Canadian Natl Railway Co. (CNI)$114.24
Market Cap: 61.93 BCurrency: USD
Research Snapshot
Static fundamentals, valuation context, and investor signals for Canadian Natl Railway Co. (CNI).
INDUSTRIALS
RAILROADS
DCF ready
Valuation
18.3x
EV/FCF, 5.5% FCF yield
Quality
N/A
ROIC, 19.6% FCF margin
Growth
3.0%
5Y sales (revenue) CAGR
Balance sheet
N/A
Debt/equity, N/A current ratio
Superinvestors
6
Top: Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Trust (16.8%)
Strengths to research
- Free cash flow compounded at 10.5% over five years.
- Free cash flow margin is healthy at 19.6%.
- 6 tracked superinvestors report a position.
- 10 annual periods are available for trend analysis.
Watchouts
No major valuation, balance sheet, or growth watchouts were detected by the static screen.
Annual data: 10 periods
Quarterly data: 4 periods
Stock snapshot: May 25, 2026
Static dataset: May 25, 2026
Quality Scorecard
Build-time composite score for CNI.
Grade B
66
/ 100
Peer Comparison
Target stock against 8 market-cap comparable peers.
Heat map: red worst to green best
| CNI Target | Canadian Natl Railway Co. | $61.9B | 15.1x | 18.3x | N/A | 3.0% | 19.6% | N/A | 0.0x | N/A |
| HWM | Howmet Aerospace Inc. | $62.3B | 69.2x | 45.2x | 17.9% | 9.4% | 17.3% | N/A | 1.0x | N/A |
| EMR | Emerson Electric | $61.1B | 33.8x | 25.7x | 7.9% | 6.9% | 14.8% | 52.8% | N/A | N/A |
| CARR | Carrier Global Corp. | $60.7B | 36.7x | 27.9x | 10.5% | 4.5% | 9.8% | N/A | -0.5x | N/A |
| JCI | Johnson Controls Intl. plc | $59.0B | 27.5x | 32.0x | 14.9% | 1.1% | 9.0% | 36.4% | N/A | N/A |
| CP | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | $68.8B | 19.1x | 31.1x | 9.0% | 14.4% | 14.7% | N/A | 0.0x | N/A |
| ITW | Illinois Tool Works | $70.7B | 24.0x | 28.6x | 28.1% | 5.0% | 16.9% | N/A | 1.5x | N/A |
| BAESF | BAE Systems plc | $70.8B | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| NOC | Northrop Grumman Corp. | $71.0B | 19.1x | 24.9x | 12.9% | 2.7% | 7.9% | N/A | 1.9x | N/A |
Financial Charts
No financial data available for CNI (annual).
6 superinvestors own CNI
Current quarter ownership and quarter-over-quarter share changes.
Superinvestor ownership
| Fund | Shares | Value | % Portfolio | QoQ Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Trust Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Trust | 51,826,786 | $5.3B | 16.82% | 0.0% |
| Chris Hohn TCI Fund Management | 9,849,934 | $1.0B | 2.24% | 0.0% |
| Thomas Gayner Markel Group | 53,500 | $5M | 0.05% | 0.0% |
| Prem Watsa Fairfax Financial Holdings | 24,800 | $3M | 0.13% | 0.0% |
| Lee Ainslie Maverick Capital | 18,775 | $2M | 0.02% | 0.0% |
| First Eagle Investment Management First Eagle Investment Management | 2,400 | $247,000 | 0.00% | 0.0% |