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CSX (CSX) stock analysis

$48.40+0.67%Data as of Oct 21, 2026
  • CSX gained 3.9% over the past month versus 0.0% for the S&P 500, ranking 210th of 497 S&P 500 stocks.
  • Over 12 months it returned +32.9%, 17.1 points ahead of the S&P 500, and trades 9.1% below its 52-week high.
  • In the last 30 days 4 analysts raised earnings estimates and 2 cut; forward EPS moved +0.2% (+2.4% over 90 days).
  • It sits in the Railroads segment of the Industrials & Defense, where the 1-month median return is +4.4%.
  • The daily chart reads Trend transition · Trend repair (since Oct 20, 2026).
Market cap$89.7B
12-month return+32.9%
Forward P/E21.3×
Mean target vs price+9.2%

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Performance vs the market

Total price return against the S&P 500 (SPY) and the median of US stocks in the same sector.

CSX+3.9%
Sector median−3.9%
S&P 5000.0%
CSX−8.4%
Sector median−9.0%
S&P 500+4.7%
CSX+12.1%
Sector median−7.4%
S&P 500+8.7%
CSX+32.9%
Sector median+0.5%
S&P 500+15.8%
1-month rank in the S&P 500210 / 497
1-month rank in the Nasdaq 10042 / 100
3-month rank in its sector · Industrials275 / 565

Chart structure

Read by our daily-bar structure engine from swing highs, swing lows and moving averages.

Trend transition · Trend repairAwaiting confirmation

Holding since Oct 20, 2026

  • Price and averages have mixed alignment
  • EMA50 fell over the last ten sessions
  • Volume exceeds 1.5× the prior 20-session average; supporting evidence only
  • Intermediate and long-term directions differ
  • Neither a stable trend nor a range is confirmed
This pattern on this stock

50 occurrences in 10 years. The median move over the next 20 sessions was −0.3%, positive 48% of the time, against +1.8% for any day in the same period.

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Analyst earnings revisions

Changes to the consensus forward-EPS estimate. Rising estimates mean analysts see more profit ahead.

Forward EPS$2.28
30-day change+0.2%
90-day change+2.4%
Mean target$52.84 +9.2%
Raised (30d) 4Cut (30d) 2

23 analysts cover the stock

Where it sits in the supply chain

Industrials & Defense · Operations & services

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Supplied by
Construction & farm machinery−7.2%
CAT−8.4%1 monthDE−9.3%1 monthPCAR−3.2%1 monthAGCO−12.8%1 monthALSN−3.8%1 monthBLBD−3.5%1 monthCNH−15.7%1 monthLNN−7.2%1 monthOSK−1.8%1 monthTEX−9.7%1 monthTITN−5.3%1 month
Its segment
Railroads+4.4%
UNP+4.9%1 monthCSX+3.9%1 month

Bulk, intermodal and auto freight, with pricing and operating efficiency setting profit.

Sells into
Defense budgets & capex

Also on: Logistics & Freight

Figures are each company's 1-month return; the segment shows its median · Doubler daily batch · company chain maps

Risk profile

Max drawdown, 12M−13.6%
Volatility, 60D16.5%
From 52-week high−9.1%
From 52-week low+44.7%
Trailing P/E28.1×
Forward P/E21.3×

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