Operating Cash Flow
Union Pacific Operating Cash Flow increased by 9.7% to $2.44B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 10.4%, from $2.21B to $2.44B. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Operating Cash Flow shows relatively stable performance with a 0.7% CAGR. This is a positive signal — higher values indicate stronger performance for this metric.
Analysis
How to read this metric
Consistently high operating cash flow indicates a healthy, self-sustaining business capable of funding its own growth and returning capital to shareholders.
Detailed definition
Net cash from operating activities measures the total amount of cash generated by a company's core business operations....
Peer comparison
Investors often compare this to capital expenditures to calculate Free Cash Flow, a primary valuation metric for mature tech giants.
net_cash_from_operatingHistorical 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 | $2.26B | $2.28B | $2.53B | $2.24B | $1.93B | $2.90B | $2.29B | $1.84B | $2.02B | $2.13B | $2.40B | $2.12B | $1.91B | $2.65B | $2.66B | $2.21B | $2.33B | $2.52B | $2.23B | $2.44B |
| QoQ Change | — | +1.0% | +10.7% | -11.6% | -13.6% | +50.3% | -21.0% | -19.7% | +9.7% | +5.4% | +12.7% | -11.4% | -9.9% | +38.7% | +0.4% | -17.0% | +5.6% | +8.1% | -11.8% | +9.7% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -14.6% | +27.1% | -9.4% | -17.7% | +4.5% | -26.8% | +4.5% | +15.3% | -5.3% | +24.7% | +11.1% | +4.1% | +22.1% | -4.9% | -16.4% | +10.4% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Union Pacific's operating cash flow?
- Union Pacific (UNP) reported operating cash flow of $2.44B in Q1 2026.
- How has Union Pacific's operating cash flow changed year-over-year?
- Union Pacific's operating cash flow increased by 10.4% year-over-year, from $2.21B to $2.44B.
- What is the long-term trend for Union Pacific's operating cash flow?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Union Pacific's operating cash flow has grown at a 0.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $9.03B to $9.29B.
- What does operating cash flow mean?
- The actual amount of cash a company brings in from its day-to-day business activities.