KPIs & Operating Metrics(New)
Growth Metrics

Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CP) FCF Margin (2010 - 2026)

Canadian Pacific Kansas City's quarterly FCF Margin came in at 8.43% in Q1 2026, down 330.0% year-on-year from 3.67% in Q1 2025, and down 55.07% quarter-over-quarter from 18.76% in Q4 2025.

Canadian Pacific Kansas City has reported FCF Margin for 13 years, with the latest figure at 8.43% in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, FCF Margin fell 330.0% year-over-year to 8.43%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 13.82% (down 239.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 14.64%, down 216.0% from the prior year.
  • FCF Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 8.43%, down from 18.76% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for FCF Margin was 47.97% in Q4 2022, with the low at 8.32% in Q2 2023.
  • Average FCF Margin over 5 years is 17.76%, with a median of 15.3% recorded in 2022.
  • Peak annual rise in FCF Margin reached 2035 bps in 2022, while the deepest fall reached 5957 bps in 2022.
  • Tracing CP's FCF Margin over 5 years: stood at 47.97% in 2022, then slumped by 65 bps to 16.82% in 2023, then jumped by 48 bps to 24.83% in 2024, then fell by 24 bps to 18.76% in 2025, then slumped by 55 bps to 8.43% in 2026.
  • The last three FCF Margin figures came in at 8.43% (Q1 2026), 18.76% (Q4 2025), and 11.31% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Margin (Qtr)
1 Union Pacific 155.75 Bn 154.71 Bn 5.85 Bn 24.18%
2 Csx 84.18 Bn 83.08 Bn 3.18 Bn 20.94%
3 Norfolk Southern 68.46 Bn 67.12 Bn 2.74 Bn -1.27%
4 Canadian Pacific Kansas City 58.41 Bn 58.81 Bn 2.36 Bn 8.43%
5 Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies 44.40 Bn 43.91 Bn 1.06 Bn 5.19%
6 Trinity Industries 2.59 Bn 2.65 Bn 128.90 Mn -10.45%
7 Greenbrier Companies 1.46 Bn 968.55 Mn 69.50 Mn 21.89%
8 Foster L B 419.50 Mn 416.39 Mn 25.70 Mn -11.06%
9 FreightCar America 145.10 Mn 80.80 Mn - -
10 Swvl Holdings 18.35 Mn 13.93 Mn - -

Historic Data

Download Data 🔒
DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 8.43%
Dec 31, 2025 18.76%
Sep 30, 2025 11.31%
Jun 30, 2025 16.55%
Mar 31, 2025 11.73%
Dec 31, 2024 24.83%
Sep 30, 2024 14.76%
Jun 30, 2024 13.04%
Mar 31, 2024 13.86%
Dec 31, 2023 16.82%
Sep 30, 2023 8.81%
Jun 30, 2023 8.32%
Mar 31, 2023 21.01%
Dec 31, 2022 47.97%
Sep 30, 2022 29.41%
Jun 30, 2022 15.30%
Mar 31, 2022 21.06%
Dec 31, 2021 102.81%
Sep 30, 2021 9.06%
Jun 30, 2021 74.88%
Mar 31, 2021 13.22%
Dec 31, 2020 32.55%
Sep 30, 2020 0.48%
Jun 30, 2020 18.58%
Mar 31, 2020 6.56%
Dec 31, 2019 25.76%
Sep 30, 2019 18.14%
Jun 30, 2019 13.25%
Mar 31, 2019 10.70%
Dec 31, 2018 23.13%
Sep 30, 2018 12.80%
Jun 30, 2018 17.03%
Mar 31, 2018 9.39%
Dec 31, 2017 16.81%
Sep 30, 2017 13.04%
Jun 30, 2017 16.13%
Mar 31, 2017 5.05%
Dec 31, 2016 29.81%
Sep 30, 2016 19.11%
Jun 30, 2016 12.55%
Mar 31, 2016 -3.77%
Dec 31, 2015 9.96%
Sep 30, 2015 14.45%
Jun 30, 2015 13.93%
Mar 31, 2015 17.54%
Dec 31, 2010 52.53%