TSE:CNR FY2025 EPS Estimate Lowered by Zacks Research

Canadian National Railway (TSE:CNR) (NYSE:CNI) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research dropped their FY2025 earnings estimates for shares of Canadian National Railway in a note issued to investors on Friday, November 14th. Zacks Research analyst Team now anticipates that the company will post earnings of $7.49 per share for the year, down from their prior forecast of $7.62. The consensus estimate for Canadian National Railway’s current full-year earnings is $8.26 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Canadian National Railway’s Q4 2025 earnings at $1.94 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.87 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.98 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $2.07 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $7.88 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $2.19 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $2.23 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $2.11 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $8.77 EPS.

Canadian National Railway (TSE:CNR) (NYSE:CNI) last issued its earnings results on Friday, October 31st. The company reported C$1.83 earnings per share for the quarter. The firm had revenue of C$4.17 billion during the quarter. Canadian National Railway had a net margin of 31.20% and a return on equity of 27.10%.

Other equities analysts have also recently issued reports about the company. ATB Capital lifted their target price on Canadian National Railway from C$150.00 to C$151.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a report on Monday, November 3rd. Scotiabank increased their price target on Canadian National Railway from C$150.00 to C$160.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, November 3rd. Evercore ISI cut Canadian National Railway from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 23rd. BMO Capital Markets cut their price objective on Canadian National Railway from C$168.00 to C$163.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, July 23rd. Finally, National Bank Financial lowered shares of Canadian National Railway from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 22nd. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have issued a Buy rating, eight have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of C$152.53.

Canadian National Railway Price Performance

Shares of TSE:CNR opened at C$134.09 on Monday. The company has a market capitalization of C$82.53 billion, a PE ratio of 18.22, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.38 and a beta of 0.86. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 107.59, a quick ratio of 0.58 and a current ratio of 0.64. The stock has a fifty day moving average of C$132.37 and a 200-day moving average of C$136.27. Canadian National Railway has a one year low of C$126.11 and a one year high of C$157.95.

Canadian National Railway Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, September 29th. Shareholders of record on Monday, September 29th were given a dividend of $0.8875 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, September 8th. This represents a $3.55 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.6%. Canadian National Railway’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 47.66%.

Canadian National Railway Company Profile

Canadian National’s railway spans Canada from coast to coast and extends through Chicago to the Gulf of Mexico. In 2019, CN delivered almost 6 million carloads over its 19,600 miles of track. CN generated roughly CAD 14 billion in total revenue by hauling intermodal containers (25% of consolidated revenue), petroleum and chemicals (21%), grain and fertilizers (16%), forest products (12%), metals and mining (11%), automotive shipments (6%), and coal (4%).