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CSX Corporation CSX

Industrials  —  Railroads
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 invested capital

CSX Corporation's return on invested capital over the twelve months to 30 June 2026 was 9.81%, up 0.8 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (9.01%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 8.90% (fiscal 2017) to 13.0% (fiscal 2022); the current reading is higher than 18% of that period. That is above the Railroads industry median of 7.59% and above the Industrials sector median of 2.44%.

Return on invested capital, annual

Annual

Period Return on invested capital Change (points)
FY2025 9.01% (1.92)
FY2024 10.9% (0.89)
FY2023 11.8% (1.20)
FY2022 13.0% 0.33
FY2021 12.7% 2.47
FY2020 10.2% (1.65)
FY2019 11.9% 0.27
FY2018 11.6% 2.70
FY2017 8.90% (0.81)
FY2016 9.71% (1.08)

Against its own ten years

Low 8.90% High 13.0%
Ten-year median 10.9%
Current reading's percentile 18

Return on invested capital against peers

Company Return on invested capital
RAIL Freightcar America, Inc. compare 14.8%
UNP Union Pacific Corporation compare 13.0%
CSX CSX Corporation 9.81%
GBX Greenbrier Companies, Inc. (The) compare 8.65%
NSC Norfolk Southern Corporation compare 7.93%
TRN Trinity Industries, Inc. compare 7.59%
WAB Wabtec compare 7.16%
FSTR L.B. Foster Company compare 6.88%
CP Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited compare 4.91%
Railroads industry median 7.59%
Industrials sector median 2.44%
Market median 0.00%

What Return on invested capital is

Return on Invested Capital shows how much after-tax operating profit a company earns on the money its lenders and shareholders have put in.

TTM: (Operating Income × 0.625) ÷ (Shareholders Equity (Total) (latest quarter) + Long Term Debt (Total) (latest quarter) + Current Part of Debt (latest quarter) − Cash & Short Term Investments (latest quarter)); Annual: (Operating Income × 0.625) ÷ (Shareholders Equity (Total) + Long Term Debt (Total) + Current Part of Debt − Cash & Short Term Investments)

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