CSX Quarterly Cash Flow Statement
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CSX free cash flow
In the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026, CSX generated $1.33 billion of operating cash flow and spent $576.0 million on capital expenditures. That left free cash flow of $751.0 million, a free-cash-flow margin of 19.1% of revenue. CSX returned $556.0 million to shareholders: $260.0 million in dividends and $296.0 million in share repurchases, equal to 74% of free cash flow.
Free cash flow covered dividend payments 2.9 times.
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CSX cash flow statement (quarterly)
| Quarter (USD) | Q2 20262026-06-30 | Q1 20262026-03-31 | Q4 20252025-12-31 | Q3 20252025-09-30 | Q2 20252025-06-30 | Q1 20252025-03-31 | Q4 20242024-12-31 | Q3 20242024-09-30 | Q2 20242024-06-30 | Q1 20242024-03-31 | Q4 20232023-12-31 | Q3 20232023-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Income | 1.00B | 807.00M | 720.00M | 694.00M | 829.00M | 646.00M | 733.00M | 894.00M | 963.00M | 880.00M | 882.00M | 828.00M |
| Net Income growth (YoY) | +20.87% | +24.92% | -1.77% | -22.37% | -13.91% | -26.59% | -16.89% | +7.97% | -2.13% | -9.65% | -8.70% | -25.47% |
| Depreciation & Amortization | 411.00M | 415.00M | 404.00M | 424.00M | 427.00M | 425.00M | 422.00M | 416.00M | 410.00M | 410.00M | 405.00M | 403.00M |
| Stock-Based Compensation | 27.00M | 13.00M | 11.00M | 14.00M | 15.00M | 14.00M | -5.00M | 16.00M | 13.00M | 16.00M | 15.00M | 15.00M |
| Change in Working Capital | -80.00M | -56.00M | 57.00M | 93.00M | -47.00M | 25.00M | 21.00M | 125.00M | -138.00M | 77.00M | 36.00M | -1.00M |
| Operating Cash Flow | 1.33B | 1.27B | 1.39B | 1.34B | 635.00M | 1.25B | 1.39B | 1.69B | 1.11B | 1.07B | 1.49B | 1.55B |
| Capital Expenditures | -576.00M | -543.00M | -677.00M | -730.00M | -776.00M | -719.00M | -838.00M | -625.00M | -549.00M | -517.00M | -686.00M | -574.00M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -754.00M | -567.00M | -706.00M | -691.00M | -807.00M | -647.00M | -883.00M | -674.00M | -562.00M | -486.00M | -721.00M | -561.00M |
| Dividends Paid | -260.00M | -260.00M | -242.00M | -242.00M | -243.00M | -245.00M | -230.00M | -232.00M | -233.00M | -235.00M | -216.00M | -218.00M |
| Share Repurchases | -296.00M | -222.00M | -112.00M | -112.00M | -421.00M | -751.00M | -1.02B | -402.00M | -563.00M | -247.00M | -581.00M | -971.00M |
| Debt Issued | 0 | 0 | 300.00M | 0 | 0 | 600.00M | 0 | 550.00M | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Debt Repaid | -7.00M | -2.00M | -601.00M | -9.00M | -1.00M | -2.00M | -2.00M | -552.00M | -2.00M | -2.00M | -3.00M | -4.00M |
| Financing Cash Flow | -530.00M | -411.00M | -622.00M | -421.00M | -580.00M | -402.00M | -1.22B | -606.00M | -790.00M | -450.00M | -775.00M | -587.00M |
| Net Change in Cash | 43.00M | 294.00M | 58.00M | 225.00M | -752.00M | 206.00M | -711.00M | 406.00M | -245.00M | 130.00M | -7.00M | 404.00M |
| Free Cash Flow | 751.00M | 729.00M | 709.00M | 607.00M | -141.00M | 536.00M | 550.00M | 1.06B | 558.00M | 549.00M | 803.00M | 978.00M |
This table shows 12 quarterly periods of CSX's cash flow statement, from Q2 2026 back to Q3 2023, across 14 line items including net income, depreciation & amortization, stock-based compensation. Values in USD; B = billions, M = millions. Fiscal periods follow CSX's reporting calendar. What is a cash flow statement?