Earnings Per Share
Shares (Basic)
Canadian Pacific Kansas City Shares (Basic) decreased by 1.5% to 896.8M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 3.9%, from 933.2M to 896.8M. Over 3 years (FY 2021 to FY 2024), Shares (Basic) shows an upward trend with a 11.6% CAGR.
Analysis
StatementIncome Statement
SectionEarnings Per Share
CategoryCapital Allocation
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityStable
First reportedQ1 2013
Last reportedQ1 2026Apr 30, 2026
How to read this metric
Changes reflect share buybacks (decrease) or equity issuance (increase), which impact the per-share earnings calculation.
Detailed definition
The average number of common shares outstanding during the reporting period, calculated by weighting the number of share...
Peer comparison
Standard metric for all public companies; reflects capital structure and share repurchase activity.
Metric ID:
weighted_shares_basicHistorical Data
19 periods
| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | 666.7M | 666.9M | 13M | 929.7M | 929.9M | 930M | 100K | 930.7M | 931.2M | 931.5M | 200K | 932.4M | 932.8M | 933.2M | 200K | 933.2M | 923.8M | 910.4M | 896.8M |
| QoQ Change | — | +0.0% | -98.1% | >999% | +0.0% | +0.0% | -100.0% | >999% | +0.1% | +0.0% | -100.0% | >999% | +0.0% | +0.0% | -100.0% | >999% | -1.0% | -1.5% | -1.5% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +39.5% | +39.5% | -99.2% | +0.1% | +0.1% | +0.2% | +100.0% | +0.2% | +0.2% | +0.2% | +0.0% | +0.1% | -1.0% | -2.4% | -3.9% |
Range100K – 933.2M
CAGR+6.8%
Avg YoY Growth+4.9%
Median YoY Growth+0.1%
Current Streak3 quarters decline
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Canadian Pacific Kansas City's shares (basic)?
- Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CP) reported shares (basic) of 896.8M in Q1 2026.
- How has Canadian Pacific Kansas City's shares (basic) changed year-over-year?
- Canadian Pacific Kansas City's shares (basic) decreased by 3.9% year-over-year, from 933.2M to 896.8M.
- What is the long-term trend for Canadian Pacific Kansas City's shares (basic)?
- Over 3 years (2021 to 2024), Canadian Pacific Kansas City's shares (basic) has grown at a 11.6% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 2B to 2.8B.
- What does shares (basic) mean?
- The average number of shares held by investors during the period.