Union Pacific (UNP) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026)

Union Pacific's (UNP) quarterly FCF Payout Ratio came in at 0.55 in Q1 2026, up 38.39% year-on-year from 0.39 in Q1 2025, and down 18.13% quarter-over-quarter from 0.67 in Q4 2025.

Union Pacific (UNP) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Union Pacific has disclosed FCF Payout Ratio across 18 years of filings, most recently posting 0.55 for Q1 2026.

  • FCF Payout Ratio for Q1 2026 came in at 0.55, up 38.39% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 0.66 (up 101.23% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 0.59, up 68.15% from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio came in at 0.55 for Q1 2026 at Union Pacific, down from 0.67 in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, FCF Payout Ratio ranged from a high of 1.84 in Q2 2022 to a low of 0.17 in Q4 2022.
  • The 5-year median for FCF Payout Ratio is 0.52 (2025), against an average of 0.59.
  • Peak annual rise in FCF Payout Ratio reached 491.35% in 2022, while the deepest fall reached 72.35% in 2022.
  • Union Pacific's FCF Payout Ratio stood at 0.17 in 2022, then soared by 96.55% to 0.32 in 2023, then decreased by 5.76% to 0.31 in 2024, then surged by 118.28% to 0.67 in 2025, then dropped by 18.13% to 0.55 in 2026.
  • The last three FCF Payout Ratio figures came in at 0.55 (Q1 2026), 0.67 (Q4 2025), and 0.52 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Cover (Qtr)
1 Union Pacific 152.26 Bn 151.22 Bn 5.85 Bn 0.55
2 Csx 84.99 Bn 83.89 Bn 3.18 Bn 0.36
3 Norfolk Southern 67.33 Bn 65.99 Bn 2.74 Bn -7.97
4 Canadian Pacific Kansas City 56.27 Bn 56.68 Bn 2.36 Bn 0.65
5 Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies 46.65 Bn 46.16 Bn 1.06 Bn 0.35
6 Trinity Industries 2.76 Bn 2.82 Bn 128.90 Mn -0.48
7 Greenbrier Companies 1.54 Bn 1.05 Bn 69.50 Mn 0.01
8 Foster L B 438.47 Mn 435.35 Mn 25.70 Mn -
9 Rail Vision 179.83 Mn 159.33 Mn 504,000.00 -
10 FreightCar America 178.32 Mn 114.02 Mn - -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 0.55
Dec 31, 2025 0.67
Sep 30, 2025 0.52
Jun 30, 2025 1.20
Mar 31, 2025 0.39
Dec 31, 2024 0.31
Sep 30, 2024 0.19
Jun 30, 2024 0.79
Mar 31, 2024 0.60
Dec 31, 2023 0.32
Sep 30, 2023 0.22
Jun 30, 2023 0.67
Mar 31, 2023 0.74
Dec 31, 2022 0.17
Sep 30, 2022 0.43
Jun 30, 2022 1.84
Mar 31, 2022 0.36
Dec 31, 2021 0.18
Sep 30, 2021 1.57
Jun 30, 2021 0.31