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CANADIAN PACIFIC KANSAS CITY LTD/CN CP
CANADIAN PACIFIC KANSAS CITY LTD/CN (CP) earns a Piotroski F-score of 6/9 (mixed financial health), with an Altman Z″ in the grey zone. It pays a dividend (safety: safe). FY2025 revenue was $15.1B at a 27.5% net margin.
Quality score trend · recomputed for each fiscal year
Each year's score is computed from that year's filing — a rising Piotroski F or Altman Z″ means improving financial health, a fall is worth a look.
Analyst price target
Recent analyst actions
| Date | Firm | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-25 | Barclays | Overweight (main) |
| 2026-06-25 | CIBC | Outperformer (main) |
| 2026-06-25 | Evercore ISI Group | Outperform (main) |
| 2026-05-01 | Citigroup | Buy (main) |
| 2026-04-30 | RBC Capital | Outperform (main) |
| 2026-04-30 | Barclays | Overweight (main) |
Wall Street analyst consensus — a sentiment gauge, not our scoring.
How it ranks in Transportation & Utilities · percentile among 348 companies
Percentile vs other Transportation & Utilities companies we cover — e.g. “stronger than 90%” means only 10% score higher on that measure.
Piotroski F breakdown · 6/9 tests passed
- Positive return on assets
- Positive operating cash flow
- Rising ROA
- Cash flow exceeds net income
- Lower long-term debt
- Rising current ratio
- No share dilution
- Rising gross margin
- Rising asset turnover
Altman Z″ components · grey zone
| Component | Value |
|---|---|
| Working capital / assets | -0.036 |
| Retained earnings / assets | 0.23 |
| EBIT / assets | 0.065 |
| Equity / liabilities | 1.197 |
Sector peers · similar-size Transportation & Utilities companies compare side by side →
| Ticker | Company | Piotroski F | Altman Z″ | P / E | Revenue growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CP | CANADIAN PACIFIC KANSAS CITY LTD/CN | 6/9 | 2.21 | — | +3.7% |
| CSX | CSX CORP | 4/9 | 1.85 | 30.7 | -3.1% |
| NSC | NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORP | 5/9 | 2.07 | 24.5 | +0.5% |
| UNP | UNION PACIFIC CORP | 7/9 | 4.54 | 22.2 | +1.1% |
| FIP | FTAI Infrastructure Inc. | 2/9 | — | — | +51.6% |
| NPPXF | NIPPON TELEGRAPH & TELEPHONE CORP | 6/9 | 2.95 | — | -1.3% |
| VZ | VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC | 4/9 | 1.53 | 11.4 | +2.5% |
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About CANADIAN PACIFIC KANSAS CITY LTD/CN
Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited, together with its subsidiaries, owns and operates a transcontinental freight railway in Canada, the United States, and Mexico. The transports bulk commodities, including grain, coal, potash, fertilizers, and sulphur; merchandise freight consists of industrial and consumer products, such as forest products, energy, chemicals and plastics, metals, minerals, consumer products, and automotive; and intermodal traffic comprising retail goods in overseas containers. The company also provides rail and intermodal transportation services through a network of approximately 20,000 miles serving business centers. The company was formerly known as Canadian Pacific Railway Limited and changed its name to Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited in April 2023. Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited was founded in 1881 and is headquartered in Calgary, Canada.
FAQ
Is CP financially healthy?
CANADIAN PACIFIC KANSAS CITY LTD/CN's Piotroski F-score is 6/9 (8–9 is excellent, 0–3 weak), and its Altman Z″ distress score is in the grey zone.
Does CP pay a dividend, and is it safe?
Yes. CANADIAN PACIFIC KANSAS CITY LTD/CN pays a dividend with a 19.2% payout ratio, rated “safe” for safety.
How profitable is CP?
In FY2025, CANADIAN PACIFIC KANSAS CITY LTD/CN had a net margin of 27.5% and a return on equity of 8.8%.
Is CP overvalued or undervalued?
CANADIAN PACIFIC KANSAS CITY LTD/CN trades at about 20.6× trailing earnings — above its 10-year norm (10-year range 11.3×–20.9×, median 17.1×). Stocktoria reports the data, not buy/sell advice.
What is the analyst price target for CP?
The average Wall-Street price target for CANADIAN PACIFIC KANSAS CITY LTD/CN is $90.90, about 1.9% below the recent price, from 12 analysts (consensus: buy).
Is CP a good stock to buy?
Stocktoria doesn't give buy or sell advice, but here is the data on CANADIAN PACIFIC KANSAS CITY LTD/CN: a Piotroski F-score of 6/9, an Altman Z″ in the grey zone. Weigh these quality and valuation signals against your own goals.
Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.