Canadian National Railway Co (CNI) Profit After Tax (2009 - 2026)
Canadian National Railway's Profit After Tax came in at $2.11 billion for the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026, up 8.3% from $1.95 billion a year earlier and up 11.3% from the prior quarter.
Canadian National Railway Co (CNI) Profit After Tax (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, Canadian National Railway reported Profit After Tax of $7.97 billion, up 7.1% year-over-year; for the year ended Dec 31, 2025, it came in at $5.59 billion, up 5.4% from the prior year.
- Profit After Tax carries a five-year compound annual growth rate of 6.4% (years ended Dec 2020 to Dec 2025).
- Going back by year, Profit After Tax was $5.3 billion in the year ended Dec 31, 2024 (-2.7%), $5.45 billion in the year ended Dec 31, 2023 (-15.8%), $6.47 billion in the year ended Dec 31, 2022 (+4.1%) and $6.21 billion in the year ended Dec 31, 2021 (+51.4%).
- The figure for the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026 represents the highest quarterly Profit After Tax since the quarter ended Dec 31, 2022.
- Year-over-year, Profit After Tax has increased for seven consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 6.4% over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Profit After Tax over five years came in the quarter ended Sep 30, 2021 (growth of 145.4%), and the weakest in the quarter ended Dec 31, 2023 (a decline of 31.1%).
- Business Quant data shows CNI's Profit After Tax at $1.9 billion (quarter ended Mar 31, 2026), $2.09 billion (quarter ended Dec 31, 2025) and $1.88 billion (quarter ended Sep 30, 2025) in the three quarters before the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026.
Peer Comparison
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 2.11 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 1.90 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 2.09 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.88 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 1.95 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.89 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.87 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.73 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 1.85 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 1.80 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.61 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 1.79 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 1.93 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 2.01 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 2.34 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 2.38 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 2.19 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 1.51 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.95 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 2.52 Bn |
Canadian National Railway Co Profit After Tax API
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