CSX vs BIPH vs CP Stock Comparison

Csx, Brookfield Infrastructure Partners and Canadian Pacific Kansas City Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CSX Csx Corp
$52.27 +11.7% 1M +45.2% 1Y
Market cap
$96.35B
P/E
27.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$14.95B
Div. yield
1.05%
Railroads Industrials
7 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Csx leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Csx 7, Canadian Pacific Kansas City 3, Brookfield Infrastructure Partners 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCSXBIPHCPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $96.35B $9.59B $80.12B CSX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 27.0x -25.6x 28.9x CSX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 26.7x 25.7x 23.3x CP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.9% +16.4% +4.6% BIPH
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 24.0% -1.5% 25.0% CP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 12.6% 6.6% 6.0% CSX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.4x 6.1x 3.1x CSX
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.05% 0.00% 1.10% CP
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +45.2% -11.7% +22.4% CSX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +7.6%/yr -10.0%/yr +3.3%/yr CSX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 22.5% 13.9% 22.7% BIPH
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 47/100 47/100 42/100 CSX

Percentile Scorecard

CSXBIPHCP

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

AxisCSXBIPHCP
Valuation 10 #122 of 136 65 #48 of 136 12 #120 of 136
Growth 59 #50 of 121 87 #17 of 121 50 #61 of 121
Profitability 83 #20 of 115 40 #70 of 115 57 #50 of 115
Financial Health 29 #102 of 143 13 #125 of 143 28 #103 of 143
Shareholder Returns 53 #39 of 82 28 #59 of 82 64 #30 of 82
Overall 47 47 42
  • CSX ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • BIPH ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • CP ranked among 150 companies in Transportation

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCSXBIPHCPSPY
1 month +11.7%-1.6%+4.9% -0.2%
3 months +2.8%-6.2%-0.6% +3.9%
6 months +15.6%-7.8%+5.1% +8.2%
Year to date +44.2%-6.8%+23.8% +12.9%
1 year +45.2%-11.7%+22.4% +12.3%
3 years +78.8%+2.6%+31.0% +87.4%
3 years, per year +21.4%+0.9%+9.4% +23.3%
5 years +44.2%-41.1%+17.8% +67.9%
5 years, per year +7.6%-10.0%+3.3% +10.9%
10 years +417.5%—+214.2% +261.1%
10 years, per year +17.9%—+12.1% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCSXBIPHCPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 22.5%13.9%22.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 20.9%15.7%21.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.380.100.46 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.01-0.850.99 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -30.5%-43.5%-26.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -1.8%-12.7%-5.7% -1.2%
52-week high $53.23$17.40$96.69 $779.14
52-week low $33.68$15.08$68.88 $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.

MultipleCSXBIPHCP
P/E now vs peer median 27.0xmedian 16.3x -25.6xmedian 16.3x 28.9xmedian 16.3x
P/S now vs peer median 6.4xmedian 1.0x 0.4xmedian 1.0x 7.2xmedian 1.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 16.0xmedian 8.7x 7.0xmedian 8.7x 17.4xmedian 8.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 30.0xmedian 11.4x -12.1xmedian 11.4x 45.6xmedian 11.4x
P/B now vs peer median 6.7xmedian 1.2x 0.3xmedian 1.2x 2.4xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 27.60median 0.82 —median 0.82 -10.71median 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 monthsCSXBIPHCP
Revenue $14.95B $25.06B $11.18B
Gross profit – $6.65B –
Operating income $5.44B $6.20B $4.11B
Net income $3.58B $2.39B $2.80B
Free cash flow $3.21B -$792.00M $1.76B
EPS (diluted) $1.93 – $3.15
Cash & equivalents $1.22B $3.09B $257.58M
Total debt $18.80B $67.76B $17.70B
Shares (diluted) 1.85B – 887.10M
Enterprise value $91.58B -$8.39B $79.83B

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
MetricCSXBIPHCP
P/E 27.0x -25.6x 28.9x
P/FCF 30.0x -12.1x 45.6x
P/Operating cash flow 17.2x 1.5x 20.1x
P/S 6.4x 0.4x 7.2x
P/B 6.7x 0.3x 2.4x
P/Tangible book 6.7x 0.5x 2.6x
EV/EBITDA 16.0x 7.0x 17.4x
EV/EBIT 20.9x 11.9x 23.7x
EV/Revenue 7.6x 2.9x 8.7x
EV/FCF 35.3x -93.2x 55.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 20.3x 11.7x 24.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 27.60 – -10.71

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCSXBIPHCP
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.9% 16.4% 4.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 0.5% 16.6% 13.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 16.9% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 48.1% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 20.4% 17.8% 5.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -0.8% 28.4% 14.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 23.4% 63.4% -6.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -1.5% 15.0% -4.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 24.3% – -2.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 1.0% – -2.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 21.4% 30.9% 1.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 1.9% 26.0% 5.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 107.0% 72.5% -3.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 1.8% 8.5% -3.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCSXBIPHCP
Gross margin – 26.5% –
EBITDA margin 47.4% 41.9% 50.0%
Operating margin 36.4% 24.8% 36.7%
Pretax margin 31.6% 11.8% 33.4%
Net margin 24.0% -1.5% 25.0%
FCF margin 21.5% -3.2% 15.7%
Operating cash flow margin 37.5% 25.1% 35.6%
Return on equity 25.4% 7.2% 8.3%
Return on assets 8.0% 1.9% 4.4%
Return on invested capital 12.6% 6.6% 6.0%
Return on capital employed 13.4% 5.6% 7.0%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.2x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 2.6x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCSXBIPHCP
Debt / assets 41.6% 55.6% 28.2%
Debt / equity 1.3x 2.1x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.4x 6.1x 3.1x
Debt / FCF 5.9x -85.6x 10.1x
Liabilities / assets 68.2% 73.3% 46.7%
Equity / assets 31.8% 26.7% 53.3%
Interest coverage 6.4x 1.1x –
Current ratio 0.8x 0.9x 0.6x
Quick ratio 0.7x 0.7x 0.5x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.3x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 2.95 – 2.31

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCSXBIPHCP
Dividend yield 1.1% 0.0% 1.1%
Net buyback yield 1.2% – 3.7%
Shareholder yield 2.3% 0.0% 4.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) 28.5% 71.4% 21.1%
Payout ratio (FCF) 31.8% -215.5% 33.7%
Dividend growth (1Y) 6.4% 10.5% 11.3%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 5.4% 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.

ConsensusCSXBIPHCP
Forward P/E 26.7xFY2026 25.7xFY2026 23.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.96FY2026 $0.59FY2026 $3.91FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +21.7%FY2026 -34.4%FY2026 +16.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +26.0% +88.1% +12.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $14.54BFY2026 $17.63BFY2026 $12.51BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +3.2%FY2026 -23.7%FY2026 +13.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +14.2% -44.6% -3.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCSXBIPHCP
Held by institutions 79.3% – 69.7%
Institutions holding 1,996 – 973
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.0% – +2.5%
Institutions buying 1,000 – 439
Institutions selling 627 – 293
Buyers to sellers 1.59 – 1.50

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.

CSXBIPHCP
CSX 1.00 0.04 0.66
BIPH 0.04 1.00 0.05
CP 0.66 0.05 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CSX, BIPH and CP?

Csx (CSX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Csx (CSX) $96.35B, Brookfield Infrastructure Partners (BIPH) $9.59B, Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CP) $80.12B.

Which stock is cheaper, CSX, BIPH and CP?

Csx (CSX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Csx (CSX) 27.0x, Brookfield Infrastructure Partners (BIPH) -25.6x, Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CP) 28.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CP) is cheapest (Csx (CSX) 26.7x, Brookfield Infrastructure Partners (BIPH) 25.7x, Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CP) 23.3x). 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: Csx (CSX) +5.9%, Brookfield Infrastructure Partners (BIPH) +16.4%, Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CP) +4.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CP) has the highest net margin (Csx (CSX) 24.0%, Brookfield Infrastructure Partners (BIPH) -1.5%, Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CP) 25.0%). On return on invested capital, Csx (CSX) leads (Csx (CSX) 12.6%, Brookfield Infrastructure Partners (BIPH) 6.6%, Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CP) 6.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Csx (CSX) returned the most: Csx (CSX) +45.2%, Brookfield Infrastructure Partners (BIPH) -11.7%, Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CP) +22.4%. Over five years, Csx (CSX) compounded fastest (Csx (CSX) +7.6%/yr, Brookfield Infrastructure Partners (BIPH) -10.0%/yr, Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CP) +3.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CP) has the highest dividend yield: Csx (CSX) 1.05%, Brookfield Infrastructure Partners (BIPH) 0.00%, Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CP) 1.10%. Brookfield Infrastructure Partners (BIPH) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Brookfield Infrastructure Partners (BIPH) has been the steadiest (Csx (CSX) 22.5%, Brookfield Infrastructure Partners (BIPH) 13.9%, Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CP) 22.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Csx (CSX) leads on 7. 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.