CSX Corporation
CSX Industrials Railroads
CSX Corporation’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $14.1 billion, down 3.08% from fiscal 2024. In the quarter to June 2026, revenue grew 10.1%, EPS grew 22.7%, free cash flow grew 816.5% and total debt fell 1.58%, each against the same quarter a year earlier. Member of the S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100; dividend growth for ten consecutive years; insiders bought in the last twelve months.
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CSX Corporation (CSX) Return on assets
CSX Corporation's return on assets over the twelve months to 30 June 2026 was 7.35%, up 0.7 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (6.68%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 4.89% (fiscal 2016) to 15.4% (fiscal 2017); the current reading is higher than 27% of that period. That is above the Railroads industry median of 3.98% and above the Industrials sector median of 1.21%.
Return on assets, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Return on assets | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 6.68% | (1.49) |
| FY2024 | 8.17% | (0.55) |
| FY2023 | 8.72% | (1.26) |
| FY2022 | 9.98% | 0.57 |
| FY2021 | 9.41% | 2.32 |
| FY2020 | 7.09% | (1.79) |
| FY2019 | 8.88% | (0.25) |
| FY2018 | 9.13% | (6.25) |
| FY2017 | 15.4% | 10.49 |
| FY2016 | 4.89% | (0.92) |
Against its own ten years
Return on assets against peers
| Company | Return on assets |
|---|---|
| UNP Union Pacific Corporation compare | 10.5% |
| CSX CSX Corporation | 7.35% |
| NSC Norfolk Southern Corporation compare | 5.90% |
| WAB Wabtec compare | 5.83% |
| CP Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited compare | 4.43% |
| TRN Trinity Industries, Inc. compare | 3.98% |
| FSTR L.B. Foster Company compare | 3.33% |
| GBX Greenbrier Companies, Inc. (The) compare | 2.46% |
| RAIL Freightcar America, Inc. compare | −4.13% |
| Railroads industry median | 3.98% |
| Industrials sector median | 1.21% |
| Market median | 0.00% |
What Return on assets is
ROA tells an investor how much profit a company earns for shareholders from the assets it uses to run its business.
Annual: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Assets; TTM: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Assets (latest quarter)
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