Canadian National Railway (CNI) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Canadian National Railway Company (NYSE:CNI) is a transportation and logistics company that operates a major freight railway network across Canada and the United States. Its rail system connects the Atlantic, Pacific and Gulf coasts with major industrial centers, ports and distribution markets, supporting trade across North America.

CN transports a diverse range of products, including grain and fertilizers, coal and minerals, forest products, petroleum and chemicals, metals, automotive goods, and consumer and manufactured products. In addition to rail transportation, the company provides intermodal services that combine rail and truck transportation, as well as supply-chain, warehousing and logistics solutions for customers.

CN was created in 1919 through the consolidation of several Canadian railways and was privatized in 1995. The company continues to serve industries and communities throughout Canada and the United States, using its rail network and related transportation services to move goods between producers, manufacturers, ports and consumers. Tracy Robinson serves as CN’s president and chief executive officer.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $122.48 to $123.66
• 50-Day Range: $119.92 to $130.54
• 52-Week Range: $90.74 to $131.55
• Volume: 1.68 million shs
• Average Volume: 1.28 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $74.31 billion
• P/E Ratio: 21.77
• Dividend Yield: 2.11%
• Price Target: $137.40
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Canadian National Railway Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Canadian National Railway scored higher than 84% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 213th out of 656 stocks in the industrials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Canadian National Railway has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.50, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 9 buy ratings, 9 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Canadian National Railway has a consensus price target of $137.40, representing about 11.9% upside from its current price of $122.79.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Canadian National Railway has been the subject of 13 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 9.97%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Canadian National Railway are expected to grow by 9.97% in the coming year, from $5.82 to $6.40 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Canadian National Railway is 21.77, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 39.18.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Canadian National Railway is 21.77, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 25.87.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Canadian National Railway has a PEG Ratio of 2.20. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Canadian National Railway has a P/B Ratio of 4.89. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.82% of the float of Canadian National Railway has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Canadian National Railway has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.69, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Canadian National Railway has recently increased by 3.61%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

Canadian National Railway pays a meaningful dividend of 2.17%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Canadian National Railway has only been increasing its dividend for 3 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Canadian National Railway is 45.92%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Canadian National Railway will have a dividend payout ratio of 40.47% next year. This indicates that Canadian National Railway will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.80

News Sentiment

Canadian National Railway has a news sentiment score of 0.80. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Industrials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 12 news articles for Canadian National Railway this week, compared to 6 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

11 people have searched for CNI on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 83% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

8 people have added Canadian National Railway to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Canadian National Railway insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

2.40% of the stock of Canadian National Railway is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

80.74% of the stock of Canadian National Railway is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 6/30 Dividend: 6/09/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 6/30 Dividend: 6/09/2026
• Dividend Payable: 6/30/2026
• Last Earnings: 7/24/2026
• Record date for 9/29 Dividend: 9/08/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 9/29 Dividend: 9/08/2026
• Today: 9/09/2026
• Dividend Payable: 9/29/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/30/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: Ground Transportation
• Sub-Industry: Rail Transportation
• Current Symbol: NYSE:CNI
• CIK: 16868
• Web: www.cn.ca
• Phone: (514) 399-6569
• Fax: 514-399-6090
• Employees: 23,839
• Year Founded: 1919

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Canadian National Railway: $137.40
• High Price Target: $205.00
• Low Price Target: $100.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +11.9%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.50
• Research Coverage: 18 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $5.64
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 21.77
• Forward P/E Ratio: 21.10
• P/E Growth: 2.2
• Net Income: $3.38 billion
• Net Margins: 26.92%
• Pretax Margin: 35.89%
• Return on Equity: 22.22%
• Return on Assets: 8.12%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.99
• Current Ratio: 0.87
• Quick Ratio: 0.61

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $17.76 billion
• Price / Sales: 4.18
• Cash Flow: $7.76 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 15.82
• Book Value: $25.12 per share
• Price / Book: 4.89

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 605,148,000
• Free Float: 590,624,000
• Market Cap: $74.31 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.94