Csx (CSX) Payout Ratio (2013 - 2026)
Csx's Payout Ratio came in at 0.29 for Q3 2026, down 13.8% from 0.33 a year earlier and down 8.5% from the prior quarter.
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Csx (CSX) Payout Ratio (2013 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Csx's Payout Ratio was 0.34, up 25.5% from FY2024.
- Payout Ratio has increased in each of the last three years.
- Going back by year, Payout Ratio was 0.27 in FY2024 (+11.5%), 0.24 in FY2023 (+16.1%), 0.21 in FY2022 (-6.7%) and 0.22 in FY2021 (-23.0%).
- The Q3 2026 figure represents the lowest quarterly Payout Ratio since Q4 2024.
- Year-over-year, Payout Ratio increased in seven of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 13.0%.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Payout Ratio over five years came in Q3 2025 (growth of 30.7%), and the weakest in Q1 2022 (a decline of 28.4%).
- Business Quant data shows CSX's Payout Ratio at 0.31 (Q2 2026), 0.32 (Q1 2026) and 0.34 (Q4 2025) in the three quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 176.50 Bn | 168.74 Bn | - |
| 2 | United Parcel Service | 94.38 Bn | 71.20 Bn | - |
| 3 | Csx | 93.38 Bn | 88.60 Bn | - |
| 4 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 83.29 Bn | 82.32 Bn | - |
| 5 | Fedex | 75.61 Bn | 41.81 Bn | - |
| 6 | Norfolk Southern | 73.28 Bn | 67.74 Bn | - |
| 7 | Delta Air Lines | 59.96 Bn | 42.14 Bn | - |
| 8 | United Airlines Holdings | 39.09 Bn | -18.60 Bn | - |
| 9 | Old Dominion Freight Line | 35.40 Bn | 34.24 Bn | - |
| 10 | Ryanair Holdings | 32.52 Bn | 16.79 Bn | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 0.29 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.31 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.32 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.34 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.33 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.31 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.29 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.27 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.25 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.25 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.25 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.24 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.23 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.21 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.20 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.21 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.21 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.22 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.21 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.22 |
API Access
Csx Payout Ratio API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=payout-ratio&ticker=CSX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "payout-ratio", "ticker": "CSX", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=payout-ratio&ticker=CSX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();