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CSX Industrials Railroads
CSX Corporation’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $14.1 billion, down 3.08% from fiscal 2024.
- Revenue
- +12.0%
- EPS
- +54.1%
- Free cash flow
- +65.8%
- Total debt
- −1.87%
Quarter to September 2026, against a year earlier
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CSX Corporation (CSX) Gross margin
CSX Corporation's gross margin over the twelve months to 30 September 2026 was 69.6%, up 1.2 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (68.3%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 68.0% (fiscal 2022) to 75.5% (fiscal 2020); the current reading is higher than 27% of that period. That is above the Railroads industry median of 30.1% and above the Industrials sector median of 30.6%.
Gross margin, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Gross margin | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 68.3% | (1.67) |
| FY2024 | 70.0% | 0.69 |
| FY2023 | 69.3% | 1.28 |
| FY2022 | 68.0% | (4.73) |
| FY2021 | 72.8% | (2.70) |
| FY2020 | 75.5% | 1.91 |
| FY2019 | 73.5% | 0.58 |
| FY2018 | 73.0% | 2.82 |
| FY2017 | 70.1% | (0.32) |
| FY2016 | 70.5% | 2.37 |
Quarterly newest first
| Period | Gross margin | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 70.1% | 0.30 |
| Jun 2026 | 69.8% | (1.39) |
| Mar 2026 | 71.2% | 4.26 |
| Dec 2025 | 67.0% | (2.46) |
| 43 more quarters | Free account |
Against its own ten years
Gross margin against peers
| Company | Gross margin |
|---|---|
| CSX CSX Corporation | 69.6% |
| CP Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited compare | 69.0% |
| NSC Norfolk Southern Corporation compare | 67.6% |
| UNP Union Pacific Corporation compare | 58.4% |
| WAB Wabtec compare | 35.6% |
| TRN Trinity Industries, Inc. compare | 24.6% |
| FSTR L.B. Foster Company compare | 20.9% |
| GBX Greenbrier Companies, Inc. (The) compare | 13.6% |
| RAIL Freightcar America, Inc. compare | 12.5% |
| Railroads industry median | 30.1% |
| Industrials sector median | 30.6% |
| Market median | 45.1% |
What Gross margin is
Gross Margin tells an investor how much of each sale a company keeps after paying the direct costs of making or buying what it sells.
Gross Profit ÷ Revenue
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