Canadian National Railway Co (CNI) Other Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)
Canadian National Railway (CNI) recorded Other Operating Expenses of $2.87 billion in the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026, up 13.3% from $2.53 billion a year earlier and up 5.4% from the prior quarter.
Canadian National Railway Co (CNI) Other Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, Canadian National Railway's Other Operating Expenses came in at $10.67 billion as of Jun 30, 2026, up 3.2% year-over-year; for the year ended Dec 31, 2025, it came in at $533.21 million, up 13.7% from the prior year.
- Annual Other Operating Expenses has a five-year compound annual growth rate of -36.7% (years ended Dec 2020 to Dec 2025).
- Across earlier years, Other Operating Expenses came in at $468.92 million in the year ended Dec 31, 2024 (+14.2%), $410.61 million in the year ended Dec 31, 2023 (-4.0%), $427.66 million in the year ended Dec 31, 2022 (+5.9%) and $403.77 million in the year ended Dec 31, 2021 (-92.3%).
- The figure for the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026 is the highest quarterly Other Operating Expenses since the quarter ended Jun 30, 2021.
- On a year-over-year basis, Other Operating Expenses rose in five of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 2.3%.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Other Operating Expenses in the last five years was growth of 282.5% in the quarter ended Mar 31, 2022, against a decline of 18.2% in the quarter ended Jun 30, 2022 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at $2.72 billion (quarter ended Mar 31, 2026), $2.63 billion (quarter ended Dec 31, 2025) and $2.46 billion (quarter ended Sep 30, 2025).
Peer Comparison
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 2.87 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 2.72 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 2.63 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 2.46 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 2.53 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 2.68 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 2.63 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 2.50 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 2.67 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 2.60 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 2.56 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 2.38 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 2.37 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 2.56 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 2.55 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 2.51 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 2.49 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 2.39 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 2.11 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 886.00 Mn |
Canadian National Railway Co Other Operating Expenses API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=other-operating-expenses&ticker=CNI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "other-operating-expenses", "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=other-operating-expenses&ticker=CNI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();