Earnings per common share - basic (in dollars per share)
CSX Earnings per common share - basic (in dollars per share) increased by 13.2% to $0.43 in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 26.5%, from $0.34 to $0.43. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Earnings per common share - basic (in dollars per share) shows relatively stable performance with a -2.3% CAGR. This is a positive signal — higher values indicate stronger performance for this metric.
Analysis
How to read this metric
An increasing trend indicates growing profitability per share, which is a primary driver of shareholder value and stock price performance.
Detailed definition
Calculated as net income available to common shareholders divided by the weighted-average number of common shares outsta...
Peer comparison
Standard across all industries; comparable to 'Basic EPS' at peer companies.
other_earnings_per_share_basicHistorical Data
| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $0.52 | $0.43 | $0.42 | $0.39 | $0.55 | $0.52 | $0.47 | $0.47 | $0.49 | $0.42 | $0.45 | $0.45 | $0.50 | $0.46 | $0.38 | $0.34 | $0.44 | $0.37 | $0.38 | $0.43 |
| QoQ Change | — | -17.3% | -2.3% | -7.1% | +41.0% | -5.5% | -9.6% | +0.0% | +4.3% | -14.3% | +7.1% | +0.0% | +11.1% | -8.0% | -17.4% | -10.5% | +29.4% | -15.9% | +2.7% | +13.2% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +5.8% | +20.9% | +11.9% | +20.5% | -10.9% | -19.2% | -4.3% | -4.3% | +2.0% | +9.5% | -15.6% | -24.4% | -12.0% | -19.6% | +0.0% | +26.5% |
Earnings per common share - basic (in dollars per share) at Other Companies
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is CSX's earnings per common share - basic (in dollars per share)?
- CSX (CSX) reported earnings per common share - basic (in dollars per share) of $0.43 in Q1 2026.
- How has CSX's earnings per common share - basic (in dollars per share) changed year-over-year?
- CSX's earnings per common share - basic (in dollars per share) increased by 26.5% year-over-year, from $0.34 to $0.43.
- What is the long-term trend for CSX's earnings per common share - basic (in dollars per share)?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), CSX's earnings per common share - basic (in dollars per share) has grown at a -2.3% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $1.68 to $1.53.
- What does earnings per common share - basic (in dollars per share) mean?
- The amount of profit attributed to each share of common stock.