Compare price, profitability, solvency, and SEC-reported financials side by side—before deciding which assumptions deserve a closer look.
Decision snapshot: UNP stock price vs CNI: inconclusive Relative valuation is incomplete for this pair. Review the available filing metrics before drawing a conclusion.
Quick read
Each company valued on the other's multiple, then compared with the market price.
Implied fair value · at CNI's multiple
Needs CNI P/E.
Implied fair value · at UNP's multiple
Needs Annual EPS, UNP P/E.
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Metric by metric
Where each company leads, and how wide the gap is.
Higher is better
Reported gross margin
Operating income + D&A
Lower is better
Not comparable
Lower leverage
Statements
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Trendline
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Price framework
USD market cap plus reported borrowing debt, less cash and equivalents. This EV proxy excludes investments, preferred stock and noncontrolling-interest adjustments.
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Price framework
The same filing-backed model used on each company's valuation page, with company-specific inputs and calculated scenarios.
UNION PACIFIC CORP · implied price per share
Bear
$48.04
Base
$60.40
Bull
$82.32
CANADIAN NATIONAL RAILWAY CO · implied price per share
The ordinary-share to listed-security ratio could not be verified.
Balance sheet health
Inspect reported liquidity and leverage alongside historical financial-health checks.
Financial strength on a 0–9 scale.
Bankruptcy-risk signal from balance sheet and earnings power.
Not enough data to score either balance sheet.
Comparable set
Where the pair sits against the wider comparable set.
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Cash excludes investments. EBITDA is an operating-income-plus-D&A proxy. Missing borrowing categories remain unavailable; select a value to inspect its inputs.
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If you believe UNP can sustain high margins and ROIC (ROIC 20.6%, EBITDA margin 56.9%) despite low revenue growth, then consider buying at or below the current price ($235.10) because the stock trades near the midpoint of its historical band and balance-sheet signals (Altman Z-Score 3.84, Net Debt/EBITDA 2.2x) limit downside; if you expect margin erosion or meaningful revenue decline, consider avoiding or trimming exposure.
UNP's current price ($235.10) sits roughly in the middle of its historical band, implying neither a clear discount nor premium to history. Standard multiples (P/E 21.2x, EV/EBITDA 12.5x, P/S 5.9x) look consistent with a high-margin, capital-intensive business but cannot be judged versus CNI because CNI metrics are N/A.
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