CSX's Quality Score rose 1 point on Mon, Nov 2, to 16.
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Up 6.8% on Oct 22, and still 7% over its Oct 21 close.
“Revenue totaled $4.02 billion for the quarter, increasing 12% year-over-year, due to increased fuel surcharge revenue together with higher volume and pricing across merchandise”
| The chart | 13 months above its 200-day |
| Latest filing | 8-K, Oct 21 |
Mon Nov 30: Ex-dividend, $0.14 a shareAt the open. Pays Dec 15.
After its last 4 reports it closed +5.5% on average, higher 4 of 4 times.
Excellentfor quality, not price, 6 of 14 chart checks firingWhat the Quality Score means
Well above its recent run. CSX scores 16 today, against a median of 9 over its last 20 recorded sessions.
CSX is #2 of 6 by Quality Score among Railroads, Line-Haul Operating.
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Net income over four quarters: CSX $3.22B, UNP $7.33B, NSC $2.64B.
Expected to report Thu Jan 28, after the close (in 87 days). Expected.
What an earnings report is: every 3 months, a company tells everyone how much it sold and earned. We read the figures, the outlook, and how the stock moved after.
Sales of $4.0B.
“Revenue totaled $4.02 billion for the quarter, increasing 12% year-over-year, due to increased fuel surcharge revenue together with higher volume and pricing across merchandise, intermodal, and coal.”
CSX's results filing gives no sales by line in a table we read.
No outlook figures read from this release.
Sales grew 5.9% a year over 5 years, fiscal 2020 to 2025.
Pays $0.56 a share a year.
| Reported | Gap | Reaction | 5 sessions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 21, 2026 | +3.5% | +6.8% | +7.4% |
| Jul 22, 2026 | +4.1% | +5.8% | +1.6% |
| Apr 22, 2026 | +5.3% | +7.0% | +3.5% |
Sales grew in two of the last seven years, to $14B in 2025. It made a profit in each of the eight years.
Its dividends come to 37% of its free cash flow.
| Dividend | $0.56 a share a year |
| Paid out | About $1B a year |
| Free cash flow | $2.8B |
| Record | Raised each of the last 5 years |
4 insiders sold $10.1M across 5 filings in the last 6 months. No open-market buys on record. The newest:
8 trades disclosed in the last six months. The newest:
Officers and directors with a Form 4 in the last 12 months.
In ETFs: CSX is 0.7% of JEPQ, 0.5% of QQQI, and 0.4% of QQQ, the most of the 24 funds Breakaway covers, by their holdings as filed for Jun 30, 2026.
Operating in the Eastern United States, Class I railroad CSX generated revenue of nearly $14 billion in 2025. On its more than 21,000 miles of track, CSX hauls shipments of coal (16% of consolidated revenue), chemicals (17%), intermodal containers (16%), automotive cargo (7%), and a diverse mix of other bulk and industrial merchandise.
“The business environment in which the Company operates is highly competitive.”
CSX scores 16 today, which Breakaway calls Excellent. It is #2 of 6 in Railroads, Line-Haul Operating by Quality Score, with 6 of 14 chart checks firing. Up 6.8% on Oct 22, and still 7% over its Oct 21 close. Breakaway does not say whether to buy any stock: the score does not know your situation, and it is not a recommendation to buy or sell anything. Please do your own research.
CSX scores 16 today, which Breakaway calls Excellent (15 to 19). That is #2 of 6 in Railroads, Line-Haul Operating by Quality Score. The score adds up the chart checks, the trend, the company's filed sales, its profits, the news, insider trades, and Congress trades. The section above lists the lines behind CSX's 16.
4 insiders sold $10.1M across 5 filings in the last 6 months. No open-market buys on record. The newest is John J. Zillmer, Director, who sold $999K on Oct 26. Every filing, with the scored weight, for Pro members.
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