CSX CSX Ratios & Valuation
| Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Profitability | ||||||
| Operating margin | 33.4%-1.2pp | 32.1%-4.0pp | 32%-5.2pp | 33.8%-2.9pp | 34.7%-2.2pp | |
| Net margin | 21.6%-1.1pp | 20.5%-3.4pp | 20.5%-4.1pp | 21.9%-2.4pp | 22.7%-1.8pp | |
| EBITDA margin | 45.2%-1.1pp | 44%-3.5pp | 44%-4.3pp | 45.7%-2.1pp | 46.4%-1.5pp | |
| Free cash flow margin | 14.5%-4.5pp | 13.1%-5.6pp | 12%-8.2pp | 15.2%-4.6pp | 18.9%-1.4pp | |
| Returns | ||||||
| Return on assets | 7%-0.6pp | 6.7%-1.5pp | 6.7%-1.8pp | 7.3%-1.3pp | 7.6%-1.0pp | |
| 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×+0.1× | 0.8×0.0× | 0.8×-0.5× | 0.8×-0.4× | 0.9×-0.3× | |
| Quick ratio | 1×+0.1× | 0.8×0.0× | 0.8×-0.5× | 0.8×-0.4× | 0.9×-0.3× | |
| Cash ratio | 0.3×0.0× | 0.2×-0.1× | 0.2×-0.4× | 0.1×-0.3× | 0.3×-0.2× | |
| Leverage | ||||||
| Debt-to-assets | 0×-0.4× | 0×-0.4× | 0×-0.4× | 0×0.0× | 0.5×+0.4× | |
| Net debt / EBITDA | -0.1×-2.9× | -0×-2.6× | -0×-2.5× | 0×+0.1× | 2.8×+2.9× | |
| Interest coverage | 5.6×-0.4× | 5.4×-0.9× | 5.4×-1.2× | 5.7×-0.8× | 6×-0.6× | |
| Valuation | ||||||
| Market capitalization | $76.33B+37.6% | $67.5B+8.5% | $66.2B-1.1% | $61.02B-6.7% | $55.47B-23.6% | |
| Enterprise value | $75.84B+2.6% | $67.39B-16.1% | $66.07B-21.7% | $61.11B-5.5% | $73.94B+3.3% | |
| Price / earnings | 25×+7.9× | 23.4×+5.4× | 22.8×+4.3× | 19.7×+1.3× | 17.1×-3.2× | |
| Price / sales | 5.4×+1.5× | 4.8×+0.5× | 4.7×+0.1× | 4.3×-0.2× | 3.9×-1.1× | |
| EV / EBITDA | 11.8×+0.7× | 10.9×-0.8× | 10.6×-1.3× | 9.4×+0.2× | 11.2×+1.0× | |
| EV / sales | 5.4×+0.2× | 4.8×-0.7× | 4.7×-1.1× | 4.3×-0.1× | 5.2×+0.3× | |
| Free cash flow yield | 2.7%-2.2pp | 2.7%-1.6pp | 2.6%-1.9pp | 3.5%-0.9pp | 4.9%+0.8pp | |
| Earnings yield | 4%-1.8pp | 4.3%-1.3pp | 4.4%-1.0pp | 5.1%-0.3pp | 5.8%+0.9pp | |
| Dividend yield | 1.3%-0.4pp | 1.4%-0.1pp | 1.5%+0.1pp | 1.6%+0.2pp | 1.7%+0.5pp |
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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.
