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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| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |