CSX Corp
CSX
46.81
-0.69
-1.45%
CSX Corp
US · CSX
#244 by market cap
Listed 1970
46.81
-0.69
-1.45%
Live - 5344 symbols - heartbeat 125s ago
· 2026-10-08 08:12
Pre-market
46.75
-0.13%
After-hours
46.81
0.00%
Overnight
46.75
-0.13%
- Market cap
- 86.71B
- P/E (TTM)i
- 27.06
- P/Bi
- 6.16
- EPSi
- 1.54
- Div yieldi
- 1.15%
- 52W posi
- 67%
Reader sentiment
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✦ Quant Financial Health how this is computed
Fair
- Altman Z-Score is 2.71, in the 1.8-3.0 "grey zone".
- Most reliable for industrial/manufacturing companies; less meaningful for banks, insurers and other financials.
Revenue annual, last 8 years
Latest year -3.08% YoY
Margins
- Gross margin
- 33.25%
- Operating margin
- 33.48%
- Net margin
- 20.50%
Key ratios & quality
- Enterprise valuei
- 104.91B
- Altman Z-Scorei
- 2.71
Altman Z-Score below ~1.8 suggests financial distress risk, above ~3.0 suggests low risk; the model is most reliable for industrial/manufacturing companies and less meaningful for banks and other financial firms.
Income statement
| Line item | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 12.25B | 11.94B | 10.58B | 12.52B | 14.85B | 14.66B | 14.54B | 14.09B |
| Gross profit | 4.87B | 4.81B | 4.33B | 5.14B | 5.72B | 5.50B | 5.35B | 4.69B |
| Selling & admin expenses | -38.00M | -43.00M | -42.00M | -64.00M | -79.00M | -29.00M | -50.00M | -33.00M |
| Research & development | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Operating profit | 4.91B | 4.86B | 4.37B | 5.20B | 5.80B | 5.53B | 5.40B | 4.72B |
| Pretax profit | 4.30B | 4.32B | 3.63B | 4.95B | 5.35B | 4.83B | 4.56B | 3.77B |
| Tax | 995.00M | 985.00M | 862.00M | 1.17B | 1.23B | 1.16B | 1.09B | 880.00M |
| Net profit | 3.31B | 3.33B | 2.77B | 3.78B | 4.11B | 3.67B | 3.47B | 2.89B |
| Basic EPS | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Diluted EPS | 1.28 | 1.39 | 1.20 | 1.68 | 1.92 | 1.82 | 1.79 | 1.54 |
| Line item | 2025-03 | 2025-06 | 2025-09 | 2025-12 | 2026-03 | 2026-06 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 3.42B | 3.57B | 3.59B | 3.51B | 3.48B | 3.94B |
| Gross profit | 1.04B | 1.28B | 1.25B | 1.11B | 1.25B | 1.51B |
| Selling & admin expenses | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Research & development | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Operating profit | 1.04B | 1.28B | 1.25B | 1.14B | 1.25B | 1.51B |
| Pretax profit | 858.00M | 1.09B | 898.00M | 920.00M | 1.06B | 1.32B |
| Tax | 212.00M | 264.00M | 204.00M | 200.00M | 256.00M | 318.00M |
| Net profit | 646.00M | 829.00M | 694.00M | 720.00M | 807.00M | 1.00B |
| Basic EPS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Diluted EPS | 0.34 | 0.44 | 0.37 | 0.39 | 0.43 | 0.54 |
Balance sheet
| Line item | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total current assets | 2.57B | 3.28B | 4.44B | 3.87B | 3.85B | 3.36B | 2.82B | 2.55B |
| Cash & ST investments | 1.11B | 1.95B | 3.13B | 2.32B | 2.09B | 1.44B | 1.01B | 675.00M |
| Inventory | 263.00M | 261.00M | 302.00M | 339.00M | 341.00M | 440.00M | 414.00M | 390.00M |
| Total assets | 36.73B | 38.26B | 39.79B | 40.53B | 41.91B | 42.21B | 42.76B | 43.68B |
| Total current liabilities | 1.92B | 2.15B | 2.02B | 2.23B | 2.47B | 3.22B | 3.28B | 3.13B |
| Short-term debt | 18.00M | 245.00M | 401.00M | 181.00M | 151.00M | 558.00M | 606.00M | 708.00M |
| Long-term debt | 14.74B | 15.99B | 16.30B | 16.19B | 17.90B | 17.98B | 17.90B | 18.17B |
| Total liabilities | 24,149,000,000.00 | 26,394,000,000.00 | 26,683,000,000.00 | 27,031,000,000.00 | 29,287,000,000.00 | 30,227,000,000.00 | 30,257,000,000.00 | 30,522,000,000.00 |
| Total equity | 12.58B | 11.86B | 13.11B | 13.50B | 12.63B | 11.99B | 12.51B | 13.16B |
| Retained earnings | 12.16B | 11.40B | 11.26B | 11.63B | 10.36B | 9.61B | 9.99B | 10.56B |
| Line item | 2025-03 | 2025-06 | 2025-09 | 2025-12 | 2026-03 | 2026-06 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total current assets | 3.02B | 2.31B | 2.51B | 2.55B | 3.11B | 3.41B |
| Cash & ST investments | 1.15B | 393.00M | 618.00M | 675.00M | 1.11B | 1.39B |
| Inventory | 438.00M | 420.00M | 414.00M | 390.00M | 439.00M | 406.00M |
| Total assets | 43.20B | 42.93B | 43.28B | 43.68B | 44.23B | 44.73B |
| Total current liabilities | 3.42B | 2.98B | 2.97B | 3.13B | 3.22B | 4.15B |
| Short-term debt | 605.00M | 616.00M | 608.00M | 708.00M | 710.00M | 1.70B |
| Long-term debt | 18.52B | 18.55B | 18.55B | 18.17B | 18.16B | 17.16B |
| Total liabilities | 31,024,000,000.00 | 30,552,000,000.00 | 30,521,000,000.00 | 30,522,000,000.00 | 30,651,000,000.00 | 30,638,000,000.00 |
| Total equity | 12.18B | 12.38B | 12.76B | 13.16B | 13.58B | 14.09B |
| Retained earnings | 9.66B | 9.85B | 10.19B | 10.56B | 10.89B | 11.35B |
Cash flow
| Line item | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | 4.64B | 4.85B | 4.26B | 5.10B | 5.53B | 5.51B | 5.25B | 4.61B |
| Depreciation & amortization | 1.33B | 1.35B | 1.38B | 1.42B | 1.50B | 1.61B | 1.66B | 1.68B |
| Free cash flow | 2.90B | 3.19B | 2.64B | 3.31B | 3.41B | 3.26B | 2.72B | 1.71B |
| Dividends paid | -751.00M | -763.00M | -797.00M | -839.00M | -852.00M | -882.00M | -930.00M | -972.00M |
| Stock buybacks / issuance | -4.67B | -3.37B | -867.00M | -2.89B | -4.73B | -3.48B | -2.24B | -1.40B |
| Ending cash balance | 858.00M | 958.00M | 3.13B | 2.24B | 1.93B | 1.35B | 933.00M | 670.00M |
| Line item | 2025-03 | 2025-06 | 2025-09 | 2025-12 | 2026-03 | 2026-06 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | 1.26B | 635.00M | 1.34B | 1.39B | 1.27B | 1.33B |
| Depreciation & amortization | 425.00M | 427.00M | 424.00M | 404.00M | 415.00M | 411.00M |
| Free cash flow | 536.00M | -141.00M | 607.00M | 709.00M | 729.00M | 751.00M |
| Dividends paid | -245.00M | -243.00M | -242.00M | -242.00M | -260.00M | -260.00M |
| Stock buybacks / issuance | -751.00M | -421.00M | -112.00M | -112.00M | -222.00M | -296.00M |
| Ending cash balance | 1.14B | 387.00M | 612.00M | 670.00M | 964.00M | 1.01B |
Returns & efficiency
| Line item | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROE %i | 24.26 | 27.29 | 22.17 | 28.44 | 31.92 | 30.03 | 28.18 | 22.52 |
| ROA %i | 9.13 | 8.88 | 7.09 | 9.41 | 10.11 | 8.81 | 8.15 | 6.68 |
| ROIC %i | 14.02 | 13.82 | 11.31 | 14.28 | 15.30 | 13.71 | 12.90 | 10.94 |
| 5-year avg ROE %i | 23.09 | 24.99 | 25.97 | 28.72 | 26.74 | 27.85 | 28.06 | 28.13 |
| EBIT margin %i | 40.35 | 42.33 | 41.40 | 45.30 | 41.45 | 38.89 | 37.05 | 32.73 |
| FCF / sales %i | 23.64 | 26.75 | 24.92 | 26.42 | 23.47 | 22.30 | 18.69 | 12.14 |
| Current ratioi | 1.34 | 1.52 | 2.20 | 1.73 | 1.56 | 1.04 | 0.86 | 0.81 |
| Quick ratioi | 1.11 | 1.37 | 2.00 | 1.55 | 1.38 | 0.88 | 0.71 | 0.63 |
| Debt / assetsi | 40.18 | 43.73 | 43.12 | 41.56 | 44.22 | 45.07 | 44.40 | 44.30 |
| LT debt / equityi | 117.32 | 139.15 | 127.92 | 123.52 | 145.73 | 154.14 | 147.04 | 141.73 |
| Interest coveragei | 7.74 | 6.86 | 5.81 | 7.86 | 8.30 | 7.05 | 6.47 | 5.47 |
| Revenue CAGR (3Y) %i | 1.22 | 2.55 | -2.47 | 0.73 | 7.56 | 11.47 | 5.11 | -1.74 |
| Net income CAGR (3Y) %i | 18.91 | 24.79 | -20.35 | 4.55 | 7.29 | 9.88 | -2.82 | -11.12 |
| FCF CAGR (3Y) %i | 53.04 | 70.61 | 22.57 | 4.53 | 2.25 | 7.29 | -6.34 | -20.56 |
| Line item | 2025-03 | 2025-06 | 2025-09 | 2025-12 | 2026-03 | 2026-06 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROE %i | 26.13 | 24.83 | 22.60 | 22.52 | 23.69 | 24.37 |
| ROA %i | 7.53 | 7.27 | 6.72 | 6.68 | 6.98 | 7.35 |
| ROIC %i | 12.21 | 11.74 | 11.01 | 10.94 | 11.44 | 11.83 |
| 5-year avg ROE %i | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| EBIT margin %i | 35.54 | 34.65 | 32.73 | 32.73 | 34.08 | 34.79 |
| FCF / sales %i | 18.94 | 14.17 | 10.99 | 12.14 | 13.45 | 19.27 |
| Current ratioi | 0.88 | 0.77 | 0.85 | 0.81 | 0.97 | 0.82 |
| Quick ratioi | 0.73 | 0.60 | 0.67 | 0.63 | 0.77 | 0.69 |
| Debt / assetsi | 45.41 | 45.77 | 45.39 | 44.30 | 43.72 | 43.28 |
| LT debt / equityi | 156.20 | 153.85 | 149.26 | 141.73 | 137.22 | 125.37 |
| Interest coveragei | 6.11 | 5.88 | 5.52 | 5.47 | 5.69 | 5.96 |
| Revenue CAGR (3Y) %i | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Net income CAGR (3Y) %i | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| FCF CAGR (3Y) %i | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
✦ Quant Revenue Concentration how this is computed
Single-engine
- Rail is the largest reported line at 94.26% of revenue, across 3 reported segments.
- The next-largest line, Trucking Revenue, is a distant second at 5.82% - a sharp slowdown here would have little to offset it.
Revenue breakdown most recent period
Business
Rail94.26%
Trucking Revenue5.82%
Quote time 2026-10-08 08:12:15 · For reference only, not investment advice and not tailored to your situation.