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Union Pacific (BSP:UPAC34) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 7.44 (As of Jun. 04, 2025)


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What is Union Pacific Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2025-06-04), Union Pacific's current share price is R$312.50. Union Pacific's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was R$42.01. Union Pacific's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 7.44.

The historical rank and industry rank for Union Pacific's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

BSP:UPAC34' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 3.54   Med: 6.98   Max: 9.92
Current: 7.51

During the past years, Union Pacific's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 9.92. The lowest was 3.54. And the median was 6.98.

BSP:UPAC34's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked worse than
95.54% of 717 companies
in the Transportation industry
Industry Median: 1.25 vs BSP:UPAC34: 7.51

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 PB Ratio. The Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted book value per share of a company over the past 10 years.

Union Pacific's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was R$38.546. Add all the adjusted book value per share for the past 10 years together and divide the count will get our Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share, which is R$42.01 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2025.

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Union Pacific Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Union Pacific's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio 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 PB Ratio Chart

Union Pacific Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 8.08 9.14 7.22 8.49 7.79

Union Pacific Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio 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 8.39 7.70 8.39 7.79 8.00

Competitive Comparison of Union Pacific's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Railroads subindustry, Union Pacific's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio 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 PB Ratio Distribution in the Transportation Industry

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, Union Pacific's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Union Pacific's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio falls into.


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Union Pacific Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Calculation

Like the Shiller PE Ratio, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio takes the Book Value per Share from the past 10 years, adjusts it for inflation, and then calculates the average. This average is then used for the P/B calculation. Because it considers this 10-year average, it's often referred to as the CAPB 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 PB Ratio.

Union Pacific's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=312.50/42.01
=7.44

* 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 Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as:

For example, Union Pacific's adjusted Book Value per Share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was:

Adj_Book=Book Value per Share/CPI of Mar. 2025 (Change)*Current CPI (Mar. 2025)
=38.546/134.9266*134.9266
=38.546

Current CPI (Mar. 2025) = 134.9266.

Union Pacific Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201506 18.780 100.684 25.167
201509 23.490 100.392 31.571
201512 23.651 99.792 31.978
201603 22.510 100.470 30.230
201606 20.955 101.688 27.805
201609 19.992 101.861 26.482
201612 20.519 101.863 27.179
201703 19.058 102.862 24.999
201706 20.162 103.349 26.322
201709 18.988 104.136 24.602
201712 26.219 104.011 34.012
201803 25.880 105.290 33.165
201806 25.382 106.317 32.212
201809 28.753 106.507 36.425
201812 27.346 105.998 34.809
201903 24.046 107.251 30.251
201906 24.847 108.070 31.022
201909 26.678 108.329 33.228
201912 26.877 108.420 33.448
202003 28.787 108.902 35.666
202006 31.442 108.767 39.004
202009 34.396 109.815 42.261
202012 32.488 109.897 39.887
202103 34.426 111.754 41.564
202106 27.537 114.631 32.412
202109 28.502 115.734 33.229
202112 31.338 117.630 35.946
202203 23.561 121.301 26.208
202206 25.656 125.017 27.690
202209 24.999 125.227 26.935
202212 26.045 125.222 28.064
202303 26.590 127.348 28.172
202306 26.272 128.729 27.537
202309 28.365 129.860 29.472
202312 29.710 129.419 30.974
202403 31.966 131.776 32.730
202406 36.414 132.554 37.066
202409 37.831 133.029 38.371
202412 42.634 133.157 43.201
202503 38.546 134.927 38.546

Add all the adjusted book value per share together and divide the count will get our Cyclically Adjusted Book 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  (BSP:UPAC34) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Explanation

Compared with the regular PB Ratio, which works poorly for cyclical businesses, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio smoothed out the fluctuations of book value 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 PB Ratio should give similar results to regular PB Ratio.


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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 US, Union Pacific generated $24 billion of revenue in 2024 by hauling coal, industrial products, intermodal containers, agriculture goods, chemicals, fertilizers, and automotive goods. Union Pacific owns about one fourth of Mexican railroad Ferromex and historically derives roughly 10% of its revenue hauling freight to and from Mexico.

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