CSX Corporation CSX
- Market cap
- $86.2B
- P/E
- 27.0×
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CSX Corporation (CSX) EV/EBITDA
As of 25 September 2026, CSX Corporation (CSX) trades at a EV/EBITDA of 15.4×. Over the past ten years it has ranged from 6.4× (January 2016) to 17.2× (July 2026); the current reading is higher than 95% of that period. That is above the Railroads industry median of 13.5× and above the Industrials sector median of 12.9×.
EV/EBITDA, daily
Annual
| Period | EV/EBITDA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 13.5× | 18.29% |
| FY2024 | 11.4× | (6.30%) |
| FY2023 | 12.2× | 10.94% |
| FY2022 | 11.0× | (21.88%) |
| FY2021 | 14.1× | (2.82%) |
| FY2020 | 14.5× | 27.09% |
| FY2019 | 11.4× | 5.56% |
| FY2018 | 10.8× | (13.38%) |
| FY2017 | 12.5× | 32.69% |
| FY2016 | 9.4× | 29.99% |
Quarterly
| Period | EV/EBITDA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 2026 | 15.6× | 8.82% |
| Mar 2026 | 14.3× | 6.08% |
| Dec 2025 | 13.5× | 3.42% |
| Sep 2025 | 13.1× | 7.88% |
| 42 more quarters | Free account |
Against its own ten years
EV/EBITDA against peers
| Company | EV/EBITDA |
|---|---|
| TRN Trinity Industries, Inc. compare | 6.9× |
| GBX Greenbrier Companies, Inc. (The) compare | 8.6× |
| RAIL Freightcar America, Inc. compare | 11.0× |
| FSTR L.B. Foster Company compare | 12.0× |
| UNP Union Pacific Corporation compare | 15.0× |
| CSX CSX Corporation | 15.4× |
| NSC Norfolk Southern Corporation compare | 15.8× |
| CP Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited compare | 17.0× |
| WAB Wabtec compare | 22.1× |
| Railroads industry median | 13.5× |
| Industrials sector median | 12.9× |
| Market median | 11.0× |
What EV/EBITDA is
Enterprise Value over EBITDA tells an investor how the market values a whole company, with debt added and cash taken off, against its operating earnings.
((Stock Price × Shares (Basic, Weighted) (latest quarter)) + (Long Term Debt (Total) (latest quarter) + Current Part of Debt (latest quarter)) − Cash & Short Term Investments (latest quarter)) ÷ EBITDA (TTM)
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- Revenue
- Net income
- EBITDA
- Free cash flow
- Operating cash flow
- Gross margin
- Operating margin
- Net margin
- Free cash flow margin
- P/E ratio
- P/S ratio
- P/B ratio
- Price to free cash flow
- EV/Sales
- Return on equity
- Return on assets
- Return on invested capital
- Debt to equity
- Current ratio
- Total debt
- Shares outstanding
- Book value per share
- Revenue growth
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