UNP dividend analysis
Industrials · $280.00 share price
UNP dividend deep dive
UNP pays $19.60 per share annually, a 7.00% yield against the current price. The 50% payout sits inside the 60% threshold that's the conventional comfort zone for ongoing distribution growth.
Quality + Risk pillar breakdown on the UNP dividend: Quality 55, Risk 20, composite safety 55/100. The Risk pillar specifically captures balance-sheet leverage and earnings volatility, both of which weigh on the distribution's durability through cycles.
UNP reinvested-yield math, holding TTM yield (7.00%) and 5y CAGR (12.0%) constant: 5/10/20-year cumulative income totals 45.8% / 112.7% / 352.5%.
Sector dividend comp for UNP: KO (5.00%), PG (1.50%), PEP (2.90%) (mean 3.13%). On the trailing TTM line, UNP pays 7.00% — a +3.87-pp gap to the cohort mean.
UNP dividend calendar: ex-date 2026-03-01, pay date 2026-03-15. The pattern is quarterly, which means four payments per year at the current $4.900 per quarter run-rate.
Bottom line on UNP: 7.00% TTM yield + 12.0% growth + 55/100 safety. The forward question is whether the 50% payout ratio leaves enough free cash flow for continued growth at the current pace.
DRIP yield projection
Cumulative income return at the current $280.00 entry, holding the 7.00% yield and 12.0% growth flat. Capital appreciation is excluded from this calculation.
Quality + Risk pillar breakdown
Earnings durability, return on capital, accruals, free-cash-flow conversion.
Leverage, earnings volatility, liquidity, balance-sheet coverage.
Peer dividend comparison
| Ticker | Yield (TTM) | |
|---|---|---|
| KO | 5.00% | full analysis → |
| PG | 1.50% | full analysis → |
| PEP | 2.90% | full analysis → |
Recent dividend history
| Ex-date | Pay date | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-01 | 2026-03-15 | $4.900 |
| 2026-06-01 | 2026-06-15 | $4.763 |
| 2026-09-01 | 2026-09-15 | $4.630 |
| 2026-12-01 | 2026-12-15 | $4.501 |
| 2025-03-01 | 2025-03-15 | $4.375 |
| 2025-06-01 | 2025-06-15 | $4.253 |
| 2025-09-01 | 2025-09-15 | $4.134 |
| 2025-12-01 | 2025-12-15 | $4.019 |
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As of 2026-05-15. ISR cache 6h.