CSX Corp (CSX) stock
CSXNasdaqRailroads, Line-Haul OperatingFiscal year ends December 31
Financials through Q3 FY2026, quarter ended Sep 30, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Oct 21, 2026Score 9/3038% above fair value
$52.40+0.50 (+0.96%)
Close on Nov 12, 2026Market cap $96.59BP/E 27.2Yield 0.99%
CSX profit margin
Profit margin (net margin) is net income as a percentage of revenue.
CSX's profit margin for the twelve months ending Sep 30, 2026 was 24.0%. For fiscal 2025 it was 20.5%, against 23.9% the year before. The highest annual figure on record is 48.0% in fiscal 2017.
Annual profit margin
| Period | Period end | Value | Change (pts) |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Dec 31, 2025 | 20.5% | −3.4 |
| FY2024 | Dec 31, 2024 | 23.9% | −1.2 |
| FY2023 | Dec 31, 2023 | 25.0% | −2.7 |
| FY2022 | Dec 31, 2022 | 27.7% | −2.5 |
| FY2021 | Dec 31, 2021 | 30.2% | +4.1 |
| FY2020 | Dec 31, 2020 | 26.1% | −1.8 |
| FY2019 | Dec 31, 2019 | 27.9% | +0.9 |
| FY2018 | Dec 31, 2018 | 27.0% | −20.9 |
| FY2017 | Dec 31, 2017 | 48.0% | +32.5 |
| FY2016 | Dec 30, 2016 | 15.5% | −1.2 |
| FY2015 | Dec 25, 2015 | 16.7% | +1.5 |
| FY2014 | Dec 26, 2014 | 15.2% | −0.3 |
| FY2013 | Dec 27, 2013 | 15.5% | −0.3 |
| FY2012 | Dec 28, 2012 | 15.8% | +0.1 |
| FY2011 | Dec 30, 2011 | 15.7% | +1.0 |
| FY2010 | Dec 31, 2010 | 14.7% | +2.1 |
| FY2009 | Dec 25, 2009 | 12.6% | +0.6 |
| FY2008 | Dec 26, 2008 | 12.0% | −1.3 |
| FY2007 | Dec 28, 2007 | 13.3% | – |
Quarterly profit margin
Change is against the same quarter a year earlier.
| Period | Period end | Value | Change (pts) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 FY2026 | Sep 30, 2026 | 26.2% | +6.8 |
| Q2 FY2026 | Jun 30, 2026 | 25.5% | +2.3 |
| Q1 FY2026 | Mar 31, 2026 | 23.2% | +4.3 |
| Q4 FY2025 | Dec 31, 2025 | 20.5% | −0.2 |
| Q3 FY2025 | Sep 30, 2025 | 19.3% | −5.4 |
| Q2 FY2025 | Jun 30, 2025 | 23.2% | −2.8 |
| Q1 FY2025 | Mar 31, 2025 | 18.9% | −5.0 |
| Q4 FY2024 | Dec 31, 2024 | 20.7% | −3.3 |
| Q3 FY2024 | Sep 30, 2024 | 24.7% | +1.5 |
| Q2 FY2024 | Jun 30, 2024 | 26.0% | −0.6 |
| Q1 FY2024 | Mar 31, 2024 | 23.9% | −2.4 |
| Q4 FY2023 | Dec 31, 2023 | 24.0% | −1.9 |
| Q3 FY2023 | Sep 30, 2023 | 23.2% | −5.3 |
| Q2 FY2023 | Jun 30, 2023 | 26.6% | −4.3 |
| Q1 FY2023 | Mar 31, 2023 | 26.3% | +1.1 |
| Q4 FY2022 | Dec 31, 2022 | 25.9% | −1.4 |
| Q3 FY2022 | Sep 30, 2022 | 28.5% | −0.9 |
| Q2 FY2022 | Jun 30, 2022 | 30.9% | −8.4 |
| Q1 FY2022 | Mar 31, 2022 | 25.2% | +0.1 |
| Q4 FY2021 | Dec 31, 2021 | 27.3% | +0.4 |
| Q3 FY2021 | Sep 30, 2021 | 29.4% | +1.6 |
| Q2 FY2021 | Jun 30, 2021 | 39.2% | +17.1 |
| Q1 FY2021 | Mar 31, 2021 | 25.1% | −1.9 |
| Q4 FY2020 | Dec 31, 2020 | 26.9% | +0.2 |
| Q3 FY2020 | Sep 30, 2020 | 27.8% | −0.9 |
| Q2 FY2020 | Jun 30, 2020 | 22.1% | −6.3 |
| Q1 FY2020 | Mar 31, 2020 | 27.0% | −0.7 |
| Q4 FY2019 | Dec 31, 2019 | 26.7% | −0.1 |
| Q3 FY2019 | Sep 30, 2019 | 28.7% | +0.2 |
| Q2 FY2019 | Jun 30, 2019 | 28.4% | +0.2 |
| Q1 FY2019 | Mar 31, 2019 | 27.7% | +3.5 |
| Q4 FY2018 | Dec 31, 2018 | 26.8% | −117.8 |
| Q3 FY2018 | Sep 30, 2018 | 28.6% | +11.8 |
| Q2 FY2018 | Jun 30, 2018 | 28.3% | +10.9 |
| Q1 FY2018 | Mar 31, 2018 | 24.2% | +11.5 |
| Q4 FY2017 | Dec 31, 2017 | 144.6% | +129.5 |
| Q3 FY2017 | Sep 30, 2017 | 16.7% | – |
| Q2 FY2017 | Jun 30, 2017 | 17.4% | – |
| Q1 FY2017 | Mar 31, 2017 | 12.6% | – |
| Q4 FY2016 | Dec 30, 2016 | 15.1% | – |
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