CSX Corporation CSX

46.78 (0.17) (0.36%) as of 25 Sep
Market cap
$86.2B
P/E
27.0×
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CSX Corporation (CSX) Price to free cash flow

As of 25 September 2026, CSX Corporation (CSX) trades at a price to free cash flow of 29.3×. Over the past ten years it has ranged from 11.0× (March 2020) to 56.3× (March 2017); the current reading is higher than 69% of that period. That is above the Railroads industry median of 26.6× and above the Industrials sector median of 20.6×.

Price to free cash flow, daily

Annual

Period Price to free cash flow Change
FY2025 37.9× 68.59%
FY2024 22.5× 8.15%
FY2023 20.8× 16.80%
FY2022 17.8× (19.30%)
FY2021 22.0× (14.66%)
FY2020 25.8× 54.55%
FY2019 16.7× 0.94%
FY2018 16.6× (50.66%)
FY2017 33.6× (17.21%)
FY2016 40.5× 51.80%

Quarterly

Period Price to free cash flow Change
Jun 2026 29.8× (21.13%)
Mar 2026 37.7× (0.39%)
Dec 2025 37.9× (6.58%)
Sep 2025 40.6× 38.34%
42 more quarters

Against its own ten years

Low 11.0× High 56.3×
Ten-year median 22.9×
Current reading's percentile 69

Price to free cash flow against peers

What Price to free cash flow is

Price to Free Cash Flow Ratio shows how much investors pay for each dollar of cash a company generates after its capital spending.

Stock Price ÷ ((Operating Cash Flow (TTM) + Property, Plant, Equipment Change (Net) (TTM) + Intangible Assets Change (Net) (TTM)) ÷ (Shares (Basic, Weighted) (latest quarter)))

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