Csx (CSX) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)
Csx (CSX) reported Operating Expenses of $2.2 billion for Q1 2026, down 6.42% year-over-year from $2.4 billion in Q1 2025, and down 7.05% quarter-over-quarter from $2.4 billion in Q4 2025.
Csx (CSX) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Csx (CSX) has 18 years of Operating Expenses data on file, last reported at $2.2 billion in Q1 2026.
- Operating Expenses for Q1 2026 came in at $2.2 billion, down 6.42% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $9.4 billion (up 0.91% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $9.6 billion, up 2.97% from the prior year.
- Operating Expenses retreated to $2.2 billion in Q1 2026 per CSX's latest filing, from $2.4 billion in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Operating Expenses peaked at $2.5 billion in Q3 2025 and troughed at $2.1 billion in Q2 2022.
- A 5-year average of $2.3 billion and a median of $2.3 billion in 2023 frame the typical range for Operating Expenses.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2026: Operating Expenses jumped 62.59% in 2022, then fell 6.42% in 2026.
- A 5-year view of Operating Expenses shows it stood at $2.3 billion in 2022, then advanced by 1.07% to $2.4 billion in 2023, then rose by 2.88% to $2.4 billion in 2024, then retreated by 1.44% to $2.4 billion in 2025, then decreased by 7.05% to $2.2 billion in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows CSX's Operating Expenses at $2.2 billion in Q1 2026, $2.4 billion in Q4 2025, and $2.5 billion in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 152.26 Bn | 151.22 Bn | 5.85 Bn | 3.76 Bn |
| 2 | Csx | 84.99 Bn | 83.89 Bn | 3.18 Bn | 2.23 Bn |
| 3 | Norfolk Southern | 67.33 Bn | 65.99 Bn | 2.74 Bn | 2.12 Bn |
| 4 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 56.27 Bn | 56.68 Bn | 2.36 Bn | 1.78 Bn |
| 5 | Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies | 46.65 Bn | 46.16 Bn | 1.06 Bn | 544.00 Mn |
| 6 | Trinity Industries | 2.76 Bn | 2.82 Bn | 128.90 Mn | 50.70 Mn |
| 7 | Greenbrier Companies | 1.54 Bn | 1.05 Bn | 69.50 Mn | 57.40 Mn |
| 8 | Foster L B | 438.47 Mn | 435.35 Mn | 25.70 Mn | 23.03 Mn |
| 9 | Rail Vision | 179.83 Mn | 159.33 Mn | 504,000.00 | -6.53 Mn |
| 10 | FreightCar America | 178.32 Mn | 114.02 Mn | - | - |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 2.23 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 2.40 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 2.50 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 2.29 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 2.38 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 2.43 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 2.27 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 2.25 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 2.34 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 2.37 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 2.30 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 2.23 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 2.26 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 2.34 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 2.32 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 2.11 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 2.13 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 2.06 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 1.86 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 1.30 Bn |