What If You Invested $1,000 in Union Pacific (UNP)?
Enter any amount and start date. We use historical prices to show your hypothetical return.
Union Pacific
UNP
Historical extremes
Maximum profit (buy at all-time low, sell at peak), maximum drawdown (peak to trough), and total return from IPO to current price.
Max profit
+29821.20% (299.2 times)
- Buy
- Aug 13, 1982
- $0.89
- Sell
- Mar 2, 2026
- $266.97
Buying UNP at the all-time low and selling at the peak would have turned $1,000 into $299,211.98.
Max drawdown
-65.92% (fell to 34% of peak)
- Peak
- Nov 26, 1980
- $2.62
- Trough
- Aug 13, 1982
- $0.89
The worst decline for UNP was -65.92% (fell to 34% of peak) from peak to trough.
IPO to current
+24145.09% (242.5 times)
- IPO
- Jan 2, 1980
- $1
- Current
- Mar 16, 2026
- $242.21
A $1,000 investment in UNP at IPO would be worth $242,450.92 today.
Dollar amounts based on selected investment ($1,000)
Frequently asked questions
What is Union Pacific (UNP) stock's all-time high and all-time low?
- Union Pacific (UNP) stock's all-time low was $0.89 on Aug 13, 1982. The all-time high was $266.97 on Mar 2, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in Union Pacific (UNP) stock at the all-time low?
- Buying Union Pacific (UNP) stock at the all-time low ($0.89 on Aug 13, 1982) and selling at the peak ($266.97 on Mar 2, 2026) would have turned $1,000 into $299,211.98. Historical return: +29821.20% (299.2 times).
What are Union Pacific (UNP)'s best buy and sell dates for maximum profit?
- The best buy date for Union Pacific (UNP) stock was Aug 13, 1982 (all-time low at $0.89). The best sell date was Mar 2, 2026 at $266.97. This investment would have returned +29821.20% (299.2 times).
What was Union Pacific (UNP) stock's maximum drawdown?
- Union Pacific (UNP) stock's worst decline was -65.92% (fell to 34% of peak) from peak to trough. Peak: $2.62 on Nov 26, 1980. Trough: $0.89 on Aug 13, 1982. A $1,000 investment at the peak would have been worth $340.76 at the trough.
What if you bought Union Pacific (UNP) stock at IPO?
- A $1,000 investment in Union Pacific (UNP) stock at IPO ($1 on Jan 2, 1980) would be worth $242,450.92 today. Historical return: +24145.09% (242.5 times). Current stock price: $242.21 as of Mar 16, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in Union Pacific (UNP) 5 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in Union Pacific (UNP) stock 5 years ago ($190.16 on Mar 16, 2021) would be worth $1,273.72 today. Historical return: +27.37% (1.27 times). Current stock price: $242.21 as of Mar 16, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in Union Pacific (UNP) 10 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in Union Pacific (UNP) stock 10 years ago ($64.64 on Mar 16, 2016) would be worth $3,747.07 today. Historical return: +274.71% (3.75 times). Current stock price: $242.21 as of Mar 16, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in Union Pacific (UNP) 20 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in Union Pacific (UNP) stock 20 years ago ($15.03 on Mar 16, 2006) would be worth $16,119.69 today. Historical return: +1511.97% (16.1 times). Current stock price: $242.21 as of Mar 16, 2026.
About this data
- How does the investment calculator work?
- Enter an investment amount and a start date. We use historical stock prices to calculate how many shares you would have bought, then apply the current price to show your hypothetical portfolio value and return.
- What are Historical extremes?
- Max profit: buy at all-time low, sell at the highest price after. Max drawdown: the largest peak-to-trough decline in price. IPO to current: total return from IPO date to the latest price.
- What is Max drawdown?
- Maximum drawdown is the largest peak-to-trough decline in price. It shows the worst drop from any prior high to a subsequent low. Peak and Trough are the dates and prices at which this decline occurred.
- Does this include dividends?
- The calculator uses adjusted closing prices when available, which account for stock splits and dividends. For the most accurate results, we recommend using data that includes dividend adjustments.
- Where does the price data come from?
- Historical prices are from Yahoo Finance, adjusted for stock splits and dividends. We use adjusted close for all calculations.
- How are the dollar amounts in the cards calculated?
- The dollar amounts in Historical extremes use the investment amount you select in the calculator above (e.g. $1,000). They show what your investment would have been worth at the Buy/Peak/IPO date versus the Sell/Trough/Current date.
- What date range can I use?
- The available date range depends on our historical price data for UNP. You can select any date between our first and most recent data point.