Compare Canadian National Railway Co. with Similar Stocks
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High Management Efficiency with a high ROCE of 16.92%
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Poor long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of 3.89% and Operating profit at 3.75% over the last 5 years
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Positive results in Jun 25
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With ROE of 21.34%, it has a very expensive valuation with a 3.83 Price to Book Value
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High Institutional Holdings at 71.65%
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Consistent Underperformance against the benchmark over the last 3 years
Total Returns (Price + Dividend) 
TimePeriod
Price Return
Dividend Return
Total Return
3 Months
35.0%
0%
35.0%
6 Months
65.75%
0%
65.75%
1 Year
42.86%
0%
42.86%
2 Years
53.8%
0%
53.8%
3 Years
62.94%
0%
62.94%
4 Years
109.73%
0%
109.73%
5 Years
114.83%
0%
114.83%
Canadian National Railway Co. for the last several years.
Risk Adjusted Returns v/s 
News
No Recent News for the Company
Announcements 
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Corporate Actions 
No corporate action available
Quality key factors 
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
4.58%
EBIT Growth (5y)
5.04%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
9.34
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
1.99
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0.95
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
0.42
Tax Ratio
23.99%
Dividend Payout Ratio
48.22%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
71.07%
ROCE (avg)
16.92%
ROE (avg)
22.28%
Valuation key factors
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
19
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
3.97
EV to EBIT
16.49
EV to EBITDA
12.64
EV to Capital Employed
2.55
EV to Sales
6.15
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
NA
ROCE (Latest)
15.47%
ROE (Latest)
21.34%
Technicals key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bearish
Bearish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Bearish
Bearish
Moving Averages
Bearish (Daily)
KST
Bullish
Bearish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bearish
OBV
No Trend
No Trend
Shareholding Snapshot : Sep 2025
Shareholding Compare (%holding) 
Majority shareholders
Foreign Institutions
Domestic Funds
Held in 59 Schemes (13.34%)
Foreign Institutions
Held by 1282 Foreign Institutions (37.68%)
Strategic Entities with highest holding
Highest Public shareholder
Quarterly Results Snapshot (Consolidated) - Jun'25 - YoY
Jun'25
Jun'24
Change(%)
Net Sales
4,272.00
4,329.00
-1.32%
Operating Profit (PBDIT) excl Other Income
2,127.00
2,102.00
1.19%
Interest
219.00
220.00
-0.45%
Exceptional Items
-66.00
23.00
-386.96%
Consolidate Net Profit
1,172.00
1,114.00
5.21%
Operating Profit Margin (Excl OI)
383.40%
377.90%
0.55%
USD in Million.
Net Sales
YoY Growth in quarter ended Jun 2025 is -1.32% vs 6.70% in Jun 2024
Consolidated Net Profit
YoY Growth in quarter ended Jun 2025 is 5.21% vs -4.54% in Jun 2024
Annual Results Snapshot (Consolidated) - Dec'24
Dec'24
Dec'23
Change(%)
Net Sales
17,046.00
16,828.00
1.30%
Operating Profit (PBDIT) excl Other Income
8,217.00
8,414.00
-2.34%
Interest
891.00
722.00
23.41%
Exceptional Items
0.00
0.00
Consolidate Net Profit
4,448.00
5,625.00
-20.92%
Operating Profit Margin (Excl OI)
371.10%
392.00%
-2.09%
USD in Million.
Net Sales
YoY Growth in year ended Dec 2024 is 1.30% vs -1.63% in Dec 2023
Consolidated Net Profit
YoY Growth in year ended Dec 2024 is -20.92% vs 9.91% in Dec 2023
About Canadian National Railway Co. 
Canadian National Railway Co.
Construction
Canadian National Railway Co is engaged in the rail and related transportation business. The Company's network of approximately 20,000 route miles of track spans Canada and mid-America, connecting approximately three coasts, including the Atlantic, the Pacific and the Gulf of Mexico and serving the cities and ports of Vancouver, Prince Rupert (British Columbia), Montreal, Halifax, New Orleans, and Mobile (Alabama), and the metropolitan areas of Toronto, Edmonton, Winnipeg, Calgary, Chicago, Memphis, Detroit, Duluth (Minnesota)/Superior (Wisconsin), and Jackson (Mississippi), with connections to all points in North America. Its network and connections to all Class I railroads provide its customers access to the three North American Free Trade Agreement nations. It carries over 300 million tons of cargo, serving exporters, importers, retailers, farmers and manufacturers. Its freight includes seven commodity representing a portfolio of goods.
Company Coordinates 
Company Details
935 de la Gauchetiere St W , MONTREAL QC : H3B 2M9
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