Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CP) Return on Assets [ROA] (2009 - 2026)
Canadian Pacific Kansas City's Return on Assets [ROA] was 4.42% in Q3 2026, down 0.47 percentage points from 4.90% a year earlier and down 0.02 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CP) Return on Assets [ROA] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Return on Assets [ROA] at Canadian Pacific Kansas City came in at 4.78%, up 0.32 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Assets [ROA] shows a five-year change of -5.45 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Return on Assets [ROA] was 4.46% in FY2024 (-0.61 pp), 5.07% in FY2023 (+0.05 pp), 5.02% in FY2022 (-1.30 pp) and 6.32% in FY2021 (-3.91 pp).
- The Q3 2026 figure marks the lowest quarterly Return on Assets [ROA] since Q3 2024.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Assets [ROA] was higher in four of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.02 percentage points.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Assets [ROA] over five years was Q2 2023 (a gain of 2.17 percentage points); the worst was Q2 2022 (a drop of 9.64 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, CP's Return on Assets [ROA] in the three quarters before Q3 2026 was 4.44% (Q2 2026), 4.69% (Q1 2026) and 4.74% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 178.63 Bn | 170.88 Bn | - | 10.59% |
| 2 | Csx | 94.16 Bn | 89.39 Bn | - | 8.03% |
| 3 | United Parcel Service | 83.47 Bn | 60.32 Bn | 22.04 Bn | 6.14% |
| 4 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 81.54 Bn | 81.26 Bn | 57.15 Mn | 4.42% |
| 5 | Fedex | 75.60 Bn | 41.80 Bn | 18.84 Bn | 4.58% |
| 6 | Norfolk Southern | 73.66 Bn | 68.13 Bn | - | 5.89% |
| 7 | Delta Air Lines | 60.67 Bn | 42.86 Bn | - | 3.92% |
| 8 | United Airlines Holdings | 39.17 Bn | -18.53 Bn | - | 4.21% |
| 9 | Old Dominion Freight Line | 34.72 Bn | 33.56 Bn | 1.56 Bn | 19.98% |
| 10 | Ryanair Holdings | 31.95 Bn | 16.22 Bn | - | 8.90% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 4.42% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 4.44% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 4.69% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 4.74% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 4.90% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 4.84% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 4.51% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 4.44% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 4.28% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 4.25% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 4.79% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 4.83% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 5.17% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 9.08% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 5.18% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 4.98% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 4.02% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 3.44% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 4.23% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 6.16% |
API Access
Canadian Pacific Kansas City Return on Assets [ROA] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=CP&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-assets-[roa]", "ticker": "CP", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=CP&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();