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