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  • CPKC profits dip despite bumper grain crop fuelling higher revenues

    Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd. CP-N -3.99%decrease says profits dipped in its latest quarter even as revenues shot up on the back of a bumper grain crop.

    The Calgary-based railway says net income nudged down nearly two per cent to $1.02-billion in the three months ended June 30 compared with $1.23-billion in the same period a year earlier.

    Second-quarter revenues rose 13 per cent year-over-year to $4.16-billion from $3.70-billion.

    CPKC says diluted earnings per share fell to $1.15 from $1.33 per share a year earlier.

    Revenues from grain – the railway’s largest segment – rose by nearly a quarter from the year before while container revenues jumped 11 per cent.

    Chief executive Keith Creel says leveraging the company’s status as the only freight railway to span all three countries in North America is paying off.

    In a separate release, the company announced the retirement of board chair Isabelle Courville, who took the helm in May 2019 to become the first woman to chair a major North American freight railway, effective today.

  • TC Energy beats quarterly profit estimates on strong North American operations

    Pipeline operator TC Energy TRP-T -0.23%decrease beat analysts’ estimates for second-quarter profit on Thursday, helped by strength in its North American operations.

    Pipeline operators across North America are seeing support from growing natural gas consumption, including demand from power generation and industrial users, reinforcing the appeal of energy infrastructure assets.

    Adjusted core profit from TC Energy’s U.S. natural gas pipelines, the company’s largest segment, rose to $1.22-billion in the second quarter from $1.09-billion a year ago.

    The Calgary-based company reported adjusted core earnings of $961-million from its Canadian natural gas pipelines for the three months ended June 30, up from $923-million a year ago.

    Quarterly adjusted core profit from its Mexican natural gas pipelines business rose to $409-million, compared with $319-million a year ago.

    TC Energy earned 94 cents per share on an adjusted basis in the second quarter, compared with analysts’ average expectation of 83 cents, according to data compiled by LSEG.

  • July 29/26: Oil prices jump 7% after Trump says U.S. will hit Iran hard

    • President Donald Trump told Fox News that the U.S. will hit Iran hard in retaliation for an attempted surprise attack on American forces.
    • Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps launched ballistic missiles at U.S. forces, Central Command said. The missiles were successfully intercepted, Centcom said.
    • The escalating tensions come after a brief pause in fighting that sent oil prices lower on hopes that the ceasefire would resume.

    https://www.cnbc.com/2026/07/29/oil-prices-today-brent-wti-iran-us-hormuz.html

  • Cenovus reports Q2 profit up from year ago, raises 2026 production guidance

    Cenovus Energy Inc. raised its production forecast for the year as it reported a second-quarter profit of $2.87 billion, up from $851 million a year ago.

    That amounted to $1.53 per diluted share, up from 45 cents per diluted share in the same quarter last year.

    Revenue totalled $17.4 billion, up from $12.3 billion a year earlier.

    Total upstream production was 970,400 barrels of oil equivalent per day, up from 765,900 boepd in the second quarter of 2025.

    Cenovus says it now expects upstream production in the range of 970,000 to 1,010,000 boepd for 2026, an increase of 25,000 boepd, reflecting a strong performance in the oilsands and optimization of turnaround activity at Foster Creek and Christina Lake.

    Downstream crude throughput was 451,500 barrels per day, down from 665,800 a year earlier.

    This report by The Canadian Press was first published July 29, 2026.

  • Waste Connections: Q2 Earnings Snapshot

    Waste Connections Inc. (WCN) on Wednesday reported second-quarter earnings of $296.4 million.

    The Ontario, Ontario-based company said it had profit of $1.17 per share. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, were $1.50 per share.

    The results topped Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of nine analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.35 per share.

    The solid waste services provider posted revenue of $2.56 billion in the period, also surpassing Street forecasts. Eight analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $2.53 billion.

    Waste Connections expects full-year revenue in the range of $10.02 billion to $10.05 billion.

  • Ovintiv Reports Second Quarter 2026 Financial and Operating Results

    Highlights:

    • Generated second quarter cash from operating activities of $1.6 billion, Non-GAAP Cash Flow of approximately $1.3 billion and Non-GAAP Free Cash Flow of $682 million after capital expenditures of $574 million
    • Produced average second quarter volumes of 615 thousand barrels of oil equivalent per day (“MBOE/d”), including oil and condensate volumes of 206 thousand barrels per day (“Mbbls/d”), above the high end of company guidance, along with 82 Mbbls/d of other NGLs (C2 to C4) and 1,959 million cubic feet per day (“MMcf/d”) of natural gas
    • Closed the sale of the Company’s Anadarko assets for total cash proceeds of approximately $2.82 billion after preliminary closing adjustments and transaction costs
    • Net Debt of $2.995 billion as of June 30, 2026, Net Debt to Adjusted EBITDA of 0.6x
    • Returned approximately 63% of second quarter Non-GAAP Free Cash Flow to shareholders via share repurchases of approximately $345 million (6.1 million shares) and dividend payments of $84 million
    • Full year 2026 shareholder returns expected to exceed 60% of Non-GAAP Free Cash Flow, up from 45% year-to-date
    • Revised full year 2026 guidance to reflect higher expected oil and condensate production for the same capital investment; representing 4% production per share growth
  • FirstService: Q2 Earnings Snapshot

     FirstService Corp. (FSV) on Thursday reported second-quarter earnings of $45.3 million.

    The Toronto-based company said it had net income of $1 per share. Earnings, adjusted for amortization costs and stock option expense, came to $1.75 per share.

    The results surpassed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of four analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.71 per share.

    The property services provider posted revenue of $1.45 billion in the period, which did not meet Street forecasts. Four analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $1.49 billion.

  • CNR. reports Q2 profit up from year ago, raises guidance

    Canadian National Railway Co. reported that its second-quarter profit and revenue both rose compared with a year ago, and it raised its guidance for the full year.

    The railway says it earned $1.25 billion or $2.06 per diluted share for the quarter that ended June 30, up from $1.17 billion or $1.87 per diluted share a year earlier.

    Revenue totalled $4.75 billion, up from $4.27 billion in the same quarter last year.

    On an adjusted basis, CN says it earned $2.08 per diluted share in its latest quarter, up from an adjusted profit of $1.87 per diluted share a year ago.

    In raising its guidance, CN says it now expects to deliver low single-digit growth in revenue ton miles (RTM) in 2026 compared with expectations in January for “flattish growth.”

    The company also says it now expects adjusted diluted earnings per share growth in the mid-to-high single-digit range compared with earlier guidance for growth slightly exceeding its RTM growth.

  • Celestica: Q2 Earnings Snapshot

    Celestica Inc. (CLS) on Monday reported second-quarter earnings of $368.8 million.

    On a per-share basis, the Toronto-based company said it had profit of $3.17. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, came to $2.54 per share.

    The results surpassed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of four analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $2.29 per share.

    The electronics manufacturing services company posted revenue of $4.7 billion in the period, which also beat Street forecasts. Three analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $4.35 billion.

    For the current quarter ending in September, Celestica expects its per-share earnings to range from $2.88 to $3.08.

    The company said it expects revenue in the range of $5.25 billion to $5.55 billion for the fiscal third quarter.

    Celestica expects full-year earnings to be $11.30 per share, with revenue expected to be $20.5 billion.