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After finishing at $92.01 in the prior trading day, Canadian National Railway Co (NYSE: CNI) closed at $92.23, up 0.24%. In other words, the price has increased by $0.24 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.28 million shares were traded. CNI stock price reached its highest trading level at $92.68 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $91.92.
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 122.74 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 25.02. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.58 and its Current Ratio is at 0.82. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.96 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.91.
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 57590599680 and an Enterprise Value of 78287962112. As of this moment, Canadian’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 17.74, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 15.33. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.91. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 4.69 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 3.65. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 4.567 whereas that against EBITDA is 8.881.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for CNI is 0.96, which has changed by -0.20305884 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.16333759 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, CNI has reached a high of $118.46, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $91.07. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -3.20%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -8.04%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 1.75M shares per day over the past 3-months and 1777910 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 625.40M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 603.28M. Insiders hold about 3.35% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 69.77% stake in the company. Shares short for CNI as of 1756425600 were 9120045 with a Short Ratio of 5.22, compared to 1753920000 on 6186007.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, CNI’s forward annual dividend rate was 3.465, compared to 2.50 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.03765895. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.91. The current Payout Ratio is 48.22% for CNI, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-09-08 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-09-08. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2013-12-02 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
The current rating of Canadian National Railway Co (CNI) is the result of assessments by 24.0 analysts actively engaged in evaluating its market dynamics.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $2.01, with high estimates of $2.15 and low estimates of $1.92.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $7.73 and $7.4 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $7.57. EPS for the following year is $8.31, with 27.0 analysts recommending between $8.8 and $7.67.
Revenue Estimates
23 analysts predict $4.16B in revenue for the current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $4.31B to a low estimate of $4.06B. As of the current estimate, Canadian National Railway Co’s year-ago sales were $4.11BFor the next quarter, 23 analysts are estimating revenue of $4.47B. There is a high estimate of $4.69B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $4.37B.
A total of 26 analysts have provided revenue estimates for CNI’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $17.46B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $17.11B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $17.32B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $17.05BBased on 26 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $18.12B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $18.57B and the low estimate is $17.02B.
