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CSX CSX Operating margin

Operating margin at other companies

Canadian Pacific Kansas City logo
Canadian Pacific Kansas CityCP
37%+1.0pp
Union Pacific logo
Union PacificUNP
40.2%+0.2pp
Norfolk Southern logo
Norfolk SouthernNSC
33.5%-7.8pp
Wabtec logo
WabtecWAB
16%0.0pp
JB Hunt Transport Services logo
JB Hunt Transport ServicesJBHT
7.4%+0.6pp
XPO
XPOXPO
8.2%-0.2pp

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/S+1.7×

Profitability

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Net margin21.6%-1.1pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity26.3%-2.8pp
Debt / equity1.6×+1.6×
Current ratio+0.1×

Where this comes from

Calculated from CSX’s reported figures.

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 operating margin?
CSX (CSX) reported operating margin of 33.4% in Q1 2026.
How has CSX's operating margin changed year-over-year?
CSX's operating margin decreased by 3.5% year-over-year, from 34.7% to 33.4%.
What is the long-term trend for CSX's operating margin?
Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), CSX's operating margin has grown at a -6.9% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 176.6% to 132.5%.
What does operating margin mean?
The profit left from core operations for every dollar of sales, before interest and taxes.
How do you interpret operating margin?
Expanding operating margin shows operating leverage — revenue growing faster than the cost base. Compression points to rising overhead, pricing pressure, or investment ahead of revenue.
How does operating margin compare across companies?
Strong cross-company signal within a sector. Capital-light businesses sustain higher operating margins than capital-intensive ones.