CP vs CSX vs FDX Stock Comparison

Canadian Pacific Kansas City, Csx and Fedex Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CSX Csx Corp
$50.79 +7.6% 1M +42.9% 1Y
Market cap
$94.84B
P/E
26.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$14.95B
Div. yield
0.01%
Railroads Industrials
5 wins
FDX Fedex Corp
$298.81 +2.5% 1M +55.7% 1Y
Market cap
$71.23B
P/E
16.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$94.72B
Div. yield
–
Parcel Delivery Industrials
6 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Fedex leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Fedex 6, Csx 5, Canadian Pacific Kansas City 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCPCSXFDXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $79.59B $94.84B $71.23B CSX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 28.4x 26.5x 16.1x FDX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 23.1x 26.6x 17.8x FDX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +4.6% +5.9% +7.7% FDX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 25.0% 24.0% 4.7% CP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.0% 12.6% 7.4% CSX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.1x 2.4x 1.3x FDX
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.01% 0.00% CSX
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +17.9% +42.9% +55.7% FDX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +3.3%/yr +7.5%/yr +9.7%/yr FDX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 22.7% 22.5% 28.3% CSX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 44/100 48/100 46/100 CSX

Percentile Scorecard

CPCSXFDX

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

AxisCPCSXFDX
Valuation 12 #120 of 136 10 #122 of 136 57 #59 of 136
Growth 51 #60 of 122 61 #48 of 122 68 #40 of 122
Profitability 59 #49 of 119 84 #20 of 119 47 #64 of 119
Financial Health 28 #106 of 147 30 #104 of 147 46 #80 of 147
Shareholder Returns 69 #27 of 84 57 #37 of 84 12 #74 of 84
Overall 44 48 46
  • CP ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • CSX ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • FDX ranked among 150 companies in Transportation

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCPCSXFDXSPY
1 month +1.4%+7.6%+2.5% -1.0%
3 months -3.1%-4.6%-5.2% +2.9%
6 months +3.0%+11.8%-4.4% +6.4%
Year to date +21.6%+40.1%+28.4% +11.4%
1 year +17.9%+42.9%+55.7% +13.1%
3 years +28.9%+71.1%+53.4% +79.4%
3 years, per year +8.8%+19.6%+15.3% +21.5%
5 years +17.6%+43.4%+59.2% +67.7%
5 years, per year +3.3%+7.5%+9.7% +10.9%
10 years +204.4%+402.9%+117.9% +255.2%
10 years, per year +11.8%+17.5%+8.1% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureCPCSXFDXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 22.7%22.5%28.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 21.8%20.8%27.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.440.370.80 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.791.911.97 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -26.5%-30.5%-46.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -7.4%-4.6%-12.0% -2.5%
52-week high $96.69$53.23$339.38 $779.14
52-week low $68.88$33.68$191.92 $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.

MultipleCPCSXFDX
P/E now vs peer median 28.4xmedian 16.0x 26.2xmedian 16.0x 16.0xmedian 16.0x
P/S now vs peer median 7.0xmedian 1.0x 6.3xmedian 1.0x 0.7xmedian 1.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 17.2xmedian 8.7x 15.6xmedian 8.7x 8.4xmedian 8.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 44.8xmedian 11.5x 29.1xmedian 11.5x 13.8xmedian 11.5x
P/B now vs peer median 2.3xmedian 1.2x 6.5xmedian 1.2x 2.2xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median -10.52median 0.82 26.82median 0.82 2.58median 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 monthsCPCSXFDX
Revenue $11.18B $14.95B $94.72B
Operating income $4.11B $5.44B $5.46B
Net income $2.80B $3.58B $4.43B
Free cash flow $1.76B $3.21B $5.12B
EPS (diluted) $3.15 $1.93 $18.55
Cash & equivalents $257.58M $1.22B $13.31B
Total debt $69.26B $18.80B $25.71B
Shares (diluted) 887.10M 1.85B 239.00M
Enterprise value $78.61B $90.07B $37.18B

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
MetricCPCSXFDX
P/E 28.4x 26.2x 16.0x
P/FCF 44.8x 29.1x 13.8x
P/Operating cash flow 19.8x 16.7x 7.9x
P/S 7.0x 6.3x 0.7x
P/B 2.3x 6.5x 2.2x
P/Tangible book 2.5x 6.5x 2.2x
EV/EBITDA 17.2x 15.6x 8.4x
EV/EBIT 23.4x 20.4x 15.2x
EV/Revenue 8.6x 7.4x 0.9x
EV/FCF 54.8x 34.5x 16.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 24.2x 19.8x 9.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -10.52 26.82 2.58

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCPCSXFDX
Revenue growth (1Y) 4.6% 5.9% 7.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 13.6% 0.5% 1.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 5.7% 20.4% 4.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 14.1% -0.8% 3.6%
Net income growth (1Y) -6.7% 23.4% 8.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -4.4% -1.5% 3.7%
EPS growth (1Y) -2.7% 24.3% 10.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -2.7% 1.0% 6.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 1.1% 21.4% 26.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.1% 1.9% 0.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -3.8% 107.0% 71.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -3.3% 1.8% 24.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCPCSXFDX
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 50.0% 47.4% 10.4%
Operating margin 36.7% 36.4% 5.8%
Pretax margin 33.4% 31.6% 6.1%
Net margin 25.0% 24.0% 4.7%
FCF margin 15.7% 21.5% 5.4%
Operating cash flow margin 35.6% 37.5% 9.4%
Return on equity 8.3% 25.4% 14.4%
Return on assets 4.4% 8.0% 4.6%
Return on invested capital 6.0% 12.6% 7.4%
Return on capital employed 7.0% 13.4% 7.0%
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.3x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x 1.6x 2.0x
Stock comp / revenue – – 0.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCPCSXFDX
Debt / assets 28.2% 41.6% 26.0%
Debt / equity 0.5x 1.3x 0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.1x 2.4x 1.3x
Debt / FCF 10.1x 5.9x 5.0x
Liabilities / assets 46.7% 68.2% 68.0%
Equity / assets 53.3% 31.8% 32.0%
Interest coverage – 6.4x –
Current ratio 0.6x 0.8x 1.5x
Quick ratio 0.5x 0.7x 1.4x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.4x 0.7x
Altman Z-score 2.28 2.89 2.51

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCPCSXFDX
Dividend yield 1.1% 1.1% 1.8%
Net buyback yield 3.8% 1.3% -0.3%
Shareholder yield 4.9% 2.3% 1.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) 21.1% 28.5% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 33.7% 31.8% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 11.3% 6.4% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 3.9% 5.4% –

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.

ConsensusCPCSXFDX
Forward P/E 23.1xFY2026 26.6xFY2026 17.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.87FY2026 $1.91FY2026 $16.80FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +15.2%FY2026 +18.6%FY2026 -14.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +12.9% +26.2% +20.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $12.35BFY2026 $14.43BFY2026 $94.93BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +12.5%FY2026 +2.4%FY2026 +1.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -3.4% +13.9% +7.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCPCSXFDX
Held by institutions 69.7% 79.3% 80.6%
Institutions holding 973 1,995 1,939
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.5% +4.0% +2.3%
Institutions buying 439 999 902
Institutions selling 293 627 693
Buyers to sellers 1.50 1.59 1.30

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.

CPCSXFDX
CP 1.00 0.66 0.41
CSX 0.66 1.00 0.41
FDX 0.41 0.41 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CP, CSX and FDX?

Csx (CSX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CP) $79.59B, Csx (CSX) $94.84B, Fedex (FDX) $71.23B.

Which stock is cheaper, CP, CSX and FDX?

Fedex (FDX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CP) 28.4x, Csx (CSX) 26.5x, Fedex (FDX) 16.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Fedex (FDX) is cheapest (Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CP) 23.1x, Csx (CSX) 26.6x, Fedex (FDX) 17.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Fedex (FDX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CP) +4.6%, Csx (CSX) +5.9%, Fedex (FDX) +7.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CP) has the highest net margin (Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CP) 25.0%, Csx (CSX) 24.0%, Fedex (FDX) 4.7%). On return on invested capital, Csx (CSX) leads (Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CP) 6.0%, Csx (CSX) 12.6%, Fedex (FDX) 7.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Fedex (FDX) returned the most: Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CP) +17.9%, Csx (CSX) +42.9%, Fedex (FDX) +55.7%. Over five years, Fedex (FDX) compounded fastest (Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CP) +3.3%/yr, Csx (CSX) +7.5%/yr, Fedex (FDX) +9.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Csx (CSX) has the highest dividend yield: Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CP) 0.01%, Csx (CSX) 0.01%, Fedex (FDX) 0.00%. Fedex (FDX) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Csx (CSX) has been the steadiest (Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CP) 22.7%, Csx (CSX) 22.5%, Fedex (FDX) 28.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CP, CSX and FDX?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Fedex (FDX) leads on 6. 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.