CSX Corporation (CSX)

CSX Corporation Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

The 23 analysts that cover CSX Corporation stock have a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average price target of $37.87, which forecasts a 1.86% increase in the stock price over the next year. The lowest target is $30 and the highest is $45.

Price Target: $37.87 (+1.86%)

Analyst Consensus: Buy

Target	Low	Average	Median	High
Price	$30	$37.87	$39	$45
Change	-19.31%	+1.86%	+4.90%	+21.03%

Analyst Ratings

The average analyst rating for CSX Corporation stock is "Buy". This means that analysts believe this stock is likely to outperform the market over the next twelve months.

Recommendation Trends

Rating	Jul '25	Aug '25	Sep '25	Oct '25	Nov '25	Dec '25
Strong Buy	7	7	7	7	7	7
Buy	8	7	9	9	9	9
Hold	8	9	7	6	6	7
Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Strong Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	23	23	23	22	22	23

Latest Forecasts

Analyst	Firm	Rating	Rating	Action	Price Target	Upside	Date
Ravi Shanker Morgan Stanley	Morgan Stanley	Hold Maintains $27 → $30	Hold	Maintains	$27 → $30	-19.31%	Dec 8, 2025
Daniel Moore Baird	Baird	Buy Maintains $39 → $40	Buy	Maintains	$39 → $40	+7.58%	Oct 20, 2025
Brian Ossenbeck JP Morgan	JP Morgan	Buy Maintains $40 → $41	Buy	Maintains	$40 → $41	+10.27%	Oct 20, 2025
Brandon Oglenski Barclays	Barclays	Buy Maintains $38 → $40	Buy	Maintains	$38 → $40	+7.58%	Oct 20, 2025
Stephanie Moore Jefferies	Jefferies	Strong Buy Maintains $40 → $42	Strong Buy	Maintains	$40 → $42	+12.96%	Oct 17, 2025

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Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year

14.33B

Decreased by -1.46%

from 14.54B

Revenue Next Year

14.93B

Increased by 4.22%

from 14.33B

EPS This Year

1.68

Decreased by -6.27%

from 1.79

EPS Next Year

1.93

Increased by 15.17%

from 1.68

Fiscal Year	FY 2020	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	FY 2026
Period Ending	Dec 31, 2020	Dec 31, 2021	Dec 31, 2022	Dec 31, 2023	Dec 31, 2024	Dec 31, 2025	Dec 31, 2026
Revenue	10.58B	12.52B	14.85B	14.66B	14.54B	14.33B	14.93B
Revenue Growth	-11.34%	18.32%	18.62%	-1.32%	-0.80%	-1.46%	4.22%
EPS	1.20	1.68	1.92	1.82	1.79	1.68	1.93
EPS Growth	-13.67%	40.00%	14.29%	-5.21%	-1.67%	-6.27%	15.17%
Forward PE	-	-	-	-	-	22.16	19.25
No. Analysts	-	-	-	-	-	27	27

Historical EPS numbers are GAAP, while forecasted numbers may be non-GAAP.

Revenue Forecast

Revenue	2025	2026	2027	2028	2029	2030
High	14.9B	15.9B
Avg	14.3B	14.9B
Low	13.9B	14.3B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth	2025	2026	2027	2028	2029	2030
High	2.8%	10.7%
Avg	-1.5%	4.2%
Low	-4.6%	-0.1%

EPS Forecast

EPS	2025	2026	2027	2028	2029	2030
High	1.76	2.10
Avg	1.68	1.93
Low	1.61	1.81

EPS Growth

EPS Growth	2025	2026	2027	2028	2029	2030
High	-1.4%	25.2%
Avg	-6.3%	15.2%
Low	-10.2%	8.0%

Sources: Price targets and analyst ratings provided by Benzinga. Revenue and EPS forecast data provided by Finnhub. The data is sourced from Wall Street analysts. Data disclaimer.