UNP Stock — Union Pacific Corp.

Union Pacific Corp. (UNP)

Updated October 16, 2026.

UNP is a Stock. its distribution rate is 1.97%, its trailing-12-month yield is 1.92%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 100/100 (Safe). Total return is 29774.9% over the past 46.8 years.

Union Pacific Corporation operates the largest railroad network in the United States, providing freight transportation services for commodities including grain, coal, chemicals, automobiles, and containerized merchandise. The company distributes dividends on a quarterly basis at a modest current yield. The stock appeals to income investors seeking steady dividend payments from a mature, essential infrastructure business.

UNP performance

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 29774.9% over the past 46.8 years. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 31.7%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 12.8%.

UNP key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

100 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

1.97%

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

01/02/1980

Distribution rate

1.97%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

1.92%

5-year average yield

2.19

Last close

$289.04 (stale; as of 2026-10-16)

Market cap

$171,711,581,942

Average volume

2657700.0

Dividend

$1.42

Ex-dividend date

08/31/2026

Payment date

09/30/2026

Beta

0.954

Payout ratio

45.3%

P/E ratio

23.42

Forward P/E

19.3424

EPS

$12.34

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (1.97%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (1.92%) is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

UNP risks and drawbacks

UNP's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Payments are quarterly, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 12.8%.

Who may consider UNP — and who may not

UNP may suit someone looking for a high Distribution Safety Score. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (UNP pays quarterly); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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