$45.99
2.36%
Nasdaq, Sep 21, 04:00 pm EDT. Closed.
ISIN
US1264081035
Symbol
CSX

CSX Target price 2026 - Analyst rating & recommendation

CSX Classifications & Recommendation

Buy
70%
Hold
27%
Sell
3%

CSX Price Target

Target Price $55.08
Price $45.99
Potential 19.77%
Number of Estimates 25
25 Analysts have issued a price target CSX 2027 . The average CSX target price is $55.08. This is 19.77% higher than the current stock price. The highest price target is $63.00 36.99% , the lowest is $32.32 29.72% .
A rating was issued by 30 analysts: 21 Analysts recommend CSX to buy, 8 to hold and 1 to sell.
Analysts don't have a crystal ball either, but they do represent the opinion of the market quite well. You should not take the price potential and the ratings as a recommendation to act. Rather, they serve as an additional building block for your own opinion or stock analysis.
Analyst Estimates: Analysts believe that the CSX stock has an average upside potential 2027 of 19.77% . Most analysts recommend the CSX stock at Purchase.

Sales and Margin forecast 2026, 2027 to 2031

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Sep '25 Sep '26
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Revenue Billion $ 3.59 3.97
0.88% 10.62%
EBITDA Margin 46.53% 48.74%
4.92% 4.75%
Net Margin 19.35% 25.38%
21.68% 31.18%

24 Analysts have issued a sales forecast CSX 2026 . The average CSX sales estimate is

$15.3b
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5.71% higher
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than the revenue of the last 12 months(TTM). The highest sales forecast is
$16.2b 11.69%
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, the lowest is
$14.6b 0.94%
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This results in the following potential growth metrics:

Revenue Estimates

2025 $14.1b 3.08%
2026
$15.3b 8.86%
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2027
$16.1b 4.89%
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2028
$16.6b 3.38%
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2029
$17.0b 2.10%
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2030
$17.8b 4.60%
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2031
$18.4b 3.47%
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25 Analysts have issued an CSX EBITDA forecast 2026. The average CSX EBITDA estimate is

$7.4b
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. This is
9.63% higher
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than the EBITDA of the last 12 months(TTM). The highest EBITDA forecast is
$7.8b 16.57%
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, the lowest is
$7.0b 4.45%
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This results in the following potential growth metrics and future EBITDA Margins:

EBITDA Estimates

2025 $6.4b 9.07%
2026
$7.4b 15.77%
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2027
$7.9b 7.78%
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2028
$8.3b 4.95%
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2029
$8.4b 1.13%
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2030
$8.8b 4.54%
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EBITDA Margin

2025 45.17% 6.18%
2026
48.03% 6.34%
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2027
49.36% 2.77%
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2028
50.11% 1.52%
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2029
49.63% 0.96%
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2030
49.60% 0.06%
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27 CSX Analysts have issued a net profit forecast 2026. The average CSX net profit estimate is

$3.8b
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16.55% higher
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than the net profit for the last 12 months(TTM). The highest net profit forecast is
$4.0b 24.32%
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, the lowest is
$3.5b 9.84%
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This results in the following potential growth metrics and future Net Margins:

Net Profit Estimates

2025 $2.9b 16.74%
2026
$3.8b 30.02%
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2027
$4.3b 13.15%
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2028
$4.7b 9.77%
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2029
$4.8b 2.66%
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2030
$5.3b 9.86%
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2031
$5.4b 1.69%
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Net Margin

2025 20.50% 14.10%
2026
24.49% 19.46%
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2027
26.41% 7.84%
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2028
28.05% 6.21%
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2029
28.20% 0.53%
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2030
29.62% 5.04%
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2031
29.11% 1.72%
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Earnings per share, P/E ratio and EV/sales Estimates 2026, 2027 to 2031

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Sep '25 Sep '26
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Earnings Per Share $ 0.37 0.54
19.57% 45.95%

27 Analysts have issued a CSX forecast for earnings per share. The average CSX EPS is

$2.03
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17.34% higher
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than earnings per share in the financial year 2025. The highest EPS forecast is
$2.16 24.86%
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$1.91 10.40%
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This results in the following potential growth metrics and future valuations:

Earnings Per Share

2025 $1.54 13.97%
2026
$2.03 31.82%
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2027
$2.29 12.81%
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2028
$2.52 10.04%
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2029
$2.59 2.78%
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2030
$2.84 9.65%
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2031
$2.89 1.76%
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P/E ratio

Current 26.58 33.00%
2026
22.68 14.68%
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2027
20.05 11.60%
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2028
18.26 8.93%
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2029
17.79 2.57%
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2030
16.19 8.99%
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2031
15.92 1.67%
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Based on analysts' sales estimates for 2026, the CSX stock is valued at an EV/Sales of

and an P/S ratio of .

This results in the following potential growth metrics and future valuations:

EV/Sales

Current 7.07 24.69%
2026
6.69 5.34%
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2027
6.38 4.66%
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2028
6.17 3.27%
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2029
6.05 2.05%
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2030
5.78 4.40%
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2031
5.59 3.35%
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P/S ratio

Current 5.87 35.16%
2026
5.55 5.40%
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2027
5.29 4.66%
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2028
5.12 3.27%
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2029
5.02 2.05%
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2030
4.80 4.40%
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2031
4.64 3.35%
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Current CSX Upgrades & Downgrades

Analyst Rating Action Date
B of A Securities
Buy
Buy
Unchanged Sep 18 2026
Citigroup
Neutral
Neutral
Unchanged Jul 24 2026
BMO Capital
Market Perform
Market Perform
Unchanged Jul 23 2026
Evercore ISI Group
In-Line
In-Line
Unchanged Jul 23 2026
B of A Securities
Buy
Buy
Unchanged Jul 23 2026
JP Morgan
Overweight
Overweight
Unchanged Jul 23 2026
Barclays
Overweight
Overweight
Unchanged Jul 23 2026
Analyst Rating Date
Unchanged
B of A Securities:
Buy
Buy
Sep 18 2026
Unchanged
Citigroup:
Neutral
Neutral
Jul 24 2026
Unchanged
BMO Capital:
Market Perform
Market Perform
Jul 23 2026
Unchanged
Evercore ISI Group:
In-Line
In-Line
Jul 23 2026
Unchanged
B of A Securities:
Buy
Buy
Jul 23 2026
Unchanged
JP Morgan:
Overweight
Overweight
Jul 23 2026
Unchanged
Barclays:
Overweight
Overweight
Jul 23 2026

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