-- 獨立研究機構CFRA向提供了以下研究報告。 CFRA分析師總結如下：CNI第一季調整後每股收益為1.80加元，高於我們先前1.73加元的預期，但低於市場普遍預期的1.81加元。營收下降1%至43.8億加元，原因是受匯率和碳稅不利因素影響，每運輸月貨運收入下降3%，抵銷了3%的銷售成長。儘管營運效率有所提升，包括第一季燃油效率創歷史新高以及員工生產力提高8%，但由於成本上漲超過了營收成長，營業比率惡化80個基點至64.2%。各業務部門表現不一：穀物/化肥業務成長10%，而金屬/礦產業務下降11%，但基本面依然強勁，以固定匯率計算的營收成長2%。管理層重申了對2026財年全年運輸月增長持平的預期，預計每股收益增長將略高於銷量增長，並將繼續執行28億加元的資本支出計劃。自由現金流飆升44%至9億加元，用於支持8.69億加元的股票回購。我們對強勁的營運指標和現金流狀況持樂觀態度，但通膨成本和匯率不利因素帶來的利潤率壓力仍是短期內需要關注的問題。
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