Dividends
UNP Dividend History, Yield & Dates
Dividend Yield · Dividend History · Ex-Dividend Date · Payment Date
UNP
Relative Leader / Watch
Strong Relative Position
Latest quote
- Momentum84
- Value43
- Quality67
- Risk resilience67
- Sentiment64
UNP Dividend answer
UNP (UNP) pays a quarterly dividend. Forward dividend yield: 1.97%, or $5.68 a year at the latest dividend. Trailing 12-month yield: 1.93%, from $5.56 per share paid over the past year. Its latest dividend was $1.42 per share. Latest ex-dividend date: Aug 31, 2026. Payment date: Sep 30, 2026. Next dividend status: not announced.
UNP Dividend Snapshot
Yield, annual dividend, latest payment, payout coverage, growth, and dividend history are emphasized for this stock. Yield methodology is labeled separately from payout coverage.
Next UNP Dividend Date
When UNP next goes ex-dividend, the amount where it has been declared, and whether that state is announced, projected or not yet known.
Next UNP dividend
UNP's next dividend has not yet been announced. The latest completed dividend was $1.42 per share. Data last checked: Oct 4, 2026.
Latest UNP Dividend Dates
Review the latest dividend, yield, available trailing-year income, and coverage context before treating income as durable.
AIQ Dividend bridge
Margins, returns, leverage, and cash conversion support dividend durability.
Yield is more useful when valuation context is not stretched.
Lower drawdown and balance-sheet risk can improve income dependability.
UNP Dividend History
Recent per-share dividends show payment cadence. Trailing-year and growth reads are shown only when the available rows cover a complete comparable window.
Dividend reliability
Recent dividend payments are summarized as cadence and coverage signals. Exact rows remain below for auditability.
UNP Annual Dividend History
UNP Dividend Growth
Latest row amount $1.42, event yield 1.85%.
This page labels the feed as recent history when multi-year rows, payment dates, or record dates are incomplete. Announced calendar dates are separated from completed dividend history.
Dividend growth
- 5-year regular dividend CAGR
- 6.99%
- Cohort rank
- #193
- Cohort standing
- Bottom half
- Industrials rank
- #41
- 2020 regular DPS
- $3.880
- 2025 regular DPS
- $5.440
- Absolute change
- $1.560
- Years increased
- 5
- Years reduced
- 0
UNP's split-adjusted regular dividend per share grew at 6.99% a year from 2020 through 2025, ranking #193 among US dividend-paying corporations that never cut the payout in AlgovestIQ's study.
Split-adjusted regular dividends per share, 2020–2025, excluding special dividends. Research as of Sep 19, 2026.
UNP Dividend Yield
How UNP's trailing 12-month dividend yield is calculated, and what it does and does not account for.
Yield methodology
UNP's trailing dividend yield is the regular dividends paid over the last twelve months divided by the latest available share price. Payouts classified as special or supplemental are excluded, because a one-off payment is not recurring income. It is a backward-looking measure and is not the same as a forward yield, which annualises the most recent declared payment instead.
Dividend coverage
Coverage is read from earnings and cash flow rather than from the yield. A payout ratio leaves room, or does not; free cash flow either covers the payment, or the company is funding it another way. These are inputs to a judgement, not a guarantee of future payments.
Recent UNP dividend payments
| Ex-date | Dividend | Adjusted | Yield at ex-date | Frequency | TTM adjusted | Declared | Record date | Payment date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31, 2026 | $1.42 | $1.42 | 1.85% | Quarterly | $5.56 | Jul 29, 2026 | Aug 31, 2026 | Sep 30, 2026 |
| May 29, 2026 | $1.38 | $1.38 | 2.10% | Quarterly | $5.52 | May 14, 2026 | May 29, 2026 | Jun 30, 2026 |
| Feb 27, 2026 | $1.38 | $1.38 | 2.07% | Quarterly | $5.48 | Feb 5, 2026 | Feb 27, 2026 | Mar 31, 2026 |
| Dec 5, 2025 | $1.38 | $1.38 | 2.31% | Quarterly | $5.44 | Nov 18, 2025 | Dec 5, 2025 | Dec 30, 2025 |
| Aug 29, 2025 | $1.38 | $1.38 | 2.42% | Quarterly | $5.40 | Jul 16, 2025 | Aug 29, 2025 | Sep 30, 2025 |
Show older history+35 rows
| May 30, 2025 | $1.34 | $1.34 | 2.42% | Quarterly | $5.36 | May 8, 2025 | May 30, 2025 | Jun 30, 2025 |
| Feb 28, 2025 | $1.34 | $1.34 | 2.16% | Quarterly | $5.32 | Feb 6, 2025 | Feb 28, 2025 | Mar 31, 2025 |
| Dec 9, 2024 | $1.34 | $1.34 | 2.26% | Quarterly | $5.28 | Nov 27, 2024 | Dec 9, 2024 | Dec 30, 2024 |
| Aug 30, 2024 | $1.34 | $1.34 | 2.05% | Quarterly | $5.24 | Jul 17, 2024 | Aug 30, 2024 | Sep 30, 2024 |
| May 31, 2024 | $1.30 | $1.30 | 2.23% | Quarterly | $5.20 | May 9, 2024 | May 31, 2024 | Jun 28, 2024 |
| Feb 28, 2024 | $1.30 | $1.30 | 2.05% | Quarterly | $5.20 | Feb 8, 2024 | Feb 29, 2024 | Mar 29, 2024 |
| Dec 7, 2023 | $1.30 | $1.30 | 2.25% | Quarterly | $5.20 | Nov 28, 2023 | Dec 8, 2023 | Dec 28, 2023 |
| Aug 30, 2023 | $1.30 | $1.30 | 2.33% | Quarterly | $5.20 | Jul 26, 2023 | Aug 31, 2023 | Sep 29, 2023 |
| May 30, 2023 | $1.30 | $1.30 | 2.68% | Quarterly | $5.20 | May 18, 2023 | May 31, 2023 | Jun 30, 2023 |
| Feb 27, 2023 | $1.30 | $1.30 | 2.45% | Quarterly | $5.20 | Feb 9, 2023 | Feb 28, 2023 | Mar 31, 2023 |
| Dec 16, 2022 | $1.30 | $1.30 | 2.42% | Quarterly | $5.08 | Dec 9, 2022 | Dec 19, 2022 | Dec 29, 2022 |
| Aug 30, 2022 | $1.30 | $1.30 | 2.20% | Quarterly | $4.96 | Jul 28, 2022 | Aug 31, 2022 | Sep 30, 2022 |
| May 27, 2022 | $1.30 | $1.30 | 2.13% | Quarterly | $4.73 | May 12, 2022 | May 31, 2022 | Jun 30, 2022 |
| Feb 25, 2022 | $1.18 | $1.18 | 1.83% | Quarterly | $4.50 | Feb 3, 2022 | Feb 28, 2022 | Mar 31, 2022 |
| Dec 17, 2021 | $1.18 | $1.18 | 1.77% | Quarterly | $4.29 | Dec 10, 2021 | Dec 20, 2021 | Dec 30, 2021 |
| Aug 30, 2021 | $1.07 | $1.07 | 1.86% | Quarterly | $4.08 | Jul 29, 2021 | Aug 31, 2021 | Sep 30, 2021 |
| May 27, 2021 | $1.07 | $1.07 | 1.78% | Quarterly | $3.98 | May 13, 2021 | May 28, 2021 | Jun 30, 2021 |
| Feb 25, 2021 | $0.97 | $0.97 | 1.86% | Quarterly | $3.88 | Feb 4, 2021 | Feb 26, 2021 | Mar 31, 2021 |
| Nov 27, 2020 | $0.97 | $0.97 | 1.89% | Quarterly | $3.88 | Nov 5, 2020 | Nov 30, 2020 | Dec 30, 2020 |
| Aug 28, 2020 | $0.97 | $0.97 | 1.99% | Quarterly | $3.88 | Jul 30, 2020 | Aug 31, 2020 | Sep 30, 2020 |
| May 28, 2020 | $0.97 | $0.97 | 2.28% | Quarterly | $3.88 | May 14, 2020 | May 29, 2020 | Jun 30, 2020 |
| Feb 27, 2020 | $0.97 | $0.97 | 2.37% | Quarterly | $3.79 | Feb 6, 2020 | Feb 28, 2020 | Mar 31, 2020 |
| Nov 27, 2019 | $0.97 | $0.97 | 2.09% | Quarterly | $3.70 | Nov 14, 2019 | Nov 29, 2019 | Dec 30, 2019 |
| Aug 29, 2019 | $0.97 | $0.97 | 2.18% | Quarterly | $3.53 | Jul 25, 2019 | Aug 30, 2019 | Sep 30, 2019 |
| May 30, 2019 | $0.88 | $0.88 | 1.98% | Quarterly | $3.36 | May 16, 2019 | May 31, 2019 | Jun 28, 2019 |
| Feb 27, 2019 | $0.88 | $0.88 | 1.90% | Quarterly | $3.21 | Feb 7, 2019 | Feb 28, 2019 | Mar 29, 2019 |
| Nov 29, 2018 | $0.80 | $0.80 | 2.03% | Quarterly | $3.06 | Nov 15, 2018 | Nov 30, 2018 | Dec 28, 2018 |
| Aug 30, 2018 | $0.80 | $0.80 | 1.95% | Quarterly | $2.93 | Jul 26, 2018 | Aug 31, 2018 | Sep 28, 2018 |
| May 30, 2018 | $0.73 | $0.73 | 1.87% | Quarterly | $2.73 | May 10, 2018 | May 31, 2018 | Jun 29, 2018 |
| Feb 27, 2018 | $0.73 | $0.73 | 1.95% | Quarterly | $2.61 | Feb 8, 2018 | Feb 28, 2018 | Mar 30, 2018 |
| Nov 29, 2017 | $0.665 | $0.665 | 2.02% | Quarterly | $2.48 | Nov 16, 2017 | Nov 30, 2017 | Dec 28, 2017 |
| Aug 29, 2017 | $0.605 | $0.605 | 2.31% | Quarterly | — | Jul 28, 2017 | Aug 31, 2017 | Sep 29, 2017 |
| May 26, 2017 | $0.605 | $0.605 | 2.14% | Quarterly | — | May 11, 2017 | May 31, 2017 | Jun 30, 2017 |
| Feb 24, 2017 | $0.605 | $0.605 | 2.14% | Quarterly | — | Feb 2, 2017 | Feb 28, 2017 | Mar 31, 2017 |
| Nov 28, 2016 | $0.605 | $0.605 | 2.24% | Quarterly | — | Nov 18, 2016 | Nov 30, 2016 | Dec 29, 2016 |
Dividend yield is only the starting point. Pair the current distribution with payout ratio, free cash flow coverage, balance-sheet risk, and the history of actual payments before treating income as durable.
A higher yield is more useful when earnings and free cash flow cover the distribution. A yield caused by a falling stock price can be a warning, not a bargain.
Stable or rising payments can indicate capital return discipline. Flat, skipped, or missing payments should be read with earnings and cash flow before drawing conclusions.
A low payout ratio can leave room for growth; a high payout ratio can indicate limited cushion. Cyclical companies need more room than stable defensive businesses.
UNP dividend research links
Focused follow-on paths for yield methodology, payout coverage, peer comparison, and income planning.
Estimate income using editable yield and payment assumptions.
Compare reinvesting dividends with taking them as cash.
Review payout ratio, cash flow, profitability, and balance-sheet context.
Read dividend income beside volatility, drawdown, and risk resilience.
Open DividendInvestorIQ for dividend discovery, comparisons, and income planning tools.
UNP Dividend Comparisons
How UNP's income profile compares with the peers it is most often weighed against.
Dividend calculators
Each calculator opens with this ticker's price and dividend loaded; every assumption stays editable.
Estimate annual income, payment amount, yield and growth scenarios using UNP as ticker context.
Explore a DRIP scenario without duplicating the full calculator on the dividend analysis page.
Check the current yield, annual income on your shares, and your yield on cost from the price you paid.
Enter your purchase date or price to see the yield on what you paid, today's yield beside it, and the dividends collected since.
Related Links
UNP Dividends FAQ
Does UNP pay a dividend?
UNP (UNP) has covered dividend payment history on this page, including a latest dividend of $1.42 per share and a quarterly cadence based on available events.
What is UNP's dividend yield?
UNP's trailing dividend yield is 1.93%. Trailing dividend yield equals dividends paid over the trailing 12 months divided by the latest available share price.
When is UNP's next dividend?
UNP's next dividend has not been announced in the current AlgovestIQ snapshot. The latest completed dividend row remains available in the history table when covered data exists.
When is UNP's ex-dividend date?
UNP's latest covered ex-dividend date is Aug 31, 2026. Future ex-dividend dates are shown only when announced or explicitly projected.
How has UNP's dividend changed?
UNP's one-year dividend growth is 2.96% based on comparable covered dividend history.