Canadian National Railway Co (CNI) Deferred Taxes (2009 - 2025)
Canadian National Railway (CNI) recorded Deferred Taxes of $103.26 million in the quarter ended Dec 31, 2025, up 701.4% from $12.89 million a year earlier.
Canadian National Railway Co (CNI) Deferred Taxes (2009 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
For the year ended Dec 31, 2025, Canadian National Railway reported Deferred Taxes of $239.05 million, up 0.7% from the prior year.
- Annual Deferred Taxes has a five-year compound annual growth rate of -7.8% (years ended Dec 2020 to Dec 2025).
- Across earlier years, Deferred Taxes came in at $237.38 million in the year ended Dec 31, 2024, -$213.46 million in the year ended Dec 31, 2023, $310.74 million in the year ended Dec 31, 2022 (-24.1%) and $409.35 million in the year ended Dec 31, 2021 (+14.0%).
- The figure for the quarter ended Dec 31, 2025 is the highest quarterly Deferred Taxes since the quarter ended Sep 30, 2024.
- On a year-over-year basis, Deferred Taxes rose in two of the last five quarters, with growth averaging 137.9%.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Deferred Taxes in the last five years was growth of 701.4% in the quarter ended Dec 31, 2025, against a decline of 30.7% in the quarter ended Mar 31, 2021 at the low end.
Peer Comparison
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | 103.26 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 21.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 12.89 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 68.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -434.11 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 124.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 70.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 138.50 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 108.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 120.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 154.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 109.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 98.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 152.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 88.21 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 219.29 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 68.17 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 95.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 75.19 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 95.46 Mn |
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