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Csx (CSX) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026)

Csx (CSX) reported Tax Rate of 24.08% for Q1 2026, down 63.0% year-over-year from 65.09% in Q1 2025, and up 14.51% on a QoQ basis from 21.03% in Q4 2025.

Csx (CSX) has 18 years of Tax Rate data on file, last reported at 24.08% in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Tax Rate fell 63.0% year-over-year to 24.08% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 23.07% (down 70.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 23.16%, down 66.0% from the prior year.
  • Tax Rate advanced to 24.08% in Q1 2026 per CSX's latest filing, from 21.03% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Tax Rate topped out at 24.86% in Q3 2023 and bottomed at 21.03% in Q4 2025.
  • The 5-year median for Tax Rate is 24.07% (2023), against an average of 23.51%.
  • The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Tax Rate tumbled 239 bps; it then jumped 294 bps in 2023.
  • Tracing CSX's Tax Rate over 5 years: stood at 21.78% in 2022, then rose by 5 bps to 22.9% in 2023, then dropped by 5 bps to 21.69% in 2024, then declined by 3 bps to 21.03% in 2025, then grew by 15 bps to 24.08% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest CSX Tax Rate figures stand at 24.08% (Q1 2026), 21.03% (Q4 2025), and 22.72% (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Tax Rate (Qtr)
1 Union Pacific 155.75 Bn 154.71 Bn 5.85 Bn 23.69
2 Csx 84.18 Bn 83.08 Bn 3.18 Bn 24.08
3 Norfolk Southern 68.46 Bn 67.12 Bn 2.74 Bn 23.50
4 Canadian Pacific Kansas City 58.41 Bn 58.81 Bn 2.36 Bn 24.55
5 Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies 44.40 Bn 43.91 Bn 1.06 Bn 22.60
6 Trinity Industries 2.59 Bn 2.65 Bn 128.90 Mn 24.22
7 Greenbrier Companies 1.46 Bn 968.55 Mn 69.50 Mn 14.91
8 Foster L B 419.50 Mn 416.39 Mn 25.70 Mn -5.74
9 FreightCar America 145.10 Mn 80.80 Mn - -
10 Swvl Holdings 18.35 Mn 13.93 Mn - -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 24.08
Mar 31, 2026 24.08
Dec 31, 2025 21.03
Dec 31, 2025 21.03
Sep 30, 2025 22.72
Sep 30, 2025 22.72
Jun 30, 2025 24.15
Jun 30, 2025 24.15
Mar 31, 2025 24.71
Mar 31, 2025 24.71
Dec 31, 2024 21.69
Dec 31, 2024 21.69
Sep 30, 2024 24.49
Sep 30, 2024 24.49
Jun 30, 2024 23.99
Jun 30, 2024 23.99
Mar 31, 2024 24.66
Mar 31, 2024 24.66
Dec 31, 2023 22.90
Dec 31, 2023 22.90
Sep 30, 2023 24.86
Sep 30, 2023 24.86
Jun 30, 2023 24.07
Jun 30, 2023 24.07
Mar 31, 2023 24.32
Mar 31, 2023 24.32
Dec 31, 2022 21.78
Dec 31, 2022 21.78
Sep 30, 2022 21.93
Sep 30, 2022 21.93
Jun 30, 2022 24.39
Jun 30, 2022 24.39
Mar 31, 2022 23.91
Mar 31, 2022 23.91
Dec 31, 2021 22.49
Dec 31, 2021 22.49
Sep 30, 2021 24.32
Sep 30, 2021 24.32
Jun 30, 2021 23.33
Jun 30, 2021 23.33
Mar 31, 2021 24.65
Mar 31, 2021 24.65
Dec 31, 2020 24.20
Dec 31, 2020 24.20
Sep 30, 2020 23.97
Sep 30, 2020 23.97
Jun 30, 2020 23.47
Jun 30, 2020 23.47
Mar 31, 2020 23.99
Mar 31, 2020 23.99
Dec 31, 2019 21.76
Dec 31, 2019 21.76
Sep 30, 2019 23.91
Sep 30, 2019 23.91
Jun 30, 2019 24.08
Jun 30, 2019 24.08
Mar 31, 2019 21.62
Mar 31, 2019 21.62
Dec 31, 2018 23.22
Dec 31, 2018 23.22
Sep 30, 2018 22.26
Sep 30, 2018 22.26
Jun 30, 2018 23.34
Jun 30, 2018 23.34
Mar 31, 2018 23.79
Mar 31, 2018 23.79
Dec 31, 2017 -321.16
Dec 31, 2017 -321.16
Sep 30, 2017 38.80
Sep 30, 2017 38.80
Jun 30, 2017 38.33
Jun 30, 2017 38.33
Mar 31, 2017 37.80
Mar 31, 2017 37.80
Dec 30, 2016 39.01
Dec 30, 2016 39.01
Sep 23, 2016 36.36
Sep 23, 2016 36.36
Jun 24, 2016 37.06
Jun 24, 2016 37.06
Mar 25, 2016 37.32
Mar 25, 2016 37.32
Dec 25, 2015 37.11
Dec 25, 2015 37.11
Sep 25, 2015 36.55
Sep 25, 2015 36.55
Jun 26, 2015 37.66
Jun 26, 2015 37.66
Mar 27, 2015 37.83
Mar 27, 2015 37.83
Dec 26, 2014 36.65
Dec 26, 2014 36.65
Sep 26, 2014 37.39
Sep 26, 2014 37.39
Jun 27, 2014 37.76
Jun 27, 2014 37.76
Mar 28, 2014 34.32
Mar 28, 2014 34.32
Dec 27, 2013 36.80
Dec 27, 2013 36.80
Sep 27, 2013 35.83
Sep 27, 2013 35.83
Jun 28, 2013 35.60
Jun 28, 2013 35.60
Mar 29, 2013 36.71
Mar 29, 2013 36.71
Dec 28, 2012 38.34
Dec 28, 2012 38.34
Sep 28, 2012 36.89
Sep 28, 2012 36.89
Jun 29, 2012 36.71
Jun 29, 2012 36.71
Mar 30, 2012 37.29
Mar 30, 2012 37.29
Dec 30, 2011 35.99
Dec 30, 2011 35.99
Sep 30, 2011 37.80
Sep 30, 2011 37.80
Jul 1, 2011 36.11
Jul 1, 2011 36.11
Apr 1, 2011 38.09
Apr 1, 2011 38.09
Dec 31, 2010 38.66
Dec 31, 2010 38.66
Sep 24, 2010 41.03
Sep 24, 2010 41.03
Jun 25, 2010 35.51
Jun 25, 2010 35.51
Mar 26, 2010 39.12
Mar 26, 2010 39.12
Dec 25, 2009 33.55
Dec 25, 2009 33.55
Sep 25, 2009 36.96
Sep 25, 2009 36.96
Jun 26, 2009 37.05
Jun 26, 2009 37.05
Mar 27, 2009 33.85
Mar 27, 2009 33.85