Kansas City Southern Total Current Liabilities

Kansas City Southern posts a total current liabilities of $1.3B as of September 2021. That compares with $480M in the prior-year period — up 167.2% year over year. 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 total current liabilities was $480M. The latest reading is $1.3B — a 167.2% year-over-year increase (period ending September 2021). Use the history and growth charts on this page for a longer lookback.

Total Current Liabilities is one piece of Kansas City Southern's financial statement story. At $1.3B, 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 total current liabilities usually means three checks: (1) trend versus prior periods, (2) level versus peers, 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.

Judging Kansas City Southern against Consumer Discretionary peers is usually better than using a market-wide rule of thumb. Business models inside Consumer Discretionary are more comparable, which makes gaps in total current liabilities easier to interpret. Start with $1.3B here, then scan peer and history charts to see if the gap is persistent.