Canadian National (CNI Quick QuoteCNI - Free Report) reported $3.09 billion in revenue for the quarter ended June 2025, representing a year-over-year decline of 2.4%. EPS of $1.35 for the same period compares to $1.35 a year ago.

The reported revenue represents a surprise of -2.16% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $3.16 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $1.37, the EPS surprise was -1.46%.

While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determine their next move, some key metrics always offer a more accurate picture of a company's financial health.

As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.

Here is how CN performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:

• Operating Ratio: 61.7% versus 61.6% estimated by seven analysts on average.
• Carloads - Coal: 115 thousand versus 118.19 thousand estimated by five analysts on average.
• Carloads - Total: 1.41 million versus the five-analyst average estimate of 1.39 million.
• Carloads - Metals & Minerals: 239 thousand compared to the 235 thousand average estimate based on five analysts.
• Carloads - Petroleum & Chemicals: 154 thousand versus the five-analyst average estimate of 159.84 thousand.
• Carloads - Automotive: 56 thousand versus 56.21 thousand estimated by five analysts on average.
• Carloads - Intermodal: 602 thousand versus 578.85 thousand estimated by five analysts on average.
• Carloads - Forest Products: 71 thousand versus 73.81 thousand estimated by five analysts on average.
• Carloads - Grain & Fertilizers: 177 thousand versus 170.25 thousand estimated by five analysts on average.
• Revenue Ton Miles - Grain & Fertilizers: 16.51 billion versus 15.67 billion estimated by four analysts on average.
• Revenue Ton Miles - Coal: 5.06 billion versus 5.42 billion estimated by four analysts on average.
• Revenue Ton Miles - Forest Products: 5.11 billion versus 5.62 billion estimated by four analysts on average.

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Shares of CN have returned -2.7% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +5.9% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.