Csx (CSX) EBITDA Margin (2009 - 2026)

Csx (CSX) reported EBITDA Margin of 35.99% for Q1 2026, up 1697.0% year-over-year from 2.0% in Q1 2025, and up 13.99% quarter-over-quarter from 31.57% in Q4 2025.

Csx (CSX) EBITDA Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Csx (CSX) has 18 years of EBITDA Margin data on file, last reported at 35.99% in Q1 2026.

  • EBITDA Margin for Q1 2026 came in at 35.99%, up 1697.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 30.24% (up 170.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 32.06%, down 401.0% from the prior year.
  • EBITDA Margin rose to 35.99% in Q1 2026 per CSX's latest filing, from 31.57% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, EBITDA Margin peaked at 40.54% in Q3 2022 and troughed at 19.02% in Q1 2025.
  • A 5-year average of 30.56% and a median of 31.25% in 2024 frame the typical range for EBITDA Margin.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2026: EBITDA Margin tumbled 1423 bps in 2022, then surged 1697 bps in 2026.
  • A 5-year view of EBITDA Margin shows it stood at 37.27% in 2022, then declined by 4 bps to 35.73% in 2023, then retreated by 13 bps to 31.25% in 2024, then advanced by 1 bps to 31.57% in 2025, then climbed by 14 bps to 35.99% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows CSX's EBITDA Margin at 35.99% in Q1 2026, 31.57% in Q4 2025, and 30.3% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) EBITDA Margin (Qtr)
1 Union Pacific 152.26 Bn 151.22 Bn 5.85 Bn 49.72%
2 Csx 84.99 Bn 83.89 Bn 3.18 Bn 35.99%
3 Norfolk Southern 67.33 Bn 65.99 Bn 2.74 Bn 40.99%
4 Canadian Pacific Kansas City 56.27 Bn 56.68 Bn 2.36 Bn 33.99%
5 Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies 46.65 Bn 46.16 Bn 1.06 Bn 17.53%
6 Trinity Industries 2.76 Bn 2.82 Bn 128.90 Mn 20.55%
7 Greenbrier Companies 1.54 Bn 1.05 Bn 69.50 Mn 4.27%
8 Foster L B 438.47 Mn 435.35 Mn 25.70 Mn 1.69%
9 Rail Vision 179.83 Mn 159.33 Mn 504,000.00 -482.40%
10 FreightCar America 178.32 Mn 114.02 Mn - -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 35.99%
Dec 31, 2025 31.57%
Sep 30, 2025 30.30%
Jun 30, 2025 23.28%
Mar 31, 2025 19.02%
Dec 31, 2024 31.25%
Sep 30, 2024 37.41%
Jun 30, 2024 26.10%
Mar 31, 2024 24.07%
Dec 31, 2023 35.73%
Sep 30, 2023 35.58%
Jun 30, 2023 26.82%
Mar 31, 2023 26.69%
Dec 31, 2022 37.27%
Sep 30, 2022 40.54%
Jun 30, 2022 31.90%
Mar 31, 2022 26.08%
Dec 31, 2021 49.78%
Sep 30, 2021 54.77%
Jun 30, 2021 38.53%