Ratio Analysis: Unpacking Canadian National Railway Co (CNI)’s Price-to-Cash and Price-to-Free Cash Flow

Ulysses Smith

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After finishing at $98.3 in the prior trading day, Canadian National Railway Co (NYSE: CNI) closed at $97.96, down -0.35%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.35 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.46 million shares were traded. CNI stock price reached its highest trading level at $99.16 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $97.67.

Ratios:

Our goal is to gain a better understanding of CNI by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 371.20 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 24.60. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.42 and its Current Ratio is at 0.60. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.01 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.94.

Valuation Measures:

Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, CNI now has a Market Capitalization of 61366784000 and an Enterprise Value of 81690378240. As of this moment, Canadian’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 18.60, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 16.59. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.96. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 4.90 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 3.96. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 4.75 whereas that against EBITDA is 9.136.

Stock Price History:

The Beta on a monthly basis for CNI is 0.97, which has changed by -0.056534708 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.14045572 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, CNI has reached a high of $108.75, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $90.74. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 2.50%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -0.15%.

Shares Statistics:

The stock has traded on average 1.52M shares per day over the past 3-months and 1772150 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 617.70M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 594.97M. Insiders hold about 3.34% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 69.57% stake in the company. Shares short for CNI as of 1764288000 were 3922582 with a Short Ratio of 2.58, compared to 1761868800 on 2739624.

Dividends & Splits

In the trailing 12 months, CNI’s forward annual dividend rate was 3.508, compared to 2.55 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.03568667. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.96. The current Payout Ratio is 48.22% for CNI, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-09-08 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-12-09. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2013-12-02 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.

Earnings Estimates

Canadian National Railway Co (CNI) is presently subject to a detailed evaluation by 24.0 analysts, each offering their unique perspectives on its market standing.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $1.9, with high estimates of $2.09 and low estimates of $1.71.

Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $7.6 and $7.43 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $7.51. EPS for the following year is $8.19, with 27.0 analysts recommending between $8.55 and $7.88.

Revenue Estimates

23 analysts predict $4.42B in revenue for. The current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $4.51B to a low estimate of $4.31B. As of. The current estimate, Canadian National Railway Co’s year-ago sales were $4.36BFor the next quarter, 23 analysts are estimating revenue of $4.48B. There is a high estimate of $4.63B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $4.31B.

A total of 26 analysts have provided revenue estimates for CNI’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $17.36B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $17.15B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $17.26B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $17.05BBased on 26 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $17.93B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $18.38B and the low estimate is $17.69B.

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