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Canadian National Railway return on equity (ROE)

Canadian National Railway's return on equity is 21.89%: net income of 4.82B CAD over the last twelve months on shareholders' equity of 22.03B CAD.

Today
21.89%
Average, 5 years
23.53%
Low, 5 years
20.84%
High, 5 years
28.11%

ROE (return on equity) = net income (last 12 months) ÷ shareholders' equity = 4.82B ÷ 22.03B = 21.89%

ROE (return on equity)
Net income
Shareholders' equity

Each quarter's net income over its last four quarters, over the shareholders' equity at the quarter end.

Why is Canadian National Railway's return on equity so high?

Net margin
27.3%
profit on each dollar of sales
Asset turnover
0.30×
sales on each dollar of assets
Equity multiplier
2.71×
assets on each dollar of equity
Return on equity
21.9%
FY2025
  • FY202527.3% × 0.30 × 2.71 = 21.9%
  • FY202426.1% × 0.30 × 2.71 = 21.1%
  • FY202333.4% × 0.32 × 2.62 = 28.0%
  • FY202229.9% × 0.34 × 2.37 = 23.9%
  • FY202133.8% × 0.30 × 2.13 = 21.5%

The DuPont breakdown, on each year-end's assets and equity, as the return on equity elsewhere on this page. A high equity multiplier means a small equity base: debt, or buybacks that return the equity to shareholders, lift the return on what is left.

ROE (return on equity) by year and by quarter

Fiscal yearPeriod endingROE (return on equity)Net incomeShareholders' equity
Today21.89%4.82B22.03B
FY202531 Dec 202521.88%4.72B21.55B
FY202431 Dec 202421.13%4.45B21.05B
FY202331 Dec 202327.96%5.63B20.12B
FY202231 Dec 202223.93%5.12B21.38B
FY202131 Dec 202121.54%4.90B22.74B
FY202031 Dec 202018.04%3.55B19.65B
FY201931 Dec 201923.37%4.22B18.04B
FY201831 Dec 201824.53%4.33B17.64B
FY201731 Dec 201732.93%5.48B16.66B
FY201631 Dec 201624.53%3.64B14.84B
FY201531 Dec 201523.67%3.54B14.95B
FY201431 Dec 201423.51%3.17B13.47B
FY201331 Dec 201320.17%2.61B12.95B
FY201231 Dec 201224.32%2.68B11.02B
FY201131 Dec 201123.01%2.46B10.68B
FY201031 Dec 201018.65%2.10B11.28B
FY200931 Dec 200916.50%1.85B11.23B
FY200831 Dec 200817.95%1.90B10.56B
FY200731 Dec 200721.20%2.16B10.18B
FY200631 Dec 200621.24%2.09B9.82B
FY200531 Dec 200516.82%1.56B9.25B
FY200431 Dec 200413.55%1.26B9.28B
FY200331 Dec 200312.03%1.01B8.43B
FY200231 Dec 20029.56%800.00M8.37B
FY200131 Dec 200113.89%1.04B7.49B
FY200031 Dec 200014.20%937.00M6.60B
FY199931 Dec 199912.22%748.31M6.12B
FY199831 Dec 19984.45%222.71M5.01B
FY199731 Dec 199711.70%469.49M4.01B
FY199631 Dec 19965.21%124.00M2.38B
FY199531 Dec 1995-47.31%-1.09B2.31B

Figures in CAD. A quarter's revenue, net income and dividends are those of its last four quarters.

See also:P/E ratio,Market cap,P/S ratio,Dividend yield,Debt to equity,Current ratio,All ratios

Common questions about Canadian National Railway's ROE

Source: Financial Modeling PrepVerified against SEC filings