Csx (CSX) Capital Expenditures (2009 - 2026)

Csx (CSX) reported Capital Expenditures of $543.0 million for Q1 2026, down 24.48% year-over-year from $719.0 million in Q1 2025, and up 127.23% quarter-over-quarter from -$2.0 billion in Q4 2025.

Csx (CSX) Capital Expenditures (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Csx (CSX) has 18 years of Capital Expenditures data on file, last reported at $543.0 million in Q1 2026.

  • Capital Expenditures for Q1 2026 came in at $543.0 million, down 24.48% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $55.0 million (down 87.75% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $231.0 million, down 6.48% from the prior year.
  • Capital Expenditures improved to $543.0 million in Q1 2026 per CSX's latest filing, from -$2.0 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Capital Expenditures peaked at $776.0 million in Q2 2025 and troughed at -$2.0 billion in Q4 2025.
  • A 5-year average of $317.1 million and a median of $565.0 million in 2023 frame the typical range for Capital Expenditures.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2024 and 2025: Capital Expenditures tumbled 310.5% in 2024, then soared 41.35% in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Capital Expenditures shows it stood at $676.0 million in 2022, then grew by 1.48% to $686.0 million in 2023, then plunged by 310.5% to -$1.4 billion in 2024, then sank by 38.09% to -$2.0 billion in 2025, then soared by 127.23% to $543.0 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows CSX's Capital Expenditures at $543.0 million in Q1 2026, -$2.0 billion in Q4 2025, and $730.0 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Capex (Qtr)
1 Union Pacific 152.26 Bn 151.22 Bn 5.85 Bn 937.00 Mn
2 Csx 84.99 Bn 83.89 Bn 3.18 Bn 543.00 Mn
3 Norfolk Southern 67.33 Bn 65.99 Bn 2.74 Bn 382.00 Mn
4 Canadian Pacific Kansas City 56.27 Bn 56.68 Bn 2.36 Bn 484.19 Mn
5 Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies 46.65 Bn 46.16 Bn 1.06 Bn 46.00 Mn
6 Trinity Industries 2.76 Bn 2.82 Bn 128.90 Mn 151.00 Mn
7 Greenbrier Companies 1.54 Bn 1.05 Bn 69.50 Mn 30.10 Mn
8 Foster L B 438.47 Mn 435.35 Mn 25.70 Mn 2.96 Mn
9 Rail Vision 179.83 Mn 159.33 Mn 504,000.00 -115,000.00
10 FreightCar America 178.32 Mn 114.02 Mn - -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 543.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 543.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -1.99 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 -1.99 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 730.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 730.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 776.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 776.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 719.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 719.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -1.44 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 -1.44 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 625.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 625.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 549.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 549.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 517.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 517.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 686.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 686.00 Mn