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CNI vs NSC // EV/EBITDA & P/E VALUATION
Canadian National Railway Company (NYSE) VS. Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: CNI 4
— NSC 9
▲ EV/EBITDA & P/E VALUATION LEADER: NSC
LAST: $123.69 (-0.30%) • MKT CAP: $74.94B
valuation
21.0x
LAST: $342.64 (+0.13%) • MKT CAP: $76.86B
valuation
14.1x
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (CNI VS. NSC)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | CNI | NSC | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | — | — | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 9.90% | 13.00% | -3.10 | NSC | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation ACTIVE | 21.0x | 14.1x | +6.90 | NSC | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 2.21% | 2.81% | -0.60 | NSC | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 13.90% | 35.80% | -21.90 | NSC | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 10.90% | 23.60% | -12.70 | NSC | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 5.50% | 0.50% | +5.00 | CNI | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 1.58% | -1.58 | NSC | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 3.74 | 2.53 | +1.21 | CNI | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 8/9 | 7/9 | +1.00 | CNI | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 57.4 | 66.4 | -9.00 | NSC | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 1.00 | 0.96 | +0.04 | CNI | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 30.5x | 24.9x | +5.60 | NSC | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $74.94B | $76.86B | -$1.92B | NSC | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | CNI REV | NSC REV | CNI GROSS % | NSC GROSS % | CNI FCF | NSC FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | — | $12.18B | — | — | — | $2.16B |
| FY 2024 | — | $12.12B | — | — | — | $1.67B |
| FY 2023 | — | $12.16B | — | — | — | $2.63B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
CNI // BETA 1.00
NSC // BETA 0.96