CSX Corporation CSX
Stock research in plain language · As of Oct 04, 2026 · updated once a week, after the trading week closes
What the company does
CSX Corporation is a large-cap company in the Industrials sector (Railroads), with a market value of $87.9B, based in the USA.
It employs about 22,200 people and has been listed since Nov 03, 1980.
CSX Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, provides rail-based freight transportation services in the United States and Canada. It operates through two segments: rail and trucking. The company offers rail services; and transportation of intermodal containers and trailers, as well as other transportation services, such as rail-to-truck transfers and bulk commodity operations.
Cheap or expensive? priced in line with its group
Its price-to-earnings (P/E) is 27.6 versus 29.0 for the median of the Industrials sector in our universe (21 companies) — priced in line with its group.
Revenue is growing 10% versus the same quarter last year.
On analysts' next-year forecasts the multiple drops to 21.2 — they expect higher earnings.
The average analyst price target is 52.89, 12% above the current price (their view, not ours).
The stock sits at 70% of its one-year range (0% = the low, 100% = the high).
The risks
- • Net debt is 1.3× shareholders' equity — high leverage.
Strengths
- ✅ Profitable — 26 of every 100 dollars of revenue stays as profit.
- ✅ Generates free cash flow — profit becomes cash in the bank.
- ✅ Most analysts rate it buy (17 vs 2).
- ✅ Pays a dividend (1.2% a year).
What changed this week
Over the past week the stock rose 1.4% (for comparison: S&P 500 -0.2%, sector ETF XLI -0.3%).
This week's news
- Expeditors' Prospects Lifted by Dividends & Efficiency Initiatives finance.yahoo.com · 2026-10-02
- 3 Stocks Under $50 We Think Twice About finance.yahoo.com · 2026-10-01
- Should Investors Hold CSX Stock Despite Its Higher Valuation? finance.yahoo.com · 2026-09-30
- 2 Industrials Stocks with Competitive Advantages and 1 That Underwhelm finance.yahoo.com · 2026-09-30
A description of facts from the filings and the market — not investment advice or a recommendation. "Cheap" and "expensive" are always relative to the comparison group.