Last Price$97.5(0.7%)
Market Cap$61.4B
LTM Return on Capital Employed (ROCE)
10.4%
5Y avg
10.4%
Railroads industry
median
9.6%
Stock quality & Intrinsic value
6/10
0.1% undervalued
Canadian National Railway Company Return on Capital Employed (ROCE)
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on Capital Employed (ROCE) | 9.1% | 11.3% | 10.6% | 9.6% | 8.2% | 9.5% | 10.1% | 11.1% | 11.1% | 12.0% | 12.5% | 11.9% | 16.7% | 11.6% | 11.3% | 9.4% | 9.6% | 11.3% | 12.1% | 9.6% |
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Canadian National Railway Company (CNI) Return on Capital Employed (ROCE) comparison analysis
General
LTM Return on Capital Employed (ROCE)
OTHER METRICS
Company name
Revenue growth
EPS growth
Net Income margin
Canadian National Railway CompanyCNI
10.4%
(0.3%)
(19.3%)
26.1%
Median Peer Set
9.6%
(0.5%)
78.2%
9.1%
FreightCar America, Inc.RAIL
22.0%
(1.8%)
(24.4%)
(6.6%)
L.B. Foster CompanyFSTR
17.7%
(2.4%)
2,764.3%
8.1%
Union Pacific CorporationUNP
12.3%
0.5%
112.1%
27.8%
The Greenbrier Companies, Inc.GBX
10.8%
(10.3%)
164.1%
4.5%
CSX CorporationCSX
10.4%
(0.8%)
(3.2%)
23.9%
Norfolk Southern CorporationNSC
8.8%
(0.3%)
44.3%
21.6%
Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies CorporationWAB
8.7%
7.3%
120.8%
10.2%
Canadian Pacific Railway LimitedCP
5.3%
14.0%
(7.0%)
25.6%
Trinity Industries, Inc.TRN
4.8%
3.2%
29.0%
4.5%
Rail Vision Ltd.RVSN
(93.6%)
(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 Return on Capital Employed (ROCE)?
As of today, Microsoft Corp's last 12-month Return on Capital Employed (ROCE) is 10.4%, based on the financial report for Dec 31, 2024 (Q4’2024). The average annual Return on Capital Employed (ROCE) for Canadian National Railway Company have been 10.7% over the past three years, and 10.9% over the past five years.
2) Is Canadian National Railway Company's Return on Capital Employed (ROCE) Good?
As of today, Canadian National Railway Company's Return on Capital Employed (ROCE) is 10.4%, which is higher than industry median of 9.6%. It indicates that Canadian National Railway Company's Return on Capital Employed (ROCE) is Good.