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Union Pacific Corporation

UNPDividend Contender • 19yrs
Industrials · Railroads🇺🇸 United States
$292.87
Dividend Yield2.01%
Annual Dividend$5.87
Ex-Dividend DateAug 31, 2026
Market Cap$177.09B
87/ 100
Financial Health
Healthy
⚠ Elevated leverage (D/E 1.5x)Well-covered payout (45%)Strong ROE (40%)Revenue growing (12%)

Automated dividend-safety read-out from payout, leverage, yield, profitability and track record. See the Financials tab for the full per-statement Financial Investigation. Educational only — not investment advice.

At a glance

Union Pacific Corporation (UNP) operates in the Railroads industry and is based in the United States. It pays a quarterly dividend of $5.87 a year, a yield of 2.01% at the current price of $292.87. Union Pacific has raised its dividend for 19 consecutive years, which makes it a Dividend Contender. Over the last five years the dividend has grown by an average of 7.0% a year. It paid out 45% of its earnings as dividends, leaving most of its profit in the business. 25 analysts cover it; their average 12-month price target of $327.67 is 11.9% above the current price.

Written automatically from the figures on this page, as of Oct 24, 2026. Facts only, not a recommendation.

Price History
Dividend payment dates
Analyst Consensus
Buy
Bullish sentiment
72% of 25 analysts bullish
12-Month Price Target
$327.67
+11.9% vs current price

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.

Business description sourced from Yahoo Finance / company filings. Not affiliated with SimplyWallStreet.

Key Metrics

Valuation

P/E Ratio
23.3
P/B Ratio
9.58
EV/EBITDA
15.5
Beta
0.95
vs S&P 500
52W High
$315.99
52W Low
$215.53

Profitability

Gross Margin
56.28%
Operating Margin
40.98%
Net Margin
28.85%
ROE
39.70%
Free Cash Flow
$4.72B

Financial Health

Debt / Equity
150.77
lower is safer
Current Ratio
0.99
>1 healthy
Quick Ratio
0.76
>1 healthy
Employees
28,716
HQ
Omaha, NE, United States
Data: Yahoo Finance (yfinance)|Updated: Oct 24, 2026 11:38

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