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Canadian Pacific Kansas City CP Return on invested capital

Return on invested capital at other companies

Union Pacific logo
Union PacificUNP
22.7%+7.3pp
CSX logo
CSXCSX
17.9%-18.0pp
Norfolk Southern logo
Norfolk SouthernNSC
25.1%-1.0pp
Wabtec logo
WabtecWAB
8.7%-0.3pp
JB Hunt Transport Services logo
JB Hunt Transport ServicesJBHT
13.1%+1.8pp
Berkshire Hathaway logo
Berkshire HathawayBRK.A
10.4%-4.9pp

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.

Based on trailing twelve months.

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 return on invested capital?
Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CP) reported return on invested capital of 8.2% in Q4 2025.
How has Canadian Pacific Kansas City's return on invested capital changed year-over-year?
Canadian Pacific Kansas City's return on invested capital decreased by 19.1% year-over-year, from 10.1% to 8.2%.
What does return on invested capital mean?
The after-tax return the business earns on all the capital — debt and equity — invested in it.
How do you interpret return on invested capital?
The cleanest measure of business quality: ROIC sustained above the cost of capital creates value, below it destroys value. Compare against WACC, not against zero.
How does return on invested capital compare across companies?
Highly comparable across companies as a quality screen. Sector-sensitive definitions of invested capital mean banks/insurers are best excluded.