CSX Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 2/6

CSX has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 5.3%, while the Transportation industry saw earnings growing at 31.4% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 7.2% per year. CSX's return on equity is 28.3%, and it has net margins of 25%.

Key information

5.3%

Earnings growth rate

9.5%

EPS growth rate

Transportation Industry Growth14.0%
Revenue growth rate7.2%
Return on equity28.3%
Net Margin25.0%
Next Earnings Update23 Jan 2025

Recent past performance updates

Recent updates

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How CSX makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.


Earnings and Revenue History

WBAG:CSX Revenue, expenses and earnings (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
30 Sep 2414,6813,66600
30 Jun 2414,6343,60000
31 Mar 2414,6323,62100
31 Dec 2314,6573,71500
30 Sep 2314,7073,80400
30 Jun 2315,0304,08700
31 Mar 2315,1464,28100
31 Dec 2214,8534,16600
30 Sep 2214,5504,08200
30 Jun 2213,9473,93900
31 Mar 2213,1223,93400
31 Dec 2112,5223,78100
30 Sep 2111,9203,60700
30 Jun 2111,2763,37500
31 Mar 2110,5412,70100
31 Dec 2010,5832,76500
30 Sep 2010,6432,77600
30 Jun 2010,9732,89600
31 Mar 2011,7793,26700
31 Dec 1911,9373,33100
30 Sep 1912,1953,40200
30 Jun 1912,3463,44000
31 Mar 1912,3873,44700
31 Dec 1812,2503,30800
30 Sep 1811,9706,60600
30 Jun 1811,5846,17000
31 Mar 1811,4155,80300
31 Dec 1711,4085,47000
30 Sep 1711,5821,78800
30 Jun 1711,5491,78500
31 Mar 1711,3201,71900
30 Dec 1611,0691,71300
23 Sep 1610,8131,72100
24 Jun 1611,0421,77200
25 Mar 1611,4021,88100
25 Dec 1511,8111,96700
25 Sep 1512,2221,99200
26 Jun 1512,5041,99400
27 Mar 1512,6841,97000
26 Dec 1412,6691,92600
26 Sep 1412,5091,86100
27 Jun 1412,2731,80800
28 Mar 1412,0751,80000
27 Dec 1312,0261,86400

Quality Earnings: CSX has high quality earnings.

Growing Profit Margin: CSX's current net profit margins (25%) are lower than last year (25.9%).


Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis


Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: CSX's earnings have grown by 5.3% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: CSX's has had negative earnings growth over the past year, so it can't be compared to its 5-year average.

Earnings vs Industry: CSX had negative earnings growth (-3.6%) over the past year, making it difficult to compare to the Transportation industry average (-15.8%).


Return on Equity

High ROE: Whilst CSX's Return on Equity (28.34%) is high, this metric is skewed due to their high level of debt.


Return on Assets


Return on Capital Employed


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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/20 13:50
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/20 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

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Analyst Sources

CSX Corporation is covered by 50 analysts. 21 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Jeffrey KauffmanAegis Capital Corporation
John EadeArgus Research Company
Oliver HolmesAtlantic Equities LLP