Canadian National Railway (CNI) Interest Expenses (2009 - 2026)
Canadian National Railway (CNI) posted quarterly Interest Expenses of -$234.0 million for Q1 2026, little changed year-over-year from -$235.0 million in Q1 2025, and little changed quarter-over-quarter from -$234.0 million in Q4 2025.
Canadian National Railway (CNI) Interest Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Canadian National Railway's Interest Expenses history runs 15 years deep, the most recent figure standing at -$234.0 million for Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, Interest Expenses changed 0.43% year-over-year to -$234.0 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at -$928.0 million (down 1.53% YoY), while the FY2022 annual figure was $606.0 million, up 11.19% from the prior year.
- Interest Expenses for Q1 2026 stood at -$234.0 million, roughly flat from -$234.0 million in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Interest Expenses was -$126.0 million in Q1 2022, with the low at -$234.0 million in Q4 2025.
- The 5-year median for Interest Expenses is -$204.5 million (2023), against an average of -$193.1 million.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Interest Expenses advanced 28.43% in 2022, then slumped 35.16% in 2023.
- Canadian National Railway's Interest Expenses stood at -$153.0 million in 2022, then tumbled by 30.07% to -$199.0 million in 2023, then retreated by 16.08% to -$231.0 million in 2024, then declined by 1.3% to -$234.0 million in 2025, then changed by 0.0% to -$234.0 million in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows CNI's Interest Expenses at -$234.0 million in Q1 2026, -$234.0 million in Q4 2025, and -$227.0 million in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Interest Expense (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 182.58 Bn | 180.47 Bn | 6.50 Bn | 313.00 Mn |
| 2 | Csx | 95.72 Bn | 94.33 Bn | 3.29 Bn | 211.00 Mn |
| 3 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 85.71 Bn | 85.44 Bn | 2.92 Bn | - |
| 4 | Canadian National Railway | 79.38 Bn | 79.38 Bn | - | -234.00 Mn |
| 5 | Norfolk Southern | 78.72 Bn | 77.65 Bn | - | 197.00 Mn |
| 6 | Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies | 50.38 Bn | 49.71 Bn | 1.16 Bn | 80.00 Mn |
| 7 | Trinity Industries | 2.37 Bn | 2.21 Bn | 109.90 Mn | - |
| 8 | Greenbrier Companies | 1.43 Bn | 1.15 Bn | 81.10 Mn | 16.50 Mn |
| 9 | Foster L B | 392.93 Mn | 387.15 Mn | 30.87 Mn | - |
| 10 | FreightCar America | 235.01 Mn | 170.72 Mn | - | - |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | -234.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -234.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -234.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -234.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -227.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -227.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -233.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -233.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -231.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -231.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -230.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -230.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -220.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -220.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -210.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -210.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -199.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -199.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -185.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -185.00 Mn |