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% on a QoQ basis from $2.4 billion in Q4 2025.
Csx (CSX) has 18 years of Operating Expenses data on file, last reported at $2.2 billion in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Operating Expenses fell 6.42% year-over-year to $2.2 billion in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $9.4 billion (up 0.91% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $9.6 billion, up 2.97% from the prior year.
- Operating Expenses slipped to $2.2 billion in Q1 2026 per CSX's latest filing, from $2.4 billion in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Operating Expenses topped out at $2.5 billion in Q3 2025 and bottomed at $2.1 billion in Q2 2022.
- The 5-year median for Operating Expenses is $2.3 billion (2023), against an average of $2.3 billion.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Operating Expenses surged 62.59%; it then dropped 6.42% in 2026.
- Tracing CSX's Operating Expenses over 5 years: stood at $2.3 billion in 2022, then rose by 1.07% to $2.4 billion in 2023, then grew by 2.88% to $2.4 billion in 2024, then declined by 1.44% to $2.4 billion in 2025, then fell by 7.05% to $2.2 billion in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest CSX Operating Expenses figures stand at $2.2 billion (Q1 2026), $2.4 billion (Q4 2025), and $2.5 billion (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 155.75 Bn | 154.71 Bn | 5.85 Bn | 3.76 Bn |
| 2 | Csx | 84.18 Bn | 83.08 Bn | 3.18 Bn | 2.23 Bn |
| 3 | Norfolk Southern | 68.46 Bn | 67.12 Bn | 2.74 Bn | 2.12 Bn |
| 4 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 58.41 Bn | 58.81 Bn | 2.36 Bn | 1.78 Bn |
| 5 | Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies | 44.40 Bn | 43.91 Bn | 1.06 Bn | 544.00 Mn |
| 6 | Trinity Industries | 2.59 Bn | 2.65 Bn | 128.90 Mn | 50.70 Mn |
| 7 | Greenbrier Companies | 1.46 Bn | 968.55 Mn | 69.50 Mn | 57.40 Mn |
| 8 | Foster L B | 419.50 Mn | 416.39 Mn | 25.70 Mn | 23.03 Mn |
| 9 | FreightCar America | 145.10 Mn | 80.80 Mn | - | - |
| 10 | Swvl Holdings | 18.35 Mn | 13.93 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 |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 1.71 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 1.61 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 1.51 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 1.43 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 1.68 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 1.73 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 1.69 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 1.76 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 1.79 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 1.89 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 1.84 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 1.82 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 1.83 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 1.74 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 1.88 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 1.98 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 2.10 Bn |
| Dec 30, 2016 | 2.01 Bn |
| Sep 23, 2016 | 1.87 Bn |
| Jun 24, 2016 | 1.86 Bn |
| Mar 25, 2016 | 1.91 Bn |
| Dec 25, 2015 | 1.99 Bn |
| Sep 25, 2015 | 2.01 Bn |
| Jun 26, 2015 | 2.05 Bn |
| Mar 27, 2015 | 2.18 Bn |
| Dec 26, 2014 | 2.29 Bn |
| Sep 26, 2014 | 2.25 Bn |
| Jun 27, 2014 | 621.00 Mn |
| Mar 28, 2014 | 2.27 Bn |
| Dec 27, 2013 | 2.22 Bn |
| Sep 27, 2013 | 2.15 Bn |
| Jun 28, 2013 | 2.11 Bn |
| Mar 29, 2013 | 507.00 Mn |
| Dec 28, 2012 | 539.00 Mn |
| Sep 28, 2012 | 525.00 Mn |
| Jun 29, 2012 | 2.07 Bn |
| Mar 30, 2012 | 542.00 Mn |
| Dec 30, 2011 | 2.11 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 2.09 Bn |
| Jul 1, 2011 | 2.09 Bn |
| Apr 1, 2011 | 2.04 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 496.00 Mn |
| Sep 24, 2010 | 509.00 Mn |
| Jun 25, 2010 | 551.00 Mn |
| Mar 26, 2010 | 1.86 Bn |
| Dec 25, 2009 | 1.74 Bn |
| Sep 25, 2009 | 1.70 Bn |
| Jun 26, 2009 | 1.61 Bn |
| Mar 27, 2009 | 1.73 Bn |