CSX vs Union Pacific CSX vs UNP
CSX and Union Pacific on one sheet: valuation multiples, growth, margins, debt, dividends and returns, each section labelled with the period it covers, from the companies' filings. Add or remove a stock above the sheet; the link holds the set.
CSXUNP
What differs most
- Market value: Union Pacific $176.42B, CSX $95.05B.
- Free-cash-flow yield: Union Pacific 3.1%, CSX 1.8%.
- Return on equity: Union Pacific 34.6%, CSX 24.9%.
- Net margin: Union Pacific 28.9%, CSX 24.0%.
Price return
2025-10-26 → 2026-10-26
CSX+42.0%
UNP+37.1%
Profile
latestSector
Industrials
Industrials
Industry
Railroads
Railroads
Market value
$95.05B
$176.42B
Enterprise value
$113.12B
$205.55B
Employees
21,900
28,716
Revenue per employee (TTM)
$682K
$918K
Our models
nightlythe valuation on each stock's pagePrice vs model
103% overvalued vs model
30% overvalued vs model
Model range
$14.13–60.85
$134–576
Models in the headline
1
1
FCF growth priced in, at a 10% return
32.5%
21.3%
Every model, its assumptions and its range: CSX valuation · UNP valuation. The growth priced in, at any return: CSX reverse DCF · UNP reverse DCF.
Trading
close 2026-10-26Last close
$51.31
$296.97
52-week high
$53.23
$310.62
52-week low
$33.68
$216.37
Price vs 52-week high
−3.6%
−4.4%
Price vs 52-week low
+52.3%
+37.3%
Average daily volume / shares
0.6%
0.5%
Beta
1.20
0.95
Returns
to 2026-10-261 month
+9.7%
+8.5%
3 months
−3.6%
−3.4%
6 months
+13.0%
+10.5%
Year to date
+41.5%
+28.4%
1 year
+42.0%
+37.1%
1 year, dividends added
+43.5%
+39.7%
2 years
+54.2%
+28.9%
Valuation
price × TTM to Sep 2026P/E (TTM)
26.6×
23.1×
P/E on consensus EPS (next FY)
25.4×
22.6×
Price / sales
6.4×
6.7×
EV / sales
7.6×
7.8×
EV / EBITDA
15.8×
15.0×
Price / book
6.6×
8.0×
Price / free cash flow (FY)
55.6×
32.1×
Free-cash-flow yield (FY)
1.8%
3.1%
Growth
TTM and FY2025Revenue growth (TTM)
—
—
Revenue growth, consensus next FY
+8.8%
+11.4%
Revenue, 3-year CAGR
−1.7%
−0.5%
Revenue, 5-year CAGR
5.9%
4.6%
EPS growth (TTM)
—
—
EPS growth, consensus next FY
+31.0%
+9.8%
EPS, 3-year CAGR
−7.6%
2.2%
Free cash flow, 3-year CAGR
−21.1%
−1.4%
Diluted shares, 3-year change
−12.9%
−4.9%
Profitability
TTM to Sep 2026Gross margin (FY)†
33.2%
59.4%
Operating margin
36.4%
40.0%
EBITDA margin
47.9%
52.1%
Net margin
24.0%
28.9%
Free-cash-flow margin (FY)
12.1%
22.4%
Return on equity
24.9%
34.6%
Return on assets
7.9%
10.5%
Asset turnover
0.33
0.36
† Gross margin (FY): As filed. Companies draw the cost-of-revenue line in different places, so gross margins of two companies in one industry can differ for that reason alone; operating margin does not depend on where the line is drawn.
Balance sheet
MRQ Sep 2026Cash
$1.22B
$2.21B
Total debt
$19.30B
$31.34B
Net debt
$18.07B
$29.13B
Debt / equity
1.3×
1.4×
Net debt / EBITDA (TTM)
2.5×
2.1×
Interest coverage (FY)
5.4×
7.5×
Current ratio (FY)
0.81
0.91
Dividends
trailing 12 monthsDividend yield
1.1%
1.9%
Dividends per share
$0.55
$5.56
Payout ratio (of TTM EPS)
28.5%
43.3%
Dividend per share, 5-year CAGR
8.4%
6.4%
Frequency
Quarterly
Quarterly
Ownership and activity
last 90 days · latest 13FTracked superinvestors holding (13F)
4
12
Insider open-market buys (Form 4)
$0
$0
Insider sales (Form 4)
$0
$0
Analyst upgrades
0
1
Analyst downgrades
0
0
Statements
income TTM to Sep 2026 · cash flow FY2025Revenue
$14.94B
$26.36B
EBITDA
$7.15B
$13.73B
Operating income
$5.44B
$10.55B
Net income
$3.58B
$7.62B
EPS (diluted)
$1.93
$12.83
Operating cash flow
$4.61B
$9.29B
Capital expenditure
−$2.90B
−$3.79B
Free cash flow
$1.71B
$5.50B
Dividends paid
$972.0M
$3.24B
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Statements, prices, dividends and consensus estimates from Financial Modeling Prep; insider trades from Form 4 and holdings from 13F. Refreshed nightly. A comparison of filed numbers, not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold any security.