CSX Corp (CSX)’s Pretax Margin and Net Margin Explained

Kevin Freeman

CSX Corp [CSX] stock is trading at $36.3, up 0.33%. An important factor to consider is whether the stock is rising or falling in short-term value. The CSX shares have gain 2.77% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -2.37%, and not seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.

From an analyst’s perspective:

CSX Corp [NASDAQ: CSX] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on September 25, 2025, when Wells Fargo upgraded its rating to a Overweight but kept the price target unchanged to $40 for it. Previously, RBC Capital Mkts upgraded its rating to Outperform on September 18, 2025, and kept the price target unchanged to $39. On August 18, 2025, downgrade downgraded it’s rating to Market Perform but maintained its price target of $38 on the stock. Deutsche Bank upgraded its rating to a Buy but stick to its price target of $40 on July 24, 2025. TD Cowen upgraded its rating to a Buy but $45 remained the price target by the analyst firm on July 21, 2025. BofA Securities upgraded its rating to Buy for this stock on July 17, 2025, but kept the price target unchanged to $42.

CSX Corp [CSX] stock has fluctuated between $26.22 and $37.54 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $38.75 within the next 12 months. CSX Corp [NASDAQ: CSX] shares were valued at $36.3 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 6.75% based on the average CSX price forecast.

Analyzing the CSX fundamentals

CSX Corp [NASDAQ:CSX] reported sales of 14.12B for the trailing twelve months, which represents a drop of -0.88%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.37% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.31%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.25%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.19%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.07, Equity is 0.23 and Total Capital is 0.11. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 1.54.

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Ratios To Look Out For

For context, CSX Corp’s Current Ratio is 0.85. On the other hand, the Quick Ratio is 0.71, and the Cash Ratio is 0.21. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 4.79, the price to book ratio is 5.30 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 23.60.

Transactions by insiders

Recent insider trading involved Boone Kevin S., EVP & CCO, that happened on Oct 22 ’25 when 31053.0 shares were sold. Officer, Burns Michael S. completed a deal on Oct 20 ’25 to buy 24249.0 shares. Meanwhile, SVP – CLO & Corp Secy Burns Michael S. sold 24249.0 shares on Oct 20 ’25.

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