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CNI earnings intelligence

Canadian National Railway Company

Industrials · Railroads · USD reporting basis

Current earnings profile Mixed earnings transmission

Delivery and market response do not currently form a persistent directional pattern.

Evidence100/100 · Deep

Next scheduled catalyst

Friday 30 October 2026

Time unconfirmed · Fiscal period ending 30 Sep 2026

18event risk

Contained

Countdown79 dayscalendar proximity
EPS estimate2.07 USDprovider consensus
Estimate growth+13.1%versus comparable year-ago actual
Historical movement2.2%average absolute next weekly close

Three-year earnings transmission

Delivered earnings power versus market price

Fundamental fracture

Market price is leading earnings power; the spread is widening and has persisted through 1 update. Both series begin at 100, so the gap isolates the relative change in price and trailing earnings power.

Market move19.3%2023-08-18 to 2026-08-07
Earnings move-7.7%trailing diluted EPS
Unresolved spread-27.0 ptsWidening
Current multiple17.6xprice divided by TTM EPS
Relationship pressure38/100Low
Model confidence100/100High

Move decomposition

Earnings contribution and valuation offset

The market move is separated into the change in trailing earnings power and the offset from relative valuation.

Relationship controls

What qualifies the headline spread

Fundamental fracture

Earnings have weakened while price has not adjusted to the same degree.

Beat rate50.0%6 beats in 12 measured quarters
Average surprise+0.9%median 0.6%
Delivery streak11 consecutive beats
Average response-1.2%12 measured reactions
Result-price confirmation63%same directional sign
Surprise variability3.7 ptspopulation dispersion

Estimate delivery

Actual EPS versus consensus

Actual and estimated EPS are displayed in reported currency on the same quarterly basis.

Price acceptance

Surprise and next weekly close

The response uses the first completed weekly close after the public report against the prior completed weekly close.

Fundamental delivery

Quarterly revenue and net income

Reported financial statements provide scale and earnings quality context around the headline EPS result.

Transmission matrix

Does price confirm delivery?

Upper right and lower left observations confirm the sign of delivery. The other quadrants expose expectation or resilience effects.

Current business context

Growth, quality and valuation

As of 9 Aug 2026
EPS growth4.8%year on year
Revenue growth3.7%year on year
Average surprise4.0%latest four quarters
SUE0.46standardised surprise
Net margin26.9%trailing basis
Cash conversion2.19xcash flow / net income
P/E16.0xcurrent snapshot
Data completeness100%alphavantage

Market context

Positioning into the event

Week ending 7 Aug 2026
Weekly close126.60 USDcompleted week
13-week return14.0%price momentum
Fair-value gap18.8%price versus current fair value
Relative strength8.3exchange benchmark
Trend signalActiveweekly architecture
Next-week stateUndecided51.2%

Market context describes the setup surrounding the report. It does not convert the earnings event into a directional forecast.

Reported evidence ledger

Quarter-by-quarter delivery and acceptance

Each row preserves the reported estimate, public date, statement context and conservative weekly reaction measurement.

12 quarters
Reported / periodEPS actual / estimateSurpriseEPS growthRevenue / growthNext close / four weeksRead
Reported / period24 Jul 202630 Jun 2026 · exact
EPS actual / estimate1.50 / 1.39USD
Surprise+7.9%Beat
EPS growth-19.8%year on year
Revenue / growth4755059379+11.3% · USD
Next close / four weeks-1.4% / -completed weekly closes
ReadDivergedresult versus price sign
Reported / period29 Apr 202631 Mar 2026 · exact
EPS actual / estimate1.80 / 1.81USD
Surprise-0.6%Miss
EPS growth-2.7%year on year
Revenue / growth4390316493-0.3% · USD
Next close / four weeks-2.3% / -0.3%completed weekly closes
ReadConfirmedresult versus price sign
Reported / period30 Jan 202631 Dec 2025 · exact
EPS actual / estimate2.08 / 1.98USD
Surprise+5.1%Beat
EPS growth+14.3%year on year
Revenue / growth4460362134+2.3% · USD
Next close / four weeks+1.6% / +10.6%completed weekly closes
ReadConfirmedresult versus price sign
Reported / period31 Oct 202530 Sep 2025 · exact
EPS actual / estimate1.83 / 1.77USD
Surprise+3.4%Beat
EPS growth+6.4%year on year
Revenue / growth4170898223+1.5% · USD
Next close / four weeks-0.3% / -2.4%completed weekly closes
ReadContainedresult versus price sign
Reported / period22 Jul 202530 Jun 2025 · exact
EPS actual / estimate1.87 / 1.87USD
Surprise0.0%In-Line
EPS growth+1.6%year on year
Revenue / growth4272000000-1.3% · USD
Next close / four weeks-3.6% / -6.2%completed weekly closes
ReadContainedresult versus price sign
Reported / period1 May 202531 Mar 2025 · exact
EPS actual / estimate1.85 / 1.78USD
Surprise+3.9%Beat
EPS growth+7.6%year on year
Revenue / growth4403000000+3.6% · USD
Next close / four weeks+4.4% / +8.1%completed weekly closes
ReadConfirmedresult versus price sign
Reported / period30 Jan 202531 Dec 2024 · exact
EPS actual / estimate1.82 / 1.93USD
Surprise-5.7%Miss
EPS growth-9.9%year on year
Revenue / growth4358000000-2.5% · USD
Next close / four weeks-1.0% / -1.5%completed weekly closes
ReadContainedresult versus price sign
Reported / period22 Oct 202430 Sep 2024 · exact
EPS actual / estimate1.72 / 1.70USD
Surprise+1.2%Beat
EPS growth+1.8%year on year
Revenue / growth4110000000+3.1% · USD
Next close / four weeks-2.3% / -4.2%completed weekly closes
ReadDivergedresult versus price sign
Reported / period23 Jul 202430 Jun 2024 · exact
EPS actual / estimate1.84 / 1.93USD
Surprise-4.7%Miss
EPS growth-year on year
Revenue / growth4329000000- · USD
Next close / four weeks-4.3% / -6.4%completed weekly closes
ReadConfirmedresult versus price sign
Reported / period23 Apr 202431 Mar 2024 · exact
EPS actual / estimate1.72 / 1.72USD
Surprise0.0%In-Line
EPS growth-year on year
Revenue / growth4249000000- · USD
Next close / four weeks-1.9% / -0.2%completed weekly closes
ReadContainedresult versus price sign
Reported / period23 Jan 202431 Dec 2023 · exact
EPS actual / estimate2.02 / 1.98USD
Surprise+2.0%Beat
EPS growth-year on year
Revenue / growth4471000000- · USD
Next close / four weeks-1.8% / +2.9%completed weekly closes
ReadDivergedresult versus price sign
Reported / period24 Oct 202330 Sep 2023 · exact
EPS actual / estimate1.69 / 1.72USD
Surprise-1.7%Miss
EPS growth-year on year
Revenue / growth3987000000- · USD
Next close / four weeks-1.8% / +8.3%completed weekly closes
ReadConfirmedresult versus price sign

Reproducible method

How the earnings dossier is measured

Descriptive, not predictive
Estimate delivery

Reported diluted EPS is compared with the stored estimate for the same fiscal period. Moves within ±0.5% are classified as in-line.

Price response

The first completed weekly close after the public date is compared with the prior completed weekly close. Four-week response uses the first close at least 21 days later.

Event risk

Risk combines proximity, average absolute price movement, surprise variability, estimate availability and timing certainty. It does not score direction.

Data discipline

Exact public dates are used when stored. Missing estimates, timing and statement fields remain missing. No result or reaction is filled from a future observation.

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Evidence context