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Canadian National Railway Co (Canadian National Railway Co) PB Ratio

: 5.47 (As of Today)
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The PB Ratio, or Price-to-Book ratio, or Price/Book, is a financial ratio used to compare a company's market price to its Book Value per Share. As of today (2024-04-19), Canadian National Railway Co's share price is $127.65. Canadian National Railway Co's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $23.33. Hence, Canadian National Railway Co's PB Ratio of today is 5.47.

Warning Sign:

Canadian National Railway Co stock PB Ratio (=5.59) is close to 10-year high of 5.73

The historical rank and industry rank for Canadian National Railway Co's PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

CNI' s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 3.66   Med: 4.76   Max: 5.73
Current: 5.62

During the past 13 years, Canadian National Railway Co's highest PB Ratio was 5.73. The lowest was 3.66. And the median was 4.76.

CNI's PB Ratio is ranked worse than
90.99% of 932 companies
in the Transportation industry
Industry Median: 1.31 vs CNI: 5.62

During the past 12 months, Canadian National Railway Co's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -1.80% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 4.20% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 6.30% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 8.10% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of Canadian National Railway Co was 24.40% per year. The lowest was 2.30% per year. And the median was 8.65% per year.

Back to Basics: PB Ratio


Canadian National Railway Co PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Canadian National Railway Co's PB Ratio can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

* Premium members only.

Array ( [0] => - [1] => - [2] => - [3] => - [4] => - [5] => 4.71 [6] => 5.09 [7] => 4.85 [8] => 5.07 [9] => 5.38 )
Canadian National Railway Co Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
PB Ratio
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 4.71 5.09 4.85 5.07 5.38

Canadian National Railway Co Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
PB Ratio Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 5.07 5.14 5.18 4.77 5.38

Competitive Comparison

For the Railroads subindustry, Canadian National Railway Co's PB Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and PB Ratio data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Canadian National Railway Co PB Ratio Distribution

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, Canadian National Railway Co's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Canadian National Railway Co's PB Ratio falls into.



Canadian National Railway Co PB Ratio Calculation

The PB Ratio, or Price-to-Book ratio, or Price/Book, is a financial ratio used to compare a company's market price to its Book Value per Share. It is a ratio widely used to value stocks.

Canadian National Railway Co's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:

PB Ratio=Share Price/Book Value per Share (Q: Dec. 2023)
=127.65/23.33
=5.47

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

It can also be calculated from the numbers for the whole company:

A closely related ratio is called Price-to-Tangible-Book. The difference between Price-to-Tangible-Book and PB Ratio is that book value other than intangibles are used in the calculation.


Canadian National Railway Co  (NYSE:CNI) PB Ratio Explanation

Unlike valuation ratios relative to the earning power such as PE Ratio, PE Ratio without NRI, PS Ratio, Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow , or Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow, the PB Ratio measures the valuation of the stock relative to the underlying asset of the company.

The PB Ratio works the best for the businesses that earn most of their profit from their assets, e.g. banks and insurance companies.


Be Aware

Some businesses have very light assets, such as software companies or insurance agencies. The PB Ratio does not work well for these companies. Some companies even have negative equity, so the PB Ratio cannot be applied to them.


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Canadian National Railway Co (Canadian National Railway Co) Business Description

Address
935 de La Gauchetiere Street West, Montreal, QC, CAN, H3B 2M9
Canadian National's railway spans Canada from coast to coast and extends through Chicago to the Gulf of Mexico. In 2022, CN generated roughly CAD 17.1 billion in revenue by hauling intermodal containers (29% of consolidated revenue), petroleum and chemicals (19%), grain and fertilizers (16%), forest products (12%), metals and mining (11%), automotive shipments (5%), and coal (5%). Other items constitute the remaining revenue.