Canadian National Railway Co (CNI) Dividend Coverage Ratio (2009 - 2026)
Canadian National Railway (CNI) posted Dividend Coverage Ratio of 2.28 for Q2 2026, down 15.25% on a QoQ basis from 1.97 in Q1 2026, and down 7.98% year-over-year from 2.47 in Q2 2025.
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Canadian National Railway Co (CNI) Dividend Coverage Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Canadian National Railway has reported Dividend Coverage Ratio for 18 years, with the latest figure at 2.28 in Q2 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Dividend Coverage Ratio fell 7.98% year-over-year to 2.28 in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was 3.08, a 5.17% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 3.54, down 4.2% from the prior year.
- Dividend Coverage Ratio was 2.28 for Q2 2026 at Canadian National Railway, down from 1.97 in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Dividend Coverage Ratio was 1.97 in Q1 2026, with the low at 6.45 in Q4 2022.
- Average Dividend Coverage Ratio over 5 years is 3.67, with a median of 3.47 recorded in 2023.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2025: Dividend Coverage Ratio slumped 119.61% in 2022, then surged 39.17% in 2025.
- Over 5 years, Dividend Coverage Ratio stood at 6.45 in 2022, then surged by 33.05% to 4.32 in 2023, then slipped by 13.96% to 4.92 in 2024, then fell by 8.71% to 5.35 in 2025, then surged by 57.44% to 2.28 in 2026.
- The last three Dividend Coverage Ratio figures came in at 2.28 (Q2 2026), 1.97 (Q1 2026), and 5.35 (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
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| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -2.28 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -1.97 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -5.35 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -3.41 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -2.11 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -2.08 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -4.92 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -3.26 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -3.47 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -3.33 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -4.32 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -3.48 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -3.70 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -3.83 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -6.45 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -4.77 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -4.34 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -2.96 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -5.67 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -5.78 |