Union Pacific Corporation

XTRA:UNP Stock Report

Market Cap: €131.5b

Union Pacific Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 5/6

Union Pacific has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 3.7%, while the Transportation industry saw earnings growing at 31.4% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 4.3% per year. Union Pacific's return on equity is 40%, and it has net margins of 27.3%.

Key information

3.7%

Earnings growth rate

7.1%

EPS growth rate

Transportation Industry Growth-9.5%
Revenue growth rate4.3%
Return on equity40.0%
Net Margin27.3%
Next Earnings Update23 Jan 2025

Recent past performance updates

Recent updates

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How Union Pacific makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.

Earnings and Revenue History

XTRA:UNP Revenue, expenses and earnings (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
30 Sep 2424,2886,63700
30 Jun 2424,1386,49400
31 Mar 2424,0946,39000
31 Dec 2324,1196,37900
30 Sep 2324,1406,36500
30 Jun 2324,7656,73200
31 Mar 2325,0716,99800
31 Dec 2224,8756,99800
30 Sep 2224,4287,07100
30 Jun 2223,4286,84900
31 Mar 2222,6636,81200
31 Dec 2121,8046,52300
30 Sep 2121,2126,19200
30 Jun 2120,5655,88200
31 Mar 2119,3055,21600
31 Dec 2019,5335,34900
30 Sep 2019,6045,37200
30 Jun 2020,2015,56400
31 Mar 2021,5536,00200
31 Dec 1921,7085,91900
30 Sep 1922,2536,07000
30 Jun 1922,6656,10800
31 Mar 1922,7416,04700
31 Dec 1822,8325,96600
30 Sep 1822,52511,69000
30 Jun 1822,00511,29100
31 Mar 1821,58310,95000
31 Dec 1721,24010,71200
30 Sep 1720,9584,57800
30 Jun 1720,7244,51500
31 Mar 1720,2444,32600
31 Dec 1619,9414,23300
30 Sep 1619,9814,20600
30 Jun 1620,3694,37500
31 Mar 1621,0284,60000
31 Dec 1521,8134,77200
30 Sep 1522,7585,08600
30 Jun 1523,3785,15600
31 Mar 1523,9645,24300
31 Dec 1423,9885,18000
30 Sep 1423,4654,92300
30 Jun 1422,8564,70400
31 Mar 1422,3114,51900
31 Dec 1321,9634,38800

Quality Earnings: UNP has high quality earnings.

Growing Profit Margin: UNP's current net profit margins (27.3%) are higher than last year (26.4%).

Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis

Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: UNP's earnings have grown by 3.7% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: UNP's earnings growth over the past year (4.3%) exceeds its 5-year average (3.7% per year).

Earnings vs Industry: UNP earnings growth over the past year (4.3%) exceeded the Transportation industry -15.8%.

Return on Equity

High ROE: Whilst UNP's Return on Equity (40.02%) is outstanding, this metric is skewed due to their high level of debt.

Return on Assets

Return on Capital Employed

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/22 17:13
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/20 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

Data Sources

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PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
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  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

Union Pacific Corporation is covered by 59 analysts. 24 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Will ChienAccountability Research Corporation
Jeffrey KauffmanAegis Capital Corporation
John EadeArgus Research Company