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
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |