Canadian National Railway Company (NYSE:CNI) Q3 2025 Earnings Call October 31, 2025 08:30 AM ET Speaker7Good morning. My name is Prisca, and I will be your operator today. All participants are now in a listen-only mode. After the speaker's remarks, there will be a question-and-answer session during which we ask that you kindly limit yourself to one question. At this time, I would like to turn the call over to Stacy Alderson, CN's Assistant Vice President of Investor Relations. Ladies and gentlemen, Ms. Alde ...

MONTREAL, Oct. 31, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- CN (TSX: CNR) (NYSE: CNI) announced today that its Board of Directors has approved a fourth-quarter 2025 dividend on the Company’s common shares outstanding. A quarterly dividend of eighty-eight and three-quarter cents (C$0.8875) per common share will be paid on December 30, 2025, to shareholders of record at the close of business on December 9, 2025. About CNCN powers the economy by safely transporting more than 300 million tons of natural resources, manufactured ...

MONTREAL, Oct. 30, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- CN (TSX: CNR) (NYSE: CNI) will issue its third-quarter 2025 financial and operating results at 7:30 a.m. Eastern Time on October 31, 2025. CN's senior officers will review the results and the railway's outlook in a conference call on that day starting at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time. Tracy Robinson, CN President and Chief Executive Officer, will lead the call. Parties wishing to participate via telephone may dial 1-800-715-9871 (Canada/U.S.), or 1-647-932-3411 (Internat ...

CSX’s profits declined in the third quarter as intermodal growth could not offset an 11% decline in coal revenue. But the railroad’s key operating metrics all improved, even amid detours related to a pair of major construction projects, the Howard Street Tunnel clearance project in Baltimore and the rebuilding of the hurricane-damaged Blue Ridge Subdivision. “We’re encouraged by the progress made this quarter. Our team did a great job at working together, responding effectively to the tests faced earlier ...

MONTREAL, Oct. 08, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- CN (TSX: CNR) (NYSE: CNI) announced today it set a new record for grain movement in September. CN moved over 2.91 million metric tonnes of grain from Western Canada last month, higher by 80,000 metric tonnes from its previous set record for the month. “As the harvest season moves into its final stages, our teams are working closely with customers to keep grain moving steadily through the supply chain. September’s results highlight our continued focus on delivering ...

MONTREAL, Sept. 29, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- CN (TSX: CNR) (NYSE: CNI) has published its 2025-2026 Winter Plan. Every year, CN publishes a Winter Plan that outlines how it prepares to meet customer demand safely, reliably, and efficiently during the challenges of the winter season. CN’s Winter Plan reflects a clear commitment to investing in infrastructure, applying innovative technology, and working closely with customers and partners to keep the economy moving safely. “Preparing for winter is part of w ...

MONTREAL, Sept. 29, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- CN (TSX: CNR) (NYSE: CNI) will issue its third-quarter 2025 financial and operating results before the markets open on October 31, 2025. CN's senior officers will review the results and the railway's outlook in a conference call starting at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time on October 31. Tracy Robinson, CN President and Chief Executive Officer, will lead the call. Parties wishing to participate via telephone may dial 1-800-715-9871 (Canada/U.S.), or 1-647-932-3411 (Interna ...

公司合作与安全倡议 - 公司与新奥尔良圣徒队建立合作伙伴关系，共同开展“看见轨道？想到火车！”安全周活动（2025年9月15日至19日）[1] - 合作内容包括公司警察与圣徒队成员共同访问新奥尔良多所学校，旨在提高铁路轨道附近安全意识，并培养学生成为社区安全领袖[2] - 合作目标是与社区组织共同努力，激励青年成为铁路安全榜样，减少铁路财产附近的不安全行为，共同实现零轨道悲剧的愿景[3] 公司业务与运营规模 - 公司每年为北美客户安全运输超过3亿吨自然资源、制成品和成品货物[4] - 公司运营着近20000英里的铁路网络及相关运输服务，连接加拿大东西海岸与美国中西部及墨西哥湾沿岸[4] - 公司自1919年起运营，致力于促进可持续贸易及其运营社区的繁荣[4]

公司及行业 * 加拿大国家铁路公司 Canadian National Railway Company (CNI) [1] * 北美铁路行业 North American rail space [1] 核心观点与论据 **财务与运营表现** * 公司本年度至今的运量与去年同期相比基本持平 [5] * 国内多式联运业务本季度迄今增长26% [7] * 预计全年运量将超过去年 但无法实现此前预期的200个基点的全年营业比率改善 [21][29][30] * 碳税 repeal 带来7000万加元影响 对营收和息税前利润均为净冲销 [33] * 公司拥有约1000名 furloughed 员工 并因谷物运输开始召回部分人员 召回成功率 conductors 为90% trainees 为75% [17][32] * 机车停放约200台 以节省机械费用 [17] **各业务板块动态** * 大宗商品业务表现强劲 得益于加拿大和美国的粮食丰收 加拿大新作物预计为7500万公吨（三年平均7300万 去年7400万） [5][17] * 加拿大Quintette煤矿复产 煤炭运量逐年改善 [6] * 国际多式联运业务在7-8月表现强劲 鲁珀特王子港年化处理量达到90万-100万标准箱 货物停留时间少于3天 [6] * 林产品业务面临严峻挑战 受住房开工率低、木材价格低（约400-450美元/千板英尺 疫情后曾达1600美元）以及软木关税影响 加拿大和美国均有产能退出 [7][23][27] * 工业产品中的压裂砂业务有巨大增长故事 但因加拿大西部天然气库存高企而暂缓 [8][9] * 墨西哥业务量同比增长15% 受关税环境带来的机会驱动（如北向汽车、管道、南向塑料和化肥） [36] **战略与市场环境** * 公司处于一个充满挑战和有趣的宏观经济与贸易流环境 具有波动性 [5][10] * 公司优先考虑敏捷性 通过运营模式、周度成本决策和紧密的客户合作来实现 [13][14] * 定价目标是超越成本通胀 基于服务质量和与客户合作解决问题/寻找新市场 [35] * 公司正积极通过与其他铁路公司（如CSX、诺福克南方、联合太平洋）的合作协议（如至纳什维尔的新服务、Falcon Premium服务）来扩展网络覆盖 而非通过并购 [43][52][53][56] * 公司评论了美国拟议的铁路合并 认为其试图争夺的加拿大港口运量占比很小 现有合作方式可提供相同效益而无大型合并风险 并指出审批将适用新的“促进竞争”更高标准 [42][44][45] **资本管理与技术投资** * 公司密切管理成本（运营与资本支出）并鉴于股价更积极地推进股票回购 [10] * 技术投资聚焦于安全（十年间工程相关脱轨事故减少90%）、运营效率及自动化（AI在编组场、后台、路线规划中的应用） [66][67][68] * 资本支出基于维护需求、运量增长所需的产能扩张及消除瓶颈 本年资本支出较去年减少1.5亿加元 [72] * 通过内部投资2000万于人力与设备 减少了1.2亿加元的承包商支出 并在枕木安装（节省17美元/根 总量150万根）和道碴单位成本（节省2000万美元）等方面实现节约 [74] **展望与反思** * 公司承认过去几年因经济增长未达预期、港口劳工问题及铁路劳工问题未能实现最初承诺的增长目标 但强调在运量增长（除CPKC合并外领先）和营业比率方面表现位居行业前列 [63][64] * 认为当前波动性可能成为“新常态” 未来设定预期时将考虑此因素 并计划在2026年以某种形式向投资者更新展望 [65] * 公司对渡过波动环境保持信心 策略是精益运营、提供优质服务并与客户紧密合作 [79] 其他重要内容 * 谷物运输的定价约为3%-4% 过去几年累计涨幅超过10% [19][21] * 公司拥有强大的始发网络 其运输量的85%为自有货源 其中三分之二的货量目的地位于自有网络内 [46] * USMCA协议将于明年迎来重新审议 [36]

核心财务表现 - 第二季度每股收益0.44美元超出市场预期0.02美元 但同比下降10.2% [2] - 总收入35.7亿美元低于市场预期0.1亿美元 同比下降3.4% [3] - 营业利润12.8亿美元同比下降11% 营业利润率35.9%同比下降320个基点 [3] 业务板块表现 - 大宗商品收入22.5亿美元同比下降2% 销量6.7亿美元同比下降2% [5] - 多式联运收入4.91亿美元同比下降3% 销量增长2%但单位收入下降5% [5] - 煤炭收入4.77亿美元同比下降15% 销量增长1%但单位收入下降16% [6] 成本与现金流 - 总费用22.9亿美元同比上升2% [4] - 经营活动产生现金流6.35亿美元 [7] - 期末现金及等价物3.87亿美元 较上季度11.4亿美元显著下降 [7] 市场表现与预期 - 近一个月股价上涨2.5% 跑赢标普500指数 [1] - 过去一个月市场预期呈现下调趋势 [9] - 公司维持2025年总量增长预期 预计下半年煤炭和柴油价格带来的收入阻力将减弱 [8] 战略重点与资本配置 - 持续关注运营效率、劳动生产率和效能提升计划 [8] - 资本支出预计同比基本持平 不含飓风重建支出 [8] - 长期债务185亿美元保持环比稳定 [7]