Ratios in Focus: Analyzing CSX Corp (CSX)’s Price-to-Cash and Price-to-Free Cash Flow

Abby Carey

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In the latest session, CSX Corp (NASDAQ: CSX) closed at $36.78 up 0.52% from its previous closing price of $36.59. In other words, the price has increased by $0.52 from its previous closing price. On the day, 5.29 million shares were traded. CSX stock price reached its highest trading level at $36.849 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $36.53.

Ratios:

For a deeper understanding of CSX Corp’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 110.82 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 44.13. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.71 and its Current Ratio is at 0.85. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.54 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.49.

On September 18, 2025, RBC Capital Mkts Upgraded its rating to Outperform which previously was Sector Perform but kept the price unchanged to $39.

BMO Capital Markets Downgraded its Outperform to Market Perform on August 18, 2025, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $38.

Insider Transactions:

Additionally, insider trades can be beneficial to investors who want to learn what the management thinks about stock prices in the future. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Oct 22 ’25 when Boone Kevin S. sold 31,053 shares for $36.09 per share. The transaction valued at 1,120,703 led to the insider holds 197,521 shares of the business.

Burns Michael S. bought 24,249 shares of CSX for $891,467 on Oct 20 ’25. On Oct 20 ’25, another insider, Burns Michael S., who serves as the SVP – CLO & Corp Secy of the company, sold 24,249 shares for $36.76 each. As a result, the insider received 891,393 and left with 51,640 shares of the company.

Valuation Measures:

Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, CSX now has a Market Capitalization of 68568104960 and an Enterprise Value of 87683022848. As of this moment, CSX’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 23.91, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 19.33. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 3.81. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 4.85 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 5.37. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 6.209 whereas that against EBITDA is 13.411.

Stock Price History:

The Beta on a monthly basis for CSX is 1.31, which has changed by 0.13308692 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.16098404 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, CSX has reached a high of $37.54, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $26.22. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 2.96%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 11.25%.

Shares Statistics:

For the past three months, CSX has traded an average of 13.85M shares per day and 12522300 over the past ten days. A total of 1.86B shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 1.86B. Insiders hold about 0.19% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 77.20% stake in the company. Shares short for CSX as of 1765756800 were 31709967 with a Short Ratio of 2.29, compared to 1763078400 on 30540986. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 31709967 and a Short% of Float of 1.71.

Dividends & Splits

According to the company, the forward annual dividend rate for CSX is 0.52, from 0.51 in the trailing year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.013938234. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.3. The current Payout Ratio is 26.88% for CSX, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-11-28 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-11-28. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2021-06-29 when the company split stock in a 3:1 ratio.

Earnings Estimates

The stock of CSX Corp (CSX) is currently being evaluated by 13.0 analysts who are actively contributing to its market rating.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.42, with high estimates of $0.44 and low estimates of $0.4.

Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $1.65 and $1.52 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $1.6. EPS for the following year is $1.89, with 14.0 analysts recommending between $2.0 and $1.82.

Revenue Estimates

A total of 18 analysts believe the company’s revenue will be $3.59B this quarter.It ranges from a high estimate of $3.64B to a low estimate of $3.53B. As of. The current estimate, CSX Corp’s year-ago sales were $3.54BFor the next quarter, 18 analysts are estimating revenue of $3.56B. There is a high estimate of $3.61B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $3.52B.

A total of 22 analysts have provided revenue estimates for CSX’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $14.23B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $14.12B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $14.18B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $14.54BBased on 22 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $14.77B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $15.1B and the low estimate is $14.6B.

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