Canadian National Railway Company
TSX:CNR.TO · Toronto Stock Exchange
-$1.80 today
Vol 1.91M · Avg 1.67M
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Cash Flow Statement
Annual data · 5 periods
| Metric | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 | FY2019 | FY2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Income | $4.7B +6.1% | $4.4B -20.9% | $5.6B +9.9% | $5.1B +4.5% | $4.9B | $487.6M | $476.4M | $465.2M |
| Depreciation & Amortization | $1.9B +2.4% | $1.9B +4.1% | $1.8B +5.1% | $1.7B +8.2% | $1.6B | $374.2M | $1.2B | $631.8M |
| Deferred Income Tax | $334.0M +2.8% | $325.0M +212.8% | -$288.0M -171.3% | $404.0M -21.2% | $513.0M | $1.4B | -$1.5B | $304.2M |
| Stock-Based Compensation | $0 | $0 | $0 -100.0% | $63.0M | $0 | $489.0M | $354.6M | -$1.6B |
| Change in Working Capital | $467.0M +37.0% | $341.0M +743.4% | -$53.0M +87.1% | -$411.0M -379.6% | $147.0M | $350.4M | -$1.6B | $1.5B |
| Accounts Receivables | $92.0M -55.1% | $205.0M +188.7% | $71.0M +124.5% | -$290.0M -1218.2% | -$22.0M | $592.6M | $1.3B | $626.2M |
| Inventory | -$24.0M -300.0% | -$6.0M +66.7% | -$18.0M +78.0% | -$82.0M -1071.4% | -$7.0M | $1.0B | $1.2B | $1.1B |
| Accounts Payables | $220.0M +305.6% | -$107.0M +44.0% | -$191.0M -2022.2% | -$9.0M -106.4% | $141.0M | $948.2M | -$1.5B | $433.0M |
| Other Working Capital | $179.0M -28.1% | $249.0M +192.9% | $85.0M +383.3% | -$30.0M -185.7% | $35.0M | $567.4M | $1.3B | $601.0M |
| Other Non-Cash Items | -$410.0M -33.6% | -$307.0M -125.7% | -$136.0M +42.4% | -$236.0M -26.9% | -$186.0M | $1.4B | -$1.5B | $300.0M |
| Operating Cash Flow | $7.0B +5.2% | $6.7B -3.8% | $7.0B +4.5% | $6.7B -4.4% | $7.0B | $7.2B | $8.9B | $10.5B |
| Capital Expenditures | -$3.7B -3.1% | -$3.5B -11.4% | -$3.2B -15.9% | -$2.8B +4.9% | -$2.9B | $664.0M | $1.4B | $697.6M |
| Acquisitions (Net) | $0 | $0 +100.0% | -$390.0M -242.9% | $273.0M +1340.9% | -$22.0M | $937.0M | $1.1B | $1.3B |
| Purchases of Investments | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $444.2M | $1.4B | $1.3B |
| Sales of Investments | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $822.2M | $318.2M | -$1.5B |
| Other Investing Activities | -$55.0M +5.2% | -$58.0M -153.2% | $109.0M +430.3% | -$33.0M -182.5% | $40.0M | $616.4M | $370.0M | $1.2B |
| Investing Cash Flow | -$3.7B -2.9% | -$3.6B -4.0% | -$3.5B -38.2% | -$2.5B +12.6% | -$2.9B | $4.8B | $6.4B | $5.1B |
| Debt Repayment | $907.0M -14.8% | $1.1B -66.9% | $3.2B +54.5% | $2.1B +630.4% | -$392.0M | $680.8M | $759.2M | $1.1B |
| Common Stock Issued | $51.0M | $0 -100.0% | $49.0M +32.4% | $37.0M | $0 | $778.8M | $946.8M | $812.4M |
| Common Stock Repurchased | -$2.1B +20.2% | -$2.6B +42.8% | -$4.6B +3.8% | -$4.8B -194.4% | -$1.6B | $351.8M | -$1.6B | $1.5B |
| Dividends Paid | -$2.2B -3.3% | -$2.1B -3.2% | -$2.1B -3.3% | -$2.0B -15.2% | -$1.7B | $535.2M | $613.6M | $692.0M |
| Other Financing Activities | -$6.0M -105.8% | $104.0M +205.9% | $34.0M -2.9% | $35.0M +138.9% | -$90.0M | -$1.6B | $1.3B | $1.1B |
| Financing Cash Flow | -$3.4B +6.9% | -$3.6B -6.3% | -$3.4B +27.0% | -$4.7B -21.0% | -$3.9B | $12.2B | $13.9B | -$15.5B |
| Effect of Forex Changes | -$3.0M -160.0% | $5.0M +600.0% | -$1.0M -133.3% | $3.0M | $0 | $1.3B | $1.1B | $990.2M |
| Net Change in Cash | -$38.0M +92.7% | -$523.0M -681.1% | $90.0M +117.8% | -$507.0M -310.4% | $241.0M | $3.2B | $4.9B | $6.5B |
| Free Cash Flow | $3.4B +7.7% | $3.1B -16.6% | $3.8B -3.5% | $3.9B -4.0% | $4.1B | $8.6B | -$16.8B | $11.1B |
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Does CNR.TO generate free cash flow?
Canadian National Railway Company (CNR.TO) generated $3.39B of free cash flow in fiscal 2025.
How much operating cash flow does CNR.TO produce?
Operating cash flow was $7.05B, before capital expenditures of $3.66B.
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