Last Price$73.1(1.6%)
Market Cap$67.6B
LTM Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)
5.4%
5Y avg
13.3%
Railroads industry
median
10.5%
Stock quality & Intrinsic value
6/10
(0.4%) overvalued
Canadian Pacific Railway Limited Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 8.8% | 24.8% | 14.6% | 8.6% | 6.0% | 7.1% | 6.6% | 6.0% | 8.5% | 12.3% | 13.0% | 11.8% | 13.9% | 11.9% | 12.4% | 12.4% | 11.2% | 18.2% | 23.3% | 5.4% |
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Canadian Pacific Railway Limited (CP) Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) comparison analysis
General
LTM Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)
OTHER METRICS
Company name
Revenue growth
EPS growth
Net Income margin
Canadian Pacific Railway LimitedCP
5.4%
14.0%
(7.0%)
25.6%
Median Peer Set
11.2%
(0.6%)
78.2%
9.1%
Union Pacific CorporationUNP
24.0%
0.5%
112.1%
27.8%
L.B. Foster CompanyFSTR
18.8%
(2.4%)
2,764.3%
8.1%
FreightCar America, Inc.RAIL
14.9%
(1.8%)
(24.4%)
(6.6%)
The Greenbrier Companies, Inc.GBX
12.5%
(10.3%)
164.1%
4.5%
CSX CorporationCSX
11.3%
(0.8%)
(3.2%)
23.9%
Canadian National Railway CompanyCNI
11.2%
(0.3%)
(19.3%)
26.1%
Norfolk Southern CorporationNSC
9.9%
(0.3%)
44.3%
21.6%
Trinity Industries, Inc.TRN
9.1%
3.2%
29.0%
4.5%
Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies CorporationWAB
8.1%
7.3%
120.8%
10.2%
Rail Vision Ltd.RVSN
(456.4%)
(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 Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)?
As of today, Microsoft Corp's last 12-month Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) is 5.4%, based on the financial report for Dec 31, 2024 (Q4’2024). The average annual Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) for Canadian Pacific Railway Limited have been 13.6% over the past three years, and 14.0% over the past five years.
2) Is Canadian Pacific Railway Limited's Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) Good?
As of today, Canadian Pacific Railway Limited's Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) is 5.4%, which is lower than industry median of 10.5%. It indicates that Canadian Pacific Railway Limited's Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) is Bad.