CNI vs CSX

Canadian National Railway Company and CSX Corporation, both Industrials

CSX Corporation is the larger company at $85B against $69B. Over the past year CSX returned +46% against +40% for CNI. Ryufin's sector-relative Smart Score puts CSX ahead, 7/10 against 6/10.

Canadian National Railway Company and CSX Corporationcompared on valuation, return and Ryufin’s Smart Score
FigureCNICSX
Last close$128$51.76
Market cap$69B$85B
Trailing P/Elower is cheaper for the same earnings, not automatically bettern/a30.1
Dividend yieldn/a1.0%
1-year return+40%+46%
5-year return+31%+71%
Ryufin Smart Scoresector-relative, 1–106/107/10

Figures from SEC filings and end-of-day closes. Highlighting marks the higher or lower number, which is not the same as the better investment, a low P/E can be a warning and a high one can be deserved.

Canadian National Railway Company

Revenue of $1.9B in Q4 2009, net income $582M.

CSX Corporation

Revenue of $3.9B in Q2 2026, net income $1.0B. Its largest reported line is Chemicals, 21% of the disclosed total.

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