CSX Corporation (CSX)

CSX Corporation Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

The 18 analysts that cover CSX Corporation stock have a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average price target of $40.06, which forecasts a -7.23% decrease in the stock price over the next year. The lowest target is $30 and the highest is $46.

Price Target: $40.06 (-7.23%)

Analyst Consensus: Buy

Target	Low	Average	Median	High
Price	$30	$40.06	$40	$46
Change	-30.52%	-7.23%	-7.36%	+6.53%

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	Nov '25	Dec '25	Jan '26	Feb '26	Mar '26	Apr '26
Strong Buy	7	7	7	7	7	5
Buy	9	9	9	9	7	6
Hold	6	7	7	7	6	7
Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Strong Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	22	23	23	23	20	18

Latest Forecasts

Analyst	Firm	Rating	Rating	Action	Price Target	Upside	Date
Nathan Martin Benchmark	Benchmark	Strong Buy Maintains $40 → $46	Strong Buy	Maintains	$40 → $46	+6.53%	Apr 17, 2026
Ariel Rosa Citigroup	Citigroup	Strong Buy → Hold Downgrades $41 → $44	Strong Buy → Hold	Downgrades	$41 → $44	+1.90%	Apr 7, 2026
David Vernon Bernstein	Bernstein	Hold Maintains $36 → $39	Hold	Maintains	$36 → $39	-9.68%	Mar 31, 2026
Jonathan Chappell Evercore ISI Group	Evercore ISI Group	Buy → Hold Downgrades $40 → $41	Buy → Hold	Downgrades	$40 → $41	-5.05%	Mar 19, 2026
Ken Hoexter B of A Securities	B of A Securities	Strong Buy Maintains $48 → $46	Strong Buy	Maintains	$48 → $46	+6.53%	Mar 12, 2026

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Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year

14.74B

Increased by 4.58%

from 14.09B

Revenue Next Year

15.46B

Increased by 4.89%

from 14.74B

EPS This Year

1.87

Increased by 21.29%

from 1.54

EPS Next Year

2.11

Increased by 13.04%

from 1.87

Fiscal Year	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	FY 2026	FY 2027
Period Ending	Dec 31, 2021	Dec 31, 2022	Dec 31, 2023	Dec 31, 2024	Dec 31, 2025	Dec 31, 2026	Dec 31, 2027
Revenue	12.52B	14.85B	14.66B	14.54B	14.09B	14.74B	15.46B
Revenue Growth	18.32%	18.62%	-1.32%	-0.80%	-3.08%	4.58%	4.89%
EPS	1.68	1.92	1.82	1.79	1.54	1.87	2.11
EPS Growth	40.00%	14.29%	-5.21%	-1.67%	-13.95%	21.29%	13.04%
Forward PE	-	-	-	-	-	23.12	20.45
No. Analysts	-	-	-	-	-	27	27

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

Revenue Forecast

Revenue	2026	2027	2028	2029	2030	2031
High	15.9B	18.1B
Avg	14.7B	15.5B
Low	14.0B	14.7B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth	2026	2027	2028	2029	2030	2031
High	13.0%	22.7%
Avg	4.6%	4.9%
Low	-0.5%	-0.4%

EPS Forecast

EPS	2026	2027	2028	2029	2030	2031
High	2.01	2.31
Avg	1.87	2.11
Low	1.75	1.90

EPS Growth

EPS Growth	2026	2027	2028	2029	2030	2031
High	30.6%	23.7%
Avg	21.3%	13.0%
Low	13.9%	1.8%

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.