Other Income & Expense
Interest Expense
Union Pacific Interest Expense increased by 53.8% to $320.00M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 27.1%, from $439.00M to $320.00M. Over 3 years (FY 2022 to FY 2025), Interest Expense shows relatively stable performance with a 1.0% CAGR. This is a positive signal — lower values indicate better performance for this metric.
Analysis
StatementIncome Statement
SectionOther Income & Expense
CategoryLeverage
SignalLower is better
VolatilityStable
First reportedQ1 2013
Last reportedQ4 2025
How to read this metric
Increasing interest expense may signal higher debt levels or rising interest rates, which can reduce net profitability.
Detailed definition
Interest expense represents the cost incurred by a company for borrowed funds, such as loans, bonds, or other debt instr...
Peer comparison
Highly dependent on the company's capital structure; peers with lower debt-to-equity ratios will show lower interest expenses.
Metric ID:
is_interest_expenseHistorical Data
19 periods
| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $282.00M | $290.00M | $317.75M | $317.75M | $317.75M | $317.75M | $335.00M | $335.00M | $335.00M | $335.00M | $324.00M | $319.00M | $314.00M | $312.00M | $439.00M | $335.00M | $327.00M | $208.00M | $320.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | +2.8% | +9.6% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +5.4% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | -3.3% | -1.5% | -1.6% | -0.6% | +40.7% | -23.7% | -2.4% | -36.4% | +53.8% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | +12.7% | +9.6% | — | +5.4% | +5.4% | +5.4% | +5.4% | -3.3% | -4.8% | -6.3% | -6.9% | +35.5% | +5.0% | +4.1% | -33.3% | -27.1% |
Range$208.00M – $439.00M
CAGR+2.8%
Avg YoY Growth+0.5%
Median YoY Growth+5.0%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Union Pacific's interest expense?
- Union Pacific (UNP) reported interest expense of $320.00M in Q1 2026.
- How has Union Pacific's interest expense changed year-over-year?
- Union Pacific's interest expense decreased by 27.1% year-over-year, from $439.00M to $320.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for Union Pacific's interest expense?
- Over 3 years (2022 to 2025), Union Pacific's interest expense has grown at a 1.0% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $1.27B to $1.31B.
- What does interest expense mean?
- The cost of borrowing money, paid as interest on debt.