Csx (CSX) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)
Csx (CSX) reported Free Cash Flow of $729.0 million for Q1 2026, up 36.01% year-over-year from $536.0 million in Q1 2025, and down 78.43% on a QoQ basis from $3.4 billion in Q4 2025.
Csx (CSX) has 18 years of Free Cash Flow data on file, last reported at $729.0 million in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Free Cash Flow rose 36.01% year-over-year to $729.0 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $4.6 billion (down 8.26% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $4.4 billion, down 12.36% from the prior year.
- Free Cash Flow eased to $729.0 million in Q1 2026 per CSX's latest filing, from $3.4 billion in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Free Cash Flow topped out at $3.4 billion in Q4 2025 and bottomed at -$141.0 million in Q2 2025.
- The 5-year median for Free Cash Flow is $751.0 million (2022), against an average of $987.1 million.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2024, when Free Cash Flow jumped 252.68%; it then slumped 125.27% in 2025.
- Tracing CSX's Free Cash Flow over 5 years: stood at $595.0 million in 2022, then soared by 34.96% to $803.0 million in 2023, then jumped by 252.68% to $2.8 billion in 2024, then gained by 19.35% to $3.4 billion in 2025, then sank by 78.43% to $729.0 million in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest CSX Free Cash Flow figures stand at $729.0 million (Q1 2026), $3.4 billion (Q4 2025), and $607.0 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Free Cash Flow (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 155.75 Bn | 154.71 Bn | 5.85 Bn | 1.50 Bn |
| 2 | Csx | 84.18 Bn | 83.08 Bn | 3.18 Bn | 729.00 Mn |
| 3 | Norfolk Southern | 68.46 Bn | 67.12 Bn | 2.74 Bn | -38.00 Mn |
| 4 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 58.41 Bn | 58.81 Bn | 2.36 Bn | 227.51 Mn |
| 5 | Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies | 44.40 Bn | 43.91 Bn | 1.06 Bn | 153.00 Mn |
| 6 | Trinity Industries | 2.59 Bn | 2.65 Bn | 128.90 Mn | -51.40 Mn |
| 7 | Greenbrier Companies | 1.46 Bn | 968.55 Mn | 69.50 Mn | 128.60 Mn |
| 8 | Foster L B | 419.50 Mn | 416.39 Mn | 25.70 Mn | -13.40 Mn |
| 9 | FreightCar America | 145.10 Mn | 80.80 Mn | - | - |
| 10 | Swvl Holdings | 18.35 Mn | 13.93 Mn | - | -1.30 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 729.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 729.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 3.38 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 3.38 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 607.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 607.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -141.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -141.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 536.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 536.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 2.83 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 2.83 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.06 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.06 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 558.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 558.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 549.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 549.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 803.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 803.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 978.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 978.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 652.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 652.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 824.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 824.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 595.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 595.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 1.10 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 1.10 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 751.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 751.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 968.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 968.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 709.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 709.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 954.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 954.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 719.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 719.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 926.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 926.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 718.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 718.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 536.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 536.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 586.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 586.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 797.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 797.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 647.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 647.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 1.05 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 1.05 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 678.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 678.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 820.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 820.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 730.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 730.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 980.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 980.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 588.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 588.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 598.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 598.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 33.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 33.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 788.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 788.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 9.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 9.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 602.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 602.00 Mn |
| Dec 30, 2016 | -255.00 Mn |
| Dec 30, 2016 | -255.00 Mn |
| Sep 23, 2016 | 372.00 Mn |
| Sep 23, 2016 | 372.00 Mn |
| Jun 24, 2016 | 197.00 Mn |
| Jun 24, 2016 | 197.00 Mn |
| Mar 25, 2016 | 329.00 Mn |
| Mar 25, 2016 | 329.00 Mn |
| Dec 25, 2015 | 205.00 Mn |
| Dec 25, 2015 | 205.00 Mn |
| Sep 25, 2015 | 309.00 Mn |
| Sep 25, 2015 | 309.00 Mn |
| Jun 26, 2015 | 202.00 Mn |
| Jun 26, 2015 | 202.00 Mn |
| Mar 27, 2015 | 92.00 Mn |
| Mar 27, 2015 | 92.00 Mn |
| Dec 26, 2014 | 149.00 Mn |
| Dec 26, 2014 | 149.00 Mn |
| Sep 26, 2014 | 256.00 Mn |
| Sep 26, 2014 | 256.00 Mn |
| Jun 27, 2014 | 365.00 Mn |
| Jun 27, 2014 | 365.00 Mn |
| Mar 28, 2014 | 124.00 Mn |
| Mar 28, 2014 | 124.00 Mn |
| Dec 27, 2013 | 142.00 Mn |
| Dec 27, 2013 | 142.00 Mn |
| Sep 27, 2013 | 318.00 Mn |
| Sep 27, 2013 | 318.00 Mn |
| Jun 28, 2013 | 802.00 Mn |
| Jun 28, 2013 | 802.00 Mn |
| Mar 29, 2013 | 240.00 Mn |
| Mar 29, 2013 | 240.00 Mn |
| Dec 28, 2012 | 131.00 Mn |
| Dec 28, 2012 | 131.00 Mn |
| Sep 28, 2012 | 933.00 Mn |
| Sep 28, 2012 | 933.00 Mn |
| Jun 29, 2012 | 775.00 Mn |
| Jun 29, 2012 | 775.00 Mn |
| Mar 30, 2012 | -25.00 Mn |
| Mar 30, 2012 | -25.00 Mn |
| Dec 30, 2011 | 45.00 Mn |
| Dec 30, 2011 | 45.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 509.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 509.00 Mn |
| Jul 1, 2011 | 524.00 Mn |
| Jul 1, 2011 | 524.00 Mn |
| Apr 1, 2011 | 116.00 Mn |
| Apr 1, 2011 | 116.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 247.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 247.00 Mn |
| Sep 24, 2010 | 439.00 Mn |
| Sep 24, 2010 | 439.00 Mn |
| Jun 25, 2010 | 319.00 Mn |
| Jun 25, 2010 | 319.00 Mn |
| Mar 26, 2010 | 416.00 Mn |
| Mar 26, 2010 | 416.00 Mn |
| Dec 25, 2009 | 55.00 Mn |
| Dec 25, 2009 | 55.00 Mn |
| Sep 25, 2009 | 244.00 Mn |
| Sep 25, 2009 | 244.00 Mn |
| Jun 26, 2009 | 174.00 Mn |
| Jun 26, 2009 | 174.00 Mn |
| Mar 27, 2009 | 140.00 Mn |
| Mar 27, 2009 | 140.00 Mn |