Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

NYSE:CP Stock Report

Market Cap: US$73.2b

Canadian Pacific Kansas City Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 2/6

Canadian Pacific Kansas City has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 13.4%, while the Transportation industry saw earnings growing at 16.7% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 10% per year. Canadian Pacific Kansas City's return on equity is 8.9%, and it has net margins of 28.3%.

Key information

13.4%

Earnings growth rate

5.4%

EPS growth rate

Transportation Industry Growth15.6%
Revenue growth rate10.0%
Return on equity8.9%
Net Margin28.3%
Last Earnings Update31 Mar 2024

Recent past performance updates

Recent updates

Canadian Pacific - One Of My Favorite "Win-Win" Investments

Apr 25

Canadian Pacific: There Are Many Reasons To Like And Buy The Stock

Feb 29

Canadian Pacific Kansas City: The More It Drops, The More I Buy

Jan 31

Canadian Pacific Kansas City Looking Good Rolling Into Earnings

Jan 22

Canadian Pacific: Laying The Tracks For Growth

Jan 12

Canadian Pacific: Why I Just Bought Shares Of This Blue Chip Railroad

Dec 01

Treasury Notes A Much Smoother Ride Than Canadian Pacific Kansas City

Oct 26

Initiating My Position In Canadian Pacific Heading Into Earnings

Oct 12

My Favorite Railroad - Why Billionaires Own Canadian Pacific Kansas City

Sep 22

Canadian Pacific Kansas City: Why I Am Waiting To Buy This Promising Railroad

Sep 11

Canadian Pacific Kansas City: The Go-To Railroad For Growth

Aug 15

CPKC: There Won't Be A Better Railway Opportunity

Aug 07

Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited: I'm So Bullish, It Hurts

Jul 14

Canadian Pacific Kansas City Could Derail Your Portfolio

Jul 06

Riding The Rails Of Profit: Canadian Pacific

Jun 10

Canadian Pacific, Unifor reach new labor agreement

Feb 17

Canadian Pacific: Why I Still Haven't Bought It

Feb 08

Canadian Pacific Railway Q4 2022 Earnings Preview

Jan 30

Canadian Pacific Confirms My Bull Case And What It Means Going Forward

Nov 14

Canadian Pacific Railway declares $0.19 dividend

Oct 26

Looking At Railroads Like Buffett: Canadian Pacific

Oct 12

The Global Supply Chain Reconfiguration And Canadian Pacific

Sep 26

Here's Why You Shouldn't Buy Canadian Pacific Right Now

Sep 12

US weekly railroads traffic rises 1.4% while strike saga continues on the side-lines

Aug 31

Canadian Pacific Railway reaches agreement with Teamsters Canada Rail Conference after binding arbitration

Aug 15

North America rail traffic drops 1.4% as Canada gets trapped in year-ago downturn

Jul 27

US June rail traffic drops 3.2% in mixed reaction to looming recession fears

Jul 06

US weekly rail traffic declines 4.4% as lower coal volumes weigh heavy

Jun 30

What To Make Of Canadian Pacific Earnings

Apr 28

Canadian Pacific - My Biggest Supply Chain Bet

Apr 04

Buying More Canadian Pacific

Feb 25

Canadian Pacific: Heading For A Write-Down Derailment

Jan 06

Canadian Pacific: Doing Well Despite Challenges

Oct 21

Canadian Pacific: This Is Looking Very Good

Sep 14

Canadian Pacific - Preparing To Average Down

Jul 30

Canadian Pacific Is An A+ Dividend Growth Stock

Jun 12

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown
Beta

How Canadian Pacific Kansas City makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.


Earnings and Revenue History

NYSE:CP Revenue, expenses and earnings (CAD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
31 Mar 2413,8093,90200
31 Dec 2312,5553,92700
30 Sep 2311,2414,17500
30 Jun 2310,2144,28600
31 Mar 239,2423,72700
31 Dec 228,8143,51700
30 Sep 228,3922,77800
30 Jun 228,0222,35900
31 Mar 227,8742,84000
31 Dec 217,9952,85200
30 Sep 217,9673,12200
30 Jun 217,8883,24800
31 Mar 217,6262,63700
31 Dec 207,7102,44400
30 Sep 207,7672,30600
30 Jun 207,8832,32600
31 Mar 208,0682,41500
31 Dec 197,7922,44000
30 Sep 197,7292,32100
30 Jun 197,6482,32500
31 Mar 197,4212,03700
31 Dec 187,3161,95100
30 Sep 187,0232,39000
30 Jun 186,7202,27800
31 Mar 186,6132,32200
31 Dec 176,5542,40500
30 Sep 176,4781,80500
30 Jun 176,4371,64200
31 Mar 176,2441,49000
31 Dec 166,2321,59900
30 Sep 166,2821,53400
30 Jun 166,4371,51000
31 Mar 166,6381,57200
31 Dec 156,7121,35200
30 Sep 156,7851,48400
30 Jun 156,7461,56100
31 Mar 156,7761,54200
31 Dec 146,6201,47600
30 Sep 146,4671,10700
30 Jun 146,3311,03100
31 Mar 146,14791200
31 Dec 136,13387500
30 Sep 136,02880800
30 Jun 135,94570800

Quality Earnings: CP has a large one-off loss of CA$7.4B impacting its last 12 months of financial results to 31st March, 2024.

Growing Profit Margin: CP's current net profit margins (28.3%) are lower than last year (40.3%).


Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis


Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: CP's earnings have grown by 13.4% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: CP's earnings growth over the past year (4.7%) is below its 5-year average (13.4% per year).

Earnings vs Industry: CP earnings growth over the past year (4.7%) exceeded the Transportation industry -45.4%.


Return on Equity

High ROE: CP's Return on Equity (8.9%) is considered low.


Return on Assets


Return on Capital Employed


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