All charts and data below are with dividends reinvested. (Inflation adjustment is OFF !)

Total Real Returns

CNI: Total Return Chart (with Dividends Reinvested)

CNI total return snapshot: CNI returned +38.61% over the past year and +28.09% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Nov. 17, 1995, CNI is up +17,620.19% in nominal total return, or +18.35%/yr, and is currently −4.17% below its total-return high on Jul. 23, 2026.

Data ending Mon Aug. 10, 2026

Growth of $10,000

Fri 1995-11-17💬 to Mon 2026-08-10 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
CNI
×
+17,620.19%
+18.35%/yr
+16.64%/yr
R2=0.950
Canadian National Railway Company NYSE Common Stock

Growth of $10,000 Summary

Fri 1995-11-17💬 to Mon 2026-08-10 Start
Value
End
Value
CNI
×
$10,000.00
1995-11-17
$1,772,019.26
2026-08-10

This Year’s Performance

through 2026-08-10

  YTD YoY
CNI
×
+28.09% +38.61%

Drawdowns

  Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
CNI
×
−4.17%
on 2026-08-10
from 2026-07-23 peak
−46.86%
on 2009-03-09
from 2007-07-18 peak

Rolling Returns

Period ending Mon 2026-08-10 1 yr 2 yr 3 yr 5 yr 10 yr
CNI
×
+38.61% +18.50%
+8.86%/yr
+15.07%
+4.79%/yr
+29.49%
+5.30%/yr
+141.84%
+9.23%/yr

Annual Returns

Year CNI
2026 (YTD) +28.09%
2025 −0.09%
2024 −17.51%
2023 +7.84%
2022 −1.41%
2021 +13.71%
2020 +23.67%
2019 +24.26%
2018 −8.61%
2017 +24.42%
2016 +22.83%
2015 −17.57%
2014 +22.58%
2013 +27.33%
2012 +17.94%
2011 +20.30%
2010 +24.41%
2009 +50.98%
2008 −20.21%
2007 +10.79%
2006 +8.98%
2005 +32.50%
2004 +47.58%
2003 +55.27%
2002 −12.31%
2001 +65.75%
2000 +14.87%
1999 +4.34%
1998 +11.99%
1997 +26.97%
1996 +160.34%
1995 +0.00%