CSX Full Year 2024 Earnings: EPS Misses Expectations

Simply Wall St

January 28, 2025

CSX (NASDAQ:CSX) Full Year 2024 Results

Key Financial Results

Revenue: US$14.5b (flat on FY 2023).
Net income: US$3.47b (down 6.6% from FY 2023).
Profit margin: 24% (down from 25% in FY 2023).
EPS: US$1.79 (down from US$1.85 in FY 2023).

revenue-and-expenses-breakdown — NasdaqGS:CSX Revenue and Expenses Breakdown January 28th 2025

All figures shown in the chart above are for the trailing 12 month (TTM) period

CSX EPS Misses Expectations

Revenue was in line with analyst estimates. Earnings per share (EPS) missed analyst estimates by 2.1%.

In the last 12 months, the only revenue segment was Transportation - Railroads contributing US$14.5b. Notably, cost of sales worth US$7.54b amounted to 52% of total revenue thereby underscoring the impact on earnings. The most substantial expense, totaling US$1.87b were related to Non-Operating costs. This indicates that a significant portion of the company's costs is related to non-core activities. Explore how CSX's revenue and expenses shape its earnings.

Looking ahead, revenue is forecast to grow 3.7% p.a. on average during the next 3 years, compared to a 7.5% growth forecast for the Transportation industry in the US.

Performance of the American Transportation industry.

The company's shares are up 2.8% from a week ago.

Risk Analysis

We don't want to rain on the parade too much, but we did also find 2 warning signs for CSX that you need to be mindful of.

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