Canadian National Railway Co. vs Boston Beer Company Inc — how do they compare? Canadian National Railway Co. trades at $126.3 (market cap $76.28B), while Boston Beer Company Inc trades at $177.2 (market cap $1.86B). The key difference: Canadian National Railway Co. is far larger — about 41× Boston Beer Company Inc's market cap, and Canadian National Railway Co. pays a 2.06% dividend while Boston Beer Company Inc pays none. Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| CNI | SAM | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $76.28B | $1.86B |
Sector | Industrials | Consumer Staples |
52-Week High | $130.58 | $260.05 |
52-Week Low | $90.91 | $161.08 |
Enterprise Value | $92.31B | $1.63B |
Dividend Yield | 2.06% | — |
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 →Boston Beer is a leader in U.S. high-end malt beverages and adjacent categories, with strong positions in craft beer, hard cider, and hard seltzer. The firm sells an array of flavor variants and package sizes, predominantly centered around four priority brands: Samuel Adams, Angry Orchard, Twisted Tea, and Truly Hard Seltzer. Its drinks are produced in both company-owned breweries as well as through third-party contract arrangements, and while the company primarily goes to market through independent wholesalers (as mandated by law), it operates a fairly large salesforce to induce demand across the value chain (distributors, retailers, and drinkers). The preponderance of revenue is generated domestically.
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