Canadian National Railway (CNI) Net Margin (2009 - 2026)

Canadian National Railway (CNI) recorded quarterly Net Margin of 25.17% in Q1 2026, down 46.25% quarter-over-quarter from 46.82% in Q4 2025, and down 120.0% on a YoY basis from 125.83% in Q1 2025.

Canadian National Railway (CNI) Net Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Canadian National Railway's Net Margin history runs 15 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 25.17% for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Net Margin fell 120.0% year-over-year to 25.17%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 40.61% (up 213.0% YoY), while the FY2014 annual figure was 25.51%, up 109.0% from the prior year.
  • Net Margin was 25.17% for Q1 2026 at Canadian National Railway, down from 46.82% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Net Margin ranged from a high of 52.63% in Q3 2022 to a low of 25.17% in Q1 2026.
  • Historically, Net Margin has averaged 42.92% across 5 years, with a median of 45.0% in 2023.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: Net Margin slumped 1744 bps in 2022, then jumped 681 bps in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Net Margin shows it stood at 51.56% in 2022, then fell by 30 bps to 36.1% in 2023, then climbed by 19 bps to 42.91% in 2024, then climbed by 9 bps to 46.82% in 2025, then slumped by 46 bps to 25.17% in 2026.
  • The last three Net Margin figures came in at 25.17% (Q1 2026), 46.82% (Q4 2025), and 45.02% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Net Margin (Qtr)
1 Union Pacific 161.43 Bn 160.39 Bn 5.85 Bn 27.36%
2 Csx 88.46 Bn 87.36 Bn 3.18 Bn 23.18%
3 Norfolk Southern 70.52 Bn 69.17 Bn 2.74 Bn 18.25%
4 Canadian Pacific Kansas City 58.76 Bn 59.17 Bn 2.36 Bn 22.83%
5 Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies 45.04 Bn 44.56 Bn 1.06 Bn 12.31%
6 Trinity Industries 2.77 Bn 2.84 Bn 128.90 Mn -0.37%
7 Greenbrier Companies 1.49 Bn 997.63 Mn 69.50 Mn 1.65%
8 Foster L B 422.46 Mn 419.34 Mn 25.70 Mn 1.23%
9 Rail Vision 175.79 Mn 155.29 Mn 504,000.00 -482.40%
10 Canadian National Railway 768,081.41 768,081.41 - 25.17%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 25.17%
Dec 31, 2025 46.82%
Sep 30, 2025 45.02%
Jun 30, 2025 45.65%
Mar 31, 2025 26.37%
Dec 31, 2024 42.91%
Sep 30, 2024 42.17%
Jun 30, 2024 42.83%
Mar 31, 2024 42.34%
Dec 31, 2023 36.10%
Sep 30, 2023 45.00%
Jun 30, 2023 47.55%
Mar 31, 2023 46.70%
Dec 31, 2022 51.56%
Sep 30, 2022 52.63%
Jun 30, 2022 50.30%
Mar 31, 2022 40.61%
Dec 31, 2021 51.88%
Sep 30, 2021 70.06%
Jun 30, 2021 47.53%