Open contest
6 companies value 484 bn revenue 78 bn margin 25.2% free cash flow 15 bn avg. score 6.0
UNP holds 35.2% of the group's value, 1.9x the runner-up
| Rank | Ticker | Company | Share | Value | Revenue | Margin | FCF | 5 years | FCF/px | Yield | What it does · why it is here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UNP | Union Pacific United States · score 6.4 | 35% | 171 bn | 25 bn | 28.8% | 6.5 bn | 3.8% | 1.9% | Freight railroad in the western United States · Largest US railroad; merger with Norfolk Southern under regulatory review | |
| 2 | CSX | CSX Corporation United States · score 5.9 | 18% | 89 bn | 15 bn | 22.2% | 2.8 bn | 3.2% | 1.1% | Freight railroad in the eastern United States · The other major Eastern US railroad; a better operating ratio than NSC | |
| 3 | CP | Canadian Pacific Kansas City Canada · score 5.4 | 16% | 76 bn | 11 bn | 25.0% | 1.7 bn | 2.3% | 0.8% | Freight railroad linking Canada, the US and Mexico · The only railroad connecting Canada, the US and Mexico | |
| 4 | CNI | Canadian National Railway Canada · score 6.2 | 15% | 74 bn | 12 bn | 27.3% | 2.4 bn | 3.3% | 2.1% | Canada's coast-to-coast freight railroad · The only railroad linking North America's three coasts | |
| 5 | NSC | Norfolk Southern United States · score 5.6 | 15% | 73 bn | 13 bn | 21.0% | 1.6 bn | 2.2% | 1.7% | Freight railroad in the eastern United States · Eastern US rail network; merger with Union Pacific under regulatory review | |
| 6 | TRN | Trinity Industries United States · score 6.8 | 0% | 2.0 bn | 2.0 bn | 16.6% | 0.3 bn | 17.3% | 5.0% | Railcars, leasing and parts · North America's largest maker and lessor of railcars |
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The score runs from 0 to 10 and compares each company with every other one in the almanac on cash generation, profitability, debt, dividends and consistency over the last five years. The higher it is, the better the company fares in that comparison. Curious how much each part weighs? Ask at the bottom of the page.
The score runs from 0 to 10 and compares each company with every other one in the almanac on cash generation, profitability, debt, dividends and consistency over the last five years. The higher it is, the better the company fares in that comparison. Curious how much each part weighs? Ask at the bottom of the page.