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CSX CSX Rail Operations — Goodwill Impairment (Note 18)

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$3.5B+1.7%
Operating income$1.3B+20.4%
Net income$807.0M+24.9%
EPS (diluted)$0.43+26.5%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$964.0M-15.4%
Total debt$469.0M-97.6%
Total assets$44.2B+2.4%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$1.3B+1.4%
CapEx$543.0M-24.5%
Free cash flow$729.0M+36.0%

Valuation

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Market cap$84.68B+37.6%
Enterprise value$84.18B+2.6%
P/E27.8×+8.7×
P/S+1.7×

Profitability

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Operating margin33.4%-1.2pp
Net margin21.6%-1.1pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity26.3%-2.8pp
Debt / equity1.6×+1.6×
Current ratio+0.1×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by CSX in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:GoodwillImpairmentLoss.

The official record: CSX’s 10-K, filed February 12, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is CSX's rail operations — goodwill impairment (note 18)?
CSX (CSX) reported rail operations — goodwill impairment (note 18) of $0 in Q4 2025.
What does rail operations — goodwill impairment (note 18) mean?
A non-cash expense recorded when the value of acquired assets in the rail segment is determined to be lower than their current book value.
How do you interpret rail operations — goodwill impairment (note 18)?
An increase signals a write-down of asset value, suggesting that previous acquisition premiums are no longer supported by current segment cash flow projections.
How does rail operations — goodwill impairment (note 18) compare across companies?
Impairment charges are infrequent for mature rail operators, and their occurrence is often viewed as a negative signal regarding past capital allocation decisions.