Zacks Research Has Bearish Forecast for TSE:CNR Q3 Earnings

Key Points

• Zacks Research has lowered its Q3 2025 earnings forecast for Canadian National Railway (TSE:CNR) to $1.84 per share from the previous estimate of $1.96.
• The company recently announced a quarterly dividend of $0.8875 per share, yielding 2.8% with a payout ratio of 36.54%.
• Canadian National Railway's stock has seen varied analyst ratings, with one sell, eight hold, eight buy, and two strong buy ratings, and a consensus target price of C$155.79.

Canadian National Railway (TSE:CNR - Free Report) NYSE: CNI - Equities researchers at Zacks Research dropped their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Canadian National Railway in a research report issued to clients and investors on Monday, August 4th. Zacks Research analyst M. Basu now forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of $1.84 for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $1.96. The consensus estimate for Canadian National Railway's current full-year earnings is $8.26 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Canadian National Railway's FY2025 earnings at $7.62 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.91 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $2.03 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $8.12 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $2.30 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $2.33 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $9.16 EPS.

CNR has been the topic of several other reports. UBS Group lifted their price target on Canadian National Railway from C$172.00 to C$174.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, May 2nd. Argus raised shares of Canadian National Railway to a "hold" rating in a research report on Friday, June 27th. Barclays cut their target price on shares of Canadian National Railway from C$145.00 to C$135.00 in a research note on Wednesday, July 23rd. National Bank Financial lowered shares of Canadian National Railway from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 22nd. Finally, Scotiabank cut their price objective on shares of Canadian National Railway from C$165.00 to C$153.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, July 23rd. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have given a hold rating, eight have given a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of C$155.79.

Canadian National Railway Stock Down 1.0%

CNR opened at C$128.04 on Tuesday. The firm has a market cap of C$80.22 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.84, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.38 and a beta of 0.65. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 107.59, a quick ratio of 0.58 and a current ratio of 0.64. The business has a 50 day moving average price of C$140.00 and a 200 day moving average price of C$141.63. Canadian National Railway has a twelve month low of C$127.60 and a twelve month high of C$164.53.

Canadian National Railway Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 9th. Shareholders of record on Monday, September 8th will be paid a $0.8875 dividend. This represents a $3.55 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.8%. Canadian National Railway's dividend payout ratio is 36.54%.

Insider Activity at Canadian National Railway

In other news, Director Susan C. Jones bought 1,520 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, July 24th. The shares were bought at an average price of C$130.96 per share, for a total transaction of C$199,065.28. Also, Director Shauneen Elizabeth Bruder bought 7,600 shares of the company'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. Insiders acquired 9,747 shares of company stock worth $1,285,138 in the last 90 days. Corporate insiders own 2.64% of the company's stock.

Canadian National Railway Company Profile

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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