CNI vs UNP

Canadian National Railway Company and Union Pacific Corporation, both Industrials

Union Pacific Corporation is the larger company at $153B against $69B. Over the past year UNP returned +41% against +40% for CNI. Ryufin's sector-relative Smart Score puts UNP ahead, 9/10 against 6/10.

Canadian National Railway Company and Union Pacific Corporationcompared on valuation, return and Ryufin’s Smart Score
FigureCNIUNP
Last close$128$311
Market cap$69B$153B
Trailing P/Elower is cheaper for the same earnings, not automatically bettern/a25.1
Dividend yieldn/a1.8%
1-year return+40%+41%
5-year return+31%+59%
Ryufin Smart Scoresector-relative, 1–106/109/10

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.

Union Pacific Corporation

Revenue of $6.9B in Q2 2026, net income $2.0B. Its largest reported line is Industrial, 33% of the disclosed total.

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