Canadian National Railway Company (CNI) compounding analysis
Full-size annual and quarterly year-over-year growth charts for revenue, EPS, operating cash flow, EBITDA, and free cash flow against the 15%, 20%, and 30% bars over 3-, 5-, and 10-year windows, with each metric's valuation multiple vs its own history.
Revenue · 10YDoes not currently clear the 15%+, 20%+, or 30%+ revenue bars over 10Y.
- Score
- 20/100
- 10Y CAGR
- 3.3%
- Median YoY
- 4.3%
- YoY volatility
- σ 8.8pp· smooth
- Quarters ≥ 20%
- 1 of 40
- Negative quarters
- 12
- Valuation vs own 10Y history
- P/S 6.1x · 10Y median 6.0x · 59th percentile · as of Aug 19, 2026
How this score is computed
- Quarters at or above 20%: 1 of 40 → 1 of 40 pts
- Steadiness (typical swing 8.8pp) → 18.7 of 25 pts
- Pace (median 4.3% YoY) → 0 of 20 pts
- Latest quarter (6.7% YoY) → 0 of 15 pts
- Score: 20 of 100
Annualized revenue (TTM) · by quarter, last 40
Quarterly YoY revenue growth vs the 20% line
P/S multiple vs its 10Y median
Across metrics · 10Y
| Metric | 10Y CAGR | Median YoY | YoY σ | Qtrs ≥ 20% | Neg. qtrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RevenueRevenue | 3.3% | 4.3% | 8.8pp | 1 of 40 | 12 |
| EPSEPS | 5.7% | 6.1% | 41.3pp | 9 of 40 | 12 |
| Op cash flowOperating cash flow | 3.3% | 4.7% | 30.7pp | 5 of 40 | 16 |
| EBITDAEBITDA | 2.9% | 2.7% | 15.4pp | 3 of 40 | 14 |
| FCFFree cash flow | 3.4% | 1.7% | 65.5pp | 12 of 40 | 18 |
Reported figures over 10Y: annual-series CAGR, median and standard deviation (σ, percentage points) of quarterly year-over-year growth, quarters at or above 20%, and quarters with negative YoY. “—” means the window needs more comparable data.
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