CSX
CSX Corporation
Stock
$47.43+0.89 (+1.91%)Close Oct 2, 2026
Cash flow statement
| Line | Last 12 months | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | $5.3B | $4.6B | $5.2B | $5.5B | $5.5B | $5.1B | $4.3B | $4.9B | $4.6B | $3.5B | $3.0B | $3.4B | $3.3B | $3.3B | $2.9B | $3.5B | $3.3B | $2.0B | $2.9B | $2.2B |
| Capital expenditures | $2.5B | $2.9B | $2.5B | $2.3B | $2.1B | $1.8B | $1.6B | $1.7B | $1.7B | $2.0B | $2.4B | $2.6B | $2.4B | $2.3B | $2.3B | $2.3B | $1.8B | $1.4B | $1.7B | −$1.8B |
| Free cash flow | $2.8B | $1.7B | $2.7B | $3.3B | $3.4B | $3.3B | $2.6B | $3.2B | $2.9B | $1.4B | $643M | $808M | $894M | $954M | $605M | $1.2B | $1.4B | $613M | $1.2B | $4.0B |
| Stock-based compensation | $65M | $54M | $40M | $60M | $74M | $107M | $29M | $74M | $51M | $89M | $37M | $12M | $33M | $14M | $14M | $30M | $62M | $17M | $38M | — |
| Buybacks | $742M | $1.4B | $2.2B | $3.5B | $4.7B | $2.9B | $867M | $3.4B | $4.7B | $2.0B | $1.1B | $804M | $517M | $353M | $734M | $1.6B | — | — | — | — |
| Dividends paid | $1.0B | $972M | $930M | $882M | $852M | $839M | $797M | $763M | $751M | $708M | $680M | $686M | $629M | $600M | $558M | $480M | $372M | $345M | −$308M | −$231M |
| Dividends per share | $0.54 | $0.52 | $0.48 | $0.44 | $0.40 | $0.37 | $0.35 | $0.32 | $0.29 | $0.26 | $0.24 | $0.23 | $0.21 | $0.20 | $0.18 | $0.15 | $0.11 | $0.10 | $0.09 | $0.06 |
| Free cash flow margin | 19.3% | 12.1% | 18.7% | 22.2% | 23.0% | 26.4% | 24.9% | 26.7% | 23.6% | 12.6% | 5.8% | 6.8% | 7.1% | 7.9% | 5.1% | 10.1% | 13.4% | 6.8% | 10.4% | 39.5% |