Last Price$97.5(0.7%)
Market Cap$61.4B
LTM Operating Cash Flow margin
38.3%
5Y avg
41.9%
Railroads industry
median
18.1%
Stock quality & Intrinsic value
6/10
0.1% undervalued
Canadian National Railway Company Operating Cash Flow 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating Cash Flow margin | 37.4% | 38.2% | 30.6% | 23.9% | 30.9% | 36.1% | 33.0% | 30.8% | 33.6% | 36.1% | 40.8% | 43.2% | 42.3% | 41.3% | 39.7% | 44.6% | 48.2% | 39.0% | 41.4% | 39.3% |
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Canadian National Railway Company (CNI) Operating Cash Flow margin comparison analysis
General
LTM Operating Cash Flow margin
OTHER METRICS
Company name
Revenue growth
EPS growth
Net Income margin
Canadian National Railway CompanyCNI
38.3%
(0.3%)
(19.3%)
26.1%
Median Peer Set
18.1%
(0.5%)
78.2%
9.1%
Union Pacific CorporationUNP
38.5%
0.5%
112.1%
27.8%
Canadian Pacific Railway LimitedCP
36.2%
14.0%
(7.0%)
25.6%
CSX CorporationCSX
36.1%
(0.8%)
(3.2%)
23.9%
Norfolk Southern CorporationNSC
33.4%
(0.3%)
44.3%
21.6%
Trinity Industries, Inc.TRN
18.6%
3.2%
29.0%
4.5%
Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies CorporationWAB
17.7%
7.3%
120.8%
10.2%
The Greenbrier Companies, Inc.GBX
8.6%
(10.3%)
164.1%
4.5%
FreightCar America, Inc.RAIL
8.0%
(1.8%)
(24.4%)
(6.6%)
L.B. Foster CompanyFSTR
4.3%
(2.4%)
2,764.3%
8.1%
Rail Vision Ltd.RVSN
(1,074.6%)
(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 Operating Cash Flow margin?
As of today, Microsoft Corp's last 12-month Operating Cash Flow margin is 38.3%, based on the financial report for Dec 31, 2024 (Q4’2024). The average annual Operating Cash Flow margin for Canadian National Railway Company have been 41.8% over the past three years, and 44.0% over the past five years.
2) Is Canadian National Railway Company's Operating Cash Flow margin Good?
As of today, Canadian National Railway Company's Operating Cash Flow margin is 38.3%, which is higher than industry median of 18.1%. It indicates that Canadian National Railway Company's Operating Cash Flow margin is Good.