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CSX · NasdaqGS
CSX Corporation
Railroads · United States
- Market cap (USD)
- US$87.93B
- Trailing P/E
- 27.60x
- Forward P/E
- 20.87x
- Quarterly revenue growth
- 10.1%
- Trailing net margin
- 22.2%
- Indicated dividend yield
- 1.2%
Snapshot 2026-10-06 · Latest financial period 2026-06-30 · Yahoo Finance. Quotes may be delayed; reporting periods can differ.
Next earnings: 2026-10-21 (provider estimate, not issuer-confirmed).
Company background
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.
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| Metric | CSXCSX CorporationSnapshot 2026-10-06Financial period: 2026-06-30 | CNICanadian National Railway CompanySnapshot 2026-10-06Financial period: 2026-06-30 | NSCNorfolk Southern CorporationSnapshot 2026-10-06Financial period: 2026-06-30 | Peer medianSimilar-size peers only |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Market capMarket value, converted to USD | US$87.93B | US$71.70B | US$70.96B | US$71.33Bn=2 |
| Forward P/EProvider forward earnings estimate | 20.87x | 18.81x | 22.13x | 20.47xn=2 |
| EV / EBITDAEnterprise value / trailing EBITDA | 15.51x | — | 15.38x | — |
| Revenue growthLatest quarter vs prior-year quarter | 10.1% | 11.3% | 11.4% | 11.4%n=2 |
| Operating marginLatest reported quarter | 38.4% | 40.3% | 35.3% | 37.8%n=2 |
| Free cash flow yieldTrailing cash flow / market cap | 2.2% | — | 1.9% | — |
| Net debt / EBITDANet debt / trailing EBITDA | 2.64x | 2.45x | 2.84x | 2.65xn=2 |
| Debt / equityTotal debt / positive book equity | 1.38x | 1.04x | 1.06x | 1.05xn=2 |
| Trailing P/ETrailing twelve-month earnings | 27.60x | 21.04x | 26.96x | 24.00xn=2 |
| Price / bookPrice / positive book equity per share | 6.24x | 4.61x | 4.37x | 4.49xn=2 |
| EV / salesEnterprise value / trailing revenue | 7.30x | — | 6.95x | — |
| Earnings growthLatest quarter vs prior-year quarter | 22.7% | 10.2% | -4.4% | 2.9%n=2 |
| Gross marginTrailing twelve months | 47.1% | 56.0% | 45.2% | 50.6%n=2 |
| Net marginTrailing twelve months | 22.2% | 26.9% | 21.0% | 24.0%n=2 |
| Return on equityProvider trailing return; positive equity only | 24.4% | 22.0% | 17.0% | 19.5%n=2 |
| Free cash flow marginTrailing free cash flow / revenue | 13.5% | 17.0% | 11.0% | 14.0%n=2 |
| Dividend yieldIndicated annual dividend / price | 1.2% | 2.2% | 1.7% | 1.9%n=2 |
| Earnings payoutProvider trailing dividend payout | 31.4% | 46.3% | 46.1% | 46.2%n=2 |
| Current ratioCurrent assets / current liabilities | 0.82x | 0.87x | 0.83x | 0.85xn=2 |
| BetaProvider historical market sensitivity | 1.20 | 0.99 | 1.28 | 1.14n=2 |
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