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CSX CSX EBITDA margin

EBITDA margin at other companies

Canadian Pacific Kansas City logo
Canadian Pacific Kansas CityCP
50.6%+1.4pp
Union Pacific logo
Union PacificUNP
50.3%+0.3pp
Norfolk Southern logo
Norfolk SouthernNSC
45%-7.5pp
Wabtec logo
WabtecWAB
20.5%-0.2pp
JB Hunt Transport Services logo
JB Hunt Transport ServicesJBHT
13.3%+0.2pp
XPO
XPOXPO
14.6%0.0pp

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/S6×+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 ratio1×+0.1×

Where this comes from

Calculated from CSX’s reported figures.

ebitda/total revenue=45.2%

Based on trailing twelve months.

The official record: CSX’s 10-Q, filed April 22, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is CSX's EBITDA margin?
CSX (CSX) reported EBITDA margin of 45.2% in Q1 2026.
How has CSX's EBITDA margin changed year-over-year?
CSX's EBITDA margin decreased by 2.4% year-over-year, from 46.4% to 45.2%.
What is the long-term trend for CSX's EBITDA margin?
Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), CSX's EBITDA margin has grown at a -5.4% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 225.2% to 180.1%.
What does EBITDA margin mean?
Operating cash profitability per sales dollar, before interest, taxes, and non-cash charges.
How do you interpret EBITDA margin?
Useful for comparing operating profitability across firms with different depreciation policies and leverage. High EBITDA margin alongside heavy capex can still mean weak free cash flow — pair it with FCF margin.
How does EBITDA margin compare across companies?
Widely used to compare capital-intensive businesses on a like-for-like basis. Less meaningful for banks and insurers.