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Union PacificUNP
7.6×-0.1×
Norfolk Southern logo
Norfolk SouthernNSC
5.2×-1.0×
Wabtec logo
WabtecWAB
7.3×-1.0×
JB Hunt Transport Services logo
JB Hunt Transport ServicesJBHT
12×+2.0×
XPO
XPOXPO
3.1×+0.1×
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Expeditors International of WashingtonEXPD
195.8×+117×

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.

ebit/interest expense=5.6×

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 interest coverage?
CSX (CSX) reported interest coverage of 5.6× in Q1 2026.
How has CSX's interest coverage changed year-over-year?
CSX's interest coverage decreased by 6.3% year-over-year, from 6× to 5.6×.
What is the long-term trend for CSX's interest coverage?
Over 2 years (2023 to 2025), CSX's interest coverage has grown at a -12.8% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 29.5× to 22.4×.
What does interest coverage mean?
How many times the company's operating profit covers its interest bill.
How do you interpret interest coverage?
Higher is safer; below ~2× is a warning that earnings provide little cushion against the debt burden. Debt-free companies have no interest expense and the ratio is left blank.
How does interest coverage compare across companies?
Comparable across leveraged non-financials; less relevant for net-cash companies with negligible interest.