CSX · NMS S&P 500

CSX Corporation

Industrials · Railroads

$51.08 +$0.60 (+1.19%) today

Closing price on Nov 10, 2026 · Source: Yahoo Finance

Consensus of 25 analysts

Buy

Median price target $54.57 +6.8%

Open: $50.49
Day range: 50.21 – $51.21
52-week range: 33.63 – $53.60
Volume: 8,227,259
Market cap: $94,161M
P/E (TTM): 26.6x
EPS (TTM): $1.92
EPS est. 2026: $2.05
P/E est. 2026: 24.9x
Dividend yield: 1.1%
Beta: 1.11
Payout: 29%

CSX financials

Q3 2026 results, quarter ended Sep 30, 2026

Metric	Q3 2026	1-year change
Total revenue	$4,017M	+12.0%
Net income	$1,052M	+51.6%
Earnings per share	$0.57	+54.1%
Net margin	26.2%	+6.8 pp
Free cash flow	$1,024M	+68.7%
Debt / equity	1.34	−12.9%

Revenue and net income ($M)

Total revenueNet income

Quarter	Total revenue	Net income
Q3 2025	$3,587M	$694M
Q4 2025	$3,508M	$720M
Q1 2026	$3,482M	$807M
Q2 2026	$3,935M	$1,002M
Q3 2026	$4,017M	$1,052M

CSX earnings per share (EPS)

Consensus estimates

Period	EPS est.	1-year change
Current quarterQ4 2026 · Analysts: 14	$0.5200.49 – 0.55	+33.4%$0.390
Next quarterQ1 2027 · Analysts: 7	$0.5070.49 – 0.52	+17.9%$0.430
Current year2026 · Analysts: 16	$2.0542.01 – 2.09	+33.4%$1.540
Next year2027 · Analysts: 16	$2.3422.15 – 2.45	+14.0%$2.054

Forward P/E: 24.9x (2026) and 21.8x (2027) at the current price.

Actual and estimated EPS ($)

Actual EPSEstimated EPS

Quarter	Actual EPS	Estimated EPS
Q3 2025	$0.370	—
Q4 2025	$0.390	$0.412
Q1 2026	$0.430	$0.390
Q2 2026	$0.540	$0.519
Q3 2026	$0.570	$0.532
Q4 2026	—	$0.520
Q1 2027	—	$0.507

Year	Actual EPS	Estimated EPS
2022	$1.950	—
2023	$1.850	—
2024	$1.790	—
2025	$1.540	—
2026	—	$2.054
2027	—	$2.342

EPS trend

Quarter	EPS	YoY change
Q1 2027Estimated	$0.507	+17.9%
Q4 2026Estimated	$0.520	+33.4%
Q3 2026	$0.570est. $0.532 · surprise +7.3%	+54.1%
Q2 2026	$0.540est. $0.519 · surprise +4.0%	n/a
Q1 2026	$0.430est. $0.390 · surprise +10.3%	n/a
Q4 2025	$0.390est. $0.412 · surprise −5.4%	n/a
Q3 2025	$0.370	n/a

Year	EPS	Annual change
2027Estimated	$2.342	+14.0%
2026Estimated	$2.054	+33.4%
2025	$1.540	−14.0%
2024	$1.790	−3.2%
2023	$1.850	−5.1%
2022	$1.950	n/a

Normalised EPS according to the analyst consensus collected by Yahoo Finance; it may differ from the reported EPS in the results table.

CSX dividend

Yield and payments

Dividend yield (TTM)	1.1%
Forward yield (next 12m)	1.1%
Dividend per share (TTM)	$0.55
Forward dividend (next 12m)	$0.56
Payout (TTM)	29%
Last dividend	$0.14Aug 31, 2026
Next ex-dividend date	Nov 30, 2026

Dividend per share by year ($)

PaidEstimated

Year	Dividend per share
2019	$0.32
2020	$0.347
2021	$0.373
2022	$0.40
2023	$0.44
2024	$0.48
2025	$0.52
est. 12m	$0.56

CSX forecasts

25 analyst ratings

Buy68% Hold24% Sell8%

Consensus: Buy · 17 buy, 6 hold, 2 sell

1-year price forecast

Share price Price target (high, median, low)

12-month price targets
Target	Price	Upside
High	$60.00	+17.5%
Median	$54.57	+6.8%
Low	$32.00	−37.4%

Monthly close (last 12 months)
Date	Close
Nov 28, 2025	$35.36
Dec 31, 2025	$36.25
Jan 30, 2026	$37.76
Feb 27, 2026	$42.69
Mar 31, 2026	$41.05
Apr 30, 2026	$45.43
May 29, 2026	$45.26
Jun 30, 2026	$47.53
Jul 31, 2026	$50.40
Aug 31, 2026	$50.51
Sep 30, 2026	$46.51
Oct 30, 2026	$51.99
Nov 10, 2026	$51.08

CSX peers

Ticker	Company	Market cap ($M)	P/E	Price ($)	1-day change	52-week range
CSX	CSX	94,161	26.6x	51.08	+1.19%	33.6353.60
UNP	Union Pacific	178,591	23.4x	300.62	+1.22%	219.89315.99
NSC	Norfolk Southern	73,659	27.5x	327.93	+0.65%	277.80358.60
WAB	Wabtec	50,926	37.7x	303.49	+1.78%	194.93306.64
GE	GE Aerospace	350,603	38.6x	337.91	+0.71%	268.91388.84
RTX	RTX	270,252	32.6x	200.27	+2.02%	166.74226.88