How to buy Canadian National Railway Company stock (CNI)

Canadian National Railway Company is a railroads business based in the US. Canadian National Railway Company shares (CNI) are listed on the NYSE and all prices are listed in US Dollars. Its last market close was $99.50 – a decrease of 5.42% over the previous week. Canadian National Railway Company employs 24,911 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around $17.2 billion.

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Canadian National Railway Company stock price (NYSE: CNI)

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Canadian National Railway Company shares at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2025-07-14.

Latest market close	$99.50
52-week range	$91.08 - $120.65
50-day moving average more info button	$104.10
200-day moving average more info button	$104.53
Wall St. target price	$114.32
PE ratio more info button	19.9482
Dividend yield more info button	$3.423 (2.49%)
Earnings per share (TTM) more info button	$5.21

Is it a good time to buy Canadian National Railway Company stock?

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Canadian National Railway Company price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of $101.83 from 2025-07-17

1 week (2025-07-11)	-3.20%
1 month (2025-06-18)	-0.02%
3 months (2025-04-17)	2.68%
6 months (2025-01-17)	0.31%

1 year (2024-07-19)	-15.61%
2 years (2023-07-19)	-9.88%
3 years (2022-07-19)	108.1131
5 years (2020-07-17)	18.58%

Is Canadian National Railway Company stock undervalued or overvalued?

Valuing Canadian National Railway Company stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Canadian National Railway Company's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.

Canadian National Railway Company's P/E ratio

Canadian National Railway Company's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 20x. In other words, Canadian National Railway Company shares trade at around 20x recent earnings.

That's relatively low compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The low P/E ratio could mean that investors are pessimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're under-valued.

Canadian National Railway Company's PEG ratio

Canadian National Railway Company's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 2.2677. A low ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer worse value.

The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into Canadian National Railway Company's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.

Canadian National Railway Company's EBITDA

Canadian National Railway Company's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $8.8 billion.

The EBITDA is a measure of a Canadian National Railway Company's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.

Canadian National Railway Company financials

Revenue TTM	$17.2 billion
Operating margin TTM	39.41%
Gross profit TTM	$9.4 billion
Return on assets TTM	7.73%
Return on equity TTM	21.73%
Profit margin	26.2%
Book value	$34.46
Market Capitalization more info button	$65.3 billion

TTM: trailing 12 months

Canadian National Railway Company's environmental, social and governance track record

Environmental, social and governance (known as ESG) criteria are a set of three factors used to measure the sustainability and social impact of companies like Canadian National Railway Company.

When it comes to ESG scores, lower is better, and lower scores are generally associated with lower risk for would-be investors.

Canadian National Railway Company's total ESG risk score

Total ESG risk: 15.77

Socially conscious investors use ESG scores to screen how an investment aligns with their worldview, and Canadian National Railway Company's overall score of 15.77 (as at 12/31/2018) is excellent – landing it in it in the 14th percentile of companies rated in the same sector.

ESG scores are increasingly used to estimate the level of risk a company like Canadian National Railway Company is exposed to within the areas of "environmental" (carbon footprint, resource use etc.), "social" (health and safety, human rights etc.), and "governance" (anti-corruption, tax transparency etc.).

Canadian National Railway Company's environmental score

Environmental score: 4.37/100

Canadian National Railway Company's environmental score of 4.37 puts it squarely in the 2nd percentile of companies rated in the same sector. This could suggest that Canadian National Railway Company is a leader in its sector terms of its environmental impact, and exposed to a lower level of risk.

Canadian National Railway Company's social score

Social score: 8.63/100

Canadian National Railway Company's social score of 8.63 puts it squarely in the 2nd percentile of companies rated in the same sector. This could suggest that Canadian National Railway Company is a leader in its sector when it comes to taking good care of its workforce and the communities it impacts.

Canadian National Railway Company's governance score

Governance score: 1.77/100

Canadian National Railway Company's governance score puts it squarely in the 2nd percentile of companies rated in the same sector. That could suggest that Canadian National Railway Company is a leader in its sector when it comes to responsible management and strategy, and exposed to a lower level of risk.

Canadian National Railway Company's controversy score

Controversy score: 2/5

ESG scores also evaluate any incidences of controversy that a company has been involved in. Canadian National Railway Company scored a 2 out of 5 for controversy – the second-highest score possible, reflecting that Canadian National Railway Company has, for the most part, managed to keep its nose clean.

Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) summary

Canadian National Railway Company was last rated for ESG on: 2019-01-01.

Total ESG score	15.77
Total ESG percentile	13.96
Environmental score	4.37
Environmental score percentile	2
Social score	8.63
Social score percentile	2
Governance score	1.77
Governance score percentile	2
Level of controversy	2

Canadian National Railway Company share dividends

Dividend payout ratio: 34.17% of net profits

Recently Canadian National Railway Company has paid out, on average, around 0% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 0% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), Canadian National Railway Company shareholders could enjoy a 0% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In Canadian National Railway Company's case, that would currently equate to about $3.423 per share.

While Canadian National Railway Company's payout ratio might seem fairly standard, it's worth remembering that Canadian National Railway Company may be investing much of the rest of its net profits in future growth.

Canadian National Railway Company's most recent dividend payout was on 29 June 2025. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 8 June 2025 (the "ex-dividend date").

Have Canadian National Railway Company's shares ever split?

Canadian National Railway Company's shares were split on a 2:1 basis on 1 December 2013 . So if you had owned 1 share the day before before the split, the next day you'd have owned 2 shares. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your Canadian National Railway Company shares – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 50% lower share price could have impacted the market appetite for Canadian National Railway Company shares which in turn could have impacted Canadian National Railway Company's share price.

Canadian National Railway Company share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, Canadian National Railway Company's shares have ranged in value from as little as $91.0831 up to $120.6484. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".

Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NYSE average) beta is 1, while Canadian National Railway Company's is 0.9. This would suggest that Canadian National Railway Company's shares are less volatile than average (for this exchange).

Canadian National Railway Company overview

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, custom brokerage services, transloading and distribution, business development and real estate, and private car storage services; and intermodal services, such as temperature controlled cargo, port partnerships, transloading and distribution, logistics parks, customs brokerage, and trucking. It offers door-to-door services, import and export dray, and interline services, as well as specialized services, comprising flatbed trucks, on-deck mobile transport trays, expedited cargo, and permit/overweight services; and supply chain 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. It track, maintenance, and strategic infrastructure initiatives for the safe movement of goods and support long-term sustainable growth in Minnesota and across CN's network. The company was incorporated in 1919 and is headquartered in Montreal, Canada. .

Frequently asked questions

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What percentage of Canadian National Railway Company is owned by insiders or institutions?
Currently 2.668% of Canadian National Railway Company shares are held by insiders and 75.359% by institutions. How many people work for Canadian National Railway Company?
Latest data suggests 24,911 work at Canadian National Railway Company. When does the fiscal year end for Canadian National Railway Company?
Canadian National Railway Company's fiscal year ends in December. Where is Canadian National Railway Company based?
Canadian National Railway Company's address is: 935 de La Gauchetiere Street West, Montreal, QC, Canada, H3B 2M9 What is Canadian National Railway Company's ISIN number?
Canadian National Railway Company's international securities identification number is: CA1363751027 What is Canadian National Railway Company's CUSIP number?
Canadian National Railway Company's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 136375102