Canadian National Railway (CNI) Expected to Announce Quarterly Earnings on Friday

Canadian National Railway (NYSE:CNI) (TSE:CNR) is expected to release its Q4 2025 results before the market opens on Friday, January 30th. Analysts expect Canadian National Railway to post earnings of $1.42 per share and revenue of $4.4310 billion for the quarter. Interested persons can check the company’s upcoming Q4 2025 earning summary page for the latest details on the call scheduled for Friday, January 30, 2026 at 8:30 AM ET.

Canadian National Railway (NYSE:CNI) (TSE:CNR) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Friday, October 31st. The transportation company reported $1.33 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.28 by $0.05. The company had revenue of $2.99 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.15 billion. Canadian National Railway had a return on equity of 21.50% and a net margin of 26.86%.Canadian National Railway’s revenue was up 1.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $1.72 earnings per share. On average, analysts expect Canadian National Railway to post $6 EPS for the current fiscal year and $6 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Canadian National Railway Trading Up 0.6%

Shares of CNI opened at $100.02 on Friday. Canadian National Railway has a 1-year low of $90.74 and a 1-year high of $108.75. The company has a market capitalization of $61.46 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.98, a P/E/G ratio of 2.07 and a beta of 0.96. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.92, a current ratio of 0.60 and a quick ratio of 0.42. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $97.47 and its 200 day simple moving average is $96.43.

Canadian National Railway Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 30th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, December 9th were paid a $0.8875 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 9th. This represents a $3.55 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.5%. This is a boost from Canadian National Railway’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.65. Canadian National Railway’s dividend payout ratio is presently 48.01%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Canadian National Railway from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, October 18th. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their target price on Canadian National Railway from $117.00 to $110.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, October 6th. Cibc Captl Mkts upgraded Canadian National Railway from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Friday, November 28th. Vertical Research raised Canadian National Railway from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, January 5th. Finally, Bank of America reduced their price objective on Canadian National Railway from $106.00 to $102.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, September 29th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have given a Buy rating, nine have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $117.64.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Canadian National Railway

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. AQR Capital Management LLC purchased a new position in Canadian National Railway in the 1st quarter worth approximately $311,000. Focus Partners Wealth grew its holdings in shares of Canadian National Railway by 11.1% in the first quarter. Focus Partners Wealth now owns 11,514 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $1,122,000 after purchasing an additional 1,146 shares during the last quarter. Schnieders Capital Management LLC. purchased a new position in shares of Canadian National Railway in the second quarter worth $202,000. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC raised its holdings in Canadian National Railway by 52.1% during the 2nd quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,118 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $116,000 after buying an additional 383 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Baird Financial Group Inc. raised its holdings in Canadian National Railway by 2.9% during the 2nd quarter. Baird Financial Group Inc. now owns 17,094 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $1,778,000 after buying an additional 474 shares during the last quarter. 80.74% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Canadian National Railway Company Profile

Canadian National Railway Company (NYSE: CNI) is a Class I freight railway that operates an integrated rail network across Canada and the United States. Headquartered in Montreal, Quebec, CN provides long-haul freight transportation and related logistics services that connect major ports, industrial centers and inland markets throughout North America. Its transcontinental system enables cross-border movement of goods and supports supply chains that span coast-to-coast in Canada and into the central and eastern United States.

CN’s core business is the railborne transportation of a broad mix of commodities, including intermodal container traffic, forest and paper products, grain and other agricultural products, metallurgical and industrial products, petroleum and chemical products, coal and automotive shipments.