CSX vs CSANY vs BIPH Stock Comparison

Csx, Cosan and Brookfield Infrastructure Partners Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CSX Csx Corp
$50.79 +7.6% 1M +42.9% 1Y
Market cap
$94.84B
P/E
26.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$14.95B
Div. yield
0.01%
Railroads Industrials
5 wins
CSANY Cosan S.A.
$4.13 +39.5% 1M -9.2% 1Y
Market cap
$1.38B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$7.59B
Div. yield
–
Integrated Oil and Gas Energy
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Csx leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Csx 5, Brookfield Infrastructure Partners 4, Cosan 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCSXCSANYBIPHLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $94.84B $1.38B $9.62B CSX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 26.5x -0.8x -25.7x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 26.6x — 25.7x BIPH
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.9% -0.9% +16.4% BIPH
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 24.0% -21.9% -1.5% CSX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 12.6% 129.2% 6.6% CSANY
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.4x -0.3x 6.1x CSANY
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.18% BIPH
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +42.9% -9.2% -11.3% CSX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +7.5%/yr -22.6%/yr -10.1%/yr CSX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 22.5% 59.6% 13.9% BIPH
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 48/100 48/100 48/100 CSX

Percentile Scorecard

CSXCSANYBIPH

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisCSXCSANYBIPH
Valuation 10 #122 of 136 95 #6 of 99 65 #48 of 136
Growth 61 #48 of 122 14 #84 of 97 87 #17 of 122
Profitability 84 #20 of 119 46 #52 of 96 39 #73 of 119
Financial Health 30 #104 of 147 65 #36 of 102 13 #128 of 147
Shareholder Returns 57 #37 of 84 20 #61 of 76 35 #55 of 84
Overall 48 48 48
  • CSX ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • CSANY ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • BIPH ranked among 150 companies in Transportation

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodCSXCSANYBIPHSPY
1 month +7.6%+39.5%-2.0% -1.0%
3 months -4.6%+37.7%-6.4% +2.9%
6 months +11.8%+1.2%-8.2% +6.4%
Year to date +40.1%+4.6%-6.8% +11.4%
1 year +42.9%-9.2%-11.3% +13.1%
3 years +71.1%-68.2%-1.2% +79.4%
3 years, per year +19.6%-31.7%-0.4% +21.5%
5 years +43.4%-72.3%-41.1% +67.7%
5 years, per year +7.5%-22.6%-10.1% +10.9%
10 years +402.9%—— +255.2%
10 years, per year +17.5%—— +13.5%

Risk

MeasureCSXCSANYBIPHSPY
Volatility, 1Y 22.5%59.6%13.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 20.8%53.3%15.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.371.440.10 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.91-0.15-0.81 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -30.5%-88.3%-43.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -4.6%-24.2%-12.8% -2.5%
52-week high $53.23$5.45$17.40 $779.14
52-week low $33.68$2.40$15.08 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleCSXCSANYBIPH
P/E now vs peer median 26.2xmedian 16.0x -1.6xmedian 13.1x -25.6xmedian 16.0x
P/S now vs peer median 6.3xmedian 1.0x 0.5xmedian 2.0x 0.4xmedian 1.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 15.6xmedian 8.7x 1.2xmedian 5.7x 7.0xmedian 8.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 29.1xmedian 11.5x 4.1xmedian 11.1x -12.1xmedian 11.5x
P/B now vs peer median 6.5xmedian 1.2x 0.7xmedian 1.5x 0.3xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 26.82median 0.82 0.02median 2.24 —median 0.82

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsCSXCSANYBIPH
Revenue $14.95B $7.59B $25.06B
Gross profit – $2.62B $6.65B
Operating income $5.44B $1.96B $6.20B
Net income $3.58B -$1.37B $2.39B
Free cash flow $3.21B $1.01B -$792.00M
EPS (diluted) $1.93 $-2.68 –
Cash & equivalents $1.22B $2.58B $3.09B
Total debt $18.80B $4.35B $67.76B
Shares (diluted) 1.85B 617.57M –
Enterprise value $90.07B -$9.66B -$3.95B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricCSXCSANYBIPH
P/E 26.2x -1.6x -25.6x
P/FCF 29.1x 4.1x -12.1x
P/Operating cash flow 16.7x 1.6x 1.5x
P/S 6.3x 0.5x 0.4x
P/B 6.5x 0.7x 0.3x
P/Tangible book 6.5x 4.0x 0.5x
EV/EBITDA 15.6x 1.2x 7.0x
EV/EBIT 20.4x 1.6x 11.9x
EV/Revenue 7.4x 0.4x 2.9x
EV/FCF 34.5x 3.2x -93.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 19.8x 1.3x 11.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 26.82 0.02 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCSXCSANYBIPH
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.9% -0.9% 16.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 0.5% -20.2% 16.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 4.7% 16.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – -10.5% 48.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 20.4% 52.4% 17.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -0.8% -8.8% 28.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 23.4% 19.5% 63.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -1.5% -61.8% 15.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 24.3% -169.9% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 1.0% -74.8% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 21.4% -18.5% 30.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 1.9% -11.2% 26.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 107.0% -69.1% 72.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 1.8% -43.2% 8.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCSXCSANYBIPH
Gross margin – 34.5% 26.5%
EBITDA margin 47.4% 35.6% 41.9%
Operating margin 36.4% 25.9% 24.8%
Pretax margin 31.6% -15.0% 11.8%
Net margin 24.0% -21.9% -1.5%
FCF margin 21.5% 13.3% -3.2%
Operating cash flow margin 37.5% 33.1% 25.1%
Return on equity 25.4% -26.1% 7.2%
Return on assets 8.0% -6.3% 1.9%
Return on invested capital 12.6% 129.2% 6.6%
Return on capital employed 13.4% 8.5% 5.6%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.3x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x -1.8x 2.6x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.2% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCSXCSANYBIPH
Debt / assets 41.6% 6.9% 55.6%
Debt / equity 1.3x 0.3x 2.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.4x -0.3x 6.1x
Debt / FCF 5.9x 1.7x -85.6x
Liabilities / assets 68.2% 74.8% 73.3%
Equity / assets 31.8% 25.2% 26.7%
Interest coverage 6.4x 1.3x 1.1x
Current ratio 0.8x – 0.9x
Quick ratio 0.7x 3.4x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.4x 2.4x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 2.89 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCSXCSANYBIPH
Dividend yield 1.1% – 0.0%
Net buyback yield 1.3% -1.8% –
Shareholder yield 2.3% -1.8% 0.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) 28.5% – 71.4%
Payout ratio (FCF) 31.8% – -215.5%
Dividend growth (1Y) 6.4% – 10.5%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 5.4% – 40.3%

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusCSXCSANYBIPH
Forward P/E 26.6xFY2026 – 25.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.91FY2026 $-0.09FY2026 $0.59FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +18.6%FY2026 – -34.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +26.2% – +88.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $14.43BFY2026 $15.38BFY2026 $17.63BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +2.4%FY2026 +96.4%FY2026 -23.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +13.9% +6.4% -44.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCSXCSANYBIPH
Held by institutions 79.3% – –
Institutions holding 1,995 – –
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.0% – –
Institutions buying 999 – –
Institutions selling 627 – –
Buyers to sellers 1.59 – –

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

CSXCSANYBIPH
CSX 1.00 0.11 0.03
CSANY 0.11 1.00 0.06
BIPH 0.03 0.06 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CSX, CSANY and BIPH?

Csx (CSX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Csx (CSX) $94.84B, Cosan (CSANY) $1.38B, Brookfield Infrastructure Partners (BIPH) $9.62B.

Which company is growing faster?

Brookfield Infrastructure Partners (BIPH) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Csx (CSX) +5.9%, Cosan (CSANY) -0.9%, Brookfield Infrastructure Partners (BIPH) +16.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Csx (CSX) has the highest net margin (Csx (CSX) 24.0%, Cosan (CSANY) -21.9%, Brookfield Infrastructure Partners (BIPH) -1.5%). On return on invested capital, Cosan (CSANY) leads (Csx (CSX) 12.6%, Cosan (CSANY) 129.2%, Brookfield Infrastructure Partners (BIPH) 6.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Csx (CSX) returned the most: Csx (CSX) +42.9%, Cosan (CSANY) -9.2%, Brookfield Infrastructure Partners (BIPH) -11.3%. Over five years, Csx (CSX) compounded fastest (Csx (CSX) +7.5%/yr, Cosan (CSANY) -22.6%/yr, Brookfield Infrastructure Partners (BIPH) -10.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Brookfield Infrastructure Partners (BIPH) has the highest dividend yield: Csx (CSX) 0.01%, Cosan (CSANY) 0.00%, Brookfield Infrastructure Partners (BIPH) 0.18%. Cosan (CSANY) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Brookfield Infrastructure Partners (BIPH) has been the steadiest (Csx (CSX) 22.5%, Cosan (CSANY) 59.6%, Brookfield Infrastructure Partners (BIPH) 13.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CSX, CSANY and BIPH?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Csx (CSX) leads on 5. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.