Canadian National Railway (CNI) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2015)

Canadian National Railway (CNI) recorded quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 16.15% in Q2 2015, up 4.06% quarter-over-quarter from 15.52% in Q1 2015.

Canadian National Railway (CNI) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2015) Analysis & Trends

Canadian National Railway's Return on Capital Employed history runs 6 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 16.15% for Q2 2015.

  • In Q2 2015, Return on Capital Employed changed N/A year-over-year to 16.15%; the TTM figure through Jun 2015 stood at 16.15% (changed N/A YoY), while the FY2014 annual figure was 16.24%, up 111.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed was 16.15% for Q2 2015 at Canadian National Railway, up from 15.52% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 25.3% in Q3 2012 to a low of 5.94% in Q1 2011.
  • Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 15.94% across 5 years, with a median of 15.17% in 2013.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2012 and 2013: Return on Capital Employed jumped 1830 bps in 2012, then tumbled 1012 bps in 2013.
  • A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 17.77% in 2011, then surged by 34 bps to 23.89% in 2012, then plunged by 39 bps to 14.67% in 2013, then climbed by 8 bps to 15.85% in 2014, then increased by 2 bps to 16.15% in 2015.
  • The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 16.15% (Q2 2015), 15.52% (Q1 2015), and 15.85% (Q4 2014), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Union Pacific 161.43 Bn 160.39 Bn 5.85 Bn 15.27%
2 Csx 88.46 Bn 87.36 Bn 3.18 Bn 11.62%
3 Norfolk Southern 70.52 Bn 69.17 Bn 2.74 Bn 9.77%
4 Canadian Pacific Kansas City 58.76 Bn 59.17 Bn 2.36 Bn 6.79%
5 Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies 45.04 Bn 44.56 Bn 1.06 Bn 10.93%
6 Trinity Industries 2.77 Bn 2.84 Bn 128.90 Mn -
7 Greenbrier Companies 1.49 Bn 997.63 Mn 69.50 Mn -
8 Foster L B 422.46 Mn 419.34 Mn 25.70 Mn 9.98%
9 Rail Vision 175.79 Mn 155.29 Mn 504,000.00 -74.80%
10 Canadian National Railway 768,081.41 768,081.41 - -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2015 16.15%
Mar 31, 2015 15.52%
Dec 31, 2014 15.85%
Sep 30, 2014 14.96%
Mar 31, 2014 13.98%
Dec 31, 2013 14.67%
Sep 30, 2013 15.17%
Jun 30, 2013 14.90%
Mar 31, 2013 14.14%
Dec 31, 2012 23.89%
Sep 30, 2012 25.30%
Mar 31, 2012 23.92%
Dec 31, 2011 17.77%
Sep 30, 2011 7.00%
Mar 31, 2011 5.94%
Sep 30, 2009 11.64%
Mar 31, 2009 11.25%