BIPH vs CP vs UNP Stock Comparison

Brookfield Infrastructure Partners, Canadian Pacific Kansas City and Union Pacific Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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UNP Union Pacific Corp
$292.89 +6.3% 1M +33.1% 1Y
Market cap
$176.20B
P/E
23.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$26.36B
Div. yield
–
Railroads Industrials
8 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Union Pacific leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Union Pacific 8, Brookfield Infrastructure Partners 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBIPHCPUNPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $9.62B $79.59B $176.20B UNP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -25.7x 28.4x 23.1x UNP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 25.7x 23.1x 21.2x UNP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +16.4% +4.6% +7.4% BIPH
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -1.5% 25.0% 28.9% UNP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.6% 6.0% 15.7% UNP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 6.1x 3.1x 2.1x UNP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.18% 0.01% 0.00% BIPH
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -11.3% +17.9% +33.1% UNP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -10.1%/yr +3.3%/yr +4.3%/yr UNP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 13.9% 22.7% 22.6% BIPH
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 48/100 44/100 45/100 BIPH

Percentile Scorecard

BIPHCPUNP

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisBIPHCPUNP
Valuation 65 #48 of 136 12 #120 of 136 16 #114 of 136
Growth 87 #17 of 122 51 #60 of 122 60 #49 of 122
Profitability 39 #73 of 119 59 #49 of 119 88 #15 of 119
Financial Health 13 #128 of 147 28 #106 of 147 38 #92 of 147
Shareholder Returns 35 #55 of 84 69 #27 of 84 24 #64 of 84
Overall 48 44 45
  • BIPH ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • CP ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • UNP ranked among 150 companies in Transportation

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodBIPHCPUNPSPY
1 month -2.0%+1.4%+6.3% -1.0%
3 months -6.4%-3.1%-4.8% +2.9%
6 months -8.2%+3.0%+9.0% +6.4%
Year to date -6.8%+21.6%+26.6% +11.4%
1 year -11.3%+17.9%+33.1% +13.1%
3 years -1.2%+28.9%+42.6% +79.4%
3 years, per year -0.4%+8.8%+12.6% +21.5%
5 years -41.1%+17.6%+23.3% +67.7%
5 years, per year -10.1%+3.3%+4.3% +10.9%
10 years —+204.4%+224.1% +255.2%
10 years, per year —+11.8%+12.5% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureBIPHCPUNPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 13.9%22.7%22.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 15.7%21.8%21.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.100.440.15 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.810.791.46 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -43.5%-26.5%-32.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -12.8%-7.4%-5.7% -2.5%
52-week high $17.40$96.69$310.62 $779.14
52-week low $15.08$68.88$216.37 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleBIPHCPUNP
P/E now vs peer median -25.6xmedian 16.0x 28.4xmedian 16.0x 22.8xmedian 16.0x
P/S now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 1.0x 7.0xmedian 1.0x 6.6xmedian 1.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.0xmedian 8.7x 17.2xmedian 8.7x 15.4xmedian 8.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median -12.1xmedian 11.5x 44.8xmedian 11.5x 26.0xmedian 11.5x
P/B now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 1.2x 2.3xmedian 1.2x 7.9xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.82 -10.52median 0.82 3.23median 0.82

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsBIPHCPUNP
Revenue $25.06B $11.18B $26.36B
Gross profit $6.65B – –
Operating income $6.20B $4.11B $10.57B
Net income $2.39B $2.80B $7.62B
Free cash flow -$792.00M $1.76B $6.69B
EPS (diluted) – $3.15 $12.81
Cash & equivalents $3.09B $257.58M $2.21B
Total debt $67.76B $69.26B $123.11B
Shares (diluted) – 887.10M 594.50M
Enterprise value -$3.95B $78.61B $168.45B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricBIPHCPUNP
P/E -25.6x 28.4x 22.8x
P/FCF -12.1x 44.8x 26.0x
P/Operating cash flow 1.5x 19.8x 16.5x
P/S 0.4x 7.0x 6.6x
P/B 0.3x 2.3x 7.9x
P/Tangible book 0.5x 2.5x 7.9x
EV/EBITDA 7.0x 17.2x 15.4x
EV/EBIT 11.9x 23.4x 19.1x
EV/Revenue 2.9x 8.6x 7.6x
EV/FCF -93.2x 54.8x 30.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 11.7x 24.2x 19.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – -10.52 3.23

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBIPHCPUNP
Revenue growth (1Y) 16.4% 4.6% 7.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 16.6% 13.6% 3.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 16.9% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 48.1% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 17.8% 5.7% 6.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 28.4% 14.1% 5.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 63.4% -6.7% 8.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 15.0% -4.4% 6.2%
EPS growth (1Y) – -2.7% 7.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -2.7% 7.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 30.9% 1.1% 8.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 26.0% 5.1% 8.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 72.5% -3.8% 11.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 8.5% -3.3% 12.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBIPHCPUNP
Gross margin 26.5% – –
EBITDA margin 41.9% 50.0% 49.7%
Operating margin 24.8% 36.7% 40.1%
Pretax margin 11.8% 33.4% 37.6%
Net margin -1.5% 25.0% 28.9%
FCF margin -3.2% 15.7% 25.4%
Operating cash flow margin 25.1% 35.6% 39.9%
Return on equity 7.2% 8.3% 35.7%
Return on assets 1.9% 4.4% 10.6%
Return on invested capital 6.6% 6.0% 15.7%
Return on capital employed 5.6% 7.0% 15.9%
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.2x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.6x 1.4x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBIPHCPUNP
Debt / assets 55.6% 28.2% 41.8%
Debt / equity 2.1x 0.5x 1.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 6.1x 3.1x 2.1x
Debt / FCF -85.6x 10.1x 4.5x
Liabilities / assets 73.3% 46.7% 69.7%
Equity / assets 26.7% 53.3% 30.3%
Interest coverage 1.1x – 8.3x
Current ratio 0.9x 0.6x 1.2x
Quick ratio 0.7x 0.5x 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.1x 0.6x
Altman Z-score – 2.28 4.33

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBIPHCPUNP
Dividend yield 0.0% 1.1% 1.9%
Net buyback yield – 3.8% 0.0%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 4.9% 1.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) 71.4% 21.1% –
Payout ratio (FCF) -215.5% 33.7% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 10.5% 11.3% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 40.3% 3.9% –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusBIPHCPUNP
Forward P/E 25.7xFY2026 23.1xFY2026 21.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.59FY2026 $3.87FY2026 $13.83FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -34.4%FY2026 +15.2%FY2026 +18.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +88.1% +12.9% -1.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $17.63BFY2026 $12.35BFY2026 $27.79BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -23.7%FY2026 +12.5%FY2026 +13.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -44.6% -3.4% +4.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBIPHCPUNP
Held by institutions – 69.7% 89.0%
Institutions holding – 973 2,888
Change in shares held, QoQ – +2.5% +2.4%
Institutions buying – 439 1,447
Institutions selling – 293 985
Buyers to sellers – 1.50 1.47

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

BIPHCPUNP
BIPH 1.00 0.05 0.03
CP 0.05 1.00 0.68
UNP 0.03 0.68 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BIPH, CP and UNP?

Union Pacific (UNP) is the largest by market capitalisation: Brookfield Infrastructure Partners (BIPH) $9.62B, Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CP) $79.59B, Union Pacific (UNP) $176.20B.

Which stock is cheaper, BIPH, CP and UNP?

Union Pacific (UNP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Brookfield Infrastructure Partners (BIPH) -25.7x, Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CP) 28.4x, Union Pacific (UNP) 23.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Union Pacific (UNP) is cheapest (Brookfield Infrastructure Partners (BIPH) 25.7x, Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CP) 23.1x, Union Pacific (UNP) 21.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Brookfield Infrastructure Partners (BIPH) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Brookfield Infrastructure Partners (BIPH) +16.4%, Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CP) +4.6%, Union Pacific (UNP) +7.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Union Pacific (UNP) has the highest net margin (Brookfield Infrastructure Partners (BIPH) -1.5%, Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CP) 25.0%, Union Pacific (UNP) 28.9%). On return on invested capital, Union Pacific (UNP) leads (Brookfield Infrastructure Partners (BIPH) 6.6%, Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CP) 6.0%, Union Pacific (UNP) 15.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Union Pacific (UNP) returned the most: Brookfield Infrastructure Partners (BIPH) -11.3%, Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CP) +17.9%, Union Pacific (UNP) +33.1%. Over five years, Union Pacific (UNP) compounded fastest (Brookfield Infrastructure Partners (BIPH) -10.1%/yr, Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CP) +3.3%/yr, Union Pacific (UNP) +4.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Brookfield Infrastructure Partners (BIPH) has the highest dividend yield: Brookfield Infrastructure Partners (BIPH) 0.18%, Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CP) 0.01%, Union Pacific (UNP) 0.00%. Union Pacific (UNP) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Brookfield Infrastructure Partners (BIPH) has been the steadiest (Brookfield Infrastructure Partners (BIPH) 13.9%, Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CP) 22.7%, Union Pacific (UNP) 22.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BIPH, CP and UNP?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Union Pacific (UNP) leads on 8. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.