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
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |