Last Price$73.1(1.6%)
Market Cap$67.6B
LTM Free Cash Flow margin
16.5%
5Y avg
20.0%
Railroads industry
median
7.7%
Stock quality & Intrinsic value
6/10
(0.4%) overvalued
Canadian Pacific Railway Limited Free Cash Flow margin
Annual
Quarterly
LTM
Industry median
Company stand-alone
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| Dec'05 | Dec'06 | Dec'07 | Dec'08 | Dec'09 | Dec'10 | Dec'11 | Dec'12 | Dec'13 | Dec'14 | Dec'15 | Dec'16 | Dec'17 | Dec'18 | Dec'19 | Dec'20 | Dec'21 | Dec'22 | Dec'23 | Dec'24 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free Cash Flow margin | 3.8% | 5.6% | 9.0% | 3.9% | (5.7%) | (4.5%) | (11.4%) | 3.2% | 11.6% | 10.2% | 14.0% | 14.6% | 12.8% | 15.9% | 17.2% | 14.7% | 27.0% | 29.3% | 13.0% | 16.5% |
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Canadian Pacific Railway Limited (CP) Free Cash Flow margin comparison analysis
General
LTM Free Cash Flow margin
OTHER METRICS
Company name
Revenue growth
EPS growth
Net Income margin
Canadian Pacific Railway LimitedCP
16.5%
14.0%
(7.0%)
25.6%
Median Peer Set
7.7%
(0.6%)
78.2%
9.1%
Union Pacific CorporationUNP
24.3%
0.5%
112.1%
27.8%
CSX CorporationCSX
18.7%
(0.8%)
(3.2%)
23.9%
Canadian National Railway CompanyCNI
18.0%
(0.3%)
(19.3%)
26.1%
Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies CorporationWAB
15.7%
7.3%
120.8%
10.2%
FreightCar America, Inc.RAIL
11.4%
(1.8%)
(24.4%)
(6.6%)
L.B. Foster CompanyFSTR
3.9%
(2.4%)
2,764.3%
8.1%
Norfolk Southern CorporationNSC
0.2%
(0.3%)
44.3%
21.6%
Trinity Industries, Inc.TRN
(0.7%)
3.2%
29.0%
4.5%
The Greenbrier Companies, Inc.GBX
(2.2%)
(10.3%)
164.1%
4.5%
Rail Vision Ltd.RVSN
(1,077.0%)
(66.3%)
482.4%
(7,850.7%)
CP key stats
USD
CAD
Millions
Billions
Annual
Quarterly
Trailing
Key stats
Income statement
Balance sheet
Cash Flow Statement
Valuation
Ratios
Per share
Per employee
Dividends & Yields
| Dec'05 | Dec'06 | Dec'07 | Dec'08 | Dec'09 | Dec'10 | Dec'11 | Dec'12 | Dec'13 | Dec'14 | Dec'15 | Dec'16 | Dec'17 | Dec'18 | Dec'19 | Dec'20 | Dec'21 | Dec'22 | Dec'23 | Dec'24 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
% growth | 3,627.5 20.7% | 4,039.1 11.3% | 4,401.5 9.0% | 4,540.0 3.1% | 3,873.7 (14.7%) | 4,834.6 24.8% | 5,234.3 8.3% | 5,695.4 8.8% | 5,954.1 4.5% | 5,994.3 0.7% | 5,256.7 (12.3%) | 4,705.3 (10.5%) | 5,050.6 7.3% | 5,645.2 11.8% | 5,869.7 4.0% | 5,753.1 (2.0%) | 6,376.0 10.8% | 6,775.0 6.3% | 9,300.3 37.3% | 10,600.9 14.0% |
| Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) | 1,346.6 | 1,928.8 | 2,087.3 | 1,787.0 | 1,574.3 | 1,887.5 | 2,319.4 | 3,488.3 | 3,309.6 | 2,988.1 | 2,374.6 | 2,075.5 | 2,295.6 | 2,633.6 | 2,617.7 | 2,499.0 | 2,847.9 | 3,246.1 | 4,420.9 | 5,103.7 |
% margin | 2,281.0 62.9% | 2,110.3 52.2% | 2,314.2 52.6% | 2,752.9 60.6% | 2,299.4 59.4% | 2,947.2 61.0% | 2,914.9 55.7% | 2,207.2 38.8% | 2,644.6 44.4% | 3,006.2 50.2% | 2,882.1 54.8% | 2,629.7 55.9% | 2,754.9 54.5% | 3,011.7 53.3% | 3,252.0 55.4% | 3,254.1 56.6% | 3,528.1 55.3% | 3,528.9 52.1% | 4,879.4 52.5% | 5,497.2 51.9% |
| Operating Expenses | 2,800.3 | 3,044.5 | 3,313.0 | 1,866.0 | 1,563.1 | 1,864.0 | 1,937.2 | 910.1 | 850.5 | 891.9 | 830.2 | 683.3 | 813.8 | 827.2 | 898.7 | 783.5 | 971.4 | 970.0 | 1,628.9 | 1,722.8 |
| Research & Development Expenses (R&D) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 78.0 | 81.6 | 63.4 | 54.0 | 47.6 | 42.4 | 37.8 | 33.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Selling, General & Administrative Expenses (SG&A) | 1,097.1 | 703.8 | 766.4 | 1,231.0 | 1,147.3 | 1,388.8 | 1,441.8 | 639.0 | 850.5 | 891.9 | 830.2 | 683.3 | 813.8 | 827.2 | 898.7 | 783.5 | 971.4 | 107.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
% margin | 818.7 22.6% | 1,989.2 49.2% | 1,088.5 24.7% | 997.0 22.0% | 736.3 19.0% | 1,083.2 22.4% | 977.7 18.7% | 949.1 16.7% | 1,378.6 23.2% | 2,117.9 35.3% | 2,105.2 40.0% | 1,946.4 41.4% | 1,941.2 38.4% | 2,184.5 38.7% | 2,353.3 40.1% | 2,470.6 42.9% | 2,556.8 40.1% | 3,687.3 54.4% | 3,250.5 35.0% | 3,774.4 35.6% |
| Interest Income | 0.0 | 0.0 | 14.3 | 8.8 | 16.1 | 10.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 4.9 | 3.6 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 4.5 | 3.0 | 4.8 | 501.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Interest Expense | 0.0 | 0.0 | 205.3 | 246.2 | 251.6 | 249.7 | 254.8 | 279.0 | 269.9 | 255.3 | 308.6 | 355.6 | 364.5 | 349.5 | 337.5 | 341.8 | 350.9 | 501.2 | 571.1 | 583.8 |
| Pre-tax Income | 672.0 | 798.6 | 749.4 | 715.9 | 561.3 | 845.1 | 704.7 | 636.0 | 1,092.2 | 1,845.4 | 1,534.2 | 1,624.8 | 1,925.0 | 1,997.0 | 2,369.9 | 2,389.3 | 2,887.0 | 3,186.1 | (2,261.6) | 3,477.8 |
% effective tax rate | 223.5 33.3% | 96.9 12.1% | (135.3) (18.1%) | 132.2 18.5% | 72.6 12.9% | 213.6 25.3% | 128.4 18.2% | 152.0 23.9% | 242.7 22.2% | 508.9 27.6% | 475.4 31.0% | 417.5 25.7% | 71.7 3.7% | 491.5 24.6% | 531.8 22.4% | 565.6 23.7% | 612.5 21.2% | 482.7 15.2% | (5,167.6) 228.5% | 771.8 22.2% |
% margin | 448.4 12.4% | 701.8 17.4% | 884.7 20.1% | 583.7 12.9% | 488.7 12.6% | 631.5 13.1% | 576.3 11.0% | 484.0 8.5% | 849.5 14.3% | 1,336.5 22.3% | 1,058.9 20.1% | 1,207.3 25.7% | 1,853.3 36.7% | 1,505.5 26.7% | 1,838.0 31.3% | 1,823.7 31.7% | 2,274.5 35.7% | 2,703.4 39.9% | 2,909.0 31.3% | 2,709.6 25.6% |
| EPS | 0.57 | 0.89 | 1.15 | 0.76 | 0.59 | 0.75 | 0.68 | 0.56 | 0.97 | 1.55 | 1.32 | 1.62 | 2.54 | 2.11 | 2.65 | 2.69 | 3.35 | 2.91 | 3.12 | 2.90 |
| Diluted EPS | 0.56 | 0.88 | 1.14 | 0.75 | 0.59 | 0.75 | 0.68 | 0.56 | 0.96 | 1.53 | 1.32 | 1.61 | 2.54 | 2.10 | 2.64 | 2.68 | 3.33 | 2.90 | 3.12 | 2.90 |
% margin | (149.0) (4.1%) | 1,403.6 34.8% | 1,396.0 31.7% | 1,385.7 30.5% | 1,233.4 31.8% | 1,582.1 32.7% | 1,463.0 28.0% | 1,454.1 25.5% | 1,915.5 32.2% | 2,604.2 43.4% | 2,309.6 43.9% | 2,458.3 52.2% | 2,804.2 55.5% | 2,889.8 51.2% | 3,241.4 55.2% | 3,316.1 57.6% | 3,867.9 60.7% | 3,523.5 52.0% | (547.4) (5.9%) | 5,497.2 51.9% |
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FAQ
1) What is Canadian Pacific Railway Limited's Free Cash Flow margin?
As of today, Microsoft Corp's last 12-month Free Cash Flow margin is 16.5%, based on the financial report for Dec 31, 2024 (Q4’2024). The average annual Free Cash Flow margin for Canadian Pacific Railway Limited have been 21.6% over the past three years, and 21.0% over the past five years.
2) Is Canadian Pacific Railway Limited's Free Cash Flow margin Good?
As of today, Canadian Pacific Railway Limited's Free Cash Flow margin is 16.5%, which is higher than industry median of 7.7%. It indicates that Canadian Pacific Railway Limited's Free Cash Flow margin is Good.