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Canadian National Railway

TOR:CNR CA1363751027
50
  • Value
    54
  • Growth
    25
  • Safety
    Safety
    57
  • Combined
    37
  • Sentiment
    65
  • 360° View
    360° View
    50
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Company Description

Canadian National Railway Company is a transportation and logistics company. It operates in rail, intermodal, trucking, and supply chain services. They operate throughout North America. In the last fiscal year, the company had a market cap of $64,818 million, profits of $8,813 million, and revenue of $11,854 million, with 24671 employees.

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ANALYSIS: With an Obermatt 360° View of 50 (better than 50% compared with alternatives), overall professional sentiment and financial characteristics for the stock Canadian National Railway are above average. The 360° View is based on consolidating four consolidated indicators, with half of the indicators below and half above average for Canadian National Railway. The consolidated Value Rank has an attractive rank of 54, which means that the share price of Canadian National Railway is on the lower side compared with typical size in indicators such as revenues, profits, and invested capital. This means the stock price is lower than for 54% of alternative stocks in the same industry. The company is also safely financed with a Safety rank of 57. In addition, professional market sentiment is above average compared with other stock investment alternatives with a Sentiment Rank of 65. But the consolidated Growth Rank has a low rank of 25, which means that the company is below average in terms of growth and momentum when looking at financial metrics such as revenue, profit, and invested capital growth as well as stock returns. 75 of its competitors have better growth. ...read more

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Strongest Rank Price vs. Sales (P/S)
Weakest Rank Market Pulse
Country Canada
Industry Railroads
Size X-Large
Website cn.ca
Index
TSX Composite
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The higher the 360° View, the better the stock performed against its peers, considering all metrics. The 360° View represents an average of the other 5 ranks and is then scaled to a rank from 1 to 100. The shaded values are illustrative only.
Last update: 9-Apr-2026.

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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
54 37 32 29
Growth
25 35 71 14
Safety
Safety
57 70 53 65
Sentiment
65 46 80 43
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50 38 73 22
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Analyst Opinions
31 45 34 37
Opinions Change
50 10 40 16
Pro Holdings
n/a 76 92 36
Market Pulse
91 53 91 92
Sentiment
65 46 80 43
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
54 37 32 29
Growth
25 35 71 14
Safety Safety
57 70 53 65
Combined
37 39 47 21
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
18 7 9 6
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
60 48 34 28
Price vs. Book (P/B)
33 28 30 27
Dividend Yield
89 85 80 81
Value
54 37 32 29
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Revenue Growth
27 42 59 26
Profit Growth
89 47 67 18
Capital Growth
18 59 63 47
Stock Returns
21 21 39 45
Growth
25 35 71 14
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Leverage
44 58 58 62
Refinancing
37 42 37 21
Liquidity
79 78 63 78
Safety Safety
57 70 53 65

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The stock offers good value, safe financing, and positive sentiment. However, it has below-average growth expectations. It is well-suited for conservative buy-and-hold investors who prioritize stability and low valuation over growth.

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The 360° View Rank indicates a company's overall performance across all major financial and non-financial metrics tracked by Obermatt. A 360° View Rank of 75 means the company is more well-rounded than 75% of similar companies. A high score indicates that the company is strong across the board; it is attractively priced, growing sustainably, financially stable, and well-regarded by the market. Learn more.

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