Csx (CSX) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026)
Csx (CSX) reported Return on Capital Employed of 11.62% for Q1 2026, down 89.0% year-over-year from 105.62% in Q1 2025, and up 3.69% on a QoQ basis from 11.21% in Q4 2025.
Csx (CSX) has 18 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 11.62% in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed fell 89.0% year-over-year to 11.62% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 11.62% (down 89.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 11.27%, down 210.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed advanced to 11.62% in Q1 2026 per CSX's latest filing, from 11.21% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 15.63% in Q1 2023 and bottomed at 11.21% in Q4 2025.
- The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 13.71% (2024), against an average of 13.7%.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Return on Capital Employed soared 394 bps; it then slumped 233 bps in 2025.
- Tracing CSX's Return on Capital Employed over 5 years: stood at 15.07% in 2022, then dropped by 6 bps to 14.22% in 2023, then slipped by 7 bps to 13.23% in 2024, then retreated by 15 bps to 11.21% in 2025, then climbed by 4 bps to 11.62% in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest CSX Return on Capital Employed figures stand at 11.62% (Q1 2026), 11.21% (Q4 2025), and 11.25% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 155.75 Bn | 154.71 Bn | 5.85 Bn | 15.27% |
| 2 | Csx | 84.18 Bn | 83.08 Bn | 3.18 Bn | 11.62% |
| 3 | Norfolk Southern | 68.46 Bn | 67.12 Bn | 2.74 Bn | 9.77% |
| 4 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 58.41 Bn | 58.81 Bn | 2.36 Bn | 6.79% |
| 5 | Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies | 44.40 Bn | 43.91 Bn | 1.06 Bn | 10.93% |
| 6 | Trinity Industries | 2.59 Bn | 2.65 Bn | 128.90 Mn | - |
| 7 | Greenbrier Companies | 1.46 Bn | 968.55 Mn | 69.50 Mn | - |
| 8 | Foster L B | 419.50 Mn | 416.39 Mn | 25.70 Mn | 9.98% |
| 9 | FreightCar America | 145.10 Mn | 80.80 Mn | - | - |
| 10 | Swvl Holdings | 18.35 Mn | 13.93 Mn | - | -118.90% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 11.62% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 11.21% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 11.25% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 11.94% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 12.50% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 13.23% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 13.59% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 13.53% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 13.71% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 14.22% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 14.53% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 15.07% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 15.63% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 15.07% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 15.29% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 15.22% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 15.23% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 14.68% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 14.40% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 13.58% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 11.29% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 11.60% |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 11.66% |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 12.18% |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 13.55% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 13.65% |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 14.23% |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 14.08% |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 14.20% |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 13.96% |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 13.58% |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 12.19% |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 11.51% |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 11.02% |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 10.69% |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 10.47% |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 10.38% |
| Dec 30, 2016 | 10.27% |
| Sep 23, 2016 | 9.82% |
| Jun 24, 2016 | 10.12% |
| Mar 25, 2016 | 10.44% |
| Dec 25, 2015 | 11.05% |
| Sep 25, 2015 | 11.55% |
| Jun 26, 2015 | 11.79% |
| Mar 27, 2015 | 11.96% |
| Dec 26, 2014 | 11.76% |
| Sep 26, 2014 | 11.72% |
| Jun 27, 2014 | 11.67% |
| Mar 28, 2014 | 11.29% |
| Dec 27, 2013 | 12.00% |
| Sep 27, 2013 | 12.09% |
| Jun 28, 2013 | 12.18% |
| Mar 29, 2013 | 12.15% |
| Dec 28, 2012 | 12.47% |
| Sep 28, 2012 | 13.21% |
| Jun 29, 2012 | 13.37% |
| Mar 30, 2012 | 13.42% |
| Dec 30, 2011 | 13.20% |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 13.25% |
| Jul 1, 2011 | 13.18% |
| Apr 1, 2011 | 12.60% |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 12.26% |
| Sep 24, 2010 | 11.52% |
| Jun 25, 2010 | 10.45% |
| Mar 26, 2010 | 9.66% |
| Dec 25, 2009 | 9.05% |
| Sep 25, 2009 | 9.54% |