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What drives UNION PACIFIC CORP’s return on equity?

ROE is five filed business factors multiplied together.

DuPont return on equity factor treeReturn on equity branches into tax burden, interest burden, operating margin, asset turnover, and the equity multiplier.Return on equity40%Tax burden78%net income ÷ pretax incomeInterest burden93%pretax ÷ operating incomeOperating margin40%operating income ÷ revenueAsset turnover0.36×revenue ÷ average assetsEquity multiplier3.89×average assets ÷ average equityAs of 2025-12-31 · 1 SEC filing sourceBuy Like Buffett · buylikebuffett.com
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InputValueFiscal yearSource
$7.1BFY2025
  • 10-K · FY 2025Filing detailsAccession 0000100885-26-000037 · filed Feb 6, 2026
Income before tax$9.2BFY2025
  • 10-K · FY 2025Filing detailsAccession 0000100885-26-000037 · filed Feb 6, 2026
Operating income$9.8BFY2025
  • 10-K · FY 2025Filing detailsAccession 0000100885-26-000037 · filed Feb 6, 2026
$24.5BFY2025
  • 10-K · FY 2025Filing detailsAccession 0000100885-26-000037 · filed Feb 6, 2026
Ending assets$69.7BFY2025
  • 10-K · FY 2025Filing detailsAccession 0000100885-26-000037 · filed Feb 6, 2026
Beginning assets$67.7BFY2024
  • 10-K · FY 2024Filing detailsAccession 0000100885-26-000037 · filed Feb 6, 2026
$18.5BFY2025
  • 10-K · FY 2025Filing detailsAccession 0000100885-26-000037 · filed Feb 6, 2026
$16.9BFY2024
  • 10-K · FY 2024Filing detailsAccession 0000100885-26-000037 · filed Feb 6, 2026
Source: · event Dec 31, 2025 · retrieved Oct 18, 2026 · annual-row source set
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