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KSU
Kansas City Southern
~4 min film100% real numbersplain English
WHAT DOES THIS COMPANY DO?
Kansas City Southern. What it actually does.

Provides domestic and international rail transportation services. Operates a rail network spanning the U.S. Midwest and Southeast, extending into Mexico. Now — the numbers.

on the stock market since 2000
6,522 employees
WHERE DOES THE MONEY COME FROM?
35%Freight Revenues
Freight RevenuesChemical and Petroleum 11%Industrial and Consumer Products 8%Agriculture and Minerals 7%Petroleum 5%Other 34%
35% of all revenue comes from a single line: Freight Revenues.

Revenue is spread across several lines; no single product carries the company.

Revenue last year:
$2.6B
The net profit left over:
$617M
Out of every $100 in sales, $23 stays as net profit.
THE SLICE THAT TURNS INTO PROFIT: 23%

This is an established company with proven profits.

THE SALES TREND
Sales are moving sideways.

No real growth (2% a year).

$2.4B
2016
2017
2018
2019
$2.6B
2020
Cash on hand:
$188.2M
Total debt:
$3.8B
The debt outweighs the cash.

The gap is $3.7B. In times of high interest rates, a gap like that can squeeze a company.

Every quarter, analysts set a profit bar.
How many of the last 8 did the company clear?
3 / 8
EXPECTATIONS MET OR BEATEN
3
Jan 2020
Oct 2021
3 TIMES IN THE LAST 8 QUARTERS
It misses the bar more often than not.
THE COUNCIL REVIEW
9

angles, checked one by one.

The 2 that stand out are on screen; the rest came back neutral.

The council scores out of 10; report-card grades are out of 100.

WEAK SPOTS
The stock has lost its spark0/10
Growth has stalled2/10
WORTH WATCHING

Revenue Growth: Sales are growing slowly.

THE FIVE-YEAR JOURNEY
Bumpy, but the direction is up.

The stock trades near its peak today. For long-term holders the ride has paid off so far — though past performance guarantees nothing about the future.

1
THE BRIGHT SIDE · 1/2
A fat but narrowing margin

The net profit margin is 23% — still a thick cushion, though costs have been eating into it lately.

2
THE BRIGHT SIDE · 2/2
Pays a steady dividend

It pays out $2.06 per share each year — regular cash for whoever holds the stock.

1
THE RISKS · 1/2
Growth has stalled

Over the last 4 years, sales grew only 2% a year on average. At this size, speeding back up is not easy.

2
THE RISKS · 2/2
The stock has lost its spark

The price action doesn’t yet back an upward turn. Council score: 0/10.

FINALE · THE GRADE
grade pending

We don’t have a report card for this stock yet — the data isn’t mature enough to grade. No grade is information too: it means the evidence is thin.

One-line summary: few numbers, an untested story. Keep watching.

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Data: FMP & company filings
Sep 12, 2026 · stockexpertai.com · Stock Film