Income Before Tax
Pre-Tax Income
Union Pacific Pre-Tax Income decreased by 7.4% to $2.23B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 4.8%, from $2.13B to $2.23B. Over 3 years (FY 2022 to FY 2025), Pre-Tax Income shows relatively stable performance with a 0.3% CAGR. This decline may warrant attention — for this metric, higher values are generally preferred.
Analysis
StatementIncome Statement
SectionIncome Before Tax
CategoryProfitability
SignalHigher is better
VolatilityModerate
First reportedQ4 2013
Last reportedQ4 2025
How to read this metric
This provides a view of profitability that is not skewed by varying tax rates or one-time tax credits.
Detailed definition
A company's profits before the deduction of corporate income tax. It combines operating performance with non-operating f...
Peer comparison
Used to compare companies across different tax jurisdictions to see who generates more raw profit.
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is_income_before_taxHistorical 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 | $2.32B | $2.18B | $2.27B | $2.27B | $2.27B | $2.27B | $2.06B | $2.06B | $2.06B | $2.06B | $2.14B | $2.18B | $2.19B | $2.28B | $2.13B | $2.31B | $2.32B | $2.41B | $2.23B |
| QoQ Change | — | -5.9% | +4.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | -9.2% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +4.0% | +2.1% | +0.2% | +4.2% | -6.8% | +8.7% | +0.2% | +3.9% | -7.4% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | -2.1% | +4.0% | — | -9.2% | -9.2% | -9.2% | -9.2% | +4.0% | +6.1% | +6.4% | +10.8% | -0.6% | +5.9% | +5.9% | +5.6% | +4.8% |
Range$2.06B – $2.41B
CAGR-0.8%
Avg YoY Growth+0.9%
Median YoY Growth+4.0%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Union Pacific's pre-tax income?
- Union Pacific (UNP) reported pre-tax income of $2.23B in Q1 2026.
- How has Union Pacific's pre-tax income changed year-over-year?
- Union Pacific's pre-tax income increased by 4.8% year-over-year, from $2.13B to $2.23B.
- What is the long-term trend for Union Pacific's pre-tax income?
- Over 3 years (2022 to 2025), Union Pacific's pre-tax income has grown at a 0.3% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $9.07B to $9.17B.
- What does pre-tax income mean?
- The total profit a company made before paying its income taxes.