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About the company
Union Pacific Corporation, through its subsidiary, Union Pacific Railroad Company, operates in the railroad business in the United States. It offers transportation services for grain and grain products, fertilizers, food and refrigerated products, and coal and renewables to grain processors, animal feeders, and ethanol and renewable biofuel producers; and construction products, industrial chemicals, plastics, forest products, specialized products, metals and ores, petroleum, liquid petroleum gases, soda ash, and sand, as well as finished automobiles, automotive parts, and merchandise in intermodal containers. The company was founded in 1862 and is headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska.
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Dividend deep dive
Union Pacific Corporation, a railroad company with a market capitalization of $162.15 billion, currently offers a dividend yield of 1.83%. This is below its 5-year average yield of 2.25% and its 5-year low of 1.94%, suggesting it may be overvalued by Yield Theory. The company's dividend safety status is currently marked as "watch," with an overall rating score of 6.0.
Dividend history
Union Pacific has a dividend increase streak of 2 years. Over the last three years, its dividend compound annual growth rate (CAGR) was 1.52%, while the five-year CAGR was 6.99%. The company pays dividends quarterly, typically in February, May, August, and December. Annual dividends have progressed from $1.91 in 2014 to $3.06 in 2018, $3.88 in 2020, $4.28 in 2021, and $5.20 in 2022 and 2023, reaching $5.28 in 2024 and projected $5.44 in 2025.
Dividend safety
Union Pacific's dividend payout ratio stands at 45.39%, suggesting adequate coverage by earnings. However, the company's financial leverage appears elevated, with a debt-to-equity ratio of 162.25%.
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