Last Price$97.5(0.7%)
Market Cap$61.4B
LTM Free Cash Flow
$2,433.1M
YoY Growth
-13.1%
3Y CAGR
-9.2%
5Y CAGR
+9.4%
Stock quality & Intrinsic value
6/10
5.7% undervalued
Canadian National Railway Company Free Cash Flow
Annual
Quarterly
LTM
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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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free Cash Flow | $1,255.0M | $1,455.9M | $963.0M | $572.4M | $771.7M | $1,371.3M | $1,366.0M | $1,329.1M | $1,529.1M | $1,887.0M | $1,906.3M | $1,892.8M | $2,190.8M | $1,841.9M | $1,550.3M | $2,463.9M | $3,253.8M | $3,010.8M | $2,798.6M | $2,295.7M |
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Canadian National Railway Company (CNI) Free Cash Flow comparison analysis
General
LTM Free Cash Flow
Growth
Company name
YoY growth
3Y CAGR
5Y CAGR
Canadian National Railway CompanyCNI
$2,433.1M
(13.1%)
(6.5%)
10.2%
Median Peer Set
$34.0M
(9.7%)
0.0%
0.0%
Union Pacific CorporationUNP
$5,894.0M
23.5%
(1.1%)
2.7%
CSX CorporationCSX
$2,718.0M
(16.8%)
(6.3%)
(3.2%)
Canadian Pacific Railway LimitedCP
$2,406.0M
98.3%
3.7%
12.4%
Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies CorporationWAB
$1,627.0M
60.3%
19.9%
14.4%
FreightCar America, Inc.RAIL
$39.9M
N/A
N/A
N/A
Norfolk Southern CorporationNSC
$28.0M
(96.6%)
(78.4%)
(56.9%)
L.B. Foster CompanyFSTR
$20.7M
(36.3%)
N/A
0.2%
Rail Vision Ltd.RVSN
($9,725.0K)
(4.7%)
24.9%
N/A
Trinity Industries, Inc.TRN
($21.9M)
(94.7%)
N/A
(51.6%)
The Greenbrier Companies, Inc.GBX
($78.0M)
(14.7%)
(47.3%)
(16.1%)
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 Free Cash Flow?
As of today, Canadian National Railway Company's last 12-month Free Cash Flow is $2,433.1M, based on the financial report for Dec 31, 2024 (Q4’2024).
2) What is Canadian National Railway Company's Free Cash Flow growth rate?
Over the last year, Canadian National Railway Company's Free Cash Flow growth was (13.1%). The average annual Free Cash Flow growth rates for Canadian National Railway Company have been 1.7% over the past three years, 9.4% over the past five years.
3) Is Canadian National Railway Company's Free Cash Flow growth rate Good?
Over the last year, Canadian National Railway Company's Free Cash Flow growth was (13.1%), which is lower than industry growth of (0.9%). It indicates that Canadian National Railway Company's Free Cash Flow growth is Bad.