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Union Pacific UNP Free cash flow yield

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$6.2B+3.2%
Operating income$2.5B+3.7%
Net income$1.7B+4.6%
EPS (diluted)$2.87+6.3%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$735.0M-47.9%
Total debt$854.0M-97.5%
Total equity$19.4B+21.1%
Total assets$69.6B+1.7%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$2.4B+10.4%
CapEx$937.0M+3.4%
Free cash flow$1.5B+15.3%

Valuation

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Market cap$153.21B+1.7%
Enterprise value$153.33B-17.2%
P/E21.2×-1.1×
P/S6.2×0.0×

Profitability

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Operating margin40.2%+0.2pp
Net margin29.2%+1.4pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity40.7%-1.8pp
Debt / equity-2.1×
Current ratio0.9×+0.2×

Where this comes from

Calculated from Union Pacific’s reported figures.

Based on trailing twelve months.

The official record: Union Pacific’s 10-Q, filed April 23, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Union Pacific's free cash flow yield?
Union Pacific (UNP) reported free cash flow yield of 4% in Q1 2026.
How has Union Pacific's free cash flow yield changed year-over-year?
Union Pacific's free cash flow yield decreased by 4.6% year-over-year, from 4.1% to 4%.
What is the long-term trend for Union Pacific's free cash flow yield?
Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Union Pacific's free cash flow yield has grown at a -0.0% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 17.1% to 17%.
What does free cash flow yield mean?
The spendable cash the business throws off each year as a percentage of its market price.
How do you interpret free cash flow yield?
Higher yield can mean better value — you pay less for each dollar of cash generated. A useful sanity check against earnings-based multiples, which non-cash items can distort.
How does free cash flow yield compare across companies?
Comparable across cash-generative companies; less meaningful for firms in heavy-investment phases with temporarily negative FCF.