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Union Pacific (BSP:UPAC34) Operating Margin % : 39.67% (As of Sep. 2024)


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What is Union Pacific Operating Margin %?

Operating Margin % is calculated as Operating Income divided by its Revenue. Union Pacific's Operating Income for the three months ended in Sep. 2024 was R$13,379 Mil. Union Pacific's Revenue for the three months ended in Sep. 2024 was R$33,731 Mil. Therefore, Union Pacific's Operating Margin % for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was 39.67%.

Good Sign:

Union Pacific Corp operating margin is expanding. Margin expansion is usually a good sign.

The historical rank and industry rank for Union Pacific's Operating Margin % or its related term are showing as below:

BSP:UPAC34' s Operating Margin % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 36.32   Med: 37.91   Max: 42.83
Current: 39.63


BSP:UPAC34's Operating Margin % is ranked better than
93.87% of 963 companies
in the Transportation industry
Industry Median: 7.68 vs BSP:UPAC34: 39.63

Union Pacific's 5-Year Average Operating Margin % Growth Rate was 0.40% per year.

Union Pacific's Operating Income for the three months ended in Sep. 2024 was R$13,379 Mil. Its Operating Income for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2024 was R$50,067 Mil.


Union Pacific Operating Margin % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Union Pacific's Operating Margin % can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Union Pacific Operating Margin % Chart

Union Pacific Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Operating Margin %
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Union Pacific Quarterly Data
Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24
Operating Margin % Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 36.64 39.08 39.58 40.20 39.67

Competitive Comparison of Union Pacific's Operating Margin %

For the Railroads subindustry, Union Pacific's Operating Margin %, along with its competitors' market caps and Operating Margin % data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Union Pacific's Operating Margin % Distribution in the Transportation Industry

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, Union Pacific's Operating Margin % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Union Pacific's Operating Margin % falls into.



Union Pacific Operating Margin % Calculation

Operating Margin % - also known as operating income margin, operating profit margin and return on sales (ROS) - is the ratio of Operating Income divided by net sales or Revenue, usually presented in percent.

Union Pacific's Operating Margin % for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Operating Margin %=Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 ) / Revenue (A: Dec. 2023 )
=44499.984 / 118178.276
=37.65 %

Union Pacific's Operating Margin % for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 is calculated as

Operating Margin %=Operating Income (Q: Sep. 2024 ) / Revenue (Q: Sep. 2024 )
=13379.325 / 33730.74
=39.67 %

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


Union Pacific  (BSP:UPAC34) Operating Margin % Explanation

Just like Gross Margin %, it is important to see a company maintains its operating margin over time. Among the same industry, a company with higher operating margin is more efficient in its operation. It is also more stable during industry slowdown or recessions. Peter Lynch prefers those with higher margins than those with lower margins.


Be Aware

Operating Margin % can be manipulated by adjusting the rate of depreciation, depletion and amortization (DDA).

If a company is facing competition, its Operating Margin % may decline. Often the Operating Margin % declines well before the company's Revenue or even profit decline. Therefore, Operating Margin % is a very important indicator of whether the company is facing problems.

For instance, by 2012, Nokia (NOK)'s problems were well known and its stock had lost more than 90% of its market value since 2007. But Nokia’s Operating Margin % had already been in decline since 2002, although its Earnings per Share (Diluted) were still rising. Investors who paid attention to Operating Margin % would have avoided this huge loss. The same can be said for Research-in-Motion (RIMM).

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Union Pacific Business Description

Address
1400 Douglas Street, Omaha, NE, USA, 68179
Omaha, Nebraska-based Union Pacific is the largest public railroad in North America. Operating on more than 30,000 miles of track in the western two thirds of the us, Union Pacific generated $24 billion of revenue in 2023 by hauling coal, industrial products, intermodal containers, agriculture goods, chemicals, fertilizers, and automotive goods. Union Pacific owns about one fourth of Mexican railroad Ferromex and historically derives roughly 10% of its revenue hauling freight to and from Mexico.

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