Canadian National Railway (CNI) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026)

Canadian National Railway (CNI) recorded quarterly Tax Rate of 24.65% in Q1 2026, up 2.26% quarter-over-quarter from 25.22% in Q4 2025, and down 69.0% on a YoY basis from 79.53% in Q1 2025.

Canadian National Railway (CNI) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Canadian National Railway's Tax Rate history runs 15 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 24.65% for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Tax Rate fell 69.0% year-over-year to 24.65%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 24.82% (down 83.0% YoY), while the FY2014 annual figure was 0.17%, down 83.0% from the prior year.
  • Tax Rate was 24.65% for Q1 2026 at Canadian National Railway, up from 25.22% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Tax Rate ranged from a high of 13.78% in Q4 2023 to a low of 25.22% in Q4 2025.
  • Historically, Tax Rate has averaged 22.08% across 5 years, with a median of 24.42% in 2025.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: Tax Rate jumped 3829 bps in 2023, then sank 3779 bps in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Tax Rate shows it stood at 24.51% in 2022, then jumped by 156 bps to 13.78% in 2023, then sank by 274 bps to 24.01% in 2024, then declined by 5 bps to 25.22% in 2025, then advanced by 2 bps to 24.65% in 2026.
  • The last three Tax Rate figures came in at 24.65% (Q1 2026), 25.22% (Q4 2025), and 24.42% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Tax Rate (Qtr)
1 Union Pacific 161.43 Bn 160.39 Bn 5.85 Bn 23.69%
2 Csx 88.46 Bn 87.36 Bn 3.18 Bn 24.08%
3 Norfolk Southern 70.52 Bn 69.17 Bn 2.74 Bn 23.50%
4 Canadian Pacific Kansas City 58.76 Bn 59.17 Bn 2.36 Bn 24.55%
5 Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies 45.04 Bn 44.56 Bn 1.06 Bn 22.60%
6 Trinity Industries 2.77 Bn 2.84 Bn 128.90 Mn 24.22%
7 Greenbrier Companies 1.49 Bn 997.63 Mn 69.50 Mn 14.91%
8 Foster L B 422.46 Mn 419.34 Mn 25.70 Mn -5.74%
9 Rail Vision 175.79 Mn 155.29 Mn 504,000.00 -
10 Canadian National Railway 768,081.41 768,081.41 - -24.65%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -24.65%
Mar 31, 2026 -24.65%
Dec 31, 2025 -25.22%
Dec 31, 2025 -25.22%
Sep 30, 2025 -24.42%
Sep 30, 2025 -24.42%
Jun 30, 2025 -24.92%
Jun 30, 2025 -24.92%
Mar 31, 2025 -23.97%
Mar 31, 2025 -23.97%
Dec 31, 2024 -24.01%
Dec 31, 2024 -24.01%
Sep 30, 2024 -23.00%
Sep 30, 2024 -23.00%
Jun 30, 2024 -24.93%
Jun 30, 2024 -24.93%
Mar 31, 2024 -23.98%
Mar 31, 2024 -23.98%
Dec 31, 2023 13.78%
Dec 31, 2023 13.78%