Csx (CSX) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026)
Csx (CSX) reported Gross Margin of 91.33% for Q1 2026, down 64.0% year-over-year from 253.69% in Q1 2025, and up 141.8% quarter-over-quarter from 37.77% in Q4 2025.
Csx (CSX) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Csx (CSX) has 18 years of Gross Margin data on file, last reported at 91.33% in Q1 2026.
- Gross Margin for Q1 2026 came in at 91.33%, down 64.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 78.53% (down 193.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 78.63%, down 183.0% from the prior year.
- Gross Margin rose to 91.33% in Q1 2026 per CSX's latest filing, from 37.77% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Gross Margin peaked at 92.47% in Q2 2025 and troughed at 37.77% in Q4 2025.
- A 5-year average of 79.1% and a median of 81.32% in 2023 frame the typical range for Gross Margin.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Gross Margin sank 5740 bps in 2022, then jumped 2116 bps in 2023.
- A 5-year view of Gross Margin shows it stood at 59.44% in 2022, then soared by 36 bps to 80.6% in 2023, then slumped by 44 bps to 45.21% in 2024, then fell by 16 bps to 37.77% in 2025, then jumped by 142 bps to 91.33% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows CSX's Gross Margin at 91.33% in Q1 2026, 37.77% in Q4 2025, and 92.17% in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Gross Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 152.26 Bn | 151.22 Bn | 5.85 Bn | 94.15% |
| 2 | Csx | 84.99 Bn | 83.89 Bn | 3.18 Bn | 91.33% |
| 3 | Norfolk Southern | 67.33 Bn | 65.99 Bn | 2.74 Bn | 91.46% |
| 4 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 56.27 Bn | 56.68 Bn | 2.36 Bn | 87.62% |
| 5 | Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies | 46.65 Bn | 46.16 Bn | 1.06 Bn | 35.97% |
| 6 | Trinity Industries | 2.76 Bn | 2.82 Bn | 128.90 Mn | 26.20% |
| 7 | Greenbrier Companies | 1.54 Bn | 1.05 Bn | 69.50 Mn | 11.83% |
| 8 | Foster L B | 438.47 Mn | 435.35 Mn | 25.70 Mn | 21.21% |
| 9 | Rail Vision | 179.83 Mn | 159.33 Mn | 504,000.00 | 40.32% |
| 10 | FreightCar America | 178.32 Mn | 114.02 Mn | - | - |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 91.33% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 37.77% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 92.17% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 92.47% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 91.97% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 45.21% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 92.37% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 91.87% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 80.44% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 80.60% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 80.40% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 81.32% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 81.19% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 59.44% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 82.95% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 83.04% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 80.22% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 116.84% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 92.50% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 85.25% |