Equities Analysts Issue Forecasts for TSE:CNR Q3 Earnings

Key Points

• Atb Cap Markets reduced their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimate for Canadian National Railway (CNR) from $1.90 to $1.83, reflecting a downward revision in expectations.
• The company recently declared a quarterly dividend of $0.8875, resulting in an annualized dividend of $3.55 and a yield of 2.6%.
• Several analysts have downgraded CNR, with Evercore ISI changing its rating from "strong-buy" to "hold" and Scotiabank reducing its price target from C$153.00 to C$150.00.

Canadian National Railway (TSE:CNR - Free Report) NYSE: CNI - Atb Cap Markets lowered their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Canadian National Railway in a research note issued on Tuesday, October 14th. Atb Cap Markets analyst C. Murray now expects that the company will earn $1.83 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $1.90. The consensus estimate for Canadian National Railway's current full-year earnings is $8.26 per share. Atb Cap Markets also issued estimates for Canadian National Railway's Q4 2025 earnings at $1.99 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $7.53 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.92 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $2.03 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $2.03 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $8.19 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $2.08 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $2.21 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $2.25 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $9.00 EPS.

CNR has been the subject of a number of other research reports. Evercore ISI downgraded shares of Canadian National Railway from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Wednesday, July 23rd. Scotiabank cut their price target on shares of Canadian National Railway from C$153.00 to C$150.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a report on Friday, October 3rd. CIBC cut their price target on shares of Canadian National Railway from C$148.00 to C$140.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, September 23rd. National Bank Financial downgraded shares of Canadian National Railway from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Tuesday, July 22nd. Finally, TD Securities cut their price target on shares of Canadian National Railway from C$168.00 to C$165.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, July 23rd. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have given a Buy rating, eight have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of C$151.36.

Canadian National Railway Stock Up 1.4%

CNR stock opened at C$136.43 on Thursday. The company has a market cap of C$85.16 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.82, a PEG ratio of 3.38 and a beta of 0.92. The company has a current ratio of 0.64, a quick ratio of 0.58 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 107.59. Canadian National Railway has a 12 month low of C$126.11 and a 12 month high of C$160.88. The firm has a 50-day moving average of C$131.14 and a two-hundred day moving average of C$136.70.

Insider Activity at Canadian National Railway

In other Canadian National Railway news, Director Susan C. Jones purchased 1,520 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Thursday, July 24th. The stock was bought at an average price of C$130.96 per share, with a total value of C$199,065.28. Also, Director Shauneen Elizabeth Bruder acquired 7,600 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Thursday, July 24th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of C$131.40 per share, with a total value of C$998,624.04. Company insiders own 2.64% of the company's stock.

Canadian National Railway Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, September 29th. Shareholders of record on Monday, September 29th were given a $0.8875 dividend. This represents a $3.55 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.6%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, September 8th. Canadian National Railway's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 47.79%.

About Canadian National Railway

Canadian National's railway spans Canada from coast to coast and extends through Chicago to the Gulf of Mexico. In 2019, CN delivered almost 6 million carloads over its 19,600 miles of track. CN generated roughly CAD 14 billion in total revenue by hauling intermodal containers (25% of consolidated revenue), petroleum and chemicals (21%), grain and fertilizers (16%), forest products (12%), metals and mining (11%), automotive shipments (6%), and coal (4%).

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