Canadian Pacific Railway Stock Analysis

CP Stock  USD 85.11  0.01  0.01%   
Below is the normalized historical share price chart for Canadian Pacific Railway extending back to December 30, 1983. This chart has been adjusted for all splits and dividends and is plotted against all major global economic recessions. As of today, the current price of Canadian Pacific stands at 85.11, as last reported on the 23rd of February, with the highest price reaching 85.56 and the lowest price hitting 84.21 during the day.
IPO Date
30th of December 1983
200 Day MA
76.0751
50 Day MA
75.4092
Beta
1.09
 
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Canadian Pacific Railway holds a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.544. At this time, Canadian Pacific's Interest Debt Per Share is relatively stable compared to the past year. As of 02/23/2026, Long Term Debt To Capitalization is likely to grow to 0.35, while Debt Ratio is likely to drop 0.26. Canadian Pacific's financial risk is the risk to Canadian Pacific stockholders that is caused by an increase in debt.

Asset vs Debt

Equity vs Debt

Canadian Pacific's liquidity is one of the most fundamental aspects of both its future profitability and its ability to meet different types of ongoing financial obligations. Canadian Pacific's cash, liquid assets, total liabilities, and shareholder equity can be utilized to evaluate how much leverage the Company is using to sustain its current operations. For traders, higher-leverage indicators usually imply a higher risk to shareholders. In addition, it helps Canadian Stock's retail investors understand whether an upcoming fall or rise in the market will negatively affect Canadian Pacific's stakeholders.
For many companies, including Canadian Pacific, marketable securities, inventories, and receivables are the most common assets that could be converted to cash. However, for Canadian Pacific Railway, the most critical issue when managing liquidity is ensuring that current assets are properly aligned with current liabilities. If they are not, Canadian Pacific's management will need to obtain alternative financing to ensure there are always enough cash equivalents on the balance sheet to meet obligations.
Price Book
2.2667
Enterprise Value Ebitda
15.2241
Price Sales
5.0666
Shares Float
848.6 M
Dividend Share
0.874
Given that Canadian Pacific's debt-to-equity ratio measures a Company's obligations relative to the value of its net assets, it is usually used by traders to estimate the extent to which Canadian Pacific is acquiring new debt as a mechanism of leveraging its assets. A high debt-to-equity ratio is generally associated with increased risk, implying that it has been aggressive in financing its growth with debt. Another way to look at debt-to-equity ratios is to compare the overall debt load of Canadian Pacific to its assets or equity, showing how much of the company assets belong to shareholders vs. creditors. If shareholders own more assets, Canadian Pacific is said to be less leveraged. If creditors hold a majority of Canadian Pacific's assets, the Company is said to be highly leveraged.
At this time, Canadian Pacific's Total Stockholder Equity is relatively stable compared to the past year. As of 02/23/2026, Liabilities And Stockholders Equity is likely to grow to about 90.2 B, while Other Stockholder Equity is likely to drop slightly above 99.8 M. . At this time, Canadian Pacific's Price To Sales Ratio is relatively stable compared to the past year. As of 02/23/2026, Price Book Value Ratio is likely to grow to 2.46, while Price To Free Cash Flows Ratio is likely to drop 21.82.
Canadian Pacific Railway is undervalued with Real Value of 90.86 and Target Price of 85.44. The main objective of Canadian Pacific stock analysis is to determine its intrinsic value, which is an estimate of what Canadian Pacific Railway is worth, separate from its market price. There are two main types of Canadian Pacific's stock analysis: fundamental analysis and technical analysis.
The Canadian Pacific stock is traded in the USA on New York Stock Exchange, with the market opening at 09:30:00 and closing at 16:00:00 every Mon,Tue,Wed,Thu,Fri except for officially observed holidays in the USA. Canadian Pacific is usually not traded on Labour Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, New Year 's Day, Dr . Martin Luther King Jr 's Birthday, Washington 's Birthday, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Juneteenth Holiday, Independence Day ( substitute day ), Independence Day. Canadian Stock trading window is adjusted to America/New York timezone.
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Canadian Stock Analysis Notes

About 74.0% of the company shares are held by institutions such as insurance companies. The book value of Canadian Pacific was currently reported as 37.33. The company has Price/Earnings To Growth (PEG) ratio of 2.37. Canadian Pacific Railway last dividend was issued on the 27th of March 2026. The entity had 5:1 split on the 14th of May 2021. Canadian Pacific Railway Limited, together with its subsidiaries, owns and operates a transcontinental freight railway in Canada and the United States. Canadian Pacific Railway Limited was incorporated in 1881 and is headquartered in Calgary, Canada. Canadian Pacific is traded on New York Stock Exchange in the United States. For more info on Canadian Pacific Railway please contact the company at 403-319-7000 or go to https://www.cpkcr.com.

Canadian Pacific Quarterly Total Revenue

3.92 Billion

Canadian Pacific Railway Investment Alerts

Canadian Pacific Railway reports 23.19 B of total liabilities with total debt to equity ratio (D/E) of 0.54, which is normal for its line of buisiness. Canadian Pacific Railway has a current ratio of 0.57, implying that it has not enough working capital to pay out debt commitments in time. That said, strategic use of leverage may enable Canadian to fund expansion initiatives and generate superior returns.
About 74.0% of Canadian Pacific shares are held by institutions such as insurance companies
On 26th of January 2026 Canadian Pacific paid $ 0.1641 per share dividend to its current shareholders
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Canadian Largest EPS Surprises

Earnings surprises can significantly impact Canadian Pacific's stock price both in the short term and over time. Negative earnings surprises usually result in a price decline. However, it has been seen that positive earnings surprises lead to an immediate rise in a stock's price and a gradual increase over time. This is why we often hear news about some companies beating earning projections. Financial analysts spend a large amount of time predicting earnings per share (EPS) along with other important future indicators. Many analysts use forecasting models, management guidance, and additional fundamental information to derive an EPS estimate.
Reported
Fiscal Date
Estimated EPS
Reported EPS
Surprise
2004-07-29
2004-06-300.090.10.0111 
2003-07-23
2003-06-300.070.080.0114 
2010-07-28
2010-06-300.160.180.0212 
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Canadian Pacific Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Scores

Canadian Pacific's ESG score is a quantitative measure that evaluates Canadian Pacific's performance and commitment regarding environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors. These scores are becoming increasingly crucial in investment decision-making processes, providing insights into non-financial aspects of Canadian Pacific's operations that may have significant financial implications and affect Canadian Pacific's stock price as well as guide investors towards more socially responsible investments.

Canadian Stock Institutional Investors

Institutional investors include commercial and private banks, credit unions, insurance companies, pension funds, hedge funds, endowments, and mutual funds. Operating companies that invest excess capital in these types of assets may also be included in the term and may influence corporate governance by exercising voting rights in their investments.
Shares
Causeway Capital Management Llc2025-06-30
14.7 M
Fmr Inc2025-06-30
14.5 M
Dz Bank Ag Deutsche Zentral-genossenschaftsbank Frankfurt Am Main2025-06-30
12.9 M
Norges Bank2025-06-30
12.7 M
Goldman Sachs Group Inc2025-06-30
12.4 M
Franklin Resources Inc2025-06-30
11.6 M
Fidelity International Ltd2025-06-30
11.2 M
Veritas Asset Management Llp2025-06-30
10 M
Manufacturers Life Insurance Co2025-06-30
8.2 M
Royal Bank Of Canada2025-06-30
54.5 M
Tci Fund Management Limited2025-06-30
52.8 M
Note, although Canadian Pacific's institutional investors appear to be way more sophisticated than retail investors, it remains unclear if professional active investment managers can reliably enhance risk-adjusted returns by an amount that exceeds fees and expenses.

Canadian Market Capitalization

The company currently falls under 'Large-Cap' category with a market capitalization of 76.39 B.

Canadian Profitablity

The company has Net Profit Margin (PM) of 0.27 %, which suggests that even a small decline in it sales will erase profits and may result in a net loss, or a negative profit margin. This is way below average. Likewise, it shows Net Operating Margin (NOM) of 0.44 %, which signifies that for every $100 of sales, it has a net operating income of $0.44.
Last ReportedProjected for Next Year
Return On Tangible Assets 0.06  0.05 
Return On Capital Employed 0.07  0.11 
Return On Assets 0.05  0.05 
Return On Equity 0.09  0.13 

Management Efficiency

Canadian Pacific Railway has Return on Asset (ROA) of 0.0439 % which means that for every $100 of assets, it generated a profit of $0.0439. This is way below average. Likewise, it shows a return on total equity (ROE) of 0.0864 %, which means that it produced $0.0864 on every 100 dollars invested by current stockholders. Canadian Pacific's management efficiency ratios could be used to measure how well Canadian Pacific manages its routine affairs as well as how well it operates its assets and liabilities. At this time, Canadian Pacific's Return On Capital Employed is relatively stable compared to the past year. As of 02/23/2026, Return On Equity is likely to grow to 0.13, while Return On Tangible Assets are likely to drop 0.05. As of 02/23/2026, Total Current Liabilities is likely to grow to about 6.3 B. Also, Liabilities And Stockholders Equity is likely to grow to about 90.2 B
Last ReportedProjected for Next Year
Book Value Per Share 51.11  53.66 
Tangible Book Value Per Share 27.81  29.20 
Enterprise Value Over EBITDA 13.81  14.50 
Price Book Value Ratio 2.02  2.46 
Enterprise Value Multiple 13.81  14.50 
Price Fair Value 2.02  2.46 
Enterprise Value49.4 B51.9 B
Effective leadership at Canadian Pacific drives its competitive edge in the market. Our analysis focuses on how this translates to financial performance and stock value.
Dividend Yield
0.0103
Operating Margin
0.4402
Profit Margin
0.2746
Forward Dividend Yield
0.0078
Beta
1.09

Technical Drivers

As of the 23rd of February, Canadian Pacific shows the Downside Deviation of 1.38, risk adjusted performance of 0.1527, and Mean Deviation of 1.07. Canadian Pacific Railway technical analysis gives you the methodology to make use of historical prices and volume patterns to determine a pattern that approximates the direction of the firm's future prices.

Canadian Pacific Railway Price Movement Analysis

The output start index for this execution was nine with a total number of output elements of fifty-two. The Triangular Moving Average shows Canadian Pacific double smoothed mean price over a specified number of previous prices (i.e., averaged twice).

Canadian Pacific Railway Insider Trading Activities

Some recent studies suggest that insider trading raises the cost of capital for securities issuers and decreases overall economic growth. Trading by specific Canadian Pacific insiders, such as employees or executives, is commonly permitted as long as it does not rely on Canadian Pacific's material information that is not in the public domain. Local jurisdictions usually require such trading to be reported in order to monitor insider transactions. In many U.S. states, trading conducted by corporate officers, key employees, directors, or significant shareholders must be reported to the regulator or publicly disclosed, usually within a few business days of the trade. In these cases Canadian Pacific insiders are required to file a Form 4 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) when buying or selling shares of their own companies.

Canadian Pacific Outstanding Bonds

Canadian Pacific issues bonds to finance its operations. Corporate bonds make up one of the largest components of the U.S. bond market, which is considered the world's largest securities market. Canadian Pacific Railway uses the proceeds from bond sales for a wide variety of purposes, including financing ongoing mergers and acquisitions, buying new equipment, investing in research and development, buying back their own stock, paying dividends to shareholders, and even refinancing existing debt. Most Canadian bonds can be classified according to their maturity, which is the date when Canadian Pacific Railway has to pay back the principal to investors. Maturities can be short-term, medium-term, or long-term (more than ten years). Longer-term bonds usually offer higher interest rates but may entail additional risks.

Canadian Pacific Predictive Daily Indicators

Canadian Pacific intraday indicators are useful technical analysis tools used by many experienced traders. Just like the conventional technical analysis, daily indicators help intraday investors to analyze the price movement with the timing of Canadian Pacific stock daily movement. By combining multiple daily indicators into a single trading strategy, you can limit your risk while still earning strong returns on your managed positions.

Canadian Pacific Corporate Filings

8K
12th of February 2026
Report filed with the SEC to announce major events that shareholders should know about
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8K
29th of January 2026
Report filed with the SEC to announce major events that shareholders should know about
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8K
28th of January 2026
Report filed with the SEC to announce major events that shareholders should know about
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8K
31st of October 2025
Report filed with the SEC to announce major events that shareholders should know about
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10Q
30th of October 2025
Quarterly performance report mandated by Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), to be filed by publicly traded corporations
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8K
29th of October 2025
Report filed with the SEC to announce major events that shareholders should know about
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8K
22nd of August 2025
Report filed with the SEC to announce major events that shareholders should know about
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10Q
31st of July 2025
Quarterly performance report mandated by Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), to be filed by publicly traded corporations
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Canadian Pacific Forecast Models

Canadian Pacific's time-series forecasting models are one of many Canadian Pacific's stock analysis techniques aimed at predicting future share value based on previously observed values. Time-series forecasting models ae widely used for non-stationary data. Non-stationary data are called the data whose statistical properties e.g. the mean and standard deviation are not constant over time but instead, these metrics vary over time. These non-stationary Canadian Pacific's historical data is usually called time-series. Some empirical experimentation suggests that the statistical forecasting models outperform the models based exclusively on fundamental analysis to predict the direction of the market movement and maximize returns from investment trading.

Canadian Pacific Bond Ratings

Canadian Pacific Railway financial ratings play a critical role in determining how much Canadian Pacific have to pay to access credit markets, i.e., the amount of interest on their issued debt. The threshold between investment-grade and speculative-grade ratings has important market implications for Canadian Pacific's borrowing costs.
Piotroski F Score
6
HealthyView
Beneish M Score
(2.20)
Possible ManipulatorView

Canadian Pacific Railway Debt to Cash Allocation

Canadian Pacific Railway reports 23.19 B of total liabilities with total debt to equity ratio (D/E) of 0.54, which is normal for its line of buisiness. Canadian Pacific Railway has a current ratio of 0.57, implying that it has not enough working capital to pay out debt commitments in time. That said, strategic use of leverage may enable Canadian to fund expansion initiatives and generate superior returns.

Canadian Pacific Total Assets Over Time

Canadian Pacific Assets Financed by Debt

The debt-to-assets ratio shows the degree to which Canadian Pacific uses debt to finance its assets. It includes both long-term and short-term borrowings maturing within one year. It also includes both tangible and intangible assets, such as goodwill.

Canadian Pacific Debt Ratio

    
  26.0   
It seems most of the Canadian Pacific's assets are financed through equity. Typically, companies with high debt-to-asset ratios are said to be highly leveraged. The higher the ratio, the greater risk will be associated with the Canadian Pacific's operation. In addition, a high debt-to-assets ratio may indicate a low borrowing capacity of Canadian Pacific, which in turn will lower the firm's financial flexibility.

Canadian Pacific Corporate Bonds Issued

Canadian Short Long Term Debt Total

Short Long Term Debt Total

24.35 Billion

At this time, Canadian Pacific's Short and Long Term Debt Total is relatively stable compared to the past year.

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Last ReportedProjected for Next Year
Pretax Profit Margin 0.36  0.38 
Operating Profit Margin 0.38  0.22 
Net Profit Margin 0.27  0.15 
Gross Profit Margin 0.40  0.55 

Current Canadian Analysis - Recommendations

We track the performance of the top 100 financial experts across various large and mid-size financial boutiques. Canadian analyst recommendations are determined by taking all analyst recommendations and averaging them as Strong Buy, Buy, Hold, Strong Sell or Sell. There is no one specific way to measure analysis performance other than comparing it to the past results via a very sophisticated attribution analysis. Canadian analyst consensus and target price projections should be used in combination with other traditional techniques such as stock price forecasting, technical analysis, earnings estimate, and various momentum models.
Target PriceConsensus# of Analysts
85.44Strong Buy32Odds
Canadian Pacific Railway current and past analyst recommendations published by a number of research institutions as well as average analyst consensus.
Most Canadian analysts issue ratings four times a year, at intervals of three months. Ratings are usually accompanied by a target price to helps potential investors understand Canadian stock's fair price compared to its market value. Analysts arrive at stock ratings after researching public financial statements of Canadian Pacific Railway, talking to its executives and customers, or listening to Canadian conference calls.
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Canadian Stock Analysis Indicators

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Begin Period Cash Flow739 M
Common Stock Shares Outstanding917.1 M
Total Stockholder Equity45.9 B
Total Cashflows From Investing Activities-2.7 B
Quarterly Earnings Growth Y O Y-0.068
Property Plant And Equipment Net55.3 B
Cash And Short Term Investments184 M
Cash184 M
Accounts Payable2.8 B
Net Debt23 B
50 Day M A75.4092
Total Current LiabilitiesB
Other Operating Expenses9.5 B
Non Current Assets Total83 B
Forward Price Earnings19.5695
Non Currrent Assets Other5.9 B

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