GURUFOCUS.COM » STOCK LIST » Industrials » Transportation » Canadian National Railway Co (STU:CY2) » Definitions » Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio

Canadian National Railway Co (STU:CY2) Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio : 7.51 (As of May. 22, 2024)


View and export this data going back to . Start your Free Trial

What is Canadian National Railway Co Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio?

As of today (2024-05-22), Canadian National Railway Co's current share price is €116.90. Canadian National Railway Co's Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was €15.56. Canadian National Railway Co's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio for today is 7.51.

The historical rank and industry rank for Canadian National Railway Co's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

STU:CY2' s Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 5.57   Med: 7.73   Max: 9.33
Current: 7.64

During the past years, Canadian National Railway Co's highest Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio was 9.33. The lowest was 5.57. And the median was 7.73.

STU:CY2's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio is ranked worse than
95.53% of 739 companies
in the Transportation industry
Industry Median: 0.84 vs STU:CY2: 7.64

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller. He uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings per share of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio. The Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted revenue per share of a company over the past 10 years.

Canadian National Railway Co's adjusted revenue per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was €4.499. Add all the adjusted revenue per share for the past 10 years together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share, which is €15.56 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2024.

Shiller PE for Stocks: The True Measure of Stock Valuation


Canadian National Railway Co Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Canadian National Railway Co's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

* Premium members only.

Canadian National Railway Co Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Chart

Canadian National Railway Co Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 7.53 8.42 8.49 7.83 7.51

Canadian National Railway Co Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 7.56 7.44 6.70 7.51 7.88

Competitive Comparison of Canadian National Railway Co's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio

For the Railroads subindustry, Canadian National Railway Co's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Canadian National Railway Co's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Distribution in the Transportation Industry

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, Canadian National Railway Co's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Canadian National Railway Co's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio falls into.



Canadian National Railway Co Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Calculation

Like the Shiller PE Ratio, the Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio takes the Revenue per Share from the past 10 years, adjusts it for inflation, and then calculates the average. This average is then used for the P/S calculation. Because it considers this 10-year average, it's often referred to as the CAPS Ratio.

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller to measure the valuation of the overall market. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio.

Canadian National Railway Co's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share
=116.90/15.56
=7.51

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Canadian National Railway Co's Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as:

For example, Canadian National Railway Co's adjusted Revenue per Share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was:

Adj_RevenuePerShare=Revenue per Share/CPI of Mar. 2024 (Change)*Current CPI (Mar. 2024)
=4.499/126.2576*126.2576
=4.499

Current CPI (Mar. 2024) = 126.2576.

Canadian National Railway Co Quarterly Data

Revenue per Share CPI Adj_RevenuePerShare
201406 2.566 99.473 3.257
201409 2.677 99.394 3.401
201412 2.762 98.367 3.545
201503 2.786 99.789 3.525
201506 2.787 100.500 3.501
201509 2.699 100.421 3.393
201512 2.661 99.947 3.361
201603 2.551 101.054 3.187
201606 2.509 102.002 3.106
201609 2.641 101.765 3.277
201612 2.970 101.449 3.696
201703 2.929 102.634 3.603
201706 2.933 103.029 3.594
201709 2.915 103.345 3.561
201712 2.898 103.345 3.541
201803 2.691 105.004 3.236
201806 3.204 105.557 3.832
201809 3.294 105.636 3.937
201812 3.406 105.399 4.080
201903 3.223 106.979 3.804
201906 3.639 107.690 4.266
201909 3.643 107.611 4.274
201912 3.414 107.769 4.000
202003 3.219 107.927 3.766
202006 2.952 108.401 3.438
202009 3.069 108.164 3.582
202012 3.291 108.559 3.828
202103 3.314 110.298 3.794
202106 3.439 111.720 3.887
202109 3.391 112.905 3.792
202112 3.669 113.774 4.072
202203 3.798 117.646 4.076
202206 4.640 120.806 4.849
202209 4.994 120.648 5.226
202212 4.663 120.964 4.867
202303 4.395 122.702 4.522
202306 4.250 124.203 4.320
202309 4.211 125.230 4.246
202312 4.718 125.072 4.763
202403 4.499 126.258 4.499

Add all the adjusted revenue per share together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted Revenue per Share.

Please note that we use the CPI data of the country/region where the company is headquartered. If the CPI data for that country/region is not available, then we will use the CPI data of the United States as default.


Canadian National Railway Co  (STU:CY2) Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Explanation

Compared with the regular PS Ratio, which works poorly for cyclical businesses, the Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio smoothed out the fluctuations of revenue during business cycles. Therefore it is more accurate in reflecting the valuation of the company.

If a company has consistent business performance, the Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio should give similar results to regular PS Ratio.


Canadian National Railway Co Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio Related Terms

Thank you for viewing the detailed overview of Canadian National Railway Co's Cyclically Adjusted PS Ratio provided by GuruFocus.com. Please click on the following links to see related term pages.


Canadian National Railway Co (STU:CY2) Business Description

Address
935 de La Gauchetiere Street West, Montreal, QC, CAN, H3B 2M9
Canadian National's railway spans Canada from coast to coast and extends through Chicago to the Gulf of Mexico. In 2022, CN generated roughly CAD 17.1 billion in revenue by hauling intermodal containers (29% of consolidated revenue), petroleum and chemicals (19%), grain and fertilizers (16%), forest products (12%), metals and mining (11%), automotive shipments (5%), and coal (5%). Other items constitute the remaining revenue.

Canadian National Railway Co (STU:CY2) Headlines

No Headlines