CSX Corporation Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

According to 23 analysts polled by S&P Global, CSX Corporation stock has a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average price target of $46.25. The average 1-year stock price forecast is 0.43% lower than the current stock price, while the lowest is $30 (-35.41%) and the highest is $53 (+14.10%).

Price Target: $46.25 (-0.43%)

Analyst Consensus: Buy

Target	Low	Average	Median	High
Price	$30	$46.25	$47.75	$53
Change	-35.41%	-0.43%	+2.80%	+14.10%

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

Latest Forecasts

Analyst	Firm	Rating	Rating	Action	Price Target	Upside	Date
Christian Wetherbee Wells Fargo	Wells Fargo	Buy Reiterates $50	Buy	Reiterates	$50	+7.64%	Jun 18, 2026
Ken Hoexter Bank of America Securities	Bank of America Securities	Buy Reiterates $51 → $53	Buy	Reiterates	$51 → $53	+14.10%	Jun 17, 2026
David Vernon Bernstein	Bernstein	Hold Maintains $39	Hold	Maintains	$39	-16.04%	Jun 12, 2026
Walter Spracklin RBC Capital	RBC Capital	Buy Maintains $47	Buy	Maintains	$47	+1.18%	Jun 12, 2026
Harrison Bauer Susquehanna	Susquehanna	Hold Maintains $44 → $50	Hold	Maintains	$44 → $50	+7.64%	Jun 5, 2026

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Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year

14.80B

from 14.09B

4.99%

from 14.09B

Revenue Next Year

15.49B

from 14.80B

4.72%

from 14.80B

EPS This Year

1.91

from 1.61

18.76%

from 1.61

EPS Next Year

2.17

from 1.91

13.47%

from 1.91

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	14.80B
Revenue Growth	18.32%	18.62%	-1.32%	-0.80%	-3.08%	4.99%
Gross Profit	6.65B	7.32B	7.14B	7.09B	6.42B	5.39B
Gross Margin	53.13%	49.30%	48.69%	48.73%	45.59%	36.46%
Operating Income	5.23B	5.82B	5.53B	5.43B	4.74B	5.39B
Net Income	3.78B	4.11B	3.67B	3.47B	2.89B	3.52B
EPS	-	-	-	-	1.61	1.91
EPS Growth	-	-	-	-	-12.02%	18.76%
Forward PE	21.48	16.23	18.06	16.67	19.74	24.29
Dividend / Share	0.37	0.40	0.44	0.48	0.52	0.56
Dividend Growth	-	8.11%	10.00%	9.09%	8.33%	7.64%
Free Cash Flow	2.72B	2.70B	2.55B	2.15B	970.50M	3.17B
No. Analysts	-	-	-	-	-	20

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

Revenue Forecast

Revenue	2026	2027	2028
High	15.2B
Avg	14.8B
Low	14.6B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth	2026	2027	2028
High	8.0%
Avg	5.0%
Low	3.5%

EPS Forecast

EPS	2026	2027	2028
High	1.98
Avg	1.91
Low	1.84

EPS Growth

EPS Growth	2026	2027	2028
High	22.8%
Avg	18.8%
Low	14.3%