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Union Pacific (Union Pacific) 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate

: 10.30% (As of Dec. 2023)
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Union Pacific's Dividends per Share for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $1.30.

The historical rank and industry rank for Union Pacific's 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate or its related term are showing as below:

UNP' s 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -28.1   Med: 10.7   Max: 64.7
Current: 10.3

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate of Union Pacific was 64.70% per year. The lowest was -28.10% per year. And the median was 10.70% per year.

UNP's 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate is ranked worse than
57.7% of 357 companies
in the Transportation industry
Industry Median: 14.2 vs UNP: 10.30

During the past 12 months, Union Pacific's average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 2.40% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 10.30% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 11.20% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 13.30% per year. Please click Growth Rate Calculation Example (GuruFocus) to see how GuruFocus calculates Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT)'s revenue growth rate. You can apply the same method to get the average dividends per share growth rate.

Union Pacific's Dividend Payout Ratio for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.50. As of today, Union Pacific's Dividend Yield % is 2.27%.

For more information regarding to dividend, please check our Dividend Page.


Competitive Comparison

For the Railroads subindustry, Union Pacific's 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate, along with its competitors' market caps and 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate 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 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate Distribution

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, Union Pacific's 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Union Pacific's 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate falls into.



Union Pacific 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate Calculation

This is the average annual rate that a company has been raising its dividends. The growth rate is calculated with expontential compound based on the latest four year annual data.

Please click Growth Rate Calculation Example (GuruFocus) to see how GuruFocus calculates Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT)'s revenue growth rate. You can apply the same method to get the average dividends per share growth rate.


Union Pacific  (NYSE:UNP) 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate Explanation

1. Dividend Payout Ratio measures the percentage of the company's earnings paid out as dividends.

Union Pacific's Dividend Payout Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Dividend Payout Ratio=Dividends per Share (Q: Dec. 2023 )/ EPS without NRI (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=1.3/ 2.612
=0.50

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Payout Ratio of Union Pacific was 0.52. The lowest was 0.19. And the median was 0.45.

2. Dividend Yield % measures how much a company pays out in dividends each year relative to its share price.

Union Pacific Recent Full-Year* Dividend History

Amount Ex-date Record Date Pay Date Type Frequency Forex Rate
USD 1.3002024-02-282024-02-292024-03-29Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 1.3002023-12-072023-12-082023-12-28Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 1.3002023-08-302023-08-312023-09-29Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 1.3002023-05-302023-05-312023-06-30Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000

* GuruFocus has an internal rule that if the most recent dividend payment frequency is at least 4 times a year, then the full year will be calculated according to the frequency of payment or the one-year time frame, whichever is stricter.
* GuruFocus converts dividend currency to local traded share price currency in order to calculate dividend yield. Please refer to the last column "Forex Rate" in the above table.

Union Pacific's Dividend Yield (%) for Today is calculated as

Dividend Yield %=Most Recent Full Year Dividend/Current Share Price
=5.2/229.81
=2.26 %

Current Share Price is $229.81.
Union Pacific's Dividends per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Today is $5.2.

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Yield of Union Pacific was 3.14%. The lowest was 1.48%. And the median was 2.00%.

* 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 (Union Pacific) Business Description

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