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Canadian National Railway
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Canadian National Railway earnings

Canadian National Railway reports its Q4 FY2026 results on 29 January 2027, before the market opens. Analysts expect earnings per share of 1.56 USD and revenue of 3.49B USD.

In Q3 FY2026, reported on 30 October 2026, Canadian National Railway earned 1.54 USD a share against the 1.49 USD analysts expected (+3.4%), on revenue of 3.35B USD against 3.27B USD (+2.4%).

Last EPS surprise
+3.4%
Last revenue surprise
+2.4%
Move after the last report
—
Average move after earnings
2.0%

EPS and revenue against estimates

Next earnings · Q4 FY2026
EPS estimate
1.56 USD
Revenue estimate
3.49B USD
Last quarter · Q3 FY2026
EPS1.54Beat +3.4%Revenue3.35BBeat +2.4%

Revenue

ReportedEstimate

EPS

ReportedEstimate
PeriodReport dateEPS estimateReported EPSSurpriseEPS growthRevenue estimateReported revenueSurpriseRevenue growthNext-day move
Q3 FY20271.65——+7.29%3.44B——+2.64%—
Q2 FY20271.61——+7.59%3.50B——+4.58%—
Q1 FY20271.40——+7.07%3.37B——+7.06%—
Q4 FY20261.56——+4.70%3.49B——+7.39%—
Q3 FY20261.491.54+3.36%+15.79%3.27B3.35B+2.38%+12.05%—
Q2 FY20261.391.50+7.91%+11.11%3.26B3.35B+2.62%+6.71%—
Q1 FY20261.311.310.00%+1.55%3.15B3.15B+0.01%+1.82%—
Q4 FY20251.431.49+4.20%+14.62%3.25B3.25B+0.15%+7.34%—
Q3 FY20251.281.33+3.91%+5.56%2.99B2.99B+0.00%-1.26%+2.8%
Q2 FY20251.371.35-1.46%0.00%4.17B3.14B-24.78%-0.97%-4.1%
Q1 FY20251.261.29+2.38%+0.78%4.36B3.09B-29.14%+1.76%+6.0%
Q4 FY20241.371.30-5.11%-12.16%4.37B3.03B-30.64%-10.04%-0.6%
Q3 FY20241.281.26-1.56%0.00%2.98B3.03B+1.58%+2.89%-0.3%
Q2 FY20241.411.35-4.26%+3.05%3.21B3.17B-1.37%+3.39%-3.4%
Q1 FY20241.271.28+0.79%-5.19%3.11B3.04B-2.35%-4.68%-5.1%
Q4 FY20231.461.48+1.37%-4.52%3.25B3.37B+3.68%-0.55%-2.3%
Q3 FY20231.291.26-2.33%-22.70%3.06B2.94B-3.69%-10.68%+0.6%
Q2 FY20231.371.31-4.38%-32.12%3.17B3.06B-3.30%-9.19%+0.0%
Q1 FY20231.261.35+7.14%+2.27%3.16B3.19B+0.71%+7.47%-4.7%
Q4 FY20221.561.55-0.64%-9.36%3.31B3.39B+2.25%+15.01%-4.8%
Q3 FY20221.511.63+7.95%+7.24%3.13B3.30B+5.43%+16.34%+3.3%
Q2 FY20221.761.93+9.66%+29.53%3.18B3.37B+6.03%+16.18%+4.8%
Q1 FY20221.391.32-5.04%+7.32%2.94B2.97B+1.00%+5.45%-1.0%
Q4 FY20211.521.71+12.50%+19.58%2.21B2.94B+32.98%+2.77%-3.0%
Q3 FY20211.431.52+6.29%+46.15%2.39B2.83B+18.50%+10.62%+5.2%
Q2 FY20211.481.49+0.68%+61.96%2.98B2.90B-2.66%+22.72%+1.8%
Q1 FY20211.241.23-0.81%+35.16%2.89B2.81B-2.83%+12.21%+0.7%
Q4 FY20201.411.43+1.42%+50.53%2.84B2.86B+1.01%+6.39%-5.5%
Q3 FY20201.091.04-4.59%-17.46%2.73B2.56B-6.35%-10.99%-6.4%
Q2 FY20200.920.920.00%-28.68%2.34B2.37B+1.26%-21.55%+1.5%
Q1 FY20200.760.91+19.74%+3.41%2.26B2.51B+10.75%-5.32%+1.9%
Q4 FY20190.910.95+4.40%-15.93%2.60B2.69B+3.43%-10.69%-0.2%
Q3 FY20191.221.26+3.28%+9.57%2.84B2.88B+1.26%+1.15%-0.3%
Q2 FY20191.261.29+2.38%-14.57%2.87B3.02B+5.10%+10.01%+3.1%
Q1 FY20190.890.88-1.12%-12.00%2.66B2.65B-0.40%+6.93%-1.2%
Q4 FY20181.111.13+1.80%+20.21%2.86B3.01B+5.49%+16.69%-0.4%
Q3 FY20181.121.15+2.68%-12.21%2.76B2.84B+2.99%+9.91%+0.0%
Q2 FY20181.381.51+9.42%+51.00%2.54B2.74B+8.00%+7.34%-0.8%
Q1 FY20181.001.000.00%+13.64%2.49B2.48B-0.40%+3.08%-0.7%
Q4 FY20170.980.94-4.08%+1.08%2.72B2.58B-5.16%+8.54%-0.8%
Q3 FY20171.331.31-1.50%+36.46%2.55B2.59B+1.33%+12.81%-2.0%
Q2 FY20171.001.000.00%+16.28%2.60B2.55B-1.94%+16.30%-1.8%
Q1 FY20170.840.88+4.76%+20.55%2.35B2.40B+2.13%+5.47%-3.4%
Q4 FY20160.920.93+1.09%+5.68%2.43B2.38B-2.17%+4.13%-1.7%
Q3 FY20160.920.96+4.35%+1.05%2.20B2.29B+4.39%-5.67%-4.0%
Q2 FY20160.830.86+3.61%-7.53%2.08B2.20B+5.31%-11.71%-0.2%
Q1 FY20160.690.73+5.80%-15.12%2.17B2.28B+4.93%-7.65%-4.5%
Q4 FY20150.810.88+8.64%-14.56%2.14B2.29B+6.74%-21.23%+0.5%
Q3 FY20150.880.95+7.95%-8.65%2.23B2.43B+8.86%-12.82%+3.7%
Q2 FY20150.840.93+10.71%-9.71%2.19B2.49B+13.49%-14.97%+2.4%
Q1 FY20150.850.86+1.18%+30.30%2.51B2.47B-1.89%+0.87%-3.4%
Q4 FY20140.971.03+6.19%+35.53%2.40B2.90B+20.83%+6.54%-2.0%
Q3 FY20141.051.04-0.95%+20.93%2.80B2.79B-0.44%+6.76%-0.9%
Q2 FY20140.991.03+4.04%+24.10%2.78B2.92B+5.11%+15.15%+2.0%
Q1 FY20140.620.66+6.45%+8.20%2.29B2.44B+6.60%+0.83%+0.1%
Q4 FY20130.780.76-2.56%+7.04%2.52B2.72B+7.86%+7.27%+0.8%
Q3 FY20130.810.86+6.17%+13.16%2.44B2.61B+6.97%+2.79%+3.4%
Q2 FY20130.810.83+2.47%+10.67%2.53B2.54B+0.46%+2.41%-2.6%
Q1 FY20130.610.610.00%+3.39%2.42B2.42B+0.34%+2.99%-0.8%
Q4 FY20120.710.710.00%+9.23%2.53B2.54B+0.37%+8.58%-1.0%
Q3 FY20120.760.760.00%+10.14%2.51B2.54B+1.37%+14.47%-1.0%
Q2 FY20120.730.75+2.74%+19.05%2.45B2.48B+1.28%+6.06%+0.0%
Q1 FY20120.510.59+15.69%+31.11%2.06B2.35B+14.43%+9.54%+2.7%
Q4 FY20110.630.65+3.17%+20.37%2.29B2.34B+1.87%+10.47%-4.9%
Q3 FY20110.660.69+4.55%+15.00%2.21B2.22B+0.59%+7.58%+3.1%
Q2 FY20110.620.63+1.61%+14.55%2.34B2.34B-0.03%+18.58%-4.0%
Q1 FY20110.440.45+2.27%+15.38%2.14B2.15B+0.21%+10.64%+0.9%
Q4 FY20100.540.540.00%+25.58%2.12B2.12B-0.29%+18.28%-1.2%
Q3 FY20100.570.60+5.26%+39.53%1.97B2.06B+4.72%+20.72%-3.5%
Q2 FY20100.490.55+12.24%+66.67%1.79B1.97B+9.93%+28.43%+2.2%
Q1 FY20100.370.39+5.41%+50.00%1.84B1.94B+5.60%+29.97%-3.7%
Q4 FY20090.440.43-2.27%-6.52%1.81B1.79B-0.91%-12.84%+0.5%
Q3 FY20090.410.43+4.88%-17.31%1.67B1.71B+2.33%-18.33%-0.7%
Q2 FY20090.340.33-2.94%-26.67%1.68B1.54B-8.62%-25.52%+2.2%
Q1 FY20090.250.26+4.00%-16.13%1.46B1.49B+2.33%-21.25%+2.9%
Q4 FY20080.410.46+12.20%0.00%1.58B2.05B+30.22%+4.16%+5.6%
Q3 FY20080.470.52+10.64%+15.56%1.62B2.09B+29.28%+3.37%-0.6%
Q2 FY20080.430.45+4.65%+4.65%1.97B2.06B+4.50%+8.29%-0.4%
Q1 FY20080.310.310.00%+14.81%1.90B1.90B-0.12%+15.17%-0.6%
Q4 FY20070.430.46+6.98%+15.00%1.78B1.97B+10.50%+17.50%-0.8%
Q3 FY20070.470.45-4.26%+7.14%2.19B2.02B-7.70%+14.20%-0.5%
Q2 FY20070.420.43+2.38%+7.50%1.88B1.90B+1.47%+9.60%+1.1%
Q1 FY20070.270.270.00%-3.57%1.71B1.65B-3.42%+4.36%-0.3%
Q4 FY20060.390.40+2.56%+21.21%1.65B1.68B+1.69%+3.51%+2.9%
Q3 FY20060.380.42+10.53%+35.48%1.58B1.77B+12.02%+14.60%+0.5%
Q2 FY20060.380.40+5.26%+33.33%1.67B1.74B+4.22%+16.99%-3.3%
Q1 FY20060.270.28+3.70%+33.33%1.60B1.58B-1.60%+12.38%-0.2%
Q4 FY20050.330.330.00%+22.22%1.64B1.62B-1.15%+14.07%+1.7%
Q3 FY20050.290.31+6.90%+34.78%1.44B1.55B+7.22%+14.16%-0.5%
Q2 FY20050.270.30+11.11%+42.86%1.34B1.48B+10.73%+18.06%+7.5%
Q1 FY20050.190.21+10.53%+50.00%1.23B1.41B+13.93%+27.92%-0.5%
Q4 FY20040.240.27+12.50%+35.00%1.23B1.42B+15.69%+32.76%+3.5%
Q3 FY20040.210.23+9.52%+35.29%1.27B1.36B+7.10%+26.73%+2.0%
Q2 FY20040.180.21+16.67%+40.00%1.05B1.26B+19.79%+14.79%-1.1%
Q1 FY20040.130.14+7.69%-17.65%978.42M1.10B+12.26%+8.08%+0.7%
Q4 FY20030.180.20+11.11%-13.04%1.01B1.07B+5.50%+9.72%+0.3%
Q3 FY20030.160.17+6.25%-22.73%1.01B1.07B+5.65%+13.22%+2.6%
Q2 FY20030.150.150.00%-34.78%1.05B1.10B+4.48%+6.64%+1.9%
Q1 FY20030.160.17+6.25%-10.53%967.39M1.02B+5.05%+7.25%+0.8%
Q4 FY20020.220.23+4.55%-8.00%967.23M975.18M+0.82%-3.79%-2.8%
Q3 FY20020.220.220.00%+10.00%960.42M944.54M-1.65%+12.09%-3.6%
Q2 FY20020.220.23+4.55%+15.00%940.30M1.03B+9.26%+11.65%-2.4%
Q1 FY20020.190.190.00%+11.76%963.01M947.60M-1.60%+6.73%+1.4%
Q4 FY20010.220.25+13.64%+25.00%827.08M1.01B+22.55%+9.12%+1.9%
Q3 FY20010.200.200.00%+11.11%841.56M842.69M+0.13%-5.14%+3.9%
Q2 FY20010.200.200.00%0.00%907.19M920.20M+1.43%+2.06%+1.7%
Q1 FY20010.170.170.00%+6.25%905.93M887.84M-2.00%-5.99%-3.7%
Q4 FY20000.200.200.00%+17.65%926.08M928.90M+0.30%-3.06%+1.5%
Q3 FY20000.180.180.00%+12.50%875.08M888.36M+1.52%+1.43%+0.4%
Q2 FY20000.190.20+5.26%+17.65%859.46M901.60M+4.90%+24.42%+2.3%
Q1 FY20000.150.16+6.67%+45.45%872.45M944.40M+8.25%+39.12%+5.0%
Q4 FY19990.160.17+6.25%+6.25%905.59M958.25M+5.81%+42.09%0.0%
Q3 FY19990.160.160.00%+33.33%869.55M875.84M+0.72%+39.77%+1.3%
Q2 FY19990.160.17+6.25%+13.33%814.55M724.65M-11.04%+3.22%-2.0%
Q1 FY19990.110.110.00%+10.00%860.65M678.84M-21.13%-9.28%+2.8%
Q4 FY19980.140.16+14.29%+33.33%596.26M674.38M+13.10%-16.45%+1.8%
Q3 FY19980.120.120.00%+20.00%624.45M626.65M+0.35%-19.39%-1.0%
Q2 FY19980.140.15+7.14%-11.76%633.20M702.04M+10.87%-14.15%+0.2%
Q1 FY19980.090.10+11.11%+42.86%656.11M748.25M+14.04%+0.86%-0.2%
Q4 FY19970.110.12+9.09%-33.33%720.48M807.11M+12.02%+9.21%+1.4%
Q3 FY19970.100.100.00%0.00%761.86M777.35M+2.03%+9.93%+1.7%
Q2 FY19970.090.17+88.89%+577.83%755.36M817.70M+8.25%+9.39%-0.7%
Q1 FY19970.070.070.00%—738.36M741.85M+0.47%—+1.2%
Q4 FY19960.090.18+100.00%——739.06M——-0.3%
Q3 FY19960.050.10+100.00%——707.10M———
Q2 FY19960.080.12+50.00%——718.08M———
Q2 FY1996—0.03———747.50M———

The move is the shares' change on the trading day after the report: after a report after the close, the next day's close on the report day's; before the open, the report day's close on the day before's. Surprise is the reported figure against the analysts' average estimate.

Beat record

On average, analysts' EPS estimate was 3.0% off the result, either way, and their revenue estimate 8.2%, over the last 12 quarters.

EPS beats
80 / 122
Revenue beats
88 / 119
Average EPS surprise, last 12
+1.0%
Since
September 1996

See also:Forecast,EPS,Income statement

Common questions about Canadian National Railway's earnings

Source: Financial Modeling PrepVerified against SEC filings