Canadian National Railway Company (CNI)

NYSE: CNI · USD

$124

-1.17 (-0.9%)· Recorded snapshot

Market cap	75.4B
Revenue (ttm)	12.5B
Net income (ttm)	3.4B
EPS (ttm)	$5.54
Shares out	604.1M
P/E (trailing)	22.4x
P/E (forward)	20.5x
Dividend	$2.63 (2.12%)
Volume	936,797
Beta	0.99

Market data

Price

Recent price action with selectable time range.

Financial snapshot

Revenue (ttm): 12.5B
Net income (ttm): 3.4B
EPS (ttm): $5.54
P/E (trailing): 22.4x
P/E (forward): 20.5x
Market cap: 75.4B

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Calendar

Next earnings

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Sector percentile context

Refreshed 2026-10-28 19:55 UTC

Forward P/E20.5

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Trailing P/E22.4

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ROIC12.3

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Profile and market data

Ticker identity, listing, currency, market cap, and source dates.

Metric	Value
Amount currency	USD
CIK code	0000016868
Company name	Canadian National Railway Company
Country	Canada
Country code	US
CUSIP number	136375102
Earnings date	2026-10-30
Earnings time	bmo
Employees	23,825
Employees change	-1,087
Employees growth	-4.36%
Enterprise value	$91.4B
Exchange	NYSE
Financial currency	CAD
Financial report date	2026-06-30
First seen	2026-05-09
Fiscal year end	December
Founded	1919
Industry	Railroads
Is primary listing	No
Is SPAC	No
ISIN number	CA1363751027
Last earnings date	2026-07-24
Last refreshed	2026-10-28
Last stock split date	2013-12-02
Last stock split type	Forward
Market cap	$75.4B
Market cap category	Large-Cap
Next earnings date	2026-10-30
Options	Yes
Price	$124.36
Price currency	USD
Sector	Industrials
SIC code	4011
Stock price date	2026-10-28
Symbol	CNI
Website	https://www.cn.ca

Valuation

Multiples, yields, enterprise-value ratios, and valuation checks.

Metric	Value
Adjusted P/E ratio	22.43x
Average P/E ratio (10Y)	20.05x
Average P/E ratio (3Y)	19.32x
Average P/E ratio (5Y)	20.09x
Earnings yield	4.46%
EV/Earnings	27.36x
EV/EBIT	18.12x
EV/EBITDA	14.3x
EV/FCF	36.49x
EV/Sales	7.37x
FCF / EV yield	2.74%
FCF yield	3.32%
Forward EV/Sales	6.77x
Forward P/E	20.5x
Forward P/S	5.6x
Graham number	56.19342
Graham upside	-55.11%
Industry forward P/E	22.29x
Industry P/E	25.65x
Lynch fair value	$27.68
Lynch upside	-77.89%
P/B ratio	4.94x
P/E ratio	22.43x
P/FCF ratio	30.16x
P/OCF ratio	15.25x
P/S ratio	6.09x
Price / tangible book value	5.06x
Price/EBITDA ratio	11.82x
Sector forward P/E	26.24x
Sector P/E	40.28x

Profitability

Margins, returns on capital, cash conversion, and quality metrics.

Metric	Value
EBIT margin	40.65%
EBITDA margin	51.49%
Effective tax rate	25.01%
FCF margin	19.98%
Gross margin	55.97%
Operating margin	40.65%
Pretax margin	35.9%
Profit margin	26.92%
Profit per employee	$141,338
Profitable quarters	82
Profitable years	24
Revenue per employee	$524,947
ROA	7.72%
ROA (5Y)	8.26%
ROCE	12.71%
ROE	22.02%
ROE (5Y)	23.43%
ROIC	12.32%
ROIC (5Y)	14.2%
Tax / revenue	8.98%

Growth

Revenue, earnings, cash-flow, and forward growth indicators.

Metric	Value
EPS growth	7.45%
EPS growth (Q)	10.24%
EPS growth (QoQ)	10.13%
EPS growth 10Y	5.56%
EPS growth 3Y	-0.12%
EPS growth 5Y	6.64%
EPS growth quarters	6
EPS growth years	1
FCF growth	9.71%
FCF growth (Q)	-2.55%
FCF growth (QoQ)	10.9%
FCF growth 3Y	-7.09%
FCF growth 5Y	3.63%
Gross profit growth	4.64%
Gross profit growth (Q)	6.1%
Gross profit growth 3Y	0.13%
Gross profit growth 5Y	4.9%
Net income growth	4.78%
Net income growth (Q)	6.57%
Net income growth (QoQ)	8.99%
Net income growth 3Y	-3.14%
Net income growth 5Y	3.54%
Net income growth quarters	1
Net income growth years	1
OCF growth	5.06%
OCF growth (Q)	-7.68%
OCF growth (QoQ)	27.35%
OCF growth 10Y	2.88%
OCF growth 3Y	-1.87%
OCF growth 5Y	4.41%
Operating income growth	5.11%
Operating income growth (Q)	8.5%
Operating income growth 3Y	-0.32%
Operating income growth 5Y	3.06%
Revenue growth	3.61%
Revenue growth (Q)	11.26%
Revenue growth (QoQ)	8.54%
Revenue growth 10Y	3.83%
Revenue growth 3Y	0.64%
Revenue growth 5Y	4.58%
Revenue growth quarters	1
Revenue growth years	2

Financial statements

Income-statement and cash-flow amounts, totals and per share.

Metric	Value
Capital expenditures	$-2.5B
Depreciation and amortization	$1.4B
EBIT	$5.1B
EBITDA	$6.4B
EPS	$5.54
FCF per share	$4.18
Financing cash flow	$-2.8B
Free cash flow	$2.5B
Gross profit	$7B
Income taxes	$1.1B
Investing cash flow	$-2.4B
Net borrowing	$800.5M
Net cash flow	$-243.6M
Net income	$3.4B
Operating income	$5.1B
Revenue	$12.5B

Financial strength

Debt, cash, solvency, accounting-quality, and balance-sheet signals.

Metric	Value
Altman Z-Score	2.49
Book value per share	$25.50
Debt / EBITDA	2.42
Debt / equity	1.04
Debt / FCF	6.35
Interest coverage	7.71
Long-term assets	$40.3B
Long-term liabilities	$24.6B
Net cash (debt)	$-15.8B
Net cash / market cap	-20.76%
Net debt / EBITDA	2.45
Net debt / equity	1.02
Net debt / FCF	6.26
Piotroski F-Score	6
Property, plant and equipment	$35.9B
Shareholders' equity	$15.4B
Tangible book value	$15B
Tangible book value per share	$24.86
Total assets	$42.3B
Total cash	$216.2M
Total debt	$16B
Total liabilities	$26.9B
WACC	8.55%

Liquidity

Current-asset coverage and working-capital efficiency metrics.

Metric	Value
Asset turnover	0.3
Current assets	$2B
Current liabilities	$2.3B
Current ratio	0.87
Inventory turnover	9.32
Net working capital	$-79.6M
Quick ratio	0.5
Working capital	$-297.2M
Working capital turnover	-23.51

Dividends and buybacks

Dividend yield, payout, buybacks, and shareholder-yield indicators.

Metric	Value
Buyback yield / dilution	2.33%
Dividend growth	5.19%
Dividend growth (10Y)	9.22%
Dividend growth (3Y)	4.89%
Dividend growth (5Y)	6.43%
Dividend growth years	29
Dividend payment date	2026-09-29
Dividend payment years	31
Dividend payout frequency	Quarterly
Dividend per share	$2.63
Dividend yield	2.12%
Ex-dividend date	2026-09-08
FCF payout ratio	63.04%
Last dividend	$0.66
Payout ratio	47.53%
Shareholder yield	4.43%

Performance and technicals

Returns, volatility, beta, momentum, RSI, and moving-average context.

Metric	Value
10Y price change	96.12%
10Y return CAGR	9.05%
10Y total return	137.74%
150-day SMA	$119.00
15Y price change	211.52%
15Y return CAGR	9.86%
15Y total return	310.08%
1D price change	-0.93%
1M price change	2.84%
1M total return	2.84%
1W price change	1.89%
1W total return	1.89%
1Y price change	31.22%
1Y return CAGR	34.39%
1Y total return	34.36%
20-day SMA	$120.47
200-day SMA	$115.20
20Y price change	428.29%
20Y return CAGR	10.68%
20Y total return	660.39%
3M price change	-3.51%
3M total return	-2.99%
3Y price change	18.97%
3Y return CAGR	8.4%
3Y total return	27.38%
50-day SMA	$121.82
50-day SMA vs 200-day SMA	50over200
52-week high	$131.55
52-week high date	2026-07-24
52-week low	$90.74
52-week low date	2025-11-24
5Y price change	-6.36%
5Y return CAGR	0.81%
5Y total return	4.11%
6M price change	8.19%
6M total return	9.36%
All-time high	$137.19
All-time high date	2022-03-30
All-time low	$2.82
All-time low date	1997-04-14
Average true range (ATR)	$2.13
Average volume	942.8K
Beta (5Y)	0.99
Change from 52-week high	-5.47%
Change from 52-week low	37.05%
Change from all-time high	-9.35%
Change from all-time low	4,305.24%
Change from open	0.01%
Day's gap	-0.94%
Dollar volume	$116.5M
High price	$125.18
Low price	$124.16
Monthly RSI	59.12
Open price	$124.35
Position in 52-week range	19.61%
Premarket change	-1.95%
Premarket close	$125.53
Premarket price	$123.08
Previous close	$125.53
Price vs 150-day SMA	4.51%
Price vs 20-day SMA	3.23%
Price vs 200-day SMA	7.95%
Price vs 50-day SMA	2.08%
Relative volume	1.02
RSI	58.73
Sharpe ratio	1.27
Sharpe ratio (3Y)	0.28
Sharpe ratio (5Y)	-0.02
Sortino ratio	2.08
Sortino ratio (3Y)	0.68
Sortino ratio (5Y)	0.23
Volume	936.8K
Weekly RSI	58.59
YTD price change	25.81%
YTD total return	27.98%

Ownership and float

Institutional, insider, float, short-interest, and share-count fields.

Metric	Value
Float	605.2M
Float percentage	100.18%
Shares change (QoQ)	-0.72%
Shares change (YoY)	-2.33%
Shares held by insiders	0.05%
Shares held by institutions	69.64%
Shares outstanding	604.1M
Short % of float	1.06%
Short % of shares	1.06%
Short ratio	4.4 days

Deeper analysis on CNI

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Forecast

Base and Bull forecast paths with report-date return framing.

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Valuation

Fair-value bridge, DCF, owner earnings, and peer multiples.

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Sensitivity

Cost-of-equity and terminal-growth stress table.

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Risks

Kill scenarios, soft-pass flags, and downside catalysts.

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Earnings

Next earnings setup and beat / inline / miss thresholds.

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Position sizing

Entry, exit, conviction, and quarterly monitoring rules.

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Financials

Revenue, margins, cash flow, and balance-sheet context.

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Peers

Relative valuation and profitability against the cohort.

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Moat

Economic-profit evidence and competitive advantage risk.

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Industry cycle

Sector phase, capital cycle, and secular tailwinds.

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Canadian National Railway Company (CNI)

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