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Union Pacific (WBO:UNPC) Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio : 5.50 (As of Jun. 03, 2025)


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What is Union Pacific Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio?

As of today (2025-06-03), Union Pacific's current share price is €191.34. Union Pacific's Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was €34.78. Union Pacific's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio for today is 5.50.

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

WBO:UNPC' s Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 3.4   Med: 6.24   Max: 8.95
Current: 5.79

During the past years, Union Pacific's highest Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio was 8.95. The lowest was 3.40. And the median was 6.24.

WBO:UNPC's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio is ranked worse than
92.85% of 685 companies
in the Transportation industry
Industry Median: 0.91 vs WBO:UNPC: 5.79

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 PS Ratio. The Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted revenue per share of a company over the past 10 years.

Union Pacific's adjusted revenue per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was €9.262. Add all the adjusted revenue per share for the past 10 years together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share, which is €34.78 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2025.

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Union Pacific Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Historical Data

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

Union Pacific Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio
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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 PS 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 6.73 6.14 6.65 6.13 6.25

Competitive Comparison of Union Pacific's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio

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

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

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


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Union Pacific Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Calculation

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

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

Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share
=191.34/34.78
=5.50

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

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

Adj_RevenuePerShare=Revenue per Share/CPI of Mar. 2025 (Change)*Current CPI (Mar. 2025)
=9.262/134.9266*134.9266
=9.262

Current CPI (Mar. 2025) = 134.9266.

Union Pacific Quarterly Data

Revenue per Share CPI Adj_RevenuePerShare
201506 5.527 100.684 7.407
201509 5.724 100.392 7.693
201512 5.600 99.792 7.572
201603 5.122 100.470 6.879
201606 5.053 101.688 6.705
201609 5.540 101.861 7.338
201612 5.954 101.863 7.887
201703 5.889 102.862 7.725
201706 5.789 103.349 7.558
201709 5.689 104.136 7.371
201712 5.849 104.011 7.588
201803 5.696 105.290 7.299
201806 6.358 106.317 8.069
201809 6.857 106.507 8.687
201812 6.904 105.998 8.788
201903 6.622 107.251 8.331
201906 6.995 108.070 8.733
201909 7.136 108.329 8.888
201912 6.749 108.420 8.399
202003 6.896 108.902 8.544
202006 5.549 108.767 6.884
202009 6.171 109.815 7.582
202012 6.267 109.897 7.694
202103 6.277 111.754 7.579
202106 6.921 114.631 8.146
202109 7.275 115.734 8.481
202112 7.904 117.630 9.066
202203 8.398 121.301 9.341
202206 9.462 125.017 10.212
202209 10.670 125.227 11.497
202212 9.505 125.222 10.242
202303 9.250 127.348 9.800
202306 9.030 128.729 9.465
202309 9.129 129.860 9.485
202312 9.260 129.419 9.654
202403 9.093 131.776 9.310
202406 9.144 132.554 9.308
202409 9.017 133.029 9.146
202412 9.657 133.157 9.785
202503 9.262 134.927 9.262

Add all the adjusted revenue per share together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted Revenue 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  (WBO:UNPC) Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Explanation

Compared with the regular PS Ratio, which works poorly for cyclical businesses, the Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio smoothed out the fluctuations of revenue 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 PS Ratio should give similar results to regular PS 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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