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CSX CORP CSX

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

CSX CORP statistics & valuation

Market cap$88.6B
P / E30.7×
P / S6.3×
P / B6.7×
P / FCF51.8×
Dividend yield1.10%
Net margin20.5%
Return on equity22.0%
FCF margin12.1%
Return on capital11.1%
Graham number -68.8%$15.60

Market cap as of 2026-06-29. Multiples are price-derived and refreshed daily; everything else from the latest financial reports. The Graham number is Benjamin Graham's rough maximum fair value ($15.60); a green figure means the price is below it.

Profitability & efficiency

Net margin (%)
15.50% 48.00% 27.00% 27.90% 26.10% 30.20% 27.70% 25.00% 23.90% 20.50% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Gross margin (%)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Operating margin (%)
30.80% 32.60% 39.70% 41.60% 41.20% 44.70% 40.10% 37.50% 36.10% 32.10% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on equity (%)
14.70% 37.20% 26.30% 28.10% 21.10% 28.10% 33.00% 30.60% 27.70% 22.00% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Shares outstanding
2.84B 2.74B 2.58B 2.40B 2.31B 2.25B 2.14B 2.01B 1.94B 1.87B 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Net debt ($)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Share buybacks ($)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on assets (%)
4.80% 15.30% 9.00% 8.70% 6.90% 9.30% 9.90% 8.70% 8.10% 6.60% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Free cash flow margin (%)
5.80% 12.60% 23.60% 26.70% 24.90% 26.40% 23.00% 22.20% 18.70% 12.10% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Debt / equity (×)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
EPS ($)
$0.60 $2.00 $1.28 $1.39 $1.20 $1.68 $1.92 $1.82 $1.79 $1.54 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025

Margins and returns computed from annual filings. Falling shares outstanding = buybacks; rising = dilution. Net debt = debt − cash (negative = net cash).

P / E vs its own history

CSX CORP trades at about 32.5× earnings — above its 10-year norm (10-year range 9.5×–25.6×, median 19.6×).

9.5× 32.5×

Shaded band = 10-year range (9.5×–25.6×); dot = today's 32.5×.

Historical P/E = month-end price near each fiscal year-end ÷ that year's EPS. A read on whether the stock is cheap or dear relative to how it has typically been valued — not a forecast.

Key ratios (by fiscal year)

RatioFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Operating margin32.1%36.1%37.5%40.1%44.7%41.2%41.6%39.7%32.6%30.8%
Net margin20.5%23.9%25.0%27.7%30.2%26.1%27.9%27.0%48.0%15.5%
FCF margin12.1%18.7%22.2%23.0%26.4%24.9%26.7%23.6%12.6%5.8%
Return on assets6.6%8.1%8.7%9.9%9.3%6.9%8.7%9.0%15.3%4.8%
Return on equity22.0%27.7%30.6%33.0%28.1%21.1%28.1%26.3%37.2%14.7%
Current ratio0.810.861.041.561.732.201.521.341.011.22

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