CNI Canadian National Railway Compa
Industrials · Railroads
120.93
+0.84%
About the company
Canadian National Railway Company, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the rail, intermodal, trucking, and related transportation businesses in Canada and the United States. The company provides rail services, which include equipment, customs brokerage, transloading and warehousing, business development, dimensional loads, and private railcar storage, less-than-truckload, and mexico services; intermodal services, such as temperature controlled multimodal, mobile transport trays, port partnerships, transloading and distribution, logistics parks, trucking, and supply chain services. It also offers connecting to rail, short lines, maps and network services. The company serves automotive, coal, fertilizers, temperature controlled cargo, forest products, dimensional, grain, metal and minerals, petroleum and chemicals, consumer goods, and third party logistics applications. Canadian National Railway Company was incorporated in 1919 and is headquartered in Montreal, Canada.
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Dividend deep dive
Canadian National Railway Company (CNI) operates in the Railroads industry. The company currently offers a dividend yield of 2.18%, which sits within its five-year yield range of 1.7% to 2.6% (average 2.05%). CNI has an overall rating score of 7.0. Its price trend exhibits strong momentum, indicated by a momentum score of 9.0, while its valuation suggests it is relatively rich, with a value score of 6.7.
Dividend history
Canadian National Railway has demonstrated a commitment to returning capital, maintaining a dividend increase streak of 16 consecutive years, placing it in the 'Contender' tier. The company's dividend growth rate over the past three years (3y CAGR) is 4.51%, while its five-year growth rate (5y CAGR) is 8.15%. Dividends are paid quarterly in March, June, September, and December. Annual dividends per share have progressed from $0.912 in 2014 to $1.954 in 2021, $2.25 in 2022, $2.32 in 2023, $2.48 in 2024, and $2.568 in 2025.
Dividend safety
The company's dividend safety status is currently flagged as 'watch'. Its payout ratio stands at 47.08% of earnings per share.
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