All charts and data below are with dividends reinvested. (Inflation adjustment is OFF !)
CNI total return snapshot: CNI returned +34.45% over the past year and +28.98% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Nov. 17, 1995, CNI is up +17,743.39% in nominal total return, or +18.35%/yr, and is currently −3.50% below its total-return high on Jul. 23, 2026.
Data ending Fri Aug. 28, 2026
| Fri 1995-11-17💬 to Fri 2026-08-28 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CNI × |
+17,743.39%
+18.35%/yr |
+16.62%/yr
R2=0.950 |
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| Canadian National Railway Company NYSE Common Stock | ||||||
| Fri 1995-11-17💬 to Fri 2026-08-28 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| CNI × |
$10,000.00
1995-11-17 |
$1,784,338.71
2026-08-28 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| CNI × | +28.98% | +34.45% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| CNI × |
−3.50%
on 2026-08-28 from 2026-07-23 peak |
−46.86%
on 2009-03-09 from 2007-07-18 peak |
| Period ending Fri 2026-08-28 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CNI × | +34.45% |
+12.76% +6.19%/yr |
+20.22% +6.33%/yr |
+26.80% +4.86%/yr |
+134.54% +8.90%/yr |
| Year | CNI |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | +28.98% |
| 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% |
