CSX Corporation CSX
- Market cap
- $86.2B
- P/E
- 27.0×
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CSX Corporation (CSX) Free cash flow margin
CSX Corporation's free cash flow margin over the twelve months to 30 June 2026 was 20.4%, up 7.7 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (12.7%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 7.57% (fiscal 2016) to 30.6% (fiscal 2021); the current reading is higher than 27% of that period. That is above the Railroads industry median of 8.43% and above the Industrials sector median of 2.43%.
Free cash flow margin, annual
Annual
| Period | Free cash flow margin | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 12.7% | (6.45) |
| FY2024 | 19.2% | (3.67) |
| FY2023 | 22.8% | (2.14) |
| FY2022 | 25.0% | (5.68) |
| FY2021 | 30.6% | 5.19 |
| FY2020 | 25.5% | (3.43) |
| FY2019 | 28.9% | 2.64 |
| FY2018 | 26.2% | 12.84 |
| FY2017 | 13.4% | 5.83 |
| FY2016 | 7.57% | (0.52) |
Against its own ten years
Free cash flow margin against peers
| Company | Free cash flow margin |
|---|---|
| UNP Union Pacific Corporation compare | 25.6% |
| CSX CSX Corporation | 20.4% |
| CP Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited compare | 15.7% |
| NSC Norfolk Southern Corporation compare | 15.2% |
| WAB Wabtec compare | 14.4% |
| FSTR L.B. Foster Company compare | 8.43% |
| RAIL Freightcar America, Inc. compare | 3.86% |
| GBX Greenbrier Companies, Inc. (The) compare | 2.27% |
| TRN Trinity Industries, Inc. compare | −16.5% |
| Railroads industry median | 8.43% |
| Industrials sector median | 2.43% |
| Market median | 0.00% |
What Free cash flow margin is
Free Cash Flow Margin tells an investor how much of each sale turns into cash the company keeps after paying for investment in its assets.
(Operating Cash Flow + Property, Plant, Equipment Change (Net) + Intangible Assets Change (Net)) ÷ Revenue
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