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) Return on equity
CSX Corporation's return on equity over the twelve months to 30 June 2026 was 24.4%, up 1.8 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (22.5%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 14.7% (fiscal 2016) to 41.4% (fiscal 2017); the current reading is higher than 36% of that period. That is above the Railroads industry median of 11.5% and above the Industrials sector median of 4.48%.
Return on equity, annual
Annual
| Period | Return on equity | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 22.5% | (5.83) |
| FY2024 | 28.3% | (1.47) |
| FY2023 | 29.8% | (1.68) |
| FY2022 | 31.5% | 3.07 |
| FY2021 | 28.4% | 6.28 |
| FY2020 | 22.1% | (5.12) |
| FY2019 | 27.3% | 3.02 |
| FY2018 | 24.2% | (17.18) |
| FY2017 | 41.4% | 26.75 |
| FY2016 | 14.7% | (2.56) |
Against its own ten years
Low 14.7%
High 41.4%
Ten-year median
27.3%
Current reading's percentile
36
Return on equity against peers
| Company | Return on equity |
|---|---|
| RAIL Freightcar America, Inc. compare | 52.8% |
| UNP Union Pacific Corporation compare | 39.7% |
| TRN Trinity Industries, Inc. compare | 28.2% |
| CSX CSX Corporation | 24.4% |
| NSC Norfolk Southern Corporation compare | 17.0% |
| WAB Wabtec compare | 11.5% |
| CP Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited compare | 8.16% |
| FSTR L.B. Foster Company compare | 6.43% |
| GBX Greenbrier Companies, Inc. (The) compare | 6.36% |
| Railroads industry median | 11.5% |
| Industrials sector median | 4.48% |
| Market median | 1.76% |
What Return on equity is
ROE shows how much profit a company earns for its shareholders on the equity they have in the business.
Annual: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity; TTM: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity (latest quarter)
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