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Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CP) Reports Q3 Earnings: What Key Metrics Have to Say
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For the quarter ended September 2026, Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CP - Free Report) reported revenue of $3.01 billion, up 13.4% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $0.91, compared to $0.80 in the year-ago quarter.
The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $3.01 billion, representing a surprise of +0.17%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of -3.19%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $0.94.
While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determine their next move, some key metrics always offer a more accurate picture of a company's financial health.
Since these metrics play a crucial role in driving the top- and bottom-line numbers, comparing them with the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated about them helps investors better project a stock's price performance.
Here is how Canadian Pacific Kansas City performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
Core adjusted operating ratio: 61.9% versus the four-analyst average estimate of 60.8%.
Carloads - Total: 1.19 million versus 1.19 million estimated by three analysts on average.
Carloads - Automotive: 59.7 thousand versus the three-analyst average estimate of 59.74 thousand.
Revenue ton miles (RTMs) - Total: 57.51 billion compared to the 57.81 billion average estimate based on three analysts.
Revenue ton-miles (RTMs) - Intermodal: 10.6 billion versus the three-analyst average estimate of 10.54 billion.
Carloads - Grain: 158.8 thousand versus the three-analyst average estimate of 160.72 thousand.
Carloads - Coal: 116.1 thousand compared to the 115.28 thousand average estimate based on three analysts.
Carloads - Potash: 43.3 thousand compared to the 49.19 thousand average estimate based on three analysts.
Carloads - Fertilizers and sulphur: 16.5 thousand versus the three-analyst average estimate of 16.83 thousand.
Carloads - Forest products: 32.1 thousand versus the three-analyst average estimate of 32.03 thousand.
Carloads - Energy, chemicals and plastics: 139.9 thousand compared to the 134.74 thousand average estimate based on three analysts.
Carloads - Metals, minerals and consumer products: 134.8 thousand versus the three-analyst average estimate of 133.23 thousand.
Shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City have returned +5.3% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -0.2% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell), indicating that it could underperform the broader market in the near term.
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Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CP) Reports Q3 Earnings: What Key Metrics Have to Say
For the quarter ended September 2026, Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CP - Free Report) reported revenue of $3.01 billion, up 13.4% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $0.91, compared to $0.80 in the year-ago quarter.
The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $3.01 billion, representing a surprise of +0.17%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of -3.19%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $0.94.
While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determine their next move, some key metrics always offer a more accurate picture of a company's financial health.
Since these metrics play a crucial role in driving the top- and bottom-line numbers, comparing them with the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated about them helps investors better project a stock's price performance.
Here is how Canadian Pacific Kansas City performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:View all Key Company Metrics for Canadian Pacific Kansas City here>>>
Shares of Canadian Pacific Kansas City have returned +5.3% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -0.2% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell), indicating that it could underperform the broader market in the near term.