Kansas City Southern operates within the Railroads, line-haul operating sector. In addition to historical fundamental analyses, the complete report available to purchase compares Kansas City Southern with three other companies in this sector in the United States: Rumo SA (2018 sales of $1.80 billion of which 75% was Operations Norte), Guangshen Railway Company Limited ($2.99 billion of which 99% was The Railway Transportation Business), and Genesee & Wyoming Inc ($2.35 billion of which 58% was North American Operations).

Sales Analysis. During the year ended December of 2018, sales at Kansas City Southern were $2.71 billion. This is an increase of 5.1% versus 2017, when the company's sales were $2.58 billion.