Csx (CSX) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026)
Csx (CSX) reported FCF Payout Ratio of 0.36 for Q1 2026, down 21.97% year-over-year from 0.46 in Q1 2025, and up 398.14% quarter-over-quarter from 0.07 in Q4 2025.
Csx (CSX) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Csx (CSX) has 18 years of FCF Payout Ratio data on file, last reported at 0.36 in Q1 2026.
- FCF Payout Ratio for Q1 2026 came in at 0.36, down 21.97% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 0.22 (up 14.46% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 0.22, up 19.26% from the prior year.
- FCF Payout Ratio climbed to 0.36 in Q1 2026 per CSX's latest filing, from 0.07 in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, FCF Payout Ratio peaked at 0.46 in Q1 2025 and troughed at 1.72 in Q2 2025.
- A 5-year average of 0.17 and a median of 0.27 in 2023 frame the typical range for FCF Payout Ratio.
- On a YoY basis, FCF Payout Ratio climbed as much as 82.33% in 2025 and fell as far as 512.73% in 2025.
- A 5-year view of FCF Payout Ratio shows it stood at 0.35 in 2022, then slipped by 22.68% to 0.27 in 2023, then slumped by 69.81% to 0.08 in 2024, then slipped by 11.84% to 0.07 in 2025, then surged by 398.14% to 0.36 in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows CSX's FCF Payout Ratio at 0.36 in Q1 2026, 0.07 in Q4 2025, and 0.4 in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Cover (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 152.26 Bn | 151.22 Bn | 5.85 Bn | 0.55 |
| 2 | Csx | 84.99 Bn | 83.89 Bn | 3.18 Bn | 0.36 |
| 3 | Norfolk Southern | 67.33 Bn | 65.99 Bn | 2.74 Bn | -7.97 |
| 4 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 56.27 Bn | 56.68 Bn | 2.36 Bn | 0.65 |
| 5 | Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies | 46.65 Bn | 46.16 Bn | 1.06 Bn | 0.35 |
| 6 | Trinity Industries | 2.76 Bn | 2.82 Bn | 128.90 Mn | -0.48 |
| 7 | Greenbrier Companies | 1.54 Bn | 1.05 Bn | 69.50 Mn | 0.01 |
| 8 | Foster L B | 438.47 Mn | 435.35 Mn | 25.70 Mn | - |
| 9 | Rail Vision | 179.83 Mn | 159.33 Mn | 504,000.00 | - |
| 10 | FreightCar America | 178.32 Mn | 114.02 Mn | - | - |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.36 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.07 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.40 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -1.72 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.46 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.08 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.22 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.42 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.43 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.27 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.22 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.34 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.27 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.35 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.19 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.29 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.23 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.29 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.22 |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 0.29 |