Canadian National Railway Co. vs Consolidated Edison, Inc. — how do they compare? Canadian National Railway Co. trades at $126.3 (market cap $76.28B), while Consolidated Edison, Inc. trades at $107.5 (market cap $39.76B). The key difference: Canadian National Railway Co. is the larger of the two by market cap, and Consolidated Edison, Inc. pays the higher dividend (3.27%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| CNI | ED | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $76.28B | $39.76B |
Sector | Industrials | Utilities |
52-Week High | $130.58 | $115.46 |
52-Week Low | $90.91 | $95.37 |
Enterprise Value | $92.31B | $66.61B |
Dividend Yield | 2.06% | 3.27% |
Trailing returns across standard periods
Canadian National's railway spans Canada from coast to coast and extends through Chicago to the Gulf of Mexico. In 2019, CN delivered almost 6 million carloads over its 19,600 miles of track. CN generated roughly CAD 14 billion in total revenue by hauling intermodal containers (25% of consolidated revenue), petroleum and chemicals (21%), grain and fertilizers (16%), forest products (12%), metals and mining (11%), automotive shipments (6%), and coal (4%). Other items constitute the remaining revenue.
Read more on CNI →Con Ed is a holding company for Consolidated Edison of New York, or CECONY, and Orange & Rockland, or O&R. These utilities provide steam, natural gas, and electricity to customers in southeastern New York—including New York City—and small parts of New Jersey. The two utilities will generate nearly all of Con Ed's earnings once it closes the sale of its clean energy business to RWE. Con Ed's clean energy business owns the second-largest portfolio of utility-scale solar projects in the U.S. Following the sale, Con Ed's only non-utility earnings will come from investments in gas and electric transmission.
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