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Canadian National Railway
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Canadian National Railway financials

Yes. Canadian National Railway earned 4.82B CAD of net income over the last twelve months, 26.4% of its revenue. It made a profit in 30 of its 31 fiscal years since 1995. Its last loss was in fiscal year 1995.

Revenue (TTM)
18.25B CAD
Net income (TTM)
4.82B CAD
Free cash flow (TTM)
3.81B CAD
Cash and short-term investments
759.66M CAD
Total debt
23.32B CAD
Shareholders' equity
22.03B CAD

Cash, debt and equity as of 30 Sept 2026.

Canadian National Railway earnings

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 growth
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%
Q2 FY20251.371.35-1.46%0.00%4.17B3.14B-24.78%-0.97%

Canadian National Railway growth and profitability

Full income statement
Revenue (TTM)
18.25B CAD
Net income (TTM)
4.82B CAD
Gross margin
44.28%
Operating margin
37.62%
Net margin
26.42%

Revenue / Net income

Revenue Net income Net margin
PeriodRevenueGrowthNet incomeGrowthGross marginOperating marginNet marginEBITDAGrowth
FY202517.29B+1.43%4.72B+6.03%44.87%38.07%27.28%9.11B+5.49%
FY202417.05B+1.30%4.45B-20.92%40.87%36.65%26.09%8.64B-4.34%
FY202316.83B-1.63%5.63B+9.91%42.49%39.20%33.43%9.03B-0.14%
FY202217.11B+18.17%5.12B+4.47%43.23%39.98%29.92%9.04B+5.73%
FY202114.48B+4.76%4.90B+38.19%41.92%38.79%33.84%8.55B+28.30%

How Canadian National Railway makes its money

Revenue17.29B 100.0%
Cost of revenue9.53B 55.1%
Gross profit7.76B 44.9%
Selling and administration1.18B 6.8%
Operating income6.58B 38.1%
Tax1.54B 8.9%
Other expense322.74M 1.9%
Net income4.72B 27.3%

FY2025, in CAD. Each band is as wide as its money; the percentage is its share of revenue.

Operating and free cash flow

Full cash flow statement
Operating cash flow Free cash flow
Fiscal yearOperating cash flowFree cash flow
FY20257.04B3.39B
FY20246.70B3.15B
FY20236.97B3.78B
FY20226.67B3.92B
FY20216.97B4.08B
FY20206.17B3.30B
FY20195.92B2.06B
FY20185.92B2.39B
FY20175.52B2.84B
FY20165.20B2.51B

Canadian National Railway financial health

Full balance sheet
Cash and short-term investments
759.66M CAD
Total debt
23.32B CAD
Net cash
-22.56B CAD
Free cash flow (TTM)
3.81B CAD
Current ratio
0.82
Debt to equity
1.06
Piotroski score
7 / 9
Altman Z-score
2.72

Cash, debt and free cash flow

Cash and short-term investments Total debt Free cash flow
Fiscal yearCash and short-term investmentsTotal debtFree cash flow
FY2025362.70M21.82B3.39B
FY2024389.00M21.37B3.15B
FY2023475.00M18.89B3.78B
FY2022328.00M15.90B3.92B
FY2021838.00M12.92B4.08B

Assets, liabilities and equity

Total assets Total liabilities Shareholders' equity
Fiscal yearTotal assetsTotal liabilitiesShareholders' equity
FY202558.51B36.96B21.55B
FY202457.07B36.02B21.05B
FY202352.67B32.55B20.12B
FY202250.66B29.28B21.38B
FY202148.54B25.79B22.74B
FY202044.80B25.15B19.65B
FY201943.78B25.74B18.04B
FY201841.21B23.57B17.64B
FY201737.63B20.97B16.66B
FY201637.06B22.22B14.84B

Canadian National Railway valuation

Price to earnings ratio (TTM)
22.92
Forward P/E (FY2026)
21.87
Price to sales (TTM)
5.97
Price to book
4.95
EV / EBITDA (TTM)
14.38

Capital structure

Market capitalization
76.50B USD
+
Total debt
16.37B USD
−
Cash and short-term investments
533.14M USD
=
Enterprise value
92.34B USD

Valuation over time

P/EForward P/EForward P/E · EstimateEstimate
Fiscal yearP/EForward P/EP/SP/BEV/EBITDA
FY2028 (est.)18.06————
FY2027 (est.)19.9518.06———
FY2026 (est.)21.8719.95———
Now (TTM)22.9220.195.974.9514.38
FY202517.9216.324.893.9211.63
FY202420.7919.455.434.3913.14
FY202319.5023.126.505.4414.16
FY202216.0722.216.475.1813.97
FY202117.6320.957.624.8514.31

Canadian National Railway against its own history

Each figure in the latest fiscal year against the same figure from FY2021 to FY2025: the range, its median (the line) and the latest (the dot, green on the good side of the median). The P/E is today's against its daily readings of five years.

Its peers: Norfolk Southern, CSX, Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies, and Union Pacific, the US Railroads companies closest to it in size, each in its own latest fiscal year: their median (the line) and its rank among them, first being the best.

  • P/E (today)Above its median22.9
    16.625.4
  • Gross marginHighest in 5 years44.9%
    40.9%44.9%
    Against its peers: 2 of 5Peers' median 37.8%
  • Operating marginBelow its median38.1%
    36.6%40.0%
    Against its peers: 2 of 5Peers' median 32.5%
  • Net marginBelow its median27.3%
    26.1%33.8%
    Against its peers: 2 of 5Peers' median 22.0%
  • Return on equityAt its median21.9%
    21.1%28.0%
    Against its peers: 3 of 5Peers' median 20.2%
  • Free cash flow marginBelow its median19.6%
    18.5%28.2%
    Against its peers: 2 of 5Peers' median 15.6%
  • Revenue growthAt its median1.4%
    -1.6%18.2%
    Against its peers: 2 of 5Peers' median 0.8%
  • EPS growthAt its median7.8%
    -17.8%38.0%
    Against its peers: 4 of 5Peers' median 9.1%
  • Debt to EBITDAAbove its median2.40×
    1.51×2.47×
    Against its peers: 1 of 5Peers' median 2.69×
  • Current ratioAt its median0.67
    0.611.10
    Against its peers: 5 of 5Peers' median 0.88

Peers: US companies of the same industry (of its sector when the industry has too few) from a tenth to ten times its market value, the six closest in size. Updated weekly.

Canadian National Railway dividends

Annual dividend
2.61 USD
Dividend yield (indicated)
2.05%
Payout ratio
59.08%
Years of dividend growth
30
Frequency
Quarterly
Next payment
0.65 USD
Next ex-dividend date
9 Dec 2026
Next payment date
30 Dec 2026

Dividends per share

Year2025202420232022202120202019201820172016
Dividends per share2.552.462.322.251.961.731.621.391.271.15

Canadian National Railway ownership

Institutions
66.39%
Institutional holders
876 (+18)
Free float
99.95%

Who owns the shares

Institutions 66.4% Others 33.6%
As of 30 Jun 2026

Shares free to trade

Free float 599.39M shares ·99.9% Closely held 311.84K shares ·0.1%

Closely held shares belong to insiders, founders and owners of more than 5%, and seldom change hands. The free float is the rest: the shares anyone can buy and sell.

Shares outstanding

Basic shares Diluted shares Change in diluted shares
Fiscal yearBasic sharesDiluted sharesChange in diluted shares
FY2025623.10M623.70M-1.70%
FY2024633.50M634.50M-3.73%
FY2023657.70M659.10M-4.24%
FY2022687.90M688.30M-3.10%
FY2021710.00M710.30M-0.38%

Common questions about Canadian National Railway's financials

Source: Financial Modeling PrepVerified against SEC filings