Canadian National Railway CNI
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At close: Sep 18, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

Canadian National Railway Co (CNI) Capital Expenditures (2009 - 2026)

Canadian National Railway (CNI) posted Capital Expenditures of -$695.0 million for Q2 2026, down 58.31% on a QoQ basis from -$439.0 million in Q1 2026, and up 13.66% year-over-year from -$611.4 million in Q2 2025.

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Canadian National Railway Co (CNI) Capital Expenditures (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Canadian National Railway has reported Capital Expenditures for 18 years, with the latest figure at -$695.0 million in Q2 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Capital Expenditures rose 13.66% year-over-year to -$695.0 million in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was -$3.1 billion, a 1.75% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at -$2.6 billion, down 1.0% from the prior year.
  • Capital Expenditures was -$695.0 million for Q2 2026 at Canadian National Railway, down from -$439.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Capital Expenditures was -$379.0 million in Q1 2022, with the low at -$1.2 billion in Q3 2024.
  • Average Capital Expenditures over 5 years is -$718.8 million, with a median of -$690.5 million recorded in 2023.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2024 and 2026: Capital Expenditures tumbled 71.93% in 2024, then climbed 15.41% in 2026.
  • Over 5 years, Capital Expenditures stood at -$677.8 million in 2022, then fell by 1.22% to -$686.1 million in 2023, then rose by 1.5% to -$675.8 million in 2024, then plunged by 30.42% to -$881.3 million in 2025, then increased by 21.14% to -$695.0 million in 2026.
  • The last three Capital Expenditures figures came in at -$695.0 million (Q2 2026), -$439.0 million (Q1 2026), and -$881.3 million (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 -695.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 -439.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -881.30 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -1.11 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 -805.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -519.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -675.76 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -1.18 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 -853.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -576.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -686.06 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 -684.02 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 -875.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 -461.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 -677.77 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 -744.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 -707.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 -379.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 -725.11 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 -836.00 Mn