Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited (NYSE:CP) Declares Quarterly Dividend of C$0.23

Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited (NYSE:CPGet Free Report) (TSE:CP) declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, January 28th. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 27th will be given a dividend of 0.228 per share by the transportation company on Monday, April 27th. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, March 27th.

Canadian Pacific Kansas City has decreased its dividend payment by an average of 0.1%annually over the last three years. Canadian Pacific Kansas City has a payout ratio of 20.2% meaning its dividend is sufficiently covered by earnings. Analysts expect Canadian Pacific Kansas City to earn $3.93 per share next year, which means the company should continue to be able to cover its $0.66 annual dividend with an expected future payout ratio of 16.8%.

Canadian Pacific Kansas City Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE:CP traded up $3.88 on Thursday, reaching $75.66. 2,589,005 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,304,715. The business’s 50-day moving average is $72.90 and its two-hundred day moving average is $74.26. The company has a quick ratio of 0.54, a current ratio of 0.63 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.46. Canadian Pacific Kansas City has a fifty-two week low of $66.49 and a fifty-two week high of $83.65. The firm has a market capitalization of $67.91 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.01, a PEG ratio of 1.61 and a beta of 1.10.

Canadian Pacific Kansas City (NYSE:CPGet Free Report) (TSE:CP) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October 29th. The transportation company reported $0.80 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.81 by ($0.01). The company had revenue of $2.62 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.71 billion. Canadian Pacific Kansas City had a net margin of 28.41% and a return on equity of 8.79%. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.99 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that Canadian Pacific Kansas City will post 3.42 EPS for the current year.

More Canadian Pacific Kansas City News

Here are the key news stories impacting Canadian Pacific Kansas City this week:

  • Positive Sentiment: Board-approved dividend: CPKC declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.228/share payable Apr. 27 to holders of record Mar. 27 — supports income investors and signals confidence in cash flow. Dividend Announcement
  • Positive Sentiment: Share repurchase capacity renewed: TSX accepted an early renewal of CPKC’s NCIB, allowing up to ~44.9M net new shares to be repurchased — buybacks reduce share count and can boost EPS over time. NCIB Renewal
  • Positive Sentiment: Operational execution: CPKC reported record operating metrics and improved operating ratios (core adjusted OR of 55.9%), highlighting better efficiency under its PSR playbook — an argument for durable margin improvement. Operational Results
  • Positive Sentiment: Fleet renewal/capex for reliability: CPKC expects to receive 70 Tier 4 locomotives from Wabtec and 30 from Progress Rail this year — improves fuel/environmental profile and long?term network productivity. Locomotive Deliveries
  • Positive Sentiment: Analyst appetite remains: several analysts maintain buy/outperform ratings and the median 6?month target in recent surveys sits well above the share price, indicating continued analyst support (examples include Scotiabank raising its target recently). Analyst Coverage
  • Neutral Sentiment: Board succession moves: Gordon Trafton named vice-chair and two new director additions announced — governance/succession news that is constructive but unlikely to move the stock materially on its own. Board Appointment
  • Neutral Sentiment: Evercore trims price target slightly (from $87 to $85) but keeps an Outperform rating — minor recalibration of upside rather than a change to the bullish thesis. Evercore Price Target
  • Negative Sentiment: Mixed/missed Q4 financials: reported Q4 results produced operational wins but missed EPS expectations on some street measures (EPS misses reported by MarketBeat/Zacks/Quiver), and headline EPS is down versus the prior year — this drove a short-term negative market reaction. Earnings Release Zacks Recap Quiver Coverage

Canadian Pacific Kansas City Company Profile

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Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) is a North American Class I freight railroad formed through the combination of Canadian Pacific Railway and Kansas City Southern. The merged company operates an integrated rail network that spans Canada, the United States and Mexico, providing a single-line rail connection across all three countries. This transborder footprint is intended to streamline cross-border freight flows and provide shippers with direct rail access from Canadian and U.S. production centers to Mexican markets and ports.

CPKC’s core business is freight transportation and related logistics services.

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