Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CP) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2009 - 2026)
Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CP) posted Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of 5.98% for Q2 2026, down 0.05 percentage points from 6.03% a year earlier but up 0.08 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CP) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Canadian Pacific Kansas City's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] came in at 6.00%, up 0.05 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] shows a five-year change of -8.78 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Canadian Pacific Kansas City's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was 5.95% in FY2024 (+5.95 pp), 0.00% in FY2023 (-5.08 pp), 5.08% in FY2022 (-2.15 pp) and 7.23% in FY2021 (-7.55 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has run from a low of 0.00% in Q2 2023 to a high of 14.04% in Q3 2021 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] increased in six of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +2.28 percentage points.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in the past five years was Q1 2025, with a gain of 5.98 percentage points; the weakest was Q2 2022, with a drop of 10.23 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] for the three prior quarters was 5.90% (Q1 2026), 5.95% (Q4 2025) and 6.12% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 179.72 Bn | 171.97 Bn | - | 15.71% |
| 2 | Csx | 95.95 Bn | 91.18 Bn | - | 12.59% |
| 3 | United Parcel Service | 84.51 Bn | 61.36 Bn | 22.04 Bn | 12.25% |
| 4 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 81.84 Bn | 81.57 Bn | 57.15 Mn | 5.96% |
| 5 | Fedex | 76.69 Bn | 42.88 Bn | 18.84 Bn | 7.49% |
| 6 | Norfolk Southern | 73.66 Bn | 68.13 Bn | - | 9.67% |
| 7 | Delta Air Lines | 56.72 Bn | 38.90 Bn | - | 10.82% |
| 8 | Old Dominion Freight Line | 36.07 Bn | 34.91 Bn | 1.56 Bn | 25.01% |
| 9 | United Airlines Holdings | 35.51 Bn | -22.18 Bn | - | 8.90% |
| 10 | Ryanair Holdings | 30.13 Bn | 14.39 Bn | - | 14.81% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 5.96% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 5.98% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 5.90% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 5.95% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 6.12% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 6.03% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 5.98% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 5.91% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 5.76% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 5.75% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.00% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.00% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.00% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.00% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 5.31% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 5.03% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 4.65% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 4.33% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 4.50% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 7.01% |
API Access
Canadian Pacific Kansas City Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] 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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=CP&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=CP&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();