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Union Pacific (Union Pacific) Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF : 31.70 (As of Apr. 28, 2024)


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What is Union Pacific Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF?

As of today (2024-04-28), Union Pacific's current share price is $242.79. Union Pacific's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was $7.66. Union Pacific's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF for today is 31.70.

The historical rank and industry rank for Union Pacific's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF or its related term are showing as below:

UNP' s Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 26.78   Med: 41.95   Max: 86.42
Current: 31.68

During the past years, Union Pacific's highest Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF was 86.42. The lowest was 26.78. And the median was 41.95.

UNP's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF is ranked worse than
68.54% of 410 companies
in the Transportation industry
Industry Median: 17.605 vs UNP: 31.68

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller. He uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings per share of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF. The Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted free cash flow per share of a company over the past 10 years.

Union Pacific's adjusted free cash flow per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $2.171. Add all the adjusted free cash flow per share for the past 10 years together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share, which is $7.66 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2024.

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Union Pacific Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Historical Data

The historical data trend for Union Pacific's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Union Pacific Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Chart

Union Pacific Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 41.40 41.11 41.77 29.49 32.44

Union Pacific Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 27.90 27.72 27.05 32.44 32.09

Competitive Comparison of Union Pacific's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF

For the Railroads subindustry, Union Pacific's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF, along with its competitors' market caps and Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Union Pacific's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Distribution in the Transportation Industry

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, Union Pacific's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Union Pacific's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF falls into.



Union Pacific Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Calculation

Like the Shiller PE Ratio, the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF takes the Free Cash Flow per Share from the past 10 years, adjusts it for inflation, and then calculates the average. This average is then used for the P/FCF calculation. Because it considers this 10-year average, it's often referred to as the CAPFCF Ratio.

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller to measure the valuation of the overall market. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF.

Union Pacific's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share
=242.79/7.66
=31.70

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Union Pacific's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as:

For example, Union Pacific's adjusted Free Cash Flow per Share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was:

Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare=Free Cash Flow per Share/CPI of Mar. 2024 (Change)*Current CPI (Mar. 2024)
=2.171/129.4194*129.4194
=2.171

Current CPI (Mar. 2024) = 129.4194.

Union Pacific Quarterly Data

Free Cash Flow per Share CPI Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare
201406 0.308 100.560 0.396
201409 1.092 100.428 1.407
201412 1.019 99.070 1.331
201503 1.091 99.621 1.417
201506 0.689 100.684 0.886
201509 0.850 100.392 1.096
201512 0.459 99.792 0.595
201603 1.755 100.470 2.261
201606 0.534 101.688 0.680
201609 1.115 101.861 1.417
201612 1.406 101.863 1.786
201703 1.316 102.862 1.656
201706 0.989 103.349 1.238
201709 1.441 104.136 1.791
201712 1.236 104.011 1.538
201803 1.271 105.290 1.562
201806 1.870 106.317 2.276
201809 2.061 106.507 2.504
201812 1.778 105.998 2.171
201903 1.678 107.251 2.025
201906 1.600 108.070 1.916
201909 2.036 108.329 2.432
201912 1.996 108.420 2.383
202003 1.964 108.902 2.334
202006 2.128 108.767 2.532
202009 1.339 109.815 1.578
202012 2.838 109.897 3.342
202103 2.125 111.754 2.461
202106 2.434 114.631 2.748
202109 2.351 115.734 2.629
202112 2.396 117.630 2.636
202203 2.191 121.301 2.338
202206 1.809 125.017 1.873
202209 2.990 125.227 3.090
202212 2.219 125.222 2.293
202303 1.747 127.348 1.775
202306 1.941 128.729 1.951
202309 1.888 129.860 1.882
202312 2.248 129.419 2.248
202403 2.171 129.419 2.171

Add all the adjusted free cash flow per share together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share.

Please note that we use the CPI data of the country/region where the company is headquartered. If the CPI data for that country/region is not available, then we will use the CPI data of the United States as default.


Union Pacific  (NYSE:UNP) Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Explanation

Compared with the regular Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow, which works poorly for cyclical businesses, the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF smoothed out the fluctuations of free cash flow during business cycles. Therefore it is more accurate in reflecting the valuation of the company.

If a company has consistent business performance, the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF should give similar results to regular Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow.


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Union Pacific (Union Pacific) Business Description

Industry
Address
1400 Douglas Street, Omaha, NE, USA, 68179
Omaha, Nebraska-based Union Pacific is the largest public railroad in North America. Operating on more than 30,000 miles of track in the western two thirds of the U.S., UP generated $25 billion of revenue in 2022 by hauling coal, industrial products, intermodal containers, agriculture goods, chemicals, and automotive goods. UP owns about one fourth of Mexican railroad Ferromex and derives roughly 10% of its revenue hauling freight to and from Mexico.
Executives
Jennifer L Hamann officer: EVP & CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 1400 DOUGLAS STREET, OMAHA NE 68130
Eric J Gehringer officer: EVP Operations 1400 DOUGLAS STREET, OMAHA NE 68179
Kenyatta G Rocker officer: EVP Marketing & Sales 1400 DOUGLAS STREET, OMAHA NE 68179
John Wiehoff director
Doyle Simons director 220 OCCIDENTAL AVENUE SOUTH, SEATTLE WA 98104
Rahul Jalali officer: EVP & CIO 1400 DOUGLAS STREET, OMAHA NE 68179
Elizabeth F Whited officer: EVP & CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER 1400 DOUGLAS ST, OMAHA NE 68179
Teresa M. Finley director 927 STOVALL BOULEVARD NE, ATLANTA GA 30319
Sheri H. Edison director 1069 STATE ROUTE 46 EAST, BATESVILLE IN 47006
Todd M. Rynaski officer: VP CONTROLLER & CAO UPC 1400 DOUGLAS STREET, STOP 1780, OMAHA NE 68179
Craig V Richardson officer: EVP CLO & Corp Sec 1400 DOUGLAS STREET, OMAHA NE 68179
Delaney William J Iii director 1390 ENCLAVE PARKWAY, HOUSTON TX 77077
Vincenzo J Vena officer: CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER 1400 DOUGLAS STREET, OMAHA NE 68179
Christopher J Williams director 650 FIFTH AVE, 10TH FL, NEW YORK NY 10019
Knight Robert M Jr officer: Senior Vice President Finance UNION PACIFIC CORP, 1416 DODGE ST, OMAHA NE 68179