Canadian National Railway Company Dividend

Q: What is the Canadian National Railway Company Dividend Yield and payout ratio?

The average Canadian National Railway Company dividend yield over the last 5 years is 1.90% and the average over the last 10 years is 1.84%. The payout ratio of Canadian National Railway Company in relation to the last financial year is 37.05%. The payout ratio smoothed over 3 years is 37.34%. The calculation is based on the sum of all dividend payments divided by the cumulative earnings per share (EPS ).

Q: Is the Canadian National Railway Company dividend safe?

Canadian National Railway Company has been paying a dividend for 25 years and has not lowered the dividend for 25 years (dividend continuity). As a result, the dividend was recently increased 25 -times. The Dividend Growth in relation to the previous financial year amounts to 6.96% . The average Canadian National Railway Company Dividend Growth over the last 5 years is 9.43% . The average for the last 10 years is 13.03% .

CAD156.29

0.55% yesterday

Toronto, Nov 25, 10:00 pm CET

ISIN

CA1363751027

Symbol

CNR

Sector

Transportation

Industry

Railroad

Overview Dividends Analysts Charts Strategies

Canadian National Railway Company Dividend history 25 years & estimates 2025 to 2028

Dividend Analysis of the Canadian National Railway Company Stock

Current dividend yield	4.98 %
Dividendenrendite 5 Jahre	9.86 %
Dividend Yield 10Y	5.92 %
Payout 3Y	1.01 %

When does Canadian National Railway Company pay a dividend?

Canadian National Railway Company pays the next dividend on Dec 30 2024 (payday). The ex-day is on Dec 09 2024. The Canadian National Railway Company stock dividend is paid 4 times a year. In order to receive a dividend, you should generally own the Canadian National Railway Company stock before the ex-dividend date. The Dividend Calendar shows that the last ex-day dates were March, June, September and December . Dividends from Canadian National Railway Company are distributed via March, June, September and December.

Year	Dividend	Ex-day & Payday	Frequency
Fiscal Year	Dividend per Share	Ex-Day	Payday	Payment frequency
2024	CAD0.845 Forecast CAD0.85 Forecast	Dec 09 2024 Dec 09 2024 Dec 30 2024 Dec 09 24 Dec 30 24	Dec 30 2024	quarterly quarterly
2024	CAD0.845 CAD0.85	Sep 06 2024 Sep 06 2024 Sep 27 2024 Sep 06 24 Sep 27 24	Sep 27 2024	quarterly quarterly
2024	CAD0.845 CAD0.85	Jun 07 2024 Jun 07 2024 Jun 28 2024 Jun 07 24 Jun 28 24	Jun 28 2024	quarterly quarterly
2024	CAD0.845 CAD0.85	Mar 06 2024 Mar 06 2024 Mar 28 2024 Mar 06 24 Mar 28 24	Mar 28 2024	quarterly quarterly
2023	CAD0.79 CAD0.79	Dec 06 2023 Dec 06 2023 Dec 28 2023 Dec 06 23 Dec 28 23	Dec 28 2023	quarterly quarterly
2023	CAD0.79 CAD0.79	Sep 07 2023 Sep 07 2023 Sep 29 2023 Sep 07 23 Sep 29 23	Sep 29 2023	quarterly quarterly
2023	CAD0.79 CAD0.79	Jun 08 2023 Jun 08 2023 Jun 30 2023 Jun 08 23 Jun 30 23	Jun 30 2023	quarterly quarterly
2023	CAD0.79 CAD0.79	Mar 09 2023 Mar 09 2023 Mar 31 2023 Mar 09 23 Mar 31 23	Mar 31 2023	quarterly quarterly
2022	CAD0.7325 CAD0.73	Dec 07 2022 Dec 07 2022 Dec 29 2022 Dec 07 22 Dec 29 22	Dec 29 2022	quarterly quarterly
2022	CAD0.7325 CAD0.73	Sep 07 2022 Sep 07 2022 Sep 29 2022 Sep 07 22 Sep 29 22	Sep 29 2022	quarterly quarterly
2022	CAD0.7325 CAD0.73	Jun 08 2022 Jun 08 2022 Jun 30 2022 Jun 08 22 Jun 30 22	Jun 30 2022	quarterly quarterly
2022	CAD0.7325 CAD0.73	Mar 09 2022 Mar 09 2022 Mar 31 2022 Mar 09 22 Mar 31 22	Mar 31 2022	quarterly quarterly
2021	CAD0.615 CAD0.62	Dec 08 2021 Dec 08 2021 Dec 30 2021 Dec 08 21 Dec 30 21	Dec 30 2021	quarterly quarterly
2021	CAD0.615 CAD0.62	Sep 07 2021 Sep 07 2021 Sep 29 2021 Sep 07 21 Sep 29 21	Sep 29 2021	quarterly quarterly
2021	CAD0.615 CAD0.62	Jun 08 2021 Jun 08 2021 Jun 30 2021 Jun 08 21 Jun 30 21	Jun 30 2021	quarterly quarterly
2021	CAD0.615 CAD0.62	Mar 09 2021 Mar 09 2021 Mar 31 2021 Mar 09 21 Mar 31 21	Mar 31 2021	quarterly quarterly
2020	CAD0.575 CAD0.58	Dec 08 2020 Dec 08 2020 Dec 30 2020 Dec 08 20 Dec 30 20	Dec 30 2020	quarterly quarterly
2020	CAD0.575 CAD0.58	Sep 08 2020 Sep 08 2020 Sep 30 2020 Sep 08 20 Sep 30 20	Sep 30 2020	quarterly quarterly
2020	CAD0.575 CAD0.58	Jun 08 2020 Jun 08 2020 Jun 30 2020 Jun 08 20 Jun 30 20	Jun 30 2020	quarterly quarterly
2020	CAD0.575 CAD0.58	Mar 09 2020 Mar 09 2020 Mar 31 2020 Mar 09 20 Mar 31 20	Mar 31 2020	quarterly quarterly
2019	CAD0.5375 CAD0.54	Dec 06 2019 Dec 06 2019 Dec 30 2019 Dec 06 19 Dec 30 19	Dec 30 2019	quarterly quarterly
2019	CAD0.5375 CAD0.54	Sep 06 2019 Sep 06 2019 Sep 30 2019 Sep 06 19 Sep 30 19	Sep 30 2019	quarterly quarterly
2019	CAD0.5412 CAD0.54	Jun 06 2019 Jun 06 2019 Jun 28 2019 Jun 06 19 Jun 28 19	Jun 28 2019	quarterly quarterly
2019	CAD0.538 CAD0.54	Mar 07 2019 Mar 07 2019 Mar 29 2019 Mar 07 19 Mar 29 19	Mar 29 2019	quarterly quarterly
2018	CAD0.4593 CAD0.46	Dec 06 2018 Dec 06 2018 Dec 28 2018 Dec 06 18 Dec 28 18	Dec 28 2018	quarterly quarterly
2018	CAD0.4567 CAD0.46	Sep 06 2018 Sep 06 2018 Sep 28 2018 Sep 06 18 Sep 28 18	Sep 28 2018	quarterly quarterly
2018	CAD0.456 CAD0.46	Jun 07 2018 Jun 07 2018 Jun 29 2018 Jun 07 18 Jun 29 18	Jun 29 2018	quarterly quarterly
2018	CAD0.4564 CAD0.46	Mar 07 2018 Mar 07 2018 Mar 29 2018 Mar 07 18 Mar 29 18	Mar 29 2018	quarterly quarterly
2017	CAD0.4118 CAD0.41	Dec 07 2017 Dec 07 2017 Dec 29 2017 Dec 07 17 Dec 29 17	Dec 29 2017	quarterly quarterly
2017	CAD0.4125 CAD0.41	Sep 07 2017 Sep 07 2017 Sep 29 2017 Sep 07 17 Sep 29 17	Sep 29 2017	quarterly quarterly
2017	CAD0.4143 CAD0.41	Jun 07 2017 Jun 07 2017 Jun 30 2017 Jun 07 17 Jun 30 17	Jun 30 2017	quarterly quarterly
2017	CAD0.4123 CAD0.41	Mar 08 2017 Mar 08 2017 Mar 31 2017 Mar 08 17 Mar 31 17	Mar 31 2017	quarterly quarterly
2016	CAD0.3772 CAD0.38	Dec 07 2016 Dec 07 2016 Dec 30 2016 Dec 07 16 Dec 30 16	Dec 30 2016	quarterly quarterly
2016	CAD0.371 CAD0.37	Sep 07 2016 Sep 07 2016 Sep 30 2016 Sep 07 16 Sep 30 16	Sep 30 2016	quarterly quarterly
2016	CAD0.3767 CAD0.38	Jun 07 2016 Jun 07 2016 Jun 30 2016 Jun 07 16 Jun 30 16	Jun 30 2016	quarterly quarterly
2016	CAD0.376 CAD0.38	Mar 08 2016 Mar 08 2016 Mar 31 2016 Mar 08 16 Mar 31 16	Mar 31 2016	quarterly quarterly
2015	CAD0.3115 CAD0.31	Dec 08 2015 Dec 08 2015 Dec 31 2015 Dec 08 15 Dec 31 15	Dec 31 2015	quarterly quarterly
2015	CAD0.3137 CAD0.31	Sep 04 2015 Sep 04 2015 Sep 30 2015 Sep 04 15 Sep 30 15	Sep 30 2015	quarterly quarterly
2015	CAD0.3168 CAD0.32	Jun 05 2015 Jun 05 2015 Jun 30 2015 Jun 05 15 Jun 30 15	Jun 30 2015	quarterly quarterly
2015	CAD0.3116 CAD0.31	Mar 06 2015 Mar 06 2015 Mar 31 2015 Mar 06 15 Mar 31 15	Mar 31 2015	quarterly quarterly
2014	CAD0.2495 CAD0.25	Dec 08 2014 Dec 08 2014 Dec 31 2014 Dec 08 14 Dec 31 14	Dec 31 2014	quarterly quarterly
2014	CAD0.2472 CAD0.25	Sep 05 2014 Sep 05 2014 Sep 30 2014 Sep 05 14 Sep 30 14	Sep 30 2014	quarterly quarterly
2014	CAD0.25 CAD0.25	Jun 05 2014 Jun 05 2014 Jun 30 2014 Jun 05 14 Jun 30 14	Jun 30 2014	quarterly quarterly
2014	CAD0.2468 CAD0.25	Mar 06 2014 Mar 06 2014 Mar 31 2014 Mar 06 14 Mar 31 14	Mar 31 2014	quarterly quarterly
2013	CAD0.215 CAD0.22	Dec 06 2013 Dec 06 2013 Dec 31 2013 Dec 06 13 Dec 31 13	Dec 31 2013	quarterly quarterly
2013	CAD0.215 CAD0.22	Sep 05 2013 Sep 05 2013 Sep 30 2013 Sep 05 13 Sep 30 13	Sep 30 2013	quarterly quarterly
2013	CAD0.215 CAD0.22	Jun 05 2013 Jun 05 2013 Jun 28 2013 Jun 05 13 Jun 28 13	Jun 28 2013	quarterly quarterly
2013	CAD0.215 CAD0.22	Mar 05 2013 Mar 05 2013 Mar 28 2013 Mar 05 13 Mar 28 13	Mar 28 2013	quarterly quarterly
2012	CAD0.1875 CAD0.19	Dec 06 2012 Dec 06 2012 Dec 31 2012 Dec 06 12 Dec 31 12	Dec 31 2012	quarterly quarterly
2012	CAD0.1875 CAD0.19	Sep 05 2012 Sep 05 2012 Sep 28 2012 Sep 05 12 Sep 28 12	Sep 28 2012	quarterly quarterly
2012	CAD0.1875 CAD0.19	Jun 06 2012 Jun 06 2012 Jun 29 2012 Jun 06 12 Jun 29 12	Jun 29 2012	quarterly quarterly
2012	CAD0.1875 CAD0.19	Mar 07 2012 Mar 07 2012 Mar 30 2012 Mar 07 12 Mar 30 12	Mar 30 2012	quarterly quarterly
2011	CAD0.1625 CAD0.16	Dec 07 2011 Dec 07 2011 Dec 30 2011 Dec 07 11 Dec 30 11	Dec 30 2011	quarterly quarterly
2011	CAD0.1625 CAD0.16	Sep 07 2011 Sep 07 2011 Sep 30 2011 Sep 07 11 Sep 30 11	Sep 30 2011	quarterly quarterly
2011	CAD0.1625 CAD0.16	Jun 07 2011 Jun 07 2011 Jun 30 2011 Jun 07 11 Jun 30 11	Jun 30 2011	quarterly quarterly
2011	CAD0.1625 CAD0.16	Mar 08 2011 Mar 08 2011 Mar 31 2011 Mar 08 11 Mar 31 11	Mar 31 2011	quarterly quarterly
2010	CAD0.135 CAD0.14	Dec 08 2010 Dec 08 2010 Dec 31 2010 Dec 08 10 Dec 31 10	Dec 31 2010	quarterly quarterly
2010	CAD0.135 CAD0.14	Sep 07 2010 Sep 07 2010 Sep 30 2010 Sep 07 10 Sep 30 10	Sep 30 2010	quarterly quarterly
2010	CAD0.135 CAD0.14	Jun 07 2010 Jun 07 2010 Jun 30 2010 Jun 07 10 Jun 30 10	Jun 30 2010	quarterly quarterly
2010	CAD0.135 CAD0.14	Mar 08 2010 Mar 08 2010 Mar 31 2010 Mar 08 10 Mar 31 10	Mar 31 2010	quarterly quarterly
2009	CAD0.1262 CAD0.13	Dec 08 2009 Dec 08 2009 Dec 31 2009 Dec 08 09 Dec 31 09	Dec 31 2009	quarterly quarterly
2009	CAD0.1262 CAD0.13	Sep 04 2009 Sep 04 2009 Sep 30 2009 Sep 04 09 Sep 30 09	Sep 30 2009	quarterly quarterly
2009	CAD0.1262 CAD0.13	Jun 05 2009 Jun 05 2009 Jun 30 2009 Jun 05 09 Jun 30 09	Jun 30 2009	quarterly quarterly
2009	CAD0.1262 CAD0.13	Mar 06 2009 Mar 06 2009 Mar 31 2009 Mar 06 09 Mar 31 09	Mar 31 2009	quarterly quarterly
2008	CAD0.115 CAD0.12	Dec 08 2008 Dec 08 2008 Dec 31 2008 Dec 08 08 Dec 31 08	Dec 31 2008	quarterly quarterly
2008	CAD0.115 CAD0.12	Sep 05 2008 Sep 05 2008 Sep 30 2008 Sep 05 08 Sep 30 08	Sep 30 2008	quarterly quarterly
2008	CAD0.115 CAD0.12	Jun 05 2008 Jun 05 2008 Jun 30 2008 Jun 05 08 Jun 30 08	Jun 30 2008	quarterly quarterly
2008	CAD0.115 CAD0.12	Mar 06 2008 Mar 06 2008 Mar 31 2008 Mar 06 08 Mar 31 08	Mar 31 2008	quarterly quarterly
2007	CAD0.105 CAD0.11	Dec 06 2007 Dec 06 2007 Dec 31 2007 Dec 06 07 Dec 31 07	Dec 31 2007	quarterly quarterly
2007	CAD0.105 CAD0.11	Sep 05 2007 Sep 05 2007 Sep 28 2007 Sep 05 07 Sep 28 07	Sep 28 2007	quarterly quarterly
2007	CAD0.105 CAD0.11	Jun 06 2007 Jun 06 2007 Jun 29 2007 Jun 06 07 Jun 29 07	Jun 29 2007	quarterly quarterly
2007	CAD0.105 CAD0.11	Mar 07 2007 Mar 07 2007 Mar 30 2007 Mar 07 07 Mar 30 07	Mar 30 2007	quarterly quarterly
2006	CAD0.0812 CAD0.08	Dec 06 2006 Dec 06 2006 Dec 29 2006 Dec 06 06 Dec 29 06	Dec 29 2006	quarterly quarterly
2006	CAD0.0812 CAD0.08	Sep 06 2006 Sep 06 2006 Sep 29 2006 Sep 06 06 Sep 29 06	Sep 29 2006	quarterly quarterly
2006	CAD0.0812 CAD0.08	Jun 07 2006 Jun 07 2006 Jun 30 2006 Jun 07 06 Jun 30 06	Jun 30 2006	quarterly quarterly
2006	CAD0.0812 CAD0.08	Mar 08 2006 Mar 08 2006 Mar 31 2006 Mar 08 06 Mar 31 06	Mar 31 2006	quarterly quarterly
2005	CAD0.0625 CAD0.06	Dec 07 2005 Dec 07 2005 Dec 30 2005 Dec 07 05 Dec 30 05	Dec 30 2005	quarterly quarterly
2005	CAD0.0625 CAD0.06	Sep 07 2005 Sep 07 2005 Sep 30 2005 Sep 07 05 Sep 30 05	Sep 30 2005	quarterly quarterly
2005	CAD0.0625 CAD0.06	Jun 07 2005 Jun 07 2005 Jun 30 2005 Jun 07 05 Jun 30 05	Jun 30 2005	quarterly quarterly
2005	CAD0.0625 CAD0.06	Mar 08 2005 Mar 08 2005 Mar 31 2005 Mar 08 05 Mar 31 05	Mar 31 2005	quarterly quarterly
2004	CAD0.0488 CAD0.05	Dec 08 2004 Dec 08 2004 Dec 31 2004 Dec 08 04 Dec 31 04	Dec 31 2004	quarterly quarterly
2004	CAD0.0488 CAD0.05	Sep 08 2004 Sep 08 2004 Sep 30 2004 Sep 08 04 Sep 30 04	Sep 30 2004	quarterly quarterly
2004	CAD0.0488 CAD0.05	Jun 07 2004 Jun 07 2004 Jun 30 2004 Jun 07 04 Jun 30 04	Jun 30 2004	quarterly quarterly
2004	CAD0.0488 CAD0.05	Mar 04 2004 Mar 04 2004 Mar 29 2004 Mar 04 04 Mar 29 04	Mar 29 2004	quarterly quarterly
2003	CAD0.0417 CAD0.04	Dec 04 2003 Dec 04 2003 Dec 29 2003 Dec 04 03 Dec 29 03	Dec 29 2003	quarterly quarterly
2003	CAD0.0417 CAD0.04	Sep 05 2003 Sep 05 2003 Sep 30 2003 Sep 05 03 Sep 30 03	Sep 30 2003	quarterly quarterly
2003	CAD0.0417 CAD0.04	Jun 05 2003 Jun 05 2003 Jun 30 2003 Jun 05 03 Jun 30 03	Jun 30 2003	quarterly quarterly
2003	CAD0.0417 CAD0.04	Mar 06 2003 Mar 06 2003 Mar 31 2003 Mar 06 03 Mar 31 03	Mar 31 2003	quarterly quarterly
2002	CAD0.0358 CAD0.04	Dec 04 2002 Dec 04 2002 Dec 27 2002 Dec 04 02 Dec 27 02	Dec 27 2002	quarterly quarterly
2002	CAD0.0358 CAD0.04	Sep 04 2002 Sep 04 2002 Sep 27 2002 Sep 04 02 Sep 27 02	Sep 27 2002	quarterly quarterly
2002	CAD0.0358 CAD0.04	Jun 05 2002 Jun 05 2002 Jun 28 2002 Jun 05 02 Jun 28 02	Jun 28 2002	quarterly quarterly
2002	CAD0.0358 CAD0.04	Mar 06 2002 Mar 06 2002 Mar 28 2002 Mar 06 02 Mar 28 02	Mar 28 2002	quarterly quarterly
2001	CAD0.0325 CAD0.03	Dec 05 2001 Dec 05 2001 Dec 28 2001 Dec 05 01 Dec 28 01	Dec 28 2001	quarterly quarterly
2001	CAD0.0325 CAD0.03	Sep 05 2001 Sep 05 2001 Sep 28 2001 Sep 05 01 Sep 28 01	Sep 28 2001	quarterly quarterly
2001	CAD0.0325 CAD0.03	Jun 05 2001 Jun 05 2001 Jun 28 2001 Jun 05 01 Jun 28 01	Jun 28 2001	quarterly quarterly
2001	CAD0.0325 CAD0.03	Mar 06 2001 Mar 06 2001 Mar 29 2001 Mar 06 01 Mar 29 01	Mar 29 2001	quarterly quarterly
2000	CAD0.0292 CAD0.03	Dec 06 2000 Dec 06 2000 Dec 29 2000 Dec 06 00 Dec 29 00	Dec 29 2000	quarterly quarterly
2000	CAD0.0292 CAD0.03	Sep 05 2000 Sep 05 2000 Sep 28 2000 Sep 05 00 Sep 28 00	Sep 28 2000	quarterly quarterly
2000	CAD0.0292 CAD0.03	Jun 05 2000 Jun 05 2000 Jun 28 2000 Jun 05 00 Jun 28 00	Jun 28 2000	quarterly quarterly
2000	CAD0.0292 CAD0.03	Mar 02 2000 Mar 02 2000 Mar 27 2000 Mar 02 00 Mar 27 00	Mar 27 2000	quarterly quarterly

How much dividend does Canadian National Railway Company pay?

Canadian National Railway Company most recently paid a dividend of CAD0.85. Canadian National Railway Company paid a Dividend of CAD3.38 Per Share in the financial year 2024. With a stock price of CAD156.29 at Nov 25 2024, the current dividend yield is 2.16% (calculation: CAD3.38 / CAD156.29 = 2.16%). No special dividend was paid.

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What is the Canadian National Railway Company Dividend Yield and payout ratio?

The average Canadian National Railway Company dividend yield over the last 5 years is 1.90% and the average over the last 10 years is 1.84%.

The payout ratio of Canadian National Railway Company in relation to the last financial year is 37.05%. The payout ratio smoothed over 3 years is 37.34%. The calculation is based on the sum of all dividend payments divided by the cumulative earnings per share(EPS).

Metric	Canadian National Railway Company
Current dividend yield	2.16%
Dividend Yield 5Y	1.90%
Dividend Yield 10Y	1.84%
Payout 1Y	37.05%
Payout 3Y	37.34%

Is the Canadian National Railway Company dividend safe? Continuity & Dividend Growth

Is the Canadian National Railway Company dividend safe?

Canadian National Railway Company has been paying a dividend for 25 years and has not lowered the dividend for 25 years (dividend continuity). As a result, the dividend was recently increased 25-times.

The Dividend Growth in relation to the previous financial year amounts to 6.96%. The average Canadian National Railway Company Dividend Growth over the last 5 years is 9.43%. The average for the last 10 years is 13.03%.

Metric	Canadian National Railway Company
Increased	25 Years
Continuity	25 Years
Paid	25 Years
Growth 1Y	6.96%
Growth 5Y	9.43%
Growth 10Y	13.03%

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Canadian National Railway Company Stock Forecast 2024

On the stock exchange, the Canadian National Railway Company stock (ISIN: CA1363751027) is not traded as a top scorer in November 2024 according to the dividend strategy.

The stock price of Canadian National Railway Company -6.16% has fallen since the beginning of the year 2024. However, the return generated in the past says nothing about the future return. You can find the Canadian National Railway Company stock price in real time at the top of the page.

Canadian National Railway Company (symbol: CNR) is valued at a Price / Earnings Ratio (P/E ratio) of 18.43 and a price/sales ratio (P/S ratio) of 5.73 valued. Based on analyst estimates, the Canadian National Railway Company stock forecast 2024 of the current financial year corresponds to a valuation of 21.45 according to P/E ratio and 5.70 according to P/S.

Metric	Canadian National Railway Company
Dividend Score	??/15
Performance 2024	6.16%
P/E TTM	18.43
P/S TTM	5.73
P/E forward	21.45
P/S forward	5.70

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