Canadian National Railway Company
CNR.TO (TSX: CNR) TSXAt a glance
- Up 35.3% over the past year; the S&P/TSX Composite rose 20.0%.
- P/E 22.9 — lower than 62% of Industrials peers (80 companies).
- Market cap $109.09B; average daily dollar volume $219.6M over the past 3 months — High liquidity.
- Pays a 2.01% trailing dividend yield (as of 2026-11-12).
- No published plan for this ticker.
- 1-year volatility 21.8% (annualized); largest fall from a peak over the past year -12.3%.
Price chart
Split- and dividend-adjusted. All three lines are rebased to 100 at the start of the range, so the chart compares moves, not prices. L marks a LONG plan, S a SHORT plan — each links to that session's day page.
Monthly closes (table version, last 5 years)
| Month | Close |
|---|---|
| 2021-12 | 155.38 |
| 2022-01 | 154.93 |
| 2022-02 | 157.24 |
| 2022-03 | 167.70 |
| 2022-04 | 151.08 |
| 2022-05 | 143.82 |
| 2022-06 | 144.79 |
| 2022-07 | 162.23 |
| 2022-08 | 156.19 |
| 2022-09 | 149.18 |
| 2022-10 | 161.40 |
| 2022-11 | 172.69 |
| 2022-12 | 160.84 |
| 2023-01 | 158.38 |
| 2023-02 | 155.41 |
| 2023-03 | 159.47 |
| 2023-04 | 161.50 |
| 2023-05 | 153.06 |
| 2023-06 | 160.42 |
| 2023-07 | 159.84 |
| 2023-08 | 152.20 |
| 2023-09 | 147.09 |
| 2023-10 | 146.73 |
| 2023-11 | 157.46 |
| 2023-12 | 166.55 |
| 2024-01 | 166.78 |
| 2024-02 | 175.97 |
| 2024-03 | 178.37 |
| 2024-04 | 167.09 |
| 2024-05 | 173.50 |
| 2024-06 | 161.66 |
| 2024-07 | 159.83 |
| 2024-08 | 158.79 |
| 2024-09 | 158.37 |
| 2024-10 | 150.35 |
| 2024-11 | 156.34 |
| 2024-12 | 145.97 |
| 2025-01 | 151.82 |
| 2025-02 | 146.68 |
| 2025-03 | 140.04 |
| 2025-04 | 133.51 |
| 2025-05 | 144.26 |
| 2025-06 | 141.89 |
| 2025-07 | 129.38 |
| 2025-08 | 132.95 |
| 2025-09 | 131.24 |
| 2025-10 | 134.49 |
| 2025-11 | 133.83 |
| 2025-12 | 135.75 |
| 2026-01 | 130.99 |
| 2026-02 | 153.07 |
| 2026-03 | 143.18 |
| 2026-04 | 152.57 |
| 2026-05 | 163.25 |
| 2026-06 | 169.25 |
| 2026-07 | 178.25 |
| 2026-08 | 173.05 |
| 2026-09 | 169.40 |
| 2026-10 | 172.81 |
| 2026-11 | 181.90 |
The Composite is proxied by XIU.TO (iShares S&P/TSX 60 Index ETF); the database holds no Composite index series. The sector fund is a fund, never the index.
Performance
Over the past year the stock is up 35.3% against +20.0% for the Composite — 15.3 points ahead.
| Metric | 1W | 1M | 3M | 6M | YTD | 1Y | 3Y | 5Y |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stock | +2.6% | +8.2% | +3.3% | +18.6% | +34.0% | +35.3% | +5.7% | +2.2% |
| Composite (XIU.TO, proxy) | +1.8% | +2.8% | -0.1% | +9.4% | +16.1% | +20.0% | +22.0% | +10.5% |
| Difference vs Composite | +0.8% | +5.5% | +3.4% | +9.1% | +17.9% | +15.3% | -16.3% | -8.2% |
3Y and 5Y are annualized from 3Y. The Composite is proxied by XIU.TO; the sector fund is not available for this sector.
Risk and trading
1-year volatility +21.8% (annualized); largest fall from a peak -12.3% (Mar 2, 2026 to Mar 20, 2026); beta 0.82 against the Composite (2Y weekly).
| Volatility (1Y, annualized) | +21.8% |
| Maximum drawdown (1Y) | -12.3% (Mar 2, 2026 to Mar 20, 2026) |
| Beta (2Y weekly, vs Composite) | 0.82 |
| Average daily volume (3M) | 1,274,728 |
| Dollar volume (3M, average per day) | $219.6M |
| Liquidity | High (High: $1M or more a day; Moderate: $100K or more; Low: under $100K, by average daily dollar volume.) |
Valuation
P/E 22.9 — lower than 62% of Industrials peers (80 companies). The sector median P/E is 25.5.
| Multiple | Value | Against sector peers |
|---|---|---|
| P/E (TTM) | 22.9 | Lower than 62% of peers (80 companies; median 25.5) |
| Earnings yield | 4.38% | — |
| P/B | 4.98 | Lower than 22% of peers (83 companies; median 2.72) |
| P/S | Not available: Not available — needs TTM revenue; see financials. | — |
| EV/EBITDA | 14.1 | Lower than 44% of peers (63 companies; median 13.7) |
| Dividend yield | 2.01% | — |
| Payout ratio | Not available: Not available — no stored dividend history yet. | — |
Each multiple is shown against the sector median of the pages' universe as a percentile: "lower than 25% of peers" means the value sits below 25% of them. Valuation multiples are from the Nov 12, 2026 snapshot, and are always printed with that date.
More: dividend rate and earnings yield
Dividend rate: 3.66. Earnings yield is earnings per share divided by price — the inverse of P/E.
Financials
Revenue $17.30B in 2025 (TTM $19.08B); net income $4.72B; free cash flow $3.39B. Reporting currency: CAD.
| Metric | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | TTM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $17.30B | $17.30B | $17.30B | $17.30B | $19.08B |
| Gross margin | 42.4% | 42.4% | 42.4% | 42.4% | — |
| Net income | $4.72B | $4.72B | $4.72B | $4.72B | $4.84B |
| Free cash flow | $3.39B | $3.39B | $3.39B | $3.39B | $4.40B |
| Diluted shares | 613,333,951 | 613,333,951 | 613,333,951 | 613,333,951 | — |
Revenue by year
Free cash flow by year
| Cash | $350.0M |
| Total debt | $21.63B |
| Debt-to-equity | 1.00 |
| Operating margin (latest snapshot, Nov 12, 2026) | 40.7% |
Figures as reported in stored financials; reporting currency CAD. Operating margin is not stored per year, so the latest snapshot value is shown. TTM covers 2025-12-31, 2026-03-31, 2026-06-30, 2026-09-30.
Dividends and splits
Pays a 2.01% trailing dividend yield (as of Nov 12, 2026). No splits on record.
| Year | Dividend per share |
|---|---|
| Not available: No stored dividend history yet. | |
Trailing yield 2.01% is the stored key-stats snapshot value (as of Nov 12, 2026) — the dividend history itself is not stored yet, so no history table is shown.
| Date | Action | Ratio |
|---|---|---|
| Not available: No splits on record for this ticker. | ||
Next ex-dividend date: Not available: No stored ex-dividend dates for equities. Prices on the chart are split- and dividend-adjusted (no splits on record, so nothing to adjust).
Ownership and dilution
Insiders bought 1 times and sold 0 times in the 90 days to Nov 12, 2026. Shares outstanding grew 0.0% over 1 year.
| Insider buys (90 days) | 1 |
| Insider sell (90 days) | 0 |
| Shares outstanding change (1Y) | 0.0% |
| Shares outstanding change (3Y) | 0.0% |
| Held by insiders | 0.03% |
| Held by institutions | 74.42% |
Counts are by filing date. Holdings are from the key-stats snapshot (as of Nov 12, 2026).
Recent insider trades (13)
| Filing date | Type | Name | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25, 2026 | BUY | BRUDER, SHAUNEEN ELIZABETH | 530 | 120.77 | $64K |
| Aug 31, 2026 | OTHER | CANADIAN NATIONAL RAILWAY CO | 66,797 | 124.81 | $8.3M |
| Aug 28, 2026 | OTHER | CANADIAN NATIONAL RAILWAY CO | 66,195 | 125.52 | $8.3M |
| Aug 27, 2026 | OTHER | CANADIAN NATIONAL RAILWAY CO | 52,563 | 127.02 | $6.7M |
| Aug 26, 2026 | OTHER | CANADIAN NATIONAL RAILWAY CO | 52,053 | 128.06 | $6.7M |
| Aug 25, 2026 | OTHER | CANADIAN NATIONAL RAILWAY CO | 52,393 | 127.60 | $6.7M |
| Aug 24, 2026 | OTHER | CANADIAN NATIONAL RAILWAY CO | 52,399 | 127.53 | $6.7M |
| Aug 21, 2026 | OTHER | CANADIAN NATIONAL RAILWAY CO | 51,891 | 129.51 | $6.7M |
| Aug 20, 2026 | OTHER | CANADIAN NATIONAL RAILWAY CO | 52,035 | 126.01 | $6.6M |
| Aug 19, 2026 | OTHER | CANADIAN NATIONAL RAILWAY CO | 52,254 | 125.48 | $6.6M |
| Aug 18, 2026 | OTHER | CANADIAN NATIONAL RAILWAY CO | 52,398 | 125.14 | $6.6M |
| Aug 17, 2026 | OTHER | CANADIAN NATIONAL RAILWAY CO | 52,414 | 125.10 | $6.6M |
| Aug 14, 2026 | OTHER | CANADIAN NATIONAL RAILWAY CO | 52,281 | 125.42 | $6.6M |
Peers
Peers in Industrials, by market cap: SPCX.TO, GE.TO, CATR.TO, RTX.TO, SMNS.TO, GEV.TO, UNP.TO, DEER.TO.
| Ticker | Price | 1Y % | Market cap | P/E | EV/EBITDA | Div yield | 1Y vol |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPCX.TO | 23.22 | — | $2627.94B | 580.5 | — | — | +79.8% |
| GE.TO | 42.76 | — | $458.75B | 38.2 | — | — | +35.9% |
| CATR.TO | 42.98 | — | $362.68B | 24.0 | — | — | +44.1% |
| RTX.TO | 45.41 | — | $349.60B | 32.7 | — | — | +27.3% |
| SMNS.TO | 33.62 | +12.3% | $319.69B | 27.3 | — | — | +36.6% |
| GEV.TO | 54.66 | — | $289.16B | 21.6 | — | — | +52.5% |
| UNP.TO | 30.57 | — | $242.04B | 24.3 | — | — | +23.8% |
| DEER.TO | 34.64 | — | $240.08B | 37.7 | — | — | +33.9% |
Each row links to its own page when one exists. Peer 1Y returns and volatility use raw closes; peer splits are unadjusted.
analiti.ca history
No published plans for this ticker.
| Date | Side | Entry | Stop | First exit | Exits | Outcome (full ladder) | First exit | Hold |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not available: No published plans for this ticker. | ||||||||
The full ladder is the headline method: 40/30/20% at the three exits, the last slice held to stop or end. First exit credits the whole position at the first exit level. Full history: the track record.
Superstock score
Latest score 0.0 (Nov 13, 2026). The score is the published Superstock screen score — nothing else.
| Date | Score |
|---|---|
| Nov 8, 2026 | 0.0 |
| Nov 9, 2026 | 0.0 |
| Nov 9, 2026 | 0.0 |
| Nov 10, 2026 | 0.0 |
| Nov 10, 2026 | 0.0 |
| Nov 10, 2026 | 0.0 |
| Nov 11, 2026 | 0.0 |
| Nov 11, 2026 | 0.0 |
| Nov 12, 2026 | 0.0 |
| Nov 12, 2026 | 0.0 |
| Nov 13, 2026 | 0.0 |
| Nov 13, 2026 | 0.0 |
Sector condition: Industrials — Weakening (as of Nov 5, 2026). Superstock screen.
Key dates
| Next earnings | Not available: No company release or exchange notice in the stored data — stored dates are Yahoo-sourced, so none is shown. |
| Last earnings | Jul 24, 2026 · EPS 2.08 |
| Next ex-dividend | Not available: No stored ex-dividend dates for equities. |
The next earnings date is shown only from the company's own release or an exchange notice, with a link. The stored last-earnings date is Yahoo-sourced.
Sources and data notes
| Block | Source | As of |
|---|---|---|
| prices, chart, performance, risk | daily_prices (Yahoo) | Nov 12, 2026 |
| valuation, market cap, ownership | yahoo_key_stats snapshot | Nov 12, 2026 |
| financials | financials (Yahoo) | Sep 30, 2026 |
| plans, resolutions | published entries-*.json + track-record.json | Nov 12, 2026 |
| insiders | insider_trades (SEDI filings) | Nov 12, 2026 |
| splits | Split inventory (interim table) | Nov 5, 2026 |
| sector condition | conditions-2026-11-05.json | Nov 5, 2026 |
| Superstock score | superstock_checks + superstock.json | Nov 12, 2026 |
Not available rules. A field older than its freshness limit shows "not available", never a stale number: prices, 3 trading days; fundamentals, 120 days after the fiscal period end plus 45 days. Valuation multiples are always printed with their snapshot date.
Data file: /data/t/CNR.TO.json · Markdown twin: /t/CNR.TO.md
Facts and published history only. Plans are generated by a quant model.