CSX Corporation Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

According to 25 analysts polled by S&P Global, CSX Corporation stock has a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average price target of $53.14. The average 1-year stock price forecast is 8.56% higher than the current stock price, while the lowest is $32 (-34.63%) and the highest is $60 (+22.57%).

Price Target: $53.14 (+8.56%)

Analyst Consensus: Buy

Price Target

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Target	Low	Average	Median	High
Price	$32	$53.14	$54	$60
Change	-34.63%	+8.56%	+10.32%	+22.57%

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

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Rating	Mar '26	Apr '26	May '26	Jun '26	Jul '26	Aug '26
Strong Buy	14	11	11	11	13	13
Buy	4	4	4	4	4	4
Hold	8	7	6	6	6	6
Sell	0	1	1	1	1	1
Strong Sell	0	1	1	1	1	1
Total	26	24	23	23	25	25

Latest Forecasts

Analyst	Firm	Rating	Rating	Action	Price Target	Upside	Date
Christian Wetherbee Wells Fargo	Wells Fargo	Buy Maintains $54	Buy	Maintains	$54	+10.32%	Sep 10, 2026
Chad Dillard Bernstein	Bernstein	Hold Maintains $48	Hold	Maintains	$48	-1.94%	Sep 3, 2026
Ken Hoexter Bank of America Securities	Bank of America Securities	Buy Maintains $56	Buy	Maintains	$56	+14.40%	Aug 26, 2026
Ariel Rosa Citi	Citi	Hold Maintains $53 → $54	Hold	Maintains	$53 → $54	+10.32%	Aug 7, 2026
Kristina Ruggeri Argus Research	Argus Research	Buy Maintains $52 → $56	Buy	Maintains	$52 → $56	+14.40%	Jul 31, 2026

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Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year

15.19B

from 14.09B

7.78%

from 14.09B

Revenue Next Year

15.94B

from 15.19B

4.96%

from 15.19B

EPS This Year

2.01

from 1.61

24.58%

from 1.61

EPS Next Year

2.27

from 2.01

13.25%

from 2.01

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	15.19B
Revenue Growth	18.32%	18.62%	-1.32%	-0.80%	-3.08%	7.78%
Operating Income	5.23B	5.82B	5.53B	5.43B	4.74B	5.63B
Net Income	3.78B	4.11B	3.67B	3.47B	2.89B	3.71B
EPS	-	-	-	-	1.61	2.01
EPS Growth	-	-	-	-	-12.02%	24.58%
Forward PE	21.48	16.23	18.06	16.67	19.74	24.41
Dividend / Share	0.37	0.40	0.44	0.48	0.52	0.57
Dividend Growth	5.71%	8.11%	10.00%	9.09%	8.33%	9.79%
Free Cash Flow	2.72B	2.70B	2.55B	2.15B	970.50M	3.36B
No. Analysts	-	-	-	-	-	21

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

Revenue Forecast

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Revenue	2026	2027	2028
High	15.4B
Avg	15.2B
Low	14.9B

Revenue Growth

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Revenue Growth	2026	2027	2028
High	9.5%
Avg	7.8%
Low	6.1%

EPS Forecast

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EPS	2026	2027	2028
High	2.05
Avg	2.01
Low	1.95

EPS Growth

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EPS Growth	2026	2027	2028
High	27.3%
Avg	24.6%
Low	21.1%