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Union Pacific Corporation (UNP) Stock Analysis

Union Pacific Corporation (UNP) is a Railroads stock listed on NYSE and quoted in US Dollar.

Last Updated: October 21, 2026

UNP

$287.87

+$0.26 (+0.09%)

Oct 21, 2026 · Market close

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UNP Key Statistics

As of Oct 21, 2026
Trading
Open
$287.54
Previous Close
$287.61
Day's Range
286.53–290.20
52-Week Range
215.53–315.99
Volume
2.82M
BetaHow much the share price moves relative to the wider market. 1.0 moves in line with it; above 1.0 swings more, below 1.0 less.
0.95
Valuation
Market Cap
$171.02B
P/E Ratio
23.33
Forward P/EShare price divided by forecast earnings for the year ahead, rather than the year just past.
20.20
PEG RatioThe P/E ratio divided by the expected earnings growth rate. It puts a high P/E in the context of how fast profits are growing.
2.85
P/S ratioMarket value divided by annual revenue. Useful for companies that are not yet profitable, where a P/E cannot be calculated.
6.73
EPS (ttm)Profit attributable to each share over the last twelve months.
12.34
Financials (FY)
Revenue (FY)
$24.51B+1.07%
Net Income (FY)
$7.14B+5.80%
Profit marginThe share of revenue left as profit after all costs and taxes.
28.85%
Shares OutstandingThe total number of shares held by all investors. Market value is this figure multiplied by the share price.
594.08M
1-Year Return
+29.75%
Dividend and dates
Dividend
$5.68+1.97%
Ex-Dividend Date
August 31, 2026
Earnings Date
October 22, 2026
Avg Volume
2.58M

Only metrics the company reports are shown. Data provided by Yahoo Finance via yfinance. Updated daily.

Key facts

As of October 21, 2026, UNP closed at $287.87, +29.75% over 1 year.

Union Pacific Corporation (UNP) has a market capitalization of $171.02B.

In fiscal 2025, UNP reported revenue of $24.51B.

UNP Stock Return by Calendar Year

Union Pacific Corporation (UNP) 10-year return: what $10,000 became

1 year
$10,000 $12,975
+29.75%
5 years
$10,000 $13,932
+39.32%
10 years
$10,000 $39,679
+296.79%

If you had invested $10,000 in Union Pacific Corporation (UNP) 10 years ago, at the close on October 21, 2016, it would have been worth $39,679 at the close on October 21, 2026: +296.79% in total, +14.78% a year, with dividends reinvested. A historical calculation from closing prices adjusted for splits and dividends, before fees and taxes.

Calendar-year returns computed from daily closing prices. Partial years are shown muted and marked with an asterisk.

YearReturn
2026 (partial year)+26.33%
2025+3.86%
2024−5.10%
2023+21.61%
2022−15.93%
2021+23.31%
2020+17.64%
2019+33.70%
2018+5.26%
2017+32.30%
2016 (partial year)+11.25%

As of October 21, 2026.

UNP Revenue and Earnings by Fiscal Year

FY ends December
Fiscal yearRevenueNet incomeNet margin
2025$24.51B$7.14B29.1%
2024$24.25B$6.75B27.8%
2023$24.12B$6.38B26.4%
2022$24.88B$7.00B28.1%
Fiscal yearRevenueGross profitOperating incomeNet incomeNet margin
2025$24.51B$11.22B$9.85B$7.14B29.1%
2024$24.25B$11.04B$9.71B$6.75B27.8%
2023$24.12B$10.53B$9.08B$6.38B26.4%
2022$24.88B$11.21B$9.92B$7.00B28.1%

Annual figures as reported, in the company's reporting currency. As of December 31, 2025.

UNP Dividend History

$5.44+3.0% vs 2024

Dividends per share, 2025 · 4 payments

YearDividends per sharePaymentsChange
2026*$4.183—
2025$5.444+3.0%
2024$5.284+1.5%
2023$5.204+2.4%
YearDividends per sharePaymentsChange
2026 (partial year)$4.183—
2025$5.444+3.0%
2024$5.284+1.5%
2023$5.204+2.4%
2022$5.084+18.4%
2021$4.294+10.6%
2020$3.884+4.9%
2019$3.704+20.9%
2018$3.064+23.4%
2017$2.484+309.9%
2016$0.611—

Most recent payment: $1.39 per share, ex-dividend August 31, 2026. Per-share amounts summed by calendar year from ex-dividend dates. Partial years are shown muted and marked with an asterisk.

UNP Valuation vs Railroads Median

Median of 13 stocks
MetricUNPRailroads medianvs median
P/E23.3328.0617% below
P/S ratio6.733.35101% above
Profit margin28.85%13.61%15.2 pts above

Medians across 13 Railroads stocks that report the metric. Medians, not averages, so one outlier cannot move them. As of October 21, 2026.

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Analysis

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Company Overview

Union Pacific Corporation (UNP) carries a market capitalisation of $171.02B. The company sits in the Industrials sector, in the Railroads industry. The company reports 28,716 employees.

The 52-week range on file runs from $215.53 to $315.99. The most recent close on file for UNP is $287.87, dated October 21, 2026. That is +$0.26 (+0.09%) against the previous close. The latest close sits 33.56% above that 52-week low.

Financial Health

The most recent full year on file, fiscal 2025, shows revenue of $24.51B. That is +1.07% against the prior fiscal year, when revenue was $24.25B. The same year closed with net income of $7.14B. That is +5.80% against the prior fiscal year. The reported profit margin is 28.85%. That is 15.2 percentage points above the Railroads median of 13.61%. Earnings per share on a trailing basis come to 12.34.

Across the 4 fiscal years on file, revenue moves from $24.88B in 2022 to $24.51B in 2025. Of those 4 years, 4 report positive net income.

Valuation Assessment

On trailing earnings, the shares are priced at 23.33 times earnings. That is 16.87% below the Railroads median of 28.06. The forward P/E on file is 20.2. The PEG ratio, which sets the P/E against expected earnings growth, reads 2.85. Measured against sales, the shares trade at 6.73 times revenue. On price-to-sales that is 100.66% above the Railroads median of 3.35. 13 Railroads companies report these metrics, and the medians quoted come from that group.

Beta against the wider market is reported at 0.95. Daily returns over the trailing 10 years annualize to a volatility of 25.28%. The trailing one-year total return is +29.75%. Across 10 years the annualized return works out at +14.78%.

Growth & Income

The trailing dividend yield is 1.97%. That is 0.2 percentage points above the Railroads median yield of 1.82%. At the indicated rate that is $5.68 a share a year. The ex-dividend date on file is August 31, 2026. Dividends are recorded for 11 calendar years; 2026 shows 3 payments totalling $4.18 a share. The year before, 2025, totalled $5.44 a share.

The strongest complete calendar year on file is 2019 at +33.70%; the weakest is 2022 at −15.93%. Of the 9 complete calendar years on file, 7 finished higher. 2026 is still running; the total return is +26.33% year to date.

Peer Comparison

Union Pacific Corporation (UNP) operates in the Railroads industry. Here is how it compares to its closest peers by market capitalization:

Company Ticker Market Cap P/E Ratio
Union Pacific Corporation UNP $171.02B 23.3
Canadian National Railway Company CNR.TO CA$103.05B 21.9
CSX Corporation CSX $89.66B 28.1
Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited CP $77.45B 28.3

Market caps are shown in each company's own trading currency, without conversion, and the peers are listed in order of these unconverted figures.

The Railroads industry average P/E ratio is 28.1x. Union Pacific Corporation trades at a P/E of 23.3.

Every figure above is read from this page's own data on each daily rebuild. Informational only, not financial advice. As of October 21, 2026.

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About Union Pacific Corporation

Union Pacific Corporation, through its subsidiary, Union Pacific Railroad Company, operates in the railroad business in the United States. It offers transportation services for grain and grain products, fertilizers, food and refrigerated products, and coal and renewables to grain processors, animal feeders, and ethanol and renewable biofuel producers; and construction products, industrial chemicals, plastics, forest products, specialized products, metals and ores, petroleum, liquid petroleum gases, soda ash, and sand, as well as finished automobiles, automotive parts, and merchandise in intermodal containers. The company was founded in 1862 and is headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska.

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