Canadian National Railway (CNI) to Release Earnings on Friday

Canadian National Railway (NYSE:CNI) (TSE:CNR) is expected to post its Q2 2026 results before the market opens on Friday, July 24th. Analysts expect Canadian National Railway to post earnings of $1.39 per share and revenue of $3.2606 billion for the quarter. Investors may review the information on the company’s upcoming Q2 2026 earning overview page for the latest details on the call scheduled for Friday, July 24, 2026 at 8:30 AM ET.

Canadian National Railway (NYSE:CNI) (TSE:CNR) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, April 29th. The transportation company reported $1.31 earnings per share for the quarter, hitting analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.31. Canadian National Railway had a return on equity of 21.90% and a net margin of 27.22%.The firm had revenue of $3.15 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.15 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $1.85 EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter was down .5% on a year-over-year basis. 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 Price Performance

Shares of NYSE CNI opened at $127.32 on Wednesday. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $119.12 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $110.09. Canadian National Railway has a fifty-two week low of $90.74 and a fifty-two week high of $129.52. The company has a market capitalization of $77.16 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.15, a P/E/G ratio of 2.42 and a beta of 0.96. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.95, a quick ratio of 0.49 and a current ratio of 0.67.

Canadian National Railway Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 30th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, June 9th were issued a dividend of $0.915 per share. This represents a $3.66 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.9%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, June 9th. Canadian National Railway’s dividend payout ratio is presently 48.55%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. AQR Capital Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Canadian National Railway during the first quarter valued at $311,000. Focus Partners Wealth increased its position in shares of Canadian National Railway by 11.1% during 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 in the last quarter. Schnieders Capital Management LLC. purchased a new stake in Canadian National Railway in the second quarter valued at about $202,000. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of Canadian National Railway by 52.1% in the 2nd quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,118 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $116,000 after purchasing an additional 383 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Baird Financial Group Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Canadian National Railway by 2.9% in the second quarter. Baird Financial Group Inc. now owns 17,094 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $1,778,000 after buying an additional 474 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 80.74% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities analysts have issued reports on the stock. Evercore upgraded shares of Canadian National Railway from an “in-line” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $124.00 target price on the stock in a research note on Thursday, June 25th. National Bank Financial set a $124.00 price objective on Canadian National Railway in a research note on Thursday, June 25th. Barclays lifted their target price on shares of Canadian National Railway from $99.00 to $109.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Thursday, June 25th. Sanford C. Bernstein increased their price objective on shares of Canadian National Railway from $113.88 to $117.36 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a report on Tuesday, March 31st. Finally, Citigroup boosted their price target on shares of Canadian National Railway from $124.00 to $141.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 9th. Eight analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and ten have issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $132.12.

About Canadian National Railway

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.