Canadian National Railway (CNI) Projected to Announce Earnings on Friday

Canadian National Railway (NYSE:CNI) (TSE:CNR) is anticipated to issue its Q2 2026 results before the market opens on Friday, July 24th. Analysts expect the company to post earnings of $1.39 per share and revenue of $3.2467 billion for the quarter. Interested persons can find conference call details on the company’s upcoming Q2 2026 earning report page for the latest details on the call scheduled for Friday, July 24, 2026 at 8:30 AM ET.

Canadian National Railway (NYSE:CNI) (TSE:CNR) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 29th. The transportation company reported $1.31 EPS for the quarter, hitting the consensus estimate of $1.31. The business had revenue of $3.15 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.15 billion. Canadian National Railway had a net margin of 27.22% and a return on equity of 21.90%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was down .5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $1.85 EPS. On average, analysts expect Canadian National Railway to post $6 EPS for the current fiscal year and $6 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Canadian National Railway Price Performance

Shares of NYSE CNI opened at $128.15 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 0.67, a quick ratio of 0.49 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.95. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $118.13 and its 200 day moving average price is $109.49. Canadian National Railway has a 52 week low of $90.74 and a 52 week high of $128.24. The stock has a market cap of $77.66 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.30, a PEG ratio of 2.37 and a beta of 0.96.

Canadian National Railway Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 30th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, June 9th were given a $0.915 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, June 9th. This represents a $3.66 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.9%. Canadian National Railway’s dividend payout ratio is currently 48.55%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities analysts have weighed in on CNI shares. Sanford C. Bernstein raised their price target on Canadian National Railway from $113.88 to $117.36 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, March 31st. Evercore upgraded Canadian National Railway from an “in-line” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $124.00 price objective on the stock in a research report on Thursday, June 25th. Royal Bank Of Canada upped their target price on shares of Canadian National Railway from $160.00 to $178.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, April 30th. Barclays lifted their target price on shares of Canadian National Railway from $99.00 to $109.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Thursday, June 25th. Finally, Weiss Ratings cut Canadian National Railway from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a report on Thursday, July 9th. Eight research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and ten have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $132.12.

Institutional Trading of Canadian National Railway

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in CNI. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd lifted its position in shares of Canadian National Railway by 378.4% during the fourth quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd now owns 354 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $35,000 after purchasing an additional 280 shares in the last quarter. Fulcrum Asset Management LLP purchased a new stake in shares of Canadian National Railway during the third quarter worth about $51,000. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC increased its holdings in Canadian National Railway by 19.4% during the 4th quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 635 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $63,000 after purchasing an additional 103 shares during the last quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of Canadian National Railway by 52.1% during the 2nd quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,118 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $116,000 after buying an additional 383 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. boosted its stake in Canadian National Railway by 10.9% during the 3rd quarter. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. now owns 1,377 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $130,000 after acquiring an additional 135 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 80.74% of the company’s stock.

About Canadian National Railway

Canadian National Railway Company (NYSE: CNI) is a Class I freight railway that operates an integrated rail network across Canada and the United States. Headquartered in Montreal, Quebec, CN provides long-haul freight transportation and related logistics services that connect major ports, industrial centers and inland markets throughout North America. Its transcontinental system enables cross-border movement of goods and supports supply chains that span coast-to-coast in Canada and into the central and eastern United States.

CN’s core business is the railborne transportation of a broad mix of commodities, including intermodal container traffic, forest and paper products, grain and other agricultural products, metallurgical and industrial products, petroleum and chemical products, coal and automotive shipments.