Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CP) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2026)

Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CP) recorded quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 6.79% in Q1 2026, down 1.83% quarter-over-quarter from 6.92% in Q4 2025, and up 29.0% on a YoY basis from 5.27% in Q1 2025.

Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CP) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Canadian Pacific Kansas City's Return on Capital Employed history runs 11 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 6.79% for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 29.0% year-over-year to 6.79%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 6.79% (up 29.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 6.86%, up 28.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed was 6.79% for Q1 2026 at Canadian Pacific Kansas City, down from 6.92% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 6.92% in Q4 2025 to a low of 3.16% in Q1 2022.
  • Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 5.63% across 5 years, with a median of 6.36% in 2024.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Return on Capital Employed tumbled 1220 bps in 2022, then soared 208 bps in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 4.82% in 2022, then gained by 22 bps to 5.87% in 2023, then climbed by 12 bps to 6.57% in 2024, then grew by 5 bps to 6.92% in 2025, then retreated by 2 bps to 6.79% in 2026.
  • The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 6.79% (Q1 2026), 6.92% (Q4 2025), and 6.8% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Union Pacific 152.26 Bn 151.22 Bn 5.85 Bn 15.27%
2 Csx 84.99 Bn 83.89 Bn 3.18 Bn 11.62%
3 Norfolk Southern 67.33 Bn 65.99 Bn 2.74 Bn 9.77%
4 Canadian Pacific Kansas City 56.27 Bn 56.68 Bn 2.36 Bn 6.79%
5 Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies 46.65 Bn 46.16 Bn 1.06 Bn 10.93%
6 Trinity Industries 2.76 Bn 2.82 Bn 128.90 Mn -
7 Greenbrier Companies 1.54 Bn 1.05 Bn 69.50 Mn -
8 Foster L B 438.47 Mn 435.35 Mn 25.70 Mn 9.98%
9 Rail Vision 179.83 Mn 159.33 Mn 504,000.00 -74.80%
10 FreightCar America 178.32 Mn 114.02 Mn - -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 6.79%
Dec 31, 2025 6.92%
Sep 30, 2025 6.80%
Jun 30, 2025 6.62%
Mar 31, 2025 6.50%
Dec 31, 2024 6.57%
Sep 30, 2024 6.62%
Jun 30, 2024 6.63%
Mar 31, 2024 6.36%
Dec 31, 2023 5.87%
Sep 30, 2023 5.18%
Jun 30, 2023 5.17%
Mar 31, 2023 5.24%
Dec 31, 2022 4.82%
Sep 30, 2022 3.25%
Jun 30, 2022 3.16%
Mar 31, 2022 3.16%
Dec 31, 2021 5.17%
Sep 30, 2021 14.80%
Jun 30, 2021 14.92%