Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CP) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2009 - 2026)
Canadian Pacific Kansas City's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 6.99% in Q2 2026, up 0.42 percentage points from 6.57% a year earlier and up 0.21 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CP) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] at Canadian Pacific Kansas City came in at 6.97%, up 0.32 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has now increased for three consecutive years, though with a five-year change of -8.72 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 6.66% in FY2024 (+0.52 pp), 6.14% in FY2023 (+1.16 pp), 4.97% in FY2022 (-2.65 pp) and 7.63% in FY2021 (-8.06 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] since Q4 2021.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has increased for four straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.45 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] over five years was Q2 2024 (a gain of 1.52 percentage points); the worst was Q1 2022 (a drop of 10.54 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, CP's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was 6.78% (Q1 2026), 6.90% (Q4 2025) and 6.79% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 179.72 Bn | 171.97 Bn | - | 15.93% |
| 2 | Csx | 95.95 Bn | 91.18 Bn | - | 13.38% |
| 3 | United Parcel Service | 84.51 Bn | 61.36 Bn | 22.04 Bn | 11.55% |
| 4 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 81.84 Bn | 81.57 Bn | 57.15 Mn | 7.22% |
| 5 | Fedex | 76.69 Bn | 42.88 Bn | 18.84 Bn | 7.01% |
| 6 | Norfolk Southern | 73.66 Bn | 68.13 Bn | - | 9.77% |
| 7 | Delta Air Lines | 56.72 Bn | 38.90 Bn | - | 10.05% |
| 8 | Old Dominion Freight Line | 36.07 Bn | 34.91 Bn | 1.56 Bn | 29.43% |
| 9 | United Airlines Holdings | 35.51 Bn | -22.18 Bn | - | 8.46% |
| 10 | Ryanair Holdings | 30.13 Bn | 14.39 Bn | - | 15.15% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 7.22% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 6.99% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 6.78% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 6.90% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 6.79% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 6.57% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 6.58% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 6.62% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 6.60% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 6.65% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 6.27% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 5.81% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 5.15% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 8.65% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 5.24% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 4.94% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 4.78% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 4.60% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 4.61% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 7.39% |
API Access
Canadian Pacific Kansas City Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] 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-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=CP&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "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-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=CP&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();