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