- Prev close
- $50.27
- Day range
- $50.06 – $50.88
- From 52-wk high
- -6.2%
- Next earnings
- in 67 days
CSX’s +0.2% session looks like a quiet earnings-afterglow move rather than a fresh stock-specific break, with the latest quarter showing higher volumes, record revenue and expanded margins that support the setup.
CSX
CSX CORP
As of Aug 5, 2026
72/100
Looks healthyHealth ScoreMove driver
CSX closed +0.2% on the session, while the S&P 500 fell -0.2% and the Nasdaq 100 fell -0.9%. That makes the move largely stock-specific and modest, not a broad-market effect. The most plausible driver is the recent Q2 earnings update: CSX delivered earnings and revenue surprises of +8.00% and +2.99%, raised its full-year 2026 outlook, and reported higher volumes, record revenue and expanded margins. Those are the numbers behind the stable tape.
Volatility check
This looks like normal volatility, not a deterioration signal. The business is still growing, with revenue +2.5% YoY (TTM) and +10.1% YoY in the latest quarter, EPS +6.4% YoY (TTM), and TTM margins at gross +71.5%, operating +34.1%, and net +22.2%. Valuation is not cheap at PE 29.3 and forward PE 23.3, and a PEG of 2.22 — P/E divided by earnings growth, so investors are paying 2.22x the growth rate — means good execution is already partly priced in. Beta 1.20 also says the name is a bit more volatile than the market, so small moves around earnings are unsurprising. Analyst consensus is still constructive, with 7 strong-positive, 14 positive, 8 neutral, 1 negative, and 0 strong-negative.
Earnings preview
The next earnings date is 2026-10-14. The last reported quarter was strong enough to produce earnings and revenue surprises of +8.00% and +2.99%, and management raised its full-year 2026 outlook after citing higher volumes, record revenue and expanded margins. The key items the market will be watching are whether revenue growth holds near the latest quarter’s +10.1% YoY pace, whether margin expansion can persist from operating +34.1% and net +22.2%, and whether cost controls continue to offset fuel-related headwinds. The facts here do not include a prior post-earnings one-day reaction series, so there is no reliable pattern to cite from this period.
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