CSX Corporation

CSX

Railroads · Industrials

Price

$50.75

-0.14 (-0.28%)

Market Cap

$94.30B

Exchange

NASDAQ

Winston Score

Winston is serious

Mixed quality — meaningful strengths and weaknesses.

Share count falling — buybacks

−17.3% over 4y

The company has reduced its share count over this period, returning value to shareholders through buybacks.

Diluted shares outstanding: 2.25B (2021) → 1.86B (2025)

CSX Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, provides rail-based freight transportation services. The company offers rail services; and transportation of intermodal containers and trailers, as well as other transportation services, such as rail-to-truck transfers and bulk commodity operations. It transports chemicals, agricultural and food products, automotive, minerals, forest products, fertilizers, and metals and equipment; and coal, coke, and iron ore to electricity-generating power plant

Winston Score History

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Quality

Gross Margin

47.9%

Healthy — 47.9% gross margin

Operating Margin

36.0%

Excellent — 36.0% operating margin

ROCE

3.9%

Weak — 3.9% return on capital

ROIC between 0% and 5%. They earn a few cents back per dollar invested in the business.

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Growth

Sales YoY

-0.9%

Shrinking sales (-0.9% YoY)

EPS YoY

-3.6%

Earnings shrinking (-3.6% YoY)

Slight earnings drop. Typical near a cyclical low.

EPS Consistency

2/8 quarters

Earnings rarely grow — volatile business

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Cash Flow

Cash Conversion

152%

Turns 152% of profit into real cash

FCF Margin

8.0%

Modest free cash flow (8.0%)

FCF margin between 0% and 10%. Some cash from sales, but not a lot.

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Stability

Debt / Equity

1.39

Elevated debt (1.39)

Interest Cover

5.58x

Adequate interest coverage (5.6x)

Interest coverage between 3 and 8. Profits cover interest several times over.

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Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)

31.1x

Pricey — P/E 31.1

P/E above the market average. People are paying up for expected growth.

P/E vs Forward

+10.8

GROWING

Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (31.1 → 20.3)

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Dividends

Dividend Yield

1.11%

Small dividend — 1.11% yield

Modest yield. The bulk of any return needs to come from price appreciation.

Dividend Growth

+8.0%

Dividend growing modestly (8.0% YoY)

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