Free cash flow
Canadian Pacific Kansas City Free cash flow increased by 77.8% to $736.00M in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 23.5%, from $962.00M to $736.00M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Free cash flow shows relatively stable performance with a 0.6% CAGR. This is a positive signal — higher values indicate stronger performance for this metric.
Analysis
How to read this metric
An increase suggests strong operational efficiency and the ability to self-fund future innovation or return capital to shareholders, while a decrease may indicate heavy capital expenditure cycles or declining operational profitability.
Detailed definition
Free cash flow represents the cash generated by a company after accounting for cash outflows to support operations and m...
Peer comparison
High-growth semiconductor and AI infrastructure peers typically prioritize reinvestment, so free cash flow margins are often compared against R&D intensity and capital expenditure requirements of industry rivals.
cf_free_cash_flowHistorical Data
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $1.54B | $176.00M | $183.00M | $387.00M | $337.00M | $680.00M | $1.18B | $476.00M | $264.00M | $294.00M | $635.00M | $488.00M | $470.00M | $524.00M | $962.00M | $445.00M | $612.00M | $414.00M | $736.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | -88.6% | +4.0% | +111.5% | -12.9% | +101.8% | +73.7% | -59.7% | -44.5% | +11.4% | +116.0% | -23.1% | -3.7% | +11.5% | +83.6% | -53.7% | +37.5% | -32.4% | +77.8% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -78.1% | +286.4% | +545.4% | +23.0% | -21.7% | -56.8% | -46.2% | +2.5% | +78.0% | +78.2% | +51.5% | -8.8% | +30.2% | -21.0% | -23.5% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Canadian Pacific Kansas City's free cash flow?
- Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CP) reported free cash flow of $736.00M in Q4 2025.
- How has Canadian Pacific Kansas City's free cash flow changed year-over-year?
- Canadian Pacific Kansas City's free cash flow decreased by 23.5% year-over-year, from $962.00M to $736.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for Canadian Pacific Kansas City's free cash flow?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Canadian Pacific Kansas City's free cash flow has grown at a 0.6% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $2.16B to $2.21B.
- What does free cash flow mean?
- The cash a company has left over after paying for its operating expenses and capital investments.