CNI

118.31

+2.51 (2.17%)

Canadian National Railway Company (NYSE, USD)

Industrials >

Railroads

Market cap

83.76B

Ent value

108.32B

Price/Sales

6.06

Price/Book

4.21

Div yield

1.64%

Div growth

12.50%

Growth years

FCF payout

49.49%

Trailing P/E

23.52

Forward P/E

21.55

PEG

5.81

EPS growth

8.70%

1 year return

10.48%

3 year return

10.52%

5 year return

14.05%

10 year return

13.25%

Last updated: 2021-09-17

STOCK INFORMATION BUSINESS INSIGHT DIVIDENDS VALUATION FINANCIALS COMPANY DETAILS NEWS

STOCK INFORMATION

Stock chart

Stock price data

Open	117.93
Daily high	119.67
Daily low	116.30
Daily Volume	3.72M

All-time high	127.22
1y analyst estimate	119.36
Beta	0.63

EPS (TTM)	5.01
Dividend per share	1.94
Ex-div date	7 Sep 2021
Next earnings date	19 Oct 2021

Downside potential

Downside potential data

	CNI	S&P500
Current price drop from All-time high	-7.00%	-2.60%
Highest price drop	-48.59%	-56.47%
Date of highest drop	9 Mar 2009	9 Mar 2009
Avg drop from high	-8.89%	-11.48%
Avg time to new high	14 days	12 days
Max time to new high	670 days	1805 days

DIVIDENDS

Dividend yield - 5y

Dividend yield data

Dividend per share	1.94
Dividend yield	1.64%
Payout frequency	Quarterly

Maximum yield	2.53%
Average yield	1.77%
Minimum yield	1.50%

Discount to avg yield	-8.19%
Upside potential	-7.57%
Yield as % of max yield	64.89%

Yield distribution (inverse percentile) - 5y

Yield distribution data

Dividend yield	1.64%
Current yield distribution	84.52%

Yield at 100% (Min)	1.50%
Yield at 90%	1.60%
Yield at 80%	1.66%
Yield at 50% (Median)	1.76%
Yield at 20%	1.87%
Yield at 10%	1.95%
Yield at 0% (Max)	2.53%

Dividend per share

Dividend per share data

Years of growth	26 years
CCC status	Dividend Champion
Dividend per share	1.94
Payout frequency	Quarterly
Ex-div date	7 Sep 2021

EPS (TTM)	5.01
EPS (1y forward)	5.49
EPS growth (5y)	8.70%
EPS growth (5y forward)	4.05%

Dividend growth

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Dividend growth data

	CNI	S&P500
DGR MR	-2.24%	7.68%
DGR TTM	12.82%	-2.66%
DGR 3 years	11.01%	5.82%
DGR 5 years	12.50%	6.23%
DGR 10 years	12.83%	9.64%
DGR 15 years	14.40%	6.71%

Time since last change announced	60 days
EPS growth (5y)	8.70%
EPS growth (5y forward)	4.05%

Payout ratio

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Payout ratio data

	EPS coverage	FCF coverage
TTM	45.87%	49.49%
Average	-	-
Forward	35.34%	-

VALUATION

Valuation Ratios

Valuation Ratios data

Trailing P/E	23.52
Price to OCF	13.59
Price to FCF	25.37
Price to EBITDA	13.66
EV to EBITDA	17.66

Valuation (Sales/Book Value)

Valuation (Sales/Book Value) data

Price to Sales	6.06
Price to Book	4.21
EV to Sales	7.84

FINANCIALS

Per share

Per share data

Current share count

708.00M

EPS (TTM)	5.01
FCF per share (TTM)	4.65

Income statement

Income statement data

Revenue (TTM)	13.82B
Gross profit (TTM)	8.09B
Operating income (TTM)	-4.03B
Net income (TTM)	3.56B

EPS (TTM)	5.01
EPS (1y forward)	5.49

Margins

Margins data

Gross margin (TTM)	58.51%
Operating margin (TTM)	-29.15%
Profit margin (TTM)	25.78%

Balance Sheet

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Balance Sheet data

Cash	518.00M
Net receivables	1.24B
Total current assets	3.37B
Goodwill	0.00
Intangible assets	416.00M
Property, plant and equipment	40.22B
Total assets	44.96B
Accounts payable	1.95B
Short/Current long term debt	12.93B
Total current liabilities	2.84B
Total liabilities	25.07B
Shareholder's equity	19.89B
Net tangible assets	19.48B

Cash flow

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Cash flow data

Operating cash flow (TTM)	6.17B
Capital expenditures (TTM)	2.86B
Free cash flow (TTM)	3.30B
Dividends paid (TTM)	1.63B

Financial returns

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Financial returns data

Return on Equity	18.13%
Return on Assets	7.95%
Return on Invested Capital	10.94%
Cash Return on Invested Capital	10.14%

COMPANY DETAILS

Marketcap

83.76B

Marketcap category

Large-cap

Description

Canadian National Railway Company, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the rail and related transportation business. Its portfolio of goods includes petroleum and chemicals, grain and fertilizers, coal, metals and minerals, forest products, intermodal, and automotive products serving exporters, importers, retailers, farmers, and manufacturers. The company operates a network of 19,500 route miles of track spanning Canada and the United States. It also provides vessels and docks, transloading and distribution, automotive logistics, and freight forwarding and transportation management services. The company was founded in 1919 and is headquartered in Montreal, Canada.

Employees

24577

Website

http://www.cn.ca

Investor relations

https://www.cn.ca/en/investors/

SEC filings

CNI SEC filings

CEO

Claude Mongeau

Country

USA

City

Montreal

Stock type

Common stock

CCC status

Dividend Champion

Dividend Frequency

Quarterly

EVENTS AND PRESENTATIONS

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COMPANY NEWS

All newsPress releases

September 17, 2021

CN Rail Targets Cost Cuts, Buybacks to Fend Off Hohn’s TCI

(Bloomberg) -- Canadian National Railway Co. said it plans to cut spending, streamline management and buy back C$5 billion (about $4 billion) of stock next year as its tries to ward off a shareholder ...

September 17, 2021

UPDATE -- CN Outlines Details of Strategic Plan

Ambitious value creation plan targeting C$700 million of additional operating income, as well as a 57% operating ratio for 2022 Leveraging previous strategic investments and the strong condition of th...

September 17, 2021

UPDATE 1-Canadian National to resume buyback after abandoning Kansas City deal

Canadian National Railway Co said on Friday it would resume a previously approved share buyback, days after walking away from its $29.6-billion deal for U.S. railroad operator Kansas City Southern. T...

September 17, 2021

CN Outlines Details of Strategic Plan

September 17, 2021

Canadian National to resume buyback after abandoning Kansas City deal

The largest Canadian railroad expects to complete the remaining C$1.1 billion ($869.02 million) of share repurchases by the end of January next year, it said in a statement. The company, under fire f...

September 17, 2021

Canadian National Gains on Buyback, Steps to Boost Shareholder Returns

By Dhirendra Tripathi

September 17, 2021

Invesco, Canadian National Railway Rise Premarket; Manchester United Falls

By Peter Nurse

September 16, 2021

CP to Acquire KSU as CNI Backs out From the Buyout Fray

The CP- KSU $31-billion deal is expected to close in the first quarter of 2022.

September 15, 2021

Hohn’s TCI Vows to Continue CN Rail Fight as Bidding War Ends

(Bloomberg) -- TCI Fund Management Ltd. will continue its campaign to replace the chief executive officer and several directors of Canadian National Railway Co. despite the railway’s decision to drop ...

September 15, 2021

Canadian Pacific Wins Buyout War for K.C. Southern, Defeating CN

(Bloomberg) -- After months of twists and turns, Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. sealed a $27 billion deal to acquire Kansas City Southern, claiming a prize that would create the first railroad spanning...

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