Union Pacific Corporation (UNP) Stock Price, Fundamentals & Analysis

What UNP does

Union Pacific Corporation (UNP) operates in the railroad business in the United States through its subsidiary, Union Pacific Railroad Company. It transports grain and grain products, fertilizers, food and refrigerated products, and coal and renewables for processors, animal feeders, and biofuel producers, and also moves construction products, industrial chemicals, plastics, forest products, metals and ores, petroleum, and finished automobiles in intermodal containers. The company was founded in 1862 and is headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska.

Key numbers explained

• The current price is 275.53 USD, up +0.41% today.
• Market capitalisation of 163.69B USD reflects the total market value of all outstanding shares.
• The trailing P/E ratio of 22.3 shows how much investors pay per dollar of the last 12 months' earnings; the forward P/E ratio of 19.4 uses expected future earnings.
• The dividend yield of 2.07% indicates the annual dividend as a percentage of the current share price.
• The ex-dividend date is 31 Aug 2026; the company pays out 45% of earnings as dividends.
• Beta of 0.97 suggests the stock's price tends to move roughly in line with the overall market.
• The 52-week range of 215.53 – 315.99 shows the lowest and highest traded prices in the past year, with a 19.1% increase over that period.
• Return on equity of 39.7% measures how effectively the company generates profit from shareholders' equity.
• The debt-to-equity ratio of 150.8% indicates the company uses more debt than equity to finance its operations.
• UNP is part of the S&P 500.

Recent news

• Union Pacific Railroad and Norfolk Southern Combination Gains Additional Momentum.
• Union Pacific Receives First Two Battery-Electric Locomotives for Testing.
• Union Pacific, Norfolk Southern Say Surface Transportation Board Denied Requests to Dismiss Merger.
• Union Pacific (UNP) Sees Truck-to-Rail Shift as Diesel Prices Surge.

What to watch

Railroad stocks like UNP are sensitive to fuel prices, freight volumes, and macroeconomic cycles that affect manufacturing and consumer demand. Regulatory decisions, particularly around mergers and operating rights, can materially reshape the competitive landscape. Investors also track seasonal patterns in agricultural and intermodal shipping, as well as capital expenditure plans for infrastructure and new technology such as battery-electric locomotives. For comparison with other transport names, see Southwest Airlines (LUV), FedEx Freight (FDXF), and FedEx (FDX).