Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited vs Norfolk Southern Corp

Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited (CP) is overvalued and Norfolk Southern Corp (NSC) is overvalued.

Both trade above our estimate of their intrinsic value. CP is the closer of the two: -41%, against -98% for NSC.

Values as of the 22 Sept 2026 close.

Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited (CP)

Discounting its cash flows at 9.5% (average of 3 methods) values the shares at $62.32; the price of $87.99 is 41% above that value, and 75% of that value comes from beyond year five.

Leak Score 27/100 on 3 of 12 signals

Norfolk Southern Corp (NSC)

Discounting its cash flows at 9.9% (average of 3 methods) values the shares at $158.46; the price of $314.00 is 98% above that value, and 72% of that value comes from beyond year five.

Leak Score 40/100 on 10 of 12 signals

MetricCPNSC
VerdictOvervaluedOvervalued
Price$87.99$314.00
Intrinsic value$62.32$158.46
Margin of safety-41%-98%
Leak Score27/100 (3/12)40/100 (10/12)
Market cap$77.4B$70.5B
Revenue growth, 5 years13.4%4.5%
Operating margin37.1%32.1%
Net margin25.0%21.0%
Return on equity8.4%17.0%
Debt to equity0.541.02
P/E28.3x26.8x
Forward P/E20.6x21.9x
P/B2.4x4.3x
Dividend yield0.8%1.7%

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