TTM
37.5%
YoY change
−4.62pp
Trough year (1991)
6.9%
Peak year (1999)
61.5%
Latest annual
33.2%
Gross Margin history chart for CSX (CSX) from 1985 to 2025
Latest: 33.2%
Gross Margin change chart for CSX (CSX) from 1985 to 2025
Latest: −4.62pp
Gross Margin history table for CSX (CSX) from 1985 to 2025
| 2025 | 33.2% | -4.62pp | ||
| 2024 | 37.9% | -0.36pp | ||
| 2023 | 38.2% | -0.26pp | ||
| 2022 | 38.5% | -3.75pp | ||
| 2021 | 42.2% | +0.26pp | ||
| 2020 | 42.0% | +1.33pp | ||
| 2019 | 40.6% | +1.94pp | ||
| 2018 | 38.7% | +4.85pp | ||
| 2017 | 33.9% | +3.37pp | ||
| 2016 | 30.5% | -1.07pp | ||
| 2015 | 31.5% | +1.64pp | ||
| 2014 | 29.9% | +0.22pp | ||
| 2013 | 29.7% | +1.08pp | ||
| 2012 | 28.6% | -1.55pp | ||
| 2011 | 30.2% | +0.02pp | ||
| 2010 | 30.1% | +4.46pp | ||
| 2009 | 25.7% | -6.70pp | ||
| 2008 | 32.4% | +2.35pp | ||
| 2007 | 30.0% | +2.70pp | ||
| 2006 | 27.3% | +3.12pp | ||
| 2005 | 24.2% | +4.63pp | ||
| 2004 | 19.6% | -35.95pp | ||
| 2003 | 55.5% | +5.70pp | ||
| 2002 | 49.8% | +1.16pp | ||
| 2001 | 48.7% | +5.80pp | ||
| 2000 | 42.9% | -18.63pp | ||
| 1999 | 61.5% | +23.32pp | ||
| 1998 | 38.2% | -2.50pp | ||
| 1997 | 40.7% | +1.26pp | ||
| 1996 | 39.4% | +0.13pp | ||
| 1995 | 39.3% | -1.73pp | ||
| 1994 | 41.0% | +24.39pp | ||
| 1993 | 16.6% | +7.53pp | ||
| 1992 | 9.1% | +2.13pp | ||
| 1991 | 6.9% | -8.75pp | ||
| 1990 | 15.7% | -1.29pp | ||
| 1989 | 17.0% | -1.13pp | ||
| 1988 | 18.1% | +0.23pp | ||
| 1987 | 17.9% | -3.87pp | ||
| 1986 | 21.8% | +4.14pp | ||
| 1985 | 17.6% | — |
- 202533.2%-4.62pp
- 202437.9%-0.36pp
- 202338.2%-0.26pp
- 202238.5%-3.75pp
- 202142.2%+0.26pp
- 202042.0%+1.33pp
- 201940.6%+1.94pp
- 201838.7%+4.85pp
- 201733.9%+3.37pp
- 201630.5%-1.07pp
- 201531.5%+1.64pp
- 201429.9%+0.22pp
- 201329.7%+1.08pp
- 201228.6%-1.55pp
- 201130.2%+0.02pp
- 201030.1%+4.46pp
- 200925.7%-6.70pp
- 200832.4%+2.35pp
- 200730.0%+2.70pp
- 200627.3%+3.12pp
- 200524.2%+4.63pp
- 200419.6%-35.95pp
- 200355.5%+5.70pp
- 200249.8%+1.16pp
- 200148.7%+5.80pp
- 200042.9%-18.63pp
- 199961.5%+23.32pp
- 199838.2%-2.50pp
- 199740.7%+1.26pp
- 199639.4%+0.13pp
- 199539.3%-1.73pp
- 199441.0%+24.39pp
- 199316.6%+7.53pp
- 19929.1%+2.13pp
- 19916.9%-8.75pp
- 199015.7%-1.29pp
- 198917.0%-1.13pp
- 198818.1%+0.23pp
- 198717.9%-3.87pp
- 198621.8%+4.14pp
- 198517.6%—
Gross 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 Gross Margin at CSX (CSX)
According to CSX's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported gross margin is 37.5%. Gross margin is gross profit divided by revenue, expressed as a percentage. It shows how much of each sales dollar survives the direct cost of goods sold — before operating expenses, interest, and taxes. A higher gross margin generally signals pricing power and production efficiency. Margins are most meaningful compared against sector peers and a company's own history.
Headline figure above is from the reporting period ending (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .
2025's annual gross margin for CSX (CSX) came in at 33.25% – contracted 4.6 percentage points year-over-year.
The highest annual gross margin of 61.48% was reported in 1999. The lowest in the available history was 6.95% in 1991.
CSX Gross Margin by Year
CSX Gross Margin 2025: 33.2%
CSX gross margin in 2025 was 33.25%, contracted 4.6 percentage points from 2024.
CSX Gross Margin 2024: 37.9%
2024's gross margin for CSX came in at 37.87%, contracted 0.4 percentage points from 2023.
CSX Gross Margin 2023: 38.2%
CSX posted gross margin of 38.23% in 2023, contracted 0.3 percentage points from 2022.
CSX Gross Margin 2022: 38.5%
In 2022, CSX reported gross margin of 38.48%, contracted 3.8 percentage points from 2021.
CSX Gross Margin 2021: 42.2%
CSX gross margin in 2021 was 42.24%.
See more financial history for CSX (CSX).
Sector peers by Gross Margin
Industrials peers of CSX (CSX), ranked by their latest gross margin
| 45.7% | |
| 36.9% | |
| 36.9% | |
| 35.1% | |
| 34.8% | |
| 32.5% | |
| 20.2% | |
| 4.8% |
- 45.7%
- 35.1%
- 34.8%
- 32.5%
- 20.2%
- 4.8%
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