Compared to Estimates, Union Pacific (UNP) Q1 Earnings: A Look at Key Metrics

Union Pacific (UNP) reported $6.03 billion in revenue for the quarter ended March 2025, representing a year-over-year decline of 0.1%. EPS of $2.70 for the same period compares to $2.69 a year ago.The reported revenue represents a surprise of -1.00% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $6.09 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $2.73, the EPS surprise was -1.10%.While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance.As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.Here is how Union Pacific performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts: Operating Ratio: 60.7% versus 60.6% estimated by six analysts on average. Average revenue per car - Bulk: $3,744 compared to the $3,782.89 average estimate based on four analysts. Revenue Carloads - Bulk: 491 thousand compared to the 484.66 thousand average estimate based on four analysts. Average revenue per car - Industrial Products: $3,877 versus the four-analyst average estimate of $3,930.47. Freight Revenues- Bulk: $1.84 billion versus $1.84 billion estimated by five analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +1.1% change. Operating Revenues- Other revenues: $336 million compared to the $344.25 million average estimate based on five analysts. The reported number represents a change of -19% year over year. Freight Revenues- Industrial Products: $2.08 billion compared to the $2.15 billion average estimate based on five analysts. The reported number represents a change of -1.1% year over year. Freight Revenues- Premium: $1.77 billion compared to the $1.78 billion average estimate based on five analysts. The reported number represents a change of +4.6% year over year. Operating Revenues- Freight revenues: $5.69 billion versus the five-analyst average estimate of $5.76 billion. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +1.3%. Freight Revenues- Forest products: $321 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $326.07 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -5%. Freight Revenues- Energy & specialized markets: $633 million compared to the $722.53 million average estimate based on three analysts. The reported number represents a change of -6.8% year over year. Freight Revenues- Intermodal: $1.19 billion versus the three-analyst average estimate of $1.13 billion. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +10%. View all Key Company Metrics for Union Pacific here>>>Shares of Union Pacific have returned -7.7% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -5.1% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.Zacks Names #1 Semiconductor StockIt's only 1/9,000th the size of NVIDIA which skyrocketed more than +800% since we recommended it. NVIDIA is still strong, but our new top chip stock has much more room to boom.With strong earnings growth and an expanding customer base, it's positioned to feed the rampant demand for Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, and Internet of Things. Global semiconductor manufacturing is projected to explode from $452 billion in 2021 to $803 billion by 2028.See This Stock Now for Free >>Want the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report Union Pacific Corporation (UNP): Free Stock Analysis ReportThis article originally published on Zacks Investment Research (zacks.com).Zacks Investment ResearchWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Zacks Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Zacks