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CNI vs WAB // EV/EBITDA & P/E VALUATION
Canadian National Railway Company (NYSE) VS. Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: CNI 7
— WAB 5
▲ EV/EBITDA & P/E VALUATION LEADER: CNI
LAST: $123.69 (-0.30%) • MKT CAP: $74.72B
valuation
21.0x
LAST: $279.60 (-2.09%) • MKT CAP: $46.92B
valuation
24.6x
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (CNI VS. WAB)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | CNI | WAB | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | — | 34.10% | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 9.90% | 11.10% | -1.20 | WAB | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation ACTIVE | 21.0x | 24.6x | -3.60 | CNI | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 2.21% | 3.13% | -0.92 | WAB | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 13.90% | 16.10% | -2.20 | WAB | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 10.90% | 10.50% | +0.40 | CNI | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 5.50% | 7.50% | -2.00 | WAB | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 0.36% | -0.36 | WAB | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 3.74 | 3.69 | +0.05 | CNI | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 8/9 | 8/9 | 0.00 | TIE | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 55.8 | 45.6 | +10.20 | CNI | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 1.00 | 0.94 | +0.06 | CNI | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 30.5x | 38.1x | -7.60 | CNI | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $74.72B | $46.92B | $27.80B | CNI | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | CNI REV | WAB REV | CNI GROSS % | WAB GROSS % | CNI FCF | WAB FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | — | $11.17B | — | 34.1% | — | $1.50B |
| FY 2024 | — | $10.39B | — | 32.4% | — | $1.63B |
| FY 2023 | — | $9.68B | — | — | — | $765.5M |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
CNI // BETA 1.00
WAB // BETA 0.94