Canadian National Railway CNI
NYSE CNI
$129.84 +1.61 (+1.26%)
At close: Aug 21, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

Canadian National Railway (CNI) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2023)

Canadian National Railway (CNI) posted quarterly Free Cash Flow of $1.5 billion for Q3 2023, down 28.41% year-over-year from $2.1 billion in Q3 2022, and up 43.32% quarter-over-quarter from $1.1 billion in Q1 2023.

Canadian National Railway (CNI) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2023) Analysis & Trends

Canadian National Railway's Free Cash Flow history runs 11 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $1.5 billion for Q3 2023.

  • In Q3 2023, Free Cash Flow fell 28.41% year-over-year to $1.5 billion; the TTM figure through Jun 2024 stood at $1.5 billion (down 52.26% YoY), while the FY2014 annual figure was $4.4 billion, changed N/A from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow for Q3 2023 stood at $1.5 billion, up from $1.1 billion in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Free Cash Flow was $2.5 billion in Q3 2021, with the low at $570.0 million in Q1 2022.
  • The 4-year median for Free Cash Flow is $1.8 billion (2020), against an average of $1.6 billion.
  • Peak annual rise in Free Cash Flow reached 85.09% in 2023, while the deepest fall reached 28.41% in 2023.
  • Canadian National Railway's Free Cash Flow stood at $2.0 billion in 2020, then grew by 22.41% to $2.5 billion in 2021, then declined by 14.08% to $2.1 billion in 2022, then dropped by 28.41% to $1.5 billion in 2023.
  • Business Quant data shows CNI's Free Cash Flow at $1.5 billion in Q3 2023, $1.1 billion in Q1 2023, and $2.1 billion in Q3 2022.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Union Pacific 182.58 Bn 180.47 Bn 6.50 Bn 2.20 Bn
2 Csx 95.72 Bn 94.33 Bn 3.29 Bn 751.00 Mn
3 Canadian Pacific Kansas City 85.71 Bn 85.44 Bn 2.92 Bn 699.79 Mn
4 Canadian National Railway 79.38 Bn 79.38 Bn - -
5 Norfolk Southern 78.72 Bn 77.65 Bn - 615.00 Mn
6 Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies 50.38 Bn 49.71 Bn 1.16 Bn 379.00 Mn
7 Trinity Industries 2.37 Bn 2.21 Bn 109.90 Mn -16.50 Mn
8 Greenbrier Companies 1.43 Bn 1.15 Bn 81.10 Mn -286.40 Mn
9 Foster L B 392.93 Mn 387.15 Mn 30.87 Mn 14.30 Mn
10 FreightCar America 235.01 Mn 170.72 Mn - -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Sep 30, 2023 1.51 Bn
Sep 30, 2023 1.51 Bn
Mar 31, 2023 1.06 Bn
Mar 31, 2023 1.06 Bn
Sep 30, 2022 2.11 Bn
Sep 30, 2022 2.11 Bn
Mar 31, 2022 570.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 570.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 2.46 Bn
Sep 30, 2021 2.46 Bn
Dec 31, 2020 2.01 Bn
Dec 31, 2020 2.01 Bn
Jun 30, 2015 1.76 Bn
Jun 30, 2015 1.76 Bn
Mar 31, 2015 893.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2015 893.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2014 2.08 Bn
Dec 31, 2014 2.08 Bn
Sep 30, 2014 1.95 Bn
Sep 30, 2014 1.95 Bn