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EBITDA Margin for CSX (CSX)

As of · Reported

Metric

TTM

45.7%

YoY change

−7.02pp

Trough year (1994)

-61.3%

Peak year (2021)

56.6%

EBITDA Margin history chart for CSX (CSX) from 1985 to 2025

Latest: 41.6%

EBITDA Margin change chart for CSX (CSX) from 1985 to 2025

Latest: −7.02pp

EBITDA Margin history table for CSX (CSX) from 1985 to 2025

  • 202541.6%-7.02pp
  • 202448.6%-0.98pp
  • 202349.6%-1.47pp
  • 202251.1%-5.55pp
  • 202156.6%+2.18pp
  • 202054.5%+0.83pp
  • 201953.6%+2.42pp
  • 201851.2%+7.36pp
  • 201743.9%+2.11pp
  • 201641.7%+0.35pp
  • 201541.4%+3.99pp
  • 201437.4%-0.74pp
  • 201338.2%-0.88pp
  • 201239.0%+1.43pp
  • 201137.6%-0.47pp
  • 201038.1%+2.39pp
  • 200935.7%+3.86pp
  • 200831.8%-0.46pp
  • 200732.3%-0.35pp
  • 200632.6%+5.69pp
  • 200527.0%+4.29pp
  • 200422.7%+14.64pp
  • 20038.0%-14.12pp
  • 200222.2%+60.38pp
  • 2001-38.2%+10.56pp
  • 2000-48.8%-29.59pp
  • 1999-19.2%+40.62pp
  • 1998-59.8%-10.91pp
  • 1997-48.9%+10.44pp
  • 1996-59.3%+1.00pp
  • 1995-60.3%+0.97pp
  • 1994-61.3%-77.72pp
  • 199316.4%+7.36pp
  • 19929.0%+3.19pp
  • 19915.9%-9.34pp
  • 199015.2%+0.35pp
  • 198914.8%-3.28pp
  • 198818.1%+0.23pp
  • 198717.9%-5.18pp
  • 198623.1%+5.45pp
  • 198517.6%—

EBITDA Margin values are taken from CSX's reported income statements (quarterly 10-Q and annual 10-K filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission). Each row shows the period end date and the filing date. YoY compares each figure to the same period one year earlier. Amounts are in USD as filed.

About EBITDA Margin at CSX (CSX)

According to CSX's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported EBITDA margin is 45.7%. EBITDA margin is EBITDA divided by revenue — earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization as a percentage of sales. By stripping out non-cash charges and capital-structure effects, it approximates operating cash profitability and is widely used to compare companies with different asset bases and leverage.

Headline figure above is from the reporting period ending (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .

As of the 2025 fiscal year, CSX (CSX) reported EBITDA margin of 41.63% – contracted 7.0 percentage points year-over-year.

Across the available history, EBITDA margin reached its high of 56.64% in 2021 and its low of -61.31% in 1994.

CSX EBITDA Margin by Year

CSX EBITDA Margin 2025: 41.6%

2025's EBITDA margin for CSX came in at 41.63%, contracted 7.0 percentage points from 2024.

CSX EBITDA Margin 2024: 48.6%

CSX posted EBITDA margin of 48.65% in 2024, contracted 1.0 percentage points from 2023.

CSX EBITDA Margin 2023: 49.6%

In 2023, CSX reported EBITDA margin of 49.63%, contracted 1.5 percentage points from 2022.

CSX EBITDA Margin 2022: 51.1%

CSX EBITDA margin in 2022 was 51.09%, contracted 5.6 percentage points from 2021.

CSX EBITDA Margin 2021: 56.6%

CSX EBITDA margin in 2021 was 56.64%.

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