Canadian National Railway Co vs Trinity Industries Inc

Canadian National Railway Co (CNI) is overvalued and Trinity Industries Inc (TRN) is slightly overvalued.

Both trade above our estimate of their intrinsic value. TRN is the closer of the two: -16%, against -43% for CNI.

Values as of the 22 Sept 2026 close.

Canadian National Railway Co (CNI)

Discounting its cash flows at 9.1% (average of 3 methods) values the shares at $83.52; the price of $119.52 is 43% above that value, and 75% of that value comes from beyond year five.

Leak Score 59/100 on 3 of 12 signals

Trinity Industries Inc (TRN)

Discounting its cash flows at 7.1% (average of 3 methods) values the shares at $23.92; the price of $27.82 is 16% above that value, and 83% of that value comes from beyond year five.

Leak Score 14/100 on 3 of 12 signals

MetricCNITRN
VerdictOvervaluedSlightly overvalued
Price$119.52$27.82
Intrinsic value$83.52$23.92
Margin of safety-43%-16%
Leak Score59/100 (3/12)14/100 (3/12)
Market cap$72.3B$2.2B
Revenue growth, 5 years3.8%4.3%
Operating margin37.5%15.2%
Net margin26.9%16.6%
Return on equity22.2%32.4%
Debt to equity1.034.57
P/E21.2x6.7x
Forward P/E18.6x12.5x
P/B4.7x1.9x
Dividend yield2.2%4.5%

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