How has Canadian National Railway performed over the past 5 years?
1.7%
Historical annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue History
Quality Earnings: CNI has high quality earnings.
Growing Profit Margin: CNI's current net profit margins (25.8%) are lower than last year (28.3%).
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: CNI's earnings have grown by 1.7% per year over the past 5 years.
Accelerating Growth: CNI's has had negative earnings growth over the past year, so it can't be compared to its 5-year average.
Earnings vs Industry: CNI had negative earnings growth (-15.6%) over the past year, making it difficult to compare to the Transportation industry average (1.4%).
Return on Equity
High ROE: CNI's Return on Equity (18.1%) is considered low.
How experienced are the management team and are they aligned to shareholders interests?
2.3yrs
Average management tenure
CEO
JJ Ruest (64 yo)
2.58yrs
Tenure
CA$8,940,547
Compensation
Mr. Jean-Jacques Ruest, also known as JJ, has been President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of Canadian National Railway Company since July 24, 2018. He was Interim President and Chief Executive Off...
CEO Compensation Analysis
Compensation vs Market: JJ's total compensation ($USD7.12M) is below average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD10.54M).
Compensation vs Earnings: JJ's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.
Leadership Team
Name
Position
Tenure
Compensation
Ownership
Jean-Jacques Ruest
President
2.58yrs
CA$8.94m
0.024% CA$ 18.2m
Ghislain Houle
Executive VP & CFO
4.58yrs
CA$3.16m
0.013% CA$ 10.3m
Robert Reilly
Executive VP & COO
1.58yrs
CA$5.84m
no data
Sean Finn
Executive VP of Corporate Services
12.17yrs
CA$2.42m
0.0097% CA$ 7.5m
Dorothea Klein
Senior VP & Chief Human Resources Officer
1.17yrs
CA$1.36m
0.000010% CA$ 7.7k
Salvatore Forgione
VP of Accounting & Corporate Comptroller
no data
no data
no data
Dominique Malenfant
Executive VP and Chief Information & Technology Officer
0.42yr
no data
0.000010% CA$ 7.7k
Paul Butcher
Vice-President of Investor Relations
4.58yrs
no data
no data
Fiona Murray
Vice-President of Public & Government Affairs
2.33yrs
no data
no data
Keith Reardon
Senior Vice-President of Consumer Product Supply Chain Growth
2.5yrs
no data
0.0014% CA$ 1.1m
James Cairns
Senior Vice-President of Rail Centric Supply Chain
1.83yrs
no data
0.000070% CA$ 54.2k
Doug MacDonald
Senior VP and Office of the President & CEO - Special Projects
1.17yrs
no data
0.0016% CA$ 1.2m
2.3yrs
Average Tenure
58yo
Average Age
Experienced Management: CNI's management team is considered experienced (2.3 years average tenure).
Board Members
Name
Position
Tenure
Compensation
Ownership
Jean-Jacques Ruest
President
2.58yrs
CA$8.94m
0.024% CA$ 18.2m
Donald Carty
Independent Director
10.08yrs
CA$407.46k
0.012% CA$ 9.1m
James O'Connor
Independent Director
9.83yrs
CA$395.57k
0.0053% CA$ 4.1m
Edith Holiday
Independent Director
19.67yrs
CA$395.57k
0.0089% CA$ 6.9m
Robert Phillips
Independent Director
6.83yrs
CA$395.57k
0.0014% CA$ 1.1m
Maureen Kempston Darkes
Independent Director
25.92yrs
CA$382.30k
0.020% CA$ 15.5m
David G. McLean
Chairman Emeritus
no data
CA$197.41k
no data
Gordon Giffin
Independent Director
19.75yrs
CA$382.30k
0.0062% CA$ 4.8m
Robert Pace
Independent Chairman of the Board
6.83yrs
CA$726.86k
0.029% CA$ 22.8m
Denis Losier
Independent Director
26.33yrs
CA$395.57k
0.024% CA$ 18.2m
Shauneen Bruder
Independent Director
3.83yrs
CA$381.18k
0.00017% CA$ 131.6k
Kevin Lynch
Independent Director
6.83yrs
CA$407.46k
no data
9.8yrs
Average Tenure
69yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: CNI's board of directors are considered experienced (9.8 years average tenure).
Ownership
Who are the major shareholders and have insiders been buying or selling?
Insider Trading Volume
Insider Buying: CNI insiders have bought more shares than they have sold in the past 3 months.
Recent Insider Transactions
Ownership Breakdown
Dilution of Shares: Shareholders have not been meaningfully diluted in the past year.
Top Shareholders
Company Information
Canadian National Railway Company's company bio, employee growth, exchange listings and data sources
Canadian National Railway Company, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the rail and related transportation business. Its portfolio of goods includes petroleum and chemicals, grain and fertilizers, c...
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
All financial data provided by Standard & Poor's Capital IQ.
Data
Last Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis
2021/02/24 23:16
End of Day Share Price
2021/02/24 00:00
Earnings
2020/12/31
Annual Earnings
2020/12/31
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