UNP dividend yield, payout history & ex-date

Union Pacific (UNP) dey pay dividend every quarterly. Based on di latest declaration, UNP pay $1.38 per share, wey be $5.52 for one year, and di dividend yield na around 1.83% for one recent price of $302.37. Di last ex-dividend date na May 29, 2026, and di next one na not yet declared. Dis page dey track UNP dividend, and dem dey refresh am every week from di exchange record.

WITH d AS (
    SELECT argMax(cash_amount, ex_dividend_date) AS latest,
           argMax(frequency, ex_dividend_date) AS freq,
           max(ex_dividend_date) AS last_ex,
           maxIf(ex_dividend_date, ex_dividend_date > today()) AS nxt
    FROM global_markets.stocks_dividends
    WHERE ticker = 'UNP' AND frequency IN (1, 2, 4, 12) AND ex_dividend_date >= today() - 900
),
p AS (
    SELECT argMax(toFloat64(close), window_start) AS price
    FROM global_markets.delayed_stocks_minute_aggs
    WHERE ticker = 'UNP' AND window_start >= now() - INTERVAL 8 DAY
)
SELECT round(d.latest, 3) AS latest_dividend,
       multiIf(d.freq = 12, 'monthly', d.freq = 4, 'quarterly', d.freq = 2, 'semi-annual', 'annual') AS frequency,
       round(d.latest * d.freq, 2) AS annual_dividend,
       round(p.price, 2) AS recent_price,
       round(d.latest * d.freq / p.price * 100, 2) AS dividend_yield_pct,
       formatDateTime(d.last_ex, '%b %e, %Y') AS last_ex_date,
       if(d.nxt > today(), formatDateTime(d.nxt, '%b %e, %Y'), 'not yet declared') AS next_ex_date
FROM d CROSS JOIN p

UNP dividend yield and payout

To collect dividend, you gats get di shares before di ex-dividend date. UNP dividend yield wey dey up na di annual rate wey dem divide by di recent price; e dey move opposite to di share price, so di yield figure only get meaning if you check di date wey dem measure am. Di per-share amounts for here na di cash dividends wey dem declare, no be any special or one-time distribution.

UNP dividend history

Di most recent regular dividends wey UNP don pay, newest first:

SELECT toDate(ex_dividend_date) AS date,
       round(cash_amount, 4) AS dividend_per_share
FROM global_markets.stocks_dividends
WHERE ticker = 'UNP' AND frequency IN (1, 2, 4, 12) AND ex_dividend_date >= today() - 1100
ORDER BY ex_dividend_date DESC
LIMIT 10

Di rhythm of di payments dey show di schedule: a quarterly payer dey send check based on dat pattern, and di per-share amount na wetin dey step up (or hold, or cut) as time dey go.

UNP dividend growth by year

If you total di regular dividends inside each calendar year, e go turn di individual payments into growth picture.

SELECT toString(toYear(ex_dividend_date)) AS year,
       round(sum(cash_amount), 2) AS dividends_paid_per_share
FROM global_markets.stocks_dividends
WHERE ticker = 'UNP' AND frequency IN (1, 2, 4, 12)
  AND ex_dividend_date >= toDate('2019-01-01') AND ex_dividend_date < toDate(concat(toString(toYear(today())), '-01-01'))
GROUP BY year
ORDER BY year

For 2019, UNP pay $3.7 per share across di year; by 2025 di annual total don reach $5.44. A line wey dey rise na company wey dey lift im payout year after year; a flat line na dividend wey dem hold; a fall na cut. Di year-by-year record na di single most useful thing to check before you treat a stock as income holding, and na di part of a dividend wey a screener single yield number dey hide.

UNP na good dividend stock?

Two numbers dey frame dat question, and both dey dis page: di yield (1.83%) and di direction of di annual payout wey dey up. A yield wey dey below di broad-market average plus a payout wey dey rise steady na di profile of a dividend-growth name, where di appeal na small check today wey dey compound. A high yield next to a flat or falling payout na income-now profile, and e need closer look to check if earnings dey cover di payment. UNP record wey dey up dey show which of di two e resemble. Wetin dividend history no fit show by imself na safety: dat one dey rest on earnings and free cash flow, no be on di run of past payments, so a stretched payout ratio fit come before a cut wey di history never record.

When be UNP ex-dividend date?

Di ex-dividend date na di cutoff: buy UNP before am and di upcoming dividend na your own, buy on am and di dividend go to di seller. On di ex-date di stock dey open lower by roughly di dividend amount, since di cash dey comot from di company. UNP most recent ex-dividend date na May 29, 2026. Di record date dey follow one business day later under T+1 settlement, and di pay date dey come few weeks after dat. Upcoming ex-dates across di market dey on di ex-dividend calendar.

FAQ

Union Pacific dey pay dividend?

Yes. UNP dey pay dividend every quarterly, most recently $1.38 per share, wey dey annualize to about $5.52 a share.

Wetin be UNP dividend yield?

UNP dividend yield na around 1.83%, wey dem calculate as di $5.52 annual dividend wey dem divide by a recent price of $302.37. Yield dey rise as di price dey fall and vice versa, so e be snapshot, no be fixed number.

When be UNP next ex-dividend date?

UNP most recent ex-dividend date na May 29, 2026, and di next one na not yet declared. As a quarterly payer, UNP dey set new ex-date based on dat pattern; a date dey show as declared here once di company announce am.

How much be UNP dividend?

Di most recent regular dividend na $1.38 per share. For a quarterly pattern, dat one dey annualize to about $5.52 per share.

Every figure wey dey up na stored, inspectable query, wey dem dey refresh each week. Open di SQL under any panel to audit am, or pull any ticker dividend record on di Strasmore terminal.