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CP vs NSC // OPERATING MARGIN
Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited (NYSE) VS. Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: CP 3
— NSC 9
▲ OPERATING MARGIN LEADER: NSC
LAST: $89.68 (+1.48%) • MKT CAP: $76.84B
operating-margins
13.90%
LAST: $342.64 (+0.13%) • MKT CAP: $76.86B
operating-margins
35.80%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (CP VS. NSC)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | CP | NSC | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | — | — | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 9.90% | 13.00% | -3.10 | NSC | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 21.0x | 14.1x | +6.90 | NSC | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 2.21% | 2.81% | -0.60 | NSC | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin ACTIVE | 13.90% | 35.80% | -21.90 | NSC | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 10.90% | 23.60% | -12.70 | NSC | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 2.20% | 0.50% | +1.70 | CP | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 1.58% | -1.58 | NSC | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 3.74 | 2.53 | +1.21 | CP | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 7/9 | 7/9 | 0.00 | TIE | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 50.8 | 66.4 | -15.60 | NSC | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 1.07 | 0.96 | +0.11 | CP | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 30.5x | 24.9x | +5.60 | NSC | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $76.84B | $76.86B | -$19.0M | NSC | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | CP REV | NSC REV | CP GROSS % | NSC GROSS % | CP FCF | NSC FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | — | $12.18B | — | — | — | $2.16B |
| FY 2024 | — | $12.12B | — | — | — | $1.67B |
| FY 2023 | — | $12.16B | — | — | — | $2.63B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
CP // BETA 1.07
NSC // BETA 0.96