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Canadian National Railway Company (CNI)

Industrials | Railroads | Montreal, Canada | NYSE
126.01 USD -0.47 (-0.372%) ⇩ (Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 126.01
Short-term:★★★★☆Long-term:★★★★☆Dividends:★★★⯪☆
Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 2:21 a.m. EDT

The long-term outlook remains solid, anchored by a dominant competitive position in North American rail logistics and robust profitability metrics, including a 22% return on equity and nearly 27% profit margins. While the business quality is exceptional, the balance sheet carries elevated leverage with a debt-to-equity ratio exceeding 100%, which prevents a top-tier rating. The price trajectory shows a cumulative gain of nearly 48% over the past nine years, though the most recent annual return was negative, suggesting a temporary market correction rather than a structural decline. On the short end, momentum is building with the stock trading near its 52-week high and comfortably above key moving averages, supported by a moderate positive forecast signal. The dividend offers a reliable 2% yield with a sustainable payout ratio, providing income stability without being a primary driver of the total return thesis. Investors should view this as a high-quality compounder currently trading at a premium valuation, where the upside potential is capped by the cost basis but the downside is limited by the company's cash generation capabilities.
Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.020628
MSTL0.037891
AutoETS0.038084
AutoARIMA0.059136

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 63%
H-stat 0.68
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.194
Excess Kurtosis 0.09
Attribute Value
Sector Industrials
Ex Dividend Date 2026-09-07
Last Dividend Date 2026-06-08
Debt to Equity Ratio 103.89
Revenue per Share 28.938
Market Cap 76,223,447,040
Trailing P/E 22.38
Forward P/E 19.44
Beta 1.00
Profit Margins 26.92%
Website https://www.cn.ca

As of Aug. 22, 2026, 2:21 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for near-term upside with heavy open interest in out-of-the-money calls relative to puts for August and September expirations. Longer-dated positions show a mix of hedging at lower strikes (100 and 115) alongside speculative call exposure, indicating a bullish bias tempered by downside protection.

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.55% 1.85% 2.07% 1.97%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-06-09 0.656000 0.545258
2026-03-10 0.674000 0.633340
2025-09-08 0.642000 0.674016
2025-06-09 0.648000 0.619503
2025-03-10 0.617000 0.628630
2024-12-09 0.597000 0.561196
2024-09-06 0.626000 0.542602
2024-06-07 0.618000 0.497905
2024-03-06 0.622000 0.489957
2023-12-06 0.581000 0.493167
2023-09-07 0.579000 0.537804
2023-06-08 0.591000 0.513377
2023-03-09 0.573000 0.493540
2022-12-07 0.537000 0.430323
2022-09-07 0.557000 0.469567
2022-06-08 0.585000 0.509271
2022-03-09 0.568000 0.457622
2021-12-08 0.486000 0.374278
2021-09-07 0.491000 0.399739
2021-06-08 0.509000 0.462055
2021-03-09 0.486000 0.430393
2020-12-08 0.449000 0.412874
2020-09-08 0.439000 0.431874
2020-06-08 0.428000 0.469968
2020-03-09 0.429000 0.566636
2019-12-06 0.408000 0.454850
2019-09-06 0.406000 0.437406
2019-06-06 0.401000 0.441144
2019-03-07 0.400000 0.461414
2018-12-06 0.341000 0.420936
2018-09-06 0.345000 0.397465
2018-06-07 0.352000 0.425892
2018-03-07 0.353000 0.483628
2017-12-07 0.323000 0.403447
2017-09-07 0.337000 0.413852
2017-06-07 0.307000 0.393035
2017-03-08 0.308000 0.430468
2016-12-07 0.282000 0.407750
2016-09-07 0.292000 0.448885
2016-06-07 0.293000 0.483498
2016-03-08 0.282000 0.473870
2015-12-08 0.231000 0.430328
2015-09-04 0.237000 0.443654
2015-06-05 0.250000 0.422940
2015-03-06 0.250000 0.368243
2014-12-08 0.219000 0.329125
2014-09-05 0.230000 0.312627
2014-06-05 0.229000 0.376831
2014-03-06 0.227000 0.402625
2013-12-06 0.202000 0.357459
2013-09-05 0.205000 0.427217
2013-06-05 0.208000 0.422421
2013-03-05 0.208500 0.411527
2012-12-06 0.188500 0.417266
2012-09-05 0.190500 0.423239
2012-06-06 0.180000 0.444006
2012-03-07 0.188000 0.500999
2011-12-07 0.159500 0.408608
2011-09-07 0.164000 0.456824
2011-06-07 0.165500 0.433189
2011-03-08 0.167500 0.448280
2010-12-08 0.134500 0.409001
2010-09-07 0.128000 0.401317
2010-06-07 0.130000 0.467458
2010-03-08 0.131000 0.468946
2009-12-08 0.119000 0.435180
2009-09-04 0.114500 0.461507
2009-06-05 0.114000 0.523536
2009-03-06 0.098000 0.641781
2008-12-08 0.089000 0.503536
2008-09-05 0.114500 0.452748
2008-06-05 0.114000 0.420742
2008-03-06 0.116000 0.451099
2007-12-06 0.105000 0.416584
2007-09-05 0.099500 0.376324
2007-06-06 0.099000 0.366938
2007-03-07 0.089000 0.408444
2006-12-06 0.071000 0.303030
2006-09-06 0.073500 0.353026
2006-06-07 0.071500 0.329190
2006-03-08 0.071500 0.316862
2005-12-07 0.053000 0.259169
2005-09-07 0.062500 0.374869
2005-06-07 0.062500 0.414388
2005-03-08 0.062500 0.393639
2004-12-08 0.048750 0.338659
2004-09-08 0.037500 0.316522
2004-06-07 0.048750 0.457639
2004-03-04 0.048750 0.499616
2003-12-04 0.041667 0.420171
2003-09-05 0.041667 0.462538
2003-06-05 0.041667 0.475560
2003-03-06 0.041667 0.609464
2002-12-04 0.035833 0.480121
2002-09-04 0.035833 0.517071
2002-06-05 0.035833 0.434252
2002-03-06 0.035833 0.410380
2001-12-05 0.032500 0.439486
2001-09-05 0.032500 0.453911
2001-06-05 0.032500 0.464728
2001-03-06 0.032500 0.532787
2000-12-06 0.029167 0.574955
2000-09-05 0.029167 0.593227
2000-06-05 0.029167 0.637820
2000-03-02 0.029167 0.732993
1999-12-06 0.025000 0.517241
1999-09-02 0.025000 0.471976
1999-06-04 0.025000 0.465116
1999-03-03 0.025000 0.653951
1998-12-04 0.022083 0.490733
1998-09-03 0.022083 0.578436
1998-06-04 0.022083 0.479631
1998-03-04 0.022083 0.431765
1997-12-05 0.019167 0.444452
1997-09-04 0.019167 0.457719
1997-06-05 0.019167 0.559280
1997-03-05 0.019167 0.623740
Additional Data
dividendRate 2.6
dividendYield 2.05
exDividendDate 2026-09-08
trailingAnnualDividendRate 3.605
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.02850253
lastDividendValue 0.656
lastDividendDate 2026-06-09
dividendDate 2026-09-29

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.30891025
Address1 935 de La Gauchetiere Street West
All Time High 137.19
All Time Low 2.822917
Ask 128.22
Ask Size 300
Audit Risk 2
Average Analyst Rating 2.3 - Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 963,510
Average Daily Volume3 Month 1,548,395
Average Volume 1,548,395
Average Volume10Days 963,510
Beta 1.002
Bid 123.0
Bid Size 100
Board Risk 1
Book Value 26.091854
City Montreal
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 6
Country Canada
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 126.01
Current Ratio 0.871
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,786,665,600
Day High 126.95
Day Low 125.0025
Debt To Equity 103.89
Dividend Date 1,790,640,000
Dividend Rate 2.6
Dividend Yield 2.05
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,793,390,400
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,793,390,400
Earnings Growth 0.102
Earnings Quarterly Growth 0.066
Earnings Timestamp 1,793,363,400
Earnings Timestamp End 1,793,363,400
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,793,363,400
Ebitda 9,146,000,384
Ebitda Margins 0.51495
Enterprise To Ebitda 10.777
Enterprise To Revenue 5.55
Enterprise Value 98,568,642,560
Eps Current Year 8.13546
Eps Forward 6.4826646
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 5.63
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,788,825,600
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 124.7816
Fifty Day Average Change 1.2284012
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.009844409
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 30.891026
Fifty Two Week High 131.55
Fifty Two Week High Change -5.540001
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.04211327
Fifty Two Week Low 90.74
Fifty Two Week Low Change 35.270004
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.38869303
Fifty Two Week Range 90.74 - 131.55
Financial Currency CAD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 849,018,600,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 2.04
Float Shares 603,242,178
Forward Eps 6.4826646
Forward P E 19.437996
Free Cashflow 3,026,500,096
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 23,825
Fullday Change -0.470001
Fullday Change Percent -0.371601
Fullday Price 126.01
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,785,542,400
Gross Margins 0.55965
Gross Profits 9,939,999,744
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.027
Held Percent Institutions 0.74217004
Implied Shares Outstanding 604,900,000
Industry Railroads
Industry Disp Railroads
Industry Key railroads
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,780,963,200
Last Dividend Value 0.656
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Last Split Date 1,385,942,400
Last Split Factor 2:1
Long Business Summary 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.
Long Name Canadian National Railway Company
Market us_market
Market Cap 76,223,447,040
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_353020
Most Recent Quarter 1,782,777,600
Net Income To Common 4,782,000,128
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 76,351,604,455
Number Of Analyst Opinions 13
Open 126.89
Operating Cashflow 7,016,000,000
Operating Margins 0.40269002
Overall Risk 2
Payout Ratio 0.4628
Peg Ratio 2.82
Phone 888 888 5909
Post Market Change 0.0
Post Market Change Percent 0.0
Post Market Price 126.01
Post Market Time 1,787,961,005
Previous Close 126.48
Price Eps Current Year 15.488983
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 4.829477
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 4.2916193
Profit Margins 0.26924
Quick Ratio 0.496
Quote Source Name Delayed Quote
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key buy
Recommendation Mean 2.26667
Region US
Regular Market Change -0.470001
Regular Market Change Percent -0.371601
Regular Market Day High 126.95
Regular Market Day Low 125.0025
Regular Market Day Range 125.0025 - 126.95
Regular Market Open 126.89
Regular Market Previous Close 126.48
Regular Market Price 126.01
Regular Market Time 1,787,947,202
Regular Market Volume 768,366
Return On Assets 0.07722
Return On Equity 0.22017999
Revenue Growth 0.113
Revenue Per Share 28.938
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20504117
Sector Industrials
Sector Disp Industrials
Sector Key industrials
Share Holder Rights Risk 7
Shares Outstanding 604,900,000
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.008
Shares Short 4,651,995
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,784,073,600
Shares Short Prior Month 3,015,932
Short Name Canadian National Railway Compa
Short Ratio 3.0
Source Interval 15
State QC
Symbol CNI
Target High Price 152.97603
Target Low Price 114.478806
Target Mean Price 139.60385
Target Median Price 140.81865
Total Cash 307,000,000
Total Cash Per Share 0.508
Total Debt 22,752,999,424
Total Revenue 17,760,999,424
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 3.605
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.02850253
Trailing Eps 5.63
Trailing P E 22.381884
Trailing Peg Ratio 2.8167
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 110.09455
Two Hundred Day Average Change 15.915451
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.14456166
Type Disp Equity
Volume 768,366
Website https://www.cn.ca
Zip H3B 2M9