Avoid the stress of overpaying for a stock or missing an opportunity by using the right tools and insights to evaluate Canadian National Railway Company before investing.

In this article, we go over a few key elements for understanding Canadian National Railway Company’s stock price such as:

• Canadian National Railway Company’s current stock price and volume
• Why Canadian National Railway Company’s stock price changed recently
• Upgrades and downgrades for CNI from analysts
• CNI’s stock price momentum as measured by its relative strength

About Canadian National Railway Company (CNI)

Before we jump into Canadian National Railway Company’s stock price, history, target price and what caused it to recently rise, let’s take a look at some background.

Canadian National Railway Company, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the rail, intermodal, trucking, and related transportation businesses in Canada and the United States. The company provides rail services, which include equipment, customs brokerage, transloading and warehousing, business development, dimensional loads, and private railcar storage, less-than-truckload, and mexico services; intermodal services, such as temperature controlled multimodal, mobile transport trays, port partnerships, transloading and distribution, logistics parks, trucking, and supply chain services. It also offers connecting to rail, short lines, maps and network services. The company serves automotive, coal, fertilizers, temperature controlled cargo, forest products, dimensional, grain, metal and minerals, petroleum and chemicals, consumer goods, and third party logistics applications. Canadian National Railway Company was incorporated in 1919 and is headquartered in Montreal, Canada.

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Canadian National Railway Company’s Stock Price as of Market Close

As of July 31, 2026, 4:00 PM, CST, Canadian National Railway Company’s stock price was $127.210.

Canadian National Railway Company is up 0.06% from its previous closing price of $127.130.

During the last market session, Canadian National Railway Company’s stock traded between $126.360 and $128.030. Currently, there are approximately 427.08 million shares outstanding for Canadian National Railway Company.

Canadian National Railway Company’s price-earnings (P/E) ratio is currently at 23.2, which is low compared to the Ground Transportation industry median of 36.5. The price-earnings ratio gauges market expectation of future performance by relating a stock’s current share price to its earnings per share.

Canadian National Railway Company Stock Price History

Canadian National Railway Company’s (CNI) price is currently up 6.68% so far this month.

During the month of July, Canadian National Railway Company’s stock price has reached a high of $131.550 and a low of $119.145.

Over the last year, Canadian National Railway Company has hit prices as high as $131.550 and as low as $90.740. Year to date, Canadian National Railway Company’s stock is up 28.69%.

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What Caused Canadian National Railway Company Stock’s Price to Rise?

Stock prices are primarily based on seller supply and buyer demand. But have you ever wondered about what other factors affect a stock's price?

When an analyst changes their opinion of a stock by upgrading or downgrading their rating, it often leads to a sudden stock price adjustment. As of July 31, 2026, there were 0 analysts who downgraded Canadian National Railway Company’s stock and 1 analyst who upgraded over the last month.

Additionally, you'll want to evaluate Canadian National Railway Company’s financial health and valuation. Investors can use AAII's Value Grade, which combines six key valuation metrics like P/E and P/S ratios for a comprehensive analysis to conduct analysis on Canadian National Railway Company’s valuation and financial health. This approach mitigates the limitations of single-metric evaluations.

Canadian National Railway Company’s current valuation based on AAII’s Value Grade is a D, which means it is considered to be Expensive.

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Lastly, news and media coverage as well as recent press reports about the company or its industry may cause stock prices to fluctuate. You can check out the most recent news articles about Canadian National Railway Company (CNI) by visiting AAII Stock Evaluator.

Relative Price Strength of Canadian National Railway Company

Relative price strength measures a stock's performance against the market, helping investors identify stocks that are outperforming benchmarks.

For AAII’s Momentum Grade, a weighted relative price strength is calculated. Follow this link to learn more about the Momentum Grade.

As of July 31, 2026, Canadian National Railway Company has a weighted four-quarter relative price strength of 5.05%, which translates to a Momentum Score of 70 and is considered to be Strong.

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Canadian National Railway Company Stock Price: Bottom Line

As of July 31, 2026, Canadian National Railway Company’s stock price is $127.210, which is up 0.06% from its previous closing price.

AAII advises against making stock decisions based solely on price or past returns. Instead, consider a variety of metrics, fundamentals, and analytics to evaluate a stock like Canadian National Railway Company stock prices are influenced by market supply and demand and offer just a snapshot of a company's overall health.

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