CSX (CSX) AI Stock Analysis

CSX

(BMV:CSX)

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Positive Factors

Strong profitabilityCSX retains substantial profitability despite a softer growth profile, providing an earnings cushion across its high-fixed-cost rail network. Strong margins can support reinvestment, service improvements, and productivity programs while helping the company absorb moderate volume or cost pressure.

Negative Factors

Meaningful leverageElevated leverage reduces financial flexibility compared with a less indebted balance sheet and makes earnings more sensitive to economic weakness or higher interest costs. It may also constrain the pace of discretionary investment, shareholder returns, or responses to unexpected operating pressures.

CSX (CSX) vs. SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY)

Market Cap: MXN 96.31B
Dividend Yield: 0.97%
Average Volume (3M): 35
Price to Earnings (P/E): 26.9
Beta (1Y): 0.10
Revenue Growth: -5.20%
EPS Growth: 12.05%
Country: Mexico
Employees: 21,900
Sector: Industrials
Sector Strength: 63
Industry: Railroads

CSX Business Overview & Revenue Model

Company Description

CSX Corporation, operating through its subsidiaries, stands as a leading provider of rail-based cargo transportation services. The company offers a wide range of services, including general rail freight, the movement of intermodal containers and trai...

CSX Earnings Call Summary

Earnings Call Date:Oct 20, 2026(Q3-2026)|% Change Since:3.75%|Next Earnings Date:Jan 26, 2027

Earnings Call SentimentPositive

The call was strongly positive. CSX reported double-digit revenue growth, 30% EPS growth, substantial margin expansion, record fuel efficiency, improved safety, record intermodal volume, and raised revenue guidance. Management also highlighted continued productivity initiatives, capacity investments, and growth opportunities. The main challenges were fertilizer and domestic coal weakness, temporary Atlanta service tightness, seasonal fourth-quarter cost pressure, fuel volatility, driver shortages, and a smaller expected productivity contribution in 2027, but these issues were presented alongside active mitigation efforts and an overall confident outlook.

Positive Updates

Strong Earnings and Margin Expansion

Third-quarter earnings per share increased 30% year over year to $0.57. Adjusted operating income increased 25%, while operating margin improved to 39.1%, up 420 basis points from last year's adjusted result.

Negative Updates

Intermodal Trip Plan Compliance Declined

Although several service metrics improved sequentially, intermodal trip plan compliance declined quarter over quarter.

Company Guidance

For 2026, CSX now expects revenue growth in the high single digits, compared to the mid to high single digit range provided previously; the rest of its guidance is unchanged, including full year operating margin expansion of more than 350 basis points, capital expenditures below $2.4 billion, and free cash flow growth of more than 80%. For the fourth quarter, CSX expects year over year margin improvement above 300-- 350 points, normal seasonal increases in PS&O and some step up sequentially in the fourth quarter expense line, while coal RPU is expected to increase another small sequential amount; service started strong in October, with velocity averaging more than 19 mph this month and dwell approaching 10 hours. The company has a little over 100 initiatives contributing to its 2027 productivity target, which is expected to be a significant number next year, though 2027 will not be as big as 2026, and other revenue is expected to be around the mid-$130s per quarter, with the fourth quarter probably a little better than that.

CSX Risk Analysis

CSX disclosed 19 risk factors in its most recent earnings report. CSX reported the most risks in the "Legal & Regulatory" category.

Legal & Regulatory - Litigation, compliance, new legislation, and taxation risks

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CSX Peers Comparison

Overall Rating

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Sector (63)

Financial Indicators

MX:CSX against its peers
Name	Overall Rating	Market Cap	P/E Ratio	ROE	Dividend Yield	Revenue Growth	EPS Growth
NSC	78Outperform	$76.96B	28.70	16.69%	1.58%	5.99%	-9.02%
UNP	75Outperform	$180.65B	23.66	37.82%	1.83%	7.40%	8.86%
ODFL	73Outperform	$35.78B	30.98	25.92%	0.67%	3.80%	11.90%
Sector *	63Neutral	$10.79B	15.43	7.44%	2.01%	2.89%	-14.66%
CHRW	62Neutral	$14.39B	22.09	39.59%	2.02%	10.38%	12.97%
JBHT	61Neutral	$20.61B	31.05	18.71%	0.81%	10.59%	23.25%

* Industrials Sector Average

Performance Comparison

MX:CSX and its peers over the selected period
Ticker	Company Name	Price	Change	% Change
MX:CSX	CSX Corporation	996.00	394.02	65.45%
CHRW	Ch Robinson Worldwide	124.61	-26.00	-17.26%
JBHT	JB Hunt Transport Services	221.08	49.84	29.11%
NSC	Norfolk Southern Corp	342.64	63.76	22.86%
ODFL	Old Dominion Freight Line	172.56	32.07	22.83%
UNP	Union Pacific Corporation	304.00	87.65	40.51%

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