Csx (CSX) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026)
Csx (CSX) reported FCF Margin of 20.94% for Q1 2026, up 528.0% year-over-year from 3.33% in Q1 2025, and down 78.22% on a QoQ basis from 96.13% in Q4 2025.
Csx (CSX) has 18 years of FCF Margin data on file, last reported at 20.94% in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly FCF Margin rose 528.0% year-over-year to 20.94% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 32.31% (down 261.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 31.08%, down 331.0% from the prior year.
- FCF Margin retreated to 20.94% in Q1 2026 per CSX's latest filing, from 96.13% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, FCF Margin topped out at 96.13% in Q4 2025 and bottomed at 3.95% in Q2 2025.
- The 5-year median for FCF Margin is 20.94% (2026), against an average of 27.43%.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2024, when FCF Margin soared 5820 bps; it then plunged 1902 bps in 2025.
- Tracing CSX's FCF Margin over 5 years: stood at 15.95% in 2022, then surged by 37 bps to 21.82% in 2023, then soared by 267 bps to 80.02% in 2024, then grew by 20 bps to 96.13% in 2025, then sank by 78 bps to 20.94% in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest CSX FCF Margin figures stand at 20.94% (Q1 2026), 96.13% (Q4 2025), and 16.92% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 155.75 Bn | 154.71 Bn | 5.85 Bn | 24.18% |
| 2 | Csx | 84.18 Bn | 83.08 Bn | 3.18 Bn | 20.94% |
| 3 | Norfolk Southern | 68.46 Bn | 67.12 Bn | 2.74 Bn | -1.27% |
| 4 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 58.41 Bn | 58.81 Bn | 2.36 Bn | 8.43% |
| 5 | Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies | 44.40 Bn | 43.91 Bn | 1.06 Bn | 5.19% |
| 6 | Trinity Industries | 2.59 Bn | 2.65 Bn | 128.90 Mn | -10.45% |
| 7 | Greenbrier Companies | 1.46 Bn | 968.55 Mn | 69.50 Mn | 21.89% |
| 8 | Foster L B | 419.50 Mn | 416.39 Mn | 25.70 Mn | -11.06% |
| 9 | FreightCar America | 145.10 Mn | 80.80 Mn | - | - |
| 10 | Swvl Holdings | 18.35 Mn | 13.93 Mn | - | - |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 20.94% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 96.13% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 16.92% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -3.95% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 15.66% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 80.02% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 29.32% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 15.08% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 14.91% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 21.82% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 27.38% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 17.63% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 22.23% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 15.95% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 28.22% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 19.69% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 28.36% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 20.69% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 28.98% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 24.05% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 32.92% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 25.42% |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 20.24% |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 25.99% |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 27.92% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 22.43% |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 35.19% |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 22.15% |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 27.22% |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 23.23% |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 31.32% |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 18.96% |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 20.79% |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 1.15% |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 28.73% |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 0.31% |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 20.98% |
| Dec 30, 2016 | -8.40% |
| Sep 23, 2016 | 13.73% |
| Jun 24, 2016 | 7.29% |
| Mar 25, 2016 | 12.57% |
| Dec 25, 2015 | 7.37% |
| Sep 25, 2015 | 10.51% |
| Jun 26, 2015 | 6.59% |
| Mar 27, 2015 | 3.04% |
| Dec 26, 2014 | 4.67% |
| Sep 26, 2014 | 7.95% |
| Jun 27, 2014 | 11.25% |
| Mar 28, 2014 | 4.12% |
| Dec 27, 2013 | 4.68% |
| Sep 27, 2013 | 10.65% |
| Jun 28, 2013 | 26.33% |
| Mar 29, 2013 | 8.10% |
| Dec 28, 2012 | 4.54% |
| Sep 28, 2012 | 32.58% |
| Jun 29, 2012 | 25.95% |
| Mar 30, 2012 | -0.83% |
| Dec 30, 2011 | 1.50% |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 17.18% |
| Jul 1, 2011 | 17.39% |
| Apr 1, 2011 | 4.10% |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 8.77% |
| Sep 24, 2010 | 16.47% |
| Jun 25, 2010 | 11.98% |
| Mar 26, 2010 | 16.70% |
| Dec 25, 2009 | 2.37% |
| Sep 25, 2009 | 10.66% |
| Jun 26, 2009 | 7.96% |
| Mar 27, 2009 | 6.23% |