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2016 Class I Summary Financial Metrics

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2016 Class I Summary Financial Metrics
Posted by kgbw49 on Saturday, February 25, 2017 10:20 AM

With Berkshire Hathaway releasing its 2016 Financial Statement today, it is possible to compare some summary financial metrics. This is very high level but interesting. 

2016 Revenues

UP      $19.941 Billion

BNSF  $19.829 Billion

CN      $12.037 Billion

CSX    $11.069 Billion

NS      $  9.888 Billion

CP      $  6.232 Billion

KCS    $  2.334 Billion

2016 Net Income


UP      $4.223 Billion

CN      $3.640 Billion

BNSF  $3.569 Billion

CSX    $1.714 Billion

NS      $1.668 Billion

CP      $1.599 Billion

KCS    $0.480 Billion

Net Income As Percent Of Revenues

CN      30.34%

CP      25.66%

UP      21.22%

KCS    20.57%

BNSF  18.00%

NS      16.87%

CSX    15.48%

Operating Ratio

CN      55.9

CP       58.6

UP       63.5

BNSF   66.3

KCS     64.9

NS       68.9

CSX     69.4

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Posted by Paul_D_North_Jr on Saturday, February 25, 2017 12:37 PM

Good info - thanks !  Bow

"This Fascinating Railroad Business" (title of 1943 book by Robert Selph Henry of the AAR)

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