CSX Corporation CSX
- Market cap
- $86.2B
- P/E
- 27.0×
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CSX Corporation (CSX) EV/Sales
As of 25 September 2026, CSX Corporation (CSX) trades at a EV/Sales of 7.2×. Over the past ten years it has ranged from 2.6× (January 2016) to 8.7× (May 2021); the current reading is higher than 85% of that period. That is above the Railroads industry median of 4.6× and above the Industrials sector median of 1.9×.
EV/Sales, daily
Annual
| Period | EV/Sales | Change |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 6.1× | 10.80% |
| FY2024 | 5.5× | (6.81%) |
| FY2023 | 5.9× | 7.14% |
| FY2022 | 5.5× | (29.99%) |
| FY2021 | 7.9× | 0.27% |
| FY2020 | 7.9× | 30.43% |
| FY2019 | 6.0× | 10.32% |
| FY2018 | 5.5× | (0.67%) |
| FY2017 | 5.5× | 37.51% |
| FY2016 | 4.0× | 36.44% |
Quarterly
| Period | EV/Sales | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 2026 | 7.3× | 9.46% |
| Mar 2026 | 6.7× | 9.00% |
| Dec 2025 | 6.1× | 1.70% |
| Sep 2025 | 6.0× | 6.57% |
| 42 more quarters | Free account |
Against its own ten years
EV/Sales against peers
| Company | EV/Sales |
|---|---|
| RAIL Freightcar America, Inc. compare | 0.6× |
| FSTR L.B. Foster Company compare | 0.8× |
| GBX Greenbrier Companies, Inc. (The) compare | 1.0× |
| TRN Trinity Industries, Inc. compare | 3.6× |
| WAB Wabtec compare | 4.6× |
| NSC Norfolk Southern Corporation compare | 6.9× |
| CSX CSX Corporation | 7.2× |
| UNP Union Pacific Corporation compare | 7.5× |
| CP Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited compare | 8.5× |
| Railroads industry median | 4.6× |
| Industrials sector median | 1.9× |
| Market median | 2.2× |
What EV/Sales is
EV/Sales tells an investor how the value of a whole company, counting its debt and cash, compares with the sales it brings in.
((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)) ÷ Revenue (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/EBITDA
- 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
- The full statement