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CSX CORP CSX

Nasdaq · stock · Railroads, Line-Haul Operating · website · IPO 1980-11-03 · LEI

CSX CORP (CSX) earns a Piotroski F-score of 4/9 (mixed financial health), with an Altman Z″ in the grey zone. It pays a dividend yielding 1.10% (safety: safe). FY2025 revenue was $14.1B at a 20.5% net margin.

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Stocktoria Quality Score · grade C
4/9
Piotroski F — financial health
1.85
Altman Z″ — distress risk · grey
1.3%
Dividend yield 5y avg · safe · Dividend payout 33.6%

Quality score trend · recomputed for each fiscal year

Piotroski F /9
4 5 6 5 5 6 6 4 4 4 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Altman Z″
2.28 2.72 2.63 2.51 2.57 2.65 2.42 2.06 1.95 1.85 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025

Each year's score is computed from that year's filing — a rising Piotroski F or Altman Z″ means improving financial health, a fall is worth a look.

$50.08 as of 2026-08-01 · +54% 1y
$32.51$50.4052-wk
Market cap USD$88.6B
P / E30.7×
Dividend yield 5y avg1.3%
Net margin 5y avg25.5%
Return on equity 5y avg28.3%
Beta1.21
Employees22,200

Analyst price target

$53.14 +6.1% vs last
consensus: buy · 23 analysts
target range $32.00 – $60.00 · median $54.00
4 strong buy · 13 buy · 6 hold · 1 sell · 1 strong sell
Recent analyst actions
DateFirmRating
2026-07-24CitigroupNeutral (main)
2026-07-23JP MorganOverweight (main)
2026-07-23B of A SecuritiesBuy (main)
2026-07-23TD CowenBuy (main)
2026-07-23BMO CapitalMarket Perform (main)
2026-07-23RBC CapitalOutperform (main)

Wall Street analyst consensus — a sentiment gauge, not our scoring.

Forward estimates · earnings calendar →

Forward EPS est.$2.27
Forward P / E22×
Next ex-dividend2026-08-31

Consensus analyst estimates and scheduled dates — forward-looking, may change.

Smart money · insiders, last 12 months

Insiders net sold -$5.8M on the open market · 3 trades

Open-market insider purchases minus sells (SEC Form 4) — real buying with their own money is a bullish “smart money” signal; grants and option exercises are excluded.

Revenue trend · last 10y · up

How it ranks in Transportation & Utilities · percentile among 348 companies

Piotroski Fstronger than 35%
Net marginstronger than 82%
Return on equitystronger than 87%
Revenue growthstronger than 27%

Percentile vs other Transportation & Utilities companies we cover — e.g. “stronger than 90%” means only 10% score higher on that measure.

Piotroski F breakdown · 4/9 tests passed

Altman Z″ components · grey zone

ComponentValue
Working capital / assets-0.013
Retained earnings / assets0.242
EBIT / assets0.103
Equity / liabilities0.431

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NSCNORFOLK SOUTHERN CORP5/92.0724.5+0.5%
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About CSX CORP

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.

FAQ

Is CSX financially healthy?

CSX CORP's Piotroski F-score is 4/9 (8–9 is excellent, 0–3 weak), and its Altman Z″ distress score is in the grey zone.

Does CSX pay a dividend, and is it safe?

Yes. CSX CORP pays a dividend yielding about 1.10% with a 33.6% payout ratio, rated “safe” for safety.

How profitable is CSX?

In FY2025, CSX CORP had a net margin of 20.5% and a return on equity of 22.0%.

Is CSX overvalued or undervalued?

CSX CORP trades at about 32.5× trailing earnings — above its 10-year norm (10-year range 9.5×–25.6×, median 19.6×). Stocktoria reports the data, not buy/sell advice.

What is the analyst price target for CSX?

The average Wall-Street price target for CSX CORP is $53.14, about 6.1% above the recent price, from 23 analysts (consensus: buy).

Is CSX a good stock to buy?

Stocktoria doesn't give buy or sell advice, but here is the data on CSX CORP: a Piotroski F-score of 4/9, an Altman Z″ in the grey zone, a P/E of about 30.7×, a dividend yield of 1.10%. Weigh these quality and valuation signals against your own goals.

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.