UNION PACIFIC CORP (UNP.DE) Fundamental Analysis & Valuation

FRA:UNP • US9078181081

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216.5 EUR
+4.6 (+2.17%)
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This UNP.DE fundamental analysis includes valuation metrics, fair value assessment, financial health analysis, profitability trends, growth metrics and dividend sustainability analysis.

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1. UNP.DE Profitability Analysis

1.1 Basic Checks

  • In the past year UNP was profitable.
  • In the past year UNP had a positive cash flow from operations.
  • UNP had positive earnings in each of the past 5 years.
  • Each year in the past 5 years UNP had a positive operating cash flow.
UNP.DE Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFUNP.DE Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFYearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCF 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2B 4B 6B 8B 10B

1.2 Ratios

  • Looking at the Return On Assets, with a value of 10.36%, UNP is in the better half of the industry, outperforming 80.00% of the companies in the same industry.
  • Looking at the Return On Equity, with a value of 37.15%, UNP is in the better half of the industry, outperforming 80.00% of the companies in the same industry.
  • The Return On Invested Capital of UNP (11.80%) is better than 86.67% of its industry peers.
  • The Average Return On Invested Capital over the past 3 years for UNP is above the industry average of 9.57%.
  • The last Return On Invested Capital (11.80%) for UNP is above the 3 year average (11.70%), which is a sign of increasing profitability.
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA 10.36%
ROE 37.15%
ROIC 11.8%
ROA(3y)9.9%
ROA(5y)10.13%
ROE(3y)40.58%
ROE(5y)45.07%
ROIC(3y)11.7%
ROIC(5y)12.08%
UNP.DE Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICUNP.DE Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICYearly ROA, ROE, ROIC 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 10 20 30 40 50

1.3 Margins

  • The Profit Margin of UNP (29.20%) is better than 86.67% of its industry peers.
  • In the last couple of years the Profit Margin of UNP has remained more or less at the same level.
  • UNP has a Operating Margin of 40.21%. This is amongst the best in the industry. UNP outperforms 93.33% of its industry peers.
  • In the last couple of years the Operating Margin of UNP has remained more or less at the same level.
  • With a decent Gross Margin value of 79.36%, UNP is doing good in the industry, outperforming 80.00% of the companies in the same industry.
  • UNP's Gross Margin has been stable in the last couple of years.
Industry RankSector Rank
OM 40.21%
PM (TTM) 29.2%
GM 79.36%
OM growth 3Y0.25%
OM growth 5Y0.03%
PM growth 3Y1.16%
PM growth 5Y1.24%
GM growth 3Y1.37%
GM growth 5Y-0.95%
UNP.DE Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsUNP.DE Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsYearly Profit, Operating, Gross Margins 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 20 40 60 80

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2. UNP.DE Health Analysis

2.1 Basic Checks

  • With a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) just above the Cost of Capital (WACC), UNP is creating some value.
  • The number of shares outstanding for UNP has been reduced compared to 1 year ago.
  • The number of shares outstanding for UNP has been reduced compared to 5 years ago.
  • Compared to 1 year ago, UNP has an improved debt to assets ratio.
UNP.DE Yearly Shares OutstandingUNP.DE Yearly Shares OutstandingYearly Shares Outstanding 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 200M 400M 600M 800M
UNP.DE Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsUNP.DE Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsYearly Total Debt VS Total Assets 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 20B 40B 60B

2.2 Solvency

  • An Altman-Z score of 4.03 indicates that UNP is not in any danger for bankruptcy at the moment.
  • With an excellent Altman-Z score value of 4.03, UNP belongs to the best of the industry, outperforming 93.33% of the companies in the same industry.
  • UNP has a debt to FCF ratio of 5.38. This is a neutral value as UNP would need 5.38 years to pay back of all of its debts.
  • UNP has a better Debt to FCF ratio (5.38) than 73.33% of its industry peers.
  • UNP has a Debt/Equity ratio of 1.53. This is a high value indicating a heavy dependency on external financing.
  • UNP has a Debt to Equity ratio of 1.53. This is in the lower half of the industry: UNP underperforms 66.67% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 1.53
Debt/FCF 5.38
Altman-Z 4.03
ROIC/WACC1.14
WACC10.31%
UNP.DE Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFUNP.DE Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFYearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCF 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 10B 20B 30B

2.3 Liquidity

  • UNP has a Current Ratio of 0.92. This is a bad value and indicates that UNP is not financially healthy enough and could expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
  • UNP has a worse Current ratio (0.92) than 66.67% of its industry peers.
  • UNP has a Quick Ratio of 0.92. This is a bad value and indicates that UNP is not financially healthy enough and could expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
  • Looking at the Quick ratio, with a value of 0.73, UNP is doing worse than 66.67% of the companies in the same industry.
Industry RankSector Rank
Current Ratio 0.92
Quick Ratio 0.73
UNP.DE Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesUNP.DE Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesYearly Current Assets VS Current Liabilites 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 1B 2B 3B 4B 5B

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3. UNP.DE Growth Analysis

3.1 Past

  • UNP shows a small growth in Earnings Per Share. In the last year, the EPS has grown by 6.73%.
  • Measured over the past 5 years, UNP shows a small growth in Earnings Per Share. The EPS has been growing by 7.34% on average per year.
  • The Revenue has been growing slightly by 1.87% in the past year.
  • The Revenue has been growing slightly by 4.64% on average over the past years.
EPS 1Y (TTM)6.73%
EPS 3Y0.9%
EPS 5Y7.34%
EPS Q2Q%8.52%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)1.87%
Revenue growth 3Y-0.49%
Revenue growth 5Y4.64%
Sales Q2Q%3.15%

3.2 Future

  • Based on estimates for the next years, UNP will show a quite strong growth in Earnings Per Share. The EPS will grow by 10.28% on average per year.
  • The Revenue is expected to grow by 7.88% on average over the next years.
EPS Next Y8.03%
EPS Next 2Y8.33%
EPS Next 3Y8.9%
EPS Next 5Y10.28%
Revenue Next Year4.39%
Revenue Next 2Y4.34%
Revenue Next 3Y4.5%
Revenue Next 5Y7.88%

3.3 Evolution

  • The EPS growth rate is accelerating: in the next years the growth will be better than in the last years.
  • When comparing the Revenue growth rate of the last years to the growth rate of the upcoming years, we see that the growth is accelerating.
UNP.DE Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesUNP.DE Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesYearly Revenue VS Estimates 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 10B 20B 30B
UNP.DE Yearly EPS VS EstimatesUNP.DE Yearly EPS VS EstimatesYearly EPS VS Estimates 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 5 10 15 20

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4. UNP.DE Valuation Analysis

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

  • UNP is valuated rather expensively with a Price/Earnings ratio of 21.31.
  • Compared to the rest of the industry, the Price/Earnings ratio of UNP is on the same level as its industry peers.
  • Compared to an average S&P500 Price/Earnings ratio of 27.42, UNP is valued a bit cheaper.
  • The Price/Forward Earnings ratio is 18.52, which indicates a rather expensive current valuation of UNP.
  • Compared to the rest of the industry, the Price/Forward Earnings ratio of UNP indicates a somewhat cheap valuation: UNP is cheaper than 66.67% of the companies listed in the same industry.
  • UNP is valuated at similar levels of the S&P average when we compare the Price/Forward Earnings ratio to 22.24, which is the current average of the S&P500 Index.
Industry RankSector Rank
PE 21.31
Fwd PE 18.52
UNP.DE Price Earnings VS Forward Price EarningsUNP.DE Price Earnings VS Forward Price Earnings ChartPrice Earnings - Forward Price Earnings PE FPE 5 10 15 20 25

4.2 Price Multiples

  • UNP's Enterprise Value to EBITDA is on the same level as the industry average.
  • UNP's Price/Free Cash Flow ratio is a bit cheaper when compared to the industry. UNP is cheaper than 66.67% of the companies in the same industry.
Industry RankSector Rank
P/FCF 26.42
EV/EBITDA 14.48
UNP.DE Per share dataUNP.DE EPS, Sales, OCF, FCF, BookValue per sharePer Share Data Per Share 10 20 30

4.3 Compensation for Growth

  • The high PEG Ratio(NY), which compensates the Price/Earnings for growth, indicates UNP does not grow enough to justify the current Price/Earnings ratio.
  • UNP has an outstanding profitability rating, which may justify a higher PE ratio.
PEG (NY)2.65
PEG (5Y)2.9
EPS Next 2Y8.33%
EPS Next 3Y8.9%

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5. UNP.DE Dividend Analysis

5.1 Amount

  • UNP has a Yearly Dividend Yield of 2.03%. Purely for dividend investing, there may be better candidates out there.
  • UNP's Dividend Yield is a higher than the industry average which is at 1.78.
  • UNP's Dividend Yield is comparable with the S&P500 average which is at 1.81.
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 2.03%

5.2 History

  • The dividend of UNP is nicely growing with an annual growth rate of 7.01%!
Dividend Growth(5Y)7.01%
Div Incr Years0
Div Non Decr Years0
UNP.DE Yearly Dividends per shareUNP.DE Yearly Dividends per shareYearly Dividends per share 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 1 2 3 4 5

5.3 Sustainability

  • 45.10% of the earnings are spent on dividend by UNP. This is a bit on the high side, but may be sustainable.
  • UNP's earnings are growing more than its dividend. This makes the dividend growth sustainable.
DP45.1%
EPS Next 2Y8.33%
EPS Next 3Y8.9%
UNP.DE Yearly Income VS Free CF VS DividendUNP.DE Yearly Income VS Free CF VS DividendYearly Income VS Free CF VS Dividend 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2B 4B 6B 8B 10B
UNP.DE Dividend Payout.UNP.DE Dividend Payout, showing the Payout Ratio.UNP.DE Dividend Payout.PayoutRetained Earnings

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UNP.DE Fundamentals: All Metrics, Ratios and Statistics

UNION PACIFIC CORP

FRA:UNP (4/17/2026, 7:00:00 PM)

216.5

+4.6 (+2.17%)

Chartmill FA Rating
GICS SectorIndustrials
GICS IndustryGroupTransportation
GICS IndustryGround Transportation
Earnings (Last)04-23
Earnings (Next)07-22
Inst Owners88.77%
Inst Owner ChangeN/A
Ins Owners0.04%
Ins Owner ChangeN/A
Market Cap128.53B
Revenue(TTM)24.70B
Net Income(TTM)7.21B
Analysts79.35
Price Target234.48 (8.3%)
Short Float %N/A
Short RatioN/A
Dividend
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 2.03%
Yearly Dividend4.61
Dividend Growth(5Y)7.01%
DP45.1%
Div Incr Years0
Div Non Decr Years0
Ex-DateN/A
Surprises & Revisions
EPS beat(2)1
Avg EPS beat(2)0.01%
Min EPS beat(2)-1.36%
Max EPS beat(2)1.37%
EPS beat(4)3
Avg EPS beat(4)1.24%
Min EPS beat(4)-1.36%
Max EPS beat(4)3.06%
EPS beat(8)5
Avg EPS beat(8)0.69%
EPS beat(12)8
Avg EPS beat(12)0.75%
EPS beat(16)11
Avg EPS beat(16)0.72%
Revenue beat(2)0
Avg Revenue beat(2)-1.07%
Min Revenue beat(2)-1.54%
Max Revenue beat(2)-0.61%
Revenue beat(4)0
Avg Revenue beat(4)-1.08%
Min Revenue beat(4)-1.54%
Max Revenue beat(4)-0.61%
Revenue beat(8)0
Avg Revenue beat(8)-1.41%
Revenue beat(12)1
Avg Revenue beat(12)-1.34%
Revenue beat(16)3
Avg Revenue beat(16)-1.05%
PT rev (1m)2.29%
PT rev (3m)3.18%
EPS NQ rev (1m)-1.03%
EPS NQ rev (3m)-2.05%
EPS NY rev (1m)0.06%
EPS NY rev (3m)0.07%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)1.52%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)0.97%
Revenue NY rev (1m)1.29%
Revenue NY rev (3m)1%
Valuation
Industry RankSector Rank
PE 21.31
Fwd PE 18.52
P/S 6.09
P/FCF 26.42
P/OCF 15.81
P/B 7.75
P/tB 7.75
EV/EBITDA 14.48
EPS(TTM)10.16
EY4.69%
EPS(NY)11.69
Fwd EY5.4%
FCF(TTM)8.19
FCFY3.79%
OCF(TTM)13.69
OCFY6.32%
SpS35.52
BVpS27.93
TBVpS27.93
PEG (NY)2.65
PEG (5Y)2.9
Graham Number79.9003 (-63.09%)
Profitability
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA 10.36%
ROE 37.15%
ROCE 15.27%
ROIC 11.8%
ROICexc 12%
ROICexgc 12%
OM 40.21%
PM (TTM) 29.2%
GM 79.36%
FCFM 23.07%
ROA(3y)9.9%
ROA(5y)10.13%
ROE(3y)40.58%
ROE(5y)45.07%
ROIC(3y)11.7%
ROIC(5y)12.08%
ROICexc(3y)11.91%
ROICexc(5y)12.29%
ROICexgc(3y)11.91%
ROICexgc(5y)12.29%
ROCE(3y)15.14%
ROCE(5y)15.62%
ROICexgc growth 3Y-2.66%
ROICexgc growth 5Y2.24%
ROICexc growth 3Y-2.66%
ROICexc growth 5Y2.24%
OM growth 3Y0.25%
OM growth 5Y0.03%
PM growth 3Y1.16%
PM growth 5Y1.24%
GM growth 3Y1.37%
GM growth 5Y-0.95%
F-Score8
Asset Turnover0.35
Health
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 1.53
Debt/FCF 5.38
Debt/EBITDA 2.4
Cap/Depr 153.62%
Cap/Sales 15.47%
Interest Coverage 250
Cash Conversion 76.64%
Profit Quality 79%
Current Ratio 0.92
Quick Ratio 0.73
Altman-Z 4.03
F-Score8
WACC10.31%
ROIC/WACC1.14
Cap/Depr(3y)151.1%
Cap/Depr(5y)149.49%
Cap/Sales(3y)14.88%
Cap/Sales(5y)14.53%
Profit Quality(3y)79.74%
Profit Quality(5y)82.95%
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)6.73%
EPS 3Y0.9%
EPS 5Y7.34%
EPS Q2Q%8.52%
EPS Next Y8.03%
EPS Next 2Y8.33%
EPS Next 3Y8.9%
EPS Next 5Y10.28%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)1.87%
Revenue growth 3Y-0.49%
Revenue growth 5Y4.64%
Sales Q2Q%3.15%
Revenue Next Year4.39%
Revenue Next 2Y4.34%
Revenue Next 3Y4.5%
Revenue Next 5Y7.88%
EBIT growth 1Y2.28%
EBIT growth 3Y-0.24%
EBIT growth 5Y4.68%
EBIT Next Year32.15%
EBIT Next 3Y13.96%
EBIT Next 5Y10.14%
FCF growth 1Y13.28%
FCF growth 3Y-1.43%
FCF growth 5Y-0.41%
OCF growth 1Y9.92%
OCF growth 3Y-0.26%
OCF growth 5Y1.7%

UNION PACIFIC CORP / UNP.DE Fundamental Analysis FAQ

What is the ChartMill fundamental rating of UNION PACIFIC CORP (UNP.DE) stock?

ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 6 / 10 to UNP.DE.


What is the valuation status of UNION PACIFIC CORP (UNP.DE) stock?

ChartMill assigns a valuation rating of 4 / 10 to UNION PACIFIC CORP (UNP.DE). This can be considered as Fairly Valued.


What is the profitability of UNP stock?

UNION PACIFIC CORP (UNP.DE) has a profitability rating of 8 / 10.


What is the financial health of UNION PACIFIC CORP (UNP.DE) stock?

The financial health rating of UNION PACIFIC CORP (UNP.DE) is 4 / 10.


What is the expected EPS growth for UNION PACIFIC CORP (UNP.DE) stock?

The Earnings per Share (EPS) of UNION PACIFIC CORP (UNP.DE) is expected to grow by 8.03% in the next year.