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CSX Corporation

CSX Research profile · latest available data

Price overview

$46.78

▼ -0.17 (-0.4%)

52w hi$53.08
52w lo$33.25
Vol8.58M
As of25 Sep 2026

The Verdict

Hold

Our score +0.20

Short+0.27
Medium+0.17
Long+0.10

computed 2026-09-27

Key fundamentals

CSX Corporation

Industrials · Railroads

Market cap$86.66B
Enterprise value$104.72B
Trailing P/E27.20x
Forward P/E20.58x
EV / EBITDA15.33x
P / S (ttm)5.97x
Profit margin22.2%
Return on equity24.4%
Revenue growth+10.1%
Earnings growth+22.7%
Debt / equity138.07

Layer Breakdown

LayerRawContribution
Fundamental+0.25
Sector-0.01
Technical+0.17
Earnings+0.00
Sentiment+0.00

macro × 1.00 · 2026-09-27

Business overview

CSX Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, provides rail-based freight transportation services in the United States and Canada. It operates through two segments: rail and trucking. The company offers rail services; and transportation of intermodal containers and trailers, as well as other transportation services, such as rail-to-truck transfers and bulk commodity operations. It also transports chemicals, agricultural and food products, minerals, automotive, forest products, fertilizers, and metals and equipment; and coal, coke, and iron ore to electricity-generating power plants, steel manufacturers, and industrial plants, as well as exports coal to deep-water port facilities. In addition, the company provides intermodal services through a network of approximately 30 terminals transporting manufactured consumer goods in containers; and drayage services, including the pickup and delivery of intermodal shipments. It serves the automotive industry with distribution centers and storage locations, as well as connects non-rail served customers through transferring products, such as plastics and ethanol from rail to trucks. The company operates approximately 20,000 route mile rail network, which serves various population centers in 26 states east of the Mississippi River, the District of Columbia, and the Canadian provinces of Ontario and Quebec, as well as owns 3400 locomotives. It serves production and distribution facilities through track connections. CSX Corporation was incorporated in 1978 and is headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida.

United States · www.csx.com

Risk Metrics

Beta vs SPX0.66
Corr SPX0.43
Annual vol24.3%
Annual ret+17.5%
Sharpe0.72
Max DD-27.6%

Window: 504 trading days (504 obs)

Analyst Coverage

Mean PT$45.54
High / Low$52.00 / $30.00
Median$47.00
Analysts23
Strong Buy4
Buy11
Hold7
Sell1
Strong Sell1

Recent rating actions

2026-04-24Baird→ Outperform
2026-04-23Wells Fargo→ Overweight
2026-04-23TD Cowen→ Buy
2026-04-23RBC Capital→ Outperform
2026-04-23Morgan Stanley→ Underweight
2026-04-23Goldman Sachs→ Neutral

Material Events

DateEvent8-K
2026-07-22Earnings Release, Exhibitsread
2026-05-14Officer / Director Change, Shareholder Vote…read
2026-04-22Earnings Release, Exhibitsread
2026-01-22Earnings Release, Exhibitsread
2025-10-29Officer / Director Change, Reg FD Disclosure…read
2025-10-23Material Obligation, Other Material Event…read
2025-10-22Material Agreement, Exhibitsread
2025-10-16Earnings Release, Exhibitsread
2025-09-29Officer / Director Change, Reg FD Disclosure…read
2025-07-23Earnings Release, Exhibitsread
2025-05-12Shareholder Voteread
2025-04-16Earnings Release, Exhibitsread

Flow & Concentration

Insider 180d net$0
Insider buys / sells0 / 0
Insider biasNeutral
13F holders9
Top-5 share96.0%
HHI4,983 (concentrated)

Top Holders

HolderValueShares
State Street Corp$4.35B91.46M
Fidelity / FMR LLC$633.01M13.32M
Capital Research / Capital World$496.84M10.45M
Citadel Advisors$306.53M6.45M
Millennium Management$254.29M5.35M
AQR Capital Management$114.25M2.41M
Bridgewater Associates$105.99M2.23M
Renaissance Technologies$30.17M634.80K
T. Rowe Price Group$3.37M70.89M

As of 2026-06-30

Connections

Subsidiarys: CSX Transportation

Dividends

Yield (TTM)0.58%
$ / share (TTM)$0.27
5y CAGR+8.4%

Annual dividend per share

2021$0.37
2022$0.40
2023$0.44
2024$0.48
2025$0.52
2026$0.14

Federal Contracts

AmountAgencyDescription
$5.02MDepartment of Veterans AffairsPROJECT: 501-17-108, UPGRADE SECURITY SYSTEMS ON CAMPUS AT THE NEW MEXICO VA HEA
$2.45MGeneral Services Administration6X4 DUMP, 12-14 CU YDS, 54000-60000 LBS GVWR
$2.41MGeneral Services Administration6X4 DUMP, 12-14 CU YDS, 54000-60000 LBS GVWR
$1.68MDepartment of Veterans AffairsUPGRADE BUILDING 80 AT THE VA NEW MEXICO HEALTHCARE SYSTEM, ALBUQUERQUE, NM.
$1.64MGeneral Services Administration6X4 DUMP, 12-16 CU YDS, 62000-66000 LBS GVWR
$1.51MDepartment of Veterans AffairsCONSTRUCTION PROJECT 501-CSI-116, SITE PREP OR-5 FOR IMAGING EQUIPMENT, BUILDING
$1.12MDepartment of DefenseSHOWERS, LATRINES, AND LAUNDRY SERVICES UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY (USMA) CA
$1.10MGeneral Services Administration6X4 DUMP, 12-14 CU YDS, 54000-60000 LBS GVWR

SEC Filings

DateFormDoc
2026-08-054view
2026-07-274view
2026-07-274view
2026-07-228-Kview
2026-07-2210-Qview
2026-07-064view
2026-06-2211-Kview
2026-06-2211-Kview
2026-06-174view
2026-06-054view
2026-06-044view
2026-06-024view
2026-05-148-Kview
2026-05-054view
2026-04-228-Kview

The Long Run

FY 2009–2025 · 17 years

LineLatestCAGRTrend
Revenue$14.09B+2.1%
Operating income$4.52B+4.4%
Net income$3.67B+6.5%
Cash from ops$5.25B+6.0%

Indices

NASDAQ-100S&P 500

Recent Sessions

DateOpenHighLowCloseVol
Sep 25$46.79$47.03$46.51$46.788.58M
Sep 24$47.03$47.33$46.77$46.959.55M
Sep 23$46.65$47.59$46.26$47.1910.64M
Sep 22$46.26$46.68$45.95$46.5911.49M
Sep 21$47.48$47.48$45.79$45.9916.41M

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