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CSX Corporation

CSX

NASDAQ·Industrials·Railroads·Mkt cap $89.8B

$48.89

+1.16%

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Our plain-language verdict, the thesis, risk factors, and what is changing about the business.

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52-Week Range

$31.80 - $49.21

P/E

29.99

Fwd P/E

22.40

Beta

1.22

Div Yield

1.12%

Avg Vol

13.6M

Shares Out

1.9B

Mkt Cap

$89.8B

Price action

Price chart

Up 43.8% over the trailing year

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Total returns

Price performance

Total return across standard periods - splits & dividends adjusted by FMP. Periods longer than 1Y show annualized in the tooltip.

Why we rate it this way

The thesis at a glance

Bull and bear case · plain-English context across the five lenses we evaluate.

Bull Case

4 reasons

  • Extensive Eastern U.S. Rail Network
  • Operational Efficiency
  • Strategic Geographic Coverage
  • Advanced Transportation Technology

Bear Case

2 risks

  • Average volatility.
  • Premium valuation to Railroads peers

Growth

Stable outlook

Infrastructure Investment

Value

Premium valuation to Railroads peers

Momentum

Strong

+17.3% over 3m

Quality

Stable

Excellent business quality

Dividend

Modest

1.12% yield

Earnings track record

Recent earnings results

AI-summarized recap of last quarter, plus the surprise on every print.

Next: Apr 15, 2026

Q2 26 RECAP

APR 22, 2026

Reported EPS of $0.43 vs $0.39 consensus (+10.5% surprise). Revenue of $3.5B vs $3.5B expected (-0.2%).

EPS beat +10.5%
Revenue miss

EPS surprise · last 4Q

1 of 1 beats

Q2 26

+10.5%

Next: Apr 15, 2026

Revenue trend · last 8Q

-4%

-7%

-3%

+23%

-1%

+2%

Q2 24

Q3 24

Q4 24

Q1 25

Q2 25

Q3 25

Q4 25

Q1 26

$3.7B

$3.6B

$3.5B

$3.4B

$3.6B

$3.6B

$3.5B

$3.5B

Margins · last 8Q

Gross

47.9%

Operating

36.0%

Profit

23.2%

Wall Street consensus

15 analysts · 53% Buy

Live ratings and price targets aggregated across covering analysts.

Buy

8

53%

Hold

6

40%

Sell

1

7%

Median Price Target

$46.50

-4.9% vs $48.89

Low $41.00
Median $46.50
High $50.00

Latest: Barclays · Jun 25, 2026

10 analysts covering

vs Industry

How CSX stacks vs Railroads

Stock metrics vs industry averages. Green = better than industry.

Industry comparison data unavailable for this stock.