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Canadian Pacific Kansas City Q4 2025 earnings summary

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Q4 2025 earnings summary28 Jan, 2026

Executive summary

  • Delivered record Q4 revenue of CAD 3.9B (USD 3.9B), up 1% year-over-year, and full-year revenue of CAD 15.1B (USD 15.1B), up 4% year-over-year.

  • Achieved industry-best core adjusted operating ratios: 55.9% in Q4 and 59.9% for the year, with core adjusted EPS up 3% in Q4 to CAD 1.33 (USD 1.33) and 8% for the year to CAD 4.61 (USD 4.61).

  • Maintained strong operational execution and safety performance, with record results in train weight, speed, productivity, and lowest FRA-reportable train accident frequency among Class 1 railroads for the third consecutive year.

  • Outperformed industry in revenue and earnings growth over the past two years, positioning for continued leadership in 2026.

  • Record operational execution and cost control led to record margins, with unique self-help initiatives offsetting demand softness and continued synergy growth expected in 2026.

Financial highlights

  • Q4 core adjusted operating ratio improved 120 bps to 55.9%; core adjusted EPS CAD 1.33 (USD 1.33), up 3% year-over-year.

  • Full-year core adjusted operating ratio improved 140 bps to 59.9%; core adjusted EPS CAD 4.61 (USD 4.61), up 8.8% year-over-year.

  • Q4 operating income rose 3% to $1.61B; full-year operating income up 8% to $5.61B.

  • Net cash from operating activities rose 1% to CAD 5.3B (USD 5.31B); CapEx was CAD 3.1B (USD 3.1B), above outlook due to accelerated maintenance.

  • Net income attributable to controlling shareholders for 2025 was $4.14B, up 11% year-over-year.

Outlook and guidance

  • 2026 guidance targets low double-digit core adjusted diluted EPS growth from 2025’s $4.61, and mid-single-digit volume growth in RTMs.

  • Capital expenditures planned at $2.65B for 2026, a 15% reduction from 2025.

  • Anticipate continued margin improvement, strong free cash flow, and a long-term goal of 100 bps annual OR improvement.

  • Core adjusted effective tax rate expected at 24.75% for 2026.

  • Long-term outlook (2024–2028) calls for high single-digit revenue growth, double-digit core adjusted EPS growth, and annual capex of $2.6–$2.8B.

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Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited (formerly, pre-merger, Canadian Pacific Railway Limited), owns and operates a transcontinental freight railway in Canada and the United States. The company transports bulk commodities, including grain, coal, potash, fertilizers, and sulphur; and merchandise freight consisting of finished vehicles and machinery, forestry products, chemicals and plastics. The company's rail network also provides intermodal traffic services.

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