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Dividends Paid for Canadian National Railway (CNI)

As of · Reported

Metric
USD

Latest period

$1.60B

YoY change

+3.6%

5Y CAGR

+4.8%

Peak year (2025)

$1.58B

Dividends Paid history chart for Canadian National Railway (CNI) from 1995 to 2025

Latest: $1.58B

Dividends Paid growth chart for Canadian National Railway (CNI) from 1995 to 2025

Latest: +3.6%

Dividends Paid history table for Canadian National Railway (CNI) from 1995 to 2025

  • 2025$1.58B+3.6%
  • 2024$1.53B+0.4%
  • 2023$1.52B+3.2%
  • 2022$1.47B+6.7%
  • 2021$1.38B+10.2%
  • 2020$1.25B+7.2%
  • 2019$1.17B+15.9%
  • 2018$1.01B+3.4%
  • 2017$976.04M+12.3%
  • 2016$868.85M+16.3%
  • 2015$746.79M+3.7%
  • 2014$720.39M+4.3%
  • 2013$690.50M+4.9%
  • 2012$657.97M+15.0%
  • 2011$571.92M+15.2%
  • 2010$496.66M+10.5%
  • 2009$449.36M+24.2%
  • 2008$361.84M-15.1%
  • 2007$426.39M+42.7%
  • 2006$298.75M+27.5%
  • 2005$234.33M+28.9%
  • 2004$181.85M+24.9%
  • 2003$145.61M+34.4%
  • 2002$108.31M+14.1%
  • 2001$94.90M+3.6%
  • 2000$91.59M+15.3%
  • 1999$79.46M+19.8%
  • 1998$66.32M+17.5%
  • 1997$56.44M+13.2%
  • 1996$49.87M—
  • 1995$0.00—

Dividends Paid values are taken from Canadian National Railway's reported cash flow statements (interim 6-K and annual 20-F filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission). Each row shows the period end date and the filing date. YoY compares each figure to the same period one year earlier. Amounts converted to USD using IAS 21 average exchange rates (P&L / cash flow) or closing rates (balance sheet). Originally filed in CAD.

About Dividends Paid at Canadian National Railway (CNI)

Dividends Paid for Canadian National Railway (CNI): headline value $1.60B · YoY +3.6%. Annual and quarterly series, chart, and tables are below.

Headline figure above is from the reporting period ending (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .

2025's annual dividends paid for Canadian National Railway (CNI) came in at 2.21B CAD – edged up 3.2% year-over-year.

Across 2020–2025 (5 years), Canadian National Railway dividends paid produced a CAGR of +6.2% – sustaining 30 straight years of year-over-year growth.

2.21B CAD stands as the all-time-high annual dividends paid, posted in 2025, against a low of 0.00 CAD during 1995.

Canadian National Railway Dividends Paid by Year

Canadian National Railway Dividends Paid 2025: $1.58B

Canadian National Railway dividends paid in 2025 was 2.21B CAD ($1.58B), edged up 3.2% from 2024. This figure represents the highest annual value in the available history.

Canadian National Railway Dividends Paid 2024: $1.53B

2024's dividends paid for Canadian National Railway came in at 2.14B CAD ($1.53B), edged up 3.2% from 2023.

Canadian National Railway Dividends Paid 2023: $1.52B

Canadian National Railway posted dividends paid of 2.07B CAD ($1.52B) in 2023, edged up 3.3% from 2022.

Canadian National Railway Dividends Paid 2022: $1.47B

In 2022, Canadian National Railway reported dividends paid of 2.00B CAD ($1.47B), grew 15.2% from 2021.

Canadian National Railway Dividends Paid 2021: $1.38B

Canadian National Railway dividends paid in 2021 was 1.74B CAD ($1.38B).

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