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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) Net margin
CSX Corporation's net margin over the twelve months to 30 September 2026 was 24.0%, up 3.5 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (20.5%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 15.5% (fiscal 2016) to 48.0% (fiscal 2017); the current reading is higher than 27% of that period. That is above the Railroads industry median of 11.2% and above the Industrials sector median of 2.52%.
Net margin, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Net margin | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 20.5% | (3.37) |
| FY2024 | 23.9% | (1.16) |
| FY2023 | 25.0% | (2.67) |
| FY2022 | 27.7% | (2.49) |
| FY2021 | 30.2% | 4.06 |
| FY2020 | 26.1% | (1.77) |
| FY2019 | 27.9% | 0.89 |
| FY2018 | 27.0% | (20.95) |
| FY2017 | 48.0% | 32.48 |
| FY2016 | 15.5% | (1.18) |
Quarterly newest first
| Period | Net margin | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 26.2% | 0.73 |
| Jun 2026 | 25.5% | 2.28 |
| Mar 2026 | 23.2% | 2.66 |
| Dec 2025 | 20.5% | 1.17 |
| 43 more quarters | Free account |
Against its own ten years
Net margin against peers
| Company | Net margin |
|---|---|
| UNP Union Pacific Corporation compare | 28.9% |
| CP Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited compare | 24.1% |
| CSX CSX Corporation | 24.0% |
| NSC Norfolk Southern Corporation compare | 20.7% |
| TRN Trinity Industries, Inc. compare | 15.4% |
| WAB Wabtec compare | 11.2% |
| GBX Greenbrier Companies, Inc. (The) compare | 3.21% |
| FSTR L.B. Foster Company compare | 2.35% |
| RAIL Freightcar America, Inc. compare | −2.69% |
| Railroads industry median | 11.2% |
| Industrials sector median | 2.52% |
| Market median | 1.06% |
What Net margin is
Net Profit Margin tells an investor how much of each unit of revenue ends up as profit for shareholders after all costs, interest and taxes.
Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Revenue
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