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How Canadian National Railway Company stacks up
CNI · against 74 other Industrials companies of similar size
Valuation
47/ 100
Above the middle of the pack.
Ranked #22 of 75 · scores higher than 72% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the valuation score22 peers with a valuation score of 40–49, including CNI · Click a bar to see the companies
Why valuation scores 47?
Weighted metrics compared with all Industrials companies.Its metrics sit close to the Industrials norm.
- Free cash flow yield is close to the peer norm. Free cash flow yield: 3.1% vs peer median 3.7%
- EBITDA yield is close to the peer norm. EBITDA yield: 6.5% vs peer median 6.9%
- Earnings yield is close to the peer norm. Earnings yield: 4.3% vs peer median 3.8%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = CNI, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | CNI | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earnings yieldHigher is better · 75 reported | 4.5% | 3.2% | 80% | 30% | |
| EBITDA yieldHigher is better · 75 reported | 7.3% | 5.4% | 84% | 50% | |
| Free cash flow yieldHigher is better · 50 reported | 3.4% | 3.5% | 47% | 20% | |
| Book yieldHigher is better · 73 reported | 20.4% | 18.1% | 57% | Context only |
Ranking by valuation score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around CNI| Rank | Company | Market cap | Valuation | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 271.0B CNY (≈$37.9B) | 88 | 58 | |
| 2 | 60.0B EUR (≈$66.0B) | 83 | 54 | |
| 3 | 71.0B USD | 78 | 68 | |
| 4 | 54.8B USD | 73 | 49 | |
| 4 | 318.3B DKK (≈$47.7B) | 73 | 45 | |
| 17 | 53.7B USD | 51 | 56 | |
| 19 | 387.5B HKD (≈$49.6B) | 49 | 48 | |
| 20 | 15.68T JPY (≈$106.6B) | 48 | 41 | |
| 20 | 68.5B USD | 48 | 50 | |
| 22 | 75.7B USD | 47 | 48 | |
| 23 | 46.8B USD | 46 | 52 | |
| 23 | 51.7B USD | 46 | 58 | |
| 25 | 91.3B USD | 44 | 45 | |
| 26 | 453.2B SEK (≈$45.3B) | 43 | 50 |
Scores are sector-relative percentiles from the latest snapshot, always calculated against the whole sector: narrowing the comparison group changes who you compare with, not the scores. Missing metrics are left out and the remaining weights rescaled. How we score