CSX (CSX) Stock Buyback History
TTM buyback yield 2.07% · Shareholder yield (TTM) 2.07%.
CSX
CSX
TTM buyback yield
2.07%
Shareholder yield (TTM)
2.07%
5Y share count change
-19.1%
TTM buyback spend
$1.40B
SBC coverage (TTM)
N/A
Diluted vs basic shares (annual)
Weighted average shares from the income statement: diluted (EPS denominator and typical buyback-yield basis) compared with basic.
Shares outstanding (annual)
Year-over-year change in diluted weighted average shares (industry-standard for EPS and per-share capital return). Green is fewer shares vs the prior fiscal year; red is growth (dilution). The earliest year shown has no prior year to compare.
Dividend & buyback yield
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation
TTM coverage: N/A (buybacks ÷ SBC). Bars are fiscal-year totals.
Buyback spending history
| Year | Buybacks | SBC | Net | Shares (dil.) | YoY shares | Buyback yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1.40B | $0.00 | $1.40B | 1.86B | -4.1% | 2.07% |
| 2024 | $2.24B | $40.00M | $2.20B | 1.94B | -3.5% | 3.65% |
| 2023 | $3.48B | $0.00 | $3.48B | 2.01B | -6.0% | 5.11% |
| 2022 | $4.73B | $74.00M | $4.66B | 2.14B | -5.1% | 7.35% |
| 2021 | $2.89B | $0.00 | $2.89B | 2.25B | -2.1% | 3.49% |
| 2020 | $867.00M | $0.00 | $867.00M | 2.30B | -3.8% | 1.25% |
| 2019 | $3.37B | $0.00 | $3.37B | 2.39B | -7.3% | 6.03% |
| 2018 | $4.67B | $0.00 | $4.67B | 2.58B | -5.8% | 9.19% |
| 2017 | $1.97B | $0.00 | $1.97B | 2.74B | -3.6% | 4.02% |
| 2016 | $1.06B | $0.00 | $1.06B | 2.84B | -3.7% | 3.17% |
| 2015 | $804.00M | $0.00 | $804.00M | 2.95B | -1.8% | 3.21% |
| 2014 | $517.00M | $33.00M | $484.00M | 3.01B | -1.7% | 1.44% |
| 2013 | $353.00M | $0.00 | $353.00M | 3.06B | -2.0% | 1.22% |
| 2012 | $734.00M | $0.00 | $734.00M | 3.12B | -4.5% | 3.65% |
| 2011 | $1.56B | $0.00 | $1.56B | 3.27B | -5.6% | 7.07% |
| 2010 | $1.45B | $0.00 | $1.45B | 3.46B | -2.8% | 6.04% |
| 2009 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 3.56B | -3.2% | — |
| 2008 | $1.57B | $0.00 | $1.57B | 3.68B | -8.8% | 12.38% |
| 2007 | $2.17B | $0.00 | $2.17B | 4.03B | -3.8% | 11.98% |
| 2006 | $465.00M | $0.00 | $465.00M | 4.19B | 2.2% | 2.91% |
| 2005 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 4.10B | 1.3% | — |
| 2004 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 4.05B | 5.0% | — |
| 2003 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 3.86B | -4.1% | — |
| 2002 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 4.02B | -13.8% | — |
| 2001 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 4.67B | 22.6% | — |
| 2000 | $42.00M | $0.00 | $42.00M | 3.81B | -0.6% | — |
| 1999 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 3.83B | -0.9% | — |
| 1998 | $103.00M | $0.00 | $103.00M | 3.86B | -0.0% | — |
| 1997 | $11.00M | $0.00 | $11.00M | 3.87B | -0.5% | — |
| 1996 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 3.89B | — | — |
| 1995 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — |
| 1994 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — |
| 1993 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — |
| 1992 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — |
| 1991 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — |
| 1990 | $150.00M | $0.00 | $150.00M | — | — | — |
| 1989 | $324.00M | $0.00 | $324.00M | — | — | — |
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned)
Buyback capacity (TTM)
TTM buybacks vs headroom (FCF − dividends, TTM)47% of headroom
Headroom $2.96B (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
Frequently asked questions
Does CSX buy back its own stock?
- Yes, CSX (CSX) has repurchased shares in recent periods. See the history table and charts on this page for amounts and trends.
How much does CSX spend on share buybacks?
- Trailing twelve months (TTM) buyback spend is about $1.40B (sum of the last four quarterly cash-flow periods in our data). Figures are illustrative; verify in filings.
What is CSX's buyback yield?
- TTM buyback yield is about 2.07% (TTM buyback spend divided by market cap at the latest quarter-end in our data).
What is CSX's shareholder yield?
- Shareholder yield combines dividend yield and buyback yield. For the latest period we show approximately 2.07% combined (TTM-based where available).
Is CSX diluting shareholders?
- Compare stock-based compensation (SBC) to buybacks in the chart above. Net effect varies by year; see annual buyback vs SBC bars and the history table.
How has CSX's share count changed?
- Diluted weighted average shares changed by about -19.1% over roughly five fiscal years (annual income statement data).