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

Canadian National Railway Co (CNI) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026)

Canadian National Railway (CNI) posted FCF Margin of 48.52% for Q2 2026, up 24.68% on a QoQ basis from 38.91% in Q1 2026, and down 1117.0% year-over-year from 4.77% in Q2 2025.

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Canadian National Railway Co (CNI) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Canadian National Railway has reported FCF Margin for 18 years, with the latest figure at 48.52% in Q2 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, FCF Margin fell 1117.0% year-over-year to 48.52% in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was 53.52%, a 65.0% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 61.88%, up 176.0% from the prior year.
  • FCF Margin was 48.52% for Q2 2026 at Canadian National Railway, up from 38.91% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for FCF Margin was 72.46% in Q3 2025, with the low at 17.16% in Q3 2023.
  • Average FCF Margin over 5 years is 50.5%, with a median of 53.38% recorded in 2022.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: FCF Margin jumped 7219 bps in 2022, then plunged 4613 bps in 2023.
  • Over 5 years, FCF Margin stood at 51.77% in 2022, then rose by 6 bps to 54.99% in 2023, then decreased by 12 bps to 48.28% in 2024, then increased by 15 bps to 55.52% in 2025, then dropped by 13 bps to 48.52% in 2026.
  • The last three FCF Margin figures came in at 48.52% (Q2 2026), 38.91% (Q1 2026), and 55.52% (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 48.52%
Mar 31, 2026 38.91%
Dec 31, 2025 55.52%
Sep 30, 2025 72.46%
Jun 30, 2025 59.69%
Mar 31, 2025 38.22%
Dec 31, 2024 48.28%
Sep 30, 2024 71.78%
Jun 30, 2024 61.58%
Mar 31, 2024 39.84%
Dec 31, 2023 54.99%
Sep 30, 2023 17.16%
Jun 30, 2023 70.50%
Mar 31, 2023 35.15%
Dec 31, 2022 51.77%
Sep 30, 2022 63.28%
Jun 30, 2022 55.71%
Mar 31, 2022 25.59%
Dec 31, 2021 74.90%
Sep 30, 2021 91.73%