How much would $1,000 invested in CNI be worth today?

$1,000 invested in CNI on October 17, 2016 would be worth $2,227 on October 16, 2026, with dividends reinvested — 8.3% a year compounded (CAGR).

How far back does the CNI calculator go?

CNI data begins November 26, 1996, with a close every session. Pick any start and end date in that span — 29 years, 11 months of history.

Does this include dividends?

Yes. The default "dividends reinvested" view uses split- and dividend-adjusted closing prices — a standard total-return approximation that excludes taxes and fees. A price-only view (split-adjusted, no dividends) is also available.

If You Invested $1,000 in CNI: What It Would Be Worth Today

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CNI

$121.79+0.87%

as of close, Oct 16, 2026

☾ AH $121.79 +0.87%

Canadian National Railway CompanyStock · IndustrialsMSCI World 0.07%MSCI ACWI 0.07%

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Your investment#

How much

All at once, on the start date

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Result#

$1,000Oct 17, 2016$2,227Oct 16, 20262.2×your money

$1,000 invested in CNI on October 17, 2016 was worth $2,227 on October 16, 2026, with dividends reinvested.

That’s 8.3% a year compounded (CAGR) over 10 years: 2.2 times your money.

Over the same dates the same $1,000 would be worth $4,208 in the S&P 500 and $6,511 in the Nasdaq-100: CNI trailed both the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq-100.

Price only$1,837if dividends were spent

Biggest fall−29.1%Jan 17 to Mar 23, 2020

At a flat 5% a year$1,629a savings account's rate

Gain$1,227on $1,000 put in

How this period ranks#

Better than 10% of all 240 periods of 10 years since 1996.

Your dates

−30%0%70%

Worst: 5.8% a year, Mar 2015 to Mar 2025Best: 23.3% a year, May 1997 to May 2007

One scale for every length, so longer periods bunch up. Point at a bar.

Growth of $1,000 in CNI, October 17, 2016 to October 16, 2026#

Your $1,000$Your buySame plan in the S&P 500The highA low

Highest value$2,375 · Jul 2026$1,086 · Mar 2020$1,623 · Nov 2025$1,111 · Dec 2018$1,785 · Oct 2023$

$1,000$3,000$4,000$2,227

20182020202220242026

How far CNI was below its previous high. The biggest fall: −29.1% from Jan 17, 2020 to Mar 23, 2020, back to the high by Jul 17, 2020.

−29.1% from its high−29.1% from its high−22.1% from its high−21.2% from its high

high−29%

Your one buy. $1,000 on October 17, 2016, worth $2,227 on October 16, 2026. Pick Monthly or Yearly to see a plan's buys.

2.2×paid

What $1,000 would be worth on October 16, 2026, by start date#

Each point is the same amount invested that day and held to October 16, 2026, dividends reinvested. Above the line it made money.

Your start

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$1,000 invested in CNI, by year#

Started on each year's first close and held to Oct 16, 2026, dividends reinvested.

Started	Worth Oct 16, 2026	Multiple	A year (CAGR)	Same in the Nasdaq-100
2017	$2,183	2.2×	8.3%	$6,344
2018	$1,737	1.7×	6.5%	$4,742
2019	$1,923	1.9×	8.8%	$4,812
2020	$1,522	1.5×	6.4%	$3,420
2021	$1,252	1.3×	4.0%	$2,373
2022	$1,106	1.1×	2.1%	$1,818
2023	$1,111	1.1×	2.8%	$2,741
2024	$1,034	1.0×	1.2%	$1,789
2025	$1,248	1.2×	13.2%	$1,403
2026	$1,235	1.2×	—	$1,162

Methodology#

A buy is made at the start date's close, or the next session's when the market was closed that day, and valued at the end date's close; a monthly or yearly plan buys on the same day of each month or year. "Dividends reinvested" uses split- and dividend-adjusted closes (a standard total-return approximation; taxes and fees excluded). "Price-only" uses split-adjusted closes. CNI data begins November 26, 1996; values as of October 16, 2026 and refresh daily. The ranking compares month-end to month-end periods. Past performance does not predict future returns; not investment advice.

See the live CNI chart and fundamentals on the CNI quote page or the S&P 500 return calculator.

FAQ#

How much would $1,000 invested in CNI be worth today?: $1,000 invested in CNI on October 17, 2016 would be worth $2,227 on October 16, 2026, with dividends reinvested — 8.3% a year compounded (CAGR).
How far back does the CNI calculator go?: CNI data begins November 26, 1996, with a close every session. Pick any start and end date in that span — 29 years, 11 months of history.
Does this include dividends?: Yes. The default "dividends reinvested" view uses split- and dividend-adjusted closing prices — a standard total-return approximation that excludes taxes and fees. A price-only view (split-adjusted, no dividends) is also available.

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