CSX CSX Corporation

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About the company

CSX is one of the major US freight railroads, based in Florida. Its network spans the eastern US. It transports containers, chemicals, coal, cars, agricultural products and building materials, among other goods. As of Oct 11, 2026

Fact sheet (from the annual report) Railroads (freight) · Jacksonville, USA

CSX, based in Jacksonville, provides rail freight transport, including traditional carload shipments as well as containers and trailers in intermodal transport. The railroad subsidiary serves metropolitan areas east of the Mississippi as well as parts of Canada and reaches ports on the Atlantic and Gulf coasts. Its main lines of business are merchandise carloads, intermodal, coal and trucking. The group’s customers include manufacturers, industrial companies, the automotive industry, construction companies, farmers, retail and energy producers. One subsidiary transports liquid chemicals by truck, and another transfers goods from rail to truck for customers without a rail siding.

Automatically summarized from SEC annual report (10-K, filed Feb 12, 2026) (website of the US Securities and Exchange Commission) · reviewed Oct 14, 2026

Price performance at a glance

Last 30 trading days
  • Today +1.0%
  • 7 days +7.2%
  • 30 days +9.7%
  • 1 year +42.0%
Day range (last trading day)
−0.5%Price at 50% of the range+0.5%
52-week range
−34.5%Price at 89% of the range+4.5%
Distance from the all-time high
−4.3%

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Fundamental analysis

CSX Corporation · Sector Industrials · amounts in USD

Information only – does not affect the other analysis methods, not investment advice. Source: SEC filings, As of Feb 12, 2026.

Quality checks

Four angles on the annual figures. Each check counts how many disclosed criteria are met – criteria without data do not count. The bars show where the company ranks on each figure among the stocks we cover and within its sector.

Fiscal year to Dec 31, 2025

Quality Profitability, consistency, balance sheet · 1 without data 7 of 7 criteria met Growth Revenue and earnings per share 2 of 7 criteria met Dividend Level, consistency, coverage 7 of 7 criteria met Financial strength Piotroski, debt, liquidity 3 of 6 criteria met

Quality 7 of 7 met · 1 without data

  • no data: Gross margin above 40% not stated in the SEC filings
  • met: Operating margin above 15% 32.1%
  • met: Net margin above 10% 20.5%
  • met: Return on equity above 15% 22.0%
  • met: Free cash flow margin above 10% 12.1%
  • met: Profit in each of the last 5 fiscal years 5 of 5
  • met: Free cash flow positive in each of the last 3 fiscal years 3 of 3
  • met: Equity ratio above 30% 30.1%
Operating margin

32.1% Fiscal year 2025

Rank 81 of 100: higher than 81% of 192 peers (All). strong.

Rank 95 of 100: higher than 95% of 28 peers (Sector). strong.

Median Industrials: 10.4%

Operating income divided by revenue: what the core business earns before interest and taxes.

Net margin

20.5% Fiscal year 2025

Rank 67 of 100: higher than 67% of 237 peers (All). strong.

Rank 93 of 100: higher than 93% of 34 peers (Sector). strong.

Median Industrials: 12.9%

Profit after all costs, interest and taxes divided by revenue.

Return on equity

22.0% Fiscal year 2025

Rank 60 of 100: higher than 60% of 218 peers (All). medium.

Rank 39 of 100: higher than 39% of 32 peers (Sector). medium.

Median Industrials: 26.3%

Net income divided by equity at fiscal year end.

Return on assets

6.6% Fiscal year 2025 (total assets at year end)

Rank 55 of 100: higher than 55% of 238 peers (All). medium.

Rank 40 of 100: higher than 40% of 34 peers (Sector). medium.

Median Industrials: 7.5%

Net income divided by total assets at fiscal year end.

Equity ratio

30.1% Fiscal year 2025

Rank 43 of 100: higher than 43% of 239 peers (All). medium.

Rank 46 of 100: higher than 46% of 34 peers (Sector). medium.

Median Industrials: 33.2%

Equity as a share of total assets. Usually low for banks.

Free cash flow margin

12.1% Fiscal year 2025

Rank 46 of 100: higher than 46% of 213 peers (All). medium.

Rank 55 of 100: higher than 55% of 32 peers (Sector). medium.

Median Industrials: 10.5%

Free cash flow divided by revenue.

Free cash flow

1.7B USD Fiscal year 2025

Operating cash flow minus capital expenditure on property and equipment.

Growth 2 of 7 met

  • not met: Over 3 years, revenue grew by more than 5% per year −1.7%
  • met: Over 5 years, revenue grew by more than 5% per year +5.9%
  • not met: Over 10 years, revenue grew by more than 5% per year +1.8%
  • not met: Over 3 years, EPS grew by more than 5% per year −7.6%
  • met: Over 5 years, EPS grew by more than 5% per year +5.1%
  • not met: Revenue rose in at least 4 of the last 5 fiscal years 2 of 5
  • not met: Revenue rose in the last fiscal year −3.1%
Revenue growth 3 years

−1.7% per year

Rank 14 of 100: higher than 14% of 230 peers (All). weak.

Rank 20 of 100: higher than 20% of 32 peers (Sector). weak.

Median Industrials: +8.5%

Average growth per year over 3 fiscal years.

Revenue growth 5 years

+5.9% per year

Rank 23 of 100: higher than 23% of 217 peers (All). weak.

Rank 32 of 100: higher than 32% of 30 peers (Sector). weak.

Median Industrials: +9.2%

Average growth per year over 5 fiscal years.

Revenue growth 10 years

+1.8% per year

Rank 15 of 100: higher than 15% of 157 peers (All). weak.

Rank 31 of 100: higher than 31% of 21 peers (Sector). weak.

Median Industrials: +4.5%

Average growth per year over 10 fiscal years.

EPS growth 3 years

−7.6% per year

Rank 17 of 100: higher than 17% of 157 peers (All). weak.

Rank 15 of 100: higher than 15% of 23 peers (Sector). weak.

Median Industrials: +10.7%

Growth of earnings per share per year, adjusted for stock splits.

EPS growth 5 years

+5.1% per year

Rank 22 of 100: higher than 22% of 146 peers (All). weak.

Rank 17 of 100: higher than 17% of 21 peers (Sector). weak.

Median Industrials: +13.7%

Growth of earnings per share per year, adjusted for stock splits.

EPS growth 10 years

+8.7% per year

Rank 45 of 100: higher than 45% of 140 peers (All). medium.

Rank 55 of 100: higher than 55% of 21 peers (Sector). medium.

Median Industrials: +8.1%

Growth of earnings per share per year, adjusted for stock splits.

Dividend 7 of 7 met

  • met: Pays a dividend 0.52 USD
  • met: Payout ratio at most 60% of earnings 34%
  • met: Dividend paid in each of the last 5 fiscal years 5 of 5
  • met: Dividend per share never lowered in the last 5 fiscal years Dividend per share as filed with the SEC, including special dividends; a one-off higher prior year does not count as a cut. never
  • met: Dividend per share higher than 5 years ago +8.4%
  • met: Free cash flow per share covers the dividend 1.8x
  • met: Dividends paid over the last 5 years covered by free cash flow 31% of free cash flow
Payout ratio

34% Fiscal year 2025

Dividend per share divided by earnings per share.

Dividend growth 5 years

+8.4% per year

Rank 48 of 100: higher than 48% of 118 peers (All). medium.

Rank 58 of 100: higher than 58% of 20 peers (Sector). medium.

Median Industrials: +7.7%

Growth of the dividend per share per year.

Free cash flow coverage

1.8x Fiscal year 2025

Free cash flow per share divided by dividend per share. From 1x the dividend is covered.

Financial strength 3 of 6 met

  • not met: Piotroski F-Score at least 7 of 9 5 of 8 · 1 without data
  • not met: Long-term debt no higher than equity 1.38
  • not met: Current assets cover current liabilities 0.81
  • met: Positive equity 13.2B USD
  • met: In 5 years, share count up by at most 5% −18.7%
  • met: Free cash flow positive in the last fiscal year 1.7B USD
Piotroski F-Score

5 of 8 Fiscal year 2025

No rank: not all 9 criteria have data.

Nine yes/no tests on profit, cash flow, debt, liquidity and efficiency compared with the prior year.

Debt / equity

1.38 at fiscal year end

Rank 23 of 100: lower than 23% of 199 peers (All). weak.

Rank 30 of 100: lower than 30% of 32 peers (Sector). weak.

Median Industrials: 0.62

Long-term financial debt divided by equity.

Liquidity (current ratio)

0.81 at fiscal year end

Rank 10 of 100: higher than 10% of 215 peers (All). weak.

Rank 8 of 100: higher than 8% of 33 peers (Sector). weak.

Median Industrials: 1.22

Current assets divided by current liabilities.

Change in share count

−18.7% in 5 years

Rank 94 of 100: lower than 94% of 199 peers (All). strong.

Rank 98 of 100: lower than 98% of 29 peers (Sector). strong.

Median Industrials: −5.4%

Change in diluted share count. Negative = share buybacks, positive = new shares.

The 9 criteria of the Piotroski F-Score
  • met: Profit in the last fiscal year (positive return on assets)
  • met: Positive operating cash flow
  • not met: Return on assets higher than the prior year
  • met: Operating cash flow higher than net income
  • met: Long-term debt relative to total assets fell
  • not met: Liquidity (current assets / current liabilities) rose
  • met: No additional shares (diluted share count did not rise)
  • no data: Gross margin higher than the prior year
  • not met: Revenue relative to total assets higher than the prior year

Last fiscal year compared with the one before. Returns and revenue per total assets use total assets at the start of the year; leverage = long-term financial debt divided by total assets at year end; new shares via the average diluted share count.

Price-based criteria (P/E, dividend yield) are shown to signed-in users.

Computed automatically from SEC annual reports – not investment advice. Describes the reported figures; points are not a rating of the stock. Rank 0–100 against the 239 stocks we cover and against the sector (from 5 peers); the stronger side is always on the right.

In short

  • Light yellow: Revenue grew over 5 years (+5.9% per year), more slowly than the sector median.
  • Light yellow: Net income (total) grew over 5 years (+0.9% per year), more slowly than the sector median; per share +5.1% per year.
  • Light green: Net margin 20.5%, above the sector median (11.1%).
  • Light red: Debt much higher than usual in the sector.
  • Light green: Profit in each of the last 10 fiscal years.

Summarized from the lights below. Describes the reported figures – not a recommendation to buy or sell.

RevenueNet income Net margin (below) in USD
  1. Fiscal year 2016 (Dec 26, 2015 – Dec 30, 2016): Revenue 11.1B USD · Net income 1.7B USD · Net margin 15.5%
  2. Fiscal year 2017 (Dec 31, 2016 – Dec 31, 2017): Revenue 11.4B USD · Net income 5.5B USD · Net margin 48.0%
  3. Fiscal year 2018 (Jan 1, 2018 – Dec 31, 2018): Revenue 12.3B USD · Net income 3.3B USD · Net margin 27.0%
  4. Fiscal year 2019 (Jan 1, 2019 – Dec 31, 2019): Revenue 11.9B USD · Net income 3.3B USD · Net margin 27.9%
  5. Fiscal year 2020 (Jan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020): Revenue 10.6B USD · Net income 2.8B USD · Net margin 26.1%
  6. Fiscal year 2021 (Jan 1, 2021 – Dec 31, 2021): Revenue 12.5B USD · Net income 3.8B USD · Net margin 30.2%
  7. Fiscal year 2022 (Jan 1, 2022 – Dec 31, 2022): Revenue 14.9B USD · Net income 4.2B USD · Net margin 28.0%
  8. Fiscal year 2023 (Jan 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2023): Revenue 14.7B USD · Net income 3.7B USD · Net margin 25.3%
  9. Fiscal year 2024 (Jan 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2024): Revenue 14.5B USD · Net income 3.5B USD · Net margin 23.9%
  10. Fiscal year 2025 (Jan 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025): Revenue 14.1B USD · Net income 2.9B USD · Net margin 20.5%

Fiscal year 2025 (Jan 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025): Revenue 14.1B USD · Net income 2.9B USD · Net margin 20.5%

Figures over time

Where the money of a fiscal year goes and how margins, returns, balance sheet, cash flow and share count developed over up to 10 years. Each chart has one sentence saying what the trend shows.

Money flow in fiscal year 2025

Of 100 USD of revenue, 32.1 USD operating income and 20.5 USD net income remained.

Money flow as a table
Fiscal year 2025, amounts in USD, share of revenue
ItemAmountof revenue
Revenue14.1B USD100.0%
Operating income4.5B USD32.1%
Cost of revenue and operating expenses9.6B USD67.9%
Net income2.9B USD20.5%
Interest expense844.0M USD6.0%
Taxes & other (net)788.0M USD5.6%

Taxes, interest and other items are not available separately in the SEC data; they are combined as the difference.

Margins

The operating margin fell in 5 years from 41.2% to 32.1%.

Operating marginNet margin
  1. Fiscal year 2016: Operating margin 30.6% · Net margin 15.5%
  2. Fiscal year 2017: Operating margin 32.1% · Net margin 48.0%
  3. Fiscal year 2018: Operating margin 39.7% · Net margin 27.0%
  4. Fiscal year 2019: Operating margin 41.6% · Net margin 27.9%
  5. Fiscal year 2020: Operating margin 41.2% · Net margin 26.1%
  6. Fiscal year 2021: Operating margin 44.7% · Net margin 30.2%
  7. Fiscal year 2022: Operating margin 40.6% · Net margin 28.0%
  8. Fiscal year 2023: Operating margin 37.9% · Net margin 25.3%
  9. Fiscal year 2024: Operating margin 36.1% · Net margin 23.9%
  10. Fiscal year 2025: Operating margin 32.1% · Net margin 20.5%

Returns

Return on equity stayed roughly the same in 5 years (22.0%).

Return on equityReturn on assets
  1. Fiscal year 2016: Return on equity 14.7% · Return on assets 4.8%
  2. Fiscal year 2017: Return on equity 37.2% · Return on assets 15.3%
  3. Fiscal year 2018: Return on equity 26.3% · Return on assets 9.0%
  4. Fiscal year 2019: Return on equity 28.1% · Return on assets 8.7%
  5. Fiscal year 2020: Return on equity 21.1% · Return on assets 6.9%
  6. Fiscal year 2021: Return on equity 28.0% · Return on assets 9.3%
  7. Fiscal year 2022: Return on equity 33.0% · Return on assets 9.9%
  8. Fiscal year 2023: Return on equity 30.6% · Return on assets 8.8%
  9. Fiscal year 2024: Return on equity 27.7% · Return on assets 8.1%
  10. Fiscal year 2025: Return on equity 22.0% · Return on assets 6.6%

Equity and long-term debt

The equity ratio fell in 5 years from 32.9% to 30.1%.

EquityLong-term debt in USD Long-term debt, depending on the filing, includes the current portion or leases.
  1. Fiscal year 2016: Equity 11.7B USD · Long-term debt 11.0B USD
  2. Fiscal year 2017: Equity 14.7B USD · Long-term debt 11.8B USD
  3. Fiscal year 2018: Equity 12.6B USD · Long-term debt 14.7B USD
  4. Fiscal year 2019: Equity 11.9B USD · Long-term debt 16.0B USD
  5. Fiscal year 2020: Equity 13.1B USD · Long-term debt 16.3B USD
  6. Fiscal year 2021: Equity 13.5B USD · Long-term debt 16.2B USD
  7. Fiscal year 2022: Equity 12.6B USD · Long-term debt 17.9B USD
  8. Fiscal year 2023: Equity 12.1B USD · Long-term debt 18.0B USD
  9. Fiscal year 2024: Equity 12.5B USD · Long-term debt 17.9B USD
  10. Fiscal year 2025: Equity 13.2B USD · Long-term debt 18.2B USD

Liquidity (current ratio)

The current ratio fell in 5 years from 2.20 to 0.81.

Current ratio
  1. Fiscal year 2016: Current ratio 1.22
  2. Fiscal year 2017: Current ratio 1.01
  3. Fiscal year 2018: Current ratio 1.34
  4. Fiscal year 2019: Current ratio 1.52
  5. Fiscal year 2020: Current ratio 2.20
  6. Fiscal year 2021: Current ratio 1.73
  7. Fiscal year 2022: Current ratio 1.56
  8. Fiscal year 2023: Current ratio 1.05
  9. Fiscal year 2024: Current ratio 0.86
  10. Fiscal year 2025: Current ratio 0.81

Cash flow

Free cash flow fell in 5 years from 2.6B USD to 1.7B USD.

Operating cash flowCapital expenditureFree cash flow in USD
  1. Fiscal year 2016: Operating cash flow 3.0B USD · Capital expenditure 2.4B USD · Free cash flow 643.0M USD
  2. Fiscal year 2017: Operating cash flow 3.5B USD · Capital expenditure 2.0B USD · Free cash flow 1.4B USD
  3. Fiscal year 2018: Operating cash flow 4.6B USD · Capital expenditure 1.7B USD · Free cash flow 2.9B USD
  4. Fiscal year 2019: Operating cash flow 4.9B USD · Capital expenditure 1.7B USD · Free cash flow 3.2B USD
  5. Fiscal year 2020: Operating cash flow 4.3B USD · Capital expenditure 1.6B USD · Free cash flow 2.6B USD
  6. Fiscal year 2021: Operating cash flow 5.1B USD · Capital expenditure 1.8B USD · Free cash flow 3.3B USD
  7. Fiscal year 2022: Operating cash flow 5.6B USD · Capital expenditure 2.1B USD · Free cash flow 3.5B USD
  8. Fiscal year 2023: Operating cash flow 5.5B USD · Capital expenditure 2.3B USD · Free cash flow 3.3B USD
  9. Fiscal year 2024: Operating cash flow 5.2B USD · Capital expenditure 2.5B USD · Free cash flow 2.7B USD
  10. Fiscal year 2025: Operating cash flow 4.6B USD · Capital expenditure 2.9B USD · Free cash flow 1.7B USD

Share count

The share count fell in 5 years by 18.7% (mostly through share repurchases).

Diluted share count
  1. Fiscal year 2016: Diluted share count 2.8B
  2. Fiscal year 2017: Diluted share count 2.7B
  3. Fiscal year 2018: Diluted share count 2.6B
  4. Fiscal year 2019: Diluted share count 2.4B
  5. Fiscal year 2020: Diluted share count 2.3B
  6. Fiscal year 2021: Diluted share count 2.3B
  7. Fiscal year 2022: Diluted share count 2.1B
  8. Fiscal year 2023: Diluted share count 2.0B
  9. Fiscal year 2024: Diluted share count 1.9B
  10. Fiscal year 2025: Diluted share count 1.9B

From annual reports filed with the SEC (10-K, 20-F, 40-F) as first reported, share count adjusted for splits; obvious filing errors (e.g. wrong unit, outliers against both neighbouring years) are hidden. Describes the reported figures – not investment advice.

Dividends and share repurchases

How much the company returns to its shareholders – as dividends or by repurchasing its own shares – and whether free cash flow supports it.

Dividend per share
0.52 USD · Fiscal year 2025
Dividend growth per year
3 y +9.1%5 y +8.4%10 y +8.3%
Years without a cut
at least 10 as far as the data goes
Payout ratio
of earnings 34% of free cash flow 57%
To shareholders (5 years)
19.2B USD 77% through repurchases
Share count over 5 years
−18.7% fewer shares – each share is a larger stake

Dividend per share

The dividend per share rose in 5 years from 0.35 USD to 0.52 USD.

Dividend per share USD per share Per share as filed with the SEC, including special dividends; obvious filing errors are hidden.
  1. Fiscal year 2016: Dividend per share 0.24 USD
  2. Fiscal year 2017: Dividend per share 0.26 USD
  3. Fiscal year 2018: Dividend per share 0.29 USD
  4. Fiscal year 2019: Dividend per share 0.32 USD
  5. Fiscal year 2020: Dividend per share 0.35 USD
  6. Fiscal year 2021: Dividend per share 0.37 USD
  7. Fiscal year 2022: Dividend per share 0.40 USD
  8. Fiscal year 2023: Dividend per share 0.44 USD
  9. Fiscal year 2024: Dividend per share 0.48 USD
  10. Fiscal year 2025: Dividend per share 0.52 USD

Payout ratios

The payout ratio rose in 5 years from 28.9% to 33.8%.

Payout ratio (earnings)Payout ratio (free cash flow)
  1. Fiscal year 2016: Payout ratio (earnings) 39.8% · Payout ratio (free cash flow) 105.8%
  2. Fiscal year 2017: Payout ratio (earnings) 13.0% · Payout ratio (free cash flow) 49.4%
  3. Fiscal year 2018: Payout ratio (earnings) 22.9% · Payout ratio (free cash flow) 25.9%
  4. Fiscal year 2019: Payout ratio (earnings) 23.0% · Payout ratio (free cash flow) 23.9%
  5. Fiscal year 2020: Payout ratio (earnings) 28.9% · Payout ratio (free cash flow) 30.2%
  6. Fiscal year 2021: Payout ratio (earnings) 22.0% · Payout ratio (free cash flow) 25.4%
  7. Fiscal year 2022: Payout ratio (earnings) 20.5% · Payout ratio (free cash flow) 24.4%
  8. Fiscal year 2023: Payout ratio (earnings) 23.8% · Payout ratio (free cash flow) 27.0%
  9. Fiscal year 2024: Payout ratio (earnings) 26.8% · Payout ratio (free cash flow) 34.2%
  10. Fiscal year 2025: Payout ratio (earnings) 33.8% · Payout ratio (free cash flow) 56.8%

What goes back to shareholders

Over 5 years, 19.2B USD went back to shareholders, 77% of it through share repurchases. That is 133% of the free cash flow of those years.

Dividends paidShare repurchasesNew shares issued (including employee plans)Free cash flow in USD
  1. Fiscal year 2016: Dividends paid 680.0M USD · Share repurchases 1.1B USD · New shares issued (including employee plans) not available · Free cash flow 643.0M USD
  2. Fiscal year 2017: Dividends paid 708.0M USD · Share repurchases 2.0B USD · New shares issued (including employee plans) not available · Free cash flow 1.4B USD
  3. Fiscal year 2018: Dividends paid 751.0M USD · Share repurchases 4.7B USD · New shares issued (including employee plans) not available · Free cash flow 2.9B USD
  4. Fiscal year 2019: Dividends paid 763.0M USD · Share repurchases 3.4B USD · New shares issued (including employee plans) not available · Free cash flow 3.2B USD
  5. Fiscal year 2020: Dividends paid 797.0M USD · Share repurchases 867.0M USD · New shares issued (including employee plans) not available · Free cash flow 2.6B USD
  6. Fiscal year 2021: Dividends paid 839.0M USD · Share repurchases 2.9B USD · New shares issued (including employee plans) not available · Free cash flow 3.3B USD
  7. Fiscal year 2022: Dividends paid 852.0M USD · Share repurchases 4.7B USD · New shares issued (including employee plans) not available · Free cash flow 3.5B USD
  8. Fiscal year 2023: Dividends paid 882.0M USD · Share repurchases 3.5B USD · New shares issued (including employee plans) not available · Free cash flow 3.3B USD
  9. Fiscal year 2024: Dividends paid 930.0M USD · Share repurchases 2.2B USD · New shares issued (including employee plans) not available · Free cash flow 2.7B USD
  10. Fiscal year 2025: Dividends paid 972.0M USD · Share repurchases 1.4B USD · New shares issued (including employee plans) not available · Free cash flow 1.7B USD

Dividends paid, repurchases and new shares issued from the cash flow statement of annual reports filed with the SEC (as first reported). Describes the reported figures – not investment advice.

Valuation over time

Price-based valuation (P/E, P/S, price/free cash flow and dividend yield per fiscal year, compared with its own average) for signed-in users.

Sector comparison

CSX Corporation next to 8 stocks of the sector Industrials we cover that are closest in revenue. Click a column header to sort the table.

Sector comparison CSX, sector Industrials; last row: sector median
Symbol Revenue (FY) Growth 5 yrsGross marginOp. marginNet marginROEEquity ratioFCF marginPiotroski
JCI Johnson Controls 23.6B USD +1.1%36.4%–13.9%25.5%34.1%9.0%6/9
ADP Automatic Data Processing 21.9B USD +7.9%46.4%–20.1%73.2%9.5%23.9%8/9
PH Parker Hannifin 21.5B USD +8.4%37.7%23.6%17.0%23.7%49.9%18.2%9/9
TT Trane Technologies 21.3B USD +11.4%–18.6%13.7%34.0%40.1%13.2%–
EMR Emerson Electric 18.0B USD +1.4%52.8%–12.7%11.3%48.3%14.8%6/9
ITW Illinois Tool Works 16.0B USD +5.0%52.9%26.3%19.1%95.0%20.0%16.9%6/9
CSX CSX Corporation this stock 14.1B USD +5.9%–32.1%20.5%22.0%30.1%12.1%–
CTAS Cintas 11.3B USD +9.6%50.7%23.1%17.8%38.9%48.8%16.7%8/9
VRT Vertiv 10.2B USD +18.5%36.3%17.9%13.0%33.8%32.3%18.5%6/9
Median of the sector 34 symbols 24.1B USD +9.2%35.4%10.4%12.9%26.3%33.2%9.7%6/9

Growth 5 yrs = revenue growth per year over 5 fiscal years · Op. margin = operating margin · ROE = return on equity · FCF = free cash flow · Piotroski = F-Score (only with all 9 criteria).

Figures of the last fiscal year from SEC annual reports (peers as of Oct 28, 2026). Median across all companies of the sector we cover (from 5 stocks; several share classes of one company count once). Signed-in users also see P/E, P/S and dividend yield in the comparison. Describes the reported figures – not investment advice.

Key figures with traffic lights

Each light follows a simple, disclosed rule. The comparison is with the sector median of all 90 symbols in the Industrials sector on our list (current members of the S&P 500 and other lists).

Revenue growth

Light yellow: below sector

+5.9% per year, last 5 years

Sector Industrials: median +8.0% (82 symbols)

What does this mean? Revenue: over 5 years it grew by 5.9% per year on average, but more slowly than the median company in the sector (+8.0%).

Light rule: Green: grows at least as fast as the sector median (without a sector comparison: grows) · Yellow: grows more slowly · Red: shrinks.

Net income (total)

Light yellow: below sector

+0.9% per year, last 5 years

Sector Industrials: median +10.0% (66 symbols)

per share: +5.1% per year (5 years, split-adjusted)

What does this mean? Total net income: over 5 years it grew by 0.9% per year on average, but more slowly than the median company in the sector (+10.0%).

Light rule: Green: grows at least as fast as the sector median (without a sector comparison: grows) · Yellow: grows more slowly · Red: shrinks.

Net margin

Light green: above sector

20.5% last fiscal year

Sector Industrials: median 11.1% (88 symbols)

What does this mean? Of every 100 USD in revenue, 20.50 USD remained as profit – at least as much as the median company in the sector (11.1%). Five years ago the margin was 26.1%.

Light rule: Green: at least the sector median (without a sector comparison: profit) · Yellow: profit, but below the median · Red: loss.

Debt / equity

Light red: much higher

1.19 latest balance sheet

Sector Industrials: median 0.58 (77 symbols)

What does this mean? For every 1 USD of equity there is 1.19 USD of financial debt – more than twice as much as the median company in the sector (0.58). More debt amplifies good and bad years alike.

Light rule: Green: at most the sector median · Yellow: up to twice the median · Red: more than twice · Gray: without a sector comparison.

Payout ratio

Light green: covered

34% Dividend / earnings per share

Sector Industrials: median 35% (65 symbols)

What does this mean? Of every 1 USD of earnings per share, 0.34 USD went to shareholders as a dividend. The rest stays in the company. Median company in the sector: 35%.

Light rule: Green: up to 60% of earnings · Yellow: up to 100% · Red: more than earnings or a dividend despite a loss · Gray for real estate (REITs). The sector median is for comparison only.

Profitable years

Light green: profit every year

10 of 10 fiscal years with a profit

What does this mean? In 10 of the last 10 fiscal years the bottom line showed a profit. There were no losses in this period.

Light rule: Green: profit in every year · Yellow: one loss year · Red: several loss years (at least 3 years needed).

Last fiscal year and 13F

Information, not a trading signal · Source: SEC EDGAR
Revenue (FY)
14.1B USD
Revenue vs. prior year
−3.1%
Net income (FY)
2.9B USD
Net income vs. prior year
−16.7%
EPS (FY)
1.54 USD
13F funds with a position
1 of 9
Funds vs. prior quarter
±0
Shares held vs. prior quarter
−20.1%
Fiscal year to Dec 31, 2025 · 10-K filed Feb 12, 2026 · Balance sheet Sep 30, 2026 (filed Oct 21, 2026) · Price-based figures (P/E, P/S, dividend yield, market cap) only when logged in. · Values as first reported; debt = reported financial debt (US GAAP: long-term). 13F: reporting date Jun 30, 2026, 9 tracked funds have filed (latest Aug 14, 2026), filed with up to 45 days of delay. Stock positions only; comparison with Mar 31, 2026 only across funds that filed for both quarters.
All figures as a table
Fiscal years (amounts in USD, per share in USD)
YearEndRevenueNet income MarginEarnings per shareDividend per sharePayout
2025Dec 31, 2025 14.1B2.9B 20.5% 1.54 0.52 34%
2024Dec 31, 2024 14.5B3.5B 23.9% 1.79 0.48 27%
2023Dec 31, 2023 14.7B3.7B 25.3% 1.85 0.44 24%
2022Dec 31, 2022 14.9B4.2B 28.0% 1.95 0.40 21%
2021Dec 31, 2021 12.5B3.8B 30.2% 1.68 0.37 22%
2020Dec 31, 2020 10.6B2.8B 26.1% 1.20 0.35 29%
2019Dec 31, 2019 11.9B3.3B 27.9% 1.39 0.32 23%
2018Dec 31, 2018 12.3B3.3B 27.0% 1.28 0.29 23%
2017Dec 31, 2017 11.4B5.5B 48.0% 2.00 0.26 13%
2016Dec 30, 2016 11.1B1.7B 15.5% 0.60 0.24 40%
Quarters (amounts in USD, per share in USD)
QuarterEndRevenueNet income MarginEarnings per shareDividend per sharePayout
Q3/26Sep 30, 2026 4.0B1.1B 26.2% 0.57 0.14 25%
Q2/26Jun 30, 2026 3.9B1.0B 25.5% 0.54 0.14 26%
Q1/26Mar 31, 2026 3.5B807.0M 23.2% 0.43 0.14 33%
Q4/25*Dec 31, 2025 3.5B720.0M 20.5% – – –
Q3/25Sep 30, 2025 3.6B694.0M 19.3% 0.37 0.13 35%
Q2/25Jun 30, 2025 3.6B829.0M 23.2% 0.44 0.13 30%
Q1/25Mar 31, 2025 3.4B646.0M 18.9% 0.34 0.13 38%
Q4/24*Dec 31, 2024 3.5B733.0M 20.7% – – –
Q3/24Sep 30, 2024 3.6B894.0M 24.7% 0.46 0.12 26%
Q2/24Jun 30, 2024 3.7B963.0M 26.0% 0.49 0.12 24%
Q1/24Mar 31, 2024 3.7B893.0M 24.3% 0.46 0.12 26%
Q4/23*Dec 31, 2023 3.7B882.0M 24.0% 0.45 – –

* Q4 derived: fiscal year minus the 9-month value (EPS cannot be derived this way); may be distorted by restatements.

How we calculate: values as first reported to the SEC (later corrections are left out), a fixed order of reporting tags per figure, partial sums are never added up. Growth per year over 5 years (otherwise 3 years). Per-share values adjusted for stock split 3:1 (between Apr 21, 2021 and Jul 22, 2021). Quarters are labeled by the calendar quarter in which they end.

Insiders

All insider transactions
Insider purchases and sales on the market over 3, 6 and 12 months
PeriodPurchasesSalesNet
3 months $00 people $00 people $0
6 months $00 people $9.1M4 people −$9.1M
12 months $1.0M1 person $16.6M6 people −$15.6M

Latest transactions

  • Jul 24, 2026 Williams Angela C Officer Open-market sale 30,000 shares · $1.6M · SEC
  • Jul 24, 2026 Burns Michael S. Officer Open-market sale 13,000 shares · $684.8K · SEC
  • Jun 3, 2026 Boone Kevin S. Chief financial officer (CFO) Open-market sale 136,708 shares · $6.4M · SEC
  • Jun 3, 2026 Zillmer John J Director Open-market sale 10,000 shares · $464.5K · SEC
  • Mar 6, 2026 Angel Stephen F Chief executive (CEO), Director Open-market purchase 25,000 shares · $1.0M · SEC
  • Feb 19, 2026 Sorfleet Diana B Officer Open-market sale 90,000 shares · $3.7M · SEC

Source: mandatory filings with the SEC (Form 4), open-market purchases and sales only. General information, not investment advice.

Trend score +45

Price vs. EMA 50+15
Price vs. EMA 200+15
EMA 50 vs. EMA 200+20
ADX (trend strength)+0
Highs and lows+10
Relative strength-15

Volatility and trend strength

ADX 14 (trend strength)20.8
Rel. strength 60 d−0.6%

ATR and moving averages as price values only when logged in.

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