CSX Corporation (CSX)
NASDAQIndustrialsRailroadsSnapshot 2026-09-04
$49.41+0.86%
Close 2026-09-04 · 1-day change
NASDAQIndustrialsRailroadsSnapshot 2026-09-04
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Industries move in repeating boom-and-bust cycles. This shows where this stock’s industry sits in that cycle, stage by stage (recovery → expansion → supercycle → steady → deceleration → contraction), from its fundamentals (orders, revenue, capital spending), not the stock’s price.
A booming industry is a tailwind for the names in it; a contracting one is a headwind. Companies in the same industry tend to rise and fall together with the cycle, the way a tide lifts and lowers every boat in the harbor at once, so a large part of a stock’s swing can come from where its industry sits rather than from the company itself. It’s context for reading the company’s results, not a buy/sell call. Full explanation →
Industrials is in expansion. Describes the industry's cycle state, not a call on this stock.
The stage band shows the industry’s cycle over the chart’s timeline (each color a stage); a ▼ marks a quarter its growth inflected down — amber is an unconfirmed watch, red is confirmed the next quarter. Use “Overlay cycle on chart” to tint the price chart by stage. The industry’s fundamentals, not a signal on this stock.
Primary pillar under pressure — EPS at least $1.54 in full year 2026: EPS $0.97 vs $1.54 target.
View ThesisRevenue is growing steadily — about 3% over the past year.
View GrowthMiddle-of-the-pack quality for its industry.
View QualityManagement screens strong on capital allocation, the balance sheet, market reaction to earnings.
View ManagementExpectations look high — the market is pricing in about 26% growth a year, above the roughly 7% analysts expect, leaving little room for error.
View ValuationModerate volatility — typically moves about 1% a day.
View RiskCSX must sustain intermodal demand to justify its current valuation. Recent earnings showed revenue growth of 10% year over year, with the latest quarter beating expectations. It trades at 27× P/E versus a peer median of 24×, indicating the market is pricing in more growth than forecasted. The primary risk is that if CSX cuts guidance, the stock could decline significantly; our model puts the next-quarter miss probability at 20%. Peer multiples imply a price about 26% below where it trades (it looks expensive on this basis). Our standing thesis is on watch due to pressure on the primary pillar, with EPS needing to reach at least $1.54 for the full year 2026. This read is provisional.
Trailing returns as of 2026-09-04. CSX is total return (includes dividends); the S&P 500 benchmark is price return (the index excludes dividends).
Based on 25 analysts currently covering CSX (as of Sep 2026).
Based on 13 Wall Street analysts offering 12-month price targets for CSX in the last 4 months.
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Quarterly · checked companies · value or % of revenue
A consensus fair price across 11 valuation methods, at three horizons. As of 2026-09-04. Estimates are diagnostics, not price targets. Short-horizon estimates are close to coin-flips, so confidence is a method-agreement read, not a prediction.
Today's peer multiple on trailing earnings, with no growth credited. This is the headline read.
Adds projected growth, so it leans optimistic by design. Read it as upside context, not a base case.
A price-focused, side-by-side fair-value read versus Industrials (broad) — fair value, gap to price, and forward P/E.
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Advances: Deliver full-year volume growth
Intermodal demand supports volume growth objective.
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End-of-day figures as of 2026-09-04. EPS is implied from price ÷ P/E. Not investment advice.
Current $49.41
The last 12 months of price, then the range of analyst 12-month targets from today’s $49.41.
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A long-thesis check that carries the widest uncertainty of the three horizons.
Below average on quality vs scored peers
Direction of the business behind the multiple. Bands are backend reads; trailing-12-month basis.
Advances: Deliver full-year volume growth
Record revenue indicates strong volume growth.
Advances: Deliver full-year volume growth
Improved freight demand supports volume growth objective.
Advances: Deliver full-year volume growth
Improving rail demand supports volume growth objective.
Threatens: Improve expense profile
Earnings lagging estimates indicates cost management issues.
Threatens: Improve expense profile
Revenue miss suggests expense profile improvement is needed.