CP.TO
Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd
Price:  
103.53 
CAD
Volume:  
258,238.00
Canada | Road & Rail
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CP.TO WACC - Weighted Average Cost of Capital

The WACC of Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd (CP.TO) is 7.0%.

The Cost of Equity of Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd (CP.TO) is 7.90%.
The Cost of Debt of Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd (CP.TO) is 4.25%.

Range Selected
Cost of equity 6.80% - 9.00% 7.90%
Tax rate 21.80% - 22.80% 22.30%
Cost of debt 4.00% - 4.50% 4.25%
WACC 6.1% - 7.9% 7.0%
WACC

CP.TO WACC calculation

Category Low High
Long-term bond rate 3.2% 3.7%
Equity market risk premium 5.1% 6.1%
Adjusted beta 0.71 0.79
Additional risk adjustments 0.0% 0.5%
Cost of equity 6.80% 9.00%
Tax rate 21.80% 22.80%
Debt/Equity ratio 0.23 0.23
Cost of debt 4.00% 4.50%
After-tax WACC 6.1% 7.9%
Selected WACC 7.0%

CP.TO's CAPM model and how its cost of Equity is calculated

The Cost of Equity reflects the return a company needs to deliver to shareholders to justify the risk of investing in its shares. It’s computed using the Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM), which blends the risk-free rate, the stock’s beta, and the market risk premium.

This method evaluates the stock’s risk compared to a safe investment and the market’s overall volatility.

Here’s how we figure out the cost of equity for CP.TO:

cost_of_equity (7.90%) = risk_free_rate (3.45%) + equity_risk_premium (5.60%) * adjusted_beta (0.71) + risk_adjustments (0.25%)

We include the risk adjustments, which range from 0% to 1%, to keep our WACC conservatives, especially for companies traded in developing markets.