Union Pacific (UNP) Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd (2009 - 2026)
Union Pacific (UNP) reported Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd of $819 million for Q2 2026, up 3.0% from $795 million a year earlier but down 0.2% from the prior quarter.
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Union Pacific (UNP) Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Jun 30, 2026, Union Pacific's Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd came in at $3.28 billion, up 1.6% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was $3.24 billion, up 0.7% from FY2024.
- Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd has increased for nine consecutive years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 4.3% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd came in at $3.21 billion in FY2024 (+1.3%), $3.17 billion in FY2023 (+0.4%), $3.16 billion in FY2022 (+12.8%) and $2.8 billion in FY2021 (+6.6%).
- Five-year quarterly Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd spans a low of $695 million in Q3 2021 and a high of $821 million in Q1 2026.
- Year over year, Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd has now increased in each of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 1.6% over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd in five years was Q2 2022 (growth of 16.1%); the low point was Q2 2023 (a decline of 2.5%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at $821 million (Q1 2026), $818 million (Q4 2025) and $819 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Div Paid (Total) (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 165.28 Bn | 159.81 Bn | - | 819.00 Mn |
| 2 | Csx | 87.86 Bn | 84.08 Bn | - | 260.00 Mn |
| 3 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 75.56 Bn | 75.27 Bn | - | 147.48 Mn |
| 4 | Norfolk Southern | 71.27 Bn | 65.91 Bn | - | 303.00 Mn |
| 5 | United Parcel Service | 69.70 Bn | 46.62 Bn | - | 1.36 Bn |
| 6 | Fedex | 68.71 Bn | 34.65 Bn | - | 346.00 Mn |
| 7 | Delta Air Lines | 55.32 Bn | 37.50 Bn | - | 123.00 Mn |
| 8 | Old Dominion Freight Line | 37.44 Bn | 36.71 Bn | - | 60.17 Mn |
| 9 | United Airlines Holdings | 36.52 Bn | -19.85 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Ryanair Holdings | 28.73 Bn | 12.74 Bn | 3.13 Bn | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 819.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 821.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 818.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 819.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 795.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 804.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 810.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 815.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 793.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 795.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 793.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 792.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 793.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 795.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 797.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 806.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 813.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 743.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 755.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 695.00 Mn |
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Union Pacific Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=dividends-paid-common-and-prefferd&ticker=UNP&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "dividends-paid-common-and-prefferd", "ticker": "UNP", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=dividends-paid-common-and-prefferd&ticker=UNP&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();