Canadian National Railway ROA 2012-2026 | CNI

Current and historical return on assets (ROA) values for Canadian National Railway (CNI) over the last 10 years. Return on assets can be defined as an indicator of how profitable a company is relative to its total assets. Calculated by dividing a company's operating earnings by its total assets.
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Canadian National Railway ROA - Return on Assets Historical Data
Date TTM Net Income Total Assets Return on Assets
2026-03-31 $3.40B $42.04B 8.10%
2025-12-31 $3.38B $41.20B 8.20%
2025-09-30 $3.30B $41.13B 8.03%
2025-06-30 $3.27B $40.65B 8.04%
2025-03-31 $3.24B $40.25B 8.04%
2024-12-31 $3.25B $40.18B 8.08%
2024-09-30 $4.00B $39.52B 10.12%
2024-06-30 $4.03B $39.24B 10.27%
2024-03-31 $4.08B $38.84B 10.51%
2023-12-31 $4.17B $38.33B 10.87%
2023-09-30 $3.66B $38.32B 9.54%
2023-06-30 $3.94B $38.42B 10.27%
2023-03-31 $4.11B $38.61B 10.66%
2022-12-31 $3.94B $38.72B 10.17%
2022-09-30 $3.83B $38.66B 9.91%
2022-06-30 $4.06B $38.34B 10.58%
2022-03-31 $3.86B $38.11B 10.13%
2021-12-31 $3.90B $37.46B 10.42%
2021-09-30 $3.72B $36.14B 10.30%
2021-06-30 $3.12B $35.13B 8.89%
2021-03-31 $2.67B $33.87B 7.89%
2020-12-31 $2.66B $33.65B 7.90%
2020-09-30 $2.55B $33.53B 7.60%
2020-06-30 $2.71B $33.41B 8.12%
2020-03-31 $3.34B $33.30B 10.03%
2019-12-31 $3.18B $32.65B 9.73%
2019-09-30 $3.38B $32.35B 10.46%
2019-06-30 $3.35B $31.70B 10.56%
2019-03-31 $3.34B $31.37B 10.66%
2018-12-31 $3.34B $31.02B 10.76%
2018-09-30 $4.50B $30.33B 14.84%
2018-06-30 $4.40B $30.04B 14.64%
2018-03-31 $4.15B $29.25B 14.18%
2017-12-31 $4.23B $28.63B 14.77%
2017-09-30 $2.96B $28.37B 10.43%
2017-06-30 $2.94B $28.08B 10.47%
2017-03-31 $2.84B $28.15B 10.09%
2016-12-31 $2.75B $27.62B 9.95%
2016-09-30 $2.69B $27.76B 9.70%
2016-06-30 $2.71B $27.51B 9.85%
2016-03-31 $2.77B $27.34B 10.11%
2015-12-31 $2.76B $29.20B 9.46%
2015-09-30 $2.80B $29.27B 9.55%
2015-06-30 $2.79B $29.69B 9.41%
2015-03-31 $2.86B $29.88B 9.58%
2014-12-31 $2.85B $28.51B 10.00%
2014-09-30 $2.68B $28.64B 9.37%
2014-06-30 $2.63B $28.05B 9.37%
2014-03-31 $2.53B $27.76B 9.12%
2013-12-31 $2.51B $27.44B 9.13%
2013-09-30 $2.54B $26.79B 9.49%
2013-06-30 $2.50B $26.70B 9.37%
2013-03-31 $2.43B $26.52B 9.17%
2012-12-31 $2.67B $26.28B 10.15%
2012-09-30 $2.65B $26.19B 10.11%
2012-06-30 $2.64B $26.39B 10.02%
2012-03-31 $2.59B $26.42B 9.81%
2011-12-31 $2.45B $26.35B 9.30%
2011-09-30 $2.37B $25.89B 9.14%
2011-06-30 $2.28B $25.35B 8.97%
2011-03-31 $2.22B $25.13B 8.83%
2010-12-31 $2.09B $24.84B 8.43%
2010-09-30 $2.14B $24.26B 8.83%
2010-06-30 $2.02B $23.86B 8.46%
2010-03-31 $1.86B $23.23B 7.99%
2009-12-31 $1.69B $22.67B 7.45%
2009-09-30 $1.61B $23.43B 6.88%
2009-06-30 $1.70B $23.58B 7.19%
2009-03-31 $1.80B $23.87B 7.54%
2008-12-31 $1.77B $24.35B 7.25%
2008-09-30 $2.15B $23.54B 9.11%
2008-06-30 $2.08B $23.01B 9.03%
2008-03-31 $2.09B $22.25B 9.41%
2007-12-31 $2.06B $21.30B 9.68%
2007-09-30 $1.65B $21.81B 7.57%
2007-06-30 $1.63B $21.39B 7.61%
2007-03-31 $1.89B $21.13B 8.94%
2006-12-31 $1.97B $20.90B 9.44%
2006-09-30 $1.90B $19.48B 9.78%
2006-06-30 $1.80B $19.14B 9.42%
2006-03-31 $1.41B $18.71B 7.52%
2005-12-31 $1.29B $18.52B 6.96%
2005-09-30 $1.21B $18.24B 6.65%
2005-06-30 $1.22B $17.79B 6.83%
2005-03-31 $1.12B $17.26B 6.51%
2004-12-31 $1.04B $16.50B 6.29%
2004-09-30 $0.92B $15.83B 5.78%
2004-06-30 $0.78B $15.06B 5.19%
2004-03-31 $0.72B $14.65B 4.89%
2003-12-31 $0.73B $14.27B 5.09%
2003-09-30 $0.57B $13.65B 4.18%
2003-06-30 $0.53B $13.57B 3.90%
2003-03-31 $0.53B $13.29B 4.01%
2002-12-31 $0.51B $13.13B 3.88%
2002-09-30 $0.68B $13.54B 5.04%
2002-06-30 $0.67B $13.15B 5.12%
2002-03-31 $0.64B $12.67B 5.01%
2001-12-31 $0.67B $13.75B 4.88%
2001-09-30 $0.64B $12.88B 5.00%
2001-06-30 $0.63B $14.19B 4.42%
2001-03-31 $0.64B $11.33B 5.67%
2000-12-31 $0.64B $6.91B 9.24%
2000-09-30 $0.62B $4.35B 14.32%
2000-06-30 $0.61B 0 0.00%
2000-03-31 $0.59B 0 0.00%
1999-12-31 $0.50B 0 0.00%
1999-09-30 $0.48B 0 0.00%
1999-06-30 $0.21B 0 0.00%
1999-03-31 $0.17B 0 0.00%
1998-12-31 $0.16B 0 0.00%
1998-09-30 $0.11B $1.27B 8.87%
1998-06-30 $0.38B $1.27B 29.45%
1998-03-31 $0.43B $1.27B 34.00%
1997-12-31 $0.84B $2.40B 35.10%
1997-09-30 $0.86B $2.27B 37.69%
1997-06-30 $0.80B $2.27B 35.35%
1997-03-31 $0.74B $2.27B 32.49%
1996-12-31 $0.30B $1.14B 25.98%
1996-09-30 $0.23B $1.13B 19.96%
1996-06-30 $0.20B $1.13B 18.01%
1996-03-31 $-0.84B $1.13B -74.87%
1995-12-31 $-0.80B $1.13B -70.61%
1995-09-30 $-0.77B 0 0.00%
1995-06-30 $-0.72B $1.91B -37.94%
1995-03-31 $0.24B $3.83B 6.32%
1994-12-31 $0.11B $5.61B 2.03%
1994-06-30 $0.06B $7.43B 0.83%
1994-03-31 $-0.05B $7.34B -0.67%
1993-12-31 $-0.08B $7.21B -1.11%
1993-09-30 $-1.02B $7.19B -14.22%
1993-06-30 $-1.03B $7.14B -14.44%
1993-03-31 $-1.03B $7.05B -14.64%
1992-12-31 $-1.01B $7.04B -14.28%
1992-09-30 $0.00B $7.02B 0.00%
1992-06-30 $0.03B $6.99B 0.36%
1992-03-31 $0.06B $7.00B 0.86%
1991-12-31 $-0.01B $7.00B -0.20%
1991-09-30 $-0.02B $7.01B -0.27%
1991-06-30 $-0.06B $7.03B -0.83%
1991-03-31 $-0.07B $7.02B -0.94%
1990-12-31 $0.01B $7.04B 0.11%
1990-09-30 $0.00B $7.06B 0.00%
1990-06-30 $0.11B $7.05B 1.49%
1990-03-31 $0.17B $7.04B 2.41%
1989-12-31 $0.20B $6.99B 2.87%
1989-09-30 $0.21B $6.94B 3.04%
1989-06-30 $0.12B $7.06B 1.64%
1989-03-31 $0.15B $7.22B 2.13%
1988-12-31 $0.28B $7.38B 3.85%
1988-09-30 $0.27B $7.55B 3.58%
1988-06-30 $0.32B $7.61B 4.18%
1988-03-31 $0.27B $7.63B 3.54%
1987-12-31 $0.12B $7.69B 1.56%
Sector Industry Market Cap Revenue
Transportation Transportation - Rail $67.293B $12.384B
Canadian National Railway Company is engaged in the rail and related transportation business. It operates as the largest rail network in Canada and the only transcontinental network in North America. The company's rail network serves major Canadian ports and includes connections to the United States.The company was founded in 1919. It is responsible for transporting goods annually for a wide range of business sectors, ranging from resource products to manufactured products to consumer goods, across a vast rail network. It is investing actively toward expanding its network. Canadian National is continuously seeking productivity initiatives to grow steadily, reduce costs and leverage its assets.Canadian National purchased Winnipeg-based TransX in March 2019 in a bid to serve its customers in a more efficient manner. The company's rail freight operations are classified into 7 business segments: Petroleum and Chemicals,Metals and Minerals,Forest Products, Coal, Grains and Fertilizers
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