Union Pacific (Union Pacific) Debt-to-Equity

: 2.31 (As of Dec. 2023)

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Union Pacific's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $1,778 Mil. Union Pacific's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $32,401 Mil. Union Pacific's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $14,788 Mil. Union Pacific's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 2.31.

A high debt to equity ratio generally means that a company has been aggressive in financing its growth with debt. This can result in volatile earnings as a result of the additional interest expense.

The historical rank and industry rank for Union Pacific's Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

UNP' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.54 Med: 1.29 Max: 2.87
Current: 2.31

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of Union Pacific was 2.87. The lowest was 0.54. And the median was 1.29.

UNP's Debt-to-Equity is ranked worse than
89.27% of 885 companies
in the Transportation industry
Industry Median: 0.55 vs UNP: 2.31

Union Pacific Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Union Pacific's Debt-to-Equity 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 Annual Data

Trend

Dec14

Dec15

Dec16

Dec17

Dec18

Dec19

Dec20

Dec21

Dec22

Dec23

Debt-to-Equity

1.49

1.67

2.22

2.87

2.31

Union Pacific Quarterly Data
	Mar19	Jun19	Sep19	Dec19	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23	Dec23
Debt-to-Equity																2.87	2.84	2.64	2.46	2.31

Competitive Comparison

For the Railroads subindustry, Union Pacific's Debt-to-Equity, along with its competitors' market caps and Debt-to-Equity 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 Debt-to-Equity Distribution

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, Union Pacific's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Union Pacific's Debt-to-Equity falls into.

Union Pacific Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Union Pacific's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Debt to Equity	=	Total Debt			/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)	/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(1778	+	32401)	/	14788
	=	2.31

Union Pacific's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Debt to Equity	=	Total Debt			/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)	/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(1778	+	32401)	/	14788
	=	2.31

Union Pacific (NYSE:UNP) Debt-to-Equity Explanation

In the calculation of Debt to Equity, we use the total of Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation divided by Total Stockholders Equity. In some calculations, Total Liabilities is used to for calculation.

Be Aware

Because a company can increase its ROE % by having more financial leverage, it is important to watch the leverage ratio when investing in high ROE % companies.

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Union Pacific (Union Pacific) Business Description

Industry

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Comparable Companies

Traded in Other Exchanges

UNP:Mexico 1UNP:Italy UNPd:UK UNP:Germany UNP:Germany UNP:Germany UNP:Germany UPAC34:Brazil UNPC:Austria

Address

1400 Douglas Street, Omaha, NE, USA, 68179

Website

http://www.up.com

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