CSX CSX Ratios & Valuation
| Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Profitability | ||||||
| Operating margin | 33.4%+1.4pp | 32.1%+0.1pp | 32%-1.8pp | 33.8%-0.9pp | 34.7%-1.4pp | |
| Net margin | 21.6%+1.1pp | 20.5%0.0pp | 20.5%-1.4pp | 21.9%-0.7pp | 22.7%-1.2pp | |
| EBITDA margin | 45.2%+1.2pp | 44%0.0pp | 44%-1.7pp | 45.7%-0.6pp | 46.4%-1.1pp | |
| Free cash flow margin | 14.5%+1.3pp | 13.1%+1.2pp | 12%-3.2pp | 15.2%-3.8pp | 18.9%+0.2pp | |
| Returns | ||||||
| Return on assets | 7%+0.3pp | 6.7%0.0pp | 6.7%-0.6pp | 7.3%-0.3pp | 7.6%-0.6pp | |
| Efficiency | ||||||
| Asset turnover | 0.3×0.0× | 0.3×0.0× | 0.3×0.0× | 0.3×0.0× | 0.3×0.0× | |
| Liquidity | ||||||
| Current ratio | 1×+0.2× | 0.8×0.0× | 0.8×+0.1× | 0.8×-0.1× | 0.9×0.0× | |
| Quick ratio | 1×+0.2× | 0.8×0.0× | 0.8×+0.1× | 0.8×-0.1× | 0.9×0.0× | |
| Cash ratio | 0.3×+0.1× | 0.2×0.0× | 0.2×+0.1× | 0.1×-0.2× | 0.3×0.0× | |
| Leverage | ||||||
| Debt-to-assets | 0×0.0× | 0×0.0× | 0×0.0× | 0×-0.4× | 0.5×0.0× | |
| Net debt / EBITDA | -0.1×-0.1× | -0×0.0× | -0×0.0× | 0×-2.8× | 2.8×+0.2× | |
| Interest coverage | 5.6×+0.2× | 5.4×0.0× | 5.4×-0.3× | 5.7×-0.2× | 6×-0.3× | |
| Valuation | ||||||
| Market capitalization | $76.33B+13.1% | $67.5B+2.0% | $66.2B+8.5% | $61.02B+10.0% | $55.47B-10.9% | |
| Enterprise value | $75.84B+12.5% | $67.39B+2.0% | $66.07B+8.1% | $61.11B-17.4% | $73.94B-8.0% | |
| Price / earnings | 25×+1.7× | 23.4×+0.6× | 22.8×+3.1× | 19.7×+2.5× | 17.1×-0.8× | |
| Price / sales | 5.4×+0.6× | 4.8×+0.1× | 4.7×+0.4× | 4.3×+0.4× | 3.9×-0.4× | |
| EV / EBITDA | 11.8×+1.0× | 10.9×+0.2× | 10.6×+1.2× | 9.4×-1.7× | 11.2×-0.5× | |
| EV / sales | 5.4×+0.6× | 4.8×+0.1× | 4.7×+0.4× | 4.3×-0.9× | 5.2×-0.4× | |
| Free cash flow yield | 2.7%-0.1pp | 2.7%+0.2pp | 2.6%-1.0pp | 3.5%-1.4pp | 4.9%+0.5pp | |
| Earnings yield | 4%-0.3pp | 4.3%-0.1pp | 4.4%-0.7pp | 5.1%-0.8pp | 5.8%+0.3pp | |
| Dividend yield | 1.3%-0.1pp | 1.4%0.0pp | 1.5%-0.1pp | 1.6%-0.1pp | 1.7%+0.2pp |
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- Where do CSX's ratios come from?
- Every ratio is computed from CSX's SEC filings — trailing-twelve-month flows over period-end balances. Valuation multiples combine those fundamentals with market data, recomputed each period. Switch between quarterly, annual, and TTM, or open any ratio for its full history and peer comparisons.
