Csx Corp (CSX)
Industrials · Rail Transportation · US stock · S&P 500 component
$51.67
▲ +3.27 (6.76%)
Fair valueOvervalued
$40 −22.6% to fair value
$20fair band $34–$48$60
Day's range
$49.52 – $52.04
52-week range
$33.63 – $53.60
About Csx Corp
Across the eastern United States, CSX operates a major freight railroad that links ports, industrial centres and large population areas. It carries coal, intermodal containers, chemicals, automotive products, agricultural and food goods, forest products and minerals. Customers are shippers such as manufacturers, utilities, retailers and logistics companies, along with other railroads that connect to its network. The company owns and maintains its own track, terminals and locomotives.
Freight charges for moving customers' goods across its network produced revenue of $14.5 billion over the last twelve months. Revenue has changed at -1.7% a year across the last three years. The operating margin is 34.2% and the business earns 12% on the capital invested in it. Net debt is 2.6 times EBITDA, and the dividend yield is 1.1%. On the site's X-Ray Score it receives 28 out of 100.
Price chart
52-wk range $33.63 – $53.60Volume 28,623,746Daily, split-adjusted
Vitals
Market cap$96.1B
52-week range$33.63 – $53.60
Volume (last day)28,623,746
P/E (TTM)29.9
EBIT / EV yield4.4%
Free-cash-flow yield2.9%
Dividend yield1.1%
Revenue (TTM)$14.5B
Net income (TTM)$3.2B
Operating margin34.2%
Return on capital12.0%
Debt incl. leases$18.9B
Cash & securities$1.4B
Debt = borrowings plus lease liabilities. Cash & securities = cash, equivalents and short-term marketable securities (long-term securities are not counted, so net cash can be understated for companies that hold large long-term investments). Net debt = debt minus cash & securities. Source: latest SEC 10-Q/10-K. EBIT / EV yield = operating profit divided by market cap plus net debt.
Fair value estimate
$40middle half of models $41 – $44
Overvalued
−22.6% to fair value
Average of the 14 valuation models that pass our checks: multiples, discounted cash flow, dividend discount and earnings power value. A model more than 100% above or 60% below the price is left out as unrealistic. Model uncertainty is Medium, based on how far apart the models are. Undervalued or Overvalued means the gap to fair value is more than 17.5%.
Price $52
Undervalued < $34Fair $34 – $48Overvalued > $48
P/E multiple
$49
P/B multiple
$47
P/S multiple
$41
EV/EBITDA multiple
$48
EV/EBIT multiple
$44
EV/revenue multiple
$43
10-year DCF, EBITDA exit
$41
5-year DCF, EBITDA exit
$45
10-year DCF, revenue exit
$41
5-year DCF, revenue exit
$44
10-year DCF, growth exit
$27
5-year DCF, growth exit
$27
Dividend discount, stable · not used
$18
Dividend discount, multi-stage
$21
Earnings power value
$43
Growth the price implies
16.9%/yr
A model estimate, not a price target or recommendation. Inputs: risk-free 5.13%, equity risk premium 4.30% (Damodaran). How it works.
What this means
Weak business, priced high
Our models put fair value below today's price, so a lot of good news may already be in the price. A high score does not guarantee a good outcome; it shifts the odds a little. Use the checklist as a prompt for your own research.
Before you invest · decision checklist
Ticked boxes are filled in from our data; the rest are yours to answer.
The five-lens scan
Every score explained in one sentence, ranked against Industrials peers. Open a lens to see the numbers behind it.
Strong: 70 to 100Fair: 50 to 69Weak: under 50No score: not enough data
Valuation
Weak
20/100
Expensive against its sector on earnings and cash flow.
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EBIT / EV yield4.4%
Free-cash-flow yield2.9%
Fair value vs price0.8×
Growth
Weak
12/100
Growing slower than most of its sector.
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Revenue growth (3y)-1.7%
EPS growth (3y)-7.1%
Growth consistency40%
Profitability
Weak
50/100
Earns lower returns on its capital than most peers.
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Return on invested capital12.0%
Operating margin34.2%
Financial health
Weak
17/100
Balance sheet is more stretched than most peers.
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Piotroski F-Score5 / 9
Net debt / EBITDA2.6×
Interest cover5.9×
Dividends
Weak
46/100
Dividend is modest or less certain than peers.
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Dividend yield1.1%
Dividends vs free cash flow37%
Dividend growth4.5%
Quarterly results: last 6 quarters
-7.0%
Mar '25
-3.4%
Jun '25
-0.9%
Sep '25
-0.9%
Dec '25
+1.7%
Mar '26
+10.1%
Jun '26
Revenue against the same quarter a year earlier. Latest quarter revenue $3.9B, diluted EPS $0.54.
Compare with peers
UNP Union Pacific Corp45 NSC Norfolk Southern Corp28Other Rail Transportation companies by X-Ray Score.
SWOT analysis: Csx Corp
Strengthsinside the company
- Operating margin of 34.2% is well above the 17.5% median of sector peers, a sign of pricing power or lower costs.
Weaknessesinside the company
- Revenue has fallen 1.7% a year over three years while sector peers grew 5.6%.
- Earnings per share have declined 7.1% a year over three years.
Opportunitiesvaluation and setting
- Dividends use only 37% of free cash flow, which leaves room to raise them.
- Price momentum is strong on the weekly and monthly signals (trends can reverse).
Threatsvaluation and setting
- The price is 23% above our fair value estimate, so there is little room for disappointment.
Written by fixed rules from the figures on this page and the peer table below: filings, our fair value, the sector climate and the price trend. It summarises the data, it is not a forecast or advice.
Compare CSX with peers and sector
Medians of 80 Industrials peers and of 80 Industrials stocks in our universe.
Largest peers (X-Ray Score): CAT 43, GE 49, RTX 51, GEV 50, UNP 45, DE 43.
| Metric | CSX | Peers | Sector |
|---|---|---|---|
| X-Ray Score (out of 100) | 28 | 51 | 51 |
| Valuation | 20 | 48 | 48 |
| Growth | 12 | 51 | 51 |
| Profitability | 50 | 50 | 50 |
| Financial health | 17 | 49 | 49 |
| Dividends | 46 | 53 | 53 |
Sector leaders: highest X-Ray Score in Industrials
CSX ranks #79 of 81 in Industrials by X-Ray Score. A higher score is stronger on our five pillars; it is a ranking of facts, not a forecast.
Green means better than the peer median, red worse (only where a higher or lower figure is clearly better). A dash means too few companies report the figure. P/E, EV/EBITDA and price changes are not graded: a different level is not good or bad by itself.
Factor ratings for CSX
Each factor is rated by where CSX stands among the 81 Industrials stocks in our universe.
Rating against the sector
Goodthe top third of these stocks
Averagethe middle third of these stocks
Badthe bottom third of these stocks
"Beats" is the share of those stocks it is ahead of.
Against its own history
The last columns set today's figure against the company's own median of its last five financial years:
▲ Betterbetter than its usual level
▼ Worseworse than its usual level
≈ In linewithin its usual range
For valuation factors Good means cheaper than most of the sector and Better means cheaper than usual for this company, which is not the same as a bargain.
In total: 5 Good · 5 Average · 11 Bad of 21
Growth: 0 · 0 · 3
Profitability: 2 · 1 · 1
Financial strength: 0 · 0 · 4
Valuation: 0 · 3 · 2
Cash flow: 2 · 1 · 1
Efficiency: 1 · 0 · 0
| Factor | CSX | Rating | Sector median | Own 5-year median | Against own history |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Growth | |||||
| Revenue growth, 3 years a year | −1.7% | Bad beats 16% | +5.6% | – | – |
| Revenue growth, last year | −3.1% | Bad beats 9% | +4.5% | −0.8% | ▼ Worse |
| EPS growth, 3 years a year | −7.1% | Bad beats 20% | +5.7% | – | – |
| Profitability | |||||
| Operating margin | 34.2% | Good beats 93% | 17.5% | 37.5% | ≈ In line |
| Net margin | 22.2% | Good beats 92% | 12.8% | 25.0% | ▼ Worse |
| Return on invested capital | 12.0% | Bad beats 31% | 14.9% | – | – |
| Return on equity | 22.9% | Average beats 49% | 23.7% | 28.1% | ▼ Worse |
| Financial strength | |||||
| Net debt / EBITDA | 2.6x | Bad beats 25% | 1.8x | 2.4x | ≈ In line |
| Interest cover | 5.9x | Bad beats 16% | 21.4x | 6.6x | ≈ In line |
| Current ratio | 0.82 | Bad beats 11% | 1.25 | 1.04 | ▼ Worse |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 / 9 | Bad beats 16% | 6 / 9 | – | – |
| Valuation | |||||
| P/E ratio | 29.8x | Average beats 49% | 28.9x | 19.0x | ▼ Worse |
| Price / book | 6.8x | Average beats 46% | 6.2x | 5.3x | ▼ Worse |
| Price / sales | 6.6x | Bad beats 14% | 3.5x | 4.8x | ▼ Worse |
| EV / EBITDA | 17.2x | Average beats 55% | 18.5x | 12.2x | ▼ Worse |
| Free cash flow yield | 2.9% | Bad beats 20% | 3.8% | 4.3% | ▼ Worse |
| Cash flow | |||||
| Free cash flow margin | 19.3% | Good beats 80% | 13.8% | 22.2% | ▼ Worse |
| Cash from operations / net income | 1.65 | Good beats 69% | 1.39 | 1.50 | ≈ In line |
| Free cash flow growth, 3 years a year | −20.6% | Bad beats 5% | +14.5% | – | – |
| Accruals (lower is better) | −4.7% | Average beats 66% | −3.2% | – | – |
| Efficiency | |||||
| Days sales outstanding | 37 days | Good beats 81% | 57 days | 33 days | ≈ In line |
These ratings compare companies with each other and describe the past; they are not a forecast, a recommendation or part of the X-Ray Score. A factor is left out when its data is missing or meaningless (for example a P/E on negative earnings). A dash in the history columns means fewer than three usable years.
Fundamentals checklist
● 1 Good · ● 2 Average · ● 12 BadCash quality
Earnings backed by cashAverage
Free-cash-flow yieldBad
Risk models
Altman Z''Bad
Piotroski F-ScoreBad
Growth
EPS growth (3y)Bad
Free-cash-flow growth (3y)Bad
Revenue growth (3y)Bad
Growth consistencyBad
Balance sheet
Current ratioBad
Net debt / EBITDABad
Interest coverBad
Valuation
Fair value vs priceBad
EBIT / EV yieldAverage
Profitability
Return on invested capitalBad
Operating marginGood
Each check is graded against the company's sector, not a fixed number. Checklist score 32/100.
Financials
| FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $12.5B | $14.9B | $14.7B | $14.5B | $14.1B |
| Operating income | $5.6B | $6.0B | $5.5B | $5.2B | $4.5B |
| Net income | $3.8B | $4.1B | $3.7B | $3.5B | $2.9B |
| Operating cash flow | $5.1B | $5.5B | $5.5B | $5.2B | $4.6B |
| Operating margin | 44.7% | 40.1% | 37.5% | 36.1% | 32.1% |
| Free cash flow | $3.3B | $3.4B | $3.3B | $2.7B | $1.7B |
| Diluted EPS | $1.68 | $1.92 | $1.82 | $1.79 | $1.54 |
Fiscal years, from SEC filings.
Technical summary
Daily
Bullish
12 bullish · 0 neutral · 4 bearish
Weekly
Strongly bullish
11 bullish · 1 neutral · 0 bearish
Monthly
Strongly bullish
7 bullish · 1 neutral · 0 bearish
Moving averages (daily)
| SMA 10 | 48.44 | Bullish |
| EMA 10 | 48.69 | Bullish |
| SMA 20 | 47.72 | Bullish |
| EMA 20 | 48.25 | Bullish |
| SMA 50 | 48.67 | Bullish |
| EMA 50 | 48.32 | Bullish |
| SMA 100 | 48.69 | Bullish |
| EMA 100 | 47.68 | Bullish |
| SMA 200 | 44.93 | Bullish |
| EMA 200 | 45.12 | Bullish |
Oscillators (daily)
| RSI (14) | 73.34 | Bearish |
| MACD (12, 26) | 0.32 | Bullish |
| Momentum (12) | 8.78 | Bullish |
| Stochastic %K (14) | 93.08 | Bearish |
| Williams %R (14) | -6.92 | Bearish |
| CCI (20) | 306.1 | Bearish |
Pivot points (classic, last session)
S3 47.59 | S2 48.55 | S1 50.11 | Pivot 51.07 | R1 52.63 | R2 53.59 | R3 55.15 |
Signals describe what the chart is doing, not what to do. Moving averages: price above the average is bullish. Oscillators use the usual thresholds (RSI 30/70, Stochastic 20/80, CCI ±100, Williams %R −80/−20; MACD and momentum above zero are bullish). Weekly and monthly views use closing prices only.
Dividends
Paid, last 12 months
0.55 USD
Yield on today's price
1.06%
Frequency
Quarterly
Next ex-dividend date
30 Nov 2026
| Ex-dividend date | Amount per share |
|---|---|
| (upcoming) | 0.1400 |
| 0.1400 | |
| 0.1400 | |
| 0.1400 | |
| 0.1300 | |
| 0.1300 | |
| 0.1300 | |
| 0.1300 | |
| 0.1200 | |
| 0.1200 | |
| 0.1200 | |
| 0.1200 |
Ex-dividend dates and amounts from EODHD. Shown as declared, before tax.
ETFs that hold CSX
| ETF | Share of the fund |
|---|---|
| IYT iShares Transportation Average | 9.38% |
| PAVE Global X U.S. Infrastructure Developme... | 3.48% |
| IFRA iShares U.S. Infrastructure | 3.10% |
| PWB Invesco Dynamic Large Cap Growth | 1.59% |
| XLI Industrial Select Sector SPDR | 1.53% |
| FIDU Fidelity MSCI Industrials Index | 1.33% |
| RSPN Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Industria... | 1.29% |
| VIS Vanguard Industrials | 1.19% |
The eight funds with the largest weight in CSX among the ETFs we cover, from each fund's latest SEC Form N-PORT (quarter-end positions, so they can be months old). All ETFs.
CSX stock splits
CSX has split its stock 2 times since 1995. The latest was a 2-for-1 split on 16 Aug 2006.
Full CSX stock split history →CSX SEC filings
10-QSEC EDGAR
Quarterly report
8-KSEC EDGAR
Results of operations
8-KSEC EDGAR
Director or officer change; Regulation FD disclosure
10-QSEC EDGAR
Quarterly report
8-KSEC EDGAR
Results of operations
8-KSEC EDGAR
Director or officer change; Shareholder vote results
10-QSEC EDGAR
Quarterly report
8-KSEC EDGAR
Results of operations
Where the numbers come from
Statements SEC EDGAR filings (10-K, 10-Q), quarters derived from year-to-date figures.
Prices end-of-day closes, split-adjusted.
Industry inputs beta, multiples and equity risk premium from Damodaran Online (NYU Stern).
StocksXray is for education only and is not financial advice. Scores and fair values are model estimates from public filings and carry uncertainty.