Canadian Pacific Kansas City Management
Management criteria checks 3/4
Canadian Pacific Kansas City's CEO is Keith Creel, appointed in Feb 2013, has a tenure of 12.08 years. total yearly compensation is CA$20.08M, comprised of 9.1% salary and 90.9% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.01% of the company’s shares, worth $7.64M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 6.8 years and 8.2 years respectively.
Key information
Keith Creel
Chief executive officer
CA$20.1m
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | 9.1% |
| CEO tenure | 12.1yrs |
| CEO ownership | 0.01% |
| Management average tenure | 6.8yrs |
| Board average tenure | 8.2yrs |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
Canadian Pacific Kansas City Rail Tariff Fears Are Overblown
Feb 09Canadian Pacific Kansas City: Twice As Expensive As The S&P 500
Jan 03Canadian Pacific: The Underdog Stock Destined To Dominate
Dec 16Don't Sleep On Canadian Pacific, One Of My Favorite Dividend Stocks
Oct 24Canadian Pacific: Cautious Amid Sectoral And Valuation Headwinds
Sep 13Canadian Pacific: Cross-Border Advantage, But Now A Hold
Sep 02Canadian Pacific: Idiosyncratic Growth Opportunities Should Drive Outperformance
Aug 08Why Canadian Pacific Remains One Of My All-Time Favorite Dividend Plays
Jul 31Canadian Pacific: Unique Assets And Good Management, But Valuation Is High
May 10Canadian Pacific - One Of My Favorite "Win-Win" Investments
Apr 25Canadian Pacific: There Are Many Reasons To Like And Buy The Stock
Feb 29Canadian Pacific Kansas City: The More It Drops, The More I Buy
Jan 31Canadian Pacific Kansas City Looking Good Rolling Into Earnings
Jan 22Canadian Pacific: Laying The Tracks For Growth
Jan 12Canadian Pacific: Why I Just Bought Shares Of This Blue Chip Railroad
Dec 01Treasury Notes A Much Smoother Ride Than Canadian Pacific Kansas City
Oct 26Initiating My Position In Canadian Pacific Heading Into Earnings
Oct 12My Favorite Railroad - Why Billionaires Own Canadian Pacific Kansas City
Sep 22Canadian Pacific Kansas City: Why I Am Waiting To Buy This Promising Railroad
Sep 11Canadian Pacific Kansas City: The Go-To Railroad For Growth
Aug 15CPKC: There Won't Be A Better Railway Opportunity
Aug 07Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited: I'm So Bullish, It Hurts
Jul 14Canadian Pacific Kansas City Could Derail Your Portfolio
Jul 06Riding The Rails Of Profit: Canadian Pacific
Jun 10Canadian Pacific, Unifor reach new labor agreement
Feb 17Canadian Pacific: Why I Still Haven't Bought It
Feb 08Canadian Pacific Railway Q4 2022 Earnings Preview
Jan 30Canadian Pacific Confirms My Bull Case And What It Means Going Forward
Nov 14Canadian Pacific Railway declares $0.19 dividend
Oct 26Looking At Railroads Like Buffett: Canadian Pacific
Oct 12The Global Supply Chain Reconfiguration And Canadian Pacific
Sep 26Here's Why You Shouldn't Buy Canadian Pacific Right Now
Sep 12US weekly railroads traffic rises 1.4% while strike saga continues on the side-lines
Aug 31Canadian Pacific Railway reaches agreement with Teamsters Canada Rail Conference after binding arbitration
Aug 15North America rail traffic drops 1.4% as Canada gets trapped in year-ago downturn
Jul 27CEO Compensation Analysis
| Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 31 2024 | n/a | n/a | CA$4b |
| Sep 30 2024 | n/a | n/a | CA$4b |
| Jun 30 2024 | n/a | n/a | CA$3b |
| Mar 31 2024 | n/a | n/a | CA$4b |
| Dec 31 2023 | CA$20m | CA$2m | CA$4b |
| Sep 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | CA$4b |
| Jun 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | CA$4b |
| Mar 31 2023 | n/a | n/a | CA$4b |
| Dec 31 2022 | CA$15m | CA$2m | CA$4b |
| Sep 30 2022 | n/a | n/a | CA$3b |
| Jun 30 2022 | n/a | n/a | CA$2b |
| Mar 31 2022 | n/a | n/a | CA$3b |
| Dec 31 2021 | CA$27m | CA$1m | CA$3b |
| Sep 30 2021 | n/a | n/a | CA$3b |
| Jun 30 2021 | n/a | n/a | CA$3b |
| Mar 31 2021 | n/a | n/a | CA$3b |
| Dec 31 2020 | CA$17m | CA$2m | CA$2b |
| Sep 30 2020 | n/a | n/a | CA$2b |
| Jun 30 2020 | n/a | n/a | CA$2b |
| Mar 31 2020 | n/a | n/a | CA$2b |
| Dec 31 2019 | CA$15m | CA$2m | CA$2b |
| Sep 30 2019 | n/a | n/a | CA$2b |
| Jun 30 2019 | n/a | n/a | CA$2b |
| Mar 31 2019 | n/a | n/a | CA$2b |
| Dec 31 2018 | CA$12m | CA$1m | CA$2b |
Compensation vs Market: Keith's total compensation ($USD13.97M) is about average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD12.85M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Keith's compensation has increased by more than 20% whilst company earnings have fallen more than 20% in the past year.
CEO
Keith Creel (55 yo)
12.1yrs
Tenure
CA$20,079,552
Compensation
Mr. Keith E. Creel serves as President and Chief Executive Officer of Canadian Pacific Railway Co. since February 5, 2013 and January 31, 2017 respectively. Mr. Creel is responsible for providing leadershi...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO, President & Director | 12.1yrs | CA$20.08m | 0.010% $ 7.6m | |
| Executive VP & CFO | 8.4yrs | CA$11.93m | 0.00036% $ 261.9k | |
| Executive VP & COO | 5.5yrs | CA$10.36m | 0.0027% $ 2.0m | |
| Executive VP & Chief Marketing Officer | 8.1yrs | CA$10.64m | 0.0015% $ 1.1m | |
| Senior VP & Chief Information Officer | 1.2yrs | no data | 0.00055% $ 400.2k | |
| Vice President Capital Markets & Treasurer | no data | no data | no data | |
| VP, Chief Legal Officer & Corporate Secretary | 1.2yrs | no data | 0.00012% $ 87.3k | |
| Senior VP & Chief Human Resources Officer | no data | no data | 0.00052% $ 378.3k | |
| Senior VP & Chief Risk Officer | 10.4yrs | CA$2.56m | 0.000060% $ 43.7k | |
| Executive Vice-President of Strategic Planning & Corporate Services | 5.5yrs | no data | 0.0015% $ 1.1m | |
| Senior Vice-President of Network & Capacity Management | no data | no data | no data | |
| Managing Director of Asia | no data | no data | no data |
6.8yrs
Average Tenure
51.5yo
Average Age
Experienced Management: CP's management team is seasoned and experienced (6.8 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO, President & Director | 9.8yrs | CA$20.08m | 0.010% $ 7.6m | |
| Independent Director | 9.2yrs | CA$322.68k | 0.0020% $ 1.5m | |
| Independent Chair | 11.8yrs | CA$637.53k | no data | |
| Independent Director | 8.2yrs | CA$311.99k | no data | |
| Independent Director | 8.3yrs | CA$429.82k | no data | |
| Independent Director | 8.5yrs | CA$376.45k | no data | |
| Independent Director | 1.8yrs | CA$267.45k | 0.0014% $ 996.8k | |
| Independent Director | 9.8yrs | CA$417.07k | no data | |
| Independent Director | 1.8yrs | CA$243.14k | 0.0028% $ 2.0m | |
| Independent Director | 1.8yrs | CA$243.16k | 0.00085% $ 618.4k | |
| Independent Director | 5.7yrs | CA$376.80k | no data | |
| Independent Director | 5.7yrs | CA$310.11k | no data |
8.2yrs
Average Tenure
63.5yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: CP's board of directors are considered experienced (8.2 years average tenure).
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2025/03/07 22:49 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/03/07 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2024/12/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2024/12/31 |
Data Sources
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| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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Analyst Sources
Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited is covered by 60 analysts. 28 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
|---|---|
| Will Chien | Accountability Research Corporation |
| John Eade | Argus Research Company |
| Christopher Murray | ATB Capital Markets |