Latest headcount
23,839
YoY change
-3.4%
Headcount CAGR
+1.8%
Revenue / employee
$520K
Employee count history for Canadian National Railway
| Fiscal year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 2001 | 15,500 |
| 2002 | 15,235 |
| 2003 | 14,981 |
| 2004 | 15,784 |
| 2005 | 14,979 |
| 2006 | 15,232 |
| 2007 | 22,696 |
| 2008 | 22,227 |
| 2009 | 21,501 |
| 2010 | 22,279 |
| 2011 | 23,230 |
| 2012 | 23,430 |
| 2013 | 23,721 |
| 2014 | 25,530 |
| 2015 | 23,172 |
| 2016 | 22,249 |
| 2017 | 23,945 |
| 2018 | 25,720 |
| 2019 | 25,975 |
| 2020 | 24,381 |
| 2021 | 22,604 |
| 2022 | 23,971 |
| 2023 | 24,987 |
| 2024 | 24,671 |
| 2025 | 23,839 |
Revenue per employee for Canadian National Railway
Annual revenue divided by reported headcount, normalized to US dollars.
| Fiscal year | Revenue per employee (USD) |
|---|---|
| 2001 | $231K |
| 2002 | $256K |
| 2003 | $299K |
| 2004 | $340K |
| 2005 | $412K |
| 2006 | $457K |
| 2007 | $355K |
| 2008 | $317K |
| 2009 | $325K |
| 2010 | $368K |
| 2011 | $380K |
| 2012 | $427K |
| 2013 | $425K |
| 2014 | $419K |
| 2015 | $408K |
| 2016 | $406K |
| 2017 | $429K |
| 2018 | $422K |
| 2019 | $435K |
| 2020 | $435K |
| 2021 | $509K |
| 2022 | $525K |
| 2023 | $495K |
| 2024 | $494K |
| 2025 | $520K |
Earnings per employee for Canadian National Railway
Annual net income divided by reported headcount, normalized to US dollars; years with a net loss dip below zero.
| Fiscal year | Earnings per employee (USD) |
|---|---|
| 2001 | $42.4K |
| 2002 | $33.5K |
| 2003 | $51.6K |
| 2004 | $65.3K |
| 2005 | $88.5K |
| 2006 | $120K |
| 2007 | $97K |
| 2008 | $70.8K |
| 2009 | $81.7K |
| 2010 | $93.2K |
| 2011 | $103K |
| 2012 | $115K |
| 2013 | $105K |
| 2014 | $109K |
| 2015 | $114K |
| 2016 | $123K |
| 2017 | $180K |
| 2018 | $127K |
| 2019 | $123K |
| 2020 | $112K |
| 2021 | $172K |
| 2022 | $157K |
| 2023 | $165K |
| 2024 | $129K |
| 2025 | $142K |
Employee count history for Canadian National Railway (CNI)
Annual figures come from annual reports (10-K, or 20-F/40-F for foreign filers); interim rows reflect headcount disclosed in periodic filings. Year-over-year change compares each filing with the prior year's equivalent. Revenue and earnings per employee are annual figures normalized to US dollars.
- 202523,839-3.4%
- 202424,671-1.3%
- 202324,987+4.2%
- 202223,971+6.0%
- 202122,604-7.3%
- 202024,381-6.1%
- 201925,975+1.0%
- 201825,720+7.4%
- 201723,945+7.6%
- 201622,249-4.0%
- 201523,172-9.2%
- 201425,530+7.6%
- 201323,721+1.2%
- 201223,430+0.9%
- 201123,230+4.3%
- 201022,279+3.6%
- 200921,501-3.3%
- 200822,227-2.1%
- 200722,696+49.0%
- 200615,232+1.7%
- 200514,979-5.1%
- 200415,784+5.4%
- 200314,981-1.7%
- 200215,235-1.7%
- 200115,500—
About Canadian National Railway's employee count
Canadian National Railway (CNI) employed 23,839 people in fiscal year 2025, based on its most recent annual report. That headcount shrank by -832 (-3.4%) from 24,671 a year earlier.
Across the 2001–2025 period, the company's reported workforce went from 15,500 to 23,839 employees — a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of +1.8% per year.
Canadian National Railway generated about $520K of revenue and $142K of net income per employee in its latest annual period. Revenue and earnings per employee gauge how efficiently a company turns headcount into output, and are most telling when tracked over time or compared with peers in the same industry.
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