Canadian National Railway Co (CNI) Interest Coverage Ratio (2009 - 2026)
Canadian National Railway's (CNI) Interest Coverage Ratio stood at 7.39 in the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026, down 1.2% from 7.48 a year earlier but up 11.6% from the prior quarter.
Canadian National Railway Co (CNI) Interest Coverage Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, Canadian National Railway's Interest Coverage Ratio came in at 7.13 as of Jun 30, 2026, up 1.8% year-over-year; for the year ended Dec 31, 2025, it was 7.21, up 2.9% from the prior year.
- Across earlier years, Interest Coverage Ratio came in at 7.01 in the year ended Dec 31, 2024 and 57.90 in the year ended Dec 31, 2021.
- Quarterly Interest Coverage Ratio has ranged from 6.59 in the quarter ended Sep 30, 2024 to 335.25 in the quarter ended Sep 30, 2021 over the past five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Interest Coverage Ratio rose in three of the last eight quarters, with an average decline of 4.5%.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Interest Coverage Ratio in the last five years was growth of 55.1% in the quarter ended Dec 31, 2021, against a decline of 95.9% in the quarter ended Sep 30, 2022 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 6.62 (quarter ended Mar 31, 2026), 7.41 (quarter ended Dec 31, 2025) and 7.07 (quarter ended Sep 30, 2025).
Peer Comparison
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 7.39 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 6.62 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 7.41 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 7.07 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 7.48 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 6.91 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 7.05 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 6.59 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 7.08 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 7.36 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 9.14 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 8.20 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 9.25 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 10.07 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 12.50 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 13.70 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 13.82 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 9.74 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 12.53 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 6.81 |
Canadian National Railway Co Interest Coverage Ratio API
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import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "interest-coverage-ratio", "ticker": "CNI", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=interest-coverage-ratio&ticker=CNI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();