Discontinued — last reported Q3 '22
Non-service pension and postretirement benefit expense
Canadian Pacific Kansas City Non-service pension and postretirement benefit expense increased by 12.1% to -$94.00M in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 8.0%, from -$87.00M to -$94.00M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Non-service pension and postretirement benefit expense shows relatively stable performance with a 1.8% CAGR. This is a positive signal — lower values indicate better performance for this metric.
Analysis
How to read this metric
An increase indicates higher non-operating costs, often due to lower discount rates or poor plan asset performance, which reduces net income.
Detailed definition
This represents the non-service components of net periodic benefit costs, such as interest costs, expected return on pla...
Peer comparison
Standard across large-cap companies with legacy defined benefit plans; peers often report this within non-operating income or expense lines.
is_non_service_pension_and_postretirement_expenseHistorical 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 | -96M | -95M | -101M | -101M | -101M | -102M | -107M | -86M | -83M | -85M | -73M | -88M | -88M | -89M | -87M | -107M | -107M | -107M | -94M |
| QoQ Change | — | +1.0% | -6.3% | +0.0% | +0.0% | -1.0% | -4.9% | +19.6% | +3.5% | -2.4% | +14.1% | -20.5% | +0.0% | -1.1% | +2.2% | -23.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +12.1% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -5.2% | -7.4% | -5.9% | +14.9% | +17.8% | +16.7% | +31.8% | -2.3% | -6.0% | -4.7% | -19.2% | -21.6% | -21.6% | -20.2% | -8.0% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Canadian Pacific Kansas City's non-service pension and postretirement benefit expense?
- Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CP) reported non-service pension and postretirement benefit expense of -$94.00M in Q4 2025.
- How has Canadian Pacific Kansas City's non-service pension and postretirement benefit expense changed year-over-year?
- Canadian Pacific Kansas City's non-service pension and postretirement benefit expense decreased by 8.0% year-over-year, from -$87.00M to -$94.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for Canadian Pacific Kansas City's non-service pension and postretirement benefit expense?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Canadian Pacific Kansas City's non-service pension and postretirement benefit expense has grown at a 1.8% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from -$387.00M to -$415.00M.
- What does non-service pension and postretirement benefit expense mean?
- The portion of pension and postretirement benefit costs driven by financial market factors rather than employee service.