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CSX profit margin CSX

Gross, operating and net profit as a share of revenue over the last twelve months, from 2009.

Net margin, 12 months
22.2%
Operating margin, 12 months
34.2%
Net margin on a year earlier
+0.3 pts
Peer median
21.0%

Over the twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, CSX kept 22.2% of its revenue as net profit, with an operating margin of 34.2%.

Five years earlier its net margin was 29.9%.

The median for 3 railroad stocks of a similar size is 21.0%.

Profit margin over time

OperatingNet

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Fiscal year by fiscal year

Fiscal yearNet marginOperating margin
FY202520.5%32.1%
FY202423.9%36.1%
FY202325.0%37.5%
FY202228.0%40.6%
FY202130.2%44.7%
FY202026.1%41.2%
FY201927.9%41.6%
FY201827.0%39.7%
FY201748.0%32.6%
FY201615.5%30.6%
FY201516.7%30.3%
FY201415.2%28.5%
FY201315.5%28.9%
FY201215.8%29.4%
FY201115.7%29.4%

Quarter by quarter

QuarterEndedNet margin, 12 monthsChange on a yearOperating margin
Q2 FY2622.2%+0.3 pts34.2%
Q1 FY2621.6%−1.1 pts33.4%
Q4 FY2520.5%−3.4 pts32.1%
Q3 FY2520.5%−4.1 pts32.0%
Q2 FY2521.9%−2.4 pts33.8%
Q1 FY2522.7%−1.8 pts34.7%
Q4 FY2423.9%−1.2 pts36.1%
Q3 FY2424.7%−1.2 pts37.2%
Q2 FY2424.3%−2.9 pts36.7%
Q1 FY2424.4%−3.8 pts36.8%
Q4 FY2325.0%−3.0 pts37.5%
Q3 FY2325.9%−2.2 pts38.4%

Against its peers

Companies in Railroads nearest CSX's size, closest first, today.

CompanyProfit margin
CSXCSX22.2%
NSCNorfolk Southern21.0%
UNPUnion Pacific28.9%
WABWestinghouse Air Brake Technologies10.6%
Peer median21.0%

Where CSX ranks

What the profit margin tells you

Profit as a share of revenue at three levels: gross (after making the product), operating (after running the business) and net (after everything, including tax and interest).

Compare within an industry. 10% is superb for a retailer and poor for a software company.

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Valuation data, not investment advice. Prices as of . Reported figures come from the company's filings with the SEC.