Canadian National Railway (CNI) Return on Sales (2009 - 2026)

Canadian National Railway (CNI) recorded quarterly Return on Sales of 0.0% in Q1 2026, down 7.52% quarter-over-quarter from 0.0% in Q4 2025, and little changed on a YoY basis from 0.0% in Q1 2025.

Canadian National Railway (CNI) Return on Sales (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Canadian National Railway's Return on Sales history runs 15 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 0.0% for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Return on Sales changed 0.0% year-over-year to 0.0%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 0.0% (changed 0.0% YoY), while the FY2014 annual figure was 0.0%, changed 0.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Sales was 0.0% for Q1 2026 at Canadian National Railway, down from 0.0% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Sales ranged from a high of 0.01% in Q3 2022 to a low of 0.0% in Q4 2023.
  • Historically, Return on Sales has averaged 0.0% across 5 years, with a median of 0.0% in 2023.
  • Biggest YoY gain for Return on Sales was 0 bps in 2022; the steepest drop was 0 bps in 2022.
  • A 5-year view of Return on Sales shows it stood at 0.01% in 2022, then fell by 30 bps to 0.0% in 2023, then rose by 19 bps to 0.0% in 2024, then advanced by 9 bps to 0.0% in 2025, then retreated by 8 bps to 0.0% in 2026.
  • The last three Return on Sales figures came in at 0.0% (Q1 2026), 0.0% (Q4 2025), and 0.0% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROS (Qtr)
1 Union Pacific 161.43 Bn 160.39 Bn 5.85 Bn 0.00%
2 Csx 88.46 Bn 87.36 Bn 3.18 Bn 0.00%
3 Norfolk Southern 70.52 Bn 69.17 Bn 2.74 Bn 0.00%
4 Canadian Pacific Kansas City 58.76 Bn 59.17 Bn 2.36 Bn 0.00%
5 Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies 45.04 Bn 44.56 Bn 1.06 Bn 0.00%
6 Trinity Industries 2.77 Bn 2.84 Bn 128.90 Mn 0.00%
7 Greenbrier Companies 1.49 Bn 997.63 Mn 69.50 Mn 0.00%
8 Foster L B 422.46 Mn 419.34 Mn 25.70 Mn 0.00%
9 Rail Vision 175.79 Mn 155.29 Mn 504,000.00 -0.05%
10 Canadian National Railway 768,081.41 768,081.41 - 0.00%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 0.00%
Dec 31, 2025 0.00%
Sep 30, 2025 0.00%
Jun 30, 2025 0.00%
Mar 31, 2025 0.00%
Dec 31, 2024 0.00%
Sep 30, 2024 0.00%
Jun 30, 2024 0.00%
Mar 31, 2024 0.00%
Dec 31, 2023 0.00%
Sep 30, 2023 0.00%
Jun 30, 2023 0.00%
Mar 31, 2023 0.00%
Dec 31, 2022 0.01%
Sep 30, 2022 0.01%
Jun 30, 2022 0.01%
Mar 31, 2022 0.00%
Dec 31, 2021 0.01%
Sep 30, 2021 0.01%
Jun 30, 2021 0.00%