Union Pacific Corporation (UNP)
Return on assets (ROA)
| Dec 31, 2024 | Sep 30, 2024 | Jun 30, 2024 | Mar 31, 2024 | Dec 31, 2023 | Sep 30, 2023 | Jun 30, 2023 | Mar 31, 2023 | Dec 31, 2022 | Sep 30, 2022 | Jun 30, 2022 | Mar 31, 2022 | Dec 31, 2021 | Sep 30, 2021 | Jun 30, 2021 | Mar 31, 2021 | Dec 31, 2020 | Sep 30, 2020 | Jun 30, 2020 | Mar 31, 2020 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net income (ttm) | US$ in thousands | 6,747,000 | 6,637,000 | 6,494,000 | 6,390,000 | 6,379,000 | 6,365,000 | 6,732,000 | 6,998,000 | 6,998,000 | 7,071,000 | 6,849,000 | 6,812,000 | 6,523,000 | 6,192,000 | 5,882,000 | 5,216,000 | 5,349,000 | 5,372,000 | 5,564,000 | 6,002,000 |
| Total assets | US$ in thousands | 67,715,000 | 67,570,000 | 67,817,000 | 67,266,000 | 67,132,000 | 66,540,000 | 66,033,000 | 65,968,000 | 65,449,000 | 65,343,000 | 64,440,000 | 64,051,000 | 63,525,000 | 62,360,000 | 62,073,000 | 61,793,000 | 62,398,000 | 63,714,000 | 63,555,000 | 62,216,000 |
| ROA | 9.96% | 9.82% | 9.58% | 9.50% | 9.50% | 9.57% | 10.19% | 10.61% | 10.69% | 10.82% | 10.63% | 10.64% | 10.27% | 9.93% | 9.48% | 8.44% | 8.57% | 8.43% | 8.75% | 9.65% |
December 31, 2024 calculation
ROA = Net income (ttm) ÷ Total assets
= $6,747,000K ÷ $67,715,000K
= 9.96%
Union Pacific Corporation's return on assets (ROA) has shown a relatively stable performance over the analyzed period from March 31, 2020, to December 31, 2024. The ROA started at 9.65% in March 2020, decreased slightly to 8.43% by September 2020, and then gradually increased to reach 10.82% by September 30, 2022. Subsequently, the ROA experienced some fluctuations but generally maintained an upward trend, peaking at 10.96% in December 31, 2022, before slightly decreasing to 9.96% by December 31, 2024.
Overall, Union Pacific Corporation's ROA demonstrates the company's ability to generate profits from its assets. A higher ROA indicates that the company is more efficient in utilizing its assets to generate earnings. The upward trend observed in the ROA figures suggests that the company's asset utilization and profitability have improved over the analyzed period. Investors and stakeholders may view this positively as it indicates effective management of assets to generate returns for the company.
Peer comparison
Dec 31, 2024
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Union Pacific Corporation Return on Assets (ROA) (Quarterly Data)