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Canadian Pacific Railway CP

US equityMarket cap rank #213Railroads
$88.03
−$0.25 (-0.28%)
Market open · Sep 24, 2:00 pm ET
After hours $88.20 -0.09%
Open$88.16
Prev close$88.28
Day range$87.99 – $89.06
Volume6.03M
Market cap$77.39B
P/E (TTM)28.9
Dividend yield0.76%

Price chart

Daily bars for up to one year, weekly bars for the 5-year view. Averages are 50/200 trading days (10/40 weeks on the 5-year view).

CP at a glance

Canadian Pacific Railway (CP) is trading at $88.03, down 0.28% on the day. Its market value of $77.39B makes it the 213th largest of the 300 companies we follow.

The 52-week range is $67.54 to $96.90. Today's price is about 70% of the way from the low to the high. Holders are ahead 21.0% over twelve months, and up 4.3% across the last three months.

Price is below the 50-day average ($91.38) but above the 200-day ($83.82); RSI is 44, and the last 30 sessions moved at roughly 21% annualized volatility.

In the quarter ended Jun 2026 the company brought in C$4.16B of revenue, up 12.6% from a year earlier, with C$1.02B of net profit (a 25.0% margin).

Valuation works out to 28.9 times trailing earnings, 12% above its five-year average of 25.9. The median for its industry group is 22.8.

17 analysts follow the stock and the average call is "buy". The mean target, $102.69, sits 16.7% over where the stock trades.

This summary is put together from the numbers on the page and updates when they do. It describes the data; it is not a forecast or a recommendation.

Canadian Pacific Railway: the business

Canadian Pacific Kansas City is the only railroad that runs across Canada, the U.S. and Mexico.

What tends to move it. Cross-border freight from nearshoring, grain volumes and efficiency gains are the areas to watch.

Written by hand by the BeStock desk and revised when a business changes. See how we work. Spot something out of date? Tell us.

Performance

Price return over each window, from adjusted daily and weekly closes

1 day
-0.3%
1 week
+0.4%
1 month
-7.0%
3 months
+4.3%
6 months
+12.0%
Year to date
+20.6%
1 year
+21.0%
Day range
$87.99$89.06
52-week range
$67.54$96.90

Technical signals

Full technicals →
Trend readLeaning bearish

2 bullish · 5 bearish of 7 signals

IndicatorValueSignal
Price vs 20-day average-2.3%Bearish
Price vs 50-day average-3.7%Bearish
Price vs 200-day average+5.0%Bullish
50-day vs 200-day50d above 200dBullish
RSI (14)43.6Bearish
MACD (12,26,9)-1.16Bearish
Bollinger band position27%Bearish

Standard indicator readings worked out from daily closes. They describe how the price has behaved, not where it is going.

Key statistics

Bid / Ask$88.02 / $88.04
Average price today$88.32
Volume6.03MAvg (90d) 2.54M
Turnover$532.68M
Turnover rate0.73%of shares outstanding
Volume ratio4.54vs. recent average pace
Day amplitude1.22%
Market cap$77.39B
Float market cap$73.28B
Shares outstanding832.39M
EPS (TTM)$3.20
P/E (TTM)28.87
P/B2.34
Book value / share$37.61
Earnings yield0.08%
Dividend (TTM)$0.67 / shareYield 0.76%
Net profit (TTM)$2.81B
Net assets$33.06B
30-day volatility20.7%annualized
Avg daily range (ATR)1.87%of price, 14 days
Max drawdown (1y)-12.9%-9.0% from 1y peak

Quote as of Sep 24, 2026 2:00 pm ET. Prices can lag the live tape. This is background information, not a recommendation.

How CP ranks on BeStock

Market value#213 of 300
P/E (cheapest = 1)#149 of 283
Dividend yield#196 of 244
Closeness to 52-week high#94 of 300
Dollar volume today#83 of 300

Ranks are among the 300 or so U.S.-listed stocks BeStock covers, recalculated whenever prices refresh. A row is left out when the measure does not apply, such as yield for a stock that pays no dividend.

Latest reported quarter: Q2, ended Jun 2026 · reported in CAD

RevenueC$4.16B+12.6% YoY
Operating profitC$1.47B+9.6% YoY
Net profitC$1.02B-17.0% YoY
Diluted EPSC$1.15-13.5% YoY
Free cash flowC$960.00M+60.0% YoY
Operating cash flowC$1.73B

Revenue, last 8 quarters

C$3.5BSep '24C$3.9BDec '24C$3.8BMar '25C$3.7BJun '25C$3.7BSep '25C$3.9BDec '25C$3.7BMar '26C$4.2BJun '26

Net profit, last 8 quarters

C$837.0MSep '24C$1.2BDec '24C$909.0MMar '25C$1.2BJun '25C$917.0MSep '25C$1.1BDec '25C$845.0MMar '26C$1.0BJun '26

Profitability & balance sheet

Gross margin36.8%
Operating margin36.8%
Net margin25.0%
Return on equity8.3%
Return on assets4.4%
Return on invested capital6.5%
Current ratio0.59
Liabilities / assets46.7%
Cash & investmentsC$366.00M
Total debtC$25.15B
Net cash (debt)-C$24.78B
Free cash flow / sales15.6%
Average move on report day±1.5%last 16 reports
Closed higher10 of 1663% of the time
Best reaction+5.7%
Worst reaction-3.4%

Stock move on the day after each report

-0.4%2024/Q3+1.2%2024/Q4+0.4%2025/Q1-2.9%2025/Q2-0.8%2025/Q3+5.7%2025/Q4+3.2%2026/Q1-3.4%2026/Q2

"Implied move" is the size of move the options market was pricing ahead of the report. Move is the stock’s change on the first session after the release.

Valuation

Multiples measured against the stock's own five-year history

Valuation detail →
Price / earnings28.7x
CheapRich

Above its usual level · 80th percentile, 5-year average 25.9x

#2020 of 2977 stocks by PE (1 = cheapest)

Price / book2.3x
CheapRich

Below its usual level · 38th percentile, 5-year average 2.7x

#3127 of 5304 stocks by PB (1 = cheapest)

Price / sales7.0x
CheapRich

Below its usual level · 29th percentile, 5-year average 8.6x

#4167 of 5143 stocks by PS (1 = cheapest)

P/E over five years

15x23x30x38xSep '21Mar '24Sep '26

Dashed line is the 5-year average; the shaded band is one standard deviation either side.

Morningstar fair value estimate

Fair value$75.00
Price vs. fair value+17.4%Trading above the estimate
Star rating★★☆☆☆
Economic moatWide
UncertaintyMedium

Analyst view

All ratings →
ConsensusBuy
Analysts17
Average target$102.69+16.7% vs. price
  • Buy 76%
  • Hold 24%
Low $95.00Now $88.03Avg $102.69High $110.40

Latest rating actions

  • 3 Sep 2026BernsteinHOLD · PT $103.91
  • 26 Aug 2026BofA SecuritiesBUY · PT $104.00
  • 24 Aug 2026BernsteinHOLD · PT $104.07
  • 14 Aug 2026Wells FargoBUY · PT $100.00
  • 30 Jul 2026TD CowenHOLD · PT $96.69

Ownership & positioning

Who holds it, who is betting against it, and where the big money is moving

Ownership detail →
Institutional ownership73.8%+0.08 pts vs. prior quarter
Institutions holding1,230-9 vs. prior quarter
Insider trades (recent)0 buys / 1 sellsNet selling
Short interest2.27% of floatDays to cover 10.6 · as of 31 Aug 2026
Short-sale volume share29.8%5-day average of daily volume

Short-sale volume as % of daily volume

13%28%43%58%Aug '26Sep '26Sep '26

Large-order net flow, last 20 sessions

Net of large-order buying minus selling, in USD. Over this window: −$56.15M (4 inflow days, 16 outflow days).

Dividends

Dividend yield (TTM)0.76%
Upcoming dividend$0.20Ex-date 25 Sep 2026
Next-to-last$0.19
Payments on file40

Dividends paid per share, by year

1.9420182.9520192.7720201.1620210.5820220.5720230.5520240.632025

Across the full calendar years shown, the annual payout shrank by roughly 14.9% a year.

Latest headlines

More news →
  • Bernstein Maintains Canadian Pacific Railway(CP.US) With Hold Rating, Raises Target Price to $104.44Market news · 3 Sep 2026
  • BofA Securities Maintains Canadian Pacific Railway(CP.US) With Buy Rating, Maintains Target Price $104Market news · 27 Aug 2026
  • Bernstein Maintains Canadian Pacific Railway(CP.US) With Hold Rating, Raises Target Price to $103.95Market news · 24 Aug 2026
  • A Quick Look at Today's Ratings for Canadian Pacific Railway(CP.US), With a Forecast Between $99 to $109.14Market news · 31 Jul 2026
  • A Quick Look at Today's Ratings for Canadian Pacific Railway(CP.US), With a Forecast Between $95.38 to $103.21Market news · 30 Jul 2026

CP stock: common questions

How is Canadian Pacific Railway stock doing today?

$88.03 is the latest print for CP, a move of -0.28% against yesterday's close of $88.28. Today's low and high so far: $87.99 and $89.06.

What is CP worth in total?

Equity value comes to $77.39B at the current price. By that measure it is number 213 of the 300 names in our coverage.

Is CP expensive on earnings?

Buyers pay 28.9 times the last twelve months of profit (EPS $3.20). Averaged over five years the multiple has been 25.9, and today's level ranks in the 80th percentile of its own history.

Where does CP sit in its 52-week range?

The year's floor is $67.54 and the ceiling $96.90. Shares are 9.2% away from that ceiling.

Does CP send cash back through a dividend?

It does. Payouts over the past twelve months work out to a 0.76% yield; the latest ex-dividend date was June 26, 2026.

What is the analyst view on Canadian Pacific Railway?

Of 17 analysts, 76% say buy, 24% hold and 0% sell. Price targets average $102.69, with the most cautious at $95.00 and the most optimistic at $110.40.

What does Canadian Pacific Railway do?

Canadian Pacific Kansas City is the only railroad that runs across Canada, the U.S. and Mexico.

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