Canadian National Railway (CNI) has a P/E ratio of 21.4, above the Consumer Discretionary sector average of 20.44.
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The P/E ratio compares a company's stock price to its earnings per share. A lower P/E ratio may indicate that the stock is undervalued.
Canadian National Railway's p/e ratio stands at 21.4. That is above the Consumer Discretionary sector average of 20.44. Stockcircle updates this page with the newest filings so you can track how the metric evolves quarter by quarter.
Canadian National Railway sits higher the Consumer Discretionary benchmark (20.44) with a P/E ratio of 21.4. That is roughly 4.7% above the sector mean. Peer context matters because what looks expensive or cheap in absolute terms can be normal for the sector.
Whether 21.4 is attractive depends on Canadian National Railway's earnings outlook, competitive position, and how peers are valued. Investors typically ask: is growth accelerating, are margins stable, and is the multiple expanding or compressing over time? The history and comparison charts below are built for those checks.
The history chart shows how Canadian National Railway's P/E ratio evolved across reporting periods, while the comparison chart places CNI next to similar companies. Use both: a rising metric that still lags peers tells a different story than a rising metric that already leads the group. Growth charts, when available, highlight acceleration or slowdown.
Yes — within Consumer Discretionary, P/E ratio is commonly used to spot outliers. Canadian National Railway's reading of 21.4 (sector avg 20.44) is a starting point; confirm whether differences come from growth, margins, accounting choices, or one-time items before treating an outlier as a buy or sell signal.