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

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C$135.49 -0.77 (-0.57%)
As of 11:57 AM Eastern

About Canadian National Railway Stock (TSE:CNR)

Key Stats

Today's Range
C$135.00
C$137.00
50-Day Range
C$136.61
C$150.99
52-Week Range
C$130.02
C$167.90
Volume
524,204 shs
Average Volume
1.34 million shs
Market Capitalization
C$84.89 billion
P/E Ratio
14.65
Dividend Yield
2.49%
Price Target
C$160.57
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

Canadian National Railway Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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76th Percentile Overall Score

CNR MarketRank™: 

Canadian National Railway scored higher than 76% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Canadian National Railway has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.85, and is based on 10 buy ratings, 5 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Canadian National Railway has been the subject of 12 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

  • Read more about Canadian National Railway's stock forecast and price target.
  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Canadian National Railway is 14.66, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 26.44.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Canadian National Railway is 14.66, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 25.29.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Canadian National Railway has a PEG Ratio of 3.38. 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 4.39. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Short Interest

    There is no current short interest data available for CNR.
  • Dividend Yield

    Canadian National Railway pays a meaningful dividend of 2.31%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    Canadian National Railway does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Canadian National Railway is 36.54%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Read more about Canadian National Railway's dividend.
  • Short Interest

    There is no current short interest data available for CNR.
  • News Sentiment

    Canadian National Railway has a news sentiment score of 0.50. 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 is a lower news sentiment than the 0.60 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 16 news articles for Canadian National Railway this week, compared to 5 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    20 people have searched for CNR on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 122% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    7 people have added Canadian National Railway to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 600% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Canadian National Railway insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought C$287,049.00 in company stock and sold C$0.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 2.64% of the stock of Canadian National Railway is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    76.98% 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.

  • Read more about Canadian National Railway's insider trading history.
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CNR Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Canadian National Railway's stock was trading at C$145.97 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, CNR stock has decreased by 7.1% and is now trading at C$135.56.

Canadian National Railway (TSE:CNR) posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, October, 22nd. The company reported $1.72 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.73 by $0.01. Canadian National Railway had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 27.10% and a net margin of 31.20%.

Shares of CNR stock and other Canadian stocks can be purchased through an online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the Canadian stock market include BMO InvestorLine, CIBC Investor's Edge, Desjardins Online Brokerage, HSBC InvestDirect, Laurentian Bank Discount Brokerage, National Bank Direct Brokerage, Qtrade Investor, Questrade, RBC Direct Investing, Scotia iTrade, TD Direct Investing, and Virtual Brokers.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Canadian National Railway investors own include Toronto-Dominion Bank (TD), Constellation Software (CSU), Intact Financial (IFC), Enbridge (ENB), Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS), Royal Bank of Canada (RY) and TELUS (T).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
10/22/2024
Record date for 6/30 Dividend
6/09/2025
Dividend Payable
6/30/2025
Today
7/22/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
TSE
Industry
Railroads
Sub-Industry
N/A
Current Symbol
TSE:CNR
CIK
N/A
Fax
N/A
Employees
25,656
Year Founded
N/A

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
C$174.00
Low Price Target
C$126.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+17.8%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.84
Research Coverage
19 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
C$9.25
Trailing P/E Ratio
14.73
Forward P/E Ratio
16.49
P/E Growth
3.38
Net Income
C$5.79 billion
Net Margins
31.20%
Pretax Margin
N/A
Return on Equity
27.10%
Return on Assets
8.33%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
107.59
Current Ratio
0.64
Quick Ratio
0.58

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
C$18.55 billion
Price / Sales
4.60
Cash Flow
C$0.48 per share
Price / Cash Flow
285.86
Book Value
C$30.91 per share
Price / Book
4.41

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
626,528,150
Free Float
N/A
Market Cap
C$85.37 billion
Optionable
Not Optionable
Beta
0.65
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This page (TSE:CNR) was last updated on 7/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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