CSX Corporation (CSX) Q3 2025 10-Q Quarterly Report

Filed: Oct 16, 2025Period ending Sep 30, 2025
Industrials
Railroads, Line-Haul OperatingSEC EDGAR

CSX Corporation (CSX) 10-Q quarterly report for Q3 2025, filed with SEC EDGAR on Oct 16, 2025 for the fiscal period ending Sep 30, 2025. This page provides AI-powered analysis including management discussion & analysis (MD&A), risk factor updates, and key quarterly financial data such as revenue and net income extracted from XBRL.

CSX Corporation Q3 2025 10-Q Analysis

Management Discussion & Analysis

  • Revenue $3.59B, down $32M (1%) YoY in Q3 2025; nine months revenue $10.58B, down $417M (4%) YoY
  • Operating margin 30.3% vs 37.4% YoY in Q3; operating income $1.09B, down $267M (20%) YoY; EPS $0.37, down 20%
  • Best performing segment: Intermodal volume up 2%, revenue stable; worst: Coal revenue down 9% with export coal volume -11%
  • Cash decreased $321M YTD; $632M less operating cash flow due to $429M tax payment; capital spending increased $423M including $440M Blue Ridge rebuild
  • New CEO appointed Sept 2025; near-term risks include coal market weakness, inflation impact, network disruptions, and labor negotiations

Risk Factors

  • New risk: Goodwill impairment $70M charge for Quality Carriers triggered by extended trucking market recession and economic uncertainty
  • Most materially updated risk: Environmental liabilities involving Pharmacia/Monsanto in EPA Superfund remediation; Consent Decree approved Dec 2024, now under appeal, ongoing negotiations continuing
  • Regulatory risk: SEC investigation closed July 2025 with no enforcement action following inquiry into 2024 accounting restatement and non-financial metrics
  • Market risk: Revenue decline to $3.587B Q3 2025 from $3.619B Q3 2024 amid trucking segment downturn impacting near-term performance
  • Financial risk: Long-term debt increased to $19.162B with new $600M 5.05% notes issued March 2025; no borrowings on $1.2B credit facility or $1.0B commercial paper as of Q3 2025

CSX Corporation Q3 2025 Quarterly Financials
XBRL

Revenue

$3.6B

-0.9% YoY +0.4% QoQ

Net Income

$694M

-22.4% YoY -16.3% QoQ

Operating Margin

30.3%

-711bp YoY -559bp QoQ

Net Margin

19.3%

-536bp YoY -385bp QoQ

ROE

5.4%

Total Assets

$43.3B

EPS (Diluted)

$0.38

-17.4% YoY -13.6% QoQ

Operating Cash Flow

$1.3B

-20.7% YoY +110.6% QoQ

Source: XBRL data from CSX Corporation Q3 2025 10-Q filing on SEC EDGAR. All figures in USD.

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