NYSE : CNI
Canadian National Railway Company — Financial statements
Industrials · Railroads · Canada
Last price 124.06 USD (Oct 29, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT) · Market cap 75.27B
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Financial statements
Canadian National Railway Company (CNI) reported revenue of 18.37B CAD (TTM). Five years of income statement, balance sheet, cash flow and ratios below.
Income statement
Fiscal year January - December; amounts in CAD.
| TTM | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 18.37B | 17.30B | 17.05B | 16.83B | 17.11B | 14.48B |
| Cost of Revenue | 8.18B | 7.50B | 7.73B | 7.38B | 7.48B | 6.36B |
| Gross Profit | 10.18B | 9.81B | 9.31B | 9.45B | 9.62B | 8.11B |
| Other Operating Expenses | 791.00M | 745.00M | 642.00M | 554.00M | 556.00M | 506.00M |
| Operating Expenses | 2.71B | 2.68B | 2.53B | 2.37B | 2.29B | 2.10B |
| Operating Income | 7.47B | 7.12B | 6.78B | 7.08B | 7.34B | 6.01B |
| Interest Expense | -954.00M | -913.00M | -891.00M | -722.00M | -548.00M | -610.00M |
| Currency Exchange Gain (Loss) | 252.00M | 32.00M | 12.00M | 7.00M | -7.00M | -18.00M |
| Other Non Operating Income (Expenses) | -239.00M | -16.00M | 10.00M | -9.00M | -6.00M | 18.00M |
| EBT Excluding Unusual Items | 6.53B | 6.23B | 5.91B | 6.35B | 6.78B | 5.40B |
| Merger & Restructuring Charges | -34.00M | -34.00M | 763.00M | |||
| Gain (Loss) on Sale of Investments | 24.00M | -29.00M | 20.00M | |||
| Gain (Loss) on Sale of Assets | 114.00M | 48.00M | -58.00M | 136.00M | 15.00M | 160.00M |
| Pretax Income | 6.49B | 6.26B | 5.85B | 6.49B | 6.76B | 6.34B |
| Income Tax Expense | 1.64B | 1.54B | 1.40B | 863.00M | 1.65B | 1.44B |
| Net Income | 4.85B | 4.72B | 4.45B | 5.62B | 5.12B | 4.90B |
| Net Income to Common | 4.85B | 4.72B | 4.45B | 5.62B | 5.12B | 4.90B |
| Shares Outstanding (Basic) | 609.23M | 623.10M | 633.50M | 657.70M | 686.40M | 708.50M |
| Shares Outstanding (Diluted) | 610.20M | 623.70M | 634.50M | 659.10M | 688.30M | 710.30M |
| EPS (Basic) | 7.96 | 7.58 | 7.02 | 8.55 | 7.46 | 6.91 |
| EPS (Diluted) | 7.96 | 7.57 | 7.01 | 8.53 | 7.44 | 6.90 |
| Free Cash Flow | 3.84B | 3.39B | 3.15B | 3.78B | 3.92B | 4.08B |
| Free Cash Flow Per Share | 6.29 | 5.44 | 4.96 | 5.73 | 5.69 | 5.74 |
| Dividend Per Share | 3.63 | 3.55 | 3.38 | 3.16 | 2.93 | 2.46 |
| Gross Margin | 55.44% | 56.67% | 54.63% | 56.14% | 56.25% | 56.04% |
| Operating Margin | 40.67% | 41.16% | 39.77% | 42.05% | 42.90% | 41.51% |
| Profit Margin | 26.42% | 27.28% | 26.09% | 33.43% | 29.92% | 33.84% |
| Free Cash Flow Margin | 20.90% | 19.60% | 18.48% | 22.45% | 22.90% | 28.18% |
| EBITDA | 9.39B | 9.06B | 8.67B | 8.89B | 9.07B | 7.61B |
| EBITDA Margin | 51.13% | 52.36% | 50.87% | 52.85% | 53.00% | 52.54% |
| D&A For EBITDA | 1.92B | 1.94B | 1.89B | 1.82B | 1.73B | 1.60B |
| EBIT | 7.47B | 7.12B | 6.78B | 7.08B | 7.34B | 6.01B |
| EBIT Margin | 40.67% | 41.16% | 39.77% | 42.05% | 42.90% | 41.51% |
| Effective Tax Rate | 25.25% | 24.65% | 23.99% | 13.30% | 24.32% | 22.75% |
Balance sheet
Fiscal year January - December; amounts in CAD.
| TTM | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash & Equivalents | 743.00M | 350.00M | 389.00M | 475.00M | 328.00M | 838.00M |
| Cash & Short-Term Investments | 770.00M | 350.00M | 389.00M | 475.00M | 328.00M | 838.00M |
| Accounts Receivable | 1.37B | 1.12B | 1.16B | 1.30B | 1.37B | 1.07B |
| Other Receivables | 143.00M | 46.00M | ||||
| Receivables | 1.37B | 1.12B | 1.31B | 1.30B | 1.42B | 1.07B |
| Inventory | 872.00M | 734.00M | 720.00M | 699.00M | 692.00M | 589.00M |
| Prepaid Expenses | 208.00M | 113.00M | 133.00M | 186.00M | 142.00M | |
| Restricted Cash | 14.00M | 13.00M | 12.00M | 449.00M | 506.00M | 503.00M |
| Other Current Assets | 444.00M | 49.00M | 78.00M | 33.00M | 88.00M | 280.00M |
| Total Current Assets | 3.47B | 2.47B | 2.62B | 3.09B | 3.22B | 3.43B |
| Property, Plant & Equipment | 50.71B | 47.91B | 46.78B | 43.49B | 42.49B | 40.17B |
| Long-Term Investments | 111.00M | 428.00M | 402.00M | 94.00M | 119.00M | |
| Goodwill | 100.00M | 71.00M | 70.00M | 70.00M | 70.00M | |
| Other Intangible Assets | 537.00M | 1.80B | 1.80B | 1.68B | 1.65B | 1.59B |
| Long-Term Deferred Tax Assets | 598.00M | 611.00M | 689.00M | 682.00M | ||
| Long-Term Deferred Charges | 137.00M | 118.00M | 83.00M | 66.00M | 59.00M | |
| Other Long-Term Assets | 5.73B | 5.42B | 4.57B | 3.17B | 3.07B | 3.10B |
| Total Assets | 61.05B | 58.55B | 57.07B | 52.67B | 50.66B | 48.54B |
| Accounts Payable | 2.39B | 890.00M | 1.03B | 968.00M | 954.00M | 903.00M |
| Accrued Expenses | 1.00B | 1.08B | 1.01B | 1.08B | 954.00M | |
| Current Portion of Long-Term Debt | 1.31B | 902.00M | 1.17B | 2.31B | 1.06B | 501.00M |
| Current Portion of Leases | 537.00M | 112.00M | 135.00M | 148.00M | 126.00M | 115.00M |
| Current Income Taxes Payable | 430.00M | 327.00M | 310.00M | 388.00M | 309.00M | |
| Current Unearned Revenue | 7.00M | 5.00M | 13.00M | 12.00M | 74.00M | |
| Other Current Liabilities | 350.00M | 229.00M | 280.00M | 227.00M | 264.00M | |
| Total Current Liabilities | 4.24B | 3.70B | 3.98B | 5.04B | 3.84B | 3.12B |
| Long-Term Debt | 21.60B | 20.30B | 19.72B | 16.13B | 14.36B | 11.97B |
| Long-Term Leases | 431.00M | 317.00M | 349.00M | 305.00M | 350.00M | 325.00M |
| Long-Term Unearned Revenue | 520.00M | 186.00M | 82.00M | 16.00M | ||
| Pension & Post-Retirement Benefits | 456.00M | 453.00M | 483.00M | 495.00M | 486.00M | 645.00M |
| Long-Term Deferred Tax Liabilities | 11.53B | 11.22B | 10.87B | 10.07B | 9.80B | 9.30B |
| Other Long-Term Liabilities | 845.00M | 479.00M | 426.00M | 440.00M | 425.00M | 427.00M |
| Total Liabilities | 39.10B | 36.99B | 36.02B | 32.55B | 29.28B | 25.79B |
| Common Stock | 3.48B | 3.45B | 3.47B | 3.51B | 3.61B | 3.70B |
| Additional Paid-In Capital | 457.00M | 415.00M | 372.00M | 373.00M | 381.00M | 397.00M |
| Retained Earnings | 18.94B | 18.92B | 18.35B | 18.66B | 19.53B | 20.99B |
| Comprehensive Income & Other | -926.00M | -1.22B | -1.15B | -2.42B | -2.14B | -2.34B |
| Shareholders' Equity | 21.95B | 21.57B | 21.05B | 20.12B | 21.38B | 22.74B |
| Total Liabilities & Equity | 61.05B | 58.55B | 57.07B | 52.67B | 50.66B | 48.54B |
| Total Debt | 23.88B | 21.63B | 21.37B | 18.89B | 15.89B | 12.91B |
| Net Cash (Debt) | -23.11B | -21.28B | -20.98B | -18.41B | -15.57B | -12.08B |
| Net Cash Per Share | -37.88 | -34.12 | -33.07 | -27.94 | -22.62 | -17.00 |
| Filing Date Shares Outstanding | 599.70M | 611.40M | 627.30M | 640.70M | 668.50M | 699.80M |
| Total Common Shares Outstanding | 601.20M | 613.30M | 627.90M | 642.70M | 671.00M | 700.90M |
| Working Capital | -768.00M | -1.23B | -1.36B | -1.95B | -625.00M | 306.00M |
| Book Value Per Share | 36.51 | 35.17 | 33.53 | 31.30 | 31.87 | 32.45 |
| Tangible Book Value | 21.41B | 19.67B | 19.18B | 18.37B | 19.66B | 21.08B |
| Tangible Book Value Per Share | 35.62 | 32.07 | 30.55 | 28.58 | 29.30 | 30.08 |
| Land | 2.50B | 2.48B | 2.31B | |||
| Buildings | 2.55B | 2.42B | 2.23B | 2.17B | 2.02B | |
| Machinery | 9.52B | 9.47B | 8.52B | 8.22B | 7.76B |
Cash flow statement
Fiscal year January - December; amounts in CAD.
| TTM | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Income | 4.85B | 4.72B | 4.45B | 5.62B | 5.12B | 4.90B |
| Depreciation & Amortization | 1.92B | 1.94B | 1.89B | 1.82B | 1.73B | 1.60B |
| Other Amortization | 97.00M | |||||
| Loss (Gain) From Sale of Assets | -66.00M | 78.00M | -129.00M | -137.00M | ||
| Other Operating Activities | 188.00M | 226.00M | 189.00M | -295.00M | 231.00M | 367.00M |
| Change in Accounts Receivable | -115.00M | 92.00M | 205.00M | 71.00M | -290.00M | -22.00M |
| Change in Inventory | -96.00M | -24.00M | -6.00M | -18.00M | -82.00M | -7.00M |
| Change in Accounts Payable | 167.00M | 220.00M | -107.00M | -191.00M | -9.00M | 141.00M |
| Change in Other Net Operating Assets | 37.00M | -123.00M | 85.00M | -30.00M | 35.00M | |
| Operating Cash Flow | 7.01B | 7.05B | 6.70B | 6.96B | 6.67B | 6.97B |
| Capital Expenditures | -3.17B | -3.66B | -3.55B | -3.19B | -2.75B | -2.89B |
| Sale of Property, Plant & Equipment | 84.00M | 129.00M | 273.00M | |||
| Cash Acquisitions | -390.00M | -908.00M | ||||
| Other Investing Activities | -10.00M | -55.00M | -58.00M | -20.00M | -33.00M | 926.00M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -3.09B | -3.71B | -3.61B | -3.47B | -2.51B | -2.87B |
| Short-Term Debt Issued | 908.00M | 563.00M | 66.00M | |||
| Long-Term Debt Issued | 1.97B | 3.48B | 2.55B | 1.90B | 403.00M | |
| Total Debt Issued | 2.92B | 1.97B | 3.48B | 3.46B | 2.46B | 469.00M |
| Short-Term Debt Repaid | -612.00M | -1.38B | ||||
| Long-Term Debt Repaid | -446.00M | -1.04B | -250.00M | -383.00M | -861.00M | |
| Total Debt Repaid | -1.56B | -1.06B | -2.42B | -250.00M | -383.00M | -861.00M |
| Net Debt Issued (Repaid) | 1.36B | 907.00M | 1.06B | 3.21B | 2.08B | -392.00M |
| Issuance of Common Stock | 93.00M | 56.00M | 41.00M | 49.00M | 61.00M | 52.00M |
| Repurchase of Common Stock | -2.63B | -2.13B | -2.71B | -4.63B | -4.88B | -1.67B |
| Common Dividends Paid | -2.21B | -2.21B | -2.14B | -2.07B | -2.00B | -1.74B |
| Other Financing Activities | 4.00M | 3.00M | 120.00M | 38.00M | 79.00M | -105.00M |
| Financing Cash Flow | -3.38B | -3.37B | -3.62B | -3.41B | -4.67B | -3.86B |
| Foreign Exchange Rate Adjustments | 1.00M | -3.00M | 5.00M | -1.00M | 3.00M | |
| Net Cash Flow | 531.00M | -38.00M | -523.00M | 90.00M | -507.00M | 241.00M |
| Free Cash Flow | 3.84B | 3.39B | 3.15B | 3.78B | 3.92B | 4.08B |
| Free Cash Flow Margin | 20.90% | 19.60% | 18.48% | 22.45% | 22.90% | 28.18% |
| Free Cash Flow Per Share | 6.29 | 5.44 | 4.96 | 5.73 | 5.69 | 5.74 |
| Levered Free Cash Flow | 2.46B | 2.38B | 2.58B | 2.86B | 3.14B | 2.45B |
| Unlevered Free Cash Flow | 3.05B | 2.95B | 3.14B | 3.31B | 3.48B | 2.74B |
| Cash Interest Paid | 995.00M | 979.00M | 926.00M | 776.00M | 542.00M | 512.00M |
| Cash Income Tax Paid | 1.29B | 935.00M | 1.22B | 1.20B | 1.29B | 759.00M |
| Change in Working Capital | -7.00M | 165.00M | 92.00M | -53.00M | -411.00M | 147.00M |
Ratios
Fiscal year January - December; amounts in CAD.
| TTM | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Market Capitalization | 76.26B | 60.94B | 63.86B | 81.43B | 80.34B | 86.72B |
| Enterprise Value | 92.83B | 76.54B | 78.31B | 95.30B | 91.67B | 96.04B |
| Last Close Price | 123.69 | 97.17 | 97.27 | 117.92 | 109.35 | 110.91 |
| PE Ratio | 22.29 | 17.70 | 20.66 | 19.12 | 21.24 | 22.40 |
| PS Ratio | 5.74 | 4.83 | 5.39 | 6.39 | 6.36 | 7.58 |
| PB Ratio | 4.80 | 3.87 | 4.37 | 5.35 | 5.08 | 4.83 |
| P/TBV Ratio | 4.92 | 4.25 | 4.79 | 5.86 | 5.53 | 5.21 |
| P/FCF Ratio | 27.04 | 24.64 | 29.17 | 28.46 | 27.76 | 26.90 |
| P/OCF Ratio | 14.82 | 11.85 | 13.72 | 15.44 | 16.31 | 15.74 |
| EV/Sales Ratio | 7.02 | 6.07 | 6.61 | 7.48 | 7.25 | 8.39 |
| EV/EBITDA Ratio | 13.73 | 11.58 | 12.99 | 14.15 | 13.68 | 15.98 |
| EV/EBIT Ratio | 17.26 | 14.73 | 16.62 | 17.79 | 16.91 | 20.23 |
| EV/FCF Ratio | 33.07 | 30.95 | 35.77 | 33.31 | 31.68 | 29.79 |
| Debt / Equity Ratio | 1.09 | 1.00 | 1.01 | 0.94 | 0.74 | 0.57 |
| Debt / EBITDA Ratio | 2.47 | 2.32 | 2.40 | 2.07 | 1.71 | 1.65 |
| Debt / FCF Ratio | 6.22 | 6.38 | 6.78 | 5.00 | 4.06 | 3.17 |
| Net Debt / Equity Ratio | 1.05 | 0.99 | 1.00 | 0.92 | 0.73 | 0.53 |
| Net Debt / EBITDA Ratio | 2.46 | 2.35 | 2.42 | 2.07 | 1.72 | 1.59 |
| Net Debt / FCF Ratio | 6.02 | 6.28 | 6.66 | 4.87 | 3.97 | 2.96 |
| Asset Turnover | 0.31 | 0.30 | 0.31 | 0.33 | 0.34 | 0.31 |
| Inventory Turnover | 9.91 | 10.31 | 10.90 | 10.61 | 11.69 | 10.86 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.51 | 0.40 | 0.43 | 0.35 | 0.45 | 0.61 |
| Current Ratio | 0.82 | 0.67 | 0.66 | 0.61 | 0.84 | 1.10 |
| Return on Equity (ROE) | 22.45% | 22.15% | 21.61% | 27.11% | 23.20% | 23.11% |
| Return on Assets (ROA) | 7.87% | 7.70% | 7.72% | 8.56% | 9.25% | 8.05% |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 12.49% | 12.65% | 12.79% | 16.25% | 15.47% | 13.81% |
| Return on Capital Employed (ROCE) | 13.10% | 13.00% | 12.80% | 14.90% | 15.70% | 13.20% |
| Earnings Yield | 4.49% | 5.65% | 4.84% | 5.23% | 4.71% | 4.46% |
| FCF Yield | 3.70% | 4.06% | 3.43% | 3.51% | 3.60% | 3.72% |
| Dividend Yield | 2.08% | 2.61% | 2.31% | 1.89% | 1.81% | 1.57% |
| Payout Ratio | 46.25% | 46.78% | 48.07% | 36.82% | 39.16% | 35.52% |
| Buyback Yield / Dilution | 2.68% | 1.70% | 3.73% | 4.24% | 3.10% | 0.38% |
| Total Shareholder Return | 4.81% | 4.31% | 6.04% | 6.13% | 4.91% | 1.95% |