{"id":12794,"date":"2026-01-29T01:39:36","date_gmt":"2026-01-29T01:39:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/first-look-union-pacific-q4-earnings\/"},"modified":"2026-01-29T01:39:36","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T01:39:36","slug":"first-look-union-pacific-q4-earnings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/first-look-union-pacific-q4-earnings\/","title":{"rendered":"First look: Union Pacific Q4 earnings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"yf-vbsvxt\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->Union Pacific Corp. on Tuesday reported fourth-quarter profit of $1.85 billion on revenue of $6.09 billion, both short of Wall Street expectations.<!-- HTML_TAG_END --><\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-vbsvxt\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->Per-share earnings came up short for the Omaha, Neb.-based company (NYSE: UNP) at $3.11. Adjusted earnings came to $2.86 per share.<!-- HTML_TAG_END --><\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-vbsvxt\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->Analysts\u2019 consensus was for earnings of $2.90 per share, on revenue of $6.14 billion.<!-- HTML_TAG_END --><\/p>\n<div class=\"wrapper yf-eondll\" data-testid=\"inarticle-ad\">   <\/div>\n<p class=\"yf-vbsvxt\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->The company, which is in the process of merging with Norfolk Southern (NYSE: NSC) to form the first transcontinental railroad, said operating revenue of $6.1 billion fell by 1% from the year-ago quarter, on carloads that were 4% lower, partially offset by core pricing gains and fuel surcharge revenue.<!-- HTML_TAG_END --><\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-vbsvxt\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->The railroad\u2019s operating ratio was 60.5%, 180 basis points worse y\/y.<!-- HTML_TAG_END --><\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-vbsvxt\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START --><em>Subscribe to\u00a0<strong>FreightWaves\u2019 Rail e-newsletter<\/strong>\u00a0and get the latest insights on rail freight right in your inbox.<\/em><!-- HTML_TAG_END --><\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-vbsvxt\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START --><em>Find more articles by Stuart Chirls\u00a0<strong>here<\/strong>.<\/em><!-- HTML_TAG_END --><\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-vbsvxt\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START --><strong><em>Related coverage:<\/em><\/strong><!-- HTML_TAG_END --><\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-vbsvxt\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START --><em>Grain helps notch up weekly rail freight<\/em><!-- HTML_TAG_END --><\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-vbsvxt\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START --><em>CSX sees small drop in revenue, slight gain in volume<\/em><!-- HTML_TAG_END --><\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-vbsvxt\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START --><em>Norfolk Southern orders first new locomotives since 2022<\/em><!-- HTML_TAG_END --><\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-vbsvxt\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START --><em>Rail networks brace for severe weather<\/em><!-- HTML_TAG_END --><\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-vbsvxt\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->The post First look: Union Pacific Q4 earnings appeared first on FreightWaves.<!-- HTML_TAG_END --><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Union Pacific Corp. on Tuesday reported fourth-quarter profit of $1.85 billion on revenue of $6.09 billion, both short of Wall Street expectations. 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