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    Union Pacific Corporation (UNP)

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    INDUSTRIALS • RAILROADS • NYSE

    $288.70
    +2.28 (+0.79%)

    Market Cap: $171.52B

    Last updated: Oct 16, 2026 at 5:00 PM ET

    Earnings

    Performance (10Y)

    Beat Rate
    69%(27/39)
    Avg Surprise
    +2.20%
    Streak
    2 Q

    Upcoming Estimates

    Period ending Sep 30, 2026
    EPS Consensus$3.46
    Range$3.29 - $3.59
    22 analysts
    EPS Revisions
    1
    0
    7d
    2
    1
    30d
    EPS Estimate DriftChange to current
    90d ago$3.33+3.7%
    60d ago$3.45+0.4%
    30d ago$3.44+0.4%
    7d ago$3.43+0.7%
    Current$3.46
    Revenue Consensus
    $7.1B
    Range$6.8B - $7.3B
    19 analysts
    Period ending Dec 31, 2026
    EPS Consensus$3.53
    Range$3.18 - $3.82
    24 analysts
    Revenue Consensus
    $7.0B
    Range$6.3B - $7.7B
    23 analysts
    PeriodReportedEst.SurpriseB/MYoY
    Dec 26EST
    		-$3.53---
    Sep 26EST
    		-$3.46---
    Jun 26
    Reported Jul 23
    		$3.41$3.20+6.56%Beat+12.5%
    Mar 26
    Reported Apr 23
    		$2.93$2.86+2.45%Beat+8.5%
    Dec 25
    Reported Jan 27
    		$2.86$2.87-0.35%Miss-4.0%
    Sep 25
    Reported Oct 23
    		$3.08$3.00+2.67%Beat+12.0%
    Jun 25
    Reported Jul 24
    		$3.03$2.91+4.12%Beat+10.6%
    Mar 25
    Reported Apr 24
    		$2.70$2.73-1.10%Miss+0.4%
    Dec 24
    Reported Jan 23
    		$2.98$2.79+6.81%Beat+10.0%
    Sep 24
    Reported Oct 24
    		$2.75$2.78-1.08%Miss+9.6%
    Jun 24
    Reported Jul 25
    		$2.74$2.71+1.11%Beat+6.6%
    Mar 24
    Reported Apr 25
    		$2.69$2.52+6.75%Beat+6.3%
    Dec 23
    Reported Jan 25
    		$2.71$2.57+5.45%Beat+1.5%
    Sep 23
    Reported Oct 19
    		$2.51$2.43+3.29%Beat-17.7%
    Jun 23
    Reported Jul 26
    		$2.57$2.75-6.55%Miss-12.3%
    Mar 23
    Reported Apr 20
    		$2.53$2.57-1.56%Miss-1.6%
    Dec 22
    Reported Jan 24
    		$2.67$2.77-3.61%Miss+0.4%
    Sep 22
    Reported Oct 20
    		$3.05$3.06-0.33%Miss+18.7%
    Jun 22
    Reported Jul 21
    		$2.93$2.84+3.17%Beat+7.3%
    Mar 22
    Reported Apr 21
    		$2.57$2.57+0.00%Beat+28.5%
    Dec 21
    Reported Jan 20
    		$2.66$2.61+1.92%Beat+12.7%
    Sep 21
    Reported Oct 21
    		$2.57$2.50+2.80%Beat+27.9%
    Jun 21
    Reported Jul 22
    		$2.73$2.55+7.06%Beat+63.5%
    Mar 21
    Reported Apr 22
    		$2.00$2.05-2.44%Miss-7.0%
    Dec 20
    Reported Jan 21
    		$2.36$2.24+5.36%Beat+16.8%
    Sep 20
    Reported Oct 22
    		$2.01$2.06-2.43%Miss-9.5%
    Jun 20
    Reported Jul 23
    		$1.67$1.56+7.05%Beat-24.8%
    Mar 20
    Reported Apr 23
    		$2.15$1.90+13.16%Beat+11.4%
    Dec 19
    Reported Jan 23
    		$2.02$2.05-1.46%Miss-4.7%
    Sep 19
    Reported Oct 17
    		$2.22$2.31-3.90%Miss+3.3%
    Jun 19
    Reported Jul 18
    		$2.22$2.14+3.74%Beat+12.1%
    Mar 19
    Reported Apr 18
    		$1.93$1.87+3.21%Beat+14.9%
    Dec 18
    Reported Jan 24
    		$2.12$2.06+2.91%Beat+38.6%
    Sep 18
    Reported Oct 25
    		$2.15$2.09+2.87%Beat+43.3%
    Jun 18
    Reported Jul 19
    		$1.98$1.95+1.54%Beat+36.6%
    Mar 18
    Reported Apr 26
    		$1.68$1.66+1.20%Beat+27.3%
    Dec 17
    Reported Jan 25
    		$1.53$1.54-0.65%Miss+10.1%
    Sep 17
    Reported Oct 26
    		$1.50$1.50+0.00%Beat-
    Jun 17
    Reported Jul 20
    		$1.45$1.39+4.32%Beat-
    Mar 17
    Reported Apr 27
    		$1.32$1.23+7.32%Beat-
    Dec 16
    Reported Jan 19
    		$1.39$1.33+4.51%Beat-

    Dividends

    Dividend Metrics

    Forward Yield1.97%
    Forward Annual Dividend$5.68
    Payout Ratio45.01%
    FrequencyQuarterly
    Pay MonthsMar, Jun, Sep, Dec

    Growth

    3Y CAGR+2.31%
    5Y CAGR+6.99%
    UNP dividend history and ex-dividend datesRun UNP in the free DRIP calculator

    Key Metrics

    Valuation
    P/E Ratio23.51EV/EBITDA15.03x
    Price/FCF26.34xFCF Yield3.80%
    Profitability
    Profit Margin28.80%Operating Margin41.00%
    ROE39.70%ROIC16.31%
    Financial Health
    Debt/Equity1.47xInterest Coverage8.40x
    Current Ratio0.99xQuick Ratio0.82x
    Trading Statistics
    Beta0.95Avg Volume2.54M
    52-Week High$314.5352-Week Low$211.08

    Technical Indicators Dashboard

    Moving Averages

    SMA 10$280.22
    SMA 20$277.09
    SMA 50$287.40
    SMA 200$265.28
    EMA 10$281.48
    EMA 20$280.70
    EMA 50$282.89
    EMA 200$267.85

    MACD

    Line: -0.33Signal: -2.44Hist: 2.11

    ADX

    ADX: 24.2+DI: 28.5-DI: 14.8

    Aroon & PSAR

    Aroon Up100.0
    Aroon Down28.0
    PSAR$274.32

    Bollinger Bands

    Upper Band$286.66
    Lower Band$267.53
    %B Position690%(Upper)
    Band Width1.11

    RSI (14-Day)

    Neutral
    62.7

    Momentum Oscillators

    Stoch %K91.9
    Stoch %D92.9
    Williams %R-8.3
    ROC (10d)6.0%
    Momentum16.29
    CCI (20d)238.6
    MFI (14d)66.6

    Volatility Measures

    ATR (14d)$4.60(1.6%)
    StdDev (20d)4.78
    Hist Vol19.4%(Low)

    Volume Flow

    VWAP$288.60
    OBV106.2M
    AD Line-1.3B
    CMF (20d)0.073

    Volume Metrics

    Avg Vol (20d)2.6M
    Vol Ratio1.3x
    VWMA (20d)$276.74

    Pivot Points

    R3$293.94
    R2$290.27
    R1$288.35
    Pivot Point$284.67
    S1$282.75
    S2$279.08
    S3$277.16

    Advanced Oscillators

    TSI-2.92
    Ultimate Osc63.6
    KST-32.45

    Financial Data

    QuarterJun 2026Mar 2026Dec 2025Sep 2025Jun 2025Mar 2025Dec 2024Sep 2024Jun 2024Mar 2024Dec 2023Sep 2023
    Total Revenue$6.86B$6.22B$6.08B$6.24B$6.15B$6.03B$6.12B$6.09B$6.01B$6.03B$6.16B$5.94B
    Cost of Revenue$1.86B$1.53B$1.49B$1.51B$1.45B$1.48B$6.35B$1.49B$1.49B$1.49B$1.63B$1.60B
    Gross Profit$5.00B$4.68B$4.59B$4.73B$4.71B$4.55B$-226,000,000$4.60B$4.52B$4.54B$4.53B$4.34B
    Operating Expenses$2.24B$2.22B$2.19B$2.18B$2.18B$2.18B$-2,751,000,000$2.18B$2.12B$2.17B$2.12B$2.16B
    R&D$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
    SG&A$1.60B$1.59B$1.57B$1.57B$1.57B$1.57B$-3,357,000,000$1.58B$1.52B$1.58B$1.53B$1.58B
    Operating Income$2.76B$2.46B$2.40B$2.55B$2.52B$2.37B$2.52B$2.42B$2.40B$2.37B$2.41B$2.18B
    Interest Income$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
    Interest Expense$313.00M$320.00M$325.00M$327.00M$335.00M$322.00M$312.00M$314.00M$319.00M$324.00M$331.00M$334.00M
    Income Before Tax$2.56B$2.23B$2.41B$2.32B$2.31B$2.13B$2.28B$2.19B$2.18B$2.14B$2.18B$1.95B
    Income Tax Expense$562.00M$528.00M$560.00M$530.00M$437.00M$501.00M$519.00M$518.00M$511.00M$499.00M$532.00M$421.00M
    Net Income$1.99B$1.70B$1.85B$1.79B$1.88B$1.63B$1.76B$1.67B$1.67B$1.64B$1.65B$1.53B
    EBITDA$3.51B$3.18B$3.36B$3.26B$3.26B$3.06B$3.20B$3.10B$3.10B$3.06B$3.10B$2.86B
    EBIT$2.87B$2.55B$2.73B$2.65B$2.65B$2.45B$2.59B$2.50B$2.50B$2.46B$2.52B$2.28B
    * Some calculated fields are derived from available data when not provided by source

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    UNP Valuation and Fair Value

    P/E
    23.5x
    Forward P/E
    19.3x
    EV/EBITDA
    15.0x
    P/FCF
    26.3x
    PEG
    2.7x
    P/B
    8.3x
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    UNP Profitability: Margins, ROIC and FCF

    Gross margin
    74.8%
    Operating margin
    41.0%
    Net margin
    28.8%
    ROIC
    16.3%
    ROE
    39.7%
    FCF margin
    25.6%
    FCF yield
    3.8%

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    Sector: Industrials

    UNP Analyst Ratings

    Consensus
    Buy
    Analysts
    25
    Strong Buy
    3
    Buy
    15
    Hold
    6
    Sell
    0
    Strong Sell
    1

    UNP Bull Case vs Bear Case

    Bull case

    • UNP earns a 16.3% return on invested capital.
    • UNP converts 25.6% of revenue into free cash flow.
    • UNP has a 28.8% net profit margin.

    UNP Earnings: Beat Rate and Next Report

    Beat rate
    5 of 8 quarters (62.5%)
    Average surprise
    2.5%
    EPS estimate (fiscal period ending Sep 30, 2026)
    $3.46
    Estimate revisions (30 days, fiscal period ending Sep 30, 2026)
    2 up, 1 down

    UNP Dividend

    Forward yield
    2.0%
    Payout ratio
    45.0%
    3Y DPS growth
    2.3%
    5Y DPS growth
    7.0%
    Pay months
    Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec
    UNP dividend history

    Frequently Asked Questions About UNP

    What is UNP's current dividend yield?

    Union Pacific Corporation (UNP) has a forward dividend yield of 1.97%.

    Does UNP pay dividends?

    Yes, Union Pacific Corporation pays dividends with a forward dividend yield of 1.97%.

    What is UNP's P/E ratio?

    Union Pacific Corporation has a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 23.51.

    What is UNP's market cap?

    Union Pacific Corporation (UNP) has a market capitalization of $171.52B with a current stock price of $288.70.

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