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CSX CSX Free cash flow

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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 equity$12.2B-2.1%
Total assets$44.2B+2.4%

Cash flow

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

Valuation

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Market cap$88.15B+46.4%
Enterprise value$87.66B+11.4%
P/E28.9×+10.3×
P/S6.2×+2.0×

Profitability

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Operating margin33.4%-1.2pp
Net margin21.6%-1.1pp
FCF margin14.5%-4.5pp

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.

$1.3Bnet cash from operating−$543.0Mcapital expenditures=$729M

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?
CSX (CSX) reported free cash flow of $729M in Q1 2026.
How has CSX's free cash flow changed year-over-year?
CSX's free cash flow increased by 36.0% year-over-year, from $536M to $729M.
What is the long-term trend for CSX's free cash flow?
Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), CSX's free cash flow has grown at a -13.5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $3.31B to $1.85B.
What does free cash flow mean?
Free cash flow represents the cash generated by a company after accounting for cash outflows to support operations and maintain or expand its capital asset base. It serves as a critical indicator of a company's ability to fund organic growth, pay down debt, or return capital to shareholders without relying on external financing.