Kansas City Southern (KSU) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Kansas City Southern is a transportation holding company. It focuses on the growing north or south freight corridor connecting key commercial and industrial markets in the central United States with major industrial cities in Mexico. The firm also engages in the freight rail transportation business operating through a single coordinated rail network. The company was founded by Arthur E. Stilwell in 1887 and is headquartered in Kansas City, MO.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $289.03 to $297.00
• 50-Day Range: $287.54 to $311.40
• 52-Week Range: $190.64 to $315.39
• Volume: 40.68 million shs
• Average Volume: 1.25 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $26.71 billion
• P/E Ratio: 287.84
• Dividend Yield: 0.74%
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: N/A

KSU Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How were Kansas City Southern's earnings last quarter?

Kansas City Southern (NYSE:KSU) issued its quarterly earnings results on Monday, October, 18th. The transportation company reported $2.02 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $2.04 by $0.02. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 12.8% compared to the same quarter last year.

Does Kansas City Southern have any subsidiaries?

The following companies are subsidiaries of Kansas City Southern: Arrendadora KCSM S. de R.L. de C.V., Canama Transportation, Caymex Transportation Inc., Ferrocarril y Terminal del Valle de México S.A. de C.V., Financiera Inspira S.A. de C.V. SOFOM E.N.R., Gateway Eastern Railway Company, Highstar Harbor Holdings Mexico S. de R.L. de C.V., and more.

What other stocks do shareholders of Kansas City Southern own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Kansas City Southern investors own include Meta Platforms (META), NVIDIA (NVDA), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), Intel (INTC), Micron Technology (MU), Walt Disney (DIS) and Advanced Micro Devices (AMD).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 10/18/2021
• Today: 8/17/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Transportation
• Industry: Railroads, Line - Haul Operating
• Sub-Industry: Railroads
• Current Symbol: NYSE:KSU
• CIK: 54480
• Web: www.kcsouthern.com
• Phone: (816) 983-1303
• Fax: 816-983-1192
• Employees: 6,522
• Year Founded: 1887

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $1.02
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 287.84
• Forward P/E Ratio: 36.11
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $617 million
• Net Margins: 3.33%
• Pretax Margin: 7.08%
• Return on Equity: 16.69%
• Return on Assets: 7.02%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.89
• Current Ratio: 0.72
• Quick Ratio: 0.62

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $2.63 billion
• Price / Sales: 10.15
• Cash Flow: $10.98 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 26.74
• Book Value: $48.19 per share
• Price / Book: 6.09

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 90,980,000
• Free Float: 90,225,000
• Market Cap: $26.71 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.10