Analysts Offer Predictions for TSE:CNR FY2025 Earnings

Canadian National Railway (TSE:CNR) (NYSE:CNI) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research reduced their FY2025 EPS estimates for Canadian National Railway in a research report issued to clients and investors on Friday, November 14th. Zacks Research analyst Team now forecasts that the company will earn $7.49 per share for the year, down from their previous forecast of $7.62. The consensus estimate for Canadian National Railway’s current full-year earnings is $8.26 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Canadian National Railway’s Q4 2025 earnings at $1.94 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.87 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.98 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $2.07 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $7.88 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $2.19 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $2.23 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $2.11 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $8.77 EPS.

Canadian National Railway (TSE:CNR) (NYSE:CNI) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Friday, October 31st. The company reported C$1.83 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Canadian National Railway had a return on equity of 27.10% and a net margin of 31.20%.The firm had revenue of C$4.17 billion during the quarter.

CNR has been the subject of a number of other research reports. Citigroup lifted their price target on shares of Canadian National Railway from C$119.00 to C$120.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, November 3rd. ATB Capital boosted their target price on shares of Canadian National Railway from C$150.00 to C$151.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a research report on Monday, November 3rd. Evercore ISI cut shares of Canadian National Railway from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 23rd. Berenberg Bank lifted their price target on Canadian National Railway from C$148.00 to C$152.00 in a research note on Tuesday, November 11th. Finally, National Bank Financial cut Canadian National Railway from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 22nd. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have issued a Buy rating, eight have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Canadian National Railway has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of C$152.53.

Canadian National Railway Stock Performance

Canadian National Railway stock opened at C$134.81 on Monday. The company has a market capitalization of C$82.98 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.32, a PEG ratio of 3.38 and a beta of 0.86. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 107.59, a quick ratio of 0.58 and a current ratio of 0.64. The stock has a fifty day moving average of C$132.32 and a two-hundred day moving average of C$136.26. Canadian National Railway has a fifty-two week low of C$126.11 and a fifty-two week high of C$157.95.

Canadian National Railway Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, September 29th. Stockholders of record on Monday, September 29th were issued a dividend of $0.8875 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, September 8th. This represents a $3.55 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.6%. Canadian National Railway’s dividend payout ratio is 47.66%.

Canadian National Railway Company Profile

Canadian National’s railway spans Canada from coast to coast and extends through Chicago to the Gulf of Mexico. In 2019, CN delivered almost 6 million carloads over its 19,600 miles of track. CN generated roughly CAD 14 billion in total revenue by hauling intermodal containers (25% of consolidated revenue), petroleum and chemicals (21%), grain and fertilizers (16%), forest products (12%), metals and mining (11%), automotive shipments (6%), and coal (4%).