CSX (CSX) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

CSX Corporation is a leading North American transportation company that provides rail-based freight services and supply-chain solutions. Its operating subsidiary, CSX Transportation, moves a wide range of goods for customers across multiple industries, using a combination of long-haul rail service, intermodal operations and terminal and yard services. The company focuses on delivering efficient, reliable freight transportation between major production centers, consumption markets and port gateways.

CSX’s freight portfolio includes intermodal containers and trailers, bulk commodities, industrial products and specialized unit trains. Customers range from manufacturers and agricultural shippers to energy, chemical and retail companies that rely on rail to move heavy and bulk cargoes cost-effectively over long distances. In addition to line-haul rail service, CSX provides logistics support, transloading and coordination with truck and ocean carriers to enable end-to-end supply-chain solutions.

Headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida, CSX primarily serves the eastern United States and provides connections to coastal and inland ports and intermodal hubs that facilitate international trade. Its rail network and terminal infrastructure are designed to integrate with other transportation modes, enabling shippers to connect to markets across the U.S. and to global supply chains through major seaports.

CSX traces its roots to a number of legacy railroads and was organized as CSX Corporation during industry consolidations in the 1980s. Over time the company has pursued operational improvements and investments in infrastructure, technology and service offerings to enhance network performance and better meet customer needs. CSX operates as a publicly traded transportation company and serves a broad base of industrial and commercial shippers.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $45.46 to $46.19
• 50-Day Range: $38.17 to $46.20
• 52-Week Range: $30.17 to $46.74
• Volume: 10.76 million shs
• Average Volume: 12.09 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $84.58 billion
• P/E Ratio: 27.93
• Dividend Yield: 1.23%
• Price Target: $45.98
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

CSX Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

CSX scored higher than 95% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 8th out of 131 stocks in the transportation sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.4 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

CSX has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.64, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 16 buy ratings, 9 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside/Downside

The consensus price target for CSX is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

CSX has been the subject of 20 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 13.16%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for CSX are expected to grow by 13.16% in the coming year, from $1.90 to $2.15 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of CSX is 27.93, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.78.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of CSX is 27.93, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Transportation sector average P/E ratio of about 23.15.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

CSX has a PEG Ratio of 2.37. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

CSX has a P/B Ratio of 6.23. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.11% of the float of CSX has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

CSX has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.94, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in CSX has recently decreased by 7.13%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Yield

CSX pays a meaningful dividend of 1.23%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

CSX has been increasing its dividend for 21 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of CSX is 34.36%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, CSX will have a dividend payout ratio of 26.05% next year. This indicates that CSX will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.74

News Sentiment

CSX has a news sentiment score of 0.74. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.43 average news sentiment score of Transportation companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 15 news articles for CSX this week, compared to 12 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

37 people have searched for CSX on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 32% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

29 people have added CSX to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 263% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.9 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Net Insider Buying

Over the last three months, insiders have purchased a net $1,006,750.00 in company stock, which represents 0.0012% of the company's market cap.

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, CSX insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $1,006,750.00 in company stock and sold $0.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.30% of the stock of CSX is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

73.57% of the stock of CSX is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 3/13 Dividend: 2/27/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 3/13 Dividend: 2/27/2026
• Dividend Payable: 3/13/2026
• Last Earnings: 4/22/2026
• Today: 5/24/2026
• Record date for 6/15 Dividend: 5/29/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 6/15 Dividend: 5/29/2026
• Dividend Payable: 6/15/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 7/22/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Transportation
• Industry: TRANS - RAIL
• Sub-Industry: Transportation
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:CSX
• CIK: 277948
• Web: www.csx.com
• Phone: (904) 359-3200
• Fax: 804-782-1409
• Employees: 23,000
• Year Founded: 1827

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for CSX: $45.98
• High Price Target: $52.00
• Low Price Target: $30.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +1.0%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.64
• Research Coverage: 25 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $1.63
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 27.93
• Forward P/E Ratio: 23.96
• P/E Growth: 2.37
• Net Income: $2.89 billion
• Net Margins: 21.55%
• Pretax Margin: 28.08%
• Return on Equity: 24.47%
• Return on Assets: 7.29%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.34
• Current Ratio: 0.97
• Quick Ratio: 0.83

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $14.09 billion
• Price / Sales: 6.00
• Cash Flow: $2.61 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 17.45
• Book Value: $7.31 per share
• Price / Book: 6.23

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 1,858,140,000
• Free Float: 1,852,565,000
• Market Cap: $84.58 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.24