CSX
CSX Corporation
Industrials · Rail Transportation · US
$46.99
Data: 2025-12-31
✗ ETHICAL FAIL

STRONG MOAT
HIGH
Data Confidence: 100.0%
Key Metrics

How this company measures up on the fundamentals that matter

Market Cap
$83.3B
Total market value of the company
27.50
Premium valuation
20.80
Based on estimated future earnings — lower means cheaper
Rev Growth
+1.7%
Year-over-year revenue change
Profit Margin
0.0%
How much profit the company keeps from each dollar of revenue
23.7%
Return on equity — how efficiently it uses shareholder money
Analyst Target
$45.70
-3% from current price — median analyst estimate
Recommendation
BUY
Consensus view from 22 analysts covering this stock
About CSX Corporation

CSX Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, provides rail-based freight transportation services in the United States and Canada. It operates through two segments: rail and trucking. The company offers rail services; and transportation of intermodal containers and trailers, as well as other transportation services, such as rail-to-truck transfers and bulk commodity operations. It also transports chemicals, agricultural and food products, minerals, automotive, forest products, fertilizers, and metals and equipment; and coal, coke, and iron ore to electricity-generating power plants, steel manufacturers, and industrial plants, as well as exports coal to deep-water port facilities. In addition, the company provides intermodal services through a network of approximately 30 terminals transporting manufactured consumer goods in containers; and drayage services, including the pickup and delivery of intermodal shipments. It serves the automotive industry with distribution centers and storage locations, as well as connects non-rail served customers through transferring products, such as plastics and ethanol from rail to trucks. The company operates approximately 20,000 route mile rail network, which serves various population centers in 26 states east of the Mississippi River, the District of Columbia, and the Canadian provinces of Ontario and Quebec, as well as owns 3400 locomotives. It serves production and distribution facilities through track connections. CSX Corporation was incorporated in 1978 and is headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida.

https://www.csx.com

Country: United States Employees: 22,200 Industry: Railroads
Ethical Screening

Five compliance checks based on AAOIFI standards — all must pass for ethical clearance

Business Activity
PASS
Core business does not involve prohibited activities
Debt Ratio
44.3% FAIL
Debt must be below 33% of total assets
Cash Ratio
6.0% PASS
Interest-bearing cash below 33% of assets
Receivables
3.6% PASS
Receivables below 49% of assets
Revenue Purity
0.3% PASS
Non-compliant revenue below 5% — any excess requires purification
Valuation
$43.00
What our model estimates this business is worth per share
-9.3%
Trading above fair value — no margin of safety
Rating
AVOID
Overall assessment combining ethics, valuation, and quality
34.6th
Ranks in the top 65% of our 13,571 screened universe
Ethical Score
10.0
Valuation Score
50.5
Quality Score
49.0
Combined
34.0

Trading near fair value at $45 (estimated $43). Strong competitive moat. Fails ethical screen (Debt ratio). Ranks better than 16% of screened stocks.

Quantitative Intelligence

Statistical analysis of price behaviour, risk, and market regime — independent of fundamental data

ACCUMULATION
Smart money appears to be building positions quietly
0.878
Good returns relative to risk taken
0.0751
Suggested allocation is meaningful — the edge justifies a position
0.735
Acceptable balance between returns and drawdown risk
Annual Return
19.9%
Historical annualised return based on price data
-27.1%
Largest peak-to-trough decline — the worst it has been
SIDEWAYS
Price consolidating — no clear directional bias
Days in State
22
How long the current regime has persisted — longer means more stable
Market Data

Trading characteristics and market positioning

1.24
Moves slightly more than the broader market
52W High
$46.55
-1% below the year high
52W Low
$30.17
56% above the year low
Avg Volume
12,739,956
Average daily shares traded — higher means easier to buy and sell
3.0
Days it would take all short sellers to cover — higher means more crowded
Short % Float
2.1%
Low short interest — limited bearish positioning
125.0%
Annual dividend as a percentage of the share price
$1.63
Earnings per share over the last 12 months
Financial Health

Balance sheet strength and cash generation — the foundation of long-term value

1.43
Meaningful debt load — monitor closely
0.97
Below 1 means short-term obligations exceed liquid assets — risk flag
Quick Ratio
0.78
Like current ratio but excludes inventory — stricter test
Gross Margin
46.8%
Revenue left after cost of goods — higher means pricing power
Operating Margin
36.2%
Profit from core operations before interest and tax
$1.1B
Positive — the business generates more cash than it spends
Revenue (TTM)
$14.2B
Total revenue over the last 12 months
Net Income
$3.0B
Profitable — the bottom line is positive
Analyst Coverage
Analysts
22
Target High
$52.00
Target Median
$45.70
Target Low
$30.00
Recent Insider Activity

SEC Form 4 filings — what company insiders are buying and selling

Date Insider Title Type Shares Value
2026-03-13 WHISLER J STEVEN Director 954 $37,492
2026-03-06 ANGEL STEPHEN F Chief Executive Officer 25,000 $1,006,750
2026-03-02 ZILLMER JOHN J Director 5,850
2026-02-26 KENNEY MARYCLARE T Officer 9,379
2026-02-26 FORTUNE STEPHEN Chief Technology Officer 10,903
2026-02-26 CORY MICHAEL A Chief Operating Officer 15,241
2026-02-26 BURNS MICHAEL S. Officer 8,207
2026-02-26 BEGEMAN ANN Director 4,455
2026-02-26 BOONE KEVIN S Chief Financial Officer 15,241
2026-02-26 BOSTICK THOMAS P PH.D. Director 4,455
Source: SEC Form 4 filings via public data. View all insider activity at
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Data sourced from public filings and market feeds. Not financial advice. Updated: 2025-12-31

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