Kansas City Southern EBIT

Kansas City Southern posts a EBIT of $1.1B as of September 2021. That compares with $1B in the prior-year period — up 10.5% year over year. That is below the Consumer Discretionary sector average of $130B. Comparing that reading with peers and prior periods is usually more useful than looking at the number in isolation.

In the prior comparable period, Kansas City Southern's EBIT was $1B. The latest reading is $1.1B — a 10.5% year-over-year increase (period ending September 2021). Use the history and growth charts on this page for a longer lookback.

For Consumer Discretionary stocks, a EBIT near $130B is typical. Kansas City Southern's $1.1B is lower that level. That is roughly 99.1% below the sector mean. Whether that is a warning or an opportunity depends on growth outlook and other fundamentals shown elsewhere on Stockcircle.

EBIT is one piece of Kansas City Southern's financial statement story. At $1.1B, it should be interpreted next to related metrics — for example revenue with costs, assets with liabilities, or income with margins. Stockcircle links those related pages so you can move from this number to the surrounding context quickly.

Context for KSU's EBIT usually means three checks: (1) trend versus prior periods, (2) level versus peers (average $130B), and (3) consistency with growth and profitability. This page covers the first two; Kansas City Southern's other metric pages and overview cover the third.