CNI vs NSC

Canadian National Railway Company and Norfolk Southern, both Industrials

Canadian National Railway Company is the larger company at $69B against $67B. Over the past year CNI returned +40% against +26% for NSC.

Canadian National Railway Company and Norfolk Southerncompared on valuation, return and Ryufin’s Smart Score
FigureCNINSC
Last close$128$353
Market cap$69B$67B
Trailing P/Elower is cheaper for the same earnings, not automatically bettern/a30.1
Dividend yieldn/a1.5%
1-year return+40%+26%
5-year return+31%+52%
Ryufin Smart Scoresector-relative, 1–106/106/10

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.

Norfolk Southern

Revenue of $3.5B in Q2 2026, net income $734M. Its largest reported line is Agriculture Forest And Consumer Products, 32% of the disclosed total.

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