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BURLINGTON NORTHN SANTA FE C (NYSE)
BNI	98.30	0.04	(0.04%)	Vol. 3,471,916	16:00 ET

Burlington North/Santa Fe, through its subsidiary The Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway Company, operates one of the largest railroad networks in North America. This vast network covers the western two-thirds of the United States, stretching from major Pacific Northwest and Southern California ports to the Midwest, Southeast and Southwest, and from the Gulf of Mexico to Canada.

General Information

BURLNGTN NSF CP

2650 Lou Menk Drive Fort Worth, TX 76131-2830 Phone: 800-795-2673 Fax: 817-333-2377 Web: www.bnsf.com Email: investor.relations@bnsf.com

Industry	TRANS-RAIL
Sector:	Transportation

Fiscal Year End	December
Last Reported Quarter	09/30/09
Next EPS Date	01/20/2010

Price and Volume Information

Zacks Rank
Yesterday's Close	98.26
52 Week High	98.40
52 Week Low	50.86
Beta	0.99
20 Day Moving Average	10,062,349.00
Target Price Consensus	94.18

% Price Change
4 Week	23.99
12 Week	16.74
YTD	29.57

% Price Change Relative to S&P 500
4 Week	22.65
12 Week	10.06
YTD	7.24

Share Information
Shares Outstanding (millions)	340.02
Market Capitalization (millions)	33,356.36
Short Ratio	1.47
Last Split Date	09/02/1998

Dividend Information
Dividend Yield	1.63%
Annual Dividend	$1.60
Payout Ratio	0.31
Change in Payout Ratio	0.08
Last Dividend Payout / Amount	09/08/2009 / $0.40

EPS Information
Current Quarter EPS Consensus Estimate	1.22
Current Year EPS Consensus Estimate	4.85
Estimated Long-Term EPS Growth Rate	11.00
Next EPS Report Date	01/20/2010

Consensus Recommendations
Current (1=Strong Buy, 5=Strong Sell)	3.04
30 Days Ago	2.50
60 Days Ago	2.43
90 Days Ago	2.55

Fundamental Ratios

P/E
Current FY Estimate:	20.24
Trailing 12 Months:	18.90
PEG Ratio	1.83

EPS Growth
vs. Previous Year	-28.80%
vs. Previous Quarter	15.25%

Sales Growth
vs. Previous Year	-26.72%
vs. Previous Quarter:	8.41%

Price Ratios
Price/Book	2.72
Price/Cash Flow	9.36
Price / Sales	2.27

ROE
09/30/09	15.26
06/30/09	17.18
03/31/09	17.85

ROA
09/30/09	4.77
06/30/09	5.40
03/31/09	5.63

Current Ratio
09/30/09	1.03
06/30/09	0.75
03/31/09	0.80

Quick Ratio
09/30/09	0.87
06/30/09	0.60
03/31/09	0.64

Operating Margin
09/30/09	12.10
06/30/09	12.33
03/31/09	11.81

Net Margin
09/30/09	19.57
06/30/09	19.88
03/31/09	18.01

Pre-Tax Margin
09/30/09	19.57
06/30/09	19.88
03/31/09	18.01

Book Value
09/30/09	36.04
06/30/09	34.90
03/31/09	33.63

Inventory Turnover
09/30/09	10.23
06/30/09	11.31
03/31/09	12.46

Debt-to-Equity
09/30/09	0.82
06/30/09	0.78
03/31/09	0.82

Debt to Capital
09/30/09	45.09
06/30/09	43.92
03/31/09	45.20


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