Canadian National Railway Co expected to post earnings of C$1.78 a share - Earnings Preview

Canadian National Railway Co

29/04/2025 21:10

Canadian National Railway Co CNR.TO  is expected to show a rise in quarterly revenue when it reports  results on May 1 for the period ending March 31 2025

The Montreal Quebec-based  company is expected to report a 3.1% increase in revenue to C$4.381 billion from C$4.25 billion a year ago, according to the mean estimate from 19 analysts, based on LSEG data.

​LSEG's mean analyst estimate for Canadian National Railway Co is for earnings of C$1.78 per share.

The current average analyst rating on the shares is "buy" and the breakdown of recommendations is 13 "strong buy" or "buy," 12 "hold" and 1 "sell" or "strong sell."

The mean earnings estimate of analysts was unchanged in the last three months. ​

Wall Street's median 12-month price target for Canadian National Railway Co is C$166.00​, above​ its last closing price of C$133.29. ​​​

Previous quarterly performance (using preferred earnings measure in Canadian dollars). ​

QUARTER ENDING
STARMINESMARTESTIMATE®
LSEG IBES ESTIMATE
ACTUAL
BEAT, MET, MISSED
SURPRISE %
Dec. 31 2024
1.92
1.96
1.82
Missed
-7.3
Sep. 30 2024
1.70
1.72
1.72
Met
-0.1
Jun. 30 2024
1.92
1.93
1.84
Missed
-4.7​
Mar. 31 2024
1.71
1.73
1.72
Missed
-0.4
​​Dec. 31 2023
1.99
1.99
2.02
Beat
1.7
Sep. 30 2023
1.70
1.72
1.69
Missed
-1.7​
Jun. 30 2023
1.77
1.82
1.76
Missed
-3.3
Mar. 31 2023
1.74
1.72
1.82
Beat
5.8

This summary was machine generated April 29 at 20:10 GMT.  All figures in Canadian dollars unless otherwise stated. (For questions concerning the data in this report, contact Estimates.Support@lseg.com. For any other questions or feedback, contact RefinitivNewsSupport@thomsonreuters.com)