Ratio Analysis: Unpacking Union Pacific Corp (UNP)’s Price-to-Cash and Price-to-Free Cash Flow

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After finishing at $227.14 in the prior trading day, Union Pacific Corp (NYSE: UNP) closed at $230.51, up 1.48%. In other words, the price has increased by $1.48 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.43 million shares were traded. UNP stock price reached its highest trading level at $230.76 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $227.01.

Ratios:

Our goal is to gain a better understanding of UNP by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 161.81 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 22.74. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.60 and its Current Ratio is at 0.75. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.90 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.79.

On December 11, 2025, Deutsche Bank Downgraded its rating to Hold which previously was Buy but kept the price unchanged to $245.

Citigroup reiterated its Buy rating for the stock on October 24, 2025, while the target price for the stock was revised from $263 to $265.

Insider Transactions:

The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Jan 27 ’25 when Richardson Craig V sold 6,495 shares for $252.00 per share. The transaction valued at 1,636,740 led to the insider holds 26,319 shares of the business.

Whited Elizabeth F sold 7,500 shares of UNP for $1,875,000 on Jan 24 ’25. The PRESIDENT now owns 64,960 shares after completing the transaction at $250.00 per share. On Jan 27 ’25, another insider, CRAIG V RICHARDSON, who serves as the Officer of the company, bought 6,495 shares for $252.00 each.

Valuation Measures:

Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, UNP now has a Market Capitalization of 136729518080 and an Enterprise Value of 168749514752. As of this moment, Union’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 19.57, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 18.43. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.54. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 5.57 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 7.90. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 6.875 whereas that against EBITDA is 13.532.

Stock Price History:

The Beta on a monthly basis for UNP is 0.99, which has changed by -0.0303936 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.15507638 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, UNP has reached a high of $256.84, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $204.66. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 0.35%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 2.24%.

Shares Statistics:

The stock has traded on average 3.03M shares per day over the past 3-months and 2697970 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 593.13M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 592.21M. Insiders hold about 0.16% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 87.03% stake in the company. Shares short for UNP as of 1767139200 were 24820661 with a Short Ratio of 8.18, compared to 1764288000 on 22308388. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 24820661 and a Short% of Float of 4.19.

Dividends & Splits

In the trailing 12 months, UNP’s forward annual dividend rate was 5.4, compared to 5.44 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.023773884. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.18. The current Payout Ratio is 47.63% for UNP, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-12-05 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-12-05. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2014-06-09 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.

Earnings Estimates

Currently, 13.0 analysts are dedicated to thoroughly evaluating and rating the performance of Union Pacific Corp (UNP) in the stock market.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $2.85, with high estimates of $2.92 and low estimates of $2.72.

Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $11.85 and $11.59 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $11.73. EPS for the following year is $12.51, with 16.0 analysts recommending between $12.85 and $12.18.

Revenue Estimates

20 analysts predict $6.12B in revenue. The current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $6.24B to a low estimate of $6.06B. As of. The current estimate, Union Pacific Corp’s year-ago sales were $6.12BFor the next quarter, 20 analysts are estimating revenue of $6.12B. There is a high estimate of $6.22B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $6.02B.

A total of 25 analysts have provided revenue estimates for UNP’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $25.52B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $24.46B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $24.59B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $24.25BBased on 24 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $25.47B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $26.76B and the low estimate is $25.03B.

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