
Sep 1994
-
22.42%(+11.8%)
Jun 1994
-
20.05%(+3.9%)
Mar 1994
-
19.29%(-89.1%)
Dec 1993
19.69%(+2.2%)
177.73%(+962.3%)
Sep 1993
-
16.73%(-14.8%)
Jun 1993
-
19.64%(+12.7%)
Mar 1993
-
17.43%(-20.7%)
Dec 1992
19.26%(+8.4%)
21.97%(-2.5%)
Sep 1992
-
22.53%(-2.1%)
Jun 1992
-
23.01%(+4.8%)
Mar 1992
-
21.95%(-7.6%)
Dec 1991
17.76%(0.0%)
23.76%(-2.5%)
Sep 1991
-
24.38%(+3.6%)
Jun 1991
-
23.54%(+7.7%)
Mar 1991
-
21.86%(-16.3%)
Dec 1990
17.76%(-7.3%)
26.11%(+20.9%)
Sep 1990
-
21.59%(-5.8%)
Jun 1990
-
22.93%(+5.8%)
Mar 1990
-
21.67%(-5.6%)
Dec 1989
19.15%(-3.2%)
22.96%(+2.9%)
Sep 1989
-
22.31%(-0.7%)
Jun 1989
-
22.46%(+107.7%)
Dec 1988
19.78%(+7.7%)
-292.62%(-111.7%)
Dec 1987
18.36%(-37.1%)
-138.22%(+19.0%)
Dec 1986
29.18%(+28.3%)
-170.56%(+24.4%)
Dec 1985
22.75%(+1.2%)
-225.53%(+9.6%)
Dec 1984
22.48%(+8.0%)
-249.60%
Dec 1983
20.81%(+15.9%)
-
Dec 1982
17.96%(-9.1%)
-
Dec 1981
19.76%(-11.5%)
-
Dec 1980
22.33%
-

FAQ

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  • What is the all-time high annual operating margin for Union Pacific Corporation?
  • What is Union Pacific Corporation annual operating margin year-on-year change?
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What is Union Pacific Corporation annual operating profit margin?

The current annual operating margin of UNP is 39.90%

What is the all-time high annual operating margin for Union Pacific Corporation?

Union Pacific Corporation all-time high annual operating profit margin is 42.83%

What is Union Pacific Corporation annual operating margin year-on-year change?

Over the past year, UNP annual operating profit margin has changed by +2.40% (+6.40%)

What is Union Pacific Corporation quarterly operating profit margin?

The current quarterly operating margin of UNP is 40.73%

What is the all-time high quarterly operating margin for Union Pacific Corporation?

Union Pacific Corporation all-time high quarterly operating profit margin is 177.73%

What is Union Pacific Corporation quarterly operating margin year-on-year change?

Over the past year, UNP quarterly operating profit margin has changed by +1.18% (+2.98%)
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