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China Railway Materials Co vs Union Pacific: Fair Value & Quality

Both stocks run through our valuation models. Here is how China Railway Materials Co (000927) and Union Pacific (UNP) compare, as of Sep 24, 2026.

As of Sep 24, 2026, Fair Value Calculator sees China Railway Materials Co as the less overvalued of the two: China Railway Materials Co trades at ¥2.48 versus a fair value of ¥2.09 (-16%), while Union Pacific trades at $276 versus $154 (-44%).
China Railway Materials Co
000927.SHE · CNY · Consumer Discretionary
-16%
upside to fair value
overvalued
Price¥2.48
Fair Value¥2.09
Quality55/100
Union Pacific
UNP · USD · Industrials
-44%
upside to fair value
overvalued
Price$276
Fair Value$154
Quality67/100
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Head-to-head numbers

Green is the better side of a row, red the weaker one (for valuation multiples: lower = cheaper). Grey rows are for reference only and are not scored.

betterweakerfor reference, not scored

China Railway Materials CoUnion Pacific
Valuation
31.0×P/E (TTM)22.5×
0.45×P/S (TTM)7.25×
1.54×P/B9.70×
13.4×EV/EBITDA16.5×
1.42×PEG3.64×
−15.7%Fair value upside−44.3%
1.7%Dividend yield2.0%
¥0.04Dividend per share$5.48
Profitability
2%Operating margin40%
0.68×EBIT margin trend (5Y)1.00×
5%Return on equity41%
2%Return on assets9%
Growth
-9%Revenue growth (YoY)3%
n/aAvg. growth/yr (3Y)-0.5%
n/aAvg. growth/yr (5Y)4.6%
−30.0%Value creation/yr+9.5%
Balance & size
20.6×Interest coverage (EBIT/interest)7.5×
0.05×Debt / equity1.64×
$2BMarket cap$179B
mixedGrowth qualityhealthy
Valuation multiples (P/E, P/S, P/B, EV/EBITDA) are shown but not scored here: the two companies sit in different sectors, and multiples only compare fairly between similar business models. PEG stays scored, as it relates the P/E to growth.

Union Pacific leads: 4 to 6 metric wins.

n/a = not meaningfully computable, for example with negative equity.

Quality in detail

The quality score, broken down into the same factor families as on the stock page, 0 to 100 per family.

China Railway Materials Coof which business quality 55 · market factors 42 Union Pacificof which business quality 63 · market factors 66
ProfitabilityMargins and returns on capital today
40
64
Quality GrowthAre margins and returns improving?
35
57
CashflowEarnings quality: real cash, not paper profit
22
71
Fin. StrengthBalance sheet, leverage, solvency risk
78
40
InvestmentDisciplined investing over empire-building
94
47
Low VolatilityCalm price path (market factor)
81
74
MomentumPrice trend over the last 3–12 months (market factor)
28
62
52W MomentumDistance to the 52-week high (market factor)
20
62
Net IssuanceShare count: buybacks or dilution?
82
100

What the models say

How far the median fair value (base case) per model family sits from the current price, in percent. The amount in the currency of the trading venue is shown underneath.

above the price, more than 15% above close to the price, 85% to 115% of the price below the price, more than 15% below

Model familyChina Railway Materials CoPrice ¥2.48Union PacificPrice $276
DCF Models+29%above the price¥3.21-48%below the price$142
Earnings-Based+34%above the price¥3.33-65%below the price$97.30
Multiples-17%below the price¥2.05-35%below the price$180
Asset-Based-56%below the price¥1.08-92%below the price$20.84
Growth DCF-29%below the price¥1.75-68%below the price$87.26
Economic Profit-45%below the price¥1.38-56%below the price$121
Growth Earnings+78%above the price¥4.42-26%below the price$204
Minimum-56%below the price¥1.08-92%below the price$20.84
Maximum+78%above the price¥4.42-26%below the price$204
Median-17%below the price¥2.05-56%below the price$121
Geometric mean-11%close to the price¥2.20-63%below the price$102

Minimum, maximum, median and geometric mean refer to the family values in this table. Geometric because deviations are ratios: half the price and twice the price average to 100%, not 125%.

China Railway Materials Co: 11 of 23 models see the stock below the current price.

Union Pacific: 23 of 23 models see the stock below the current price.

Scenario ranges

From our cautious bear scenario to the optimistic bull scenario. The white tick is the current price (value above it), the green tick the fair value (value below it): if the price sits left of the fair value, there is room to rise.

China Railway Materials Co
Price ¥2.48
Fair Value ¥2.09
Bear ¥1.34Bull ¥3.00
Union Pacific
Price $276
Fair Value $154
Bear $85.25Bull $230

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Ranked within their sector

Where each stock sits within its sector peer group. Band = middle 50% of peers, tick = median, dot = this stock.

China Railway Materials Co · Consumer Discretionary

Quality score55 · above median
Fair value upside-16% · below median

Union Pacific · Industrials

Quality score67 · Top 25%
Fair value upside-44% · below median

Bottom line

As of Sep 24, 2026, Fair Value Calculator sees China Railway Materials Co as the less overvalued of the two: China Railway Materials Co trades at ¥2.48 versus a fair value of ¥2.09 (-16%), while Union Pacific trades at $276 versus $154 (-44%).

Union Pacific has the higher quality score (67/100).

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A model-based valuation snapshot from 26 models. Values change with price and fundamentals; the date shown above applies.