Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CP) Operating Margin (2014 - 2026)

Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CP) recorded quarterly Operating Margin of 33.99% in Q1 2026, down 17.33% quarter-over-quarter from 41.12% in Q4 2025, and down 71.0% on a YoY basis from 117.21% in Q1 2025.

Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CP) Operating Margin (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Canadian Pacific Kansas City's Operating Margin history runs 13 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 33.99% for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Operating Margin fell 71.0% year-over-year to 33.99%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 37.02% (up 95.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 37.2%, up 160.0% from the prior year.
  • Operating Margin was 33.99% for Q1 2026 at Canadian Pacific Kansas City, down from 41.12% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Operating Margin ranged from a high of 41.12% in Q4 2025 to a low of 29.11% in Q1 2022.
  • Historically, Operating Margin has averaged 36.09% across 5 years, with a median of 36.31% in 2025.
  • Biggest YoY gain for Operating Margin was 10141 bps in 2022; the steepest drop was 1071 bps in 2022.
  • A 5-year view of Operating Margin shows it stood at 40.17% in 2022, then slipped by 5 bps to 38.19% in 2023, then advanced by 5 bps to 40.27% in 2024, then gained by 2 bps to 41.12% in 2025, then retreated by 17 bps to 33.99% in 2026.
  • The last three Operating Margin figures came in at 33.99% (Q1 2026), 41.12% (Q4 2025), and 36.49% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Operating Margin (Qtr)
1 Union Pacific 152.26 Bn 151.22 Bn 5.85 Bn 39.54%
2 Csx 84.99 Bn 83.89 Bn 3.18 Bn 35.99%
3 Norfolk Southern 67.33 Bn 65.99 Bn 2.74 Bn 29.25%
4 Canadian Pacific Kansas City 56.27 Bn 56.68 Bn 2.36 Bn 33.99%
5 Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies 46.65 Bn 46.16 Bn 1.06 Bn 17.53%
6 Trinity Industries 2.76 Bn 2.82 Bn 128.90 Mn 20.55%
7 Greenbrier Companies 1.54 Bn 1.05 Bn 69.50 Mn 4.27%
8 Foster L B 438.47 Mn 435.35 Mn 25.70 Mn 1.69%
9 Rail Vision 179.83 Mn 159.33 Mn 504,000.00 -482.40%
10 FreightCar America 178.32 Mn 114.02 Mn - -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 33.99%
Dec 31, 2025 41.12%
Sep 30, 2025 36.49%
Jun 30, 2025 36.31%
Mar 31, 2025 34.70%
Dec 31, 2024 40.27%
Sep 30, 2024 33.90%
Jun 30, 2024 35.17%
Mar 31, 2024 32.64%
Dec 31, 2023 38.19%
Sep 30, 2023 35.13%
Jun 30, 2023 29.74%
Mar 31, 2023 36.58%
Dec 31, 2022 40.17%
Sep 30, 2022 40.53%
Jun 30, 2022 39.42%
Mar 31, 2022 29.11%
Dec 31, 2021 -61.24%
Sep 30, 2021 39.86%
Jun 30, 2021 39.92%