Operating Cash Flow
CSX Operating Cash Flow decreased by 8.2% to $1.27B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 1.4%, from $1.26B to $1.27B. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Operating Cash Flow shows relatively stable performance with a -2.5% CAGR. This decline may warrant attention — for this metric, higher values are generally preferred.
Analysis
How to read this metric
Consistently high operating cash flow indicates a healthy, self-sustaining business capable of funding its own growth and returning capital to shareholders.
Detailed definition
Net cash from operating activities measures the total amount of cash generated by a company's core business operations....
Peer comparison
Investors often compare this to capital expenditures to calculate Free Cash Flow, a primary valuation metric for mature tech giants.
net_cash_from_operatingHistorical Data
| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $1.17B | $1.42B | $1.28B | $1.30B | $1.23B | $1.73B | $1.36B | $1.25B | $1.23B | $1.57B | $1.50B | $1.07B | $1.11B | $1.69B | $1.39B | $1.26B | $635.00M | $1.34B | $1.39B | $1.27B |
| QoQ Change | — | +21.7% | -9.9% | +1.5% | -5.2% | +40.1% | -20.9% | -8.3% | -1.5% | +27.1% | -4.2% | -28.9% | +3.8% | +52.3% | -17.7% | -9.6% | -49.4% | +110.6% | +3.7% | -8.2% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +5.5% | +21.5% | +6.6% | -3.7% | +0.1% | -9.2% | +10.0% | -14.8% | -10.1% | +7.7% | -7.5% | +17.7% | -42.6% | -20.7% | -0.1% | +1.4% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is CSX's operating cash flow?
- CSX (CSX) reported operating cash flow of $1.27B in Q1 2026.
- How has CSX's operating cash flow changed year-over-year?
- CSX's operating cash flow increased by 1.4% year-over-year, from $1.26B to $1.27B.
- What is the long-term trend for CSX's operating cash flow?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), CSX's operating cash flow has grown at a -2.5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $5.10B to $4.61B.
- What does operating cash flow mean?
- The actual amount of cash a company brings in from its day-to-day business activities.