Annual Dividend (TTM)
$2.5570
Quarterly
Dividend Yield
2.36%
Last ex-date: Mar 10, 2026
Payout Ratio (TTM)
45.71%
Percentage of earnings paid as dividends
Dividend Growth
3.82%
29 consecutive years

Canadian National Railway Company (CNI) Dividend Statistics & Metrics

Comprehensive dividend yields, CAGR growth rates, payout ratios, and payment frequency analysis

Payment Details

Dividend payment schedule and frequency details

FrequencyQuarterly
Last Payment$0.6757
Last Ex-DateMar 10, 2026
Last Payment DateMar 31, 2026

Growth Metrics

Dividend CAGR and consecutive years of growth

Consecutive Years29 years
TTM Growth (YoY)3.82%
3-Year CAGR4.40%
5-Year CAGR7.94%
10-Year CAGR10.20%

Historical Averages

Multi-year dividend averages and payout ratio

Payout Ratio (TTM)45.71%
5-Year Average$2.3126
10-Year Average$1.8738
First PaymentMar 5, 1996

Canadian National Railway Company (CNI) Dividend Payment History

Complete ex-dividend dates, record dates, payment dates, amounts, and frequency

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Complete dividend payment history including ex-dividend dates, record dates, payment dates, declaration dates, amounts, frequency, and type
Ex-Dividend DateRecord DatePayment DateDeclaration DateAmountFrequency
Mar 10, 2026-Mar 31, 2026Jan 30, 2026$0.6757Quarterly
Dec 9, 2025Dec 9, 2025Dec 30, 2025Oct 31, 2025$0.6500Quarterly
Sep 8, 2025Sep 8, 2025Sep 29, 2025Jul 22, 2025$0.6420Quarterly
Jun 9, 2025Jun 9, 2025Jun 30, 2025May 1, 2025$0.6480Quarterly
Mar 10, 2025Mar 10, 2025Mar 31, 2025Jan 30, 2025$0.6170Quarterly
Dec 9, 2024Dec 9, 2024Dec 30, 2024Oct 22, 2024$0.5970Quarterly
Sep 6, 2024Sep 6, 2024Sep 27, 2024Jul 23, 2024$0.6260Quarterly
Jun 7, 2024Jun 7, 2024Jun 28, 2024Apr 23, 2024$0.6180Quarterly
Mar 6, 2024Mar 7, 2024Mar 28, 2024Jan 23, 2024$0.6220Quarterly
Dec 6, 2023Dec 7, 2023Dec 28, 2023Oct 24, 2023$0.5810Quarterly
Sep 7, 2023Sep 8, 2023Sep 29, 2023Jul 25, 2023$0.5790Quarterly
Jun 8, 2023Jun 9, 2023Jun 30, 2023Apr 24, 2023$0.5910Quarterly
Mar 9, 2023Mar 10, 2023Mar 31, 2023Jan 24, 2023$0.5730Quarterly
Dec 7, 2022Dec 8, 2022Dec 29, 2022Oct 25, 2022$0.5370Quarterly
Sep 7, 2022Sep 8, 2022Sep 29, 2022Jul 26, 2022$0.5570Quarterly
Jun 8, 2022Jun 9, 2022Jun 30, 2022Apr 26, 2022$0.5850Quarterly
Mar 9, 2022Mar 10, 2022Mar 31, 2022Jan 25, 2022$0.5680Quarterly
Dec 8, 2021Dec 9, 2021Dec 30, 2021Oct 19, 2021$0.4860Quarterly
Sep 7, 2021Sep 8, 2021Sep 29, 2021Jul 20, 2021$0.4910Quarterly
Jun 8, 2021Jun 9, 2021Jun 30, 2021Apr 26, 2021$0.5090Quarterly
Mar 9, 2021Mar 10, 2021Mar 31, 2021Jan 26, 2021$0.4860Quarterly
Dec 8, 2020-Dec 30, 2020Oct 20, 2020$0.4490Quarterly
Sep 8, 2020-Sep 30, 2020Jul 21, 2020$0.4390Quarterly
Jun 8, 2020-Jun 30, 2020Apr 27, 2020$0.4280Quarterly
Mar 9, 2020-Mar 31, 2020Jan 28, 2020$0.4290Quarterly
Dec 6, 2019-Dec 30, 2019Oct 22, 2019$0.4080Quarterly
Sep 6, 2019-Sep 30, 2019Jul 23, 2019$0.4060Quarterly
Jun 6, 2019-Jun 28, 2019May 1, 2019$0.4010Quarterly
Mar 7, 2019-Mar 29, 2019Jan 31, 2019$0.4000Quarterly
Dec 6, 2018-Dec 28, 2018Oct 26, 2018$0.3410Quarterly
Sep 6, 2018-Sep 28, 2018Sep 12, 2018$0.3450Quarterly
Jun 7, 2018-Jun 29, 2018Apr 25, 2018$0.3520Quarterly
Mar 7, 2018-Mar 29, 2018Jan 29, 2018$0.3530Quarterly
Dec 7, 2017-Dec 29, 2017Oct 26, 2017$0.3230Quarterly
Sep 7, 2017-Sep 29, 2017Jul 27, 2017$0.3370Quarterly
Jun 7, 2017-Jun 30, 2017Apr 28, 2017$0.3070Quarterly
Mar 8, 2017-Mar 31, 2017Jan 30, 2017$0.3080Quarterly
Dec 7, 2016-Dec 30, 2016Nov 1, 2016$0.2820Quarterly
Sep 7, 2016-Sep 30, 2016Sep 13, 2016$0.2920Quarterly
Jun 7, 2016-Jun 30, 2016Apr 28, 2016$0.2930Quarterly
Mar 8, 2016-Mar 31, 2016Feb 1, 2016$0.2820Quarterly
Dec 8, 2015-Dec 31, 2015Oct 29, 2015$0.2310Quarterly
Sep 4, 2015-Sep 30, 2015Aug 5, 2015$0.2370Quarterly
Jun 5, 2015-Jun 30, 2015Apr 22, 2015$0.2500Quarterly
Mar 6, 2015-Mar 31, 2015Jan 29, 2015$0.2500Quarterly
Dec 8, 2014-Dec 31, 2014Dec 12, 2014$0.2190Quarterly
Sep 5, 2014-Sep 30, 2014Jul 21, 2014$0.2300Quarterly
Jun 5, 2014-Jun 30, 2014Apr 22, 2014$0.2290Quarterly
Mar 6, 2014-Mar 31, 2014Mar 26, 2014$0.2270Quarterly
Dec 6, 2013-Dec 31, 2013Oct 22, 2013$0.2020Quarterly
Sep 5, 2013-Sep 30, 2013Jul 22, 2013$0.2050Quarterly
Jun 5, 2013-Jun 28, 2013Apr 22, 2013$0.2080Quarterly
Mar 5, 2013-Mar 28, 2013Jan 22, 2013$0.2085Quarterly
Dec 6, 2012-Dec 31, 2012Oct 22, 2012$0.1885Quarterly
Sep 5, 2012-Sep 28, 2012Jul 25, 2012$0.1905Quarterly
Jun 6, 2012-Jun 29, 2012Apr 25, 2012$0.1800Quarterly
Mar 7, 2012-Mar 30, 2012Jan 25, 2012$0.1880Quarterly
Dec 7, 2011-Dec 30, 2011Oct 25, 2011$0.1595Quarterly
Sep 7, 2011-Sep 30, 2011Jul 25, 2011$0.1640Quarterly
Jun 7, 2011-Jun 30, 2011Apr 26, 2011$0.1655Quarterly
Mar 8, 2011-Mar 31, 2011Jan 25, 2011$0.1675Quarterly
Dec 8, 2010-Dec 31, 2010Oct 27, 2010$0.1345Quarterly
Sep 7, 2010-Sep 30, 2010Jul 23, 2010$0.1280Quarterly
Jun 7, 2010-Jun 30, 2010Apr 26, 2010$0.1300Quarterly
Mar 8, 2010-Mar 31, 2010Jan 27, 2010$0.1310Quarterly
Dec 8, 2009-Dec 31, 2009Oct 20, 2009$0.1190Quarterly
Sep 4, 2009-Sep 30, 2009Jul 20, 2009$0.1145Quarterly
Jun 5, 2009-Jun 30, 2009Apr 20, 2009$0.1140Quarterly
Mar 6, 2009-Mar 31, 2009Jan 22, 2009$0.0980Quarterly
Dec 8, 2008-Dec 31, 2008Oct 21, 2008$0.0890Quarterly
Sep 5, 2008-Sep 30, 2008Jul 21, 2008$0.1145Quarterly
Jun 5, 2008-Jun 30, 2008Apr 21, 2008$0.1140Quarterly
Mar 6, 2008-Mar 31, 2008Jan 22, 2008$0.1160Quarterly
Dec 6, 2007-Dec 31, 2007Oct 22, 2007$0.1050Quarterly
Sep 5, 2007-Sep 28, 2007Jul 23, 2007$0.0995Quarterly
Jun 6, 2007-Jun 29, 2007Apr 23, 2007$0.0990Quarterly
Mar 7, 2007-Mar 30, 2007Jan 23, 2007$0.0890Quarterly
Dec 6, 2006-Dec 29, 2006Oct 19, 2006$0.0710Quarterly
Sep 6, 2006-Sep 29, 2006Jul 20, 2006$0.0735Quarterly
Jun 7, 2006-Jun 30, 2006Apr 20, 2006$0.0715Quarterly
Mar 8, 2006-Mar 31, 2006Jan 24, 2006$0.0715Quarterly
Dec 7, 2005-Dec 30, 2005Oct 18, 2005$0.0530Quarterly
Sep 7, 2005-Sep 30, 2005Jul 20, 2005$0.0625Quarterly
Jun 7, 2005-Jun 30, 2005Apr 20, 2005$0.0625Quarterly
Mar 8, 2005-Mar 31, 2005Jan 25, 2005$0.0625Quarterly
Dec 8, 2004-Dec 31, 2004Oct 27, 2004$0.0488Quarterly
Sep 8, 2004-Sep 30, 2004Jul 21, 2004$0.0375Quarterly
Jun 7, 2004-Jun 30, 2004Apr 22, 2004$0.0488Quarterly
Mar 4, 2004-Mar 29, 2004Jan 28, 2004$0.0488Quarterly
Dec 4, 2003-Dec 29, 2003Oct 21, 2003$0.0417Quarterly
Sep 5, 2003-Sep 30, 2003Jul 22, 2003$0.0417Quarterly
Jun 5, 2003-Jun 30, 2003Apr 23, 2003$0.0417Quarterly
Mar 6, 2003-Mar 31, 2003Jan 21, 2003$0.0417Quarterly
Dec 4, 2002-Dec 27, 2002Oct 22, 2002$0.0358Quarterly
Sep 4, 2002-Sep 27, 2002Jul 22, 2002$0.0358Quarterly
Jun 5, 2002-Jun 28, 2002Apr 22, 2002$0.0358Quarterly
Mar 6, 2002-Mar 28, 2002Jan 22, 2002$0.0358Quarterly
Dec 5, 2001-Dec 28, 2001Oct 23, 2001$0.0325Quarterly
Sep 5, 2001-Sep 28, 2001Jul 23, 2001$0.0325Quarterly
Jun 5, 2001-Jun 28, 2001Apr 23, 2001$0.0325Quarterly
Mar 6, 2001-Mar 29, 2001Jan 23, 2001$0.0325Quarterly
Dec 6, 2000-Dec 29, 2000Oct 23, 2000$0.0292Quarterly
Sep 5, 2000-Sep 28, 2000Jul 25, 2000$0.0292Quarterly
Jun 5, 2000-Jun 28, 2000Apr 24, 2000$0.0292Quarterly
Mar 2, 2000-Mar 27, 2000Jan 26, 2000$0.0292Quarterly
Dec 6, 1999-Dec 29, 1999Oct 19, 1999$0.0250-
Sep 2, 1999-Sep 27, 1999Jul 20, 1999$0.0250Quarterly
Jun 4, 1999-Jun 29, 1999Apr 20, 1999$0.0250Quarterly
Mar 3, 1999-Mar 25, 1999Jan 19, 1999$0.0250Quarterly
Dec 4, 1998-Dec 30, 1998Oct 20, 1998$0.0221Quarterly
Sep 3, 1998-Sep 28, 1998Jul 20, 1998$0.0221Quarterly
Jun 4, 1998-Jun 29, 1998Apr 21, 1998$0.0221Quarterly
Mar 4, 1998-Mar 26, 1998Jan 21, 1998$0.0221Quarterly
Dec 5, 1997-Dec 22, 1997Oct 22, 1997$0.0192Quarterly
Sep 4, 1997-Sep 26, 1997Jul 24, 1997$0.0192Quarterly
Jun 5, 1997-Jun 26, 1997May 5, 1997$0.0192Quarterly
Mar 5, 1997-Mar 26, 1997Jan 21, 1997$0.0192Quarterly
Dec 5, 1996-Dec 20, 1996-$0.0123Quarterly
Sep 25, 1996-Oct 4, 1996-$0.0122Quarterly
Jun 11, 1996-Jun 28, 1996-$0.0122Quarterly
Mar 5, 1996-Mar 31, 1996-$0.0122Quarterly