CP vs NSC

Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited and Norfolk Southern, both Industrials

Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited is the larger company at $76B against $67B. Over the past year NSC returned +26% against +26% for CP. Ryufin's sector-relative Smart Score puts NSC ahead, 6/10 against 4/10.

Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited and Norfolk Southerncompared on valuation, return and Ryufin’s Smart Score
FigureCPNSC
Last close$94.70$353
Market cap$76B$67B
Trailing P/Elower is cheaper for the same earnings, not automatically bettern/a30.1
Dividend yieldn/a1.5%
1-year return+26%+26%
5-year return+34%+52%
Ryufin Smart Scoresector-relative, 1–104/106/10

Figures from SEC filings and end-of-day closes. Highlighting marks the higher or lower number, which is not the same as the better investment, a low P/E can be a warning and a high one can be deserved.

Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Revenue of $3.7B in Q1 2026, net income $846M.

Norfolk Southern

Revenue of $3.5B in Q2 2026, net income $734M. Its largest reported line is Agriculture Forest And Consumer Products, 32% of the disclosed total.

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