Canadian National Railway Company

NYSE:CNI Stock Report

Market Cap: US$67.9b

Canadian National Railway Ownership

Who are the major shareholders and have insiders been buying or selling?

Recent Insider Transactions

NYSE:CNI Recent Insider Transactions by Companies or Individuals
DateValueNameEntityRoleSharesMax Price
06 May 25BuyUS$144,884Susan JonesIndividual1,461US$99.17
29 Apr 25SellUS$163,556,367TCI Fund Management LimitedCompany1,200,634US$136.23
03 Apr 25BuyUS$67,181,166TCI Fund Management LimitedCompany468,354US$143.44
26 Mar 25BuyUS$64,013Shauneen BruderIndividual645US$99.25
12 Mar 25BuyUS$85,403Michel LetellierIndividual880US$97.06
03 Feb 25BuyUS$139,300Margaret McKenzieIndividual1,400US$99.51
23 Dec 24BuyUS$61,306Shauneen BruderIndividual608US$100.83
20 Nov 24BuyUS$348,726Tracy RobinsonIndividual3,300US$105.67
06 Nov 24BuyUS$200,505Josephine Ann dePass OlsovskyIndividual1,786US$112.27
01 Nov 24SellUS$524,316,699TCI Fund Management LimitedCompany4,514,808US$116.13
30 Oct 24BuyUS$175,459Margaret McKenzieIndividual1,600US$109.66
24 Oct 24BuyUS$110,560David FreemanIndividual1,000US$110.56
25 Sep 24BuyUS$63,535Shauneen BruderIndividual543US$117.01
17 Sep 24BuyUS$146,638Susan JonesIndividual1,230US$119.22
13 Sep 24BuyUS$741,270Al MonacoIndividual6,200US$119.56
26 Jul 24BuyUS$500,528Josephine Ann dePass OlsovskyIndividual4,351US$115.29
25 Jun 24BuyUS$63,823Shauneen BruderIndividual544US$117.32

Insider Trading Volume

Insider Buying: CNI insiders have bought more shares than they have sold in the past 3 months.

Ownership Breakdown

What is the ownership structure of CNI?
Owner TypeNumber of SharesOwnership Percentage
Private Companies201,6000.0321%
State or Government665,9360.106%
Individual Insiders16,428,8582.62%
General Public163,417,63426%
Institutions446,785,97271.2%

Dilution of Shares: Shareholders have not been meaningfully diluted in the past year.

Top Shareholders

Top 25 shareholders own 50.23% of the company
OwnershipNameSharesCurrent ValueChange %Portfolio %
8.74%
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Trust
54,826,786US$5.9b0%12.96%
4.17%
TCI Fund Management Limited
26,166,798US$2.8b-2.72%4.46%
3.69%
The Vanguard Group, Inc.
23,165,939US$2.5b0.78%0.03%
2.57%
Melinda Gates
16,145,309US$1.7b0%no data
2.57%
Wellington Management Group LLP
16,136,037US$1.7b-7.67%0.28%
2.39%
RBC Global Asset Management Inc.
14,977,244US$1.6b-3.11%0.95%
2.32%
BMO Asset Management Corp.
14,585,827US$1.6b-4.96%0.6%
1.99%
Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec
12,496,600US$1.4b0%1.25%
1.97%
Capital Research and Management Company
12,386,228US$1.3b-2.44%0.06%
1.93%
Massachusetts Financial Services Company
12,121,917US$1.3b0.2%0.28%
1.88%
TD Asset Management, Inc.
11,798,566US$1.3b0.26%0.9%
1.79%
1832 Asset Management L.P.
11,243,512US$1.2b6%1.63%
1.52%
RBC Dominion Securities Inc., Asset Management Arm
9,520,607US$1.0b-1.82%1.14%
1.47%
Jarislowsky, Fraser Limited
9,216,459US$997.3m0.63%4.85%
1.37%
Mackenzie Financial Corporation
8,571,806US$927.5m6.27%0.96%
1.35%
Walter Scott & Partners Limited
8,451,208US$914.5m-3.34%2.09%
1.21%
National Bank Investments Inc.
7,579,624US$820.2m-2.3%0.85%
1.06%
T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.
6,638,443US$718.3m20.9%0.06%
1.04%
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, Asset Management Arm
6,545,322US$708.2m22.8%1.49%
0.98%
Deutsche Asset & Wealth Management
6,138,915US$664.3m7.92%0.17%
0.88%
Norges Bank Investment Management
5,551,563US$600.7m0%0.04%
0.87%
Fiera Capital Corporation
5,469,682US$591.8m-2.75%1.47%
0.84%
Manulife Asset Management
5,296,701US$573.1m37.3%0.43%
0.84%
Arrowstreet Capital, Limited Partnership
5,244,851US$567.5m8.94%0.41%
0.79%
CIBC Asset Management Inc.
4,947,425US$535.3m-3.36%0.95%

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/05/19 00:06
End of Day Share Price 2025/05/19 00:00
Earnings2025/03/31
Annual Earnings2024/12/31

Data Sources

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PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

Canadian National Railway Company is covered by 55 analysts. 28 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Will ChienAccountability Research Corporation
John EadeArgus Research Company
Christopher MurrayATB Capital Markets