Canadian National Railway (CNI) Retained Earnings (2009 - 2026)
Canadian National Railway (CNI) recorded Retained Earnings of $13.7 billion in the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026, down 1.2% from $13.86 billion a year earlier but up 0.5% from the prior quarter.
Canadian National Railway (CNI) Retained Earnings (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
As of Dec 31, 2025, Canadian National Railway reported Retained Earnings of $13.54 billion, up 1.0% from the prior year.
- Annual Retained Earnings has a five-year compound annual growth rate of 38.6% (years ended Dec 2020 to Dec 2025).
- Across earlier years, Retained Earnings came in at $13.41 billion in the year ended Dec 31, 2024 (-3.0%), $13.83 billion in the year ended Dec 31, 2023 (-8.0%), $15.02 billion in the year ended Dec 31, 2022 (-10.3%) and $16.75 billion in the year ended Dec 31, 2021 (+532.8%).
- Quarterly Retained Earnings has ranged from $12.98 billion in the quarter ended Jun 30, 2024 to $16.68 billion in the quarter ended Sep 30, 2021 over the past five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Retained Earnings rose in four of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 0.8%.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Retained Earnings in the last five years was growth of 512.3% in the quarter ended Dec 31, 2021, against a decline of 13.6% in the quarter ended Dec 31, 2022 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at $13.63 billion (quarter ended Mar 31, 2026), $13.57 billion (quarter ended Dec 31, 2025) and $13.65 billion (quarter ended Sep 30, 2025).
Peer Comparison
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 13.33 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 13.42 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 13.81 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 13.50 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 14.03 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 13.19 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 12.79 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 13.24 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 12.96 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 13.49 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 14.10 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 13.43 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 14.10 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 14.08 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 14.41 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 14.36 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 15.38 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 16.14 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 16.47 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 16.47 Bn |
Canadian National Railway Retained Earnings API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=retained-earnings&ticker=CNI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "retained-earnings", "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=retained-earnings&ticker=CNI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();