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CNICanadian National Railway Compa

# 68 · $123.15 (-1.42%) · $74.39B · Industrials

56.6

52-week range

$89.37$129.88

High-severity risk signals

The scoring engine flagged these high-severity signals. They are warnings to investigate and are not part of the score.

  • Altman Z in distress zone

Market data

P/E
21.84
1M
+2.69%
1Y
+30.55%
Yield
1.62%
RSI
60.68
MACD
+0.60%

Breakdown

Value36
Growth32
Profitability83
Momentum76
EPS Revisions62

Why

  • ROE of 21.8%
  • profit margin of 26.9%
  • margin and ROA expanding YoY
  • 12-1 momentum return of 27.1%
  • trading 8.1% above 200d SMA
  • MACD histogram positive

Rationale is generated by the scoring engine (English).

Piotroski F-Score

8

8 / 9 checks passed

  • roa positive
  • ocf positive
  • roa improving
  • accruals
  • leverage decreasing
  • liquidity improving
  • no dilution
  • margin improving
  • turnover improving

Altman Z-Score

1.48Distress zone

Risk signals

  • Altman Z in distress zoneHigh

    Z-Score 1.48 (< 1.81) — financial distress risk per the Altman model

  • Geographic revenue concentrationInfo

    70% of revenue from Canada

  • Product revenue concentrationInfo

    96% of revenue from Cargo And Freight

  • Segment revenue concentrationInfo

    67% of revenue from the Canada segment

Company research

Business Overview Canadian National Railway Company (CN) is a Class I freight railroad operating a rail network across Canada and the U.S. Midwest/South, generating revenue primarily from freight transportation services priced via contracted and spot tariffs/transportation rates across multiple commodity groups. Market Position CN is one of the two major Canada-based Class I railroads (alongside Canadian Pacific Kansas City) and competes with U.S. Class I carriers on cross-border corridors; key differentiators include its large single-line network reach, port/industrial connectivity, and scheduled railroading-style operating discipline. Key Segments CN reports freight revenue across commodity groups including Petroleum & Chemicals, Grain & Fertilizers, Intermodal, Metals & Minerals, Forest Products, and Automotive, reflecting a diversified carload and container franchise.

AI-generated summary based on third-party data; it may contain errors. Not investment advice or a recommendation to invest.

Revenue
Revenue · 2021–2025 · $11.55B → $12.38B$12.38B
Gross margin
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Operating margin
Operating margin · 2021–2025 · 0.4% → 0.4%0.4%
Net margin
Net margin · 2021–2025 · 0.3% → 0.3%0.3%
FCF / Net income
FCF / Net income · 2021–2025 · 0.83 → 0.720.72
OCF / Net income
OCF / Net income · 2021–2025 · 1.42 → 1.491.49
Debt / Equity
Debt / Equity · 2021–2025 · 0.57 → 1.011.01
Current ratio
Current ratio · 2021–2025 · 1.10 → 0.670.67

Period: 2021-12-31 → 2025-12-31

A dash (—) means the figure is not available for that period, not that it is zero. Nothing here is estimated or filled in.