UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
(Mark One)
| QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 | |||||
For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2026
OR
| TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 | |||||
For the transition period from __________ to ____________
Commission File Number 1-6075
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As of April 17, 2026, there were 593,713,213 shares of the Registrant's Common Stock outstanding.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
UNION PACIFIC CORPORATION
AND SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES
| Certifications | 34 | |||||||
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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited)
Union Pacific Corporation and Subsidiary Companies
| Millions, except per share amounts, for the three months ended March 31, | 2026 | 2025 | ||||||
| Operating revenues: | ||||||||
| Freight revenues | $ | $ | ||||||
| Other revenues | ||||||||
| Total operating revenues | ||||||||
| Operating expenses: | ||||||||
| Compensation and benefits | ||||||||
| Purchased services and materials | ||||||||
| Fuel | ||||||||
| Depreciation | ||||||||
| Equipment and other rents | ||||||||
| Other | ||||||||
| Total operating expenses | ||||||||
| Operating income | ||||||||
| Other income, net (Note 6) | ||||||||
| Interest expense | ( | ( | ||||||
| Income before income taxes | ||||||||
| Income tax expense | ( | ( | ||||||
| Net income | $ | $ | ||||||
| Share and per share (Note 7): | ||||||||
| Earnings per share - basic | $ | $ | ||||||
| Earnings per share - diluted | $ | $ | ||||||
| Weighted average number of shares - basic | ||||||||
| Weighted average number of shares - diluted | ||||||||
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Unaudited)
Union Pacific Corporation and Subsidiary Companies
| Millions, for the three months ended March 31, | 2026 | 2025 | ||||||
| Net income | $ | $ | ||||||
| Other comprehensive income/(loss): | ||||||||
| Defined benefit plans | ( | |||||||
| Foreign currency translation | ||||||||
| Total other comprehensive income/(loss) [a] | ||||||||
| Comprehensive income | $ | $ | ||||||
[a]Net of deferred taxes of ($0.1 ) million and ($0.2 ) million during the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, respectively.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Financial Position (Unaudited)
Union Pacific Corporation and Subsidiary Companies
| Millions, except share and per share amounts | Mar. 31, 2026 | Dec. 31, 2025 | ||||||
| Assets | ||||||||
| Current assets: | ||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | $ | ||||||
| Short-term investments (Note 12) | ||||||||
| Accounts receivable, net (Note 9) | ||||||||
| Materials and supplies | ||||||||
| Other current assets | ||||||||
| Total current assets | ||||||||
| Investments | ||||||||
| Properties, net (Note 10) | ||||||||
| Operating lease assets | ||||||||
| Other assets | ||||||||
| Total assets | $ | $ | ||||||
| Liabilities and common shareholders' equity | ||||||||
| Current liabilities: | ||||||||
| Accounts payable and other current liabilities (Note 11) | $ | $ | ||||||
| Debt due within one year (Note 13) | ||||||||
| Total current liabilities | ||||||||
| Debt due after one year (Note 13) | ||||||||
| Operating lease liabilities | ||||||||
| Deferred income taxes | ||||||||
| Other long-term liabilities | ||||||||
| Commitments and contingencies (Note 14) | ||||||||
| Total liabilities | ||||||||
| Common shareholders' equity: | ||||||||
Common shares, $ | ||||||||
| Paid-in-surplus | ||||||||
| Retained earnings | ||||||||
| Treasury stock | ( | ( | ||||||
| Accumulated other comprehensive loss (Note 8) | ( | ( | ||||||
| Total common shareholders' equity | ||||||||
| Total liabilities and common shareholders' equity | $ | $ | ||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited)
Union Pacific Corporation and Subsidiary Companies
| Millions, for the three months ended March 31, | 2026 | 2025 | ||||||
| Operating activities | ||||||||
| Net income | $ | $ | ||||||
| Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash provided by operating activities: | ||||||||
| Depreciation | ||||||||
| Deferred and other income taxes | ( | |||||||
| Other operating activities, net | ( | ( | ||||||
| Changes in current assets and liabilities: | ||||||||
| Accounts receivable, net | ( | ( | ||||||
| Materials and supplies | ( | |||||||
| Other current assets | ( | ( | ||||||
| Accounts payable and other current liabilities | ( | ( | ||||||
| Income and other taxes | ||||||||
| Cash provided by operating activities | ||||||||
| Investing activities | ||||||||
| Capital investments | ( | ( | ||||||
| Other investing activities, net | ( | ( | ||||||
| Cash used in investing activities | ( | ( | ||||||
| Financing activities | ||||||||
| Debt repaid | ( | ( | ||||||
| Dividends paid | ( | ( | ||||||
| Debt issued (Note 13) | ||||||||
| Share repurchase programs (Note 15) | ( | |||||||
| Accelerated share repurchase programs pending final settlement (Note 15) | ( | |||||||
| Other financing activities, net | ||||||||
| Cash used in financing activities | ( | ( | ||||||
| Net change in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash | ( | |||||||
| Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at beginning of year | ||||||||
| Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at end of period | $ | $ | ||||||
| Supplemental cash flow information | ||||||||
| Non-cash investing and financing activities: | ||||||||
| Capital investments accrued but not yet paid | $ | $ | ||||||
| Cash paid during the period for: | ||||||||
| Income taxes, net of refunds | $ | ( | $ | ( | ||||
| Interest, net of amounts capitalized | ( | ( | ||||||
| Reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash | ||||||||
| to the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Financial Position: | ||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | $ | ||||||
| Restricted cash equivalents in other current assets | ||||||||
| Restricted cash equivalents in other assets | ||||||||
| Total cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash equivalents per above | $ | $ | ||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Common Shareholders’ Equity (Unaudited)
Union Pacific Corporation and Subsidiary Companies
| Millions | Common shares | Treasury shares | Common shares | Paid-in-surplus | Retained earnings | Treasury stock | AOCI [a] | Total | ||||||||||||||||||
| Balance at January 1, 2025 | ( | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | |||||||||||||||||
| Net income | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other comprehensive income/(loss) | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Conversion, stock option exercises, forfeitures, ESPP, and other [b] | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Share repurchase programs (Note 15) | - | ( | - | ( | - | ( | - | ( | ||||||||||||||||||
Dividends declared ($ | - | - | - | - | ( | - | - | ( | ||||||||||||||||||
| Balance at March 31, 2025 | ( | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | |||||||||||||||||
| Balance at January 1, 2026 | ( | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | |||||||||||||||||
| Net income | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other comprehensive income/(loss) | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Conversion, stock option exercises, forfeitures, ESPP, and other [b] | - | - | ( | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Share repurchase programs (Note 15) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||
Dividends declared ($ | - | - | - | - | ( | - | - | ( | ||||||||||||||||||
| Balance at March 31, 2026 | ( | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | |||||||||||||||||
[a]AOCI = accumulated other comprehensive income/loss (Note 8)
[b]ESPP = employee stock purchase plan
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
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UNION PACIFIC CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES
NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
For purposes of this report, unless the context otherwise requires, all references herein to "Union Pacific", “Corporation”, “Company”, “UPC”, “we”, “us”, and “our” mean Union Pacific Corporation and its subsidiaries, including Union Pacific Railroad Company, which will be separately referred to herein as “UPRR” or the “Railroad”.
1. Basis of Presentation
Our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements are unaudited and reflect all adjustments (consisting of normal and recurring adjustments) that are, in the opinion of management, necessary for their fair presentation in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP). Pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), certain information and note disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP have been condensed or omitted. Accordingly, this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q should be read in conjunction with our Consolidated Financial Statements and notes thereto contained in our 2025 Annual Report on Form 10-K. Our Consolidated Statement of Financial Position at December 31, 2025, is derived from audited financial statements. The results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2026, are not necessarily indicative of the results for the entire year ending December 31, 2026.
The Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements are presented in accordance with GAAP as codified in the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification (ASC).
2. Accounting Pronouncements
In November 2024, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. (ASU) 2024-03, Income Statement - Reporting Comprehensive Income - Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40): Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses, which requires disclosure of additional information about specific expense categories in the notes to the financial statements. The ASU is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2026, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2027, may be adopted on a prospective or retrospective basis, and early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the effect that the new guidance will have on our related disclosures.
In September 2025, the FASB issued ASU 2025-06, Intangibles - Goodwill and Other - Internal-Use Software (Subtopic 350-40): Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Internal-Use Software, which details the criteria for capitalization of internal-use software costs. The ASU is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2027, and interim periods within those fiscal years, may be adopted on a prospective, modified, or retrospective transition approach, and early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the effect that the new guidance will have on our consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.
In December 2025, the FASB issued ASU 2025-10, Government Grants (Topic 832): Accounting for Government Grants Received by Business Entities, which provides recognition, measurement, and presentation authoritative guidance for grants received by a business entity from a government. The ASU is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2028, and interim reporting periods within those fiscal years, may be adopted on a modified prospective, modified retrospective, or retrospective approach, and early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the effect that the new guidance will have on our consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.
3. Operations and Segmentation
The Railroad, along with its subsidiaries and rail affiliates, is our one reportable operating segment. Although we provide and analyze revenues by commodity group, we treat the financial results of the Railroad as one segment due to the integrated nature of our rail network.
The Company’s Chief Operating Decision Maker (CODM) is our Chief Executive Officer. The CODM assesses performance for our rail network and decides how to allocate resources based on net income as reported on our Consolidated Statements of Income. The measure of segment assets is reported on our Consolidated Statements of Financial Position as total assets.
Our operating revenues are primarily derived from contracts with customers for the transportation of freight from origin to destination.
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Although our revenues are principally derived from customers domiciled in the U.S., the ultimate points of origination or destination for some products we transport are outside the U.S. Freight revenues from each of our commodity groups, as described in the table below, includes revenues from shipments to and from Mexico, which amounted to $729 million and $719 million for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, respectively.
Our significant segment expenses as monitored by the CODM are shown in the table below. This breakout of revenues and expenses is used by the CODM to monitor and assess the financial performance of our rail network by comparing actual results to prior years and plans.
| Millions, for the three months ended March 31, | 2026 | 2025 | ||||||
| Bulk | $ | $ | ||||||
| Industrial | ||||||||
| Premium | ||||||||
| Total freight revenues | $ | $ | ||||||
| Other subsidiary revenues | ||||||||
| Accessorial revenues | ||||||||
| Other | ||||||||
| Total operating revenues | $ | $ | ||||||
| Operating [a] | ||||||||
| Administrative [a] | ||||||||
| Locomotive fuel | ||||||||
Acquisition-related (Note 17) | ||||||||
| Other segment items [b] | ||||||||
| Depreciation | ||||||||
| Other income, net | ( | ( | ||||||
| Interest expense | ||||||||
| Income tax expense | ||||||||
| Net income | $ | $ | ||||||
[a]Operating and administrative includes compensation and benefits, purchased services and materials, equipment and other rents, non-locomotive fuel, and other expenses.
[b]Other segment items includes car hire and leases, casualty costs, state and local taxes, subsidiary expense, and other overhead expense.
4. Stock-Based Compensation
We have several stock-based compensation plans where employees receive nonvested stock options, nonvested retention shares, and nonvested stock units. We refer to the nonvested shares and stock units collectively as “retention awards”. Employees may also participate in our employee stock purchase plan (ESPP).
Information regarding stock-based compensation expense appears in the table below:
| Millions, for the three months ended March 31, | 2026 | 2025 | ||||||
| Stock-based compensation, before tax: | ||||||||
| Stock options | $ | $ | ||||||
| Retention awards | ||||||||
| ESPP [a] | ||||||||
| Total stock-based compensation, before tax | $ | $ | ||||||
| Excess income tax benefits from equity compensation plans | $ | $ | ||||||
[a]Effective with the June 10, 2025, purchase (for employee services rendered in May 2025), the Company match was changed from 40 % to 20 % of amounts contributed by the employee up to a maximum employee contribution of 5 % of monthly salary (limited to $15,000 annually).
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Stock options – Stock options are granted at the closing price on the date of grant, have 10 -year contractual terms, and vest no later than 3 years from the date of grant. At March 31, 2026, outstanding stock options are not subject to performance or market-based vesting conditions.
The table below shows the annual weighted-average assumptions used for Black-Scholes valuation purposes:
| Weighted-average assumptions | 2026 | 2025 | ||||||||||||
| Risk-free interest rate | ||||||||||||||
| Dividend yield | ||||||||||||||
| Expected life (years) | ||||||||||||||
| Volatility | ||||||||||||||
| Weighted-average grant-date fair value of options granted | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
The risk-free rate is based on the U.S. Treasury yield curve in effect at the time of grant; the expected dividend yield is calculated as the ratio of dividends paid per share of common stock to the stock price on the date of grant; the expected life is based on historical and expected exercise behavior; and expected volatility is based on the historical volatility of our stock price over the expected life of the stock option.
A summary of stock option activity during the three months ended March 31, 2026, is presented below:
| Options (thous.) | Weighted-average exercise price | Weighted-average remaining contractual term (in yrs.) | Aggregate intrinsic value (millions) | |||||||||||
| Outstanding at January 1, 2026 | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
| Granted | N/A | N/A | ||||||||||||
| Exercised | ( | N/A | N/A | |||||||||||
| Forfeited or expired | ( | N/A | N/A | |||||||||||
| Outstanding at March 31, 2026 | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
| Vested or expected to vest at March 31, 2026 | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
| Options exercisable at March 31, 2026 | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
At March 31, 2026, there was $27 million of unrecognized compensation expense related to nonvested stock options, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 1.5 years. Additional information regarding stock option exercises appears in the following table:
| Millions, for the three months ended March 31, | 2026 | 2025 | ||||||
| Intrinsic value of stock options exercised | $ | $ | ||||||
| Cash received from option exercises | ||||||||
| Treasury shares repurchased for employee payroll taxes | ( | ( | ||||||
| Income tax benefit realized from option exercises | ||||||||
| Aggregate grant-date fair value of stock options vested | ||||||||
Retention awards – Retention awards are granted at no cost to the employee, vest over periods lasting up to 3 years, and have dividends and dividend equivalents paid to participants during the vesting periods.
Changes in our retention awards during the three months ended March 31, 2026, were as follows:
| Shares (thous.) | Weighted-average grant-date fair value | ||||||||||
| Nonvested at January 1, 2026 | $ | ||||||||||
| Granted | |||||||||||
| Vested [a] | ( | ||||||||||
| Forfeited | ( | ||||||||||
| Nonvested at March 31, 2026 | $ | ||||||||||
[a]Starting with the 2023 awards, the vesting period was changed from 4 years to 3 years, which results in the 2022 and 2023 awards both vesting in February of 2026.
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At March 31, 2026, there was $96 million of total unrecognized compensation expense related to nonvested retention awards, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 1.8 years.
Performance stock unit awards – In February 2026, our Board of Directors approved performance stock unit grants. This plan is based on performance targets for annual return on invested capital (ROIC) and operating income growth (OIG) compared to companies in the S&P 100 Industrials Index plus the Class I railroads. We define ROIC as net operating profit adjusted for interest expense (including interest on average operating lease liabilities) and taxes on interest divided by average invested capital adjusted for average operating lease liabilities.
The February 2026 stock units are subject to continued employment for 37 months, the attainment of certain levels of ROIC, and the relative three-year OIG. We expense two-thirds of the fair value of the units that are probable of being earned based on our forecasted ROIC over the three-year performance period, and with respect to the third year of the plan, we expense the remaining one-third of the fair value subject to the relative three-year OIG. We measure the fair value of performance stock units based upon the closing price of the underlying common stock as of the date of grant. Dividend equivalents are accumulated during the service period and paid to participants only after the units are earned.
Changes in our performance stock unit awards during the three months ended March 31, 2026, were as follows:
| Shares (thous.) | Weighted-average grant-date fair value | ||||||||||
| Nonvested at January 1, 2026 | $ | ||||||||||
| Granted | |||||||||||
| Vested | ( | ||||||||||
| Unearned | ( | ||||||||||
| Forfeited | ( | ||||||||||
| Nonvested at March 31, 2026 | $ | ||||||||||
At March 31, 2026, there was $27 million of total unrecognized compensation expense related to nonvested performance stock unit awards, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 1.6 years. This expense is subject to achievement of the performance measures established for the performance stock unit grants.
5. Retirement Plans
We provide defined benefit retirement income to eligible non-union employees through qualified and non-qualified (supplemental) pension plans. Qualified and non-qualified pension benefits are based on years of service and the highest compensation during the latest years of employment, with specific reductions made for early retirements. Non-union employees hired on or after January 1, 2018, are no longer eligible for pension benefits, but are eligible for an enhanced 401(k) plan.
Expense
Pension expense is determined based upon the annual service cost of benefits (the actuarial cost of benefits earned during a period) and the interest cost on those liabilities, less the expected return on plan assets. The expected long-term rate of return on plan assets is applied to a calculated value of plan assets that recognizes changes in fair value over a 5 -year period. This practice is intended to reduce year-to-year volatility in pension expense, but it can have the effect of delaying the recognition of differences between actual returns on assets and expected returns based on long-term rate of return assumptions. Differences in actual experience in relation to assumptions are not recognized in net income immediately but are deferred in accumulated other comprehensive income/loss and, if necessary, amortized as pension expense.
The components of our net periodic pension benefit/cost were as follows:
| Millions, for the three months ended March 31, | 2026 | 2025 | ||||||
| Service cost | $ | $ | ||||||
| Interest cost | ||||||||
| Expected return on plan assets | ( | ( | ||||||
| Amortization of actuarial loss | ||||||||
| Net periodic pension (benefit)/cost | $ | ( | $ | ( | ||||
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Cash contributions
For the three months ended March 31, 2026, cash contributions totaled $0 to the qualified pension plans. Any contributions made during 2026 will be based on cash generated from operations and financial market considerations. Our policy with respect to funding the qualified pension plans is to fund at least the minimum required by law and not more than the maximum amount deductible for tax purposes. At March 31, 2026, we do not have minimum cash funding requirements for 2026.
6. Other Income
Other income included the following:
| Millions, for the three months ended March 31, | 2026 | 2025 | ||||||
| Real estate income | $ | $ | ||||||
| Net periodic pension benefit/(costs) | ||||||||
| Interest income [a] | ||||||||
| Non-operating property environmental remediation and restoration | ( | ( | ||||||
| Other [a] | ( | ( | ||||||
| Total | $ | $ | ||||||
[a]Prior years have been recast to conform to the current year presentation.
7. Earnings Per Share
The following table provides a reconciliation between basic and diluted earnings per share:
| Millions, except per share amounts, for the three months ended March 31, | 2026 | 2025 | ||||||
| Net income | $ | $ | ||||||
| Weighted-average number of shares outstanding: | ||||||||
| Basic | ||||||||
| Dilutive effect of stock options | ||||||||
| Dilutive effect of retention awards | ||||||||
| Diluted | ||||||||
| Earnings per share - basic | $ | $ | ||||||
| Earnings per share - diluted | $ | $ | ||||||
| Stock options excluded as their inclusion would be anti-dilutive | ||||||||
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8. Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income/Loss
Reclassifications out of accumulated other comprehensive income/loss were as follows (net of tax):
| Millions | Defined benefit plans | Foreign currency translation | Derivative instruments [a] | Total | ||||||||||
| Balance at January 1, 2026 | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | $ | ( | |||||||
| Other comprehensive income/(loss) before reclassifications | ( | |||||||||||||
| Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income/(loss) [b] | ||||||||||||||
Net quarter-to-date other comprehensive income/(loss), net of taxes of ($ | ( | |||||||||||||
| Balance at March 31, 2026 | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | $ | ( | |||||||
| Balance at January 1, 2025 | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | $ | ( | |||||||
| Other comprehensive income/(loss) before reclassifications | ||||||||||||||
| Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income/(loss) [b] | ||||||||||||||
Net quarter-to-date other comprehensive income/(loss), net of taxes of ($ | ||||||||||||||
| Balance at March 31, 2025 | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | $ | ( | |||||||
[a]Related to interest rate swaps from equity method investments.
[b]The defined benefit plans accumulated other comprehensive income/loss reclassification components are 1) prior service cost/credit and 2) net actuarial loss, which are both included in the computation of net periodic pension benefit/cost. See Note 5 Retirement Plans for additional details.
9. Accounts Receivable
Accounts receivable include freight and other receivables reduced by an allowance for doubtful accounts. At March 31, 2026, and December 31, 2025, our accounts receivable were reduced by $7 million and $4 million, respectively. Receivables not expected to be collected in one year and the associated allowances are classified as other assets in our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Financial Position. At March 31, 2026, and December 31, 2025, receivables classified as other assets were reduced by allowances of $62 million and $64 million, respectively.
Receivables securitization facility – On July 28, 2025, the Railroad completed the renewal of the receivables securitization facility (the Receivables Facility). The new $600 million, 3 -year facility replaces the prior $800 million facility and will mature in July 2028. Under the Receivables Facility, the Railroad sells most of its eligible third-party receivables to Union Pacific Receivables, Inc. (UPRI), a consolidated, wholly-owned, bankruptcy-remote subsidiary that may subsequently transfer, without recourse, an undivided interest in accounts receivable to investors. The investors have no recourse to the Railroad’s other assets except for customary warranty and indemnity claims. Creditors of the Railroad do not have recourse to the assets of UPRI.
The amount recorded under the Receivables Facility was $0 0 and repaid $0 under the Receivables Facility. The Receivables Facility was supported by $1.7 billion and $1.5 billion of accounts receivable as collateral at March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively, which, as a retained interest, is included in accounts receivable, net in our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Financial Position.
The outstanding amount the Railroad maintains under the Receivables Facility may fluctuate based on current cash needs. The maximum allowed under the Receivables Facility is $600 million with availability directly impacted by eligible receivables, business volumes, and credit risks, including receivables payment quality measures such as default and dilution ratios. If default or dilution ratios increase one percent, the allowable outstanding amount under the Receivables Facility would not materially change.
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10. Properties
The following tables list the major categories of property and equipment, as well as the weighted-average estimated useful life for each category (in years):
| Millions, except estimated useful life As of March 31, 2026 | Cost | Accumulated depreciation | Net book value | Estimated useful life | ||||||||||
| Land | $ | N/A | $ | N/A | ||||||||||
| Road: | ||||||||||||||
| Rail and other track material | ||||||||||||||
| Ties | ||||||||||||||
| Ballast | ||||||||||||||
| Other roadway [a] | ||||||||||||||
| Total road | N/A | |||||||||||||
| Equipment: | ||||||||||||||
| Locomotives | ||||||||||||||
| Freight cars | ||||||||||||||
| Work equipment and other | ||||||||||||||
| Total equipment | N/A | |||||||||||||
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| Construction in progress | N/A | N/A | ||||||||||||
| Total | $ | $ | $ | N/A | ||||||||||
| Millions, except estimated useful life As of December 31, 2025 | Cost | Accumulated depreciation | Net book value | Estimated useful life | ||||||||||
| Land | $ | N/A | $ | N/A | ||||||||||
| Road: | ||||||||||||||
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| Ties | ||||||||||||||
| Ballast | ||||||||||||||
| Other roadway [a] | ||||||||||||||
| Total road | N/A | |||||||||||||
| Equipment: | ||||||||||||||
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| Total equipment | N/A | |||||||||||||
| Technology and other | ||||||||||||||
| Construction in progress | N/A | N/A | ||||||||||||
| Total | $ | $ | $ | N/A | ||||||||||
[a]Other roadway includes grading, bridges and tunnels, signals, buildings, and other road assets.
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11. Accounts Payable and Other Current Liabilities
| Millions | Mar. 31, 2026 | Dec. 31, 2025 | ||||||
| Accounts payable | $ | $ | ||||||
| Income and other taxes payable | ||||||||
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| Other | ||||||||
| Total accounts payable and other current liabilities | $ | $ | ||||||
12. Financial Instruments
Short-term investments – All of the Company's short-term investments consist of time deposits and government agency securities. These investments are considered Level 2 investments and are valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair value. As of March 31, 2026, and December 31, 2025, the Company had $300 million and $250 million of short-term investments, respectively. All short-term investments have a maturity of three to twelve months from the date of purchase and are classified as held-to-maturity.
Fair value of financial instruments – The fair value of our short- and long-term debt was estimated using a market value price model, which utilizes applicable U.S. Treasury rates along with current market quotes on comparable debt securities. All of the inputs used to determine the fair market value of the Corporation’s long-term debt are Level 2 inputs and obtained from an independent source. At March 31, 2026, the fair value of total debt was $25.0 billion, approximately $5.7 billion less than the carrying value. At December 31, 2025, the fair value of total debt was $26.5 billion, approximately $5.3 billion less than the carrying value. The fair value of the Corporation’s debt is a measure of its current value under present market conditions. The fair value of our cash equivalents approximates their carrying value due to the short-term maturities of these instruments.
13. Debt
Credit facilities – At March 31, 2026, we had $2.0 billion of credit available under our revolving credit facility (the Facility), which is designated for general corporate purposes and supports the issuance of commercial paper. During the three months ended March 31, 2026 we issued $0 and repaid $0 through the Facility. As of March 31, 2026, we had $0 outstanding with the Facility. Commitment fees and interest rates payable under the Facility are similar to fees and rates available to comparably rated, investment-grade borrowers. The Facility allows for borrowings at floating rates based on Term Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR), plus a spread, depending upon credit ratings for our senior unsecured debt. The Facility, set to expire May 20, 2027, requires UPC to maintain an adjusted debt-to-EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization) coverage ratio.
The definition of debt used for purposes of calculating the adjusted debt-to-EBITDA coverage ratio includes, among other things, certain credit arrangements, finance leases, guarantees, unfunded and vested pension benefits under Title IV of Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), and unamortized debt discount and deferred debt issuance costs. At March 31, 2026, the Company was in compliance with the adjusted debt-to-EBITDA coverage ratio, which allows us to carry up to $48.2 billion of debt (as defined in the Facility), and we had $32.3 billion of debt (as defined in the Facility) outstanding at that date. The Facility does not include any other financial restrictions, credit rating triggers (other than rating-dependent pricing), or any other provision that could require us to post collateral. The Facility also includes a $150 million cross-default provision and a change-of-control provision.
During the three months ended March 31, 2026, we issued $0 and repaid $0 of commercial paper. As of March 31, 2026, we had $0 of commercial paper outstanding. Our revolving credit facility supports our outstanding commercial paper balances, and, unless we change the terms of our commercial paper program, our aggregate issuance of commercial paper will not exceed the amount of borrowings available under the Facility.
Shelf registration statement and significant new borrowings – We filed an automatic shelf registration statement with the SEC that became effective on February 13, 2024. On July 28, 2025, the Board of Directors authorized the issuance of up to $20.0 billion of debt securities. Under our shelf registration, we may issue, from time to time, any combination of debt securities, preferred stock, common stock, or warrants for debt securities or preferred stock in one or more offerings.
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During the three months ended March 31, 2026, we did not issue any debt securities under this registration statement. At March 31, 2026, we had remaining authority from the Board of Directors to issue up to $20.0 billion of debt securities under our shelf registration.
Receivables securitization facility – As of both March 31, 2026, and December 31, 2025, we recorded $0
14. Commitments and Contingencies
See Note 17 for a discussion on the pending acquisition of Norfolk Southern.
Asserted and unasserted claims – Various claims and lawsuits are pending against us and certain of our subsidiaries. We cannot fully determine the effect of all asserted and unasserted claims on our consolidated results of operations, financial condition, or liquidity. We have recorded a liability where asserted and unasserted claims are considered probable and where such claims can be reasonably estimated. We currently do not expect that any known lawsuits, claims, environmental costs, commitments, contingent liabilities, or guarantees will have a material adverse effect on our consolidated results of operations, financial condition, or liquidity after taking into account liabilities and insurance recoveries previously recorded for these matters.
In December 2019, we received a putative class action complaint under the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act, alleging violation due to the use of a finger scan system developed and managed by third parties. While we believe that we have strong defenses to the claims made in the complaint and will vigorously defend ourselves, there is no assurance regarding the ultimate outcome. The outcome of this litigation is inherently uncertain, and we cannot reasonably estimate any loss or range of loss that may arise from this matter.
Personal injury – The Federal Employers’ Liability Act (FELA) governs compensation for work-related accidents. Under FELA, damages are assessed based on a finding of fault through litigation or out-of-court settlements. We offer a comprehensive variety of services and rehabilitation programs for employees who are injured at work.
Because of the uncertainty surrounding the ultimate outcome of personal injury claims, it is reasonably possible that future costs to settle these claims may range from approximately $406 million to $523 million. We record an accrual at the low end of the range as no amount of loss within the range is more probable than any other. Estimates can vary over time due to evolving trends in litigation.
Our personal injury liability activity was as follows:
| Millions, for the three months ended March 31, | 2026 | 2025 | ||||||
| Beginning balance | $ | $ | ||||||
| Current year accruals | ||||||||
| Changes in estimates for prior years | ( | |||||||
| Payments | ( | ( | ||||||
| Ending balance at March 31, | $ | $ | ||||||
| Current portion, ending balance at March 31, | $ | $ | ||||||
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Environmental costs – We are subject to federal, state, and local environmental laws and regulations. We have identified 346 sites where we are or may be liable for remediation costs associated with alleged contamination or for violations of environmental requirements. This includes 29 sites that are the subject of actions taken by the U.S. government, including 17 that are currently on the Superfund National Priorities List. Certain federal legislation imposes joint and several liability for the remediation of identified sites; consequently, our ultimate environmental liability may include costs relating to activities of other parties, in addition to costs relating to our own activities at each site.
Our environmental liability activity was as follows:
| Millions, for the three months ended March 31, | 2026 | 2025 | ||||||
| Beginning balance | $ | $ | ||||||
| Accruals | ||||||||
| Payments | ( | ( | ||||||
| Ending balance at March 31, | $ | $ | ||||||
| Current portion, ending balance at March 31, | $ | $ | ||||||
The environmental liability includes future costs for remediation and restoration of sites, as well as ongoing monitoring costs, but excludes any anticipated recoveries from third parties. Cost estimates are based on information available for each site, financial viability of other potentially responsible parties, and existing technology, laws, and regulations. The ultimate liability for remediation is difficult to determine because of the number of potentially responsible parties, site-specific cost sharing arrangements with other potentially responsible parties, the degree of contamination by various wastes, the scarcity and quality of volumetric data related to many of the sites, and the speculative nature of remediation costs. Estimates of liability may vary over time due to changes in federal, state, and local laws governing environmental remediation. Current obligations are not expected to have a material adverse effect on our consolidated results of operations, financial condition, or liquidity.
Indemnities – Our maximum potential exposure under indemnification arrangements, including certain tax indemnifications, can range from a specified dollar amount to an unlimited amount, depending on the nature of the transactions and the agreements. Due to uncertainty as to whether claims will be made or how they will be resolved, we cannot reasonably determine the probability of an adverse claim or reasonably estimate any adverse liability or the total maximum exposure under these indemnification arrangements. We do not have any reason to believe that we will be required to make any material payments under these indemnity provisions.
15. Share Repurchase Programs
Effective April 1, 2025, our Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to 100 million shares of our common stock by March 31, 2028. As of March 31, 2026, we repurchased a total of 6.1 million shares of our common stock under the 2025 authorization. As part of the pending acquisition of Norfolk Southern described in Note 17, we paused our share repurchases.
Our previous authorization, which was effective April 1, 2022, through March 31, 2025, was approved by our Board of Directors for up to 100 million shares of common stock. We repurchased a total of 31.7 million shares of our common stock under the 2022 authorization.
The table below represents shares repurchased under repurchase programs in the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025:
| Number of shares purchased | Average price paid [a] | ||||||||||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | 2026 | 2025 | ||||||||||||||
| First quarter [b] | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||
[a]In the period of the final settlement, the average price under the accelerated share repurchase programs (ASRs) is calculated based on the total program value less the value assigned to the initial delivery of shares. The average price of the completed 2025 ASRs was $229.32 .
[b]Includes 4,815,022 shares repurchased in February 2025 under the ASRs at the average price of $251.73 .
Accelerated share repurchase programs – The Company has established ASRs with financial institutions to repurchase shares of our common stock. These ASRs have been structured so that at the time of commencement, we pay a specified amount to the financial institutions and receive an initial delivery of shares. Additional shares may be received at the time of settlement. The final number of shares to be received is based on the volume weighted average price of the Company's common stock during the ASR term, less a discount and subject to potential adjustments pursuant to the terms of such ASR.
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On February 18, 2025, the Company received 4,815,022 shares of its common stock repurchased under ASRs for an aggregate of $1.5 billion. Upon settlement of these ASRs in the second quarter of 2025, we received 1,795,904 additional shares.
ASRs are accounted for as equity transactions, and at the time of receipt, shares are included in treasury stock at fair market value as of the corresponding initiation or settlement date. The Company reflects shares received as a repurchase of common stock in the weighted average common shares outstanding calculation for basic and diluted earnings per share.
16. Related Parties
UPRR and other North American railroad companies jointly own TTX Company (TTX). UPRR has a 37.03 % economic interest in TTX while the other North American railroads own the remaining interest. In accordance with ASC 323 Investments - Equity Method and Joint Venture, UPRR applies the equity method of accounting to our investment in TTX.
TTX is a rail car pooling company that owns rail cars and intermodal wells to serve North America’s railroads. TTX assists railroads in meeting the needs of their customers by providing rail cars in an efficient, pooled environment. All railroads may utilize TTX rail cars through car hire by renting rail cars at stated rates.
17. Pending Acquisition
Norfolk Southern Corporation (Norfolk Southern), a Virginia corporation, is one of the nation’s premier transportation companies, moving goods and materials that help drive the U.S. economy. Norfolk Southern connects customers to markets and communities to economic opportunity with safe, reliable, and cost-effective shipping solutions. Its Norfolk Southern Railway Company subsidiary operates in 22 states and the District of Columbia. Norfolk Southern is a major transporter of industrial products, including agriculture, forest, and consumer products, chemicals, and metals and construction materials. In addition, in the East, it serves every major container port and operates an extensive intermodal network. Norfolk Southern is also a principal carrier of coal, automobiles, and automotive parts. Norfolk Southern’s stock is publicly traded on the NYSE under the ticker symbol NSC.
On July 28, 2025, Union Pacific, Norfolk Southern, Ruby Merger Sub 1 Corporation, and Ruby Merger Sub 2 LLC, entered into an agreement and plan of merger (the merger agreement). The merger agreement provides, among other things, for the acquisition of Norfolk Southern by Union Pacific, subject to the satisfaction or waiver of the conditions specified therein, through two mergers: (i) first, Ruby Merger Sub 1 Corporation will merge with and into Norfolk Southern with Norfolk Southern surviving as a direct, wholly owned subsidiary of Union Pacific (the first merger); and (ii) second, immediately after the first merger, Norfolk Southern will merge with and into Ruby Merger Sub 2 LLC with Ruby Merger Sub 2 LLC surviving as a direct, wholly owned subsidiary of Union Pacific (second merger). The first merger and the second merger are collectively referred to as the mergers.
At the effective time of the first merger (first effective time), each share of Norfolk Southern common stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the first effective time, except for shares held by Union Pacific or Norfolk Southern, or their direct or indirect subsidiaries (other than, with respect to shares held by Union Pacific, Norfolk Southern, Ruby Merger Sub 1 Corporation, or Ruby Merger Sub 2 LLC, shares held on behalf of third parties), will be converted automatically into the right to receive one validly issued, fully paid, and nonassessable share of Union Pacific common stock and $88.82 in cash, without interest. Assuming completion of the mergers, we expect approximately 225 million shares of common stock to be issued and approximately $20 billion of cash consideration to be paid. The cash consideration is expected to be funded through a combination of new debt and cash accumulated through cash provided by operating activities. The actual value of the transaction may fluctuate based upon changes in the price of Union Pacific common stock and the number of Norfolk Southern common shares outstanding at the first effective time.
The combination of Norfolk Southern and Union Pacific would create America’s first transcontinental railroad that spans over 50,000 miles across 43 states with access to 10 international interchanges and approximately 100 ports.
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Union Pacific filed a registration statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-290282), which the SEC declared effective on September 30, 2025. Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern each also filed definitive proxy statements on October 1, 2025. Both Union Pacific's and Norfolk Southern's special meetings of shareholders was held on November 14, 2025. Union Pacific shareholders approved the share issuance proposal, and Norfolk Southern shareholders approved the merger agreement proposal (each as described in the companies’ definitive proxy statements).
Completion of the mergers is conditioned on the receipt of Surface Transportation Board (STB) approval and a number of other conditions before the mergers can be consummated, as described in the merger agreement. On December 19, 2025, Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern (applicants) submitted a joint application to the STB seeking approval of the mergers. On December 19, 2025, the STB issued a decision inviting public comment on the application’s completeness. Comments were due December 29, 2025. The applicants replied to comments on January 2, 2026. On January 16, 2026, the STB issued a decision that the joint application was not accepted as complete. The decision does not result in the dismissal of the merger proceeding nor should it be read as an indication of how the STB might ultimately assess any future revised application. The applicants are permitted to file a revised application, which would commence a new review by the STB for completeness. The STB decision directed the applicants to file a letter by February 17, 2026, indicating if and when the applicants anticipate filing a revised application. On February 17, 2026, the applicants filed a letter indicating that a revised application would be filed on April 30, 2026.
Norfolk Southern's management and Board of Directors will continue to manage Norfolk Southern until the first effective time, pursuing its independent business plans and growth strategies. Subject to completion of the mergers, the acquisition is expected to be accounted for as a business combination using the acquisition method of accounting and is currently expected to be completed in 2027.
Union Pacific incurred the following acquisition-related expense associated with the merger agreement:
| Millions, for the three months ended March 31, | 2026 | ||||
| Acquisition-related expense | |||||
| Compensation and benefits | $ | ||||
| Purchased services and materials | |||||
| Other | |||||
| Total acquisition-related expense [a] | $ | ||||
[a]Certain acquisition-related costs are non-deductible for income tax purposes.
As of March 31, 2026, deferred share issuance costs of $13 million were recorded and will be recognized in paid-in-surplus upon completion of the mergers.
Both Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern may be required to pay the other a termination fee of $2.5 billion if the merger agreement is terminated under certain circumstances described in the merger agreement.
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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
UNION PACIFIC CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Three months ended March 31, 2026, compared to
three months ended March 31, 2025
For purposes of this report, unless the context otherwise requires, all references herein to "Union Pacific", “UPC”, “Corporation”, “Company”, “we”, “us”, and “our” shall mean Union Pacific Corporation and its subsidiaries, including Union Pacific Railroad Company, which we separately refer to as “UPRR” or the “Railroad”.
The following discussion should be read in conjunction with the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and applicable notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, Item 1, and other information included in this report. Our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements are unaudited and reflect all adjustments (consisting only of normal and recurring adjustments) that are, in the opinion of management, necessary for their fair presentation in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP).
The Railroad, along with its subsidiaries and rail affiliates, is our one reportable business segment. Although revenues are analyzed by commodity, we analyze the net financial results of the Railroad as one segment due to the integrated nature of the rail network.
Critical accounting estimates
The preparation of these financial statements requires estimation and judgment that affect the reported amounts of revenues, expenses, assets, and liabilities. We base our estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. If these estimates differ materially from actual results, the impact on the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements may be material. Our critical accounting estimates are available in Item 7 of our 2025 Annual Report on Form 10-K. During the first three months of 2026, there have not been any significant changes with respect to our critical accounting estimates.
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Quarterly summary
The Company reported earnings of $2.87 per diluted share on net income of $1.7 billion and an operating ratio of 60.5% in the first quarter of 2026 compared to earnings of $2.70 per diluted share on net income of $1.6 billion and an operating ratio of 60.7% in the first quarter of 2025. Freight revenues increased 4% in the first quarter of 2026 compared to the same period in 2025 as core pricing gains, higher fuel surcharge revenues, and business mix more than offset a 1% reduction in volume. Higher carloads in domestic intermodal, coal, grain, and industrial chemicals and plastics were more than offset by lower international intermodal carloads, which declined 28% in the first quarter of 2026, and fewer automotive shipments.
Building on solid performance levels throughout 2025, our rail network remained fluid, while improving service levels and operational execution, to achieve best-ever first quarter key operating metric results. Freight car velocity increased 9% and terminal dwell improved 11%. We efficiently aligned operational resources to meet changing customer demands to more bulk and manifest carloads, while increasing train length 3%, despite lower intermodal carloads. Workforce productivity improved 7% and locomotive productivity improved 6% as we optimized network resources while improving both service performance index measures.
Operating expenses increased 3% compared to the first quarter of 2025 due to inflation, higher fuel prices, acquisition-related expenses (see Note 17 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, Item 1), and higher depreciation, partially offset by productivity. Operating income increased 4% to $2.5 billion, and the operating ratio of 60.5% improved 0.2 points, reflecting top-line growth and productivity gains compared to the first quarter of 2025.
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Operating revenues | ||||||||||||||
| Millions, for the three months ended March 31, | 2026 | 2025 | Change | |||||||||||
| Freight revenues | $ | 5,893 | $ | 5,691 | 4% | |||||||||
| Other subsidiary revenues | 175 | 194 | (10) | |||||||||||
| Accessorial revenues | 126 | 118 | 7 | |||||||||||
| Other | 23 | 24 | (4) | |||||||||||
| Total | $ | 6,217 | $ | 6,027 | 3% | |||||||||
We generate freight revenues by transporting products from our three commodity groups. Freight revenues vary with volume (carloads) and average revenue per car (ARC). Changes in price, traffic mix, and fuel surcharges drive ARC. Customer incentives, which are primarily provided for shipping to/from specific locations or based on cumulative volume, are recorded as a reduction to operating revenues. Customer incentives that include variable consideration based on cumulative volume are estimated using the expected value method, which is based on available historical, current, and forecasted volume, and recognized as the related performance obligation is satisfied. We recognize freight revenues over time as shipments move from origin to destination. The allocation of revenues between reporting periods is based on the relative transit time in each reporting period with expenses recognized as incurred.
Other subsidiary revenues (primarily logistics operations) are generally recognized over time as shipments move from origin to destination. The allocation of revenues between reporting periods is based on the relative transit time in each reporting period with expenses recognized as incurred. Accessorial revenues are recognized at a point in time as performance obligations are satisfied.
Freight revenues increased 4% on 1% lower carloads in the first quarter of 2026 compared to the same period in 2025 driven by core pricing gains, higher fuel surcharge revenue, and a more favorable business mix (decreases in shipments with lower ARC, such as international intermodal). Higher carloads in domestic intermodal, coal, grain, and industrial chemicals and plastics shipments were more than offset by lower international intermodal carloads and automotive shipments.
Each of our commodity groups includes revenues from fuel surcharges. Freight revenues from fuel surcharge programs increased to $608 million in the first quarter of 2026 compared to $565 million in the same period of 2025 due to higher fuel prices, which were partially offset by the fuel price lag impact (it generally takes up to two months for changing fuel prices to affect fuel surcharge recoveries) and lower volumes.
Other subsidiary revenues decreased in the first quarter of 2026 compared to 2025 primarily driven by the transfer of commuter operations to Metra, lower demand for auto part shipments at our subsidiary that brokers intermodal and transload logistics services, and the sale of a portion of revenue-generating assets in late 2025 from our technology subsidiary. Accessorial revenues increased in the first quarter 2026 compared to 2025 driven by increased storage and intermodal accessorial revenues.
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The following tables summarize the year-over-year changes in freight revenues, revenue carloads, and ARC by commodity type:
| Freight revenues | ||||||||||||||
| Millions, for the three months ended March 31, | 2026 | 2025 | Change | |||||||||||
| Grain & grain products | $ | 1,057 | $ | 950 | 11% | |||||||||
| Fertilizer | 236 | 210 | 12 | |||||||||||
| Food & refrigerated | 247 | 260 | (5) | |||||||||||
| Coal & renewables | 486 | 416 | 17 | |||||||||||
| Bulk | 2,026 | 1,836 | 10 | |||||||||||
| Industrial chemicals & plastics | 655 | 607 | 8 | |||||||||||
| Metals & minerals | 555 | 521 | 7 | |||||||||||
| Forest products | 318 | 321 | (1) | |||||||||||
| Energy & specialized markets | 663 | 633 | 5 | |||||||||||
| Industrial | 2,191 | 2,082 | 5 | |||||||||||
| Automotive | 560 | 581 | (4) | |||||||||||
| Intermodal | 1,116 | 1,192 | (6) | |||||||||||
| Premium | 1,676 | 1,773 | (5) | |||||||||||
| Total | $ | 5,893 | $ | 5,691 | 4% | |||||||||
| Revenue carloads | ||||||||||||||
| Thousands, for the three months ended March 31, | 2026 | 2025 | Change | |||||||||||
| Grain & grain products | 243 | 214 | 14% | |||||||||||
| Fertilizer | 52 | 49 | 6 | |||||||||||
| Food & refrigerated | 39 | 43 | (9) | |||||||||||
| Coal & renewables | 214 | 185 | 16 | |||||||||||
| Bulk | 548 | 491 | 12 | |||||||||||
| Industrial chemicals & plastics | 181 | 169 | 7 | |||||||||||
| Metals & minerals | 183 | 174 | 5 | |||||||||||
| Forest products | 49 | 51 | (4) | |||||||||||
| Energy & specialized markets | 147 | 143 | 3 | |||||||||||
| Industrial | 560 | 537 | 4 | |||||||||||
| Automotive | 183 | 195 | (6) | |||||||||||
| Intermodal [a] | 792 | 874 | (9) | |||||||||||
| Premium | 975 | 1,069 | (9) | |||||||||||
| Total | 2,083 | 2,097 | (1)% | |||||||||||
| Average revenue per car | ||||||||||||||
| For the three months ended March 31, | 2026 | 2025 | Change | |||||||||||
| Grain & grain products | $ | 4,345 | $ | 4,434 | (2)% | |||||||||
| Fertilizer | 4,564 | 4,339 | 5 | |||||||||||
| Food & refrigerated | 6,414 | 6,058 | 6 | |||||||||||
| Coal & renewables | 2,270 | 2,250 | 1 | |||||||||||
| Bulk | 3,700 | 3,744 | (1) | |||||||||||
| Industrial chemicals & plastics | 3,620 | 3,601 | 1 | |||||||||||
| Metals & minerals | 3,028 | 2,986 | 1 | |||||||||||
| Forest products | 6,505 | 6,264 | 4 | |||||||||||
| Energy & specialized markets | 4,505 | 4,433 | 2 | |||||||||||
| Industrial | 3,911 | 3,877 | 1 | |||||||||||
| Automotive | 3,058 | 2,971 | 3 | |||||||||||
| Intermodal [a] | 1,408 | 1,364 | 3 | |||||||||||
| Premium | 1,718 | 1,658 | 4 | |||||||||||
| Average | $ | 2,829 | $ | 2,714 | 4% | |||||||||
[a]For intermodal shipments each container or trailer equals one carload.
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Bulk – Bulk includes shipments of grain and grain products, fertilizer, food and refrigerated, and coal and renewables. Freight revenues from bulk shipments increased 10% in the first quarter of 2026 compared to 2025 due to 12% volume growth, core pricing gains, and higher fuel surcharge revenues, partially offset by business mix (from increased coal shipments). Bulk carload growth was driven by increased coal shipments from continued higher coal usage in electricity generation due to elevated natural gas prices combined with business wins, and also driven by increased export grain shipments, partially offset by lower food and refrigerated carloads.
Industrial – Industrial includes shipments of industrial chemicals and plastics, metals and minerals, forest products, and energy and specialized markets. Freight revenues from industrial shipments increased 5% in the first quarter of 2026 compared to 2025 due to increased volumes, core pricing gains, and higher fuel surcharge revenues, partially offset by business mix (from higher rock shipments and lower lumber shipments). The 4% quarterly carload improvement was driven by increased demand for industrial chemicals and plastics and construction materials coupled with business development efforts, which more than offset reduced shipments from continued weak lumber demand.
Premium – Premium includes shipments of finished automobiles, automotive parts, and merchandise in intermodal containers, both domestic and international. Premium freight revenues decreased 5% in the first quarter of 2026 compared to 2025 driven by 9% lower volumes, which were partially offset by higher fuel surcharge revenues, core pricing gains, and business mix (from reduced international intermodal shipments). First quarter of 2026 intermodal volumes were down 9% driven by a 28% reduction in international intermodal carloads as a result of elevated U.S. West Coast imports in the first quarter of 2025 that did not recur, partially offset by continued strong domestic intermodal growth. Automotive shipments decreased 6% in the first quarter of 2026 compared to 2025 due to lower production as a result of weaker finished vehicle demand.
Mexico business – Freight revenues from each of our commodity groups includes revenues from shipments to and from Mexico, which increased 1% to $729 million in the first quarter of 2026 compared to 2025 driven by 3% volume growth due to increased intermodal, partially offset by lower beverage, steel, and automotive shipments.
Operating expenses | ||||||||||||||
| Millions, for the three months ended March 31, | 2026 | 2025 | Change | |||||||||||
| Compensation and benefits | 1,227 | 1,212 | 1% | |||||||||||
| Purchased services and materials | 673 | 631 | 7 | |||||||||||
| Fuel | 643 | 603 | 7 | |||||||||||
| Depreciation | 633 | 610 | 4 | |||||||||||
| Equipment and other rents | 219 | 241 | (9) | |||||||||||
| Other | 364 | 359 | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total | $ | 3,759 | $ | 3,656 | 3% | |||||||||
Operating expenses increased 3% compared to the first quarter of 2025 due to inflation, higher fuel prices, acquisition-related expenses (see Note 17 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, Item 1), and higher depreciation expense. These increases were partially offset by productivity.
Compensation and benefits – Compensation and benefits include wages, payroll taxes, health and welfare costs, pension costs, and incentive costs. For the first quarter of 2026, compensation and benefits expense increased 1% compared to 2025 due to wage inflation and higher incentive compensation costs, which was partially offset by lower employee levels.
Purchased services and materials – Expense for purchased services and materials includes the costs of services purchased from outside contractors and other service providers (including equipment maintenance and contract expense incurred by our subsidiaries for external transportation services); materials used to maintain the Railroad’s lines, structures, and equipment; costs of operating facilities jointly used by UPRR and other railroads; transportation and lodging for train crew employees; trucking and contracting costs for intermodal containers; leased automobile maintenance expense; and tools and supplies. Purchased services and materials increased 7% in the first quarter of 2026 compared to 2025 driven by acquisition-related expenses and inflation offset by lower costs associated with improved locomotive productivity.
Depreciation – The majority of depreciation expense relates to road property, including rail, ties, ballast, and other track material. Depreciation expense increased 4% for the first quarter of 2026 compared to 2025 driven by a higher depreciable asset base.
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Fuel – Fuel includes locomotive fuel and gasoline for highway and non-highway vehicles and heavy equipment. Fuel expense increased in the first quarter of 2026 compared to the same period in 2025 driven by an increase in locomotive diesel fuel prices and gross ton-miles, partially offset by 4% improvement in the fuel consumption rate (computed as gallons of fuel consumed divided by gross ton-miles in thousands). Locomotive diesel fuel prices averaged $2.69 and $2.51 per gallon (including taxes and transportation costs) in the first quarter of 2026 and 2025, respectively.
Equipment and other rents – Equipment and other rents expense primarily includes rental expense that the Railroad pays for freight cars owned by other railroads or private companies; freight car, intermodal, and locomotive leases; and office and other rent expense, offset by equity income from certain equity method investments. Equipment and other rents expense decreased 9% in the first quarter of 2026 driven by lower car hire expense attributable to improved cycle times and lower operating equipment lease expense, partially offset by lower equity income.
Other – Other expense includes state and local taxes; freight, equipment, and property damage; utilities; insurance; personal injury; environmental remediation; employee travel; telephone and cellular; computer software; bad debt; and other general expenses. Other expense increased 1% in the first quarter of 2026 compared to 2025 driven by higher equipment and property damage costs, property taxes, and bad debt expense. These increases are partially offset by lower personal injury costs.
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| Millions, for the three months ended March 31, | 2026 | 2025 | Change | |||||||||||
| Other income, net | $ | 91 | $ | 78 | 17% | |||||||||
| Interest expense | (320) | (322) | (1) | |||||||||||
| Income tax expense | (528) | (501) | 5 | |||||||||||
Other income, net – Other income increased in the first quarter of 2026 compared to 2025 driven by higher real estate income. See Note 6 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, Item 1, for additional detail.
Interest expense – Interest expense decreased slightly in the first quarter of 2026 compared to 2025 as a result of lower weighted-average debt levels. The effective interest rate was 4.1% for both periods. The weighted-average debt levels were $31.4 billion and $31.9 billion for first quarter of 2026 and 2025, respectively.
Income tax expense – Income tax expense increased 5% in the first quarter of 2026 compared to 2025 due to higher pre-tax income. Our effective tax rates were 23.7% and 23.6% for the first quarter of 2026 and 2025, respectively.
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OTHER OPERATING/PERFORMANCE AND FINANCIAL STATISTICS
We report a number of key performance measures weekly to the STB. We provide these on our website at https://investor.unionpacific.com/key-performance-metrics.
Operating/performance statistics
Management continuously monitors these key operating metrics to evaluate our operational efficiency in striving to deliver the service product we sold to our customers.
Railroad performance measures are included in the table below:
| For the three months ended March 31, | 2026 | 2025 | Change | |||||||||||
| Gross ton-miles (GTMs) (billions) | 220.6 | 212.8 | 4% | |||||||||||
| Revenue ton-miles (billions) | 111.5 | 104.0 | 7 | |||||||||||
| Freight car velocity (daily miles per car) | 235 | 215 | 9 | |||||||||||
| Average train speed (miles per hour) [a] | 25.5 | 23.7 | 8 | |||||||||||
| Average terminal dwell time (hours) [a] | 19.7 | 22.1 | (11) | |||||||||||
| Locomotive productivity (GTMs per horsepower day) | 144 | 136 | 6 | |||||||||||
| Train length (feet) | 9,746 | 9,490 | 3 | |||||||||||
| Intermodal service performance index (%) | 98 | 94 | 4 pts | |||||||||||
| Manifest service performance index (%) | 98 | 93 | 5 pts | |||||||||||
| Workforce productivity (car miles per employee) | 1,163 | 1,091 | 7 | |||||||||||
| Total employees (average) | 28,647 | 30,146 | (5) | |||||||||||
| Operating ratio (%) | 60.5 | 60.7 | (0.2) pts | |||||||||||
[a]As reported to the STB.
Gross and revenue ton-miles – Gross ton-miles are calculated by multiplying the weight of loaded and empty freight cars by the number of miles hauled. Revenue ton-miles are calculated by multiplying the weight of freight by the number of rate miles. Gross ton-miles and revenue ton-miles increased 4% and 7%, respectively, in the first quarter of 2026 compared to 2025, while corresponding carloads decreased 1%. Changes in business mix drove the variances between gross ton-miles, revenue ton-miles, and carloads due to higher coal and grain shipments that are generally heavier and decreased intermodal shipments that are generally lighter.
Freight car velocity – Freight car velocity measures the average daily miles per car on our network. The two key drivers of this metric are the speed of the train between terminals (average train speed) and the time a rail car spends at the terminals (average terminal dwell time). Freight car velocity increased 9% in the first quarter of 2026 compared to 2025 driven by an 11% decrease in terminal dwell and an 8% improvement in train speed.
Locomotive productivity – Locomotive productivity is gross ton-miles per average daily locomotive horsepower available. Locomotive productivity increased 6% in the first quarter of 2026, driven by improved network fluidity and asset utilization as the average active fleet decreased 4% even as gross ton-miles increased.
Train length – Train length is the average maximum train length on a route measured in feet. Even with lower international intermodal volumes, train length increased 3% in the first quarter of 2026 compared to 2025 due to train length improvement initiatives, specifically driven by proprietary technology and mainline capacity investments.
Service performance index (SPI) – SPI is a ratio of the service customers are currently receiving relative to the best monthly performance over the last three years. Measuring our performance relative to a historical benchmark demonstrates our focus on continuously improving service for our customers. Our SPI is calculated for intermodal and manifest products. Intermodal SPI improved 4 points in the first quarter of 2026 compared to 2025. Manifest SPI improved 5 points in the first quarter of 2026 compared to 2025. The improvements in SPI are driven by the continued network fluidity as we adjusted to changing customer demand for higher grain shipments, reduced intermodal shipments, and continued strong coal carloads.
Workforce productivity – Workforce productivity is average daily car miles per employee. Workforce productivity improved 7% in the first quarter of 2026 compared to 2025, as average daily car miles increased 1% while employee levels declined 5% compared to 2025. We continually align our active train, engine, and yard (TE&Y) workforce to meet customer demands in a dynamic economic environment, while maintaining operational fluidity. As a result, our active TE&Y decreased 4% during the first quarter of 2026 on a 1% reduction in carload levels compared to the same period in 2025.
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Operating ratio – Operating ratio is our operating expenses reflected as a percentage of operating revenues. For the first quarter of 2026, our operating ratio of 60.5% improved 0.2 points driven by productivity initiatives and core pricing gains, partially offset by inflation and acquisition-related expenses.
| Debt / net income | ||||||||
| Millions, except ratios for the trailing twelve months ended [1] | Mar. 31, 2026 | Dec. 31, 2025 | ||||||
| Debt | $ | 30,651 | $ | 31,814 | ||||
| Net income | 7,213 | 7,138 | ||||||
| Debt / net income | 4.2 | 4.5 | ||||||
| Adjusted debt / adjusted EBITDA | ||||||||
| Millions, except ratios for the trailing twelve months ended [1] | Mar. 31, 2026 | Dec. 31, 2025 | ||||||
| Net income | $ | 7,213 | $ | 7,138 | ||||
| Add: | ||||||||
| Income tax expense | 2,055 | 2,028 | ||||||
| Depreciation | 2,488 | 2,465 | ||||||
| Interest expense | 1,307 | 1,309 | ||||||
| EBITDA | $ | 13,063 | $ | 12,940 | ||||
| Adjustments: | ||||||||
| Other income, net | (642) | (629) | ||||||
| Interest on operating lease liabilities [2] | 35 | 40 | ||||||
| Adjusted EBITDA (a) | $ | 12,456 | $ | 12,351 | ||||
| Debt | $ | 30,651 | $ | 31,814 | ||||
| Operating lease liabilities | 854 | 1,008 | ||||||
| Adjusted debt (b) | $ | 31,505 | $ | 32,822 | ||||
| Adjusted debt / adjusted EBITDA (b/a) | 2.5 | 2.7 | ||||||
[1]The trailing twelve months income statement information ended March 31, 2026, is recalculated by taking the twelve months ended December 31, 2025, subtracting the three months ended March 31, 2025, and adding the three months ended March 31, 2026.
[2]Represents the hypothetical interest expense we would incur (using the incremental borrowing rate) if the property under our operating leases were owned or accounted for as finance leases.
Adjusted debt (total debt plus operating lease liabilities plus after-tax unfunded pension and OPEB (other post-retirement benefit) obligations) to adjusted EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization, and adjustments for other income and interest on present value of operating leases) is considered a non-GAAP financial measure by SEC Regulation G and Item 10(e) of SEC Regulation S-K and may not be defined and calculated by other companies in the same manner. We believe this measure is important to management and investors in evaluating the Company’s ability to sustain given debt levels (including leases) with the cash generated from operations. In addition, a comparable measure is used by rating agencies when reviewing the Company’s credit rating. Adjusted debt to adjusted EBITDA should be considered in addition to, rather than as a substitute for, other information provided in accordance with GAAP. The most comparable GAAP measure is debt to net income ratio. The tables above provide reconciliations from net income to adjusted EBITDA, debt to adjusted debt, and debt to net income to adjusted debt to adjusted EBITDA. At March 31, 2026, and December 31, 2025, the incremental borrowing rate on operating leases was 4.1% and 4.0%, respectively. Pension and OPEB were funded at March 31, 2026, and December 31, 2025.
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LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
Financial condition
| Cash flows | ||||||||
| Millions, for the three months ended March 31, | 2026 | 2025 | ||||||
| Cash provided by operating activities | $ | 2,440 | $ | 2,210 | ||||
| Cash used in investing activities | (988) | (938) | ||||||
| Cash used in financing activities | (1,981) | (878) | ||||||
| Net change in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash | $ | (529) | $ | 394 | ||||
Operating activities
Cash provided by operating activities increased 10% in the first three months of 2026 compared to the same period of 2025 driven by higher net income.
Investing activities
Cash used in investing activities increased 5% in the first three months of 2026 compared to the same period of 2025 driven by an increase in early lease buyouts.
The table below details cash capital investments:
| Millions, for the three months ended March 31, | 2026 | 2025 | ||||||
| Rail and other track material | $ | 127 | $ | 118 | ||||
| Ties | 150 | 141 | ||||||
| Ballast | 53 | 43 | ||||||
| Other [a] | 132 | 127 | ||||||
| Total road infrastructure replacements | 462 | 429 | ||||||
| Line expansion and other capacity projects | 59 | 48 | ||||||
| Commercial facilities | 37 | 77 | ||||||
| Total capacity and commercial facilities | 96 | 125 | ||||||
| Locomotives and freight cars [b] | 267 | 257 | ||||||
| Technology and other | 112 | 95 | ||||||
| Total cash capital investments [c] | $ | 937 | $ | 906 | ||||
[a]Other includes bridges and tunnels, signals, other road assets, and road work equipment.
[b]Locomotives and freight cars include early lease buyouts of $176 million in 2026 and $127 million in 2025.
[c]Weather-related damages for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, are immaterial.
See Note 17 of the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, Item 1, for the pending acquisition of Norfolk Southern.
Capital plan
In 2026, we expect our capital plan to be approximately $3.3 billion. We plan to continue to make investments to support our growth strategy, improve the safety, resiliency, and operational efficiency of the network, harden our infrastructure, and replace older assets, including modernization of our locomotive fleet and acquiring freight cars to support replacement and growth opportunities. In addition, the plan includes investments in growth-related projects to drive more carloads to the network and enhance productivity through technology. This includes terminal investments supporting our manifest network and intermodal ramps to efficiently handle new and existing customers, along with siding investments (extensions and new), and second mainline track projects. The capital plan may be revised if business conditions warrant or if laws or regulations affect our ability to generate sufficient returns on these investments.
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Financing activities
Cash used in financing activities increased in the first three months of 2026 compared to the same period of 2025 driven by a decrease in debt issued and increase in debt repaid, partially offset by the pause of our share repurchases as part of the pending acquisition of Norfolk Southern.
See Note 13 of the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, Item 1, for a description of all our outstanding financing arrangements and significant new borrowings, Note 15 of the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, Item 1, for a description of our share repurchase programs, and Note 17 of the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, Item 1, for the pending acquisition of Norfolk Southern.
Free cash flow and cash flow conversion rate – Free cash flow is defined as cash provided by operating activities less cash used in investing activities and dividends paid. Cash flow conversion rate is defined as cash provided by operating activities less cash used for capital investments as a ratio of net income.
Free cash flow and cash flow conversion rate are considered non-GAAP financial measures by SEC Regulation G and Item 10(e) of SEC Regulation S-K and may not be defined and calculated by other companies in the same manner. We believe free cash flow and cash flow conversion rate are important to management and investors in evaluating our financial performance and measures our ability to generate cash without additional external financing. Free cash flow and cash flow conversion rate should be considered in addition to, rather than as a substitute for, cash provided by operating activities.
The following table reconciles cash provided by operating activities (GAAP measure) to free cash flow (non-GAAP measure):
| Millions, for the three months ended March 31, | 2026 | 2025 | ||||||||||||
| Cash provided by operating activities | $ | 2,440 | $ | 2,210 | ||||||||||
| Cash used in investing activities | (988) | (938) | ||||||||||||
| Dividends paid | (821) | (804) | ||||||||||||
| Free cash flow | $ | 631 | $ | 468 | ||||||||||
The following table reconciles cash provided by operating activities (GAAP measure) to cash flow conversion rate (non-GAAP measure):
| Millions, except percentages, for the three months ended March 31, | 2026 | 2025 | ||||||||||||
| Cash provided by operating activities | $ | 2,440 | $ | 2,210 | ||||||||||
| Cash used in capital investments | (937) | (906) | ||||||||||||
| Total (a) | $ | 1,503 | $ | 1,304 | ||||||||||
| Net income (b) | $ | 1,701 | $ | 1,626 | ||||||||||
| Cash flow conversion rate (a/b) | 88% | 80% | ||||||||||||
Current liquidity status
We are continually evaluating our financial condition and liquidity. We analyze a wide range of economic scenarios and the impact on our ability to generate cash. These analyses inform our liquidity plans and activities outlined below and indicate we have sufficient borrowing capacity to sustain an extended period of lower volume.
During the first quarter of 2026, we generated $2.4 billion of cash provided by operating activities and paid our quarterly dividend. In the third quarter of 2025, we announced the pending acquisition of Norfolk Southern described in Note 17 of the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, Item 1, and paused our share repurchases. On March 31, 2026, we had $735 million of cash and cash equivalents, $300 million of short-term investments, $2.0 billion of credit available under our revolving credit facility, and up to $600 million undrawn on the Receivables Facility. We have been, and we expect to continue to be, in compliance with our debt covenants.
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As described in the notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and as referenced in the table below, we have contractual obligations that may affect our financial condition. Based on our assessment of the underlying provisions and circumstances of our contractual obligations, other than the risks that we and other similarly situated companies face with respect to the condition of the capital markets, as of the date of this filing, there is no known trend, demand, commitment, event, or uncertainty that is reasonably likely to occur that would have a material adverse effect on our consolidated results of operations, financial condition, or liquidity. In addition, our commercial obligations, financings, and commitments are customary transactions that are like those of other comparable corporations, particularly within the transportation industry.
The following table identifies material contractual obligations as of March 31, 2026:
| Apr. 1, through Dec. 31, 2026 | Payments Due by Dec. 31, | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Millions | Total | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 | After 2030 | |||||||||||||||||
| Debt [a] | $ | 57,833 | $ | 1,133 | $ | 2,455 | $ | 2,402 | $ | 2,360 | $ | 1,816 | $ | 47,667 | |||||||||
| Purchase obligations [b] | 2,387 | 635 | 567 | 461 | 418 | 291 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||
| Operating leases [c] | 957 | 152 | 221 | 190 | 125 | 98 | 171 | ||||||||||||||||
| Other post-retirement benefits [d] | 346 | 27 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 175 | ||||||||||||||||
| Finance lease obligations [e] | 90 | 18 | 37 | 14 | 21 | - | - | ||||||||||||||||
| Total contractual obligations | $ | 61,613 | $ | 1,965 | $ | 3,316 | $ | 3,103 | $ | 2,960 | $ | 2,241 | $ | 48,028 | |||||||||
[a]Excludes finance lease obligations of $84 million as well as unamortized discount and deferred issuance costs of ($1,668) million. Includes an interest component of $25,598 million.
[b]Purchase obligations include locomotive maintenance contracts; purchase commitments for ties, ballast, and rail; and agreements to purchase other goods and services.
[c]Includes leases for locomotives, freight cars, other equipment, and real estate. Includes an interest component of $103 million.
[d]Includes estimated other post-retirement, medical, and life insurance payments and payments made under the unfunded pension plan for the next ten years.
[e]Represents total obligations, including interest component of $6 million.
OTHER MATTERS
Asserted and unasserted claims – See Note 14 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, Item 1.
Indemnities – See Note 14 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, Item 1.
Pending Acquisition – See Note 17 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, Item 1, and the Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of July 28, 2025, by and among UPC, Ruby Merger Sub 1 Corporation, Ruby Merger Sub 2 LLC, and Norfolk Southern, which is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to the Corporation’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated July 29, 2025.
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CAUTIONARY INFORMATION
Certain statements in this report, and statements in other reports or information filed or to be filed with the SEC (as well as information included in oral statements or other written statements made or to be made by us), are, or will be, forward-looking statements as defined by the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. These forward-looking statements and information include, without limitation, statements and information set forth under the captions “Liquidity and Capital Resources” regarding our capital plan, share repurchase programs, contractual obligations, and "Other Matters" in this Item 2 of Part I. Forward-looking statements and information also include any other statements or information in this report (including information incorporated herein by reference) regarding: the merger agreement and the transactions contemplated therein (described in Note 17 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, Item 1), potential impacts of public health crises, including pandemics, epidemics, and the outbreak of other contagious disease, such as the coronavirus and its variant strains (COVID); wars, conflicts, and other geopolitical tensions in Ukraine, the Middle East, and elsewhere, and any impacts on our business operations, financial results, liquidity, and financial position, and on the world economy (including customers, employees, and supply chains), including as a result of fluctuations in volume and carloadings; closing of customer manufacturing, distribution, or production facilities; expectations as to operational or service improvements; expectations as to hiring challenges; availability of employees; expectations regarding the effectiveness of steps taken or to be taken to improve operations, service, infrastructure improvements, and transportation plan modifications (including those discussed in response to increased traffic); expectations as to cost savings, revenue growth, and earnings; the time by which goals, targets, aspirations, or objectives will be achieved; projections, predictions, expectations, estimates, or forecasts as to our business, financial, and operational results, future economic performance, and general economic conditions; proposed new products and services; estimates of costs relating to environmental remediation and restoration; estimates and expectations regarding tax matters; estimates and expectations regarding current or potential tariffs; expectations that claims, litigation, environmental costs, commitments, contingent liabilities, labor negotiations or agreements, cyber-attacks, or other matters will not have a material adverse effect on our consolidated results of operations, financial condition, or liquidity and any other similar expressions concerning matters that are not historical facts. Forward-looking statements may be identified by their use of forward-looking terminology, such as “believes,” “expects,” “may,” “could,” “should,” “would,” “will,” “intends,” “plans,” “estimates,” “anticipates,” “projects,” “pro forma,” and similar words, phrases, expressions, or other comparable terminology.
Forward-looking statements should not be read as a guarantee of future performance, results, or outcomes, and will not necessarily be accurate indications of the times that, or by which, such performance, results, or outcomes will be achieved, if ever. Forward-looking statements and information are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual performance or results to differ materially from those expressed in the statements and information. Forward-looking statements and information reflect the good faith consideration by management of currently available information, and may be based on underlying assumptions believed to be reasonable under the circumstances. However, such information and assumptions (and, therefore, such forward-looking statements and information) are or may be subject to variables or unknown or unforeseeable events or circumstances over which management has little or no influence or control, and many of these risks and uncertainties are currently amplified by and may continue to be amplified by, or in the future may be amplified by, among other things, macroeconomic and geopolitical conditions.
The Risk Factors in Item 1A of our 2025 Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed February 6, 2026, could affect our future results and could cause those results or other outcomes to differ materially from those expressed or implied in any forward-looking statements or information. To the extent circumstances require or we deem it otherwise necessary, we will update or amend these risk factors in a Form 10-Q, Form 8-K, or subsequent Form 10-K. All forward-looking statements are qualified by, and should be read in conjunction with, these Risk Factors.
Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date the statement was made. We assume no obligation to update forward looking information to reflect actual results, changes in assumptions, or changes in other factors affecting forward-looking information. If we do update one or more forward-looking statements, no inference should be drawn that we will make additional updates with respect thereto or with respect to other forward-looking statements.
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AVAILABLE INFORMATION
Our Internet website is www.up.com. We make available free of charge on our website (under the “Investors” caption link) our Annual Reports on Form 10-K; our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q; our current reports on Form 8-K; our proxy statements; Forms 3, 4, and 5, filed on behalf of directors and certain executive officers; and amendments to such reports filed or furnished pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act). We provide these reports and statements as soon as reasonably practicable after such material is electronically filed with, or furnished to, the SEC. We also make available on our website previously filed SEC reports and exhibits via a link to EDGAR on the SEC’s Internet site at www.sec.gov. We provide these previously filed reports as a convenience and their contents reflect only information that was true and correct as of the date of the report. We assume no obligation to update this historical information. Additionally, our corporate governance materials, including By-Laws, Board Committee charters, governance guidelines and policies, and codes of conduct and ethics for directors, officers, and employees are available on our website. From time to time, the corporate governance materials on our website may be updated as necessary to comply with rules issued by the SEC and the New York Stock Exchange or as desirable to promote the effective and efficient governance of our Company. Any security holder wishing to receive, without charge, a copy of any of our SEC filings or corporate governance materials should send a written request to: Secretary, Union Pacific Corporation, 1400 Douglas Street, Omaha, NE 68179.
References to our website address in this report, including references in Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, Item 2, are provided as a convenience and do not constitute, and should not be deemed, an incorporation by reference of the information contained on, or available through, the website. Therefore, such information should not be considered part of this report.
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
There were no material changes to the Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk previously disclosed in our 2025 Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Item 4. Controls and Procedures
As of the end of the period covered by this report, the Corporation carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of the Corporation’s management, including the Corporation’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (CFO), of the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Corporation’s disclosure controls and procedures pursuant to Exchange Act Rules 13a-15 and 15d-15. In designing and evaluating the disclosure controls and procedures, management recognized that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives. Based upon that evaluation, the CEO and the CFO concluded that, as of the end of the period covered by this report, the Corporation’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed in our Exchange Act reports is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified by the SEC, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to management, including the CEO and CFO, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
Additionally, the CEO and CFO determined that there were no changes to the Corporation’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) during the last fiscal quarter that materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Corporation’s internal control over financial reporting.
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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
From time to time, we are involved in legal proceedings, claims, and litigation that occur in connection with our business. We routinely assess our liabilities and contingencies in connection with these matters based upon the latest available information and, when necessary, we seek input from our third-party advisors when making these assessments. Consistent with SEC rules and requirements, we describe below material pending legal proceedings (other than ordinary routine litigation incidental to our business), material proceedings known to be contemplated by governmental authorities, other proceedings arising under federal, state, or local environmental laws and regulations (including governmental proceedings involving potential fines, penalties, or other monetary sanctions in excess of $1,000,000), and such other pending matters that we may determine to be appropriate. See also Note 14 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, Item 1.
Environmental matters
We receive notices from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and state environmental agencies alleging that we are or may be liable under federal or state environmental laws for remediation costs at various sites throughout the U.S., including sites on the Superfund National Priorities List or state superfund lists. We cannot predict the ultimate impact of these proceedings and suits because of the number of potentially responsible parties involved, the degree of contamination by various wastes, the scarcity and quality of volumetric data related to many of the sites, and the speculative nature of remediation costs.
Information concerning environmental claims and contingencies and estimated remediation costs is set forth in Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations - Critical Accounting Estimates - Environmental, Item 7, and Note 17 of the Financial Statements and Supplementary Data, Item 8, of our 2025 Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Item 1A. Risk Factors
For a discussion of our potential risks and uncertainties, see the risk factors disclosed in our Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025. These risks could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition, results of operations (including revenues and profitability), and/or stock price. Our business also could be affected by risks that we are not presently aware of or that we currently consider immaterial to our operations.
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
Purchases of equity securities – The following table presents common stock repurchases during each month for the first quarter of 2026:
| Period | Total number of shares purchased [a] | Average price paid per share | Total number of shares purchased as part of a publicly announced plan or program [b] | Maximum number of shares that may be purchased under current authority [c] | ||||||||||
| Jan. 1 through Jan. 31 | 1,328 | $ | 229.93 | - | 93,888,442 | |||||||||
| Feb. 1 through Feb. 28 | 172,924 | 252.20 | - | 93,888,442 | ||||||||||
| Mar. 1 through Mar. 31 | 365 | 252.22 | - | 93,888,442 | ||||||||||
| Total | 174,617 | $ | 252.03 | - | N/A | |||||||||
[a]Total number of shares purchased during the quarter includes 174,617 shares delivered or attested to UPC by employees to pay stock option exercise prices and satisfy tax withholding obligations for stock option exercises or vesting of retention awards.
[b]As part of the pending acquisition of Norfolk Southern described in Note 17 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, Item 1, we paused our share repurchases.
[c]Effective April 1, 2025, our Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to 100 million shares of our common stock by March 31, 2028.
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities
None.
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Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures
Not Applicable.
Item 5. Other Information
On February 18, 2026 , Kenny G. Rocker , Executive Vice President - Marketing and Sales , adopted a trading plan intended to satisfy Rule 10b5-1(c) to sell up to 41,397 shares of Union Pacific Corporation common stock, of which 41,397 are to be acquired upon the exercise of vested stock options, between May 20, 2026, and February 18, 2027 , subject to certain conditions.
Item 6. Exhibits
| Exhibit No. | Description | ||||
| Filed with this Statement | |||||
| 31(a) | |||||
| 31(b) | |||||
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| 101 | The following financial and related information from Union Pacific Corporation’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2026 (filed with the SEC on April 23, 2026), formatted in Inline Extensible Business Reporting Language (iXBRL) includes (i) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income for the periods ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, (ii) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the periods ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, (iii) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Financial Position at March 31, 2026, and December 31, 2025, (iv) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the periods ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, (v) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Common Shareholders’ Equity for the periods ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, and (vi) the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. | ||||
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File, formatted in Inline XBRL (contained in Exhibit 101). | ||||
| Incorporated by Reference | |||||
| 2 | |||||
| 3(a) | |||||
| 3(b) | |||||
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
Dated: April 23, 2026
| UNION PACIFIC CORPORATION (Registrant) | |||||||||||
| By | /s/ Jennifer L. Hamann | ||||||||||
Jennifer L. Hamann | |||||||||||
Executive Vice President and | |||||||||||
Chief Financial Officer | |||||||||||
| (Principal Financial Officer) | |||||||||||
| By | /s/ Carrie J. Powers | ||||||||||
Carrie J. Powers | |||||||||||
Vice President, Controller, and | |||||||||||
Chief Accounting Officer | |||||||||||
| (Principal Accounting Officer) | |||||||||||
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