What changed
$UNP — ADD 📊 | 6 MONTHS THESIS
🎯 Q1 2026 | Rev $6.2B | EPS $2.93 vs $2.86 🟢 | Margin 39.5%
💡 The market is focused on near-term volume uncertainty, but underestimates the structural margin gains from precision scheduled railroading and potential for cyclical volume improvement in intermodal and agriculture, leading to higher trough earnings and a releveled base.
📉 Reward/risk: 2.5:1
🏢 Business Quality: 8/10 - Class I railroad with an irreplaceable western US network, high barriers to entry, strong pricing power, though exposed to economic cycles and capital-intensive operations.
📊 Valuation: fair - trading at ~21.5x 2026E P/E and 14x EV/EBITDA, in line with 5-year historical averages, but at a discount to peak multiples when OR was above...
🔮 Catalyst: Q2 2026 earnings call and potential full-year guidance raise
📊 Our read: ADD. Full analysis →
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