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What is Canadian Pacific Kansas City Days Payable?
Canadian Pacific Kansas CityCP 83 Days Payable is 25.34 as of Mar. 2026, which is 21% below its 10-year median of 31.93. GuruFocus rates CP with a GF Score™ of 83/100 and a GF Value™ of $87.17 (Fairly Valued). The stock has 10 warning signs investors should review. Among 968 Transportation companies, Canadian Pacific Kansas City ranks worse than 66.53% on this metric.
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
For the Railroads subindustry, Canadian Pacific Kansas City's Days Payable, along with its competitors' market caps and Days Payable data, can be viewed below:
* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.
Canadian Pacific Kansas City Days Payable vs Transportation Industry
For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, Canadian Pacific Kansas City's Days Payable distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Canadian Pacific Kansas City's Days Payable falls into.
Canadian Pacific Kansas City Days Payable Calculation
Days Payable indicates the number of days that the account payable relative to cost of goods sold the company has. An increase of Days Payable may suggest that the company delays paying its suppliers.
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CP) has a Days Payable of 25.34 as of Mar. 2026. Days payable represents the average amount of days a company waits to pay its invoices from suppliers. View historical data on Canadian Pacific Kansas City and its competitors. This is 21% below median its historical median of 31.93. Over the past decade, Canadian Pacific Kansas City's Days Payable has ranged from 26.44 to 36.08. According to the industry distribution chart, Canadian Pacific Kansas City ranks #644 out of 968 companies in the Transportation industry, placing it in the top 66.5%.
Is Canadian Pacific Kansas City's Days Payable too high?
Canadian Pacific Kansas City's current Days Payable of 25.34 is 21% below median its 10-year median of 31.93. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 26.44 to a high of 36.08. The Transportation industry median Days Payable is 38.80. Canadian Pacific Kansas City's value of 25.34 is 34.7% below this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Canadian Pacific Kansas City ranks #644 out of 968 companies in the Transportation industry, which is below the industry midpoint. Overall, Canadian Pacific Kansas City has a GF Score™ of 83/100 and is considered Fairly Valued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Canadian Pacific Kansas City's Days Payable compare to UNP and CSX?
According to the Transportation industry distribution chart, Canadian Pacific Kansas City ranks #644 out of 968 companies for Days Payable. This places Canadian Pacific Kansas City in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Days Payable is 38.80. Canadian Pacific Kansas City's value of 25.34 is 34.7% below this benchmark. Historically, Canadian Pacific Kansas City's own Days Payable has ranged from 26.44 to 36.08 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 31.93 vs. the industry median of 38.80, Canadian Pacific Kansas City has consistently been below the industry average. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Days Payable for a Transportation company?
The median Days Payable among Transportation companies is 38.80, based on 968 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a Days Payable significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, Days Payable should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Canadian Pacific Kansas City's current Days Payable of 25.34 is 34.7% below the industry median. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Days Payable mean?
A high Days Payable can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Days payable represents the average amount of days a company waits to pay its invoices from suppliers. View historical data on Canadian Pacific Kansas City and its competitors. For the Transportation industry, the median Days Payable is 38.80 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Canadian Pacific Kansas City's current Days Payable is 25.34, which is 21% below median its own 10-year median of 31.93. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Canadian Pacific Kansas City stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CP) is currently considered Fairly Valued. The stock's GF Value™ is $87.17, compared to a current price of $91.35 — trading 4.8% above its estimated fair value. The current Days Payable is 25.34, which is 21% below median its 10-year median of 31.93 and 34.7% below the Transportation industry median of 38.80. Canadian Pacific Kansas City's overall GF Score™ is 83/100 with 10 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Days Payable calculated?
Days Payable is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CP), the current Days Payable is 25.34 as of Mar. 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.
Is Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CP) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Canadian Pacific Kansas City stock appears to be overvalued.
The current stock price of $91.35 is trading 4.8% above its estimated GF Value™ of $87.17.
GuruFocus considers Canadian Pacific Kansas City to be Fairly Valued.
Key valuation signals for CP:
Days Payable: 25.34 (21% below median its 10-year median of 31.93)
GF Value™: $87.17 vs. price of $91.35 (4.8% above fair value)
Industry Position: 34.7% below the Transportation median (#644 of 968)
No single metric tells the full story. See the CP stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Canadian Pacific Kansas City is a Class I railroad operating on tracks that span most of Canada and into parts of the Midwestern and Northeastern United States. Following the April 2023 Kansas City Southern merger, CPKC operates new single-linehaul services from Canada and the Upper Midwest down through Texas, the Gulf of Mexico, and into Mexico. It also hauls cross-border and intra-Mexico freight via operating concessions on more than 3,000 miles of rail in Mexico. CPKC hauls shipments of grain, intermodal containers, energy products (like crude and frac sand), chemicals, plastics, coal, fertilizer and potash, automotive products, and a diverse mix of other merchandise.
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