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% quarter-over-quarter from $3.4 billion in Q4 2025.

Csx (CSX) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Csx (CSX) has 18 years of Free Cash Flow data on file, last reported at $729.0 million in Q1 2026.

  • Free Cash Flow for Q1 2026 came in at $729.0 million, up 36.01% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $4.6 billion (down 8.26% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $4.4 billion, down 12.36% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow slipped to $729.0 million in Q1 2026 per CSX's latest filing, from $3.4 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Free Cash Flow peaked at $3.4 billion in Q4 2025 and troughed at -$141.0 million in Q2 2025.
  • A 5-year average of $987.1 million and a median of $751.0 million in 2022 frame the typical range for Free Cash Flow.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2024 and 2025: Free Cash Flow soared 252.68% in 2024, then plunged 125.27% in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Free Cash Flow shows it stood at $595.0 million in 2022, then surged by 34.96% to $803.0 million in 2023, then soared by 252.68% to $2.8 billion in 2024, then climbed by 19.35% to $3.4 billion in 2025, then tumbled by 78.43% to $729.0 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows CSX's Free Cash Flow at $729.0 million in Q1 2026, $3.4 billion in Q4 2025, and $607.0 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Union Pacific 152.26 Bn 151.22 Bn 5.85 Bn 1.50 Bn
2 Csx 84.99 Bn 83.89 Bn 3.18 Bn 729.00 Mn
3 Norfolk Southern 67.33 Bn 65.99 Bn 2.74 Bn -38.00 Mn
4 Canadian Pacific Kansas City 56.27 Bn 56.68 Bn 2.36 Bn 227.51 Mn
5 Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies 46.65 Bn 46.16 Bn 1.06 Bn 153.00 Mn
6 Trinity Industries 2.76 Bn 2.82 Bn 128.90 Mn -51.40 Mn
7 Greenbrier Companies 1.54 Bn 1.05 Bn 69.50 Mn 128.60 Mn
8 Foster L B 438.47 Mn 435.35 Mn 25.70 Mn -13.40 Mn
9 Rail Vision 179.83 Mn 159.33 Mn 504,000.00 -4.35 Mn
10 FreightCar America 178.32 Mn 114.02 Mn - -

Historic Data

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DateValue
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