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Stadler Rail vs Union Pacific: Fair Value & Quality

Both stocks run through our valuation models. Here is how Stadler Rail (SRAIL) and Union Pacific (UNP) compare, as of Sep 29, 2026.

As of Sep 29, 2026, Fair Value Calculator sees Union Pacific as the less overvalued of the two: Stadler Rail trades at CHF 29.86 versus a fair value of CHF 14.75 (−50.6%), while Union Pacific trades at $274 versus $153 (−44.0%).
Stadler Rail
SRAIL.SW · CHF · Industrials
−50.6%
upside to fair value
overvalued
PriceCHF 29.86
Fair ValueCHF 14.75
Quality43/100
Union Pacific
UNP · USD · Industrials
−44.0%
upside to fair value
overvalued
Price$274
Fair Value$153
Quality65/100
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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

Stadler RailUnion Pacific
Valuation
28.4×P/E (TTM)22.2×
14.2×Forward P/E (FY2027)19.3×
n/aMedian P/E at FY-end (10 FY, ex one-offs where documented)20.5×
0.70×P/S (TTM)6.41×
3.68×P/B8.82×
9.6×EV/EBITDA14.9×
n/aPEG2.72×
−50.6%Fair value upside−44.0%
1.7%Dividend yield2.0%
CHF 0.50Dividend per share$5.52
Profitability
4.0%Operating margin41.0%
0.86×EBIT margin trend (5Y)1.00×
12.6%Return on equity39.7%
2.2%Return on assets9.3%
Growth
40.2%Revenue growth (YoY)11.5%
-0.6%Avg. growth/yr (3Y)-0.5%
3.6%Avg. growth/yr (5Y)4.6%
−6.3%Value creation/yr+9.5%
Balance & size
3.4×Interest coverage (EBIT/interest)7.5×
0.62×Debt / equity1.64×
$4BMarket cap$163B
expensiveGrowth qualityhealthy
Union Pacific, median P/E at fiscal year-end, 10 fiscal years (2016 to 2025), reported earnings, FY2020, FY2025 ex one-offs: 20.5.
Forward P/E: price divided by the analyst consensus for the first fiscal year that has not started yet. The current year carries special items from quarters already reported.

Union Pacific leads: 4 to 11 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.

Stadler Railof which business quality 38 · market factors 84 Union Pacificof which business quality 61 · market factors 64
ProfitabilityMargins and returns on capital today
29
64
Quality GrowthAre margins and returns improving?
60
57
CashflowEarnings quality: real cash, not paper profit
0
71
Fin. StrengthBalance sheet, leverage, solvency risk
23
40
InvestmentDisciplined investing over empire-building
72
47
Low VolatilityCalm price path (market factor)
69
74
MomentumPrice trend over the last 3–12 months (market factor)
92
59
52W MomentumDistance to the 52-week high (market factor)
89
60
Net IssuanceShare count: buybacks or dilution?
82
86

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 familyStadler RailPrice CHF 29.86Union PacificPrice $274
DCF Modelsn/a−48.2%below the price$142
Earnings-Based−54.7%below the priceCHF 13.54−64.5%below the price$97.24
Dividend Discount−90.1%below the priceCHF 2.95n/a
Multiples−30.9%below the priceCHF 20.64−34.3%below the price$180
Asset-Based−81.8%below the priceCHF 5.44−92.4%below the price$20.83
Growth DCFn/a−68.2%below the price$87.21
Economic Profit−61.7%below the priceCHF 11.44−65.5%below the price$94.58
Growth Earnings−48.6%below the priceCHF 15.35−25.5%below the price$204
Minimum−90.1%below the priceCHF 2.95−92.4%below the price$20.83
Maximum−30.9%below the priceCHF 20.64−25.5%below the price$204
Median−58.2%below the priceCHF 12.49−64.5%below the price$97.24
Geometric mean−67.8%below the priceCHF 9.61−64.2%below the price$98.08

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%.

Stadler Rail: 14 of 15 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.

Stadler Rail
Price CHF 29.86
Fair Value CHF 14.75
Bear CHF 7.43Bull CHF 16.47
Union Pacific
Price $274
Fair Value $153
Bear $85.18Bull $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.

Stadler Rail · Industrials

Quality score43 · below median
Fair value upside−50.6% · below median

Union Pacific · Industrials

Quality score65 · Top 25%
Fair value upside−44.0% · below median

Bottom line

As of Sep 29, 2026, Fair Value Calculator sees Union Pacific as the less overvalued of the two: Stadler Rail trades at CHF 29.86 versus a fair value of CHF 14.75 (−50.6%), while Union Pacific trades at $274 versus $153 (−44.0%).

Union Pacific has the higher quality score (65/100).

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