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CP Stock Forecast: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd. Price Predictions for 2026-2027

Last close, 14 Aug 2026
$94
−0.45% on the day

The 30 Wall Street analysts covering Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd. hold a median 12-month price target of $103 — +10.2% from the last close. Ticker Nerd's systematic factor model, run across ~4,600 US stocks, ranks it 55 of 100 as at 15 Aug 2026 — in the upper half.

Market cap
$82.2B
Ticker Nerd rank
55 / 100
Median analyst target
$103
Analysts covering
30
Total return, dividends reinvested
1W
+2.1%
1M
+2.4%
YTD
+27.5%
1Y
+27.4%
From 52W high
−0.4%
From 52W low
+36.3%
$69
$94
52-week range, adjusted closes · the dot is the last close
Ticker Nerd rank

CP stock analysis: one number for the whole business

Consensus tells you what everyone already believes. The model scores Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd. on its factor families — the same systematic rank behind the Ticker Nerd portfolio.

Where the model ranks itAs at 15 Aug 2026
55 / 100

Percentile across ~4,600 US stocks on Ticker Nerd’s systematic factor model. Higher is better. How the model is built and tested

Volatility
96
Revisions
79
Issuance
65
Momentum
65
Quality
50
Accruals
50
Value
48
Growth
35
Size
3

Volatility (96): The share price has been relatively steady.

Growth (35): Sales and profits are flat, shrinking, or growing more slowly than they were.

Size (3): Larger than most of the companies we track — more scrutinised, less often mispriced.

Built and run by Aslam Ghouse, an ex-Goldman Sachs quant trader with fourteen years in markets.

Wall Street

CP stock forecast 2026-2027: analyst price targets & predictions

The bullish and bearish analyst opinions on CP, reported as data — targets and ratings, the market's view beside the model's.

Share price and the analyst range, 12 monthsAdjusted close, US dollars
$70$80$90$100$110Oct 25Jan 26Apr 26Jul 26CPHigh $111Median $103Low $76

Price targets and ratings are third-party analyst estimates, reported here as data. They are not Ticker Nerd forecasts, and they are frequently wrong.

What Wall Street says30 analysts
23 Buy6 Hold1 Sell
Low $76Median $103High $111

The green dot is the last close — the median target sits +10.2% from it.

Recent analyst actionsNewest first

Of the 20 most recent actions, 6 moved their price target up and 0 moved it down.

DateFirmActionRatingTarget
30 July 2026CitigroupMaintainsBuy$106 → $109
30 July 2026Evercore ISI GroupMaintainsOutperform$91 → $99
30 July 2026RBC CapitalMaintainsOutperform$139 → $145
14 July 2026SusquehannaMaintainsPositive—
14 July 2026SusquehannaMaintainsPositive$104 → $106
9 July 2026CitigroupMaintainsBuy—
9 July 2026CitigroupMaintainsBuy$97 → $106
8 July 2026Wells FargoMaintainsOverweight—
8 July 2026Wells FargoMaintainsOverweight$90 → $100
25 June 2026BarclaysMaintainsOverweight—
25 June 2026CIBCMaintainsOutperformer—
25 June 2026Evercore ISI GroupMaintainsOutperform—
1 May 2026CitigroupMaintainsBuy—
30 Apr 2026BarclaysMaintainsOverweight—
30 Apr 2026Evercore ISI GroupMaintainsOutperform—
30 Apr 2026RBC CapitalMaintainsOutperform—
31 Mar 2026BernsteinMaintainsMarket Perform—
27 Mar 2026BarclaysMaintainsOverweight—
30 Jan 2026CitigroupMaintainsBuy—
29 Jan 2026Evercore ISI GroupMaintainsOutperform—

Price targets and ratings are third-party analyst estimates, reported here as data. They are not Ticker Nerd forecasts, and they are frequently wrong.

Market Radar

This page is one stock. Monday covers all of them.

Computed off the Friday close and sent before the US open.

Market Radar reports the week’s largest rank changes across roughly 4,600 US stocks, the factor behind each one, and where the market went. CP appears on the weeks it earns a place.

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Estimates

CP analyst estimate revisions

Not the forecast itself — the direction analysts are revising it. Revision direction is one of the model's factor families.

Which way the estimates are movingNext fiscal year
EPS revision, 90 days
+1.0%
Analysts raising
16
Analysts cutting
5
Fundamentals

Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd. (CP) financial data

A margin means little on its own. Each bar marks where the figure sits across the whole US universe we score.

Valuation
Trailing P/E
30.3×

Cheaper than 27% of US stocks

Price / sales
5.3×

Cheaper than 24% of US stocks

Price / book
2.5×

Cheaper than 41% of US stocks

EV / EBITDA
13.1×

Cheaper than 29% of US stocks

Growth & margins
Revenue growth (YoY)
12.6%

Higher than 58% of US stocks

Earnings growth (YoY)
−17.0%

Higher than 21% of US stocks

Gross margin
35.4%

Higher than 43% of US stocks

Operating margin
39.0%

Higher than 91% of US stocks

Net margin
25.0%

Higher than 86% of US stocks

Returns & dividend
Return on equity
8.2%

Higher than 59% of US stocks

Return on assets
4.4%

Higher than 73% of US stocks

Dividend yield
0.8%

Higher than 18% of US dividend payers

Bars mark the percentile across the ~4,600 US stocks Ticker Nerd covers, among those reporting the figure.

Peers

CP vs competitors

The nearest names by industry and size, scored by the same model — like for like.

Its peer group, ranked by the same modelRailroads
CompanyMarket capTKN rank
CPCanadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd.$82.2B
55
CNICanadian National Railway Co.$77.5B
85
NSCNorfolk Southern Corp.$75.1B
77
CSXCSX Corp.$93.3B
87
WABWestinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp.$50.7B
63
UNPUnion Pacific Corp.$174.5B
89
NOCNorthrop Grumman Corp.*$83.6B
87

* Nearest Industrials names by size — few railroads companies of this scale trade in the US universe.

Look up any of the roughly 4,600 stocks we score.

The rank is the raw material. Whether the rules would actually own Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd. — and when they’d sell — is the membership. See the Ticker Nerd 20 →

News

Latest CP news & analysis

CPKC ends 2025-2026 crop year setting annual Canadian grain record

PRNewsWire · 4 Aug 2026positive

CPKC announced it has broken its all-time volume record for transporting Canadian grain and grain products, moving 30.66 million metric tonnes during the 2025-2026 crop year. This annual volume exceeded the previous record set in the 2020-2021 crop year by approximately 72,500 metric tonnes.

Why it matters — The new record signals strong demand and operational performance in one of CPKC's core traffic segments, which is relevant to those tracking the company's rail volumes.

CP Shares Decline 2.6% Since Second-Quarter 2026 Earnings Release

Zacks Investment Research · 3 Aug 2026positive

Canadian Pacific beat second-quarter 2026 earnings and revenue estimates, helped by pricing, volume growth, and network efficiency that offset higher fuel costs. The company's shares have declined 2.6% since the earnings release.

Why it matters — A CP watcher would care because the company beat analyst expectations even while absorbing higher fuel costs, an encouraging sign for its profitability despite a post-earnings share pullback.

Canadian Pacific Kansas City Q2 Earnings Call Highlights

MarketBeat · 30 July 2026positive

Canadian Pacific Kansas City reported second-quarter 2026 results featuring higher freight volumes, revenue growth and double-digit adjusted earnings growth, supported by gains in grain, automotive and cross-border traffic across its Canada-U.S.-Mexico network.

Why it matters — For CP watchers, the results show strong operational performance driven by key traffic segments and cross-border network utilization.

Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CP) Reports Q2 Earnings: What Key Metrics Have to Say

Zacks Investment Research · 30 July 2026neutral

Zacks Investment Research reports on Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CP) Q2 2026 earnings, noting that while headline revenue and net income figures are available, the article focuses on how key operating metrics compare to Wall Street estimates and the prior-year period.

Why it matters — CP watchers care because the comparison of key operating metrics against analyst estimates and year-ago levels provides a deeper view of the company's underlying performance beyond just top- and bottom-line results.

Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CP) Tops Q2 Earnings and Revenue Estimates

Zacks Investment Research · 29 July 2026positive

Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CP) reported second-quarter earnings of $0.92 per share, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.89 per share and exceeding the $0.81 per share from the same quarter last year.

Why it matters — A CP watcher would care because the railroad operator beat earnings expectations and showed year-over-year earnings growth, signalling continued operational performance.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions about CP stock

What is the CP stock price forecast for 2026-2027?

The 30 Wall Street analysts covering Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd. have a median 12-month price target of $103, with estimates ranging from $76 to $111. These are third-party analyst estimates, not Ticker Nerd forecasts, and they are frequently wrong.

Is CP stock a buy right now?

Of the 30 analysts covering Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd., 23 rate it a Buy, 6 a Hold and 1 a Sell. Ticker Nerd's systematic factor model ranks Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd. 55 out of 100 across roughly 4,600 US stocks as at 15 Aug 2026. None of this is personal advice — it does not consider your circumstances.

How does Ticker Nerd's model rank CP?

As at 15 Aug 2026, Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd. ranks 55 out of 100 on Ticker Nerd's systematic factor model — a percentile across roughly 4,600 US stocks, built from its factor families. Its strongest factor family is Volatility (96 of 100).

Will CP stock go up?

No one can know that. What the data says: the median 12-month target from 30 analysts implies +10.2% from the last close, and Ticker Nerd's factor model ranks Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd. 55 out of 100 as at 15 Aug 2026. Analyst targets are third-party estimates and frequently wrong; none of this is personal advice.

What is the CP stock forecast for 2030?

No analyst covering Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd. publishes a 2030 price target — Wall Street targets run 12 to 18 months out. Sites quoting a 2030 price for CP are extrapolating price history, which says nothing about the business. The furthest attributed numbers are the current analyst targets: $76 to $111 over the next 12 months.

How has CP stock performed over the past year?

Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd. returned +27.4% over the 12 months to 14 Aug 2026, with dividends reinvested. Past performance does not indicate future returns.

What does Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd. do?

Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited is a Class I railroad providing rail freight transportation services across North America. It operates an extensive network of tracks spanning most of Canada, parts of the Midwestern and Northeastern United States, and into Mexico, offering single-line-haul services from Canada and the Upper Midwest through Texas, the Gulf of Mexico, and Mexico.

What is the latest news on CP?

The most recent item we track (PRNewsWire, 4 Aug 2026): "CPKC ends 2025-2026 crop year setting annual Canadian grain record". CPKC announced it has broken its all-time volume record for transporting Canadian grain and grain products, moving 30.66 million metric tonnes during the 2025-2026 crop year. This annual volume exceeded the previous record set in the 2020-2021 crop year by approximately 72,500 metric tonnes.

Company

About Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd.

Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited is a Class I railroad providing rail freight transportation services across North America. It operates an extensive network of tracks spanning most of Canada, parts of the Midwestern and Northeastern United States, and into Mexico, offering single-line-haul services from Canada and the Upper Midwest through Texas, the Gulf of Mexico, and Mexico. The company also manages cross-border and intra-Mexico freight via operating concessions on more than 3,000 miles of rail in Mexico. Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited hauls a diverse range of commodities, including grain, intermodal containers, energy products such as crude oil and frac sand, chemicals, plastics, coal, fertilizer and potash, automotive products, and various merchandise. As a key player in the industrials sector, specifically railroads, it facilitates efficient freight movement linking Canada, the United States, and Mexico, supporting trade and logistics throughout the continent. Headquartered in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, the company plays a vital role in North American supply chains.

CEO Mr. Keith E. Creel · 19,687 employees · Canada · https://www.cpkcr.com