UNP vs BIPH vs FIP Stock Comparison

Union Pacific, Brookfield Infrastructure Partners and FTAI Infrastructure Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
UNP Union Pacific Corp
$292.89 +6.3% 1M +33.1% 1Y
Market cap
$176.20B
P/E
23.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$26.36B
Div. yield
–
Railroads Industrials
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Union Pacific leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Union Pacific 6, Brookfield Infrastructure Partners 3, FTAI Infrastructure 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionUNPBIPHFIPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $176.20B $9.62B $295.41M UNP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 23.1x -25.7x -0.5x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 21.2x 25.7x — UNP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +7.4% +16.4% +72.3% FIP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 28.9% -1.5% -91.9% UNP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 15.7% 6.6% -15.3% UNP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.1x 6.1x -11.3x FIP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.18% 0.05% BIPH
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +33.1% -11.3% -54.2% UNP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +4.3%/yr -10.1%/yr — UNP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 22.6% 13.9% 69.8% BIPH
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 45/100 48/100 21/100 BIPH

Percentile Scorecard

UNPBIPHFIP

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisUNPBIPHFIP
Valuation 16 #114 of 136 65 #48 of 136 1 #135 of 136
Growth 60 #49 of 122 87 #17 of 122 26 #91 of 122
Profitability 88 #15 of 119 39 #73 of 119 3 #116 of 119
Financial Health 38 #92 of 147 13 #128 of 147 1 #145 of 147
Shareholder Returns 24 #64 of 84 35 #55 of 84 75 #22 of 84
Overall 45 48 21
  • UNP ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • BIPH ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • FIP ranked among 150 companies in Transportation

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodUNPBIPHFIPSPY
1 month +6.3%-2.0%-17.8% -1.0%
3 months -4.8%-6.4%-40.0% +2.9%
6 months +9.0%-8.2%-53.0% +6.4%
Year to date +26.6%-6.8%-44.9% +11.4%
1 year +33.1%-11.3%-54.2% +13.1%
3 years +42.6%-1.2%-18.8% +79.4%
3 years, per year +12.6%-0.4%-6.7% +21.5%
5 years +23.3%-41.1%— +67.7%
5 years, per year +4.3%-10.1%— +10.9%
10 years +224.1%—— +255.2%
10 years, per year +12.5%—— +13.5%

Risk

MeasureUNPBIPHFIPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 22.6%13.9%69.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 21.7%15.7%71.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.150.102.02 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.46-0.81-0.78 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -32.9%-43.5%-77.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -5.7%-12.8%-60.6% -2.5%
52-week high $310.62$17.40$6.44 $779.14
52-week low $216.37$15.08$2.31 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleUNPBIPHFIP
P/E now vs peer median 22.8xmedian 16.0x -25.6xmedian 16.0x -0.5xmedian 16.0x
P/S now vs peer median 6.6xmedian 1.0x 0.4xmedian 1.0x 0.5xmedian 1.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 15.4xmedian 8.7x 7.0xmedian 8.7x -12.5xmedian 8.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 26.0xmedian 11.5x -12.1xmedian 11.5x -0.9xmedian 11.5x
P/B now vs peer median 7.9xmedian 1.2x 0.3xmedian 1.2x -0.6xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 3.23median 0.82 —median 0.82 0.01median 0.82

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsUNPBIPHFIP
Revenue $26.36B $25.06B $659.21M
Gross profit – $6.65B –
Operating income $10.57B $6.20B –
Net income $7.62B $2.39B -$468.91M
Free cash flow $6.69B -$792.00M -$318.87M
EPS (diluted) $12.81 – $-5.13
Cash & equivalents $2.21B $3.09B $32.63M
Total debt $123.11B $67.76B $2.76B
Shares (diluted) 594.50M – 118.16M
Enterprise value $168.45B -$3.95B $132.85M

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricUNPBIPHFIP
P/E 22.8x -25.6x -0.5x
P/FCF 26.0x -12.1x -0.9x
P/Operating cash flow 16.5x 1.5x -5.2x
P/S 6.6x 0.4x 0.5x
P/B 7.9x 0.3x -0.6x
P/Tangible book 7.9x 0.5x -0.5x
EV/EBITDA 15.4x 7.0x -12.5x
EV/EBIT 19.1x 11.9x -6.9x
EV/Revenue 7.6x 2.9x 4.6x
EV/FCF 30.1x -93.2x -9.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 19.1x 11.7x -52.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 3.23 – 0.01

Growth

14 metrics
MetricUNPBIPHFIP
Revenue growth (1Y) 7.4% 16.4% 72.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.0% 16.6% 28.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 16.9% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 48.1% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 6.0% 17.8% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 5.2% 28.4% –
Net income growth (1Y) 8.0% 63.4% -299.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 6.2% 15.0% -40.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 7.8% – -273.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 7.1% – -41.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 8.2% 30.9% 32.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 8.3% 26.0% -138.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 11.3% 72.5% -10.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 12.0% 8.5% -22.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricUNPBIPHFIP
Gross margin – 26.5% –
EBITDA margin 49.7% 41.9% -36.8%
Operating margin 40.1% 24.8% –
Pretax margin 37.6% 11.8% -66.7%
Net margin 28.9% -1.5% -91.9%
FCF margin 25.4% -3.2% -48.4%
Operating cash flow margin 39.9% 25.1% -8.7%
Return on equity 35.7% 7.2% –
Return on assets 10.6% 1.9% -8.2%
Return on invested capital 15.7% 6.6% -15.3%
Return on capital employed 15.9% 5.6% -10.0%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.2x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x 2.6x 0.1x
Stock comp / revenue – – 3.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricUNPBIPHFIP
Debt / assets 41.8% 55.6% 48.1%
Debt / equity 1.4x 2.1x -5.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.1x 6.1x -11.3x
Debt / FCF 4.5x -85.6x -8.7x
Liabilities / assets 69.7% 73.3% 109.0%
Equity / assets 30.3% 26.7% -9.0%
Interest coverage 8.3x 1.1x –
Current ratio 1.2x 0.9x 0.3x
Quick ratio 0.9x 0.7x 0.0x
Cash ratio 0.6x 0.3x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 4.33 – -0.49

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricUNPBIPHFIP
Dividend yield 1.9% 0.0% 4.7%
Net buyback yield 0.0% – –
Shareholder yield 1.9% 0.0% 4.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 71.4% -3.0%
Payout ratio (FCF) – -215.5% -4.4%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 10.5% 2.4%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 40.3% 14.9%

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusUNPBIPHFIP
Forward P/E 21.2xFY2026 25.7xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $13.83FY2026 $0.59FY2026 $-3.36FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +18.6%FY2026 -34.4%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after -1.4% +88.1% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $27.79BFY2026 $17.63BFY2026 $682.91MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +13.4%FY2026 -23.7%FY2026 +35.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +4.4% -44.6% +17.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersUNPBIPHFIP
Held by institutions 89.0% – 87.9%
Institutions holding 2,888 – 176
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.4% – +4.6%
Institutions buying 1,447 – 86
Institutions selling 985 – 47
Buyers to sellers 1.47 – 1.83

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

UNPBIPHFIP
UNP 1.00 0.03 0.15
BIPH 0.03 1.00 0.10
FIP 0.15 0.10 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, UNP, BIPH and FIP?

Union Pacific (UNP) is the largest by market capitalisation: Union Pacific (UNP) $176.20B, Brookfield Infrastructure Partners (BIPH) $9.62B, FTAI Infrastructure (FIP) $295.41M.

Which company is growing faster?

FTAI Infrastructure (FIP) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Union Pacific (UNP) +7.4%, Brookfield Infrastructure Partners (BIPH) +16.4%, FTAI Infrastructure (FIP) +72.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Union Pacific (UNP) has the highest net margin (Union Pacific (UNP) 28.9%, Brookfield Infrastructure Partners (BIPH) -1.5%, FTAI Infrastructure (FIP) -91.9%). On return on invested capital, Union Pacific (UNP) leads (Union Pacific (UNP) 15.7%, Brookfield Infrastructure Partners (BIPH) 6.6%, FTAI Infrastructure (FIP) -15.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Union Pacific (UNP) returned the most: Union Pacific (UNP) +33.1%, Brookfield Infrastructure Partners (BIPH) -11.3%, FTAI Infrastructure (FIP) -54.2%. Over five years, Union Pacific (UNP) compounded fastest (Union Pacific (UNP) +4.3%/yr, Brookfield Infrastructure Partners (BIPH) -10.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Brookfield Infrastructure Partners (BIPH) has the highest dividend yield: Union Pacific (UNP) 0.00%, Brookfield Infrastructure Partners (BIPH) 0.18%, FTAI Infrastructure (FIP) 0.05%. Union Pacific (UNP) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Brookfield Infrastructure Partners (BIPH) has been the steadiest (Union Pacific (UNP) 22.6%, Brookfield Infrastructure Partners (BIPH) 13.9%, FTAI Infrastructure (FIP) 69.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, UNP, BIPH and FIP?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Union Pacific (UNP) leads on 6. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.