All charts and data below are CPI-U inflation-adjusted and with dividends reinvested. (Why?)
CNI real return snapshot: after CPI-U inflation, CNI returned +34.70% over the past year and +25.51% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Nov. 17, 1995, CNI is up +8,132.35% in real purchasing-power return, or +15.42%/yr, and is currently −14.80% below its real total-return high on Oct. 22, 2021.
Data ending Tue Aug. 18, 2026
| Fri 1995-11-17💬 to Tue 2026-08-18 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CNI × |
+8,132.35%
+15.42%/yr |
+13.95%/yr
R2=0.929 |
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| Canadian National Railway Company NYSE Common Stock | ||||||
| Fri 1995-11-17💬 to Tue 2026-08-18 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| CNI × |
$10,000.00
1995-11-17 |
$823,235.21
2026-08-18 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| CNI × | +25.51% | +34.70% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| CNI × |
−14.80%
on 2026-08-18 from 2021-10-22 peak |
−47.87%
on 2009-03-09 from 2007-07-18 peak |
| Period ending Tue 2026-08-18 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CNI × | +34.70% |
+10.67% +5.20%/yr |
+9.29% +3.00%/yr |
+8.10% +1.57%/yr |
+70.51% +5.48%/yr |
| Year | CNI |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | +25.51% |
| 2025 | −2.69% |
| 2024 | −19.82% |
| 2023 | +4.34% |
| 2022 | −7.40% |
| 2021 | +6.24% |
| 2020 | +22.01% |
| 2019 | +21.49% |
| 2018 | −10.32% |
| 2017 | +21.85% |
| 2016 | +20.34% |
| 2015 | −18.17% |
| 2014 | +21.66% |
| 2013 | +25.45% |
| 2012 | +15.93% |
| 2011 | +16.83% |
| 2010 | +22.58% |
| 2009 | +46.98% |
| 2008 | −20.29% |
| 2007 | +6.44% |
| 2006 | +6.30% |
| 2005 | +28.11% |
| 2004 | +42.93% |
| 2003 | +52.41% |
| 2002 | −14.35% |
| 2001 | +63.22% |
| 2000 | +11.11% |
| 1999 | +1.61% |
| 1998 | +10.21% |
| 1997 | +24.85% |
| 1996 | +151.98% |
| 1995 | +0.09% |
