Csx Free Cash Flow (FCF) History (CSX)

Csx reported $1.71B in free cash flow for fiscal 2025, a decrease of 37.05% from the previous fiscal year, with a free cash flow margin of 12.14%.

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Csx free cash flow by year

Csx annual free cash flow

Fiscal yearPeriod endedFree cash flowChangeGrowthFCF margin
20252025-12-31$1.71B−$1.01B−37.05%+12.14%
20242024-12-31$2.72B−$539.0M−16.55%+18.69%
20232023-12-31$3.26B−$156.0M−4.57%+22.22%
20222022-12-31$3.41B$105.0M+3.17%+22.98%
20212021-12-31$3.31B$671.0M+25.45%+26.42%
20202020-12-31$2.64B−$556.0M−17.41%+24.92%
20192019-12-31$3.19B$297.0M+10.26%+26.75%
20182018-12-31$2.90B$1.46B+102.23%+23.64%
20172017-12-31$1.43B$789.0M+122.71%+12.55%
20162016-12-30$643.0M−$165.0M−20.42%+5.81%
20152015-12-25$808.0M−$86.0M−9.62%+6.84%
20142014-12-26$894.0M−$60.0M−6.29%+7.06%
20132013-12-27$954.0M$349.0M+57.69%+7.93%
20122012-12-28$605.0M−$589.0M−49.33%+5.14%
20112011-12-30$1.19B−$227.0M−15.97%+10.12%
20102010-12-31$1.42B$808.0M+131.81%+13.36%
20092009-12-25$613.0M−$561.0M−47.79%+6.78%
20082008-12-26$1.17B$763.0M+185.64%+10.43%
20072007-12-28$411.0M+4.10%

Csx free cash flow growth trends

Over the last five reported fiscal years, free cash flow declined from $2.64B to $1.71B, a compound annual decline of 8.29%. Csx's latest reported quarter, Q2 2026, generated $751.0M in free cash flow, an increase of $892.0M year over year.

About the metric

What free cash flow means

Free cash flow is the cash a company generates from operations after capital expenditures. Positive FCF can fund dividends, buybacks, debt repayment, or reinvestment; negative FCF means capital spending exceeded operating cash flow for that period.

Calculation and source

How free cash flow is calculated

TickerStat calculates free cash flow as SEC-reported operating cash flow minus capital expenditures. FCF margin equals free cash flow divided by revenue. Fiscal periods can differ from calendar years, so the tables include exact period-end dates.

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