Buyback yield (TTM)
1.14%
Shareholder yield (TTM)
2.43%
5Y share count change
-19.1%
Buyback spend (TTM)
$867.00M
Cumulative buybacks
$36.93B
Key takeaways
- CSX (CSX) repurchased about $867.00M of stock over the trailing twelve months.
- Diluted share count is down 19.1% over the last ~5 fiscal years — buybacks are net-shrinking the share base.
- Cash buyback spend has compounded at +10.0% per year over the latest 5-year window.
- TTM repurchases used about 28% of free cash flow remaining after dividends.
Dividend & buyback yield over time for CSX (CSX)
Stacked annual yields — buyback yield (TTM cash repurchases ÷ market cap) plus dividend yield from the same fiscal-year-end key-metrics period — show how total cash return per dollar of equity has evolved.
Diluted vs basic shares (annual) for CSX (CSX)
Diluted weighted-average shares are the EPS denominator — a falling count means buybacks are outpacing SBC dilution.
Year-over-year change in diluted shares for CSX (CSX)
Green is fewer shares vs the prior fiscal year (net repurchase); red is growth (dilution). The earliest year shown has no prior year to compare.
Cash buyback spend over time for CSX (CSX)
Latest: $1.40B
Overview
As of the 2025 fiscal year, CSX (CSX) reported buyback spend of $1.40B – plunged 37.6% year-over-year.
Through 2020–2025 (5 years), CSX buyback spend delivered a +10.0% annualised rate; with mixed annual results across the window.
CSX buyback spend plunged from $4.73B in 2022 to $1.40B in 2025, a 70.5% drawdown.
$4.73B stands as the all-time-high annual buyback spend, posted in 2022, against a low of $0.00 during 1991.
CSX Buyback Spend 2025: $1.40B
2025's buyback spend for CSX came in at $1.40B, plunged 37.6% below 2024.
CSX Buyback Spend 2024: $2.24B
CSX posted buyback spend of $2.24B in 2024, plunged 35.8% below 2023.
CSX Buyback Spend 2023: $3.48B
In 2023, CSX reported buyback spend of $3.48B, declined 26.4% below 2022.
CSX Buyback Spend 2022: $4.73B
CSX buyback spend in 2022 was $4.73B, surged 63.9% from 2021. This figure represents the highest annual value in the available history.
CSX Buyback Spend 2021: $2.89B
CSX buyback spend in 2021 was $2.89B.
See more financial history for CSX (CSX).
Buyback, SBC & dilution history
Buyback spend, SBC, net dilution effect, and share count.
| 2025 | $1.40B | $0.00 | $1.40B | 2.07% | 1.86B | -4.1% | |
| 2024 | $2.24B | $40.00M | $2.20B | 3.65% | 1.94B | -3.5% | |
| 2023 | $3.48B | $0.00 | $3.48B | 5.11% | 2.01B | -6.0% | |
| 2022 | $4.73B | $74.00M | $4.66B | 7.35% | 2.14B | -5.1% | |
| 2021 | $2.89B | $0.00 | $2.89B | 3.49% | 2.25B | -2.1% | |
| 2020 | $867.00M | $0.00 | $867.00M | 1.25% | 2.30B | -3.8% | |
| 2019 | $3.37B | $0.00 | $3.37B | 6.03% | 2.39B | -7.3% | |
| 2018 | $4.67B | $0.00 | $4.67B | 9.19% | 2.58B | -5.8% | |
| 2017 | $1.97B | $0.00 | $1.97B | 4.02% | 2.74B | -3.6% | |
| 2016 | $1.06B | $0.00 | $1.06B | 3.17% | 2.84B | -3.7% | |
| 2015 | $804.00M | $0.00 | $804.00M | 3.21% | 2.95B | -1.8% | |
| 2014 | $517.00M | $33.00M | $484.00M | 1.44% | 3.01B | -1.7% | |
| 2013 | $353.00M | $0.00 | $353.00M | 1.22% | 3.06B | -2.0% | |
| 2012 | $734.00M | $0.00 | $734.00M | 3.65% | 3.12B | -4.5% | |
| 2011 | $1.56B | $0.00 | $1.56B | 7.07% | 3.27B | -5.6% | |
| 2010 | $1.45B | $0.00 | $1.45B | 6.04% | 3.46B | -2.8% | |
| 2009 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 3.56B | -3.2% | |
| 2008 | $1.57B | $0.00 | $1.57B | 12.38% | 3.68B | -8.8% | |
| 2007 | $2.17B | $0.00 | $2.17B | 11.98% | 4.03B | -3.8% | |
| 2006 | $465.00M | $0.00 | $465.00M | 2.91% | 4.19B | +2.2% | |
| 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 | — | — | — |
- 2025$1.40B
- 2024$2.24B
- 2023$3.48B
- 2022$4.73B
- 2021$2.89B
- 2020$867.00M
- 2019$3.37B
- 2018$4.67B
- 2017$1.97B
- 2016$1.06B
- 2015$804.00M
- 2014$517.00M
- 2013$353.00M
- 2012$734.00M
- 2011$1.56B
- 2010$1.45B
- 2009$0.00
- 2008$1.57B
- 2007$2.17B
- 2006$465.00M
- 2005$0.00
- 2004$0.00
- 2003$0.00
- 2002$0.00
- 2001$0.00
- 2000$42.00M
- 1999$0.00
- 1998$103.00M
- 1997$11.00M
- 1996$0.00
- 1995$0.00
- 1994$0.00
- 1993$0.00
- 1992$0.00
- 1991$0.00
- 1990$150.00M
- 1989$324.00M
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation for CSX (CSX)
Annual cash repurchases set against stock-based compensation. Coverage above 1× means buybacks fully offset the equity dilution from SBC. TTM coverage: N/A.
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned) for CSX (CSX)
How CSX splits cash returned to shareholders between dividends and buybacks.
Sector peers by buyback spend
Companies in the same sector as CSX, ranked by their latest buyback spend.
| $7.55B | |
| $5.19B | |
| $2.68B | |
| $1.86B | |
| $1.14B | |
| $1.13B | |
| $50.00M | |
| $0.00 |
- $7.55B
- $5.19B
- $2.68B
- $1.86B
- $1.14B
- $1.13B
- $50.00M
- $0.00
Buyback capacity (TTM)
Free cash flow minus dividends paid versus actual TTM repurchases — the headroom bar shows how much of post-dividend FCF is still being deployed elsewhere.
Headroom $3.14B (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
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