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 statistics

100 measures from SEC filings and the closing price. Hover a name for the formula; the last column is the median of companies in the same industry group.

Important dates

Next earnings: Jan 21, 2027 (estimated, after the close)
Last ex-dividend date: Nov 30, 2026
Fundamentals through: Sep 30, 2026
Share price as of: Nov 11, 2026

Valuation ratiosIndustry

Market Cap: $95.67B; –
Enterprise Value: $112.88B; –
PE Ratio: 26.89; –
PS Ratio: 6.40; –
P/FCF Ratio: 29.78; –
P/OCF Ratio: 17.08; –

Enterprise valuationIndustry

EV / Sales: 7.55; –
EV / EBITDA: 15.94; –
EV / EBIT: 20.75; –
EV / FCF: 35.13; –

Share statisticsIndustry

Shares Outstanding: 1.84B; –
Shares Change (YoY): -1.48%; –
Float: 1.84B; –
Shares Held by Insiders: 0.23%; –
Shares Held by Institutions: 79.9%; –

Short sellingIndustry

Short Interest: 37M; –
Short Interest Change: -7.29%; –
Short % of Float: 2.02%; –
Short % of Shares Outstanding: 2.02%; –
Days to Cover: 2.87; –

Stock price statisticsIndustry

52-Week High: $53.60; –
52-Week Low: $33.63; –
20-Day Moving Average: $50.59; –
50-Day Moving Average: $48.85; –
200-Day Moving Average: $46.18; –
Average True Range (14): $1.22; –
Price Change (1 Week): -0.29%; –
Price Change (1 Month): 8.67%; –
Price Change (3 Months): 3.51%; –
Price Change (6 Months): 16.9%; –
Price Change (YTD): 43.2%; –
Price Change (1 Year): 47.8%; –
Price Change (3 Years): 70.4%; –
Price Change (5 Years): 47.3%; –
Price Change (10 Years): 350.3%; –
Average Volume (10 Days): 14M; –
Average Volume (20 Days): 13M; –
Average Volume (90 Days): 11M; –
Relative Volume: 0.63; –
Relative Strength Index (14): 58.7; –
Volatility (1 Year): 23.2%; –
Beta (5 Years): 0.76; –

MarginsIndustry

Operating Margin: 36.4%; –
Pretax Margin: 31.4%; –
Profit Margin: 24.0%; –
EBITDA Margin: 47.4%; –
FCF Margin: 21.5%; –

Returns on capitalIndustry

Return on Assets (ROA): 8.10%; –
Return on Capital Employed (ROCE): 13.3%; –

Financial positionIndustry

Current Ratio: 0.84; –
Quick Ratio: 0.72; –
Debt / EBITDA: 2.66; –
Debt / FCF: 5.85; –
Net Debt / EBITDA: 2.43; –
Interest Coverage: 6.44; –

GrowthIndustry

Revenue Growth (YoY): 5.80%; –
Net Income Growth (YoY): 23.4%; –
EPS Growth (YoY): 26.1%; –
FCF Growth (YoY): 107.0%; –
Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR): -1.74%; –
Revenue Growth (5Y CAGR): 5.89%; –
EPS Growth (3Y CAGR): -7.09%; –
EPS Growth (5Y CAGR): 5.12%; –

EfficiencyIndustry

Asset Turnover: 0.34; –
Revenue Per Employee: $649.65K; –
Profits Per Employee: $155.70K; –
Employee Count: 23,000; –
WACC: 7.86%; –

Income statement (TTM)Industry

Revenue: $14.94B; –
Operating Income: $5.44B; –
Pretax Income: $4.69B; –
Net Income: $3.58B; –
EBITDA: $7.08B; –
EPS (Diluted): $1.93; –

Balance sheetIndustry

Cash & Short-Term Investments: $1.61B; –
Total Debt: $18.80B; –
Net Cash (Debt): -$17.20B; –
Net Cash Per Share: -$9.33; –
Working Capital: -$676.00M; –

Cash flow (TTM)Industry

Operating Cash Flow: $5.60B; –
Capital Expenditures: -$2.39B; –
Free Cash Flow: $3.21B; –
FCF Per Share: $1.74; –

Dividends and yieldsIndustry

Earnings Yield: 3.74%; –
FCF Yield: 3.36%; –
Dividend Yield: 1.00%; –
Buyback Yield: 1.23%; –
Shareholder Yield: 2.23%; –
Dividend Per Share: $0.52; –
Dividend Growth (YoY): 8.33%; –
Years of Dividend Growth: 6; –
Payout Ratio: 28.5%; –
FCF Payout Ratio: 31.8%; –

Taxes and interestIndustry

Interest Expense: $844.00M; –
Income Tax: $1.11B; –
Effective Tax Rate: 23.6%; –

Scores and fair valueIndustry

Altman Z-Score: 2.94; –
Piotroski F-Score: 5; –
Lynch Fair Value: $9.87; –
Lynch Upside: -81.0%; –

Total return vs. the S&P 500

Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Nov 12, 2026. The S&P 500 is measured by the SPY fund.

Period	CSX	S&P 500	Difference	CSX per year	S&P 500 per year
1 month	+9.7%	-2.7%	+12.4 pts
3 months	+4.9%	-1.7%	+6.7 pts
Year to date	+45.9%	+11.9%	+34.0 pts
1 year	+50.0%	+12.0%	+38.0 pts
3 years	+78.0%	+78.2%	−0.2 pts	+21.2%	+21.2%
5 years	+59.2%	+73.2%	−14.1 pts	+9.7%	+11.6%
10 years	+421.4%	+309.6%	+111.7 pts	+18.0%	+15.1%

Short interest

Shares sold short and not yet covered, reported by brokers to FINRA twice a month. Latest settlement date Oct 30, 2026.

37M CSX shares were sold short on Oct 30, 2026, down 7.3% from the previous report, or 2.02% of the shares available to trade. At recent volumes it would take 2.9 days to buy them back. Over the last 20 sessions, 52.8% of the volume reported to FINRA was short selling.

Settlement date	Shares short	Change	Avg. daily volume	Days to cover
Oct 30, 2026	37,223,592	-7.3%	12,980,386	2.9
Oct 15, 2026	40,149,900	-6.6%	8,574,311	4.7
Sep 30, 2026	42,982,741	+5.5%	11,866,296	3.6
Sep 15, 2026	40,751,812	-0.8%	9,320,573	4.4
Aug 31, 2026	41,063,437	+19.7%	8,622,062	4.8
Aug 14, 2026	34,310,600	-5.6%	9,904,873	3.5
Jul 31, 2026	36,353,084	-1.7%	16,192,286	2.3
Jul 15, 2026	36,965,072	-5.1%	10,143,094	3.6
Jun 30, 2026	38,966,330	-4.4%	13,160,379	3.0
Jun 15, 2026	40,778,038	+6.9%	11,394,879	3.6
May 29, 2026	38,153,987	+13.1%	12,888,167	3.0
May 15, 2026	33,724,754	-13.7%	12,218,384	2.8