Last Price$97.5(0.7%)
Market Cap$61.4B
LTM EBITDA margin
46.8%
5Y avg
52.0%
Railroads industry
median
26.9%
Stock quality & Intrinsic value
6/10
0.1% undervalued
Canadian National Railway Company EBITDA margin
Annual
Quarterly
LTM
Industry median
Company stand-alone
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| Dec'05 | Dec'06 | Dec'07 | Dec'08 | Dec'09 | Dec'10 | Dec'11 | Dec'12 | Dec'13 | Dec'14 | Dec'15 | Dec'16 | Dec'17 | Dec'18 | Dec'19 | Dec'20 | Dec'21 | Dec'22 | Dec'23 | Dec'24 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EBITDA margin | 44.9% | 47.7% | 47.1% | 42.7% | 43.4% | 46.5% | 46.3% | 49.6% | 45.9% | 46.8% | 50.9% | 54.3% | 52.4% | 49.7% | 53.6% | 55.4% | 52.5% | 53.0% | 53.6% | 50.7% |
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Canadian National Railway Company (CNI) EBITDA margin comparison analysis
General
LTM EBITDA margin
OTHER METRICS
Company name
Revenue growth
EPS growth
Net Income margin
Canadian National Railway CompanyCNI
46.8%
(0.3%)
(19.3%)
26.1%
Median Peer Set
20.6%
(0.5%)
78.2%
9.1%
Canadian Pacific Railway LimitedCP
51.6%
14.0%
(7.0%)
25.6%
Union Pacific CorporationUNP
51.5%
0.5%
112.1%
27.8%
CSX CorporationCSX
48.1%
(0.8%)
(3.2%)
23.9%
Norfolk Southern CorporationNSC
45.5%
(0.3%)
44.3%
21.6%
Trinity Industries, Inc.TRN
22.3%
3.2%
29.0%
4.5%
Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies CorporationWAB
19.0%
7.3%
120.8%
10.2%
The Greenbrier Companies, Inc.GBX
13.0%
(10.3%)
164.1%
4.5%
L.B. Foster CompanyFSTR
5.6%
(2.4%)
2,764.3%
8.1%
FreightCar America, Inc.RAIL
(10.7%)
(1.8%)
(24.4%)
(6.6%)
Rail Vision Ltd.RVSN
(1,044.0%)
(66.3%)
482.4%
(7,850.7%)
CNI key stats
USD
CAD
Millions
Billions
Annual
Quarterly
Trailing
Key stats
Income statement
Balance sheet
Cash Flow Statement
Valuation
Ratios
Per share
Per employee
Dividends & Yields
| Dec'05 | Dec'06 | Dec'07 | Dec'08 | Dec'09 | Dec'10 | Dec'11 | Dec'12 | Dec'13 | Dec'14 | Dec'15 | Dec'16 | Dec'17 | Dec'18 | Dec'19 | Dec'20 | Dec'21 | Dec'22 | Dec'23 | Dec'24 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
% growth | 5,980.4 18.6% | 6,800.0 13.7% | 7,383.5 8.6% | 7,997.8 8.3% | 6,482.6 (18.9%) | 8,052.4 24.2% | 9,127.9 13.4% | 9,920.7 8.7% | 10,266.6 3.5% | 10,987.1 7.0% | 9,876.6 (10.1%) | 9,088.1 (8.0%) | 10,049.5 10.6% | 11,050.5 10.0% | 11,236.9 1.7% | 10,311.6 (8.2%) | 11,545.4 12.0% | 13,149.5 13.9% | 12,465.6 (5.2%) | 12,422.9 (0.3%) |
| Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) | 1,435.8 | 1,701.4 | 3,504.7 | 2,642.1 | 1,830.3 | 2,258.4 | 2,790.6 | 5,897.4 | 6,220.1 | 6,467.0 | 5,443.9 | 4,803.4 | 5,676.3 | 6,450.1 | 6,653.1 | 6,005.3 | 6,705.4 | 7,464.5 | 7,168.4 | 7,345.4 |
% margin | 4,544.6 76.0% | 5,098.6 75.0% | 3,878.8 52.5% | 5,355.8 67.0% | 4,652.3 71.8% | 5,794.0 72.0% | 6,337.4 69.4% | 4,023.3 40.6% | 4,046.4 39.4% | 4,520.2 41.1% | 4,432.8 44.9% | 4,284.7 47.1% | 4,373.2 43.5% | 4,600.5 41.6% | 4,583.8 40.8% | 4,306.2 41.8% | 4,840.0 41.9% | 5,685.0 43.2% | 5,297.2 42.5% | 5,077.4 40.9% |
| Operating Expenses | 3,812.9 | 4,129.7 | 4,694.5 | 2,627.0 | 2,535.1 | 2,859.1 | 3,004.9 | (338.0) | (9.7) | (11.8) | (3.9) | 1.5 | 252.0 | 241.5 | 244.1 | 239.5 | 7,066.7 | 362.0 | 410.4 | 524.7 |
| Research & Development Expenses (R&D) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Selling, General & Administrative Expenses (SG&A) | 1,873.9 | 1,851.1 | 531.5 | 1,943.4 | 1,840.0 | 2,049.7 | 2,111.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 557.2 | 655.0 | 722.2 | 705.1 | 701.4 | 671.5 | 687.2 | (354.8) | 0.0 |
% margin | 2,167.5 36.2% | 2,670.3 39.3% | 2,689.0 36.4% | 2,728.8 34.1% | 2,117.2 32.7% | 2,934.8 36.4% | 3,332.5 36.5% | 3,685.3 37.1% | 3,760.0 36.6% | 4,187.0 38.1% | 4,124.2 41.8% | 4,010.6 44.1% | 4,040.3 40.2% | 4,238.6 38.4% | 4,213.2 37.5% | 3,564.5 34.6% | 4,478.8 38.8% | 5,257.6 40.0% | 4,886.8 39.2% | 4,552.7 36.6% |
| Interest Income | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 405.3 | 413.4 | 486.5 | 421.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Interest Expense | 0.0 | 0.0 | 314.2 | 353.6 | 362.5 | 349.4 | 344.8 | 342.0 | 346.6 | 335.9 | 343.8 | 362.4 | 370.7 | 377.3 | 405.3 | 413.4 | 486.5 | 421.2 | 534.8 | 649.3 |
| Pre-tax Income | 1,930.4 | 2,405.0 | 2,530.0 | 2,399.7 | 1,989.6 | 2,791.2 | 3,393.1 | 3,658.3 | 3,484.3 | 3,947.9 | 3,817.2 | 3,720.0 | 3,921.6 | 4,384.4 | 4,089.6 | 3,390.7 | 5,057.8 | 5,198.4 | 4,806.1 | 4,264.8 |
% effective tax rate | 645.1 33.4% | 565.8 23.5% | 512.4 20.3% | 612.9 25.5% | 358.1 18.0% | 749.2 26.8% | 909.0 26.8% | 978.1 26.7% | 948.5 27.2% | 1,080.2 27.4% | 1,046.3 27.4% | 971.7 26.1% | (304.4) (7.8%) | 1,044.8 23.8% | 913.7 22.3% | 732.8 21.6% | 1,150.8 22.8% | 1,264.4 24.3% | 639.3 13.3% | 1,023.2 24.0% |
% margin | 1,285.3 21.5% | 1,839.3 27.0% | 2,017.7 27.3% | 1,786.8 22.3% | 1,631.4 25.2% | 2,042.0 25.4% | 2,484.2 27.2% | 2,680.2 27.0% | 2,535.8 24.7% | 2,867.7 26.1% | 2,770.9 28.1% | 2,748.3 30.2% | 4,226.0 42.1% | 3,339.6 30.2% | 3,175.9 28.3% | 2,645.2 25.7% | 3,907.0 33.8% | 3,934.0 29.9% | 4,166.8 33.4% | 3,241.6 26.1% |
| EPS | 1.16 | 1.75 | 2.01 | 1.89 | 1.74 | 2.19 | 2.76 | 3.08 | 3.01 | 3.50 | 3.46 | 3.54 | 5.61 | 4.54 | 4.41 | 3.74 | 5.51 | 5.73 | 6.32 | 5.10 |
| Diluted EPS | 1.15 | 1.73 | 1.99 | 1.87 | 1.72 | 2.17 | 2.74 | 3.06 | 3.00 | 3.49 | 3.44 | 3.53 | 5.58 | 4.53 | 4.39 | 3.73 | 5.50 | 5.72 | 6.32 | 5.09 |
% margin | 2,687.9 44.9% | 3,245.8 47.7% | 3,478.1 47.1% | 3,412.4 42.7% | 2,812.3 43.4% | 3,744.3 46.5% | 4,226.3 46.3% | 4,924.4 49.6% | 4,711.5 45.9% | 5,137.7 46.8% | 5,031.1 50.9% | 4,935.5 54.3% | 5,270.2 52.4% | 5,497.1 49.7% | 6,025.6 53.6% | 5,709.8 55.4% | 6,066.6 52.5% | 6,969.4 53.0% | 6,686.9 53.6% | 6,293.1 50.7% |
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FAQ
1) What is Canadian National Railway Company's EBITDA margin?
As of today, Microsoft Corp's last 12-month EBITDA margin is 46.8%, based on the financial report for Dec 31, 2024 (Q4’2024). The average annual EBITDA margin for Canadian National Railway Company have been 52.1% over the past three years, and 54.6% over the past five years.
2) Is Canadian National Railway Company's EBITDA margin Good?
As of today, Canadian National Railway Company's EBITDA margin is 46.8%, which is higher than industry median of 26.9%. It indicates that Canadian National Railway Company's EBITDA margin is Good.