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Canadian National Railway Co

Company price
178.6 CAD 1.65 ( 0.93%)
Last update at 2026-11-04T14:30:00Z
VOLUME
18446
Market Cap
92217.47M
P/E
20.03

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Canadian National Railway Company, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the rail, intermodal, trucking, and related transportation businesses in Canada and the United States. The company provides rail services, which include equipment, customs brokerage, transloading and warehousing, business development, dimensional loads, and private railcar storage, less-than-truckload, and mexico services; intermodal services, such as temperature controlled multimodal, mobile transport trays, port partnerships, transloading and distribution, logistics parks, trucking, and supply chain services. It also offers connecting to rail, short lines, maps and network services. The company serves automotive, coal, fertilizers, temperature controlled cargo, forest products, dimensional, grain, metal and minerals, petroleum and chemicals, consumer goods, and third party logistics applications. Canadian National Railway Company was incorporated in 1919 and is headquartered in Montreal, Canada.

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Day Price Range
178.60
Low
178.99
High
52 Week Price Range
124.46
Low
154.35
High

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AI Summary

Canadian National Railway Co operates one of North America's largest freight rail networks, moving intermodal containers, bulk commodities, automotive and industrial goods across Canada and the U.S. Long-term growth may be supported by rising intermodal volumes, network density and pricing power within a constrained North American rail system, together with efficiency and sustainability initiatives that could lower unit costs and support cash generation for investors seeking asset-heavy industrial exposure.
Key risks are cyclical freight demand, regulatory and labour uncertainty, modal competition and high capital intensity.

Risk Score
Medium

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Key Metrics*

Previous Close
176.95
Dividend Yield
2.34%
Revenue TTM
17304.00M
Revenue Per Share
27.77
Gross Profit TTM
9806.00M
Debt / Equity
1.01
ROE
22.15%
Net Debt
21475.00M
ROCE
13.08%
Diluted EPS TTM
7.53

Key Financials*

Income Statement

Balance Sheet

Change in Cash

Total Operating Cash

Dividends Paid

Breakdown 2025-12-31 2024-12-31 2023-12-31 2022-12-31 2021-12-31
Type yearly yearly yearly yearly yearly
Date 2025-12-31 2024-12-31 2023-12-31 2022-12-31 2021-12-31
Income before tax 6264.00M 5852.00M 6488.00M 6763.00M 6342.00M
Net income 4720.00M 4448.00M 5625.00M 5118.00M 4899.00M
Selling general administrative 3942.00M 3814.00M 479.00M 3273.00M 3215.00M
Selling and marketing expenses - - 1392.00M - -
Gross profit 7764.00M 9313.00M 9447.00M 7396.00M 6069.00M
Reconciled depreciation - 1892.00M 1817.00M 1729.00M 1598.00M
Ebit 7177.00M 6779.00M 7076.00M 6840.00M 5616.00M
Ebitda 9115.00M 8671.00M 8893.00M 9596.00M 8117.00M
Depreciation and amortization 1938.00M 1892.00M 1817.00M 2756.00M 2501.00M
Operating income 6587.00M 6247.00M 6597.00M 6840.00M 5616.00M
Other operating expenses 10717.00M 10799.00M 10231.00M 9711.00M 17269.00M
Interest expense 913.00M 891.00M 722.00M 548.00M 610.00M
Tax provision 1544.00M 1404.00M 863.00M 1645.00M 1441.00M
Interest income -913.00M 879.00M 715.00M 541.00M 610.00M
Net interest income - -891.00M -722.00M -548.00M -610.00M
Income tax expense 1544.00M 1404.00M 863.00M 1645.00M 1443.00M
Total revenue 17304.00M 17046.00M 16828.00M 17107.00M 14477.00M
Total operating expenses 1177.00M 3066.00M 2850.00M 471.00M 8861.00M
Cost of revenue 9540.00M 7733.00M 7381.00M 9711.00M 8408.00M
Total other income expense net -323.00M -395.00M -109.00M -77.00M 726.00M
Net income from continuing ops - 4448.00M 5625.00M 5118.00M 4892.00M
Net income applicable to common shares 4720.00M 4448.00M 5625.00M 5118.00M 4892.00M
Breakdown 2025-12-31 2024-12-31 2023-12-31 2022-12-31 2021-12-31
Type yearly yearly yearly yearly yearly
Date 2025-12-31 2024-12-31 2023-12-31 2022-12-31 2021-12-31
Total assets 58555.00M 57067.00M 52666.00M 50662.00M 48538.00M
Intangible assets 523.00M 128.00M 131.00M 137.00M 139.00M
Other current assets 257.00M 40.00M 33.00M 320.00M 422.00M
Total liab 36987.00M 36016.00M 32549.00M 29278.00M 25794.00M
Total stockholder equity 21568.00M 21051.00M 20117.00M 21384.00M 22744.00M
Deferred long term liab - - - 66.00M 59.00M
Other current liab - - 1597.00M -12.00M -74.00M
Common stock 3454.00M - 3512.00M 3613.00M 3704.00M
Capital stock - 3474.00M 3512.00M 3613.00M 3704.00M
Retained earnings 18918.00M 18354.00M 18655.00M 19529.00M 20987.00M
Other liab - - - 10723.00M 10375.00M
Good will - 71.00M 70.00M 70.00M 70.00M
Other assets 6496.00M - - 3112.00M 3161.00M
Cash 363.00M 389.00M 475.00M 328.00M 838.00M
Cash and equivalents 350.00M - - 328.00M 838.00M
Total current liabilities 3696.00M 3976.00M 5035.00M 3842.00M 3120.00M
Current deferred revenue - - 13.00M 12.00M 74.00M
Net debt 21475.00M 20505.00M 18413.00M 15442.00M 11969.00M
Short term debt 906.00M - 2457.00M 1057.00M 508.00M
Short long term debt - 1166.00M 2340.00M 1057.00M 508.00M
Short long term debt total 21838.00M - 18888.00M 15770.00M 12807.00M
Other stockholder equity 263.00M - 229.00M 211.00M 294.00M
Property plant equipment 49588.00M - - 44007.00M 40170.00M
Total current assets 2471.00M 2619.00M 3089.00M 3217.00M 3426.00M
Long term investments - 428.00M 402.00M 94.00M 119.00M
Net tangible assets - - - 19663.00M 21082.00M
Net receivables 1117.00M 1164.00M 1300.00M 1371.00M 1074.00M
Long term debt 20300.00M 19728.00M 16133.00M 14363.00M 11977.00M
Inventory 734.00M 720.00M 699.00M 692.00M 589.00M
Accounts payable 2790.00M 1031.00M 968.00M 2785.00M 2612.00M
Accumulated other comprehensive income -1067.00M - -2279.00M -1969.00M -2241.00M
Treasury stock - - - - -103.00M
Non currrent assets other 5362.00M 12.00M 3251.00M 2939.00M 2931.00M
Non current assets total 56084.00M 54448.00M 49577.00M 47445.00M 45112.00M
Capital lease obligations - 477.00M 415.00M 341.00M 430.00M
Long term debt total 20300.00M - - 14372.00M 11977.00M
Breakdown 2025-12-31 2024-12-31 2023-12-31 2022-12-31 2021-12-31
Type yearly yearly yearly yearly yearly
Date 2025-12-31 2024-12-31 2023-12-31 2022-12-31 2021-12-31
Investments - -3607.00M -3215.00M -2510.00M -2873.00M
Change to liabilities - - - -9.00M 141.00M
Total cashflows from investing activities -3713.00M -3607.00M -3468.00M -2510.00M -2873.00M
Net borrowings - 1064.00M 3212.00M 2079.00M -392.00M
Total cash from financing activities -3371.00M -3620.00M -3406.00M -4667.00M -3857.00M
Change to operating activities - - - -30.00M 35.00M
Net income 4720.00M 4448.00M 5625.00M 5118.00M 4899.00M
Change in cash -38.00M -523.00M 90.00M -507.00M 241.00M
Begin period cash flow 401.00M 924.00M 834.00M 1341.00M 1100.00M
End period cash flow 363.00M 401.00M 924.00M 834.00M 1341.00M
Total cash from operating activities 7049.00M 6699.00M 6965.00M 6667.00M 6971.00M
Depreciation 1938.00M 1892.00M 1817.00M 1729.00M 1598.00M
Other cashflows from investing activities -55.00M -58.00M 109.00M 240.00M 926.00M
Dividends paid 2208.00M -2138.00M -2071.00M 2004.00M 1740.00M
Change to inventory -24.00M -6.00M -18.00M -82.00M -7.00M
Change to account receivables 92.00M 205.00M 71.00M -290.00M -22.00M
Sale purchase of stock -2120.00M -2650.00M -4630.00M -4814.00M -1608.00M
Other cashflows from financing activities -6.00M 104.00M 36.00M 2534.00M 352.00M
Change to netincome - - - 231.00M 237.00M
Capital expenditures 3658.00M 3549.00M 3187.00M 2750.00M 2891.00M
Change in working capital 467.00M 92.00M -53.00M -411.00M 147.00M
Stock based compensation - - 64.00M - -
Other non cash items -410.00M -58.00M -136.00M -173.00M -186.00M
Free cash flow 3391.00M 3150.00M 3778.00M 3917.00M 4080.00M

Peer Comparison*

Sector: Industrials Industry: Railroads

Stock Name
Change
(CAD)
Price
(CAD)
Trailing
PE (x)
Forward
PE (x)
Price Sales
TTM (x)
Price to Book Value (x)
Enterprise Value
to Revenue (x)
Enterprise Value
to EBITDA (x)
CNR
Canadian National Railway Co
1.65
0.93%
178.60 20.03 19.16 5.33 4.30 6.59 12.52
UNP
Union Pacific CDR (CAD Hedged)
0.21
0.69%
30.77 20.69 19.76 6.01 7.95 7.36 13.95
CP
Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd
1.59
1.24%
129.31 25.01 21.64 6.72 2.18 8.19 14.74
KLS
Kelso Technologies Inc
-0.01
6.67%
0.14 14.00 4.96 0.72 1.24 0.51 12.49

Profile*

Canadian National Railway Co

Canadian National Railway Company, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the rail, intermodal, trucking, and related transportation businesses in Canada and the United States. The company provides rail services, which include equipment, customs brokerage, transloading and warehousing, business development, dimensional loads, and private railcar storage, less-than-truckload, and mexico services; intermodal services, such as temperature controlled multimodal, mobile transport trays, port partnerships, transloading and distribution, logistics parks, trucking, and supply chain services. It also offers connecting to rail, short lines, maps and network services. The company serves automotive, coal, fertilizers, temperature controlled cargo, forest products, dimensional, grain, metal and minerals, petroleum and chemicals, consumer goods, and third party logistics applications. Canadian National Railway Company was incorporated in 1919 and is headquartered in Montreal, Canada.

935 de La Gauchetiere Street West, Montreal, QC, Canada, H3B 2M9

888 888 5909

23839

Name Title Year Born
Mr. Ghislain Houle Exec. VP & CFO 1964
Mr. Dominique Malenfant Exec. VP and Chief Information & Technology Officer 1962
Ms. Tracy A. Robinson Pres, CEO & Director 1964
Mr. Edmond L. Harris Exec. VP & COO 1950
Mr. Olivier Chouc Sr. VP & Chief Legal Officer NA
Jonathan Abecassis Sr. Mang. of Media Relations NA
Mr. Doug MacDonald Exec. VP & Chief Marketing Officer NA
Ms. Dorothea Klein Sr. VP & Chief HR Officer NA
Mr. Keith Donald Reardon Sr. Vice-Pres of Consumer Product Supply Chain Growth NA
Mr. Matthew Barker Sr. VP of Network Technology & Operations Planning NA

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