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CSX is the railroad of the eastern United States: shorter hauls, denser population, a different freight mix.
Eastern railroads differ from western ones by geography: distances are shorter, competition with trucking is sharper, and the coal share has historically been higher. Coal declines structurally, and replacing it with intermodal and industrial freight is the company's multi-year task.
The barrier to entry is any railroad's: a parallel line cannot be built. Hence durable pricing and high margins. The efficiency metric is the operating ratio, which the industry spent a decade lowering through precision scheduling.
Risks are industrial production levels, diesel prices, union agreements and regulatory attention to shipper service quality: complaints about transit times have already led to hearings and orders. CSX pays a dividend and buys back stock consistently.
Based on the last 12 months of reports, through 30 June 2026
The sector median covers every company in the sector on the US market, loss-making ones included.
CSX Corporation (CSX) is a company in the Industrials sector; its shares trade on Nasdaq.
The price of CSX Corporation (CSX) on November 2, 2026 is 51.52 $, −0.91 % on the day. Over 52 weeks the stock traded between 33.63 $ and 53.60 $; the price now sits 90 % of the way up that range. Over the past year the price changed by +35.26 %. The P/E ratio is 29.93, which is above the sector median (25.17). Market capitalization is 96.47 billion $, rank 2 among 6 stocks of the same industry with a known capitalization.
CSX Corporation trades on Nasdaq under the ticker CSX. The company belongs to the Industrials sector. The trading history on this page starts on 22 August 2016.
Over the past 52 weeks CSX has traded between 33.63 $ and 53.60 $. As of 2 November 2026 the price stood 75.36 % of the way from the 52-week low to the high.
Over one year CSX shares rose 35.26 %; over six months they rose 12.37 %. Volatility over 90 days is 20.77 %. Dividends are not included: this is price change only, as of 2 November 2026.
CSX trades at a price-to-earnings ratio of 29.9, above the sector median of 25.2. Price to sales is 6.6, above the sector median of 1.3. Price to book is 6.8, above the sector median of 2.5. Calculated from reports for the period ending 30 June 2026.
CSX Corporation reported revenue of 14.5B $ and net income of 3.2B $ over the last four quarters. Net margin is 22.21 %. Revenue changed by +2.52 % year over year. Earnings per share are 1.73 $. Market capitalisation is 96.5B $.
CSX has a return on equity of 22.88 %, above the sector median of 6.15 %. Return on assets is 7.21 %, above the sector median of 2.41 %. Operating margin is 34.15 %, above the sector median of 4.28 %.
CSX Corporation pays dividends quarterly: 0.55 $ per share over the past twelve months, a yield of 1.06 %. The latest payment was 0.14 $, with an ex-dividend date of 31 August 2026. The company has raised its payout for 3 years in a row.
