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Canadian National Railway Co. (CNI) stock price history
Every NYSE trading session of Canadian National Railway Co. from Nov 26, 1996 to Nov 12, 2026: 7,511 daily bars, adjusted for splits and dividends, with minute bars from Jul 13, 2026 forward. The full series is served by the API: a free key covers the last year, paid plans the whole history and minute bars.
CNI adjusted close, 1996 to 2026
- $130.58
- All time high, 2026
- $131.55
- 52 week high, $89.68 low
- 7,511
- Daily sessions since 1996
Last updated Nov 12, 2026, the last stored session. Refreshes after each trading day. Full 1996 to 2026 series and minute bars.
CNI key facts
- Canadian National Railway Co. (CNI) closed at $127.78 on Nov 12, 2026 on NYSE.
- CNI's all time high close is $130.58, set on Jul 23, 2026; its all time low close is $1.66 on Apr 14, 1997.
- CNI's 52 week range is $89.68 to $131.55.
- CNI returned +32.1% over the year to Nov 12, 2026 and +8.1% over five years.
- Over ten years CNI returned +142%, +9.2% a year compounded.
- CNI's deepest drawdown was -46.9% from Jul 18, 2007 to Mar 9, 2009.
- DataCedar holds 7,511 daily sessions of CNI history from Nov 26, 1996 and minute bars from Jul 13, 2026, adjusted for splits and dividends, served by the API under a key.
CNI price chart, 1996 to 2026
CNI returns
Price return from the last close on or before the window start to Nov 12, 2026, on adjusted closes.
| Period | Return |
|---|---|
| 1 month | +7.8% |
| 3 months | +1.2% |
| 6 months | +14.8% |
| Year to date | +30.2% |
| 1 year | +32.1% |
| 3 years | +21.0% |
| 5 years | +8.1% |
| 10 years | +142.0% |
| Since Nov 26, 1996 | +6,712% |
| Compound annual growth, 30.0 years | +15.1% |
CNI records
Measured on the stored closes; every figure is reproducible from the API series.
- All time high close
- $130.58 on Jul 23, 2026
- All time low close
- $1.66 on Apr 14, 1997
- 52 week high
- $131.55 on Jul 24, 2026
- 52 week low
- $89.68 on Nov 24, 2025
- Deepest drawdown
- -46.9% from Jul 18, 2007 to Mar 9, 2009, recovered Dec 10, 2009
- Best single session
- +11.0% on Mar 24, 2020
- Worst single session
- -11.7% on Mar 9, 2020
- Volatility, 1 year annualised
- 22.3%
- Sessions closing higher, 1 year
- 56%
- Growth of 1 since 1996
- 68.1×
- Best calendar year
- 2001, +66%
- Worst calendar year
- 2008, -20%
CNI price history by year
Open is the first session's open, high and low span the year, close is the last session's close, and the return is close over the previous year's close. 1996 starts on Nov 26, 1996; 2026 runs to Nov 12, 2026.
| Year | Open | High | Low | Close | Return | Volume | Sessions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $97.77 | $131.55 | $92.97 | $127.78 | +30.8% | 325.5M | 218 |
| 2025 | $98.81 | $106.11 | $89.43 | $97.70 | -0.8% | 375.9M | 250 |
| 2024 | $118.14 | $127.93 | $95.97 | $98.44 | -17.5% | 285.6M | 252 |
| 2023 | $110.29 | $120.34 | $98.27 | $119.34 | +7.8% | 284M | 250 |
| 2022 | $112.64 | $125.92 | $96.21 | $110.67 | -1.4% | 318.2M | 251 |
| 2021 | $99.31 | $124.00 | $90.57 | $112.25 | +13.7% | 410.3M | 252 |
| 2020 | $80.08 | $101.11 | $57.77 | $98.72 | +23.7% | 229.6M | 253 |
| 2019 | $63.19 | $84.40 | $62.65 | $79.83 | +24.3% | 220.7M | 252 |
| 2018 | $70.23 | $79.34 | $60.44 | $64.24 | -8.6% | 307.7M | 251 |
| 2017 | $56.76 | $71.40 | $56.23 | $70.30 | +24.4% | 263.4M | 251 |
| 2016 | $45.07 | $58.68 | $38.05 | $56.50 | +22.8% | 275.3M | 252 |
| 2015 | $55.83 | $57.58 | $42.44 | $46.00 | -17.6% | 351.7M | 252 |
| 2014 | $45.50 | $61.28 | $40.78 | $55.80 | +22.6% | 258.7M | 252 |
| 2013 | $36.25 | $46.45 | $35.88 | $45.52 | +27.3% | 272.1M | 252 |
| 2012 | $30.73 | $37.09 | $28.87 | $35.75 | +17.9% | 350M | 250 |
| 2011 | $25.46 | $31.08 | $23.75 | $30.31 | +20.3% | 462.5M | 252 |
| 2010 | $20.51 | $25.68 | $18.31 | $25.20 | +24.4% | 528.2M | 252 |
| 2009 | $13.43 | $20.93 | $10.80 | $20.25 | +51.0% | 834.3M | 252 |
| 2008 | $16.81 | $21.05 | $11.04 | $13.42 | -20.2% | 986.3M | 252 |
| 2007 | $15.15 | $20.79 | $14.66 | $16.81 | +10.8% | 627.4M | 251 |
| 2006 | $13.85 | $17.82 | $13.42 | $15.18 | +9.0% | 451.6M | 251 |
| 2005 | $10.47 | $14.37 | $9.48 | $13.93 | +32.5% | 502M | 252 |
| 2004 | $7.22 | $10.62 | $6.19 | $10.51 | +47.6% | 386.1M | 250 |
| 2003 | $4.57 | $7.18 | $4.36 | $7.12 | +55.3% | 435.8M | 251 |
| 2002 | $5.22 | $5.82 | $3.95 | $4.59 | -12.3% | 642M | 252 |
| 2001 | $3.15 | $5.36 | $3.06 | $5.23 | +65.7% | 526.2M | 247 |
| 2000 | $2.77 | $3.47 | $2.36 | $3.16 | +14.9% | 443.3M | 250 |
| 1999 | $2.63 | $3.76 | $2.29 | $2.75 | +4.3% | 639.5M | 252 |
| 1998 | $2.38 | $3.35 | $2.09 | $2.63 | +12.0% | 548.5M | 245 |
| 1997 | $1.85 | $2.82 | $1.66 | $2.35 | +27.0% | 373.9M | 243 |
| 1996 | $1.86 | $2.06 | $1.69 | $1.85 | n/a | 44.3M | 21 |
CNI monthly closes, last 12 months
| Month | Month end close | Change |
|---|---|---|
| November 2026 | $127.78 | +3.3% |
| October 2026 | $123.69 | +4.0% |
| September 2026 | $118.90 | -4.2% |
| August 2026 | $124.08 | -2.5% |
| July 2026 | $127.21 | +6.7% |
| June 2026 | $119.24 | +1.1% |
| May 2026 | $117.91 | +5.7% |
| April 2026 | $111.52 | +9.1% |
| March 2026 | $102.21 | -7.8% |
| February 2026 | $110.88 | +16.6% |
| January 2026 | $95.10 | -2.7% |
| December 2025 | $97.70 | +3.1% |
About the CNI data
Daily bars. 7,511 sessions from Nov 26, 1996 to Nov 12, 2026, one row per NYSE trading day with open, high, low, close and volume. Prices are adjusted for splits and cash dividends so the series is comparable across its whole length; the API also serves the raw, split only and dividend only views.
Minute bars. Stored from Jul 13, 2026 forward, most recent session Oct 23, 2026. Minute history is captured from the day collection began and is never backfilled, so this start date is exact. Five minute, fifteen minute and hourly bars are derived from these minutes.
Time and currency. Session dates are NYSE trading days; minute timestamps are UTC. Prices are in USD. Volume is shares traded on the session.
Get the data. The REST endpoint returns the daily series as JSON with pagination; a free key serves the last year, Quant and above the full history back to Nov 26, 1996, and minute bars come with the paid windows. It takes timeframe (1Min, 5Min, 15Min, 1Hour, 1Day), adjustment, start and end. See the bars endpoint and authentication, and pricing for the plan windows.
curl "https://api.datacedar.com/v3/stocks/nyse%3ACNI/bars?timeframe=1Day&adjustment=all&limit=50000" \
-H "X-API-Key: YOUR_KEY"Nearby on NYSE
Common questions
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