Canadian National Railway Co (CNI) EBIT Margin (2009 - 2026)
Canadian National Railway (CNI) reported EBIT Margin of 37.47% for the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026, down 0.87 percentage points from 38.34% a year earlier but up 2.10 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Canadian National Railway Co (CNI) EBIT Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Jun 30, 2026, Canadian National Railway's EBIT Margin came in at 37.55%, up 0.27 percentage points year-over-year; for the year ended Dec 31, 2025, it came in at 38.07%, up 1.42 percentage points from the prior year.
- EBIT Margin has a five-year change of +3.50 percentage points (years ended Dec 2020 to Dec 2025).
- By year, EBIT Margin came in at 36.65% in the year ended Dec 31, 2024 (-2.55 pp), 39.20% in the year ended Dec 31, 2023 (-0.78 pp), 39.98% in the year ended Dec 31, 2022 (+1.19 pp) and 38.79% in the year ended Dec 31, 2021 (+4.22 pp).
- Five-year quarterly EBIT Margin spans a low of 33.09% in the quarter ended Mar 31, 2022 and a high of 42.81% in the quarter ended Sep 30, 2022.
- Year over year, EBIT Margin gained in four of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.11 percentage points.
- The high point for year-over-year EBIT Margin in five years was the quarter ended Sep 30, 2022 (a gain of 5.47 percentage points); the low point was the quarter ended Sep 30, 2023 (a drop of 4.76 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026 came in at 35.37% (quarter ended Mar 31, 2026), 38.82% (quarter ended Dec 31, 2025) and 38.56% (quarter ended Sep 30, 2025).
Peer Comparison
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 37.47% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 35.37% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 38.82% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 38.56% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 38.34% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 36.57% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 37.36% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 36.86% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 35.99% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 36.39% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 40.66% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 38.05% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 39.44% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 38.53% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 42.10% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 42.81% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 40.72% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 33.09% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 41.73% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 37.34% |
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