Seasonality
UNP seasonality — Union Pacific Corporation
Over the last 11 years, UNP's strongest month on average has been November (+7.0%) and its weakest September (-1.8%).
Average return by month
Month-by-month statistics
| Month | Avg | Median | Up % | Best | Worst | Yrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | +1.68% | -0.57% | 40% | +15.1% | -5.2% | 10 |
| Feb | +1.60% | +1.39% | 70% | +12.7% | -10.9% | 10 |
| Mar | -1.12% | -2.39% | 30% | +11.1% | -11.8% | 10 |
| Apr | +0.68% | +0.08% | 50% | +13.3% | -14.2% | 10 |
| May | -0.24% | -1.55% | 40% | +6.8% | -6.2% | 10 |
| Jun | +0.47% | -0.61% | 40% | +6.3% | -3.0% | 10 |
| Jul | +4.16% | +6.10% | 70% | +13.4% | -5.5% | 10 |
| Aug | +0.42% | +0.60% | 60% | +11.0% | -10.0% | 10 |
| Sep | -1.75% | -1.87% | 50% | +10.1% | -13.2% | 10 |
| Oct | +0.72% | +0.52% | 50% | +23.2% | -10.2% | 10 |
| Nov | +7.00% | +6.36% | 89% | +15.2% | -2.4% | 9 |
| Dec | +0.71% | +2.17% | 60% | +9.0% | -10.1% | 10 |
Monthly returns heat map — UNP
price return, %| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1.6 | 12.7 | -8.4 | 11.1 | -2.5 | 3.6 | 7.4 | 2.9 | -9.5 | 11.7 | -4.5 | +25.4% | |
| 2025 | 8.7 | -0.4 | -4.2 | -8.7 | 2.8 | 3.8 | -3.5 | 0.7 | 5.7 | -6.8 | 5.2 | -0.2 | +1.4% |
| 2024 | -0.7 | 4.0 | -3.1 | -3.6 | -1.8 | -2.8 | 9.1 | 3.8 | -3.8 | -5.8 | 5.4 | -6.8 | -7.2% |
| 2023 | -1.4 | 1.5 | -2.9 | -2.8 | -1.6 | 6.3 | 13.4 | -4.9 | -7.7 | 1.9 | 8.5 | 9.0 | +18.6% |
| 2022 | -2.9 | 0.6 | 11.1 | -14.2 | -6.2 | -3.0 | 6.6 | -1.2 | -13.2 | 1.2 | 10.3 | -4.8 | -17.8% |
| 2021 | -5.2 | 4.3 | 7.0 | 0.8 | 1.2 | -2.1 | -0.5 | -0.9 | -9.6 | 23.2 | -2.4 | 6.9 | +21.0% |
| 2020 | -0.8 | -10.9 | -11.8 | 13.3 | 6.3 | -0.5 | 2.5 | 11.0 | 2.3 | -10.0 | 15.2 | 2.0 | +15.2% |
| 2019 | 15.1 | 5.4 | -0.3 | 5.9 | -5.8 | 1.4 | 6.4 | -10.0 | 0.0 | 2.1 | 6.4 | 2.7 | +30.8% |
| 2018 | -0.5 | -2.4 | 3.2 | -0.6 | 6.8 | -0.8 | 5.8 | 0.5 | 8.1 | -10.2 | 5.2 | -10.1 | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 2.8 | 1.3 | -1.9 | 5.7 | -1.5 | -1.3 | -5.5 | 2.3 | 10.1 | -0.2 | 9.2 | 6.0 | +29.3% |
| 2016 | 2.3 |