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CNI Payout Ratio

Annual Payout Ratio:

48.07%+11.25%(+30.55%)
December 31, 2024

Summary

  • As of today, CNI annual payout ratio is 48.07%, with the most recent change of +11.25% (+30.55%) on December 31, 2024.
  • During the last 3 years, CNI annual payout ratio has risen by +12.55% (+35.33%).
  • CNI annual payout ratio is now -47.08% below its all-time high of 90.83%, reached on December 31, 1998.

Performance

1-Year Change

+30.55%

3-Year Change

+35.33%

5-Year Change

+31.27%

15-Year Change

+112.79%

CNI Payout Ratio Chart

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Highlights

Sector Percentile

88.41%
CNI annual payout ratio is higher than 88.41% of companies in Industrials sector

Range

All-Time High

90.83%
CNI annual payout ratio is currently -47.08% below its historical high of 90.83%

3-Year Low

35.52%
CNI annual payout ratio is currently +35.33% above its 3-year low

Earnings dates

Last Annual Earnings Report Date

Dec 31, 2024
CNI previous annual earnings announcement was published on Dec 31, 2024

Next Annual Earnings Report Date

Jan 27, 2026
CNI next annual earnings announcement is scheduled for Jan 27, 2026

OtherCNIdividend metrics

Annual Dividend Per Share

$2.46
CNI annual dividend per share is $2.46

Annual Dividend Yield

2.68%
CNI annual dividend yield is 2.68%

Annual Dividends Paid

$1.56B
CNI annual dividends paid is $1.56 billion

Annual Net Income

$3.25B
CNI annual net profit is $3.25 billion

TTM Payout Ratio:

47.61%0.00%(0.00%)
November 20, 2025

Summary

  • As of today, CNI TTM payout ratio is 47.61%, unchanged on November 20, 2025.
  • Over the past year, CNI TTM payout ratio has increased by +8.34% (+21.24%).
  • CNI TTM payout ratio is now -27.17% below its all-time high of 65.37%.

Performance

3-Month Change

-0.52%

1-Year Change

+21.24%

3-Year Change

+19.47%

5-Year Change

-0.08%

CNI TTM Payout Ratio Chart

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Highlights

Sector Percentile

89.05%
CNI TTM payout ratio is higher than 89.05% of companies in Industrials sector

Range

All-Time High

65.37%
CNI TTM payout ratio is currently -27.17% below its historical high of 65.37%

3-Year Low

35.37%
CNI TTM payout ratio is currently +34.61% above its 3-year low

Earnings dates

Last Quarterly Earnings Report Date

N/A
CNI has not yet announced its earnings

Next Quarterly Earnings Report Date

N/A
CNI next earnings announcement has not yet been scheduled

OtherCNIdividend metrics

TTM Dividend Per Share

$2.51
CNI TTM dividend per share is $2.51

TTM Dividend Yield

2.72%
CNI TTM dividend yield is 2.72%

TTM Dividends Paid

$1.56B
CNI TTM dividends paid is $1.56 billion

TTM Net Income

$3.30B
CNI TTM net profit is $3.30 billion

Quarterly Payout Ratio:

48.75%-0.38%(-0.77%)
September 1, 2025

Summary

  • As of today, CNI quarterly payout ratio is 48.75%, with the most recent change of -0.38% (-0.77%) on September 1, 2025.
  • Over the past year, CNI quarterly payout ratio has dropped by -0.28% (-0.57%).
  • CNI quarterly payout ratio is now -47.72% below its all-time high of 93.25%, reached on June 30, 2001.

Performance

3-Month Change

-0.77%

1-Year Change

-0.57%

3-Year Change

+42.42%

5-Year Change

+17.7%

CNI Quarterly Payout Ratio Chart

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Highlights

Sector Percentile

90.22%
CNI quarterly payout ratio is higher than 90.22% of companies in Industrials sector

Range

All-Time High

93.25%
CNI quarterly payout ratio is currently -47.72% below its historical high of 93.25%

3-Year Low

23.90%
CNI quarterly payout ratio is currently +103.97% above its 3-year low

Earnings dates

Last Quarterly Earnings Report Date

Sep 1, 2025
CNI previous earnings announcement was published on Sep 1, 2025

Next Quarterly Earnings Report Date

Jan 27, 2026
CNI next earnings announcement is scheduled for Jan 27, 2026

OtherCNIdividend metrics

Dividend Per Share

$0.64
CNI last dividend was $0.64 per share, with an ex-dividend date of September 8, 2025

TTM Dividend Yield

2.72%
CNI TTM dividend yield is 2.72%

Quarterly Dividends Paid

$403.17M
CNI quarterly dividends paid is $403.17 million

Quarterly Net Income

$826.97M
CNI quarterly net profit is $826.97 million

Payout Ratio Formula

Payout Ratio =  Dividends Paid
Net Income x 100%

Annual Payout Ratio

48.07%
CNI annual payout ratio is 48.07%

Annual Dividends Paid

$1.56B
CNI annual dividends paid is $1.56 billion

Annual Net Income

$3.25B
CNI annual net profit is $3.25 billion

CNI Payout Ratio Trends

PeriodPeriodAnnualAnnualTTMTTMQuarterlyQuarterly
1Y1 Year+30.6%+21.2%-0.6%
3Y3 Years+35.3%+19.5%+42.4%
5Y5 Years+31.3%-0.1%+17.7%

CNI Payout Ratio Highs & Lows

PeriodPeriodAnnual vs HighAnnual vs HighAnnual vs LowAnnual vs LowTTM vs HighTTM vs HighTTM vs LowTTM vs LowQuarter. vs HighQuarter. vs HighQuarter. vs LowQuarter. vs Low
3Y3-Yearat high+35.3%-1.8%+34.6%-0.8%+104.0%
5Y5-Yearat high+35.3%-4.8%+34.6%-12.1%+104.0%
All-TimeAll-Time-47.1%+721.9%-27.2%+125.6%-47.7%+135.9%

CNI Payout Ratio History

DateAnnualTTMQuarterly
Nov 2025
-
47.61%(+0.8%)
-
Sep 2025
-
47.25%(-1.3%)
48.75%(-0.8%)
Jun 2025
-
47.86%(-0.1%)
49.13%(+2.4%)
Mar 2025
-
47.92%(-0.4%)
47.98%(+12.1%)
Dec 2024
48.07%(+30.6%)
48.13%(+22.6%)
42.79%(-12.7%)
Sep 2024
-
39.27%(+1.9%)
49.03%(+2.1%)
Jun 2024
-
38.54%(+1.7%)
48.03%(-1.9%)
Mar 2024
-
37.91%(+3.3%)
48.96%(+104.9%)
Dec 2023
36.82%(-6.0%)
36.70%(-12.0%)
23.90%(-48.6%)
Sep 2023
-
41.72%(+7.8%)
46.48%(+4.1%)
Jun 2023
-
38.70%(+3.5%)
44.64%(+3.5%)
Mar 2023
-
37.38%(-5.0%)
43.11%(+24.2%)
Dec 2022
39.16%(+10.2%)
39.34%(-1.3%)
34.72%(+1.4%)
Sep 2022
-
39.85%(+7.9%)
34.23%(-10.0%)
Jun 2022
-
36.94%(-2.0%)
38.04%(-31.4%)
Mar 2022
-
37.69%(+5.0%)
55.45%(+54.0%)
Dec 2021
35.52%(-22.6%)
35.89%(-2.7%)
36.01%(+39.5%)
Sep 2021
-
36.89%(-13.8%)
25.82%(-38.8%)
Jun 2021
-
42.80%(-10.6%)
42.17%(-5.8%)
Mar 2021
-
47.88%(+2.9%)
44.76%(+11.7%)
Dec 2020
45.87%(+25.3%)
46.51%(-2.4%)
40.06%(-3.3%)
Sep 2020
-
47.65%(+8.2%)
41.42%(-44.7%)
Jun 2020
-
44.03%(+24.4%)
74.86%(+85.0%)
Mar 2020
-
35.40%(-3.9%)
40.46%(-7.8%)
Dec 2019
36.62%(+18.9%)
36.84%(+10.4%)
43.87%(+36.2%)
Sep 2019
-
33.36%(+2.3%)
32.22%(+13.4%)
Jun 2019
-
32.60%(+3.0%)
28.41%(-42.6%)
Mar 2019
-
31.66%(+3.0%)
49.49%(+70.9%)
Dec 2018
30.80%(+36.3%)
30.75%(+36.5%)
28.96%(-1.1%)
Sep 2018
-
22.53%(-2.3%)
29.28%(+14.8%)
Jun 2018
-
23.06%(-2.9%)
25.50%(-43.8%)
Mar 2018
-
23.76%(+5.2%)
45.34%(+303.0%)
Dec 2017
22.59%(-29.1%)
22.58%(-29.0%)
11.25%(-65.1%)
Sep 2017
-
31.82%(+2.9%)
32.25%(+7.2%)
Jun 2017
-
30.91%(-3.1%)
30.07%(-15.1%)
Mar 2017
-
31.91%(-1.9%)
35.41%(+25.6%)
Dec 2016
31.84%(+13.1%)
32.52%(+1.9%)
28.19%(-4.9%)
Sep 2016
-
31.91%(+5.1%)
29.63%(-12.6%)
Jun 2016
-
30.37%(+5.3%)
33.92%(-8.3%)
Mar 2016
-
28.83%(+2.4%)
36.99%(+41.5%)
Dec 2015
28.15%(+9.0%)
28.16%(+2.0%)
26.14%(+6.1%)
Sep 2015
-
27.62%(+0.8%)
24.63%(-12.7%)
Jun 2015
-
27.41%(+4.2%)
28.22%(-21.2%)
Mar 2015
-
26.30%(+2.1%)
35.80%(+49.6%)
Dec 2014
25.83%(-6.8%)
25.76%(-3.6%)
23.93%(+0.0%)
Sep 2014
-
26.71%(-2.1%)
23.92%(-1.6%)
Jun 2014
-
27.29%(-1.4%)
24.32%(-26.5%)
Mar 2014
-
27.68%(+0.7%)
33.07%(+17.3%)
Dec 2013
27.72%(+13.9%)
27.48%(+1.1%)
28.19%(+10.4%)
Sep 2013
-
27.17%(+0.5%)
25.53%(+0.6%)
Jun 2013
-
27.04%(-0.4%)
25.38%(-23.0%)
Mar 2013
-
27.16%(+11.3%)
32.97%(+24.9%)
Dec 2012
24.33%(+2.2%)
24.40%(+1.3%)
26.39%(+7.5%)
Sep 2012
-
24.09%(+3.1%)
24.55%(-5.0%)
Jun 2012
-
23.37%(-1.4%)
25.83%(+21.3%)
Mar 2012
-
23.69%(-1.9%)
21.29%(-12.5%)
Dec 2011
23.81%(-0.4%)
24.14%(+0.2%)
24.32%(+10.5%)
Sep 2011
-
24.08%(-1.3%)
22.00%(-19.5%)
Jun 2011
-
24.39%(+4.3%)
27.32%(+22.5%)
Mar 2011
-
23.39%(-2.9%)
22.31%(-10.2%)
Dec 2010
23.91%(-6.5%)
24.09%(+5.5%)
24.85%(+10.5%)
Sep 2010
-
22.83%(-3.1%)
22.48%(-4.7%)
Jun 2010
-
23.57%(-6.7%)
23.60%(-5.0%)
Mar 2010
-
25.26%(-1.5%)
24.85%(+21.5%)
Dec 2009
25.57%
25.65%(+1.3%)
20.45%(-20.8%)
Sep 2009
-
25.31%(+9.0%)
25.81%(-15.3%)
DateAnnualTTMQuarterly
Jun 2009
-
23.23%(+6.7%)
30.49%(+9.6%)
Mar 2009
-
21.77%(-6.5%)
27.83%(+47.6%)
Dec 2008
23.01%(+18.8%)
23.28%(+16.0%)
18.85%(-3.7%)
Sep 2008
-
20.07%(-2.6%)
19.57%(-17.6%)
Jun 2008
-
20.61%(+2.8%)
23.75%(-33.5%)
Mar 2008
-
20.05%(+4.5%)
35.69%(+191.6%)
Dec 2007
19.37%(+18.9%)
19.18%(-14.2%)
12.24%(-42.9%)
Sep 2007
-
22.36%(+5.2%)
21.44%(+5.4%)
Jun 2007
-
21.26%(+18.4%)
20.35%(-38.4%)
Mar 2007
-
17.96%(+7.6%)
33.02%(+98.6%)
Dec 2006
16.29%(-7.8%)
16.69%(-8.1%)
16.63%(+6.7%)
Dec 2005
17.67%(+3.2%)
18.17%(+0.7%)
15.58%(-5.9%)
Sep 2005
-
18.04%(+1.5%)
16.55%(-0.2%)
Jun 2005
-
17.77%(+0.1%)
16.59%(-30.1%)
Mar 2005
-
17.76%(+2.0%)
23.75%(+61.0%)
Dec 2004
17.12%(-34.2%)
17.42%(-12.9%)
14.75%(-3.3%)
Sep 2004
-
20.00%(-10.8%)
15.26%(-7.9%)
Jun 2004
-
22.43%(-14.3%)
16.57%(-34.0%)
Mar 2004
-
26.17%(-2.7%)
25.11%(-9.7%)
Dec 2003
26.02%(-17.0%)
26.89%(-23.7%)
27.81%(+20.5%)
Sep 2003
-
35.22%(-4.0%)
23.08%(-13.1%)
Jun 2003
-
36.68%(+8.6%)
26.55%(-2.5%)
Mar 2003
-
33.76%(+9.2%)
27.22%(+120.0%)
Dec 2002
31.35%(+31.0%)
30.91%(+63.2%)
-135.90%(-691.1%)
Sep 2002
-
18.94%(+2.0%)
22.99%(+18.9%)
Jun 2002
-
18.57%(-17.2%)
19.34%(-2.9%)
Mar 2002
-
22.43%(+12.4%)
19.91%(-3.4%)
Dec 2001
23.93%(+24.0%)
19.96%(-3.9%)
20.61%(-11.5%)
Sep 2001
-
20.76%(-0.0%)
23.29%(-75.0%)
Jun 2001
-
20.77%(+23.1%)
93.25%(+434.4%)
Mar 2001
-
16.87%(-1.8%)
17.45%(+25.9%)
Dec 2000
19.30%(-8.5%)
17.18%(-0.9%)
13.86%(-34.6%)
Sep 2000
-
17.33%(+8.1%)
21.20%(+16.1%)
Jun 2000
-
16.03%(+6.7%)
18.26%(+31.0%)
Mar 2000
-
15.02%(-7.7%)
13.94%(-0.1%)
Dec 1999
21.10%(-76.8%)
16.27%(+1.2%)
13.95%(-2.2%)
Sep 1999
-
16.08%(-54.3%)
14.26%(-9.3%)
Jun 1999
-
35.20%(-10.2%)
15.73%(-29.0%)
Mar 1999
-
39.20%(+17.6%)
22.14%(+47.7%)
Dec 1998
90.83%(+390.2%)
33.33%(+273.5%)
14.99%(+230.1%)
Sep 1998
-
-19.21%(+68.9%)
-11.52%(-166.6%)
Jun 1998
-
-61.70%(+66.0%)
17.31%(+10.0%)
Mar 1998
-
-181.73%(-1220.4%)
15.74%(-23.1%)
Dec 1997
18.53%(-66.2%)
16.22%(+279.9%)
20.48%(+43.1%)
Sep 1997
-
4.27%(-2.5%)
14.31%(+56.6%)
Jun 1997
-
4.38%(-7.8%)
9.14%(+202.6%)
Mar 1997
-
4.75%(-39.7%)
3.02%(-32.7%)
Dec 1996
54.84%(>+9900.0%)
7.88%
4.49%(+897.8%)
Sep 1996
-
-
0.45%(-99.2%)
Jun 1996
-
-
55.01%(+0.5%)
Mar 1996
-
-
54.73%
Dec 1995
0.00%(0.0%)
-
-
Dec 1994
0.00%(0.0%)
-
-
Dec 1993
0.00%(+100.0%)
-
-
Dec 1992
-7.73%(>-9900.0%)
-
-
Dec 1991
0.00%(0.0%)
-
-
Dec 1989
0.00%(0.0%)
-
-
Dec 1988
0.00%(0.0%)
-
-
Dec 1987
0.00%(0.0%)
-
-
Dec 1986
0.00%(-100.0%)
-
-
Dec 1985
38.98%(+0.9%)
-
-
Dec 1984
38.64%(+2.8%)
-
-
Dec 1983
37.60%(>+9900.0%)
-
-
Dec 1982
0.00%(-100.0%)
-
-
Dec 1981
37.87%(-0.3%)
-
-
Dec 1980
37.98%
-
-

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What is Canadian National Railway Company annual payout ratio?

The current annual payout ratio of CNI is 48.07%

What is the all-time high annual payout ratio for Canadian National Railway Company?

Canadian National Railway Company all-time high annual payout ratio is 90.83%

What is Canadian National Railway Company annual payout ratio year-on-year change?

Over the past year, CNI annual payout ratio has changed by +11.25% (+30.55%)

What is Canadian National Railway Company TTM payout ratio?

The current TTM payout ratio of CNI is 47.61%

What is the all-time high TTM payout ratio for Canadian National Railway Company?

Canadian National Railway Company all-time high TTM payout ratio is 65.37%

What is CNI TTM payout ratio year-to-date change?

Canadian National Railway Company TTM payout ratio has changed by -0.52% (-1.08%) since the beginning of the year

What is Canadian National Railway Company TTM payout ratio year-on-year change?

Over the past year, CNI TTM payout ratio has changed by +8.34% (+21.24%)

What is Canadian National Railway Company quarterly payout ratio?

The current quarterly payout ratio of CNI is 48.75%

What is the all-time high quarterly payout ratio for Canadian National Railway Company?

Canadian National Railway Company all-time high quarterly payout ratio is 93.25%

What is Canadian National Railway Company quarterly payout ratio year-on-year change?

Over the past year, CNI quarterly payout ratio has changed by -0.28% (-0.57%)
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