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Also trades as: CNR.TO (TSX) · $vol 170M

CNI NYSE

Canadian National Railway Company
1W: +2.7% 1M: +1.9% 3M: -4.3% YTD: +25.0% 1Y: +31.6% 3Y: +25.6% 5Y: +10.9%
$125.53
+2.25 (+1.83%)
After Hours: $124.72 (-0.81, -0.65%)
Weekly Expected Move ±2.8%
$116 $120 $123 $127 $130
NYSE · Industrials · Railroads · Tech Score Buy · Power 62 · $74.6B mcap · 603M float · 0.227% daily turnover · Short 45% of daily vol
Credit Risk of going bust: lower than 86% of companies Debt: 17.8% of company value Bonds: $153.2M held by 175 funds, 58 bp over Treasuries → details ▾
If the stock fell to about $1.35 (down 99%), Canadian National Railway Company would be worth roughly what it owes.
Total debt $16.15B against a stock market value of $74.60B.
Distance to default 11.75 (Merton model): prices to 2026-10-26, balance sheet 2026-06-30, debt counted $8.13B (short-term plus half of long-term), stock volatility 22.0%; Altman Z'' 2.37. A ranking and a back-test, not a forecast.
Bond figures are fund-reported marks (SEC N-PORT) as of Jul 2026. How these are computed.

Cash Flow Trends

Operating Cash Flow
$7.0B +5.1% ▲
5Y CAGR: +2.7%
Capital Expenditures
$3.7B -3.0% ▼
5Y CAGR: +5.0%
Free Cash Flow
$3.4B +7.6% ▲
5Y CAGR: +0.5%
Dividends Paid
$2.2B -3.2% ▼
Buybacks
$2.1B +20.1% ▲
Net Change in Cash
-$20M +96.2% ▲

Cash Flow Composition

Year-over-Year Growth

View Full Cash Flow Statement
Line ItemFY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
— Operating Activities —
Net Income$4.9B$5.1B$5.6B$4.4B$4.7B
Depreciation & Amort.$1.6B$1.7B$1.8B$1.9B$1.9B
Stock-Based Comp.$0$0$0$0$0
Change in Working Capital$147M-$411M-$53M$92M$467M
Other Non-Cash Items-$186M-$173M-$136M-$58M-$410M
Operating Cash Flow$7.0B$6.7B$7.0B$6.7B$7.0B
— Investing Activities —
Capital Expenditures-$2.9B-$2.8B-$3.2B-$3.5B-$3.7B
Acquisitions (Net)-$22M$0-$390M$0$0
Investment Purchases$0$0$0$0$0
Investment Sales$0$0$0$0$0
Other Investing$40M$240M$109M-$58M-$55M
Investing Cash Flow-$2.9B-$2.5B-$3.5B-$3.6B-$3.7B
— Financing Activities —
Net Debt Issuance-$392M$2.1B$3.2B$1.1B$906M
Stock Repurchased-$1.6B-$4.8B-$4.6B-$2.6B-$2.1B
Dividends Paid-$1.7B-$2.0B-$2.1B-$2.1B-$2.2B
Other Financing-$117M$72M$36M$104M-$6M
Financing Cash Flow-$3.9B-$4.7B-$3.4B-$3.6B-$3.4B
Net Change in Cash$241M-$507M$90M-$523M-$20M
Cash End of Period$1.3B$834M$924M$401M$363M
Free Cash Flow$4.1B$3.9B$3.8B$3.1B$3.4B

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