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Union Pacific return on equity (ROE)

Union Pacific's return on equity is 34.60%: net income of 7.62B USD over the last twelve months on shareholders' equity of 22.02B USD.

Today
34.60%
Average, 5 years
45.11%
Low, 5 years
34.60%
High, 5 years
60.21%

ROE (return on equity) = net income (last 12 months) ÷ shareholders' equity = 7.62B ÷ 22.02B = 34.60%

ROE (return on equity)
Net income
Shareholders' equity

Each quarter's net income over its last four quarters, over the shareholders' equity at the quarter end.

Why is Union Pacific's return on equity so high?

Net margin
29.1%
profit on each dollar of sales
Asset turnover
0.35×
sales on each dollar of assets
Equity multiplier
3.77×
assets on each dollar of equity
Return on equity
38.7%
FY2025
  • FY202529.1% × 0.35 × 3.77 = 38.7%
  • FY202427.8% × 0.36 × 4.01 = 39.9%
  • FY202326.4% × 0.36 × 4.54 = 43.1%
  • FY202228.1% × 0.38 × 5.38 = 57.5%
  • FY202129.9% × 0.34 × 4.49 = 46.1%

The DuPont breakdown, on each year-end's assets and equity, as the return on equity elsewhere on this page. A high equity multiplier means a small equity base: debt, or buybacks that return the equity to shareholders, lift the return on what is left.

ROE (return on equity) by year and by quarter

Fiscal yearPeriod endingROE (return on equity)Net incomeShareholders' equity
Today34.60%7.62B22.02B
FY202531 Dec 202538.65%7.14B18.47B
FY202431 Dec 202439.95%6.75B16.89B
FY202331 Dec 202343.14%6.38B14.79B
FY202231 Dec 202257.54%7.00B12.16B
FY202131 Dec 202146.06%6.52B14.16B
FY202031 Dec 202031.54%5.35B16.96B
FY201931 Dec 201932.65%5.92B18.13B
FY201831 Dec 201829.21%5.97B20.42B
FY201731 Dec 201743.10%10.71B24.86B
FY201631 Dec 201621.24%4.23B19.93B
FY201531 Dec 201523.05%4.77B20.70B
FY201431 Dec 201424.45%5.18B21.19B
FY201331 Dec 201320.67%4.39B21.23B
FY201231 Dec 201219.84%3.94B19.88B
FY201131 Dec 201117.72%3.29B18.58B
FY201031 Dec 201015.65%2.78B17.76B
FY200931 Dec 200911.25%1.89B16.80B
FY200831 Dec 200815.14%2.34B15.45B
FY200731 Dec 200711.90%1.86B15.59B
FY200631 Dec 200610.49%1.61B15.31B
FY200531 Dec 20057.49%1.03B13.71B
FY200431 Dec 20044.77%604.00M12.66B
FY200331 Dec 200310.77%1.33B12.35B
FY200231 Dec 200212.59%1.34B10.65B
FY200131 Dec 200110.09%966.00M9.58B
FY200031 Dec 20009.72%842.00M8.66B
FY199931 Dec 19999.79%783.00M8.00B
FY199831 Dec 1998-8.56%-633.00M7.39B
FY199731 Dec 19975.25%432.00M8.23B
FY199631 Dec 199610.99%904.00M8.23B
FY199531 Dec 199514.86%946.00M6.36B
FY199431 Dec 199410.64%546.00M5.13B
FY199331 Dec 199314.43%705.00M4.89B
FY199231 Dec 199215.69%728.00M4.64B
FY199131 Dec 19911.54%64.00M4.16B
FY199031 Dec 199014.45%618.00M4.28B
FY198931 Dec 198915.21%595.00M3.91B
FY198831 Dec 198814.37%644.00M4.48B
FY198731 Dec 198717.21%583.00M3.39B
FY198631 Dec 1986-13.50%-460.00M3.41B
FY198531 Dec 198511.50%501.00M4.36B

Figures in USD. A quarter's revenue, net income and dividends are those of its last four quarters.

See also:P/E ratio,Market cap,P/S ratio,Dividend yield,Debt to equity,Current ratio,All ratios

Common questions about Union Pacific's ROE

Source: Financial Modeling Prep