Canadian National Railway CNI
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At close: Aug 21, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

Canadian National Railway (CNI) Cash from Investing Activities (2009 - 2023)

Canadian National Railway (CNI) posted quarterly Cash from Investing Activities of -$931.0 million for Q3 2023, down 23.15% year-over-year from -$1.2 billion in Q3 2022, and down 101.52% quarter-over-quarter from -$462.0 million in Q1 2023.

Canadian National Railway (CNI) Cash from Investing Activities (2009 - 2023) Analysis & Trends

Canadian National Railway's Cash from Investing Activities history runs 11 years deep, the most recent figure standing at -$931.0 million for Q3 2023.

  • In Q3 2023, Cash from Investing Activities fell 23.15% year-over-year to -$931.0 million; the TTM figure through Sep 2023 stood at -$2.2 billion (down 33.69% YoY), while the FY2014 annual figure was -$2.2 billion, changed N/A from the prior year.
  • Cash from Investing Activities for Q3 2023 stood at -$931.0 million, down from -$462.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Cash from Investing Activities was $42.0 million in Q3 2021, with the low at -$931.0 million in Q3 2023.
  • The 4-year median for Cash from Investing Activities is -$609.0 million (2022), against an average of -$512.7 million.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Cash from Investing Activities plunged 1900.0% in 2022, then fell 23.15% in 2023.
  • Canadian National Railway's Cash from Investing Activities stood at -$868.0 million in 2020, then soared by 104.84% to $42.0 million in 2021, then slumped by 1900.0% to -$756.0 million in 2022, then slipped by 23.15% to -$931.0 million in 2023.
  • Business Quant data shows CNI's Cash from Investing Activities at -$931.0 million in Q3 2023, -$462.0 million in Q1 2023, and -$756.0 million in Q3 2022.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Cash from Investing Activities (Qtr)
1 Union Pacific 182.58 Bn 180.47 Bn 6.50 Bn -1.08 Bn
2 Csx 95.72 Bn 94.33 Bn 3.29 Bn -754.00 Mn
3 Canadian Pacific Kansas City 85.71 Bn 85.44 Bn 2.92 Bn -550.87 Mn
4 Canadian National Railway 79.38 Bn 79.38 Bn - -
5 Norfolk Southern 78.72 Bn 77.65 Bn - -416.00 Mn
6 Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies 50.38 Bn 49.71 Bn 1.16 Bn -55.00 Mn
7 Trinity Industries 2.37 Bn 2.21 Bn 109.90 Mn -111.60 Mn
8 Greenbrier Companies 1.43 Bn 1.15 Bn 81.10 Mn -14.60 Mn
9 Foster L B 392.93 Mn 387.15 Mn 30.87 Mn -3.56 Mn
10 FreightCar America 235.01 Mn 170.72 Mn - -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Sep 30, 2023 -931.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 -931.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 -462.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 -462.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 -756.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 -756.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 -101.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 -101.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 42.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 42.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 -868.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 -868.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2015 -494.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2015 -494.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2015 -174.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2015 -174.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2014 -956.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2014 -956.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2014 -552.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2014 -552.00 Mn