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CSX Corporation(CSX)

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QUALITY SIGNAL
4-STAR RATING
PASS
LAST CLOSE
$46.78
09/25/2026
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Upturn Advisory & Investor View for CSX

09/25/2026: CSX (4-star) is currently NOT-A-BUY. Pass it for now.

How to Read the Upturn Advisory

The Upturn Star Rating and the current BUY, SELL, or PASS advisory are generated by Upturn’s AI advisory engine based on proprietary signal analysis, price behavior, advisory history, and historical signal performance.

Company fundamentals, valuation, risks, and news provide supporting context about the business.

Price Behavior

Strong Uptrend
PRICE PATH

Strong Uptrend

The stock has maintained a strong upward price trend across the last three quarters.

Smooth
PRICE STABILITY

Smooth

The stock has moved along a generally orderly path with only modest fluctuations.

Analysis of Past Performance

Type Stock
Historic Profit 16.77%
Avg. Invested days 43
Today’s Advisory PASS
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Stock Returns Performance Upturn Returns Performance icon 2.0
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Upturn Scorecard

Upturn Star Rating

★★★★★
CSX receives a 4-star rating, supported by solid analyst coverage. The rating is constrained by weak price momentum.

Company Fundamentals

★★★★★
CSX has moderate overall fundamentals (3 stars), with solid financial health, soft growth momentum, and solid ownership. In FY2025 versus FY2024, solid cash generation (FCF margin 12.1%) and strong profitability (net margin 20.5%) are partially offset by negative earnings growth (-16.7%), slightly negative revenue growth (-3.1%), very low insider ownership of 0.22%.

Financial Health Rating

★★★★★
CSX's financial health is supported by strong cash strength, including free-cash-flow generation of $1.7B (12.1% of revenue). Liquidity is moderate (3 stars), which helps explain the 4-star overall score.

Growth Momentum Score

★★★★★
CSX's growth profile is soft, with the least-weak measure being revenue growth at -3.1% FY2025 versus FY2024. By comparison, while earnings growth (-16.7%, negative) and free-cash-flow growth (-37.0%, negative) hold the profile back, so recent growth is not broad-based across the business.

Ownership

★★★★★
Institutional ownership is 81.6% and approximately 99.8% of outstanding shares are publicly tradable, supporting liquidity and institutional participation. Insider ownership is only 0.22%, which materially reduces the ownership score.

Top 5 Institutional Investors

BlackRock Inc 8.65%
Vanguard Capital Management, LLC 6.52%
State Street Corp 4.81%
T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. 4.11%
Amvescap Plc. 3.16%

Unit Economics (Per $1K Revenue)

★★★★★
CSX generates approximately $332 of gross profit, $321 of operating income, and $121 of free cash flow for every $1,000 of revenue. Based on FY2025 results. Strong cash conversion and healthy margins support the rating, although capital efficiency remains below the highest tier.

Economic Dimensions

★★★★★
Effective Tax Rate: 23.35%

Quantitative Style Profile

★★★★★
CSX has a high-quality, large-cap, liquid profile. Weak momentum is the primary drawback, while valuation that is moderately attractive rather than deeply discounted.

Style Classification

Quality Focused

Quality TiltHigh VolatilityLarge / Mega Cap StabilityHighly Liquid / Institution-Friendly

Key Highlights

Company Size Large-Cap Stock
Market Capitalization 86.66B USD
Price to earnings Ratio 27.2
1Y Target Price 53.06
Price to earnings Ratio 27.2
1Y Target Price 53.06
Volume (30-day avg) 10.0M shares
Beta 1.21
52 Weeks Range 33.20 - 53.45
Updated Date 09/27/2026
52 Weeks Range 33.20 - 53.45
Updated Date 09/27/2026
Dividends yield (FY) 1.15%
Basic EPS (TTM) 1.72

Analyzing Revenue: Products, Geography and Growth

Revenue by Products

Product revenue - Year on Year

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Valuation

Trailing PE 27.2
Forward PE 21.19
Enterprise Value 105.40B
Price to Sales(TTM) 5.97
Enterprise Value 105.40B
Price to Sales(TTM) 5.97
Enterprise Value to Revenue 7.35
Enterprise Value to EBITDA 15.92
Shares Outstanding 1.85B
Shares Floating 1.85B
Shares Outstanding 1.85B
Shares Floating 1.85B
Percent Insiders 0.22
Percent Institutions 81.55

Financial Metrics

🧭 Investment Snapshot

Total Revenue (Scale)

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Net Income (Profit)

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Free Cash Flow (Cash Strength)

Information icon Cash remaining after operating activities and capital expenditures, showing cash available for growth. It is needed to evaluate the company’s ability to invest, pay dividends, or reduce debt.

📈 Growth & Strength

Operating Income (Core Profit)

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EBITDA (Cash Earnings)

Information icon Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization, indicating operating cash potential. It is needed to compare operating performance across companies without accounting or financing differences.

Gross Profit (Unit Profitability)

Information icon Revenue minus cost of revenue, showing profit after direct production costs. It is needed to evaluate core business profitability before overhead expenses.

🛡️ Financial Safety

Cash (Liquidity Buffer)

Information icon Total cash and cash equivalents on hand. It is needed to evaluate immediate liquidity and financial flexibility.

Total Debt (Leverage Risk)

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Net Working Capital (Short-Term Health)

Information icon Current assets minus current liabilities, indicating short-term liquidity strength. It is needed to assess whether the company can meet its short-term obligations.

🧱 Balance Sheet Strength

Stockholder Equity (Net Worth)

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Total Assets (Asset Base)

Information icon The full value of everything the company owns, including cash, inventory, equipment, and investments. It is needed to understand the resource base used to generate revenue.

Income Before Tax (Pre-Tax Earnings)

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⚙️ Cost & Drag Factors

Cost of Revenue (Production Cost)

Information icon Direct costs required to produce and deliver the products or services sold. It is needed to assess efficiency in production and service delivery.

Total Operating Expenses (Operating Cost)

Information icon Indirect costs of running the business such as salaries, marketing, and administration. It is needed to understand how much it costs to sustain ongoing business operations.

Income Tax Expense (Tax Drag)

Information icon Amount of taxes paid or payable to the government. It is needed to evaluate the impact of taxation on overall profitability.

About CSX Corporation

Exchange NASDAQ
Headquarters Jacksonville, FL, United States
IPO Launch date 1980-11-03
CEO, President & Director Mr. Stephen F. Angel
Sector Industrials
Industry Railroads
Full time employees 22200
Full time employees 22200

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. It also transports chemicals, agricultural and food products, minerals, automotive, forest products, fertilizers, and metals and equipment; and coal, coke, and iron ore to electricity-generating power plants, steel manufacturers, and industrial plants, as well as exports coal to deep-water port facilities. In addition, the company provides intermodal services through a network of approximately 30 terminals transporting manufactured consumer goods in containers; and drayage services, including the pickup and delivery of intermodal shipments. It serves the automotive industry with distribution centers and storage locations, as well as connects non-rail served customers through transferring products, such as plastics and ethanol from rail to trucks. The company operates approximately 20,000 route mile rail network, which serves various population centers in 26 states east of the Mississippi River, the District of Columbia, and the Canadian provinces of Ontario and Quebec, as well as owns 3400 locomotives. It serves production and distribution facilities through track connections. CSX Corporation was incorporated in 1978 and is headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida.