Ukrainian Railway

State-owned rail monopoly Ukrainian Railway (RAILUA) was incorporated as a public JSC in December 2015, consolidating its regional rail operators. The company owns almost 21,000 km of rail track and a fleet of c. 4,000 locomotives, 110,000 freight and 5,000 passenger railcars. RAILUA accounts for 62% of total freight transportation in Ukraine, being the largest freight operator in Europe, and 36% of domestic passenger transportation. It is the largest domestic employer with a c.300,000-strong labor force.
Year 2026 2028
Issue Volume ($m) 703 352
Coupon Rate (% p.a.) 8.25% 7.875%
Coupon Frequency S/A S/A
Maturity date 7/9/2026 7/15/2028
Ratings: Fitch/Moody`s/S&P CC/CC/—/—/CCC-/— CC/CC/—/—/CCC-/—
Market Price* ($) 73.25 70.25
Market YTM* 63.90% 23.30%
Spread over UST* - -
Note: *Based on bid price.
Year 2021 2022 2023
Net Sales ($m) 3,181 *** ***
EBITDA ($m) 516 *** ***
Net Income ($m) 17 *** ***
EBIT Coverage Ratio (x) 0.43 *** ***
Net Debt/Equity (%) 18.4% *** ***

Latest news about Ukrainian Railway

Nov 06, 2025
| Railcars

Ukrainian Railways – Details latest measures to improve financial position

Ukrainian Railways (RAILUA) Supervisory Board member Serhiy Leschenko said that the company’s newly announced financial recovery package will include three key components: (i) UAH 16bn in direct budget support, (ii) UAH 10bn in savings from cost-cutting measures and scrap metal sales, and (iii) a two-stage freight tariff indexation, up 27.5% from Jan. 1, 2026, and another 11% from Jul. 1, 2026 — expected to yield UAH 22.5bn in additional revenue next year. Leschenko justified the need for these measures by noting that the company’s net loss reached UAH 7.2bn in 9M25 (vs. UAH -7.4bn in 1H25).
Nov 04, 2025
| Transportation

Ukrainian Railways – Gov’t mulls UAH 16bn support in 2026 and freight tariff hike

Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko said the government is ready to provide UAH 16bn of state support to rail monopoly Ukrainian Railways (RAILUA) in 2026, on top of UAH 13bn allocated in 2025, while the company would need to come up with another UAH 10bn, including via cost cuts. The government also considers increasing the company’s freight tariffs and “will make sure that business does not suffer”.
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