CSX Corporation, together with its subsidiaries (CSX), operates as a transportation company.
The company provides rail-based freight transportation services, including traditional rail service, the transport of intermodal containers and trailers, as…
Analysis
Beloved champion
CSX Corporation sits in the top corner of our grid: excellent business, premium price; every investor already knows the story. Worth noting: the cash the business generates has lagged behind what the income statement shows.
On valuation, the picture is expensive. The owner-earnings multiple stands at 44.0×; owner earnings: the cash an owner could take out each year. The implied growth embedded in that price is around 17% a year, against analyst forecasts of 15%. The price, in other words, assumes less than the experts do.
Growth is solid; the safety picture is adequate. The company scores 12/20 on our value-creation score: creating some value.
Flags to be aware of: Reported profits have run ahead of actual cash for several periods. As always: this describes the company's numbers; it is not a recommendation.
360° rank · history
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Jan 202314
35
2023202420252026
All-time high
56
Mar 2026
All-time low
14
Jan 2025
Average rank
35
across all years
Detailed & Historical Ranks
Deep dive into 15 detailed ranks and 3 years of history.
Current202520242023
Price/Sales
13
11
13
11
Price/Earnings
37
43
42
32
Price/Book
22
21
27
17
Dividend Yield
65
64
63
69
Value (overall)
23
21
32
26
Cells are coloured by rank band (red weak → green strong). Sentiment & 360° history begins 2023.