CSX CORP CSX
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.
Quality score trend · recomputed for each fiscal year
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.
Analyst price target
Recent analyst actions
| Date | Firm | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-24 | Citigroup | Neutral (main) |
| 2026-07-23 | JP Morgan | Overweight (main) |
| 2026-07-23 | B of A Securities | Buy (main) |
| 2026-07-23 | TD Cowen | Buy (main) |
| 2026-07-23 | BMO Capital | Market Perform (main) |
| 2026-07-23 | RBC Capital | Outperform (main) |
Wall Street analyst consensus — a sentiment gauge, not our scoring.
Forward estimates · earnings calendar →
Consensus analyst estimates and scheduled dates — forward-looking, may change.
Smart money · insiders, last 12 months
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.
How it ranks in Transportation & Utilities · percentile among 348 companies
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
- Positive return on assets
- Positive operating cash flow
- Rising ROA
- Cash flow exceeds net income
- Lower long-term debt
- Rising current ratio
- No share dilution
- Rising gross margin
- Rising asset turnover
Altman Z″ components · grey zone
| Component | Value |
|---|---|
| Working capital / assets | -0.013 |
| Retained earnings / assets | 0.242 |
| EBIT / assets | 0.103 |
| Equity / liabilities | 0.431 |
Sector peers · similar-size Transportation & Utilities companies compare side by side →
| Ticker | Company | Piotroski F | Altman Z″ | P / E | Revenue growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CSX | CSX CORP | 4/9 | 1.85 | 30.7 | -3.1% |
| CP | CANADIAN PACIFIC KANSAS CITY LTD/CN | 6/9 | 2.21 | — | +3.7% |
| NSC | NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORP | 5/9 | 2.07 | 24.5 | +0.5% |
| UNP | UNION PACIFIC CORP | 7/9 | 4.54 | 22.2 | +1.1% |
| FIP | FTAI Infrastructure Inc. | 2/9 | — | — | +51.6% |
| NPPXF | NIPPON TELEGRAPH & TELEPHONE CORP | 6/9 | 2.95 | — | -1.3% |
| VZ | VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC | 4/9 | 1.53 | 11.4 | +2.5% |
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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.