Canadian National Railway Co. (CNR) Stock Analysis | Price, Returns, Financials & Key Metrics

Price Point

High/Low

1Day

52 Week

Valuation

Technical

Day's Volume

CASH

2.35 M

Shareholding (Mar 2025)

FII

40.76%

Held by 1316 FIIs

DII

46.99%

Held by 57 DIIs

Promoter

0.03%

Score

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Strong Sell

Sell

Hold

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Dashboard

High Management Efficiency with a high ROCE of 16.92%

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

Positive results in Jun 25

With ROE of 21.34%, it has a very expensive valuation with a 3.83 Price to Book Value

High Institutional Holdings at 71.65%

Consistent Underperformance against the benchmark over the last 3 years

Mojo Parameters

Stock DNA

Industry

Construction

Market cap

CAD 83,701 Million (Large Cap)

P/E

19.00

Industry P/E

Dividend Yield

0.00%

Debt Equity

0.92

Return on Equity

21.34%

Price to Book

3.89

Revenue and Profits:

Net Sales:

4,272 Million

(Quarterly Results - Jun 2025)

Net Profit:

1,172 Million

Total Returns

Total Returns (Price + Dividend)

TimePeriod

Price Return

Dividend Return

Total Return

3 Months

2.77%

6 Months

-5.24%

1 Year

-10.83%

2 Years

-14.36%

3 Years

-20.05%

4 Years

-16.31%

5 Years

-1.05%

Canadian National Railway Co. for the last several years.

Risk Adjusted Returns v/s

News & Corporate Actions

News

Canadian National Railway Co. Hits Day High with Strong 3.02% Intraday Surge

Canadian National Railway Co. saw a significant intraday increase on October 31, 2025, contrasting with the modest gain of the S&P/TSX 60. Despite recent positive trends, the company has struggled over the past year, with notable declines in performance, though it maintains strong management efficiency and institutional support.

No announcement available

Corporate Actions

No corporate action available

Key Factors

Quality key factors

Factor

Value

Sales Growth (5y)

3.89%

EBIT Growth (5y)

3.75%

EBIT to Interest (avg)

9.34

Debt to EBITDA (avg)

1.99

Net Debt to Equity (avg)

0.95

Sales to Capital Employed (avg)

0.43

Tax Ratio

23.99%

Dividend Payout Ratio

48.22%

Pledged Shares

Institutional Holding

71.59%

ROCE (avg)

16.92%

ROE (avg)

22.28%

Valuation key factors

Factor

Value

P/E Ratio

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

Dividend Yield

ROCE (Latest)

15.47%

ROE (Latest)

21.34%

Technicals key factors

Indicator

Weekly

Monthly

MACD

Mildly Bullish

Bearish

RSI

No Signal

Bollinger Bands

Bullish

Mildly Bearish

Moving Averages

Mildly Bearish (Daily)

KST

Mildly Bullish

Bearish

Dow Theory

Mildly Bullish

Mildly Bearish

OBV

Mildly Bearish

No Trend

Technical Indicator Scale: Bearish, Mildly Bearish, Sideways, Mildly Bullish, Bullish Turned

Shareholding

Shareholding Snapshot : Mar 2025

Shareholding Compare (%holding)

Majority shareholders

Foreign Institutions

Domestic Funds

Held in 53 Schemes (12.22%)

Foreign Institutions

Held by 1316 Foreign Institutions (40.76%)

Strategic Entities with highest holding

Highest Public shareholder

Financial

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          "val1": "219.00",
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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.

Compare with Peers

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

All Quarterly Results

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

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.

Compare with Peers

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

All Annual Results

Company CV

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

Tel: 1 514 39965691 514 3990052

https://www.cn.ca/

Registrar Details

Canadian National Railway Co.

1Day

52 Week

CASH

FII

DII

Promoter

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Dashboard

High Management Efficiency with a high ROCE of 16.92%

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

Positive results in Jun 25

With ROE of 21.34%, it has a very expensive valuation with a 3.83 Price to Book Value

High Institutional Holdings at 71.65%

Consistent Underperformance against the benchmark over the last 3 years

Mojo Parameters

Stock DNA

Total Returns (Price + Dividend)

Risk Adjusted Returns v/s

News

Canadian National Railway Co. Hits Day High with Strong 3.02% Intraday Surge

Announcements

Corporate Actions

Quality key factors

Valuation key factors

Technicals key factors

Shareholding Snapshot : Mar 2025

Shareholding Compare (%holding)

Quarterly Results Snapshot (Consolidated) - Jun'25 - YoY

Annual Results Snapshot (Consolidated) - Dec'24

About Canadian National Railway Co.

Company Coordinates