CNI
StockCanadian National Railway Company
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Canadian National Railway Company is 2.7% off its high — within its normal range (its pullbacks average 4.2%). Whatever the news says today, this isn't historically significant.
Typical
Current Drawdown
-2.7%
Days in Drawdown
843
Avg Max Drawdown
4.2%
Avg Length
40
Drawdown Severity Score™
0.6
CNI - Price & High Water Mark
CNI - Drawdown Timeline
How to read this chart: Negative values indicate drawdowns from all-time highs. Values closer to 0% mean the stock is near its high water mark.
Valuation vs Its Own History
Data as of July 12, 2026 · updated daily
Where today's valuation sits within CNI's own multi-year range, scored with the same Drawdown Severity Score language as price, measured from its typical level rather than its record high — a higher score means it has rarely been cheaper. This is context, not a recommendation.
Price to Sales
Canadian National Railway Company has been cheaper on this measure only about 77% of the time in 20 years of daily history.
Price to Sales history
EV to EBITDA
Canadian National Railway Company has been cheaper on this measure only about 86% of the time in 20 years of daily history.
EV to EBITDA history · log scale
Canadian National Railway Company (CNI) Analysis: Current Drawdown Insights
Canadian National Railway Company is trading slightly below its recent peak. As of 2026-07-14, the stock price is $124.79, just 2.7% below its all-time high of $128.28.
Based on its full tracked price history, Canadian National Railway Company typically experiences drawdowns averaging 4.2% in depth, with an average duration of 40 days. Canadian National Railway Company has gone through 237 total drawdown events in its tracked history. The largest drawdown on record for Canadian National Railway Company was 46.9%, beginning in 2007. The longest drawdown duration on record was 888 days.
The Drawdown Severity Score™ for Canadian National Railway Company currently stands at 0.59. This is our proprietary indicator that shows the relative severity of the current drawdown based on the asset's unique historical patterns. A score below 2.0 indicates a normal drawdown within the stock's typical range: a routine pullback.
Understanding Drawdowns: A drawdown measures how far a stock has fallen from its peak price. Every stock experiences drawdowns: periods when the price declines from all-time highs before recovering. By analyzing Canadian National Railway Company's historical drawdown patterns, investors can identify when the stock is experiencing a typical market fluctuation versus an unusual decline that is rare by that stock's own historical standards.
📜 Historical Drawdown Events
Current drawdown shown in blue. Showing the most recent and the deepest of 237 tracked pullbacks (64 listed).
| Start Date | End Date | Duration | Max Depth | Start Price | Lowest Price | Recovery Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-03-23 | Ongoing | 843 days | -2.7% | $128.28 | $124.79 | n/a |
| 2022-03-31 | 2024-03-20 | 721 days | -21.2% | $126.89 | $99.97 | $127.37 |
| 2022-03-28 | 2022-03-30 | 3 days | -0.3% | $126.46 | $126.04 | $126.89 |
| 2021-10-25 | 2022-03-25 | 152 days | -12.0% | $124.82 | $109.81 | $126.46 |
| 2021-09-07 | 2021-10-20 | 44 days | -10.1% | $116.72 | $104.96 | $120.46 |
| 2021-04-19 | 2021-09-01 | 136 days | -14.2% | $108.46 | $93.10 | $111.85 |
| 2021-04-06 | 2021-04-16 | 11 days | -1.8% | $107.97 | $106.02 | $108.46 |
| 2021-03-19 | 2021-04-05 | 18 days | -4.2% | $107.87 | $103.34 | $107.97 |
| 2021-01-11 | 2021-03-12 | 61 days | -12.8% | $105.53 | $91.99 | $105.65 |
| 2020-10-21 | 2021-01-06 | 78 days | -11.2% | $101.46 | $90.06 | $102.72 |
| 2020-10-19 | 2020-10-20 | 2 days | -0.6% | $101.24 | $100.63 | $101.46 |
| 2020-10-13 | 2020-10-14 | 2 days | -0.1% | $100.39 | $100.28 | $100.71 |
| 2020-10-08 | 2020-10-09 | 2 days | -0.3% | $99.36 | $99.08 | $99.60 |
| 2020-10-06 | 2020-10-07 | 2 days | -0.6% | $98.03 | $97.46 | $99.36 |
| 2020-09-16 | 2020-10-05 | 20 days | -4.4% | $97.87 | $93.55 | $98.03 |
| 2020-08-28 | 2020-09-14 | 18 days | -4.4% | $96.32 | $92.05 | $96.73 |
| 2020-08-19 | 2020-08-20 | 2 days | -0.2% | $94.22 | $94.04 | $94.67 |
| 2020-08-13 | 2020-08-17 | 5 days | -0.4% | $92.74 | $92.41 | $93.83 |
| 2020-07-30 | 2020-08-06 | 8 days | -2.0% | $89.11 | $87.36 | $89.69 |
| 2020-07-23 | 2020-07-29 | 7 days | -1.1% | $87.45 | $86.46 | $89.11 |
| 2020-07-21 | 2020-07-22 | 2 days | -0.2% | $86.42 | $86.21 | $87.45 |
| 2020-01-21 | 2020-07-17 | 178 days | -29.1% | $85.82 | $60.80 | $86.18 |
| 2019-07-31 | 2020-01-16 | 170 days | -11.8% | $84.41 | $74.47 | $85.39 |
| 2019-07-17 | 2019-07-29 | 13 days | -4.4% | $84.32 | $80.58 | $84.32 |
| 2019-07-08 | 2019-07-16 | 9 days | -1.9% | $83.94 | $82.36 | $84.32 |
| 2019-07-02 | 2019-07-03 | 2 days | -0.3% | $83.66 | $83.39 | $83.83 |
| 2019-04-29 | 2019-07-01 | 64 days | -6.4% | $83.38 | $78.06 | $83.66 |
| 2019-04-24 | 2019-04-26 | 3 days | -0.8% | $83.02 | $82.39 | $83.38 |
| 2019-04-09 | 2019-04-12 | 4 days | -0.8% | $80.24 | $79.57 | $80.63 |
| 2019-04-02 | 2019-04-08 | 7 days | -0.6% | $79.90 | $79.41 | $80.24 |
| 2018-10-02 | 2019-04-01 | 182 days | -22.1% | $79.83 | $62.21 | $79.90 |
| 2018-07-30 | 2018-10-01 | 64 days | -4.1% | $78.45 | $75.22 | $79.83 |
| 2018-07-23 | 2018-07-25 | 3 days | -2.0% | $75.39 | $73.88 | $78.06 |
| 2018-07-16 | 2018-07-19 | 4 days | -2.0% | $74.65 | $73.18 | $74.89 |
| 2018-07-11 | 2018-07-12 | 2 days | -1.0% | $73.93 | $73.22 | $74.56 |
| 2018-05-31 | 2018-07-10 | 41 days | -6.1% | $73.30 | $68.84 | $73.93 |
| 2018-01-08 | 2018-05-30 | 142 days | -16.4% | $73.24 | $61.26 | $73.30 |
| 2017-07-13 | 2018-01-02 | 174 days | -8.6% | $71.70 | $65.57 | $71.80 |
| 2017-07-11 | 2017-07-12 | 2 days | -0.0% | $70.63 | $70.62 | $71.70 |
| 2017-06-29 | 2017-07-10 | 12 days | -1.8% | $70.59 | $69.30 | $70.63 |
| 2017-06-19 | 2017-06-28 | 10 days | -2.7% | $69.92 | $68.05 | $70.59 |
| 2017-06-14 | 2017-06-15 | 2 days | -0.8% | $68.04 | $67.51 | $68.13 |
| 2017-06-09 | 2017-06-12 | 4 days | -0.2% | $67.89 | $67.73 | $67.93 |
| 2017-06-07 | 2017-06-08 | 2 days | -0.6% | $67.17 | $66.79 | $67.89 |
| 2017-06-02 | 2017-06-05 | 4 days | -0.2% | $66.93 | $66.82 | $67.14 |
| 2017-05-31 | 2017-06-01 | 2 days | -0.3% | $66.16 | $65.95 | $66.93 |
| 2017-05-26 | 2017-05-30 | 5 days | -0.6% | $65.99 | $65.59 | $66.16 |
| 2017-05-23 | 2017-05-24 | 2 days | -0.2% | $64.47 | $64.35 | $65.07 |
| 2017-04-25 | 2017-05-22 | 28 days | -4.5% | $64.44 | $61.57 | $64.47 |
| 2017-04-11 | 2017-04-21 | 11 days | -2.3% | $63.53 | $62.08 | $63.64 |
| 2017-03-31 | 2017-04-10 | 11 days | -1.2% | $63.00 | $62.26 | $63.53 |
| 2014-09-19 | 2017-02-22 | 888 days | -35.2% | $61.16 | $39.66 | $61.21 |
| 2011-07-05 | 2012-03-19 | 259 days | -20.7% | $31.37 | $24.87 | $31.40 |
| 2010-04-27 | 2010-08-02 | 98 days | -13.7% | $24.02 | $20.72 | $24.59 |
| 2010-01-11 | 2010-03-11 | 60 days | -13.4% | $21.39 | $18.53 | $21.44 |
| 2007-07-19 | 2009-12-10 | 876 days | -46.9% | $20.86 | $11.08 | $21.09 |
| 2006-11-09 | 2007-04-16 | 158 days | -13.8% | $17.30 | $14.91 | $17.58 |
| 2006-04-19 | 2006-10-26 | 191 days | -17.3% | $16.99 | $14.05 | $16.99 |
| 2004-01-06 | 2004-06-30 | 176 days | -14.3% | $7.36 | $6.31 | $7.52 |
| 2002-03-08 | 2003-06-04 | 453 days | -30.6% | $5.81 | $4.04 | $5.90 |
| 2001-08-02 | 2001-12-07 | 128 days | -24.3% | $5.02 | $3.80 | $5.02 |
| 1999-07-20 | 2001-01-30 | 561 days | -35.3% | $3.79 | $2.45 | $3.87 |
| 1998-04-23 | 1999-05-05 | 378 days | -37.0% | $3.38 | $2.13 | $3.42 |
| 1997-10-27 | 1998-02-11 | 108 days | -19.4% | $2.83 | $2.28 | $2.94 |
| 1996-12-02 | 1997-05-05 | 154 days | -17.1% | $2.03 | $1.68 | $2.04 |
How to read: Each row shows a complete drawdown from peak to recovery. Red rows = most severe drawdowns (worst 20% or 5x+ average), yellow rows = moderate (2x-5x worse than average).
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Canadian National Railway Company (CNI) is trading at $124.79 as of Jul 14, 2026. It is 2.7% below its high of $128.28. The drawdown has lasted 843 days. Severity score: 0.6 (Typical).
CNI Price History and Drawdown Data
Latest price
$124.79
High-water mark
$128.28
Current drawdown
-2.7%
Days in drawdown
843
This CNI page is built around daily price history, the latest high-water mark, current drawdown depth, drawdown duration, and comparable historical drawdown events. The chart above provides the price-history context, while the sections below explain how the current move compares with prior Canadian National Railway Company drawdowns.
What History Says About CNI
Canadian National Railway Company has dropped 20%+ from its high 10 times in its tracked history. These events lasted an average of 462 days with an average max drop of -30.2%.
The current drawdown of -2.7% has lasted 843 days, which is 1.8x the average duration of comparable events.
| Period | Max Drop | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 2007 to Dec 2009 | -46.9% | 876 days |
| Apr 1998 to May 1999 | -37.0% | 378 days |
| Jul 1999 to Jan 2001 | -35.3% | 561 days |
| Sep 2014 to Feb 2017 | -35.2% | 888 days |
| Mar 2002 to Jun 2003 | -30.6% | 453 days |
| Jan 2020 to Jul 2020 | -29.1% | 178 days |
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