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Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd/Cn (CP) stock, explained like you're 5
Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd/Cn trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker CP. It is a large cap company in the railroads industry, part of the industrials sector, with a market value of about 75.4 billion dollars.
- Ticker
- CP
- Exchange
- New York Stock Exchange
- Sector
- Industrials
- Industry
- Railroads
- Size
- Large cap, about 75.4 billion dollars
Is Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd/Cn a small, medium or large cap company?
Yes. Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd/Cn is a large cap stock. Its market cap, which is the total value of all its shares, is about 75.4 billion dollars.
Here is how you can tell. Multiply the share price by the number of shares to get the market cap, then compare it to the usual sizes. Micro cap is under 300 million dollars, small cap is 300 million to 2 billion, mid cap is 2 to 10 billion, large cap is 10 billion and up, and mega cap is over 200 billion. Market caps move every day with the share price, so treat the number as a recent snapshot.
How Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd/Cn makes money
- Building and selling machines, aircraft, equipment or infrastructure.
- Moving goods and people.
- Long term service and maintenance contracts.
What moves CP stock
- Orders and backlog, which show future sales.
- Business spending and the health of the economy.
- Costs of materials and labor.
In the news lately
- Canadian Pacific Kansas City (TSX:CP) Could Be 12% Undervalued As Holiday Train Returns (Yahoo Finance)
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- Long Term Trading Analysis for (CP) (CP:CA) (Stock Traders Daily)
- A holiday train has collected more than $28.3 million for food banks since 1999. (Stock Titan)
- SIMMONS FIRST NATL CP ($SFNC) Releases Q3 2026 Earnings (Quiver Quantitative)
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Questions about Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd/Cn stock
What does Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd/Cn do?
Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd/Cn trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker CP. It is a large cap company in the railroads industry, part of the industrials sector, with a market value of about 75.4 billion dollars.
What is the ticker symbol for Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd/Cn?
Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd/Cn trades under the ticker CP on the New York Stock Exchange.
What is Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd/Cn's market cap?
Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd/Cn is a large cap stock with a market cap of about 75.4 billion dollars.
How does Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd/Cn make money?
Building and selling machines, aircraft, equipment or infrastructure. Moving goods and people. Long term service and maintenance contracts.
What moves CP stock?
Orders and backlog, which show future sales. Business spending and the health of the economy. Costs of materials and labor.
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