CNI · Canadian National Railway Co
Price
Snapshot
50 fields · last close| Market Cap | $101.8B |
| P/E | 21.29 |
| Float | 587.3M |
| Beta | 0.88 |
| Volatility | 22.1% |
| Exchange | TSX |
| Sector | Road & Rail |
| Cap tier | Large cap |
| Macro sensitivity | Moderate |
| Clavix score | 86 |
| Price | 123.51 |
| Change | +0.28% |
| Prev Close | 123.17 |
| Open | 121.70 |
| Day Low | 120.96 |
| Day High | 123.75 |
| Avg Vol | 1 |
| Avg $ Vol | $171.4M |
| 52W High | 185.25 |
| 52W Low | 90.91 |
| 52W Pos | 34.6% |
| From High | −33.33% |
| From Low | +35.86% |
| Max DD 1Y | −12.92% |
| Spread | 0.10% |
| Liquidity | Normal |
| SMA 20 | −2.06% |
| SMA 50 | −1.70% |
| SMA 200 | +11.50% |
| RSI (14) | 42.5 |
| Vol 30D | 17.5% |
| Vol 90D | 22.2% |
| 1Y Range | 91–185 |
| Daily bars | 506 |
| Perf Week | −2.62% |
| Perf Month | −3.43% |
| Perf Quarter | +3.07% |
| Perf Half Y | +12.31% |
| Perf Year | +27.53% |
| Perf YTD | +23.14% |
| Prev Day | +0.28% |
| Clavix | A |
| Debt / Eq | 0.98 |
| Curr Ratio | 0.67 |
| Int Cover | 9.3× |
| FCF Margin | 14.7% |
| Rev Growth | +11.3% |
| Profit | Profitable |
| Leverage | Moderate |
| Sector rank | 1 / 14 |
Clavix risk grade
regraded every trading dayCNI grades A, 86 of 100. Steadiest on Macro Resilience (70), most exposed on Sector Resilience (67, steady). 4 of the 4 weighted dimensions sit above the Road & Rail median. Ranks 1 of 14 in Road & Rail by Clavix score.
How rough the ride is
| CNI | Road & Rail median | |
|---|---|---|
| Betavs the overall market · lower is steadier | 0.88 | 1.14 |
| Volatilityannualized | 22.1% | 28.6% |
| Max drawdown, past yearworst peak-to-trough fall | −12.9% | — |
| Typical daily movemedian absolute daily change | 0.80% | — |
| Days beyond ±3%of the last 252 sessions | 104% | — |
How its days are spread
Daily returns over the last 252 sessions in 1% bins. Moves beyond ±6% land in the end bins.
52-week range
The bar runs from the lowest to the highest close of the last 252 sessions; the marker is the latest close.
Drawdown from the 1-year peak
Percent below the running high over the last 12 months. Zero is a fresh high.
Market sensitivity
| CNI | Road & Rail median | |
|---|---|---|
| Beta to the markethow much it swings with the S&P 500 · lower is safer | 0.88 | 1.14 |
| Macro sensitivityrate, dollar and credit exposure bucket | Moderate | Moderate47% of 15 |
Where it sits on the macro scale
Low means rates, the dollar and credit spreads barely move it. Very High means they drive a large share of its swings. The counts are how many Road & Rail names sit in each bucket.
Where it ranks in its sector
Rank by Clavix score within the sector. Right is the top of the sector.
Price performance
| CNI | |
|---|---|
| 1 week | −2.6% |
| 1 month | −3.4% |
| Year to date | +23.1% |
| 1 year | +27.5% |
Context for the rank, not itself a risk measure.
Recent coverage, scored
| CNI | |
|---|---|
| Articles scoredthe most recent scored coverage, up to 30 | 30since 22 Jul |
| Average score0 most bearish, 100 most bullish | 68 |
| Bullish · bearisharticles above 60 · below 40 | 26 · 2 |
| Directionarticles whose tone is improving vs worsening | 26 ↑ 2 ↓ |
Where the article scores land
Each bar is a 10-point band of article scores. Below 40 reads bearish, above 60 bullish.
Balance sheet, against the sector
The shaded band is the middle half of the 15 Road & Rail names Clavix covers; the tick is the sector median.
Growth
| CNI | |
|---|---|
| Revenue growthyear over year | +11.3% |
Financial Health is shown but does not count toward the grade. Why
0–100, higher is safer. The tick on each bar is the Road & Rail median. Click a dimension for the evidence behind it. Financial Health is shown but does not count toward the grade.
Against Road & Rail
15 companies| Metric | CNI | Sector spread | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beta | 0.88 | 1.14 | |
| Volatility | 22.1% | 28.6% | |
| P/E | 21.29 | 27.98 | |
| Debt / equity | 0.98 | 0.41 | |
| Current ratio | 0.67 | 0.86 | |
| FCF margin | 14.7% | 11.6% | |
| Interest coverage | 9.3× | 5.7× |
Recent news
most recent scored articles · the chip is the article’s score · click to openCanadian National Railway (CN), Ray-Mont Logistics, and the Prince Rupert Port Authority opened CANXPORT, a $750 million export logistics facility at the Port of Prince Rupert, on August 28, 2026.
The Transportation Safety Board (TSB) of Canada is calling for stricter medical fitness assessment rules for rail workers following an investigation into a 2023 collision between two Canadian National Railway (CN) trains near Wainwright, Alberta, about 200 km southeast of Edmonton.
Canadian National Railway reported progress on its hybrid locomotive program in August 2026, expanding testing to three hybrid units and converting two more to hybrid-electric platforms by year-end. Its pilot locomotive achieved up to 50% better fuel efficiency, with fewer engine breakdowns and less noise.
The article notes a 42.5% total return over five years and highlights progress on hybrid locomotives and record grain volumes as factors that may support long-term cash flow expectations. (Article text is truncated.)
Core Natural Resources (NYSE:CNR) expanded its president's responsibilities and appointed a new CFO. The article is about a different company (CNR), not CNI, and is too brief to draw further detail from.
Nearest peers by size
Road & Rail| Ticker | Company | Grade | Mkt cap | P/E | Beta | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CP | Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd | A- | $109.0B | 28.19 | 0.72 | Compare |
| CSX | CSX Corp | A- | $90.75B | 28.24 | 1.13 | Compare |
| NSC | Norfolk Southern Corp | A- | $73.63B | 27.98 | 1.21 | Compare |
| UBER | Uber Technologies Inc | B | $155.2B | 16.16 | 1.32 | Compare |
| UNP | Union Pacific Corp | A- | $171.8B | 23.43 | 0.87 | Compare |
| ODFL | Old Dominion Freight Line Inc | B | $38.52B | 35.00 | 1.14 | Compare |
| JBHT | J B Hunt Transport Services Inc | B+ | $25.01B | 36.23 | 1.26 | Compare |
| XPO | XPO Inc | B | $23.40B | 53.90 | 1.95 | Compare |
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