Canadian National Railway CNI
NYSE CNI
$118.98 -0.91 (-0.76%)
At close: Sep 18, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

Canadian National Railway Co (CNI) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)

Canadian National Railway (CNI) posted Free Cash Flow of $2.3 billion for Q2 2026, up 35.33% on a QoQ basis from $1.7 billion in Q1 2026, and down 9.57% year-over-year from $2.6 billion in Q2 2025.

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Canadian National Railway Co (CNI) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Canadian National Railway has reported Free Cash Flow for 18 years, with the latest figure at $2.3 billion in Q2 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Free Cash Flow fell 9.57% year-over-year to $2.3 billion in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was $9.5 billion, a 2.36% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $7.7 billion, up 2.38% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow was $2.3 billion for Q2 2026 at Canadian National Railway, up from $1.7 billion in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Free Cash Flow was $3.0 billion in Q3 2025, with the low at $684.0 million in Q3 2023.
  • Average Free Cash Flow over 5 years is $2.2 billion, with a median of $2.4 billion recorded in 2022.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Free Cash Flow surged 508.05% in 2022, then slumped 76.05% in 2023.
  • Over 5 years, Free Cash Flow stood at $2.4 billion in 2022, then increased by 4.55% to $2.5 billion in 2023, then slipped by 14.42% to $2.1 billion in 2024, then rose by 17.79% to $2.5 billion in 2025, then decreased by 6.95% to $2.3 billion in 2026.
  • The last three Free Cash Flow figures came in at $2.3 billion (Q2 2026), $1.7 billion (Q1 2026), and $2.5 billion (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 2.31 Bn
Mar 31, 2026 1.70 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 2.48 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 3.02 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 2.55 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 1.68 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 2.10 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 2.95 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 2.67 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 1.69 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 2.46 Bn
Sep 30, 2023 684.02 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 2.86 Bn
Mar 31, 2023 1.52 Bn
Dec 31, 2022 2.35 Bn
Sep 30, 2022 2.86 Bn
Jun 30, 2022 2.42 Bn
Mar 31, 2022 949.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 2.81 Bn
Sep 30, 2021 3.29 Bn