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CNR PEER ANALYSIS

Canadian National Railway Co — metric-by-metric comparison with peers and the industry median

CNRCanadian National Railway Co

🇨🇦 Canada · TO · Industrials · Railroads

Value itDuel
PriceFinancialsPeers

Overall Profile & Returns

· Railroads

Position Within Industry

0 = weak quartile, 100 = strong quartile
ValuationProfitabilityGrowthFinancial HealthDividend
CNRIndustry median

Scores normalize each metric against industry quartiles (p25–p75); direction is inverted for lower-is-better metrics.

Return Comparison

1-Year
Split-adjusted
CNR+22.8%NSC+24.9%CSX+47.3%WAB+22.5%UNP+22.3%AZJ+37.1%
Year-to-Date (YTD)
CNR+28.7%NSC+12.5%CSX+35.5%WAB+22.7%UNP+23.4%AZJ+15.5%
1-Year
Split-adjusted
CNR+22.8%CP+14.5%
Year-to-Date (YTD)
CNR+28.7%CP+24.0%

Key Metric Comparison

P/E

Lower is better
CNR22.45NSC27.16CSX29.80WAB36.86UNP23.26AZJ23.34Median 23.26

ROE

Higher is better
CNR21.8%NSC17.6%CSX23.7%WAB11.2%UNP40.7%AZJ7.2%Median 17.6%

Net Margin

Higher is better
CNR27.2%NSC21.9%CSX21.6%WAB10.5%UNP29.2%AZJ7.7%Median 21.6%

Revenue Growth

Higher is better
CNR0.5%NSC0.6%CSX-0.9%WAB9.6%UNP1.9%AZJ2.2%Median 1.9%

P/E

Lower is better
CNR22.45CP27.52Median 23.26

ROE

Higher is better
CNR21.8%CP9.4%Median 17.6%

Net Margin

Higher is better
CNR27.2%CP27.0%Median 21.6%

Revenue Growth

Higher is better
CNR0.5%CP10.9%Median 1.9%

All Metrics

Valuation
MetricCNRNSCCSXWABUNPAZJInd. Median
P/E22.45●27.1629.8036.8623.2623.3423.26
P/B4.924.586.694.008.641.72●2.70
EV/EBITDA13.9815.9816.8122.0115.157.97●13.98
P/S6.115.956.423.886.791.79●3.88
Financial Health
MetricCNRNSCCSXWABUNPAZJInd. Median
Current Ratio0.670.910.971.02●0.920.570.97
Debt/Equity105.0%108.2%142.4%62.0%●162.2%125.7%108.2%
NetDebt/EBITDA2.402.852.812.762.33●3.352.76
Profitability
MetricCNRNSCCSXWABUNPAZJInd. Median
Net Margin27.2%21.9%21.6%10.5%29.2%●7.7%21.6%
ROE21.8%17.6%23.7%11.2%40.7%●7.2%17.6%
ROA8.1%6.0%7.0%5.7%10.4%●2.6%6.0%
EBITDA Margin52.8%45.3%45.9%20.1%53.0%●38.8%45.3%
Growth + Dividend
MetricCNRNSCCSXWABUNPAZJInd. Median
Rev. Growth0.5%0.6%-0.9%9.6%●1.9%2.2%1.9%
NI Growth4.4%-19.6%-5.7%9.4%●7.1%-24.1%7.1%
Div. Yield2.1%1.7%1.1%0.4%2.0%4.7%●1.7%
Payout47.0%45.4%32.4%15.1%45.1%90.8%38.8%
Valuation
MetricCNRCPInd. Median
P/E22.45●27.5223.26
P/B4.922.42●2.70
EV/EBITDA13.98●15.0013.98
P/S6.11●6.833.88
Financial Health
MetricCNRCPInd. Median
Current Ratio0.670.67●0.97
Debt/Equity105.0%52.4%●108.2%
NetDebt/EBITDA2.40●2.642.76
Profitability
MetricCNRCPInd. Median
Net Margin27.2%●27.0%21.6%
ROE21.8%●9.4%17.6%
ROA8.1%●5.1%6.0%
EBITDA Margin52.8%55.2%●45.3%
Growth + Dividend
MetricCNRCPInd. Median
Rev. Growth0.5%10.9%●1.9%
NI Growth4.4%15.2%●7.1%
Div. Yield2.1%●0.7%1.7%
Payout47.0%20.4%38.8%

The green dot marks the best value in the group given the metric direction (higher/lower is better). All metrics use trailing-twelve-month (TTM) data.

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