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CSX CSX Free cash flow margin

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XPOXPO
5.5%—

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.

free cash flow/total revenue=14.5%

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 free cash flow margin?
CSX (CSX) reported free cash flow margin of 14.5% in Q1 2026.
How has CSX's free cash flow margin changed year-over-year?
CSX's free cash flow margin decreased by 23.7% year-over-year, from 18.9% to 14.5%.
What is the long-term trend for CSX's free cash flow margin?
Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), CSX's free cash flow margin has grown at a -13.6% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 106.2% to 59.2%.
What does free cash flow margin mean?
How much real, spendable cash each sales dollar generates after reinvestment.
How do you interpret free cash flow margin?
A high and rising FCF margin is the hallmark of a cash-generative business. Persistent gaps between net margin and FCF margin warrant a look at working capital or capital intensity.
How does free cash flow margin compare across companies?
Strong cross-company quality signal; capital-light compounders post structurally higher FCF margins than asset-heavy peers.