Interest Paid, Excluding Capitalized Interest, Operating Activity
Union Pacific Interest Paid, Excluding Capitalized Interest, Operating Activity increased by 93.4% to $441.00M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 0.5%, from $439.00M to $441.00M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Interest Paid, Excluding Capitalized Interest, Operating Activity shows an upward trend with a 4.8% CAGR. This increase may warrant attention — for this metric, lower values are generally preferred.
Analysis
How to read this metric
Lower cash interest payments improve free cash flow and liquidity, whereas higher payments indicate increased debt service pressure.
Detailed definition
The actual cash outflow for interest payments during the period, net of any interest income or capitalized interest adju...
Peer comparison
Standard cash flow statement line item; highly comparable across all public companies.
other_interest_paid_netHistorical Data
| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '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 | $141.00M | $369.00M | $183.00M | $382.00M | $183.00M | $415.00M | $176.00M | $454.00M | $174.00M | $485.00M | $155.00M | $463.00M | $172.00M | $439.00M | $186.00M | $439.00M | $171.00M | $473.00M | $228.00M | $441.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | +161.7% | -50.4% | +108.7% | -52.1% | +126.8% | -57.6% | +158.0% | -61.7% | +178.7% | -68.0% | +198.7% | -62.9% | +155.2% | -57.6% | +136.0% | -61.0% | +176.6% | -51.8% | +93.4% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +29.8% | +12.5% | -3.8% | +18.8% | -4.9% | +16.9% | -11.9% | +2.0% | -1.1% | -9.5% | +20.0% | -5.2% | -0.6% | +7.7% | +22.6% | +0.5% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Union Pacific's interest paid, excluding capitalized interest, operating activity?
- Union Pacific (UNP) reported interest paid, excluding capitalized interest, operating activity of $441.00M in Q1 2026.
- How has Union Pacific's interest paid, excluding capitalized interest, operating activity changed year-over-year?
- Union Pacific's interest paid, excluding capitalized interest, operating activity increased by 0.5% year-over-year, from $439.00M to $441.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for Union Pacific's interest paid, excluding capitalized interest, operating activity?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Union Pacific's interest paid, excluding capitalized interest, operating activity has grown at a 4.8% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $1.09B to $1.31B.
- What does interest paid, excluding capitalized interest, operating activity mean?
- The net cash paid for interest during the period.