CSX Corporation Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

The 19 analysts with 12-month price forecasts for CSX Corporation stock have an average target of 46.84, with a low estimate of 30 and a high estimate of 55. The average target predicts a decrease of -1.72% from the current stock price of 47.66.

Analyst Consensus: Buy

Target	Low	Average	Median	High
Price	$30	$46.84	$48	$55
Change	-37.05%	-1.72%	+0.71%	+15.40%

Analyst Ratings

The average analyst rating for CSX Corporation stock from 23 stock analysts is "Buy". This means that analysts believe this stock is likely to outperform the market over the next twelve months.

Recommendation Trends

Rating	Jan '26	Feb '26	Mar '26	Apr '26	May '26	Jun '26
Strong Buy	15	15	14	11	11	11
Buy	4	4	4	4	4	4
Hold	7	6	8	7	6	6
Sell	0	1	0	1	1	1
Strong Sell	0	0	0	1	1	1
Total	26	26	26	24	23	23

Latest Forecasts

Analyst	Firm	Rating	Rating	Action	Price Target	Upside	Date
Fadi Chamoun BMO Capital	BMO Capital	Hold Maintains $45 → $49	Hold	Maintains	$45 → $49	+2.81%	Jun 25, 2026
Brandon Oglenski Barclays	Barclays	Buy Reiterates $47 → $55	Buy	Reiterates	$47 → $55	+15.40%	Jun 25, 2026
Alex Irving Bernstein	Bernstein	Hold Maintains $39	Hold	Maintains	$39	-18.17%	Jun 25, 2026
Jonathan Chappell Evercore ISI	Evercore ISI	Hold Reiterates $46 → $47	Hold	Reiterates	$46 → $47	-1.38%	Jun 25, 2026
Walter Spracklin RBC Capital	RBC Capital	Buy Maintains $47 → $51	Buy	Maintains	$47 → $51	+7.01%	Jun 25, 2026

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Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year

14.81B

from 14.09B

5.12%

from 14.09B

Revenue Next Year

15.51B

from 14.81B

4.73%

from 14.81B

EPS This Year

1.92

from 1.61

19.02%

from 1.61

EPS Next Year

2.18

from 1.92

13.59%

from 1.92

Fiscal Year	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	FY 2026	FY 2027
Period Ending	Dec 31, 2021	Dec 31, 2022	Dec 31, 2023	Dec 31, 2024	Dec 31, 2025	Dec 31, 2026	Dec 31, 2027
Revenue	12.52B	14.85B	14.66B	14.54B	14.09B	14.81B	15.51B
Revenue Growth	18.32%	18.62%	-1.32%	-0.80%	-3.08%	5.12%	4.73%
EPS	1.68	1.92	1.82	1.79	1.54	1.92	2.19
EPS Growth	40.00%	14.29%	-5.21%	-1.67%	-13.95%	24.35%	14.42%
Forward PE	-	-	-	-	-	24.89	21.75
No. Analysts	-	-	-	-	-	20	19

Historical EPS numbers are GAAP, while forecasted numbers may be non-GAAP.

Revenue Forecast

Revenue	2026	2027
High	15.2B	16.2B
Avg	14.8B	15.5B
Low	14.6B	15.2B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth	2026	2027
High	8.0%	9.5%
Avg	5.1%	4.7%
Low	3.5%	2.5%

EPS Forecast

EPS	2026	2027
High	1.99	2.31
Avg	1.92	2.18
Low	1.84	1.98

EPS Growth

EPS Growth	2026	2027
High	23.6%	20.5%
Avg	19.0%	13.6%
Low	14.3%	3.3%

Sources: Price targets and analyst ratings provided by Benzinga. Revenue and EPS forecast data provided by Finnhub. The data is sourced from Wall Street analysts. Data disclaimer.