Union Pacific UNP
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At close: Aug 21, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

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

Union Pacific (UNP) posted FCF Payout Ratio of 0.37 for Q2 2026, down 31.94% sequentially from 0.55 in Q1 2026, and down 34.67% YoY from 0.57 in Q2 2025.

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

Union Pacific has reported FCF Payout Ratio for 18 years, with the latest figure at 0.37 in Q2 2026.

  • Quarterly FCF Payout Ratio fell 34.67% year-over-year to 0.37 in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 was 0.5 (down 2.12% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 0.59, up 7.95% from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio slipped to 0.37 in Q2 2026 per UNP's latest filing, from 0.55 in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, FCF Payout Ratio peaked at 0.79 in Q2 2024 and troughed at 0.37 in Q2 2026.
  • A 5-year average of 0.59 and a median of 0.58 in 2022 frame the typical range for FCF Payout Ratio.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: FCF Payout Ratio jumped 64.55% in 2022, then tumbled 35.08% in 2024.
  • Over 5 years, FCF Payout Ratio stood at 0.59 in 2022, then slipped by 1.16% to 0.58 in 2023, then fell by 19.52% to 0.47 in 2024, then jumped by 43.33% to 0.67 in 2025, then sank by 44.28% to 0.37 in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, FCF Payout Ratio over the past three periods registered 0.37, 0.55, and 0.67 for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Cover (Qtr)
1 Union Pacific 182.58 Bn 180.47 Bn 6.50 Bn 0.37
2 Csx 95.72 Bn 94.33 Bn 3.29 Bn 0.35
3 Canadian Pacific Kansas City 85.71 Bn 85.44 Bn 2.92 Bn 0.24
4 Canadian National Railway 79.38 Bn 79.38 Bn - -
5 Norfolk Southern 78.72 Bn 77.65 Bn - 0.49
6 Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies 50.38 Bn 49.71 Bn 1.16 Bn 0.14
7 Trinity Industries 2.37 Bn 2.21 Bn 109.90 Mn -1.56
8 Greenbrier Companies 1.43 Bn 1.15 Bn 81.10 Mn -0.06
9 Foster L B 392.93 Mn 387.15 Mn 30.87 Mn -
10 FreightCar America 235.01 Mn 170.72 Mn - -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 0.37
Mar 31, 2026 0.55
Dec 31, 2025 0.67
Sep 30, 2025 0.52
Jun 30, 2025 0.57
Mar 31, 2025 0.62
Dec 31, 2024 0.47
Sep 30, 2024 0.45
Jun 30, 2024 0.79
Mar 31, 2024 0.60
Dec 31, 2023 0.58
Sep 30, 2023 0.69
Jun 30, 2023 0.67
Mar 31, 2023 0.74
Dec 31, 2022 0.59
Sep 30, 2022 0.43
Jun 30, 2022 0.72
Mar 31, 2022 0.54
Dec 31, 2021 0.49
Sep 30, 2021 0.45