Canadian National Railway (CNI) Historical Monthly & Quarterly Returns
Dividend-adjusted returns by month and quarter. Compare performance across years.
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2.7% | +16.6% | 7.8% | +7.1% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2025 | +2.9% | 3.0% | 3.3% | 0.7% | +8.4% | 0.2% | 10.2% | +3.6% | 1.9% | +1.7% | 0.0% | +3.8% |
| 2024 | 1.3% | +4.6% | +2.1% | 7.8% | +4.9% | 6.8% | 2.0% | +1.8% | 0.0% | 7.9% | +3.5% | 8.6% |
| 2023 | +0.2% | 4.4% | +4.1% | +1.1% | 5.5% | +7.9% | +0.1% | 7.1% | 3.3% | 2.3% | +9.6% | +8.9% |
| 2022 | 0.9% | +1.9% | +8.7% | 12.3% | 3.3% | 0.7% | +12.6% | 6.1% | 8.7% | +9.7% | +8.4% | 7.0% |
| 2021 | 7.9% | +8.1% | +6.6% | 7.2% | +4.6% | 5.8% | +3.0% | +8.3% | 1.3% | +14.9% | 4.8% | 2.6% |
| 2020 | +3.3% | 9.1% | 8.1% | +6.7% | +3.8% | +3.4% | +10.4% | +6.9% | +2.2% | 6.6% | +7.6% | +3.1% |
| 2019 | +12.7% | +2.8% | +4.7% | +3.7% | 4.5% | +4.9% | +2.3% | 2.6% | 2.0% | 0.5% | +1.9% | 0.3% |
| 2018 | 2.9% | 3.4% | 5.0% | +5.7% | +8.0% | 1.7% | +9.1% | 0.3% | +1.4% | 4.8% | +0.4% | 13.3% |
| 2017 | +3.1% | +0.4% | +6.4% | 2.2% | +7.1% | +5.1% | 2.5% | +2.5% | +2.7% | 2.8% | 3.1% | +6.2% |
| 2016 | 4.3% | +8.3% | +8.4% | 1.5% | 3.7% | +0.1% | +7.0% | +1.7% | +2.2% | 3.9% | +6.3% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 4.2% | +4.8% | 2.9% | 3.5% | 8.0% | 2.3% | +8.1% | 11.1% | +2.8% | +7.6% | 2.2% | 6.1% |
| 2014 | 6.2% | +5.7% | 0.2% | +4.2% | +3.4% | +7.7% | +2.8% | +7.5% | 1.0% | 0.5% | +0.6% | 2.7% |
| 2013 | +5.1% | +6.0% | 0.7% | 2.3% | +3.4% | 3.6% | +2.6% | 6.1% | +8.6% | +8.5% | +2.3% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 4.0% | +2.1% | +3.7% | +7.4% | 3.9% | +3.5% | +4.4% | +3.9% | 3.2% | 2.1% | +4.0% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | +2.1% | +7.9% | +3.2% | +2.9% | +1.1% | +2.6% | 6.3% | 1.4% | 9.4% | +17.8% | 1.1% | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 8.2% | +5.5% | +15.6% | 1.3% | 4.0% | +0.5% | +9.7% | 3.1% | +5.4% | +1.2% | 1.3% | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 4.8% | 7.5% | +10.5% | +14.0% | +7.5% | 0.6% | +13.5% | 1.0% | +2.0% | 1.5% | +9.0% | +3.8% |
| 2008 | +7.5% | +4.6% | 8.1% | +8.4% | +7.7% | 14.4% | +9.7% | 0.4% | 8.5% | 9.6% | 18.6% | +5.1% |
| 2007 | +6.2% | 4.2% | +1.4% | +13.8% | +8.7% | 6.3% | +2.4% | +0.9% | +8.7% | 1.7% | 12.4% | 3.9% |
| 2006 | +13.0% | +4.4% | 3.7% | 0.8% | 0.4% | 1.7% | 7.7% | +5.8% | 1.5% | +13.6% | 1.1% | 8.3% |
| 2005 | 3.0% | +4.3% | +2.6% | 9.6% | +7.1% | 5.5% | +15.3% | 0.3% | +7.6% | +2.0% | +10.2% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 5.4% | 1.2% | +0.2% | 4.1% | +4.6% | +11.0% | +3.3% | +1.2% | +6.9% | +11.3% | +7.3% | +6.0% |
| 2003 | 1.5% | +3.8% | +1.3% | +13.8% | +3.7% | 4.0% | +7.9% | +3.3% | 2.9% | +15.7% | 1.5% | +7.3% |
| 2002 | +1.2% | +2.7% | +0.0% | 4.1% | +3.7% | +4.9% | 7.3% | 9.2% | 14.0% | +14.3% | 3.9% | +1.8% |
| 2001 | +24.6% | +1.8% | +0.5% | +5.3% | +1.2% | +1.6% | +12.5% | 4.5% | 12.3% | +4.2% | +12.5% | +8.8% |
| 2000 | 6.2% | 5.5% | +14.5% | +5.1% | 4.5% | +9.4% | +8.9% | 7.3% | +0.0% | +7.5% | 0.3% | 4.9% |
| 1999 | +3.4% | 9.6% | +15.6% | +13.5% | +1.3% | +5.2% | +0.0% | 5.0% | 4.3% | +0.6% | 1.9% | 10.8% |
| 1998 | +5.6% | +24.3% | +3.3% | +1.9% | 9.0% | 9.5% | 0.8% | 14.8% | 0.4% | +12.9% | +7.1% | 3.7% |
| 1997 | +4.3% | 8.3% | 2.3% | +8.7% | +8.5% | +5.4% | +18.6% | 4.3% | +4.9% | +3.9% | 4.1% | 8.2% |
| 1996 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | +7.0% | 7.0% |
| Avg | +1.1% | +2.1% | +2.4% | +2.2% | +1.8% | +0.3% | +4.4% | 1.3% | 0.7% | +3.6% | +1.4% | 0.7% |
| Median | 0.4% | +2.7% | +1.7% | +2.4% | +3.4% | +0.1% | +3.3% | 0.4% | 0.4% | +1.7% | +0.5% | +0.9% |
| Win % | 50% | 67% | 63% | 57% | 66% | 52% | 72% | 41% | 41% | 59% | 53% | 53% |
2026
Jan2.7%
Feb+16.6%
Mar7.8%
Apr+7.1%
May—
Jun—
Jul—
Aug—
Sep—
Oct—
Nov—
Dec—
2025
Jan+2.9%
Feb3.0%
Mar3.3%
Apr0.7%
May+8.4%
Jun0.2%
Jul10.2%
Aug+3.6%
Sep1.9%
Oct+1.7%
Nov0.0%
Dec+3.8%
2024
Jan1.3%
Feb+4.6%
Mar+2.1%
Apr7.8%
May+4.9%
Jun6.8%
Jul2.0%
Aug+1.8%
Sep0.0%
Oct7.9%
Nov+3.5%
Dec8.6%
2023
Jan+0.2%
Feb4.4%
Mar+4.1%
Apr+1.1%
May5.5%
Jun+7.9%
Jul+0.1%
Aug7.1%
Sep3.3%
Oct2.3%
Nov+9.6%
Dec+8.9%
2022
Jan0.9%
Feb+1.9%
Mar+8.7%
Apr12.3%
May3.3%
Jun0.7%
Jul+12.6%
Aug6.1%
Sep8.7%
Oct+9.7%
Nov+8.4%
Dec7.0%
2021
Jan7.9%
Feb+8.1%
Mar+6.6%
Apr7.2%
May+4.6%
Jun5.8%
Jul+3.0%
Aug+8.3%
Sep1.3%
Oct+14.9%
Nov4.8%
Dec2.6%
2020
Jan+3.3%
Feb9.1%
Mar8.1%
Apr+6.7%
May+3.8%
Jun+3.4%
Jul+10.4%
Aug+6.9%
Sep+2.2%
Oct6.6%
Nov+7.6%
Dec+3.1%
2019
Jan+12.7%
Feb+2.8%
Mar+4.7%
Apr+3.7%
May4.5%
Jun+4.9%
Jul+2.3%
Aug2.6%
Sep2.0%
Oct0.5%
Nov+1.9%
Dec0.3%
2018
Jan2.9%
Feb3.4%
Mar5.0%
Apr+5.7%
May+8.0%
Jun1.7%
Jul+9.1%
Aug0.3%
Sep+1.4%
Oct4.8%
Nov+0.4%
Dec13.3%
2017
Jan+3.1%
Feb+0.4%
Mar+6.4%
Apr2.2%
May+7.1%
Jun+5.1%
Jul2.5%
Aug+2.5%
Sep+2.7%
Oct2.8%
Nov3.1%
Dec+6.2%
2016
Jan4.3%
Feb+8.3%
Mar+8.4%
Apr1.5%
May3.7%
Jun+0.1%
Jul+7.0%
Aug+1.7%
Sep+2.2%
Oct3.9%
Nov+6.3%
Dec+1.3%
2015
Jan4.2%
Feb+4.8%
Mar2.9%
Apr3.5%
May8.0%
Jun2.3%
Jul+8.1%
Aug11.1%
Sep+2.8%
Oct+7.6%
Nov2.2%
Dec6.1%
2014
Jan6.2%
Feb+5.7%
Mar0.2%
Apr+4.2%
May+3.4%
Jun+7.7%
Jul+2.8%
Aug+7.5%
Sep1.0%
Oct0.5%
Nov+0.6%
Dec2.7%
2013
Jan+5.1%
Feb+6.0%
Mar0.7%
Apr2.3%
May+3.4%
Jun3.6%
Jul+2.6%
Aug6.1%
Sep+8.6%
Oct+8.5%
Nov+2.3%
Dec+1.7%
2012
Jan4.0%
Feb+2.1%
Mar+3.7%
Apr+7.4%
May3.9%
Jun+3.5%
Jul+4.4%
Aug+3.9%
Sep3.2%
Oct2.1%
Nov+4.0%
Dec+1.7%
2011
Jan+2.1%
Feb+7.9%
Mar+3.2%
Apr+2.9%
May+1.1%
Jun+2.6%
Jul6.3%
Aug1.4%
Sep9.4%
Oct+17.8%
Nov1.1%
Dec+1.7%
2010
Jan8.2%
Feb+5.5%
Mar+15.6%
Apr1.3%
May4.0%
Jun+0.5%
Jul+9.7%
Aug3.1%
Sep+5.4%
Oct+1.2%
Nov1.3%
Dec+4.4%
2009
Jan4.8%
Feb7.5%
Mar+10.5%
Apr+14.0%
May+7.5%
Jun0.6%
Jul+13.5%
Aug1.0%
Sep+2.0%
Oct1.5%
Nov+9.0%
Dec+3.8%
2008
Jan+7.5%
Feb+4.6%
Mar8.1%
Apr+8.4%
May+7.7%
Jun14.4%
Jul+9.7%
Aug0.4%
Sep8.5%
Oct9.6%
Nov18.6%
Dec+5.1%
2007
Jan+6.2%
Feb4.2%
Mar+1.4%
Apr+13.8%
May+8.7%
Jun6.3%
Jul+2.4%
Aug+0.9%
Sep+8.7%
Oct1.7%
Nov12.4%
Dec3.9%
2006
Jan+13.0%
Feb+4.4%
Mar3.7%
Apr0.8%
May0.4%
Jun1.7%
Jul7.7%
Aug+5.8%
Sep1.5%
Oct+13.6%
Nov1.1%
Dec8.3%
2005
Jan3.0%
Feb+4.3%
Mar+2.6%
Apr9.6%
May+7.1%
Jun5.5%
Jul+15.3%
Aug0.3%
Sep+7.6%
Oct+2.0%
Nov+10.2%
Dec+0.5%
2004
Jan5.4%
Feb1.2%
Mar+0.2%
Apr4.1%
May+4.6%
Jun+11.0%
Jul+3.3%
Aug+1.2%
Sep+6.9%
Oct+11.3%
Nov+7.3%
Dec+6.0%
2003
Jan1.5%
Feb+3.8%
Mar+1.3%
Apr+13.8%
May+3.7%
Jun4.0%
Jul+7.9%
Aug+3.3%
Sep2.9%
Oct+15.7%
Nov1.5%
Dec+7.3%
2002
Jan+1.2%
Feb+2.7%
Mar+0.0%
Apr4.1%
May+3.7%
Jun+4.9%
Jul7.3%
Aug9.2%
Sep14.0%
Oct+14.3%
Nov3.9%
Dec+1.8%
2001
Jan+24.6%
Feb+1.8%
Mar+0.5%
Apr+5.3%
May+1.2%
Jun+1.6%
Jul+12.5%
Aug4.5%
Sep12.3%
Oct+4.2%
Nov+12.5%
Dec+8.8%
2000
Jan6.2%
Feb5.5%
Mar+14.5%
Apr+5.1%
May4.5%
Jun+9.4%
Jul+8.9%
Aug7.3%
Sep+0.0%
Oct+7.5%
Nov0.3%
Dec4.9%
1999
Jan+3.4%
Feb9.6%
Mar+15.6%
Apr+13.5%
May+1.3%
Jun+5.2%
Jul+0.0%
Aug5.0%
Sep4.3%
Oct+0.6%
Nov1.9%
Dec10.8%
1998
Jan+5.6%
Feb+24.3%
Mar+3.3%
Apr+1.9%
May9.0%
Jun9.5%
Jul0.8%
Aug14.8%
Sep0.4%
Oct+12.9%
Nov+7.1%
Dec3.7%
1997
Jan+4.3%
Feb8.3%
Mar2.3%
Apr+8.7%
May+8.5%
Jun+5.4%
Jul+18.6%
Aug4.3%
Sep+4.9%
Oct+3.9%
Nov4.1%
Dec8.2%
1996
Jan—
Feb—
Mar—
Apr—
May—
Jun—
Jul—
Aug—
Sep—
Oct—
Nov+7.0%
Dec7.0%
Avg
Jan+1.1%
Feb+2.1%
Mar+2.4%
Apr+2.2%
May+1.8%
Jun+0.3%
Jul+4.4%
Aug1.3%
Sep0.7%
Oct+3.6%
Nov+1.4%
Dec0.7%
Median
Jan0.4%
Feb+2.7%
Mar+1.7%
Apr+2.4%
May+3.4%
Jun+0.1%
Jul+3.3%
Aug0.4%
Sep0.4%
Oct+1.7%
Nov+0.5%
Dec+0.9%
Win %
Jan50%
Feb67%
Mar63%
Apr57%
May66%
Jun52%
Jul72%
Aug41%
Sep41%
Oct59%
Nov53%
Dec53%
Frequently asked questions
What is the best performing month for Canadian National Railway (CNI) stock?
- Historically, July is the best performing month for Canadian National Railway (CNI) stock with an average return of +4.40%.
What is the worst performing month for Canadian National Railway (CNI) stock?
- Historically, August is the worst performing month for Canadian National Railway (CNI) stock with an average return of 1.28%.
What is the best performing quarter for Canadian National Railway (CNI) stock?
- Historically, Q1 is the best performing quarter for Canadian National Railway (CNI) stock with an average return of +5.45%.
What is the worst performing quarter for Canadian National Railway (CNI) stock?
- Historically, Q3 is the worst performing quarter for Canadian National Railway (CNI) stock with an average return of +2.48%.
What is the best performing year for Canadian National Railway (CNI) stock?
- Historically, 2001 is the best performing year for Canadian National Railway (CNI) stock with a return of +65.81%.
What is the worst performing year for Canadian National Railway (CNI) stock?
- Historically, 2008 is the worst performing year for Canadian National Railway (CNI) stock with a return of 20.10%.
Which month has the highest win rate for Canadian National Railway (CNI) stock?
- Historically, July has the highest win rate for Canadian National Railway (CNI) stock — positive in 72% of years.
Which month has the lowest win rate for Canadian National Railway (CNI) stock?
- Historically, August has the lowest win rate for Canadian National Railway (CNI) stock — positive in 41% of years.
Which quarter has the highest win rate for Canadian National Railway (CNI) stock?
- Historically, Q1 has the highest win rate for Canadian National Railway (CNI) stock — positive in 70% of years.
Which quarter has the lowest win rate for Canadian National Railway (CNI) stock?
- Historically, Q3 has the lowest win rate for Canadian National Railway (CNI) stock — positive in 55% of years.
Data & methodology
How are returns calculated?
- We compare the closing price at the end of each period (month or quarter) with the closing price at the end of the previous period. The return is the percentage change. All prices are adjusted for dividends and stock splits. Based on historical prices from our data provider.
What is average vs median?
- Average is the arithmetic mean of returns for each period across years. Median is the middle value. Both exclude empty cells. Use median to reduce impact of outliers.
What does the heatmap show?
- Green cells indicate positive returns, red cells indicate negative returns. The darker the color, the stronger the move. Average and Median rows summarize each column across years.
What is Win %?
- Percentage of years when the period had a positive return. For example, 80% for January means January was positive in 80% of the years in the selected range.
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