CSX Corporation Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

According to 24 analysts polled by S&P Global, CSX Corporation stock has a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average price target of $48.72. The average 1-year stock price forecast is 1.85% lower than the current stock price, while the lowest is $32 (-35.54%) and the highest is $57 (+14.83%).

Price Target: $48.72 (-1.85%)

Analyst Consensus: Buy

Target	Low	Average	Median	High
Price	$32	$48.72	$50	$57
Change	-35.54%	-1.85%	+0.73%	+14.83%

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	Feb '26	Mar '26	Apr '26	May '26	Jun '26	Jul '26
Strong Buy	15	14	11	11	11	12
Buy	4	4	4	4	4	4
Hold	6	8	7	6	6	6
Sell	1	0	1	1	1	1
Strong Sell	0	0	1	1	1	1
Total	26	26	24	23	23	24

Latest Forecasts

Analyst	Firm	Rating	Rating	Action	Price Target	Upside	Date
Patrick Brown Raymond James	Raymond James	Buy Maintains $56	Buy	Maintains	$56	+12.81%	Jul 13, 2026
Jason Seidl TD Cowen	TD Cowen	Buy Maintains $46 → $45	Buy	Maintains	$46 → $45	-9.35%	Jul 10, 2026
Brian Ossenbeck J.P. Morgan	J.P. Morgan	Buy Maintains $48 → $56	Buy	Maintains	$48 → $56	+12.81%	Jul 10, 2026
Ariel Rosa Citi	Citi	Hold Reiterates $46 → $53	Hold	Reiterates	$46 → $53	+6.77%	Jul 9, 2026
Christian Wetherbee Wells Fargo	Wells Fargo	Buy Maintains $50 → $54	Buy	Maintains	$50 → $54	+8.78%	Jul 9, 2026

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Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year

14.98B

from 14.09B

6.27%

from 14.09B

Revenue Next Year

15.69B

from 14.98B

4.77%

from 14.98B

EPS This Year

1.94

from 1.61

20.50%

from 1.61

EPS Next Year

2.21

from 1.94

13.83%

from 1.94

Fiscal Year	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	FY 2026
Period Ending	Dec 31, 2021	Dec 31, 2022	Dec 31, 2023	Dec 31, 2024	Dec 31, 2025	Dec 31, 2026
Revenue	12.52B	14.85B	14.66B	14.54B	14.09B	14.98B
Revenue Growth	18.32%	18.62%	-1.32%	-0.80%	-3.08%	6.27%
Operating Income	5.23B	5.82B	5.53B	5.43B	4.74B	5.45B
Net Income	3.78B	4.11B	3.67B	3.47B	2.89B	3.56B
EPS	-	-	-	-	1.61	1.94
EPS Growth	-	-	-	-	-12.02%	20.50%
Forward PE	21.48	16.23	18.06	16.67	19.74	25.59
Dividend / Share	0.37	0.40	0.44	0.48	0.52	0.57
Dividend Growth	-	8.11%	10.00%	9.09%	8.33%	8.77%
Free Cash Flow	2.72B	2.70B	2.55B	2.15B	970.50M	3.19B
No. Analysts	-	-	-	-	-	20

EPS and Forward PE are based on non-GAAP adjusted numbers.

Revenue Forecast

Revenue	2026	2027	2028
High	15.4B
Avg	15.0B
Low	14.6B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth	2026	2027	2028
High	9.6%
Avg	6.3%
Low	3.5%

EPS Forecast

EPS	2026	2027	2028
High	2.02
Avg	1.94
Low	1.84

EPS Growth

EPS Growth	2026	2027	2028
High	25.5%
Avg	20.5%
Low	14.3%