CSX vs FDX vs ODFL Stock Comparison

Csx, Fedex and Old Dominion Freight Line 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
3 wins
FDX Fedex Corp
$298.81 +2.5% 1M +55.7% 1Y
Market cap
$71.23B
P/E
16.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$94.72B
Div. yield
–
Parcel Delivery Industrials
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Fedex leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Fedex 5, Csx 3, Old Dominion Freight Line 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCSXFDXODFLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $94.84B $71.23B $37.87B CSX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 26.5x 16.1x 34.8x FDX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 26.6x 17.8x 29.8x FDX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.9% +7.7% -0.6% FDX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 24.0% 4.7% 19.4% CSX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 12.6% 7.4% 24.1% ODFL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.4x 1.3x -0.1x ODFL
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +42.9% +55.7% +34.5% FDX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +7.5%/yr +9.7%/yr +2.6%/yr FDX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 22.5% 28.3% 37.6% CSX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 48/100 46/100 50/100 ODFL

Percentile Scorecard

CSXFDXODFL

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

AxisCSXFDXODFL
Valuation 10 #122 of 136 57 #59 of 136 7 #126 of 136
Growth 61 #48 of 122 68 #40 of 122 35 #80 of 122
Profitability 84 #20 of 119 47 #64 of 119 87 #16 of 119
Financial Health 30 #104 of 147 46 #80 of 147 94 #10 of 147
Shareholder Returns 57 #37 of 84 12 #74 of 84 28 #61 of 84
Overall 48 46 50
  • CSX ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • FDX ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • ODFL ranked among 150 companies in Transportation

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCSXFDXODFLSPY
1 month +7.6%+2.5%+2.8% -1.0%
3 months -4.6%-5.2%-21.6% +2.9%
6 months +11.8%-4.4%-16.9% +6.4%
Year to date +40.1%+28.4%+16.5% +11.4%
1 year +42.9%+55.7%+34.5% +13.1%
3 years +71.1%+53.4%-5.3% +79.4%
3 years, per year +19.6%+15.3%-1.8% +21.5%
5 years +43.4%+59.2%+13.6% +67.7%
5 years, per year +7.5%+9.7%+2.6% +10.9%
10 years +402.9%+117.9%+682.0% +255.2%
10 years, per year +17.5%+8.1%+22.8% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureCSXFDXODFLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 22.5%28.3%37.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 20.8%27.5%37.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.370.800.93 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.911.970.92 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -30.5%-46.1%-45.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -4.6%-12.0%-26.5% -2.5%
52-week high $53.23$339.38$248.73 $779.14
52-week low $33.68$191.92$126.29 $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.

MultipleCSXFDXODFL
P/E now vs peer median 26.2xmedian 16.0x 16.0xmedian 16.0x 34.8xmedian 16.0x
P/S now vs peer median 6.3xmedian 1.0x 0.7xmedian 1.0x 6.8xmedian 1.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 15.6xmedian 8.7x 8.4xmedian 8.7x 20.7xmedian 8.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 29.1xmedian 11.5x 13.8xmedian 11.5x 34.0xmedian 11.5x
P/B now vs peer median 6.5xmedian 1.2x 2.2xmedian 1.2x 8.3xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 26.82median 0.82 2.58median 0.82 -10.04median 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 monthsCSXFDXODFL
Revenue $14.95B $94.72B $5.60B
Operating income $5.44B $5.46B $1.45B
Net income $3.58B $4.43B $1.09B
Free cash flow $3.21B $5.12B $1.11B
EPS (diluted) $1.93 $18.55 $5.22
Cash & equivalents $1.22B $13.31B $283.94M
Total debt $18.80B $25.71B $184.98M
Shares (diluted) 1.85B 239.00M 208.72M
Enterprise value $90.07B $37.18B $37.14B

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
MetricCSXFDXODFL
P/E 26.2x 16.0x 34.8x
P/FCF 29.1x 13.8x 34.0x
P/Operating cash flow 16.7x 7.9x 27.2x
P/S 6.3x 0.7x 6.8x
P/B 6.5x 2.2x 8.3x
P/Tangible book 6.5x 2.2x 8.3x
EV/EBITDA 15.6x 8.4x 20.7x
EV/EBIT 20.4x 15.2x 26.0x
EV/Revenue 7.4x 0.9x 6.7x
EV/FCF 34.5x 16.2x 33.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 19.8x 9.3x 27.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 26.82 2.58 -10.04

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCSXFDXODFL
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.9% 7.7% -0.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 0.5% 1.7% -2.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 20.4% 4.7% 1.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -0.8% 3.6% -5.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 23.4% 8.3% -0.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -1.5% 3.7% -5.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 24.3% 10.3% 1.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 1.0% 6.2% -3.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 21.4% 26.8% -5.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 1.9% 0.3% -4.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 107.0% 71.6% 42.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 1.8% 24.1% 19.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCSXFDXODFL
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 47.4% 10.4% 32.4%
Operating margin 36.4% 5.8% 25.8%
Pretax margin 31.6% 6.1% 25.9%
Net margin 24.0% 4.7% 19.4%
FCF margin 21.5% 5.4% 19.9%
Operating cash flow margin 37.5% 9.4% 24.9%
Return on equity 25.4% 14.4% 24.3%
Return on assets 8.0% 4.6% 19.1%
Return on invested capital 12.6% 7.4% 24.1%
Return on capital employed 13.4% 7.0% 28.0%
Asset turnover 0.3x 1.0x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 2.0x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.2% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCSXFDXODFL
Debt / assets 41.6% 26.0% 0.3%
Debt / equity 1.3x 0.8x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.4x 1.3x -0.1x
Debt / FCF 5.9x 5.0x 0.0x
Liabilities / assets 68.2% 68.0% 20.7%
Equity / assets 31.8% 32.0% 79.3%
Interest coverage 6.4x – 2,184x
Current ratio 0.8x 1.5x 1.9x
Quick ratio 0.7x 1.4x 1.7x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.7x 0.5x
Altman Z-score 2.89 2.51 22.10

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCSXFDXODFL
Dividend yield 1.1% 1.8% 0.6%
Net buyback yield 1.3% -0.3% 1.4%
Shareholder yield 2.3% 1.5% 2.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) 28.5% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 31.8% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 6.4% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 5.4% – –

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.

ConsensusCSXFDXODFL
Forward P/E 26.6xFY2026 17.8xFY2026 29.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.91FY2026 $16.80FY2026 $6.13FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +18.6%FY2026 -14.6%FY2026 +26.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +26.2% +20.3% +3.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $14.43BFY2026 $94.93BFY2026 $6.39BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +2.4%FY2026 +1.6%FY2026 +16.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +13.9% +7.2% -5.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCSXFDXODFL
Held by institutions 79.3% 80.6% 79.6%
Institutions holding 1,995 1,939 1,025
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.0% +2.3% +2.2%
Institutions buying 999 902 543
Institutions selling 627 693 341
Buyers to sellers 1.59 1.30 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.

CSXFDXODFL
CSX 1.00 0.41 0.54
FDX 0.41 1.00 0.56
ODFL 0.54 0.56 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CSX, FDX and ODFL?

Csx (CSX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Csx (CSX) $94.84B, Fedex (FDX) $71.23B, Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL) $37.87B.

Which stock is cheaper, CSX, FDX and ODFL?

Fedex (FDX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Csx (CSX) 26.5x, Fedex (FDX) 16.1x, Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL) 34.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Fedex (FDX) is cheapest (Csx (CSX) 26.6x, Fedex (FDX) 17.8x, Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL) 29.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Fedex (FDX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Csx (CSX) +5.9%, Fedex (FDX) +7.7%, Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL) -0.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Csx (CSX) has the highest net margin (Csx (CSX) 24.0%, Fedex (FDX) 4.7%, Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL) 19.4%). On return on invested capital, Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL) leads (Csx (CSX) 12.6%, Fedex (FDX) 7.4%, Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL) 24.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Fedex (FDX) returned the most: Csx (CSX) +42.9%, Fedex (FDX) +55.7%, Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL) +34.5%. Over five years, Fedex (FDX) compounded fastest (Csx (CSX) +7.5%/yr, Fedex (FDX) +9.7%/yr, Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL) +2.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Csx (CSX) 0.01%, Fedex (FDX) 0.00%, Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL) 0.00%. Fedex (FDX) and Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Csx (CSX) has been the steadiest (Csx (CSX) 22.5%, Fedex (FDX) 28.3%, Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL) 37.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CSX, FDX and ODFL?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Fedex (FDX) 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.