CSX vs ODFL vs FIP Stock Comparison

Csx, Old Dominion Freight Line and FTAI Infrastructure 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
7 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Csx leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Csx 7, FTAI Infrastructure 3, Old Dominion Freight Line 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCSXODFLFIPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $94.84B $37.87B $295.41M CSX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 26.5x 34.8x -0.5x CSX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 26.6x 29.8x — CSX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.9% -0.6% +72.3% FIP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 24.0% 19.4% -91.9% CSX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 12.6% 24.1% -15.3% ODFL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.4x -0.1x -11.3x FIP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.05% FIP
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +42.9% +34.5% -54.2% CSX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +7.5%/yr +2.6%/yr — CSX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 22.5% 37.6% 69.8% CSX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 48/100 50/100 21/100 ODFL

Percentile Scorecard

CSXODFLFIP

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

AxisCSXODFLFIP
Valuation 10 #122 of 136 7 #126 of 136 1 #135 of 136
Growth 61 #48 of 122 35 #80 of 122 26 #91 of 122
Profitability 84 #20 of 119 87 #16 of 119 3 #116 of 119
Financial Health 30 #104 of 147 94 #10 of 147 1 #145 of 147
Shareholder Returns 57 #37 of 84 28 #61 of 84 75 #22 of 84
Overall 48 50 21
  • CSX ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • ODFL ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • FIP ranked among 150 companies in Transportation

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCSXODFLFIPSPY
1 month +7.6%+2.8%-17.8% -1.0%
3 months -4.6%-21.6%-40.0% +2.9%
6 months +11.8%-16.9%-53.0% +6.4%
Year to date +40.1%+16.5%-44.9% +11.4%
1 year +42.9%+34.5%-54.2% +13.1%
3 years +71.1%-5.3%-18.8% +79.4%
3 years, per year +19.6%-1.8%-6.7% +21.5%
5 years +43.4%+13.6%— +67.7%
5 years, per year +7.5%+2.6%— +10.9%
10 years +402.9%+682.0%— +255.2%
10 years, per year +17.5%+22.8%— +13.5%

Risk

MeasureCSXODFLFIPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 22.5%37.6%69.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 20.8%37.9%71.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.370.932.02 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.910.92-0.78 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -30.5%-45.5%-77.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -4.6%-26.5%-60.6% -2.5%
52-week high $53.23$248.73$6.44 $779.14
52-week low $33.68$126.29$2.31 $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.

MultipleCSXODFLFIP
P/E now vs peer median 26.2xmedian 16.0x 34.8xmedian 16.0x -0.5xmedian 16.0x
P/S now vs peer median 6.3xmedian 1.0x 6.8xmedian 1.0x 0.5xmedian 1.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 15.6xmedian 8.7x 20.7xmedian 8.7x -12.5xmedian 8.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 29.1xmedian 11.5x 34.0xmedian 11.5x -0.9xmedian 11.5x
P/B now vs peer median 6.5xmedian 1.2x 8.3xmedian 1.2x -0.6xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 26.82median 0.82 -10.04median 0.82 0.01median 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 monthsCSXODFLFIP
Revenue $14.95B $5.60B $659.21M
Operating income $5.44B $1.45B –
Net income $3.58B $1.09B -$468.91M
Free cash flow $3.21B $1.11B -$318.87M
EPS (diluted) $1.93 $5.22 $-5.13
Cash & equivalents $1.22B $283.94M $32.63M
Total debt $18.80B $184.98M $2.76B
Shares (diluted) 1.85B 208.72M 118.16M
Enterprise value $90.07B $37.14B $132.85M

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
MetricCSXODFLFIP
P/E 26.2x 34.8x -0.5x
P/FCF 29.1x 34.0x -0.9x
P/Operating cash flow 16.7x 27.2x -5.2x
P/S 6.3x 6.8x 0.5x
P/B 6.5x 8.3x -0.6x
P/Tangible book 6.5x 8.3x -0.5x
EV/EBITDA 15.6x 20.7x -12.5x
EV/EBIT 20.4x 26.0x -6.9x
EV/Revenue 7.4x 6.7x 4.6x
EV/FCF 34.5x 33.8x -9.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 19.8x 27.0x -52.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 26.82 -10.04 0.01

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCSXODFLFIP
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.9% -0.6% 72.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 0.5% -2.0% 28.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 20.4% 1.1% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -0.8% -5.2% –
Net income growth (1Y) 23.4% -0.5% -299.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -1.5% -5.2% -40.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 24.3% 1.1% -273.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 1.0% -3.5% -41.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 21.4% -5.2% 32.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 1.9% -4.1% -138.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 107.0% 42.8% -10.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 1.8% 19.9% -22.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCSXODFLFIP
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 47.4% 32.4% -36.8%
Operating margin 36.4% 25.8% –
Pretax margin 31.6% 25.9% -66.7%
Net margin 24.0% 19.4% -91.9%
FCF margin 21.5% 19.9% -48.4%
Operating cash flow margin 37.5% 24.9% -8.7%
Return on equity 25.4% 24.3% –
Return on assets 8.0% 19.1% -8.2%
Return on invested capital 12.6% 24.1% -15.3%
Return on capital employed 13.4% 28.0% -10.0%
Asset turnover 0.3x 1.0x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 1.3x 0.1x
Stock comp / revenue – – 3.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCSXODFLFIP
Debt / assets 41.6% 0.3% 48.1%
Debt / equity 1.3x 0.0x -5.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.4x -0.1x -11.3x
Debt / FCF 5.9x 0.0x -8.7x
Liabilities / assets 68.2% 20.7% 109.0%
Equity / assets 31.8% 79.3% -9.0%
Interest coverage 6.4x 2,184x –
Current ratio 0.8x 1.9x 0.3x
Quick ratio 0.7x 1.7x 0.0x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.5x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 2.89 22.10 -0.49

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCSXODFLFIP
Dividend yield 1.1% 0.6% 4.7%
Net buyback yield 1.3% 1.4% –
Shareholder yield 2.3% 2.1% 4.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) 28.5% – -3.0%
Payout ratio (FCF) 31.8% – -4.4%
Dividend growth (1Y) 6.4% – 2.4%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 5.4% – 14.9%

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.

ConsensusCSXODFLFIP
Forward P/E 26.6xFY2026 29.8xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $1.91FY2026 $6.13FY2026 $-3.36FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +18.6%FY2026 +26.7%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +26.2% +3.6% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $14.43BFY2026 $6.39BFY2026 $682.91MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +2.4%FY2026 +16.1%FY2026 +35.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +13.9% -5.2% +17.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCSXODFLFIP
Held by institutions 79.3% 79.6% 87.9%
Institutions holding 1,995 1,025 176
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.0% +2.2% +4.6%
Institutions buying 999 543 86
Institutions selling 627 341 47
Buyers to sellers 1.59 1.59 1.83

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.

CSXODFLFIP
CSX 1.00 0.54 0.27
ODFL 0.54 1.00 0.23
FIP 0.27 0.23 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CSX, ODFL and FIP?

Csx (CSX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Csx (CSX) $94.84B, Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL) $37.87B, FTAI Infrastructure (FIP) $295.41M.

Which stock is cheaper, CSX, ODFL and FIP?

Csx (CSX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Csx (CSX) 26.5x, Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL) 34.8x, FTAI Infrastructure (FIP) -0.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Csx (CSX) is cheapest (Csx (CSX) 26.6x, 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?

FTAI Infrastructure (FIP) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Csx (CSX) +5.9%, Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL) -0.6%, FTAI Infrastructure (FIP) +72.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Csx (CSX) has the highest net margin (Csx (CSX) 24.0%, Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL) 19.4%, FTAI Infrastructure (FIP) -91.9%). On return on invested capital, Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL) leads (Csx (CSX) 12.6%, Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL) 24.1%, FTAI Infrastructure (FIP) -15.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Csx (CSX) returned the most: Csx (CSX) +42.9%, Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL) +34.5%, FTAI Infrastructure (FIP) -54.2%. Over five years, Csx (CSX) compounded fastest (Csx (CSX) +7.5%/yr, Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL) +2.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

FTAI Infrastructure (FIP) has the highest dividend yield: Csx (CSX) 0.01%, Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL) 0.00%, FTAI Infrastructure (FIP) 0.05%. 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%, Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL) 37.6%, FTAI Infrastructure (FIP) 69.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 7. 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.