Canadian National Railway Co
TSX:CNR

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Price: 156.02 CAD 0.32% Market Closed
Market Cap: 98.1B CAD
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Profitability Summary

We take all the information about a company's profitability (such as its margins, capital efficiency, free cash flow generating ability, and more) and consolidate it into one single number - the profitability score. The higher the profitability score, the more profitable the company is.

Past Growth

To be successful and remain in business, both growth and profitability are important and necessary. Net Income growth is often seen as a sign of a company's efficiency from an operational standpoint, but is influenced heavily by a company's goals and challenges and should therefore be assessed in conjunction with other metrics like revenue and operating income growth.

Margins

Profit margins represent what percentage of sales has turned into profits. Simply put, the percentage figure indicates how many cents of profit the company has generated for each dollar of sale.

Profit margins help investors assess if a company's management is generating enough profit from its sales and whether operating costs and overhead costs are being contained.

Earnings Waterfall
Canadian National Railway Co

Revenue
17.2B CAD
Cost of Revenue
-4.4B CAD
Gross Profit
12.7B CAD
Operating Expenses
-6.2B CAD
Operating Income
6.5B CAD
Other Expenses
-1.1B CAD
Net Income
5.4B CAD

Margins Comparison
Canadian National Railway Co Competitors

Country Company Market Cap Gross
Margin
Operating
Margin
Net
Margin
CA
Canadian National Railway Co
TSX:CNR
98.1B CAD
74%
38%
32%
US
Union Pacific Corp
NYSE:UNP
145.9B USD
79%
40%
27%
CA
Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd
TSX:CP
99.4B CAD
84%
36%
25%
US
CSX Corp
NASDAQ:CSX
70.3B USD
72%
37%
25%
US
Norfolk Southern Corp
NYSE:NSC
60.9B USD
49%
36%
20%
CN
Beijing-Shanghai High Speed Railway Co Ltd
SSE:601816
273.5B CNY
47%
45%
30%
US
Kansas City Southern
LSE:0JQ4
4.2B USD
69%
39%
3%
HK
MTR Corp Ltd
HKEX:66
170.4B HKD
38%
19%
16%
JP
East Japan Railway Co
TSE:9020
3.3T JPY
36%
14%
8%
JP
Central Japan Railway Co
TSE:9022
3.1T JPY
48%
37%
24%
CN
Daqin Railway Co Ltd
SSE:601006
118.9B CNY
18%
17%
13%
Country CA
Market Cap 98.1B CAD
Gross Margin
74%
Operating Margin
38%
Net Margin
32%
Country US
Market Cap 145.9B USD
Gross Margin
79%
Operating Margin
40%
Net Margin
27%
Country CA
Market Cap 99.4B CAD
Gross Margin
84%
Operating Margin
36%
Net Margin
25%
Country US
Market Cap 70.3B USD
Gross Margin
72%
Operating Margin
37%
Net Margin
25%
Country US
Market Cap 60.9B USD
Gross Margin
49%
Operating Margin
36%
Net Margin
20%
Country CN
Market Cap 273.5B CNY
Gross Margin
47%
Operating Margin
45%
Net Margin
30%
Country US
Market Cap 4.2B USD
Gross Margin
69%
Operating Margin
39%
Net Margin
3%
Country HK
Market Cap 170.4B HKD
Gross Margin
38%
Operating Margin
19%
Net Margin
16%
Country JP
Market Cap 3.3T JPY
Gross Margin
36%
Operating Margin
14%
Net Margin
8%
Country JP
Market Cap 3.1T JPY
Gross Margin
48%
Operating Margin
37%
Net Margin
24%
Country CN
Market Cap 118.9B CNY
Gross Margin
18%
Operating Margin
17%
Net Margin
13%

Return on Capital

Return on capital ratios give a sense of how well a company is using its capital (equity, assets, capital employed, etc.) to generate profits (operating income, net income, etc.). In simple words, these ratios show how much income is generated for each dollar of capital invested.

Return on Capital Comparison
Canadian National Railway Co Competitors

Country Company Market Cap ROE ROA ROCE ROIC
CA
Canadian National Railway Co
TSX:CNR
98.1B CAD
28%
10%
13%
11%
US
Union Pacific Corp
NYSE:UNP
145.9B USD
43%
10%
16%
11%
CA
Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd
TSX:CP
99.4B CAD
8%
4%
7%
5%
US
CSX Corp
NASDAQ:CSX
70.3B USD
29%
9%
14%
10%
US
Norfolk Southern Corp
NYSE:NSC
60.9B USD
18%
6%
11%
9%
CN
Beijing-Shanghai High Speed Railway Co Ltd
SSE:601816
273.5B CNY
7%
4%
7%
5%
US
Kansas City Southern
LSE:0JQ4
4.2B USD
2%
1%
12%
5%
HK
MTR Corp Ltd
HKEX:66
170.4B HKD
5%
3%
5%
3%
JP
East Japan Railway Co
TSE:9020
3.3T JPY
9%
2%
5%
3%
JP
Central Japan Railway Co
TSE:9022
3.1T JPY
10%
4%
7%
5%
CN
Daqin Railway Co Ltd
SSE:601006
118.9B CNY
7%
5%
7%
7%
Country CA
Market Cap 98.1B CAD
ROE
28%
ROA
10%
ROCE
13%
ROIC
11%
Country US
Market Cap 145.9B USD
ROE
43%
ROA
10%
ROCE
16%
ROIC
11%
Country CA
Market Cap 99.4B CAD
ROE
8%
ROA
4%
ROCE
7%
ROIC
5%
Country US
Market Cap 70.3B USD
ROE
29%
ROA
9%
ROCE
14%
ROIC
10%
Country US
Market Cap 60.9B USD
ROE
18%
ROA
6%
ROCE
11%
ROIC
9%
Country CN
Market Cap 273.5B CNY
ROE
7%
ROA
4%
ROCE
7%
ROIC
5%
Country US
Market Cap 4.2B USD
ROE
2%
ROA
1%
ROCE
12%
ROIC
5%
Country HK
Market Cap 170.4B HKD
ROE
5%
ROA
3%
ROCE
5%
ROIC
3%
Country JP
Market Cap 3.3T JPY
ROE
9%
ROA
2%
ROCE
5%
ROIC
3%
Country JP
Market Cap 3.1T JPY
ROE
10%
ROA
4%
ROCE
7%
ROIC
5%
Country CN
Market Cap 118.9B CNY
ROE
7%
ROA
5%
ROCE
7%
ROIC
7%

Free Cash Flow

Free cash flow (FCF) is the money a company has left over after paying its operating expenses and capital expenditures. The more free cash flow a company has, the more it can allocate to dividends, paying down debt, and growth opportunities.

If a company has a decreasing free cash flow, that is not necessarily bad if the company is investing in its growth.

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