What is Canadian Pacific Kansas City's EV / sales?

Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CP) reported EV / sales of 6.3× in Q1 2026.

What does EV / sales mean?

What the whole business costs relative to its annual sales.

How do you interpret EV / sales?

A fallback valuation gauge for pre-profit or cyclical firms. Like P/S, only comparable across similar-margin businesses, but it accounts for debt and cash unlike P/S.

How does EV / sales compare across companies?

Compare within a margin cohort; the debt-and-cash adjustment makes it cleaner than P/S for leveraged firms.

Canadian Pacific Kansas City CP EV / sales

EV / sales at other companies

Union PacificUNP

5.8×-1.3×

CSXCSX

5.4×+0.2×

Norfolk SouthernNSC

5.2×+0.9×

WabtecWAB

4.3×+1.0×

JB Hunt Transport ServicesJBHT

1.8×+0.4×

Berkshire HathawayBRK.A

2.9×+0.3×

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$3.7B-2.5%

Operating income$1.3B-4.5%

Net income$846.0M-7.0%

EPS (diluted)$0.94-3.1%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$409.0M-41.2%

Total debt$24.5B—

Total equity$46.5B-3.7%

Total assets$87.7B-0.4%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$976.0M-15.6%

CapEx$664.0M-6.6%

Free cash flow$312.0M-29.9%

Valuation

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Market cap$76B+7.7%

Enterprise value$100.12B—

P/E18.6×+0.3×

P/S5.1×+0.3×

Profitability

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Operating margin37%+1.0pp

Net margin27.2%+1.2pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity8.6%+0.1pp

Debt / equity0.5×—

Current ratio0.7×-0.1×

Where this comes from

Calculated from Canadian Pacific Kansas City’s reported figures.

enterprise value/total revenue=6.3×

Based on the most recent quarter.

The official record: Canadian Pacific Kansas City’s 10-Q, filed April 30, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Canadian Pacific Kansas City's EV / sales?: Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CP) reported EV / sales of 6.3× in Q1 2026.
What does EV / sales mean?: What the whole business costs relative to its annual sales.
How do you interpret EV / sales?: A fallback valuation gauge for pre-profit or cyclical firms. Like P/S, only comparable across similar-margin businesses, but it accounts for debt and cash unlike P/S.
How does EV / sales compare across companies?: Compare within a margin cohort; the debt-and-cash adjustment makes it cleaner than P/S for leveraged firms.