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CP vs NSC

Side-by-side comparison of Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited (CP) and Norfolk Southern Corporation (NSC): market cap, price performance, sector, and recent activity on the wire.

Summary

  • Both CP and NSC operate in Railroads (Industrials), so they compete in similar markets.
  • CP is the larger of the two at $80.24B, about 1.1x NSC ($70.40B).
  • Over the past year, CP is up 10.2% and NSC is up 25.1% - NSC leads by 14.9 points.
  • NSC has been more active in the news (14 items in the past 4 weeks vs 4 for CP).
  • Both have 25 recent analyst ratings on file.
PerformanceCP+10.19%NSC+25.13%
2025-06-09+0.00%2026-06-05
MetricCPNSC
Company
Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited
Norfolk Southern Corporation
Price
$89.98+0.54%
$313.49+2.07%
Market cap
$80.24B
$70.40B
1M return
+4.66%
-1.30%
1Y return
+10.19%
+25.13%
Industry
Railroads
Railroads
Exchange
NYSE
NYSE
IPO
News (4w)
4
14
Recent ratings
25
25
CP

Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Canadian Pacific Railway Limited, together with its subsidiaries, owns and operates a transcontinental freight railway in Canada and the United States. The company transports bulk commodities, including grain, coal, potash, fertilizers, and sulphur; and merchandise freight, such as energy, chemicals and plastics, metals, minerals and consumer, automotive, and forest products. It also transports intermodal traffic comprising retail goods in overseas containers. The company offers rail and intermodal transportation services through a network of approximately 13,000 miles serving business centers in Quebec and British Columbia, Canada; and the United States Northeast and Midwest regions. Canadian Pacific Railway Limited was founded in 1881 and is headquartered in Calgary, Canada.

NSC

Norfolk Southern Corporation

Norfolk Southern Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the rail transportation of raw materials, intermediate products, and finished goods in the United States. The company transports industrial products, including agriculture, forest and consumer products, chemicals, and metals and construction materials; and coal, automobiles, and automotive parts. It also transports overseas freight through various Atlantic and Gulf Coast ports; and provides commuter passenger services. As of December 31, 2020, the company operated approximately 19,300 route miles in 22 states and the District of Columbia. Norfolk Southern Corporation was incorporated in 1980 and is based in Norfolk, Virginia.