Investing
CapEx
Canadian Pacific Kansas City CapEx decreased by 100.0% to $669.00 in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 100.0%, from $711.00M to $669.00. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), CapEx shows an upward trend with a 19.3% CAGR.
Analysis
StatementCash Flow Statement
SectionInvesting
CategoryGrowth
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityModerate
First reportedQ4 2013
Last reportedQ4 2025
How to read this metric
An increase signals growth investment or infrastructure modernization; a decrease might suggest cost-cutting or a transition to an asset-light model.
Detailed definition
Funds used by a company to acquire, upgrade, and maintain physical assets such as property, plants, buildings, technolog...
Peer comparison
Hardware-focused tech firms typically have higher CapEx relative to revenue than pure software companies due to manufacturing and supply chain needs.
Metric ID:
cf_capital_expendituresHistorical Data
20 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 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | 416M | 372M | 421M | 226M | 370M | 422M | 539M | 405M | 628M | 733M | 702M | 527M | 808M | 748M | 742M | 711M | 743M | 860M | 788M | 669 |
| QoQ Change | — | -10.6% | +13.2% | -46.3% | +63.7% | +14.1% | +27.7% | -24.9% | +55.1% | +16.7% | -4.2% | -24.9% | +53.3% | -7.4% | -0.8% | -4.2% | +4.5% | +15.7% | -8.4% | -100.0% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -11.1% | +13.4% | +28.0% | +79.2% | +69.7% | +73.7% | +30.2% | +30.1% | +28.7% | +2.0% | +5.7% | +34.9% | -8.0% | +15.0% | +6.2% | -100.0% |
Range669 – 860M
CAGR-94.0%
Avg YoY Growth+18.6%
Median YoY Growth+21.5%
Current Streak2 quarters decline
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Canadian Pacific Kansas City's capex?
- Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CP) reported capex of $669.00 in Q1 2026.
- How has Canadian Pacific Kansas City's capex changed year-over-year?
- Canadian Pacific Kansas City's capex decreased by 100.0% year-over-year, from $711.00M to $669.00.
- What is the long-term trend for Canadian Pacific Kansas City's capex?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Canadian Pacific Kansas City's capex has grown at a 19.3% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $1.53B to $3.10B.
- What does capex mean?
- The money spent on long-term physical assets like machinery, data centers, and office buildings.